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Either way, when the meeting is over, we basically decide the goddess does what she wants, and we are glad he’s back.
When we step outside, we decide to walk the pack lands. Everything is falling back into a normal routine.
The pack house is being rebuilt, and although we are grieving, life goes on. I don’t know how the hunters will react to my message, but I don’t care, not today.
“He’s blessed.” I hear a whisper and glance over my shoulder, grinning at the pups following us.
“Don’t look now, but you have a fan club,” I murmur to Jai.
He turns, grinning at the pups. They squeak and step back, lowering their eyes. “Alpha.” They nod respectfully.
“No need to stand on formalities.” I grin. “This is Jai.” I push him forward.
They instantly descend on him, asking a million questions, to which he laughs, and I find myself watching him with a wide smile as he answers as many as he can before one of the pups steps back. “Jai, do you know how to play ball?”
“Of course I do. Don’t you know us humans are famous for it?” He grabs the ball near their feet and grins as he jogs across the grass to an open patch. “How about you versus me? Come on, wolfies, show me what you’ve got.”
I watch as the wolf pups amass on him. He plays with them, letting them score each time, laughing and tackling them playfully even as they crawl all over him. He seems happy, but I saw the sadness in his eyes last night. I cannot imagine the feeling of losing my wolf, and I make a promise there and then to ensure he never feels like he’s not enough and to make him happy every day of his life so he never regrets the choice he made.
“He is something,” White comments, joining me.
For a moment, guilt fills me. He lost his mate, while I got mine back. It doesn’t seem fair. As if sensing my thoughts, hesmiles down at me, draping an arm around my shoulders. “Don’t fret, I’m not jealous. I’m just happy you get your mate. No one deserves happiness more than you, Alpha.”
“Thank you, White, I mean it.” I reach for him when a howl interrupts us. Spinning in shock, I see our betas chasing after a wolf barrelling straight towards Jai and the pups surrounding him.
A very familiar wolf.
Tetrim.
His fur is marked with slashes, he’s bleeding profusely, and one of his legs is clearly broken, but he’s still running, his eyes filled with hate as they lock on Jai. I know our betas won’t be fast enough.
My heart sinks. “Jai!” I scream, my eyes wide as I rush over.
Time seems to slow down, echoing a heartbreaking hopelessness that I have been plunged into once more after watching my father be killed. Jai turns, spots the wolf heading towards him, and makes a split-second decision. He turns, giving the wolf his back as he crouches, his arms wide as he shelters the pups from the attack.
My heart breaks in that moment as my wolf breaks free and I sprint towards them. I run faster than I ever have before, my eyes locked on my human love who crouches, steady and strong, protecting the crying pups as shouts echo around us. My entire focus narrows to him as Tetrim slides to a stop behind him, bringing his paw down and slicing his back open. Jai doesn’t even cry out. He grits his teeth, swallowing it to protect the kids.
I barrel into Tetrim, knocking him off course. He turns with a growl, his eyes filled with hate.
He’s half mad. I see it in his gaze.
His head lowers, even as I growl. I want to spare Jai a look, but I can’t. I cannot look away, but even with dominance pouring from my wolf, he chooses to ignore it or is too far gone.
I will have to kill him. More than that, I should have killed him a long time ago.
Had I not been so weak back then, my father might not be dead, our pack might not have lost so much, and my mate might not be behind me, maybe dying a second time in a week.
That fury bursts out of me in a roar that shakes the earth, and it’s so strong, even I am surprised by it.
For a moment, he hesitates before readying himself. This time, I go for his throat. I leap at him—no warning, no sanctions, no second chances. He’s had too many of those.
I make a calculated decision. I see his claws coming up for me as he rises, and I know he will impale me on them, but it will also get me close enough to get what I want. He’s too mad to realise it, so I let them sink deep into my side, and then I open my muzzle and wrap it around his neck. He roars, vibrating under my teeth as I bite, digging in deeper. His other claws kick and slash at me as we roll, ripping me up.
I ignore the pain, tucking against his body as much as I can until he’s under me, and then I yank my head back. I take his throat with me, but he’s still not dead, so I slice at him, dissecting him and ripping him apart, my teeth tearing at his limbs and chest until I taste his heart, and then I bite down.
I shred it to pieces in my fury for what he has done and what he has made me become—someone who kills their own.
My head falls back with a howl, blood dripping down my muzzle, before I rip off his head and throw it. Turning, I see the wolves fall to their backs in submissive poses, but I ignore them.
