Chapter 64
Angela’s POV
Minutes after his declaration, I’m standing a few feet away from the foot of the bed and trying to make Darius see reasons regarding his decision. He wasn’t thinking straight. Hurting these people wouldn’t stop them. If anything, it would only prove a point and make them
stronger.
“What are you talking about?”
He stared at the scar on his hand. “If they love playing with fire that much, why don’t I make them taste their work by using my masterpiece?”
“You can’t do that, Darius,”
I removed my hand from his and walked away to stand close to Azalea.
“Why not?”
I threw my hands up in exasperation. “Because it doesn’t make any sense, Darius. You’re not the tyrant Alpha they think you are. They’re expecting you to retaliate and attack them too. What sort of Alpha attack his own people?”
“The one who doesn’t want to appear weak to his people,” Azalea responded.
I shot him a hard glare and he looked away.
“The one who doesn’t want to lose his life to the same people he serves,” Darius answered.
I ran my hand through my hair. “I understand but why don’t you for a minute ask a question of why this is happening?”
“Nibbles,”
“That name is infuriating,”
“I call you that to get on your nerves and it works every damn time baby,”
He smiled and I became weak to my toes. It was rare to see Darius smile but it was usually the best thing.
Azalea cleared his throat, gaining our attention. That brought me back to my senses.
“You became their Alpha without giving them a chance to say yes or no to your rule. They believe you probably killed a lot of people just to become their Alpha. You can’t just do that and not expect an opposition,”
“I expected opposition but I expected one without violence. They should’ve voiced out their feelings instead of burning down their warehouse,”
My mouth dropped open. “You do actually believe people can be bold enough to tell it to your face that they don’t want you,”
“Maybe they’re little cowards who can’t do that,”
“Maybe they’re just scared for their lives,” I argued.
“If they have enough guts to burn down the warehouse and plant explosives, they should be bold enough to face the Alpha,” Azalea added.
I turned to him. His interruption wasn’t helping me in any way.
“Listen Azalea, I know your loyalty stands with your Alpha but best believe me that you’re the last person to make a decision for this pack. You know nothing about us,”
He smirked. “I was born here. I was raised here for the first twelve years of my life before my parents changed Packs. Trust me, Madam, I know this pack well enough,”
I turned to Darius with surprise written all over my face and he groaned. “I didn’t know that,”
“Your sister does actually,”
Another shocking revelation. I guess I was so cocooned in my world I didn’t know others existed outside of it.
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“Fine! But still, you’re not a tyrant Alpha, burning them wouldn’t help resolve anything,”
“What do you suggest I do then, My Angel?”
“Maybe talk to them,” I suggested.
He snickered. “Trust me, they’re not open for negotiation,”
“You can still make them see reasons,”
“I’ll think about it,” he dismissed me.
“Darius…”
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“Let’s not talk about it anymore. I’m done. The moment they planted that explosive, they called for their own heads. I’m taking the fight
to them,”
The determination on his face wasn’t hidden. It scared me of what Darius could do. There was no this.
way I could change his mind about
“Are you trying to protect someone again?” He suddenly asked, bringing me out of my train of thought.
“NO!” I answered sharply, hoping I didn’t act too suspicious. Darius raised an eyebrow, scrutinized me for a few seconds, and turned to
Azalea.
“How many warriors were wounded?” He directed the question to Azalea.
“About ten of them. We lost two warriors,”
I turned pale at his words. Two lives were lost and several others were wounded. Maybe Darius and Azalea were right. Maybe there was really no more room for negotiation.
“I should go check up on them,”
Darius tried struggling on the bed but I was quick to stop him.
“Don’t even! You just woke up. You’re not supposed to be on your feet yet. You could collapse,”
“I feel fine,”
“No! You don’t. You have no other option but to rest for today. You can see the warriors by tomorrow,”
He was stubborn and I knew that bit of information about him well enough but I was rested back into the bed taking in deep and shallow breaths.
surprised to see him listen to what I’d said as he
He was still in pain and yet, he was worried about his men. Maybe I’d seen Darius previously based on how people had presented him to me. I’d forgotten that even though it’s been five years, the soul of the man I used to know still existed within him.
“I told you, sister–in–law, you’re the only one he actually listens to,”
The one person we weren’t expecting so soon walked into the room. Alpha Mason looked tired and exhausted.
“Alpha Mason, I didn’t know you would get here so soon,”
Azalea bowed. “You said he was dead, how could I miss his funeral?”
“I didn’t say such, Alpha,” Azalea quickly corrected him.
“I know you didn’t, Azalea. Mason is just an asshole. You’re dismissed. Get on with what I asked you,”
“Yes, Alpha. I’ll detain anyone found associated with the Resistance and wait for you to give me further instructions,”
And he left.
Mason took a seat on the couch while I was still on my
feet.
“I was already planning to come to pay you a visit because I have some very vital information for you,”
Mason brought out a document from his bag.
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The sight of the document brought back some horrid memories for me. Since a close friend, Charles had once accused me of giving him a document when I didn’t even know such a document existed, I was taught a lesson. I decided to leave them to talk so there wouldn’t be a repeat of the last scenario.
“I’ll be outside, I announced.
Before I could leave the room, Darius stretched his hand out at me. “Come here. Let me take a good look
I took his hand and he pulled me close then groaned.
“You’re in pain,” I noticed.
“You being here makes it all better,”
I brought my forehead to his and k*ssed his ch*ek. He k*ssed my forehead and then my ch*ek as well.
at
you again,
“Y’all know I’m single. Stop making me feel sick to the stomach,” Alpha Mason groaned and we both smiled.
“I’ll see you soon,”
I promised before leaving the room. As I turned back to lock the door, I got a glimpse of the document with Mason. It appeared to be a
list.
Whatever it was, 1
an internal conflict was about to start within the pack, and with Darius in the center of it, it’d be brutal
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