Chapter 50

Aiden’s POV

Scarlett’s scream sent my wolf into a frenzy, the solstice moon illuminated through the high-rise window of the office, I drew power from it, my wolf took over, my fingers and toes extended, my spine expanded my suit ripped, fur grew out of every pore and all I saw was red. I have turned thousands of times before, but something felt different this time, the sound of Scarlett’s screaming echoed in my ear and the frustration of not being able to protect her when she needed me most made me furious and it seemed to fuel me, I felt the power radiating from my pores, I let my wolf take control when I felt his hunger for revenge and knew that he wouldn’t let any of them escape.

Jake swung around his capture and threw him at me. I leaped at him knocking him to the ground and dug my claws in his chest, I watched as he breathed his last, my gaze shifted to the other five goons, they looked terrified, I slowly walked towards them, I growled teasing them knowing that no matter what they did they couldn’t turn, coronation or not I am the Alpha, and they cannot turn in the Alpha’s presence unless he wills them to, and right now I want them paralysed and unable to move or make a sound, I jumped at the one that was holding my dad captive knocking him to the ground and ripped his throat out and turned to my mother’s capture, how dare he put his hands on her, she has been so sick, her being here is a miracle, he was so aggressive with her, cant he see how her eyes have sunk into her head, she did a good job covering it up with makeup, but she has been sitting the entire time throughout the commotion she couldn’t even master the strength to get up, that bustard, the rage built up inside me and I launched at him and sunk my teeth into the back of his neck and with one swift motion I ripped his head clean off his body.

“Stop! That’s enough son” dad said with his arms stretched out,

“we will take care of this” he said looking at Jake, and Jake nodded back at him.

“You have done your part son; Scarlett needs you now”.

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Mom and dad went ahead of me to the ceremony, and I went to clean myself up, as I stood there I thought of how brave mom was, she patted me on the back and helped me calm down and I was able to supress my rage enough to turn back, I looked around and I was terrified of what I saw.

“I didn’t just kill them I mutilated them” I said looking at myself in the bathroom mirror, the blood streaming down the sink. I put on Jake’s suit, pulled myself together and put my game face on.

I walked into the ceremony hall and saw Xavier sitting on the throne with the bishop hovering over him starting to anoint him with oil. He stopped right before he touched his head when he heard the crowd murmuring, he turned to see what was causing all the commotion

“What, there are two of you?!” he said looking shocked when he saw me.

“What the hell are you doing here, how did you even get here?!” Xavier said looking around franticly for his goons

“They won’t be coming” I said looking him dead in the eyes,

“You bastard I will kill you” he said preparing to attack

“No, you won’t”

“Aiden lookout!” Scarlett screamed but I could barely hear her in my hyper focus state getting another wolf with the alpha gene to submit definitely takes a toll on the body.

“What is happening?” Xavier said frustrated unable to move

“It’s time for you to surrender soldier” I said asserting my dominance

“I will never kneel to you!” he said grunting through his teeth

“I said stand down soldier!” my voice mixed with my wolf the power overwhelming him and he fell on his knees,

“Damn you” he grunted. I exhaled relieved that it was finally over, I looked as Scarlett ran to my side.

“I was so scared” she said crying and embracing me so tightly that I lost my breath

“I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you before, but I’m here now and I swear I will never let anything happen to you ever again” I said holding her tighter

“What are you waiting for take him away” I said to the guards

Scarlett’s POV

I don’t know how Aiden did it, and I don’t care I’m just glad to be in his arm again, I looked in his eyes and forgot that there was a hall full of people and I kissed him with all my being, I lost myself in the moment, nothing else mattered but him he held me tighter and I moaned in his mouth, the gasps and murmurs of the Pack broke our kiss, Aiden gasped and pushed me aside and rush to the throne and my back hit the pew hard and I feel to the ground my breath knocked out of me.

I coughed shaking my head trying to regain my vision my eyes finally stopped fogging and seeing spots and when they finally focused I saw Aiden holding his mother in his arms. I looked closer and I saw that the Alpha was crouched down crying...I looked at Aiden and he was crying too accept his cry is silent tears running down his face, but no sobs, no sad expression he looks just like a robot with water running down its face. I rushed to his side, and I put my hand on his back, but he was not the Aiden that I know, he has completely gone into some king of void where he has blocked all emotions, it suddenly felt like he became a shell of his former self, no matter what I did I couldn't snap him out of it, I shock him nothing, I screamed his name nothing none of it seems to work, he seems frozen in time.

I looked to the Alpha for help but soon realised that he is lost as well,

“What is going on?” I heard one pack member ask,

“Is that the Luna on the floor?” Another pack member said

“What is wrong with the Alpha?” Another asked, the room became more unsettled

“Why is the Alpha looking so weak?” A voice shouted from the back. This is not good, I have to get this situation under control as quick as possible, I stood up and looked at the Alpha and future Alpha both spacing out and a pack that needs answers my strength kicked in, and I leaped into action.

“You, call the Sentry” I said pointing at one of the guards he nodded and ran off.

“The rest of you please escort the pack to the dining hall for some refreshments” I was surprised to see the Grey House guards follow my instructions so willingly without protest, but there was no time to dwell on that, now I had to focus on the Luna I felt for a pulse it was there, but it was very faint.

“Luckily I took a CPR course in high school even though it was with a doll I think it will still work” I said to myself

” Here goes nothing” I said starting chest compressions and giving her the breath of life, by the time the Sentry arrived I was sweating, out of breath and exhausted, they took the Luna and I finally collapsed on Aiden’s’ shoulder for support and reprieve. He was still frozen in time, he looked like a lost puppy, it broke my heart that I couldn’t help him I wanted to ease his pain so badly but nothing I did worked

“Please Aid, you can’t check out like this, the Pack needs you, I need you, please snap out of it” I said exasperated.

“Apologies for the intrusion but one of you needs to speak to the Pack, they want to know what’s going on” I looked up to where the voice was coming from and saw that it was one of the Sentry speaking, I pulled myself together, straightened up and looked at him with as much composure as I could master.

“How is the Luna? Will she be alright?” I asked chocking back the tears, I didn’t know her personally only through The Pack Apostol, which is the Pack newspaper, but I couldn’t help but feel emotional I couldn’t shake the feeling that Aiden might be losing his mother and it pained my heart to think of that, I don’t know how I would react if it was my mother.

“That information will only be divulged to the family ma’am” he answered with a stern tone

“Listen, I performed CPR on her for god knows how long, I’m not asking you to give me her entire medical history here, I just need to know if she will pull through” I said feeling myself beginning to fume, he didn’t answer and just gave me a blank stare, I realised that I needed to change tactics,

“please, look at them, I need to tell them some good news to snap them out of this trance, please” I said pleading with him, his expression softened with my words, and he nodded.

“Yes, the CPR you performed on her kept her alive long enough and now it seems she is responding well to the treatment” I breathed a sigh of relief, and I turned to let Aiden know but he was already on his feet.

“Thank you Sentry for all your help, please tell the Pack their Alpha will be there soon to address them” the Sentry nodded and went to do as he was told,

“Aiden I’m so happy…” he walked past me like I wasn’t even there, like he didn’t see me at all, he kneeled down in front of his father and whispered something in his ear and suddenly the Alpha was back to normal, I felt his feelings for me start to disappear with each step he took all I could do was stand there and watch. As he disappeared into the reception I felt the bond between Aiden and I break, I felt a pain deep inside but what was even stranger is that I felt more relieved than hurt and I couldn’t understand why, but I got this overwhelming urge to leave, I felt like I didn’t belong here and that I wasn’t needed or wanted and that I needed to go, I turned and walked the opposite way to the door and I felt free and untethered, I felt something I haven’t felt in a long time,

“I feel like me again” I said walking out the double wooden doors.