UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

"Vanesha, I am so happy…" River said, as she hugged Vanesha from behind and snuggled closer to her, thinking that Vanesha was sleeping right now. But the truth was, she was wide awake, even so she didn't make any effort to hear her story, since her mind was occupied by another thing.

Vanesha sighed and let River sleep, while hugging her. She heard the sound of the waves that crashed against the cliff in the far distance, it sounded peaceful and she felt sleepy.

In the end, this quick vacation did not feel that bad.

She could find solace in this odd moment, though she couldn't stop thinking about Sol and what he was doing right now, since the whole organization must be in chaos. They lost their valuable experimental object, who was currently hugging her and now they had to face the dragon as well in a different country.

There must be so much political drama surrounding that issue as well, this was the perfect time to pressure East Draghar into becoming a part of Artzees country, in order for the organization to help that country, since they didn't have any trained soldiers that could handle supernatural creatures like Artzees country did.

It was the right time for the government to expand their influence over the other countries and strengthen their forces, adding more soldiers that would be trained under the organization of Artzees country.

This was their golden opportunity and should be handled with care.

However right now, the only thing that bothered Vanesha's mind was Sol. She really wanted to hear about him, anything.

She missed him…

Vanesha closed her eyes, as the sounds of the night in this beach lulled her to sleep with River hugging her the whole night.

It was so peaceful, but it was kind of the silence before the storm…

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"What are we going to do with him, if he was still unconscious?" Scylla mumbled to Norbeat. The wound on her face had slowly healed, though it was still painful. She hated Zuri for it.

She was resolute to make her pay for what she had done to her, but right now, her whereabouts were unknown, so was the case with Chaos.

"Waiting, of course, what else do you think we can do at a time like this?" The little girl around the age seven or eight, who was no other than Norbeat, looked at Scylla, while scratching her head. "I really need to take a bath, you know. I feel so dirty. It had been days since I had a nice shower."

Scylla didn't heed his complaints. She was minding her own business when she saw a certain someone walking through the tent's door. She stared straight at Knox, who was lying on the bed, unconscious.

"Fcuk it! Why is that witch here?!" Scylla immediately stood up and approached the witch, who strode across this big refugee tent. Their eyes met and the witch smirked condescendingly.

Ciara raised her hand when she saw Scylla was walking straight to her before blocking her way. She tilted her head and folded her arms in defiance, to let her know that she could still see her, despite the fact that she used her power to make other people ignore her presence.

For that reason as well, July, Sebastian and the three shifters didn't stop or even spare her a glance, when she stood in front of Ciara, glaring at her.

"Long time no see, Scylla. Is everything good on your end?" Ciara chuckled to see how red her face was, as she was fuming with anger.

"I don't want to see your face here," Scylla said grimly, she looked at her half sister with hostility.

"I am sorry, but you don't have a say in this matter. I came here not to see you, but for another important matter." Ciara nodded toward the other five people, who were approaching Knox's bed. July was walking ahead of them, she was practically running at this point to be able to reach Knox sooner.

On the other hand, Scylla immediately turned around and followed Ciara's line of sight, her brows furrowed when she saw them surrounding Knox's bed.

"What the hell are they doing? Who the fuck are they?!" Scylla growled, as she was about to walk away from Ciara and threw those people away from Knox, but her body suddenly couldn't move and she knew who had done this. "Fuck you, Ciara! Let me go right now!"

She was under her spell, again. She hated it when Ciara used her power against her, while she couldn't do the same thing to her. This was frustrating and she had been avoiding her for decades now.

This was an unfortunate event for her to run into her at this moment.

"Stop cursing at me, I am still your half sister," Ciara said lightly, she looked around her briefly to see whether Aaron came with them or not, but the devil couldn't be seen anywhere. As soon as they appeared in this area, he disappeared without saying anything, but they knew that July now owed him one more thing and the devil would collect his debt sooner or later. "You should respect me."

Scylla laughed with disdain when she heard what Ciara said. "Respect is something that you earn, but you will never get mine."

"Are you still dwelling on the past?" Ciara pouted her lips. She didn't expect to see Scylla in this place, even though she knew that she was one of Chaos' shattered souls and since they came looking for Knox and Chaos, there was a high possibility for this encounter to happen, though she was not prepared for this. "You need to stop blaming me. That was not my fault."

Scylla glared at her, which managed to make her shut up.

"What are you doing here? And who are those people?" Scylla gave up fighting the protection spell that the witch used to prevent her from approaching Knox and the others, she folded her arms angrily.

"That woman is Knox's woman and the rest were his people." Ciara gave her a brief explanation. "We will take him back to the McKeltar Manor."

"McKeltar Manor?" Scylla had heard about the McKeltar Manor, the place that Chaos usually spent most of his time, but because she was not allowed to go near it, she had never stepped foot in that place.

"You can come as well, if you want." Ciara could see from Scylla's expression, as she immediately knew what was inside her mind right now. "But, don't cause trouble."

Scylla glared at her half sister condescendingly. "I still have not forgiven you for what you have done."

Ciara just shrugged her shoulders when she heard that statement. "I didn't ask for your forgiveness." And after saying that, she waved her hand to dispel the invisible wall that blocked Scylla, as she walked toward July and the others.

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Eros propped his head with both of his hands as he waited outside of the emergency room, where Ariana was taking care of Emily. He couldn't bring himself to think what would happen to her as only the worst things came to his mind.

Even though Colton, the gamma, had told him that everything would be all right, that Emily would make it, since the wound was not serious, but there was another thing that bothered Eros.

He knew that he clawed her face. Yes, the possibility of Emily coming alive out of this ordeal was high, but it didn't mean the wound would be healed right away, right? What about it leaving a scar?

Eros closed his eyes tightly, trying to calm himself down. It must be because he went to the East Draghar with the alpha and witnessed such disturbing sight that messed up with his mind. For him to not be able to control himself and end up hurting Emily, it was not like him at all.

"Ariana is done, Emily is sleeping now," Colton told Eros, when he walked out of the room. He patted the young lycan's back and sat down next to him. "You don't need to worry. She will live."

"Scar…" Eros put down his hands and then looked at the gamma. His face contorted in pain. "Will it scar?"

Colton looked at Eros for a moment and then looked away, the sun was about to rise and the sky was getting a little lighter, while the darkness of the night was gradually fading away.

"Why don't you go inside and see it for yourself? You need to ask Ariana for the details." Colton looked at Eros, but there was nothing he could offer to help this young lycan feel better. "I am not a healer, you know."

Eros hesitated to go inside the room and witness what kind of mistake that he had made. He messed up because he lost control for a few seconds, but it was Emily, who needed to bear the brunt.

Gradually, Eros stood up and opened the door. He walked into the room with a numbed mind, because he didn't know what he should expect.

"How is she?" Eros asked Ariana. He couldn't see Emily's face because the healer blocked his sight.

"She just fell asleep. She needs to rest for a few more hours, but she is fine."

"Will it leave a scar?" Eros didn't beat around the bush, he needed to know what would happen to her and the consequences of that attack.

But, when he saw Ariana's expression turned ashen, his heart sank. He didn't want to hear her explanation.

"Unfortunately, the wounds are so deep, they will leave scars."

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