Chapter 57
Chapter 57
Colt’s POV.
F**k!
Julia goes flying across the
room when Cass gets her
hands on her. Julia hits a
table and breaks it in the
process.
“ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?”
Cass screams. “I’LL KILL
YOU!”
Before I can move, Cass is
already on Julia.
Julia–screaming— puts her hands up trying to shield
herself as Cass slashes at her
with her full claws out.
“Shit!” Dash screams.
I ignore what is happening
inside of me and both Dash
and I run towards the girls. I immediately pick up Cass
from her waist, or at least I
try. She uses so much force that I can’t get her away from Julia. Dash takes Julia by the hands and pulls her from
under Cass.
Julia cries and holds her
hands out with her arms
slashed and bleeding.
Cass is not having it. She
tries to get away from my grasp and almost does, getting close to Julia again.
“I’LL KILL YOU. I’LL KILL
YOU! DIIIIIE!” It is a screech.
“Cass!” I shout. “Cass stop!” I try my best to pull her back
but she has lost it.
I wrap my arms tight around her and constrict her
thrashing movements.
“Julia!” Dash shouts.
I look up and see him
placing her on the floor. She
is unresponsive.
“She’s not breathing!”
“What?!”
Dash puts his head on Julia’s chest. “There is no pulse! I think Cass used her power on her! Someone call the
pack doctor!”
Some pack members rush
out while he starts chest
compressions.
“Shit!”
I continue to hold Cass. She
is not listening or thinking of
what is happening. She has
gone feral and is not going to be able to stop herself.
I hate what I have to do but I
force myself. I put Cass in a
headlock until she loses
consciousness but the girl
gives me a fight. My arms are
clawed.
When Cass is out, I carefully
lie her on the floor. “Watch
her!” I yell at Miles who is shocked and Bryn who is franticly panicking, then run to help Dash.
I take over the compresses as Dash goes to give
mouth–to–mouth.
“Shit! This is bad!”
“Breath!” Dash shouts at
Julia’s motionless b*dy.
After what seems like an
eternity, the doctor finally
arrives.
“Move! What happened!”
The pack doctor rushes in
with his medic, bags in hand.
“She’s not breathing and doesn’t have a pulse!” We tell
him and move aside for
them to assess the situation.
“Give space!” The medical
helper demands, moving
people aside.
The doctor and medic start
doing exactly what we have
been doing. Then they stop
and check for her vitals.
Everyone in the room holds their breath waiting.
“Nothing! Carter, give me a
dose of adrenaline!”
The medic–named
Carter–immediately starts rummaging through his bag.
As this is happening, I kneel down and take a moment to
breathe. I am confused as to
what is happening to me. My chest tightens with pain but
it is not unbearable.
I look up and see the doctor
stab a syringe directly into Julia’s chest.
Julia suddenly gasps and opens her eyes. She lifts up, looks around, and then
suddenly her eyes close and she collapses again but the
doctor holds her before she
hits the ground. He puts an ear to her face and then
nods. “She still breathes.”
“She’s alive!”
“For now. Take her to the
infirmary! We need to
stabilize her.” A few
members pick Julia up and
take her away.
The doctor suddenly spots Cass on the floor and he
panics. “What has happened to the Alpha!”
Dash and I immediately explain. He quickly checks
on her and determines that
she will be okay, then rushes out to attend to Julia.
I pick up Cass and turn to Dash. “Go tell Alpha Warrick what has happened.”
He immediately rushes out. I carry Cass to her room and
as I do, I can feel it. The
mate bond that was created
has vanished. When Cass
created the bond, when she
marked me, since I didn’t
mark her back it was weak
and could be undone at any moment. That is what Julia did. When Julia bit me, she undid my bond with Cass and for a split second, I felt a bond with Julai, but not anymore. And I am sure I know why. Julia died. the moment she died, that bond that she had just created, disappeared which I am
relieved about — but I do
not wish for her to die.
I lay Cass on her bed and
watch her. Her face is
peaceful. No anger in sight.
Even if our bond broke, It does not change how I feel
about her. I loved her even
before the mate bond was
created. So that has nothing
to do with how I feel about
her. I love this woman beyond belief.
“Explain to me what
happened!” Warrick dashes
1. in.
It takes me by surprise but I immediately do as he says.
“Mh…Julia needs to be dealt
with.”
“Dealt with?”
“She can no longer stay here without Casseopea wanting
to kill her.”
“So Cass will not be Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.
punished?” I ask feeling just a
bit relieved.
“Of course, she will NOT be
punished for doing what is instinct to her. And she is my daughter next in line to be Alpha. As I can kill whoever I
want in my pack, so can she.”
Even though I am relieved, I
don’t really know how to feel
about that.
I look at her. “She needs to
train that power of hers. It is dangerous.”
“With that…I agree.” He says.
He then stands in silence
staring at Cass. For a few seconds, he just observes her and then he finally speaks.
“Would you give your life for hers?”
“Yes.” No hesitation in my
voice but I am curious as to
why he asks this question.
“I loved her mother in such a
way. I never thought she would leave me but I
supposed I drove her to it.
My vices…are more than
even I can handle
sometimes.”
Tomorrow get ready. We will be announcing our official attack on your brother.”
“What….what will happen to
my pack?” I ask.
“That will be determined
after Ezra is removed. If they decide to follow you, their true Alpha…” He looks back
at me but he stands there
thinking. “After mine, your
pack is the biggest.” He mutters. “My one thought
has always been to decimate
your pack but…if I think clearly here…I realize how much more valuable you are as my daughter’s mate. Mated…you could join the packs. We would have an empire.” His eyes glimmer
with such a shine. “I will
announce this to Alpha Oliver. The part of the deal with him that regards my daughter is off. You are to be
her mate.”
He immediately walks out
after saying this.
This is what I wanted but I
feel uneasy by this. My pack will merge with the Dark Fang Pack. The Blood River Pack will disappear…my father’s legacy. Am I truly willing to do this?
My mind analyzes this but there is no doubt in my heart that I would give up my very own life to be with this woman. To be with my
Cass.
I lie next to her and this is
when she opens her eyes.
She looks at me and smiles
then her expression changes. She looks surprised. “What happened?! The last thing I remember was…Julia talking to you and then she…”
“Stop,” I tell her before she
goes on a rampage trying to find Julia. “Let me explain what happened.” I caress her cheek and start explaining.
“So she did not die?”
“Yes, she did but was brought
back.”
I can see conflicting feelings
in her.
“And our bond is gone?”
I slowly nod. “But that can be easily remedied.”
“I know. But it pisses me off.
Who the hell does she think
she is?!”
I can see her getting agitated again so I immediately try to
distract her.
“Your father is telling Alpha Oliver right now that you
and I are to be mated.”
She gasps. “He is?!”
My head moves up and
down with vigor. “Yes. This
all will end and all we have to
deal with is Ezra.”
sentimental man.”
“It is not sentiment…just
business.”
A lie. The moment I saw my daughter for the first time, she looked just like her mother and I started feeling things. I haven’t felt anything in a long time. I tried to bury those feelings, feelings I do
not even share with my own
sons who I have seen grow and become men. I am a
horrible father, I know this.
But Cass…my
Dahlia’s… Cassiopeia’s daughter…that was her real
name. My Casseopea. Cass, instinctively, took her
mother’s name and it suited
her just fine. I want my daughter to be happy, despite everything that I
stand for.
“So what you are saying is
that an Alliance with me is
not important to you?” Oliver speaks.
“Not at all what I am saying. There are other ways to keep an alliance-”
He puts a hand up,
interrupting me.
“I am not to be taken for a
fool, Alpha Warrick. I am getting the raw end of the stick as you Americans say.
“Bottom line is, you either become our ally or our enemy. Do you really wish to be our enemy?” I point out of my window towards the reforming camp. “Look out there. That is where your
pack will end up. You do not have the manpower to go against us. Choose wisely.”
“Even the mightiest have fallen from their high horse
one way or another.” Alpha
Oliver’s expression changes
to a smiling one. “But it would be suicide to go
against you. Very well, our
alliance stands.”
The way he just changed his
mind It’s like a switch turned
on which I am a bit unsettled
about.
“I will retire. We’ll discuss
more in the early morning
as you have instructed.” He
says.
I nod. “Yes. Our plans.”
He immediately leaves and I follow suit, making my way
to my room thinking about
today.
stop in front of Dahlia’s painting as I do every night.
“Soon…my dear. I will join you soon. I can feel it.” I whisper.
I have taken to talking to this painting since Cass got here. Usually, I speak about Cass
herself. How I wish she could
see what a willful woman our
daughter has become. But tonight it feels different. I
feel tired. Tired of a life
without the love of my life. I
do love both Lotus and
Poppy but the bond that I
shared with Dahlia, that was
different. She was my one
true love and always will be.
I stare at my beloved for a few more minutes and then
make my way to my room.