The Female Warrior And The Alpha Episode 46 by Yasminne

The Female Warrior And The Alpha Episode 46 by Yasminne

Theme : The Hostage Letter

Theo’s POV
“This is a weird, maybe ridiculous question, but do you know who Darkness is?” Jayden asked over the phone.
My mood turned sour, wondering how he’d had come across that guy’s name. Elisia, who was sprawled on the floor from her hilarious fall earlier, raised an eyebrow at my hardened expression. I smiled at her in reassurance, making her shrug away her worries and look through the letters spread on the wooden floor.
“Yes, Elisia and I have encountered him today.” I responded gravely. “Why do you ask? Stay away from him, he’s a dangerous… thing.”
Elisia gasped quietly, her gray eyes fixed on the paper she slipped on. Her eyes widened as she read what was on it. Feeling curious by her expression, I started to approach her. Could that be the hostage letter?
“Thing?” He repeated, bringing my attention back to him. I stopped in my tracks to explain, watching Noah approach her looking equally as curious.
“Fuck knows what he is, Jayden. But he sure isn’t a man, or a werewolf. He probably could’ve killed Elisia and I today, but deliberately let us live. Don’t ever face him alone.” I explained darkly.
As much as I hated to admit it, that Darkness guy is beyond our understanding. It would be best to avoid him as much as possible, until we have grasped what he is. Now that Killian is dead, the likelihood of encountering him is a lot higher.
Elisia stood up suddenly, screaming with shock and disbelief. She held the paper delicately, her eyes welling up with relief.
“I FOUND IT!”
I couldn’t help but gasp as I walked towards her. “No way!”
Elisia handed the letter over to Noah for him to read. “I can’t believe it.”
Realising Jayden was still on the line, I quickly said, “Sorry man, I have to hang up. I’ll call you later.”
“Sure.” I heard him reply reluctantly. I made a mental note to call him soon, he sounded like he wanted to share more information.
I tucked my phone into my pocket and engulfed Elisia in a hug. I shivered as her curves pressed against me, the power of her simple touch was enough to bring me down to my knees. She looked up at me, her eyes glossy from unshed tears.
“I’ll be able to clear my parents’ name, Theo.” She whispered, trying to sink it all in. “Clear all the horrible crimes they were unrightfully stuck with.”
I tightened my embrace and kissed the top of her head. With this letter, we were going to change history. Her parents were labelled as betrayers – Alex was named the murderer of his own people and Lily was called the Luna who abandoned her pack.
The werewolf world will finally be enlightened with the truth. Maxwell ordered the mass killing of those people with the help of The Rogue Force. Lily didn’t abandon her pack, she was kidnapped and held hostage by Maxwell. Alex was forced to turn himself in for the mass murder, for the sake of his mate’s life.
Her parents lived tragically ever since they got together, it was unfair. They suffered quietly while the entire community despised them. Some may say it’s too late for justice, but this was important.
Important for Elisia.
Important for Noah.
And important for The MoonKnight Pack.
“The next time someone utters any of your parents’ name, it will be with admiration for what they had gone through.” I told her, bending down to her ear.Noah smiled at us, watching how we were embracing each other. “I had a feeling you were mates.”
Elisia blushed and turned around to face me. “I’m so lucky.”
She tip toed and unexpectantly, kissed my lips. My eyes widened at her confidence, as my heart started doing flips in my chest. I clutched my chest, knowing I looked star-struck, and stumbled back from the effects of her kiss.
She laughed and slapped my arm with amusement. “Such a Drama Queen.”
I laughed hard at that because I was being far from dramatic. I glanced at Noah who was re-reading the hostage letter with a grim expression.
Elisia’s expression turned dark as she watched the letter. My gaze returned back to Noah, really wanting to know the contents of the letter. As if he heard my thoughts, he looked up and wordlessly handed over the letter.
Once I received it, I started to read.

*******To Alexander Gray,
To put it simply, this piece of paper is a hostage letter so read carefully.
If you are reading this, then it’s safe to say that Lily is with me. I’ve ordered rogues to kidnap your dear mate, and she will be with me for the time being. Now, for me to keep her hostage and not kill her, you must be wondering what price you’ll need to pay to save her.
I don’t want nor do I need money, gold, land or power.
I just want to destroy you.
I have carefully timed the attack, so that you’d find yourself to be the only person alive within a mile of your Manor. You’re probably reading this with an unimaginable amount of corpses surrounding you. No witnesses have been left behind, so no one can claim they’ve seen rogues.
The first thing I need you to do is to turn yourself in as the person who murdered all those people. Simple, right? A simple enough task to save Lily.
Of course, this would mean you’ll be stripped of your title, money, power and pack. But remember, this has to be done for the sake of your mate’s life.
Secondly, you must not utter a single word about the hostage of Lily, about me, and about the true story behind the mass murder to anyone. If you do, then I’m afraid torture will have to be added to the equation.
You are the so called ‘smart Alpha’, I wouldn’t expect you to risk Lily’s life. I have spies everywhere, I will find out if you tell even one person. Don’t organise a secret heist or mission to save her, I’ll find out about it and administer torture.
If I find that you are not upholding these conditions, then torture is out of the question. I will introduce a slow, painful death for Lily. I will be honest, this is something I want to avoid. However, I will not hesitate to use this option if you anger me.
Once everything ends up how I like it, I will ensure Lily’s health and safety. She will not return to The MoonKnight Pack, as I know she’d tell everyone about me. However, I will provide her with whatever she wants and needs as long as she stays on my territory. The point of this hostage is to destroy you, not her.
I will be keeping a close eye on you.
Do it well.*
Alpha Maxwell Hunter – The BlackShadowed Pack
<b>[¬*B.K.S.D*¬]

#Holding back my anger, I carefully handed the letter to Elisia and kissed her forehead. “Keep it safe, I’m glad the letter survived through almost two decades.”
She trembled as her gaze swept over the harsh words of Maxwell. “Yeah, I’ll keep it with me.”
Anna came upstairs with a large plate full of cookies and a smile. “Now usually I don’t let anyone eat snacks before meals, but today is an exception.”
She took one look at our expressions and lowered the plate, looking weary. “What’s wrong?”
Elisia shook her head and smiled. “Nothing, we found it!”
She held up the letter to prove her statement, making Anna squeak in excitement. “I-I can’t believe it! This is amazing! I can’t believe you found it so quickly!”
She placed the plate of cookies on the floor and hugged Noah, who had been quiet. “I’m so glad…”
Noah hugged his mate back just as tightly, hiding his face in the crook of her neck. A sniffle escaped him as she soothingly rubbed the back of his neck, she smiled at us and mouthed ‘thank you’.
Elisia and I smiled back and started to leave the room to give them space. Once we made it downstairs, we held hands and sighed in relief. The rest of the evening was spent eating, catching up and meeting their baby girl, Nina.
I got smug about how much she seemed to love being with me, and not Elisia, who was begging for her attention. I spent most of the time playing with her, gaining surprised and admirable looks by everyone. We found out that Anna and Noah had been on their honeymoon when the attack happened, reminding me of how I found out what had happened to my mother during my NYC trip seven years ago.
At some point during the evening, I checked my emails; once I realised I hadn’t looked at my inbox in quite a long while. I saw an email flagged as ‘important’ at the top of the list, sent from Magnus Steel.
Already knowing what it was about, I clicked and read its contents before telling Elisia about it. It was concerning the emergency meeting between all the leaders in the werewolf community – all Alphas, Lunas and potentially Betas will attend it.
Apparently, several leaders have already arrived at The Imperial Pride Pack and are staying overnight. The meeting will be held tomorrow at noon to discuss about The Rogue Force and what to do about them.
Once I told Elisia about it, I called Julian to book us a flight since we didn’t have our passports on us to book it ourselves. He was extremely confused on why we were still here, but did it nonetheless. I told him to meet us at the airport so I could explain everything.
Feeling content about finding the hostage letter, we slept through the night peacefully.
~*~
We waved goodbye to the Gray family once more, before I drove away. It was a new day, and we were on our way to the airport so early in the morning. Julian was already at the airport and had our passports since we left it back at the manor.
“Too bad we couldn’t sleep together last night.” I spoke up, smirking behind my sunglasses. I took a quick glance at her reaction, pleased to see her looking flustered at my words.
“It was sweet of you to sleep beside Nina.” She said with a smile. I smiled at that, Nina refused to sleep without me somewhat near her. She was adorable, it isn’t too often that I come across babies but when I do, they seem to get attached so quickly.”I felt bad leaving.” I added, remembering her cries once she realised I was leaving. Once we arrived at the airport, I parked the car and we grabbed our duffle bags. We texted our location to Julian and found him walking towards us, he looked so done with us.
“Ya’ll better have an explanation for all this!” He exclaimed, pointing at us. “So I’m guessing Jay is completely fine?”
“He’s totally fine, the silver box was successfully taken off him.” Elisia reassured him.
“Well, you guys have three hours to kill – hit me with the explanation.” He said, handing over our tickets. We sat down in the sitting area by the entrance and explained everything.
We told him about the fake email, about Kobi, The Rogue Force, Darkness and our plan that fooled them.
“So Emily went instead of you?” He reiterated. “And you guys spent the night in the third town?”
“Yup.”
“Well…you guys fooled me.” He said, shaking his head. “And you definitely fooled Kobi, he’s still in the second town – he gave himself two days of vacation. You know how close I was about to book a flight to see Jay?”
I patted his shoulder. “Sorry about that, bro.”
He grinned at me. “Nah man, it had to be done. I should update Leona about all this, she’s going to flip. She’ll be on her way from the second town to the main town today, it’s too bad she’ll miss you guys.”
His smile dropped like he remembered something bitter. “I can’t believe Kobi is like that. I mean, working with The Rogue Force and trying to get Elisia kidnapped? Shit, I’ll fucking kill that guy.”
“Nope, sorry.” Elisia cut in. “I already have dibs on him.”
We both looked her, flinching from the powerful, dark energy radiating from her. She wore a knowing smirk, looking forward to the day she gets her revenge. Julian shifted uncomfortably, wondering why he probably felt intimidated.
“Fine, then I have dibs on Killian.” Julian chuckled, shaking it off. I raised my eyebrow at that, cursing myself for forgetting to tell them what Jay told me last night.
“Right, Killian is dead.” I said, dropping the bomb on them. “Jayden called yesterday, and he told me he killed him.”
They gaped at me in disbelief. “No way.” Elisia muttered. “The leader is dead?”
Julian laughed nervously. “Isn’t that somewhat a good thing? I mean, sure the rogues might want to avenge their leader’s death but without a leader, we can take them down.”
She shook her head. “Killian was their official leader, but something tells me he wasn’t The
leader. I don’t think he was the one really giving out the orders.”
Julian cocked his head at her in confusion. “Say what?”
“Darkness.” I said simply, making Elisia nod in agreement. Just because Killian was dead, it, unfortunately, didn’t mean that the threat was over.
“The weird, creepy dude that ambushed the both of you?” Julian asked, remembering what we had told him.
“That’s the one.”
Julian watched us warily, his green eyes filled with concern. “He…he’s a problem, isn’t he?”
We nodded, clearly feeling unsettled. After talking for a couple more minutes, we parted ways with Julian and checked in. We got through security, and found out our plane was allowing passengers on board earlier than usual.
We boarded on a regular plane, due to there being some issues with my private one. The plane ride was spent productively – we slept.
Once we landed, we made our way to the arrivals lobby where Jayden said he’d meet us. He texted Elisia, saying he would be happy to pick us up. We saw him in the crowd on his phone, not realising we had arrived. I mentally face-palmed myself, remembering I forgot to call him back yesterday.We stopped right in front of him, and waited for him to look up. Elisia and I exchanged amused looks, before returning our gaze on him. He was smiling at his phone, his cheeks tinged with colour.
Who was he talking to?
Being the impatient person I was, I slapped the top of his head to get his attention. He jumped in surprise, anger clouding his features, before realising it was just us. He chuckled, rubbing the top of his head, as he greeted us.
We followed him to his car, got in and headed off to the Manor. He told us about what had happened yesterday, that Emily was drugged by Killian and he ended up killing him.
“I can’t believe Killian ended up on my jet…” I muttered, frowning at the possibility. “But she’s fine now, isn’t she?”
Jayden nodded. “She’s currently in the hospital. They’ve taken blood tests to see what drug it was, but the results were unclear. So they’ve recommended that she stay for further analysis.”
We fell into a comfortable silence after that, enjoying the peacefulness of the ride. Although, I noticed that he kept sneaking glances at Elisia and I. His fingers was also drumming the steering wheel as he drove.
Elisia also noticed this and spoke up first.
“Spit it out, boy.” She said, watching him in amusement. Jayden face contorted from looking unsure, to being amused about something – like he knew something interesting.
“What is it?” I spoke up, suddenly curious.
He looked forward, the ghost of a smile still lingering on his face. “Well, I was thinking about something that suddenly makes sense…”
I raised an eyebrow while Elisia snorted at his words. “What?”
“Something that never crossed my mind until recently.” He added, with a wistful expression. My mate looked at him with a creeped out expression. “Okay, so what is it that’s making you like this?”
“When mates first find each other, the scent of your mate becomes very apparent.” He started to say. “The scent of your mate is unique to you and is tailored to smell irresistible. Only you can smell that scent from your mate, aren’t I correct?”
“Correct.”
He glanced at us one last time, and shook his head with a chuckle. “Well, I was just thinking about the day we first arrived onto Theo’s territory. I can’t believe I didn’t put two and two together.”
“Busted.” Elisia said in the mate link. “We were literally planning on telling him today.”
The side of my lips curled up at that, remembering the long conversation we had yesterday evening.
Other than discussing what we would do and say during the meeting, we also agreed it was time to publicly reveal our relationship. Although, we kept in mind to tell Jay, Magnus and Kaitlyn first, in private, before telling the community.
She was a nervous wreck, wondering how he would react to such a big secret that was kept from him. She broke down even more, realising she had to break a bigger secret to him – her true roots and true rank.
“If I remember correctly, Elisia kept smelling chocolate and some spice?” Jayden continued with a thoughtful expression.
“Cinnamon.” She told him with a sheepish smile.
Jay carried on. “Leona mentioned during the first dinner that Theo smelt vanilla and strawberries, a scent no one else could smell. Just like the cinnamon and chocolate scent Elisia kept insisting she smelt.”
He rolled his eyes, still focusing on the road. “Long story short, you’re mates.”
Elisia and I simply nodded, he figured it out before we could even tell him.
“This may surprise you, but I actually like it.” He said unexpectantly. “The fact that you’re mates reassures me that Theo’s actions had always been done with good intentions, so I’m glad. Although, as you may have expected, I’m hurt that you kept it from me.”
Elisia visibly winced at that, guilt clouding her expression. A heavy wave of guilt and uneasiness filled the link space that connected the both of us. I reached out in the bond, caressing her worries and showering her with reassuring energy.
“However, I could also see why you’ve done that.” He carried on, shrugging. “We all know that I hated Theo, because of the rumors and because of who your father was.”
I didn’t know whether to be angry or sad at that comment. Every leader in the werewolf community somewhat has a grudge or hatred towards me, not because of who I am, but because of whose son I am.
It was something I thought I’d have to live with or deal with my entire life, until Magnus suggested I attend this meeting and introduce myself. Due to Maxwell’s leadership, The BlackShadowed Pack has no allies in the country because he thought there was no need. I disagreed, I believed good relations with other packs had many benefits.
I never took the step forward to fulfil my values and beliefs, because of the prejudice I would most likely face. It only took one pep talk from Magnus to light a glimmer of hope for my pack’s future.
“Honestly, my logic was clouded by the rumors to realise they weren’t true. I was afraid you would hurt Elisia, and tried my best to protect her. I guess she didn’t need protecting, so I apologise. I also apologise for judging you and your intentions, before actually getting to know you.” He said, catching my surprised expression in the rear-view mirror.
Elisia watched him with wide eyes, admiring his sudden mature attitude.
“If I had known sooner, I would’ve probably freaked out and messed things up.” He admitted, scratching the back of his neck. “I’d already warmed up to the idea of Theo hanging around, before I even realised ya’ll were mates.”
Without realising, I started to grin at those words. I didn’t think hearing that from Jay would elicit such a response from me.
He caught my expression in the mirror and frowned. “Take that smile off your face, you need to explain why the fuck you were ‘friendly’ with Irene when you knew Elisia was your girl! Don’t think for a second you’re off the hook!”
Dread and embarrassment filled every cell in my body, just as regret and guilt washed over me so hard that I could’ve passed out. I’d have to explain my actions to him, in order to gain his trust. I wanted to work on my relationship with my future brother-in-law.
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The Female Warrior And The Alpha Episode 46
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