An Enemy Called Mate

XANDER

The rogue looked confident, and

I found myself wondering what was going on behind the rogue’s expression. Was he scared or confident? Calm or pretending to be calm?

I watched closely, my gaze fixed on his face, trying to read his every reaction.

“I and my group came for what was ours,” the rogue spoke boldly. With that, I became curious.

What does he mean? Why will my pack store a rogue’s belongings?

I couldn’t help but ask a question, my voice tinged with a hint of curiosity, “What do you mean? What are you talking about?”

“Don’t pretend to not be aware of the Crystal-”

Crystal Moon? Before the rogue could complete his statement, I snapped my fingers calmly.

“Excuse us,” I spoke authoritatively. Without wasting time, the guards marched out, but Lance stood.

“You too,” I spoke. Lance bowed his head that instant. He walked out of the cell.

As soon as he was gone, I glanced back at the confident rogue.

“How did you know about the Crystal Moon?” I questioned, my voice coming out as a whisper.

The rogue chuckled a little, then he voiced out, “Who doesn’t know about it?”

“Ok, okay,” I replied, pacing to and fro in the cell. “Why are you here again?”

“To have what is ours.” The rogue uttered, “The key to the Crystal Moon Guardian.”

What?! The Crystal Moon Guardian was a chosen person with the power to control the Crystal Moon properly. Though, the Crystal Moon Guardian was this pack’s possession, the possession Alpha Darwin stole and turned against us. She was ours, not anyone else!

Thank goodness that we found a fragment of the Crystal Moon and hid it, or else this pack would have been ruined.

Hastily, I grabbed the rogue by the collar and snarled, “The Crystal Moon Guardian was ours… Until that Darwin took her!”Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“I don’t know what you are talking about. All I’m aware of is that the key to the Crystal Moon Guardian was right before us, then you took her away!” The rogue snarled back, not flinching a bit.

What does he mean by key?! The Crystal Moon Guardian has been taken away from this pack for over twenty years.

“What are you talking about?” I growled, still holding onto his collar.

“Why don’t you understand what I’ve been saying?! That girl is the key to our Crystal Moon Guardian!”

Huh? I staggered back at the rogue’s statement. I pieced two and two together and what he meant was that the key to their Crystal Moon Guardian was the girl I took away. Could it be… Ziva?!

“Lance, send Ziva to this cell immediately,” I mind-linked Lance and in a minute, a response came in, “Alright, Alpha.”

ZIVA

The man named Lance drove his car to the mansion. Also, I met Anji in my room, and she mentioned how Lance assisted her in returning to the mansion too.

As soon as I reached the mansion, I took a shower and scrubbed the dirt and leaves off my body. I washed my hair, changed my clothes, and felt refreshed.

Bang!

The door to my room was suddenly flung open, revealing Lance standing in the doorway.

“The Alpha would like to see you right away!” He announced. With the urgency in his tone, I was a bit anxious. I mean… Why would cold-hearted Alpha Xander want to see me?

Wait, is it because of what happened earlier?

The way I threw a tree branch at his wolf, even though he was trying to help me, or the way I screamed for help, attracting the rogues’ attention? Perhaps it’s because of the way I stared at his well-built body!

Gosh! What have I done?

Will I be punished for that?

“Why?” I asked Lance quietly.

“It’s the Alpha’s decision. I have no idea,” Lance replied with a polite tone.

Then, I glanced at Anji with a worried expression on my face. Anji glanced at me too, but her expression conveyed, “What have you done this time?”

“I didn’t do anything wrong,” I whispered to her. Afterward, she shook her head and walked away. Meanwhile, fear gripped me.

Is Alpha Xander planning to kill me, just like he killed his mates?!

“Lady Ziva,” Lance called out, jolting me from my thoughts. He gestured toward the door, and I walked, following his steps.

We reached the rogue’s cell, and my heart raced as we approached the door. I could feel the cold sweat on my palms, as my body trembled with fear.

I was directed into a small section of the cell, and Alpha Xander walked into the cell. He sat opposite me, with his blue eyes staring at me like I was somewhat new.

I gazed at the guards before the cell, Lance, then at their Alpha. I gulped.

“Is anything wrong?” I managed to say, with my palm still sweaty.

I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, while I tried to maintain a calm facade, but inside, I was a bundle of nerves. The silence was unbearable, and I waited with bated breath for the Alpha’s response.

“Is this the girl you were referring to?” Alpha Xander questioned, turning his gaze to the man who sat on the floor. The man’s hands were cuffed with silver cuffs, and he seemed to be a prisoner or so.

“Take him away,” Alpha Xander ordered.

Instantly, some guards rushed in. They took the man on the floor out of the cell, while I was alone with Alpha Xander once again.

In a flash, Alpha Xander was by my side, his hand reaching out towards my neck.

I flinched, my heart pounding in my chest as I assumed that he would kill me.

Click!

A metallic click filled the air, and I felt something cold and hard against my skin.

I raised my hand to touch it, my fingers brushing against the metal of a thing. I looked up at Alpha Xander, confusion brewing.

“W-what is going on?” I stammered my voice cracking in fear.

“An Agony Collar is around your neck,” Alpha Xander replied tartly.

“What?!” I exclaimed, knowing too well what an Agony Collar meant. It was a collar to inflict pain on werewolves and to force the werewolf wearing it to confess.

Is Alpha Xander trying to torture me?

“Why? Why are you doing this?” I questioned, feeling terrified as my body trembled.

But the person I was questioning didn’t even have any sign of concern for me. He paced to and fro in the cell, not glancing at me for once.

Then, I sniffled.

Is this how Alpha Xander planned to kill me? First, he protected me from those wolves. Now, he wants me dead?