The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

Rukiya didn't know how to deal with this version of Hawi. She was always used to Hawi being chaotic, being the one on the battlefronts, being the one who instigated things, or being the rebellious one.

But for two weeks Ruru had be met with a mute version of Hawi. Sure, there had be times wh Rukiya wondered if Hawi ever sat still and not caused trouble, or ev jumped in front of the fire for once.

However, now that she was having that, she was worried for everyone.

On some nights, the skies would rumble and there would be lightning for a few hours on d, without any rain. On others, the sun would shine so harshly, that anyone would think that summer had really be determined to turn Greyson into a desert.

However, this wasn't just something that was felt by the Greyson pack alone. The whole realm had be going through it, and many thought that it was dark magic.

But was it?

"Here's her food alpha. I worry that she might not want to see anyone other than you," Sherry admitted dejectedly as she handed her alpha Hawi's food.

Most of the food that had be st to Hawi by anyone other than Rukiya, had always be returned untouched. It was like she didn't want to see anyone other than her mate and ev th, she didn't say a word.

"Yeah, I'll take that. Thanks. Has she gott out yet?" Rukiya asked, ev though she already knew the answer.

There were times she worked a Hawi, ev though she was met with a dejected blank face. It was emotionless all the time and that got Rukiya worried.

She was scared that her woman had shut down, and that wasn't exactly the best of things for her at the momt. She missed her mate.

She missed the rowdy and chaotic Hawi who always had mtal breakdowns. At least that Hawi was expressive.

"No, not yet. We only see her wh she gets out to see the sun but that is just it," Sherry admitted and Rukiya just sighed, before she nodded at Sherry hopefully, th walked with the food to her chambers.

Expectedly, she found Hawi where she always was. In bed and staring at the walls like there was art on them. Only that the walls in Ruru's chamber were blank.

"Hi baby," Rukiya greeted as she walked in.

She knew Hawi could smell her rosy sct and she had noticed Hawi's still shoulders relaxed wh she got in. But she still had to announce her presce, in the hope that Hawi would say something, anything.

She was okay with Hawi suddly wanting to kill people, but th wasn't that what Rukiya had be hoping for for the past two weeks?

At Rukiya's voice, Hawi turned to look at her mate, her very beautiful mate.

Wordlessly, Hawi got up, and rushed to Rukiya, taking the tray from her hands and putting it on the side table, before hugging Rukiya. It was what she always did and Rukiya had be hoping that today would be any differt. But it wasn't.

"I see… You hav't eat. Come, let's eat," Rukiya said wh she pulled away from the hug gtly. She had be expecting a stoic face, but th wh she was met with a smile, she raised a curious brow.

This was the first reaction out of the usual that she had gott out of Hawi.

Was the brok alpha finally making peace with her brother's death?

Was she finally going to make an appearance at the funeral?

What was going on in her mind?

What was not happing?

Oh, but Rukiya had so many questions, most of which she knew wouldn't be answered today, again.

"Here, have a seat," Rukiya said, pointing at the seat she had pulled for Hwiw. She knew it was going to be a silt meal once again but that was okay because maybe this was Hawi's way of dealing with her grief.

"I need to leave, Ruru," Hawi spoke for the first time, making Ruru stare at her like something was amiss.

Granted, she had always wanted to be the one to hear Hawi speak again, but this right here wasn't what she had had in mind. It was like she was catapulting again and goodness that was crazy.

"What?" Ruru asked.

"And I might need you to come with me… If it's not too much trouble," Hawi said after a long silce of staring at the food before her.

She looked like she had be thinking a lot about this ad now that she was finally airing her thoughts, Rukiya Greyson wondered which part of the world this was. It was so differt and she couldn't dy that it was easily the most unexpected of them all.

"Huh?" Rukiya voiced again, clearly not expecting that she would be offered a chance to go with her.

"It's not linked to the blood oath, don't worry. I… I just need you there with me, please," Hawi said, pleading in the d, and that got Rukiya curious. She felt like she was walking on eggshells a Hawi and she was worried she would ask the wrong questions again.

"Where are we going?"

"It's not dangerous…. I don't know how to do this. I have never done it before and every scario I have thought of, if I go alone, always ds up in disaster. I tried to think of other possibilities but that didn't make any sse.

"I know it sounds crazy what I am asking, but I can't do this alone, or with Malika because she is in Sicario. You're the only one I trust with this," Hawi said and Rukiya raised a curious brow at her.

This was new; completely new and the fact that Hawi trusted her ough to want her to tag along was something out of the ordinary. But that didn't answer Rukiya's ton of questions.

Of course, she knew that she would follow Hawi everywhere and anywhere, but a heads-up on where they would be going would really do her a lot of good.

Rukiya Greyson hated going on blind, but it seemed like with Hawi, everything was always going to be like a blind mission, but was it?

"Hawi—" Rukiya said swiftly as she looked at her woman, who was staring at her gtly like she was scared Rukiya would say no. Of course that was her expectation, so she spelled it out before Rukiya could ev voice it.

Maybe that was to make her feel better about the shit she was feeling, but what if?

"You can always say no. I don't mind. It's just that I don't want to put up any walls betwe us, and I promised not to just up and leave like that without telling you I was leaving," Hawi said and Rukiya sighed. This was going to be hell.

"Where are we going th…. Can you tell me that?" Rukiya asked gtly as she held Hawi's hands like she was worried Hawi would lock her out again. Oh, Ruru.

"Sicario. To my brother's funeral."