The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

This shit was so hopeless, to say the least. There was a great blast that had taken down the entire tunnel system. It was certain that most of them were blocked, but then there was no way for them to get to Hawi.

They couldn't even hear the sound of their voice in here. Perhaps that was also why Malika opted to create a mind link, one that she would use with Mbali and hopefully, one that Hawi would join in before they were late.

This was crazy and there was no telling what they would do if they didn't find the woman.

"She really took this place out, I wonder what could have driven her to this point," Mbali said as they looked around.

She wasn't sure he understood what was happening here, but it was clear that given the extent of the damage, she had found some answers that weren't pleasant to her. She had found something that had triggered her so much.

"Let's just hope her father didn't do something stupid this time because if he did, I will kill him myself and face the consequences later," Malika said nonchalantly it was scary.

The longer that Mbali interacted with the people in Hawi's circle the more she was sure they were all born psychos. There was no way that there were innocent kids at some point in time.

Hawi's friend always talked like humanity was just an annoying aspect that they had to keep up with and that was very terrifying. Then again, perhaps it was good that Hawi had found people like her.

Because it would have been so crazy if there was more that had changed.

"Hawi!!" Malika called out in the hope that Hawi's super-hearing could help them. However, there was nothing. They were met with so many broken walls. There were piles and piles of stones and there was nothing that they would find there.

Malika even tried forcing her mind-link with Hawi, the one that would definitely land her in trouble. All she was met with was emptiness. Malika knew what that meant. She knew that it was what had happened, and she refused to accept it.

So, she kept on searching, in the hope that she would find her mistress. This wasn't how she lost her. She wasn't going to let go, not like this.

"I don't feel her, Malika. Do you think she—" Mbali asked worriedly. The sight before them wasn't the most encouraging one and Malika understood her.

Life hadn't been all roses and unicorns for Hawi but this, even this was extreme for a girl who had only ever wanted the truth about that one morning. Perhaps it would take them a little longer, right?

"Keep looking, Jabali. We have to find her. She can't be. I refuse. That is not how this ends," Malika insisted, her voice breaking.

She didn't have the strength to deal with this, not right now, and not when she had delayed giving Hawi time. Well, as she looked at the mess, all Malika had was regret for not acting sooner, especially when Hawi had disappeared.

"Help me lift the stones," Malika said and together they used her magic to lift the rubble. Each lift got them nothing.

They could smell Hawi's blood somewhere there but then it was just that. Even the dungeon she had been kept in had been reduced to rubble. There was no telling whether they would find her alive, and that was unsettling.

"She's not here, Malika," Mbali suddenly said after an hour of looking, something that didn't sit well with Malika, especially since she was determined to keep looking for her Mistress. She wasn't leaving without her.

They had used their magic to help form a barrier but then it could only hold for so long before they were tired. She didn't care if they would have to lift every grain of sand just to find Hawi. She had to. They had to, and that was non-negotiable.

"Keep looking. We must find her," Malika insisted.

This wasn't how Hawi's story ended. Not before she even took up the actual responsibilities she was born for. The fate of an entire race was in Hawi's hands and they couldn't wait another thousand years.

That was too far, even for a protector who had lived through the empty years.

"No, you don't understand," Mbali said, trying to explain to the protector.

"If you're tired I'll find her on my own. Even if I have to trade my life for hers. Hawi must live. I don't care what the fates have in plan for that poor girl. I will fight for her, even if I have to trade my life for hers," Malika said as she kept looking. She wasn't going to stop.

"Malika. Listen to me," Mbali said as she stood in front of Malika like she was about to give the protector a reality check.

"Get out of my way if you're not going to help," Malika insisted, her rage making Mbali feel like giving up on talking to Malika.

Then again, she understood the woman so well. Times like these were crucial and if they wasted it with assumptions, then they wouldn't be able to get out of their shells and actually get to know what was needed.

"She is not here, Malika. She is not here, you understand? She is not HERE," Mbali said as she held Malika's face in her hands as if to snap the protector back to the land of the living.

It was heartbreaking seeing her that confused, but then it wasn't like Mbali could ever relay get her to focus when all that Malika could think of was the missing assignment she had been given.

"What?" Malika asked, confused. There were signs of destruction that only Hawi could cause, so what the fuck was Mbali on when she was saying Hawi wasn't under there? They could smell her and there was no denying it.

"Hawi isn't trapped here, Malika. She is gone. We need to find her outside. We need to track her out of this place because she isn't trapped. She managed to get out in time, Malika," Mbali said and Malika looked at her skeptically.

Nothing about the destruction under here screamed life. There was just no way she would have survived this. Stay tuned with m _v _lemp _yr.

The blood, the stench of loss, the stench of death here was too intense, and while Malika wanted to say that it was all because of the possible prisoners who had died in the dungeons, she couldn't.

She couldn't hope like that, it would break her heart even more when reality came and hit her real fast.

"Are you sure about that?" Malika asked as she stared at Mbali with worried eyes.

Then again, she trusted Mbali, especially when it came to Hawi. It was almost like the woman was the only thing keeping her and Hawi from falling apart. It was crazy, but what else could they both do at the moment, right?

"Very sure. If she were here we would know. Come. let's get out of here," Mbali said as the rubbles increased, making it harder for them.

If they stayed here any longer then they would sink too and no one would ever be able to find them. That would make the situation worse for everyone.

"Stay invisible no matter what," Malika reminded.

It was the only way to make sure they blended and searched for hair without being found. Besides, they weren't exactly in the mood for contact with anyone, and not with the Greyson alpha that Malika was sure was waiting for them on the surface.

"You too," Mbali said as she cast a spell that got her and Malika out of the rubble. They were returned to Malika's bedroom, but then in seconds, were out again to where Rukiya had been. It all happened so fast.

Rukiya had waited for Mbali to come back and when Mbali didn't, she figured she would try and be patient to eat outside the Sicario gates, seeing as she wasn't in the mood to deal with anything.

"Where the fuck have both of you been?" Rukiya asked when she finally saw Mbali and Malika.

They looked like shit, and they were angry, yet there was strange relief on their faces. For people who looked terrible and wet outside the Sicario gates, they are something. Thankfully they were only visible to Rukiya alone.

"You can't tell? Wow. I thought you were the smartest after Hawi," Malika said sarcastically as she sniffed around, as Mbali choked on air.

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* I'll apply for locked chapters on the 15th this month, hope to see you guys unlock, fingers crossed hihi