The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

The more she noticed the people around her, the more Rukiya realized they were all geared towards protecting her. She was an Alpha with an army, an army so huge and powerful that she didn't need anyone to protect her.

Hawi already knew that and the Lycans too, but then her Mbali was insistent on staying. So, she didn't object, instead, she curled up on the bed and covered herself up as she tried to think of the things that could have gotten Hawi riled up.

Sure, Rukiya had a feeling that this was because of her, but she couldn't rely solely on assumptions alone. She needed to have her facts. but then it wasn't like anyone was willing to give her the answers she was seeking.

She was gambling this out and honestly, that scared the shit out of her. How the hell was she supposed to get through this if her mate was all protective and shit?

"If you need me, I'll be here. I'm not going anywhere," Mbali reassured and Rukiya just nodded, seeing as there was no way for her to do anything without Mbali staring at her in the face. The woman was sensitive as fuck.

She could even hear the insects whispering and that was creepy as hell, not that Rukiya would dare tell her that to her face. Rukiya had seen her remove someone's womb and that was the reminder that this band of psychos was mental hospital worthy.

For the next two hours, Rukiya forced herself to sleep. She couldn't get any, because she was waiting for Hawi, but just when she was about to finally get to bed, she heard the clanging of swords.

They were harsh and it was pretty obvious that two people were fighting. From the whispers, she could know that this was about Hawi and someone else. Of course, it was dangerous for her, but she was a warrior and an alpha.

She had been to war one too many times and didn't need protecting for this too. However, Mbali wouldn't let her leave.

"She's fighting with someone. So, you can either come along or stay here. If you hold me back I will tell her you tried to hurt me and we both know that won't end well for you," Rukiya threatened and Mbali just rolled her eyes at the woman. She was just doing her job and Hawi knew how loyal she was, so Rukiya's threats wouldn't hold for long.

Then again, she had hurt Rukiya once to get Haw to come out of that crest, Mbali owed this to her.

"Fine. But if it gets dangerous, you're coming with me. Are we on the same page?" the Lycan warrior said to the Alpha and she just grumbled a response.

Of course, Mbali understood her very well. Rukiya Greyson was a leader and he had people out there. She would obviously step out come hell or high water, especially now that her mother was a part of the mess that was out there.

"Alright, careful not to trip," Mbali said as she helped Rukiya out of the tent. She had the urge to find Hawin and ask her to dry this palace up but Mbali wasn't sure it would work on a woman who was still trying to get through the night.

It had been a really long night, no doubt, and if this continued she would lose her mind or one of them would break the barriers of humanity and shit. It was that dangerous.

"Who is she even fighting right now?" Mbali wondered when she saw how quick the two of them were with their words. She had never seen Malika and Hawi spar so she was a little bit worried for Rukiya.

This didn't look like sparring even for a moment. It looked like a real fight and it wasn't even encouraging to say the least. Whatever they were doing was negative and if they kept going at it, there was a chance that they would lose people.

"You can't be serious," Rukiya sighed as she put her hands on her waist, and a disapproving frown on her face when they reached where Hawi was fighting the other figure.

She knew the figure so well and she wasn't surprised that none of them was making any scratches on the other. Sure, they were brutal, but only because that's how they did their shit.

"What?" Mbali wondered as she looked at Rukiya.

For a moment there she thought Rukiya was also losing her mind like Hawi but the longer she stared at the frown on Rukiya's face, the more she was convinced that there were insane people in this world and they were in the same area with a few of them.

Was that supposed to be comforting? Would it make things better? The night had been shitty but would this make the night all beautiful and shit?

"Seriously? Right now? After the mess you both caused? Is this the time to spar?" Rukiya asked and the two sparring idiots dropped their weapons and stared at themselves, before Malika disappeared through a portal, leaving the entire camp surprised and Rukiya glaring at Hawi.

She knew it was Malika because of how intense the war was, and there was only one person who could convince Hawi to be this crazy a little past midnight. And that was her protector.

On one hand, Rukiya was glad Hawi was relaxed and was back to normal but on the other hand, she wanted to kill the both of them for ruining the sleep she had wanted for so long. It had been a long battle with her sanity and they had ruined it for her.

Well, Malika was gone and Hawi was the only one standing there.

The wolves looked at Rukiya wondering how she knew the two but then how was she supposed to tell her warriors that the two mutt-heads were used to sparring like that and that their sparring in the night was the best indicator that everything was good with Hawi?

Well, she wasn't going to be explaining shit to anyone.

"Baby… I can explain…" Hawi said as she looked at her mate, the same woman she had been avoiding for some reason.

Then again, even if she wanted to explain, where would she start from? The entire night had been a mess just like Ruru had pointed out and the least Hawi could do was to make sure that everything was alright.

"Busted!" Mbali snickered but one look from Rukiya and she went silent.

"Everyone show's over. Go back to sleep, and prepare yourselves for battle at any time. Remember we attacked Sicario first and it's only logical that they might try to come at us in the night.

"Don't mind these two idiots who ruin your sleep," Rukiya said as she walked over to Hawi who was staring sheepishly while the warriors waited to see what would happen.

"You… you're coming with me. Try resisting and you will mop the entire camp with your bare hands," Rukiya warned as she dragged Hawi by her ears back to their tent, and everyone gulped as they rushed back to their tents.

"Yes, ma'am," Hawi said, surrendering herself.

"Goodnight love birds!" Mbali cheered them on.