The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

"It takes a special kind of madness to want your child gone in the name of a greater good that could probably mean a greater loss for you. I don't understand her and that's scary," Mbali asked the question that Rukiya had been having the whole time.

"Nothing can beat the magic of a protector, Mbali. Nothing. I let the blade pass and hit Rukiya," Malika admitted, and Rukiya and Mbali stared at her like she needed to explain more. There was just no way they went through that when it could have been avoided.

"But—"

"I know what you think. If that blade didn't touch Rukiya we wouldn't have known the deal was real. We wouldn't have watched Jeremiah be that pathetic. It had to be done," Malika said in a tone that told them that if she had to make the same decision, then she would have.

"Okay," Mbali said in understanding. There was something about Malika that creeped her out the more they knew each other and her powers. If she could do that to a woman the white wolf had chosen, what would she do to Hawi's killing machine then?

"Any more questions?" Malika asked and they just watched her in silence. Hawi however was staring at Rukiya, almost like she couldn't believe the woman belonged to her. She couldn't be blamed because each time, Rukiya felt like a dream to her.

She didn't want to lose this dream even to the creator. She couldn't and if she had to ruin more than she needed to, then she would without a sedan choice.

"Where will you be going from here then?" Rukiya asked and Malika just chuckled.

"Anywhere and everywhere, young Greyson. Anywhere and everywhere. Just stay by our Mistress's side and you won't have to worry about us coming after you. If she needs us, we will be there in a blink," Mbali said as she gently patted Rukiya on the thigh.

"Mistress, allow us to take our leave now. We have our work assigned to us already," Malika said respectfully as she bowed to Hawi.

"Be safe out there, Malika. Now that you won't be a Warner, I know it won't be easy to control your anger. Let it out, we can always share the consequences," Hawi said and Malika just laughed, before she hugged Hawi, a little too tightly.

"What are you doing, Malika?" Hawi asked when their hug lasted longer than she imagined. The last time Malika had hugged her like that, she had taken Hawi's anger and pain from the betrayal and banishment. She had absorbed it all.

"You're in pain from Razia's betrayal. It's my duty to make sure you are not in pain and to make sure that no matter what happens, everything pans out well. I should have taken your pain from your father's death, but I couldn't because you wanted to feel it all.

"But you don't need the pain anymore, Mistress. Not even from Greyson Luna's betrayal; I will fix that for you. Besides, for that it is my duty to keep you sane, however crazy it all gets," Malika said, holding Hawi tighter while Mbali and Rukiya watched in awe and silence.

They had never known what Malika's job description was, but it meant taking all the pain, then this woman had one hell of a job, because Hawi was always in pain, one way or the other, almost like she was cursed to always be broken.

Her heart was always shattered, her mind filled with so much anger, and her existence riddled with so many attacks.

Then again, if Hawi was always that crazy when she wasn't controlled by pain and anger, then there was no telling how dark the world could get if she let herself feel all her pain, or if Malika didn't absorb her pain.

"Thank you," Hawi whispered when Malika was done.

"My life is meant for serving you, Mistress. It is my greatest honor, as a creature of magic, and as your protector," Malika said, before she broke the hug, and stumbled, making Mbali reach out to her. However, one touch from Mbali, and Mbali was also going down.

"Shit, your body is hot and it feels like I just came in touch with thorns," Mbali complained and Malika just smiled meekly at Mbali. This always happened when she absorbed Hawi's pain. It was always this bad, but then there had been a lot going on with Hawi.

She had been holding too much in, and Malika had to take it all like she was meant to. This was normal for her, right?

"I am not the original source of the pain, so you can imagine what my Mistress always holds in," Malaika whispered as she tried to get her footing. When she did, she saw Mbali looking at her sadly, Rukiya looking at her pitifully and Hawi was looking at her proudly.

That was what Malika hoped for each time. The pride. Hawi was proud of her and that's enough for him as the protector to go on. It didn't matter what else happened, because, at the end of the day, they would be a unit.

"We'll get going now, Mistress. Please get something to eat. And sleep well. I'll see you soon and keep you updated," Malika said before she created a portal for Mbali and the Lycans to go through, making Mali stare in awe.

Perhaps the protector job wasn't an easy one and needed strong people. Really strong people, because if that was Mbali she knew she would have long quit the job. With one last wave at Hawi and Rukiya, Mbali and Malika along with their team left for wherever.

"That was intense… are you okay?" Rukiya asked once Malika and the Lycans had left. She could tell that something else was bothering Hawi. Maybe it was Razia Greyson again, but Rukiya wanted to tell her that she would deal with her mother.

However, she wasn't sure how to start with that.

"Yeah, yeah. I should take you to your room," Hawi sighed as she looked at the timeliness left with Malika's disappearance she would miss her protector, but then like Malika had said, they all had duties to their mission.

"It's cold here. Let's go… I'll walk," Rukiya offered and Hawi snorted at her, making Ruru look at her like she had gone bonkers. Well with all that happened tonight, maybe she had.

"That's a no for you, sweetheart. You have endured enough for the night. I'll carry you and you don't have a say in that, unfortunately," Hawi said, her tone telling Rukiya that there was no more room for argument. Then again, it wasn't like Rukiya would say no to Hawi holding her, right?

"Okay, I'm ready for carriage, Your Highness," Rukiya said, making Hawi facepalm before carrying her bridal style in the direction of the Greyson pack house.

"Where are you taking my daughter, Awuor Sicario?" Razia's angry voice interrupted Hawi once she made it to the pack house and headed for Rukiya's room.

"Want to try stopping me from carrying my mate, Razia?" Hawi asked with a void tone, making the Greyson luna swallow thickly.