My Muted Alpha | ✔️

CHAPTER SIX

"You might want to sit down for this, Rhea," Azrael said, making himself comfortable in my chair. I swear, his ass better not fart in it. Then again, this was the least of my worries. Kronos had gone to his room to rest after getting attacked brutally by his mother. That bitch is in her cell. Currently, Azrael and I are in my room discussing essential matters.

"I'd rather stand. Don't worry about me, and continue."

Azrael shrugged and blew out a steady breath. "I'm going to try to tell you as fast as possible. Given the situation, Kronos should be the one telling you all this. However, he's mute. He tells you the day he should start writing books for a living."

Did he make a joke out of Kronos being mute?

'I don't know whether I should laugh or strangle this human.' Rain scoffed, lying down as she frowned.

'You and me both, but I'm sure he means well. Azrael is just himself. You know how he was in the past.'

Rain rolled her eyes at my reply as I cut the link.

"Right, that's true. So cut to the chase." I said, motioning my hand forward. This isn't the time or place to worry about the little things. If I let the little things bother me, I won't be able to handle what may happen in the future.

"Around the time your parents passed away, you came back to go to their funeral. Rogues burned down the pack house, and we lost many of our pack members. You grieved for months, and right after the funeral, you went back to your other home in Florida since you didn't want to be reminded of the past." He paused, continuing. "You wanted no contact from the pack, so we left you be. You rarely visited and only stayed by the outskirts of where the humans were. But think that if you went to the pack house, you might have found Kronos sooner."

I chuckled, thinking bitterly of the past. "Yeah, well, life can be one hell of a ride. Even so, I met him, and now we're mates. I regret not coming here sooner, and even though I'm here, I still feel pained about their deaths. I miss them, but I've learned to cope with my parents not being here. I felt a slight sting when I saw the pack, but it wasn't as bad. I don't know what I was so scared of."

"Change, perhaps? We don't ever want to step out of our comfort zone. Maybe if you came to the pack house, it would mean you acknowledged their passing and that time has moved on with or without you. We never like to get out of our comfort zones, but once we do, we feel a little more fearless." Azrael replied casually, crossing his legs.

He just had to hit the nail on the head.

I nodded, approving what he said. I'm happy he's Coco's mate. Through all that struggle, they finally pulled through, and he's matured so much since the last time I met him.

Smiling at old times, I snap us back to the present. "Now, what does that have to do with Kronos?"

"Rhea, you didn't want any contact from the pack since you needed time to grieve for your parents. Because of that, Coco stayed by your side for a long time, and although she visited me, she never went to the pack house. Honestly, she doesn't even know what happened to Kronos. It's a secret that he's mute to most other packs. I'm his representative, and I use the excuse that he's busy. We left you in the dark regarding Kronos."

Thinking steadily, I just nodded.

Azrael's expression turned cold yet sad. He didn't seem like he enjoyed talking about this. "He was abused, as you saw today. When the rogues, who burned down the pack house, kidnapped Kronos, Ouranos went after them. He was outnumbered and ended up slipping into a coma. With Kronos being so young, he couldn't be the alpha just yet. Gaia had to rule the pack herself but decided to use alcohol as a way to cope. Her mate was in a coma-like state, and one day, she just snapped. She slapped Kronos when she was drunk but apologized. Soon after, it became a daily thing. Once it became a habit, she stopped apologizing and didn't see anything wrong with it. Now, she sees it as a beneficial punishment for a Kronos and blames him for Ouranos's undoing."