Trapped [H.S]

Chapter 24: Truth

Harry's POV

Pacing back and forth in the backyard I was getting our men ready for war. Encouraging them and planning their attacks on the enemy. I have never been this scared in my life, I have been on two wars before and won both of them like it was a piece if cake. But now, my fear and stress is eating me out. All I can think about is if my lovely mate is okay. What if she's hurt? What if they hurt her because of me? I can't let that happen to her. She's my life and the Luna of my pack. I will never let anything happen to her.

Consumed by my thoughts I didn't realise that Alec was calling me until he pushed me slightly by my shoulder. I snap out of my thought and look at him. His face flushed and anger evident in his eyes. "What's wrong?" I ask.

"Aaron was found trying to sneak into our territory." He says though his teeth, his nose flaring and im pretty sure my expressions are same as his right now.

"Bring him to me." Is all I say before I walk off.

Sitting in my office I wait for them to get him in. All I could think of his cutting his limbs off and throwing him to the Rogues. But that would an easy death. For what he's done, im going to make him go through worse. Finally my office door opens and Alec comes in with the traitor trailing behind his back. I start feeling disgusted just by looking at his face.

Alec pushes him ahead and commands him to sit.

"Look, before you kill me.... give... just give me a chance to explain myself. Please." Aaron begs pathetically.

"A chance to explain yourself? You put my mate into danger and then killed your own mate, you bastard!" I scream at his face.

"I didn't do any of it." He says calmly. What? when I don't interrupt he takes the chance and continues. "Yes, it's true that I was a part of the RedWoods and yes I was in contact with the Alpha.. but I didn't do any of this! Xavier set me up! Can't you see? No one can kill their own mate! We werewolves can't even think of doing anything as such! I did not kill Jennifer's mother!" He says and I can hear his heart beat which tells me that he's not lying. Confirming my thoughts Alec speaks up, "he's not lying." He says almost in a whisper.

"Tell me what exactly happened... everything. I want all the details." I demand and he simply nods.

"Xavier was a nice friend of mine since we were little and then we grew up and he became the Alpha and I was the beta" he pauses. The beta? How could have I possibly not known about this!? "You... you were too small. You father was Alpha at that time. And after Xavier mate, Casandra.. was killed, he went mad! Absolutely bonkers! He knew he had to stay alive for pack, because you know. . Once our mate dies us wolves do not live much longer. So he did some ceremony or something naming her death as a sacrifice. And from that day onward he started this sick mate sacrificing tradition. I did not approve of it and I left and that's when you became the Alpha."

"You just said you left? But not until last week you were a part of his pack." Alec asks with a confused look on his face.

"Yes, I left but I didn't actually leave the pack. We met up and had a deal. He told me just because im his 'dearest friend' he's going to let me and my mate go. I hadn't found Jennifer's mother yet, but I loved my mate nonetheless. He promised me he won't drag me into this disgusting tradition if I work for him from outside." He pauses to run his hand over his face. Wiping the beads of sweat that have appeared on his face.

"Jennifer's mother wrote a letter to her and that letter showed your intentions very well. Do you want to read it?" I say and his eyes light up.

"Yes! Please. And I would like to keep it too if that's okay?" He says.

I give him the letter and see his expression change from happy to sad in a giffy. The brim of his eyes start becoming red and his face flushes. I couldn't make out if that look on his face is of anger or sadness?

After reading the letter her quietly folds it and puts it in his pocket. A single tear drop escapes his eye and he makes no efforts to wipe it off his face. This most vulnerable state I have ever seen him. Soon his face starts shaking and his jaw clenches. "That bastard!" He says under his breath.

"it's funny that I don't remember doing any of this. I don't even remember killing my mate! I don't remember shit from when we were back at our place before coming here to wish Jen!" He almost screams and both me and Alec are a bit taken back by his reaction.

"What do you mean by you don't remember? " I ask him.

"That asshole was controlling me! I should've known! I should've gone Rogue the time I left!" Controlling him? 

"Controlling you?" Alec asks.

"He's a fucking Alpha! And he's got powers to control people. Every Alpha from the RedWoods did except for his son, Noah. That is why he hates that kid. He thinks the kid is good for nothing. Even the BlackCrystals had an unique power. Power to heal. You guys have always been the ones to heal. Didn't you know you can take away someone's pain just by touching them?" He says and both mine and Alec's eyes go wide. What?  "Of course you didn't. You were too young when you your father died." He rubs his forehead with his thumb and index finger.

"So you mean Xavier can control anybody he wants?"

"No, he can only control people from his pack. And that asshole set me up." He says and breaks down. His tears rapidly flowing. "I loved her as a daughter. I would never do that to her or my mate. Never." He says and all we could do was nod. All this information was too much to digest.

"We'll leave you alone for a while." I say and nod at Alec. We both quickly leave the office and make our way ti the backyard.

"What are you going to do now, Harry?" Alec asks.

"I don't know." I huff out.

"Harry I think-" before he could complete we see a figure running towards us. Nora. She's crying and stops when she sees us. Both of us rush towards her ready to bombard her with questions.

Before I could open my mouth she speaks. "He... Harry... You have to kill him! Xavier is an asshole! I went there to declare war and he brought Jennifer out and then beat her with a stick and..." she stops and starts sobbing. "I couldn't do anything!  He set a glass wall between us. I tried punching it and pushing it but nothing worked!"

He beat her? My heart starts racing faster and im sure my face is red as a tomato right now reflecting how angry I am.

"But..." Nora says and pauses taking long breaths.

"But what Nora?" I ask her impatiently.

"Jennifer wanted me to tell you that she loves you." She finishes and this time it's me who's in tears.

(That picture of Harry tho!)