17:57 and Hector? Faria was trying to connect the dots She sat down on a couch while rubbing her neck and feeling ***about the whole incident Resting her head at the back, she closed her eyes.
“Mhhhmmm River stirred.
Faria rushed to her side. “River?”
River turned her head towards her and gave her a faint smile. “Faria…”
Faria held her hand. “How are you feeling? Do you want water?”
River licked her lips and nodded. Faria helped her to sit back after propping up pillows and gave her a glass of water River drank it and took a deep breath. She rubbed her forehead with her thumb and forefinger. The last few hours had taken its toll on her mentally and physically. Layla had talked to her once and after that she had gone off to sleep all over again. Maybe, Layla would come back when she was healthier.
“Where is Alpha Hunter?” River asked, still having a pounding headache.
“Th-there’s been a situation!” Faria said.
River turned her face to see Faria. She was looking nervous and was fidgety. “What situation?”
Faria pursed her lips and looked at the floor. “We had a prisoner called Ella.”
River stiffened. Her shoulder tensed and she drew it back. Did they come to know that she was talking to Ella? Goddess. “What about her?” she asked with trepidation.
Faria continued. “Ella was one of the werewolves who had rebelled against the Lycans. She was one of the leaders and had been carrying out her rebellion for a long time. Around twenty years back she was captured by the Lycans and then imprisoned for the rest of her life”
River was dumbfounded. Ella had said that she was a breeder. River was ready to help her to escape from the prison. “Ella had spearheaded many attacks against the Lycans and was responsible for
***many of them. Alpha Hunter’s father wanted to ****her, but it was decided in the meeting with the warriors and other nobles that she should spend the lifetime in a dungeon. She should suffer for what she has done.”
River was listening to her with terror surging inside her. She was about to help a rebel? “How do you know so much?” she asked in a barely audible voice.
Faria knelt on the floor and hid her face in her hands. “I used to go and give her food every day. Over the years we began talking. I had also informed her that Alpha Hunter brought a new breeder who was also a werewolf.”
And this was when realization hit River Ella was manipulating her into believing that she was a breeder and that she was brought by a previous Lycan king. Ella already knew about her from Faria. “Goddess!” she spluttered. “Ella knew about me?”
“Yes!” Faria began crying. “She knew that a new breeder had come. I am so sorry, River. I didn’t mean to pass this information to her, but it has been twenty years since she was imprisoned. No one thought that she would even escape. It’s like someone helped her with a very well thought-out plan in mind.”
“Don’t cry, Faria,” River reached her. “It’s not your fault.”
“It is my fault. I delayed giving her breakfast today. I usually go at 6PM but today I went at 7PM. Had I gone earlier, it’s possible that I would have caught her. She is dangerous.”
“Jeez!” River was herself so shocked with all the information that she didn’t know how to console her.
“Who could have done it? Everyone was so busy with… me.” Suddenly River felt guilty. Alpha Hunter, Elijah, Asher, Faria and several others were so occupied with Hector and Victoria and this whole rejection thing that their attention was diverted. Someone took advantage of the situation.
“I don’t know… Faria shook her head. “But, when I would come to know, I will ****that ****!”
Hunter came in after two hours. He found River lying down on the bed, but appearing better and not sickly. “River?”
Hunter had inspected the site. There was no way they could find & ta and he was sure that if she daretha Mand the forest and out of the Ver, then she must be knowing demens or there must be people on the bedside who wrote help her to escape His mood had daped to the point that he wanted to kift
#tha te shouted at the pards and NPHOTS and ordered them to comb the forest in order to trace her after whochhe went dire by to see ther
She was lying on the bed in pajamas and a tank top and Fana was arranging the tooth
“River?” he called her. She got up instantly and looked at him with wide eyes
“Alpha Hunter!”
He was next to her in an instant. He looked at Faria, who bowed and left at his silent command He was very angrJ and wanted to punish her in some way In fact, he was very angry with everyone, but the moment he came to set gr River, his anger subsided. “How are you feeling?” he asked, grasping her hand and checking her forehead
“I am well, Alpha Hunter,” she said, happy to see him River was amazed at herself that she was feeling this happy to see Hunter She never felt this jubilant and it was like she missed him in his absence She tried to search taya on the inside to understand this sudden change in her feelings, but she didn’t get any response
Hunter stared at her for a long time as silence descended in the room Neither wanted to speak even though they bot had a lot of things to tell each other.
“Thank you!” River said finally.
“You should rest!” Hunter said.
They both spoke in unison and then both laughed lightly Hunter tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear and cupped her cheek with his hand. “I am glad that you are well. I know that rejection can be extremely painful”
River leaned in his palm instinctively, feeling utter relief that he was with her. “It is all in the past now,” she said, unable to take her eyes off him. “Thank you so much for helping me out. I think my life couldn’t have moved forward without it. And Hector-” she closed her eyes and turned her face into his palm. It was so reassuring. Why was it that she never felt like that even when Hector was her mate and she craved for him to touch? “And Hector is undeserving of a mate 1 just hope that he keeps Victoria happy.”
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