The Alpha’s Forbidden Love

LUCY

Days had passed by and I still hadn’t set my eyes on Nathan nor had I heard anything from Maverick as well. I was delirious and didn’t know what to do to salvage the situation at hand. I wasn’t sure if Nathan had confronted his father about what he had heard few days ago.

My mother too had noticed my discomfort and was bothered about me. But I kept everything from her, pretending to be alright. I still hadn’t revealed the truth about my father’s death to her. Truth was I found it hard to tell my mother the truth without breaking her, it was better to let the sleeping dog lie than open up old wounds.

My steps echoed into the forest as I decided to take a walk to clear my head. As I walked, I approached Nathan at a spot, my heart began to race with a mixture of anticipation and apprehension. He was standing at the same clearing where he had accosted me the day we met. The sun casted its ethereal glow on the trees, elongating it’s shadows.

“Nathan,” I called out, my voice a mixture of eagerness and tension.

Nathan turned towards me, his expression tensed. “What do you want, Lucy?”

“I have been looking for you for the past few days. Where have you been?” I asked, my expression revealing my concern.

“Quit the caring bullshit, Lucy. What do you really want?” Nathan snapped.

“I wanted to know if you talked to your father,” I said, trying to keep my tone steady despite the trouble within me.

His eyes narrowed, his face contorting with frustration. “Why does it matter to you? You already believe Maverick’s nonsense, don’t you?”

“I need the truth, Nathan. I need to know the truth,” I pressed, my gaze fixed at his. “Did you confront your father about what Maverick said to you?”

Nathan clenched his fist in rage. “There’s nothing to confront. Maverick is just trying to stir trouble. My father would never do that, he will never hurt your father.”

My heart sank, a knot forming in my gut. I searched his eyes for the truth, but I found nothing but defiance. I knew Cade killed my father because Lothar said so and I wished I could tell Nathan the truth. Confusion grew within me as I paced around thinking of what to do.

I was dismayed by Nathan’s response and decided to head back home, hoping to glean more insight. As I approached my hut, Maverick came to me, a grin visible on his face.

“I’ve been searching for you. Where have you been?” he asked.

“What do you want, Maverick? Haven’t you caused enough harm for me already? You ruined my plans and I won’t forgive you if this gets out,” I snapped, my anger very visible.

“Relax, child. I was only doing you a favour, Nathan needed to know the truth about his father and that was what I did,” Maverick said with scorn. “Anyways, you need to know that the summit will be ending soon, so you need to be prepared for your next line of action. Listen, Lucy, I need you to know that I’m always going to be on your side, no matter what.”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

I didn’t know what to say to him at this point. I simply walked away from him to avoid being seen by Nathan. not long after my conversation with Maverick, one of Cade’s guards came to inform me of my presence at his chambers.

As I got to his chambers, voices spilled from inside the chamber. I halted, recognizing Cade’s voice as I got to the door. Curiosity gt the better part f me as I hesitated for a moment. I edged closer, straining to hear the conversation.

Cade’s voice was low, almost like a whisper and distinct. “The rumours are indeed true. I had a hand in Lucy’s father’s death.”

“Does Lucy know about this? Does she know about what you did to her father?” a voice said from inside the chambers, it was difficult to depict who the second speaker was.

“Lucy doesn’t know anything about her father’s death till death,” Cade whispered.

A shiver ran down my spine, my breathing catching at Cade’s confession. My heart pounded in my chest as I leaned closer, desperate to hear more.

“He had to be silenced, and it was essential to ensure no one suspected my involvement,” Cade continued, his voice sending chill through my veins.

I covered my mouth, my eyes wide with shock as I tried to absorb the truth of his words. Truly, Lothar was right when he said Cade was responsible for my father’s death.

A sudden rage enveloped me and all I wanted to do at that point was walk in there and end his life. I clenched my fist as I stood at the entrance of the chambers with my sword in hand. I cared less about any other thing, all I wanted was to get my revenge on the man that killed my father.

I stormed into Cade’s chambers boiling in fury. “How could you? You killed my father and made me believe that it was an animal attack!!”

“I did what I had to do, child,” Cade said with a grin. “He was going to ruin my plans and chances of becoming the alpha of the Hallowed Manes pack.”

“I’ll make you pay for what you did,” I sneered, removing the sword from its sheathe. All the while, Cade was holding me firmly in his gaze.

“Don’t hld back or I’m going to break you like I did to your father,” Cade snarled at me.

I rushed at him immediately. I dipped and weaved right as I was about t reach him and slashed downwards with his swords. I wasn’t going to give him the chance to defeat me. I parried at him, my blades clashing against his. I swiftly punched him in the solar plexus, knocking him off to the ground.

“This is for my father,” I hissed, piercing the sword to his heart.

“Lucy.” “Lucy!!”

I jolted and found myself still standing at the entrance of Cade’s chambers. I had being so overwhelmed with my thoughts that it felt too real. I turned to see who it was, Nathan stood right before, hi eyes filled with concern.

“Lucy, are you alright?” he asked.

“Yeah, I-I’m good,” I said, my body trembling.

“What are you doing out here then? And why are you holding a sword?” Nathan asked.

“Nothing, uhm, I’m here to see your father. He sent for me,” I muttered, my voice quivering as I fought the tears that tried to roll down my cheeks.

“Okay? So why are you ut here then? You’ve been standing there for a while now,” he asked again. He came closer fixing his gaze on mine.

I avoided his gaze so he wouldn’t see the tears that forced their way out. I braced myself and walked into his father’s chambers, pretending like I had heard nothing.

“You sent for me, Cade,.” I said coldly.

“Information has gotten to me that your mate had gone on that summit and would be returning soon. I guess he didn’t trust you enough to tell you the truth or you lied to me,” Cade said, pointing his finger at me. He had a stern look on his face nut I wasn’t afraid of him. I fought everything in me to keep myself from causing havoc in his chambers.

“No one would trust a rogue despite the bond they share, you should know that, Cade. Leave it to me, I’ll get to the bottom of it,” I simply said and stormed out f his chambers, my blood boiling with fury.

The only thing that kept me from getting my revenge was Chris’ words. Justice wouldn’t prevail if I let revenge get the best of me. He had to be exposed for all he had done and clear my father’s name.

Unable to hold my rage, I raced to the cliff, my haven where I could ease off the tension building inside me. I could not hold the heartbreak anymore and I fell to the floor in a disheveled heap as my grief poured out in a flood of uncontrollable tears.