Chapter 128
Kyle’s Pov…
The smell of disinfectant and blood filled the air. I hate hospitals, even temporary ones set up in my own territory. They feel weak, like a pause button on the war I am fighting.
The door opened, and the doctor stepped out of Faith’s room. He looked tired, rubbing the back of
his neck.
“Well?” I demanded. My voice sounded flat, even to me. I was waiting for the worst news, ready to rip this man limb from limb if he gave it to me.
The doctor straightened up. “Alpha Kyle, she is very strong. Her wolf is fighting hard. She will be
okay.”
A heavy weight lifted from my chest, but the relief lasted only a second.
“Are there any broken bones? Anything permanent?” I pushed him for details.
The doctor shook his head slowly. “No broken bones. Her wolf is already healing the deep tissue injuries. But she was badly hurt. They hurt her pretty bad. She needs a couple of days of total rest. She is exhausted.”
They hurt her badly.
The words sliced through the fake calm I held onto. The guilt hit me like a physical blow. It was strong enough to make my hands tremble, a feeling I hadn’t experienced in years.
She had no business being in this fight. This was my war, my mission for revenge, and she got caught in the crossfire and because of me, she was lying in there, broken and weak.
“Go,” I told the doctor, waving him away. ” make sure that nothing goes wrong with her or else I don’t have to tell you where you’ll end up.”
He nodded quickly and left, relieved to escape my sight.
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I pushed open the door to her room. The air felt heavy here. Faith was lying still on the bed, pale under the sheets. She had an IV drip in her arm, but otherwise, she just looked asleep.
I walked closer and sat down on the edge of the bed beside her, careful not to hurt her. I studied her face. I hadn’t really looked at her this closely before, not when I was planning to use her, not when I was blinded by the strange connection I felt.
Now, looking at her cheekbones, the shape of her jaw, the line of her nose–I saw it. I saw me.
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The similarities snapped into place.
425 Point
This was why I was so drawn to her. This was why I felt such a sharp, immediate connection with her. It wasn’t lust. It wasn’t the kind of obsession a man feels for a mate. It was something deeper, something rooted in blood.
The voices inside my head, the ones that always whispered that I was alone, that nobody cared, that I was a monster, they always softened when she was near. Now I knew why.
I have spent my whole life believing the only people who stood with me were the ones who feared my power. The people who followed me did so because I was their Alpha, or because they saw the strength of my pack. I was isolated. Unloved.
But I wasn’t alone.
I leaned closer to her face. “Faith,” I whispered, the name feeling different on my tongue now. “I
have a sister.”
And not just a sister. I have a niece and a nephew, too. A family. Real, actual family that shares my
blood.
If I had known this, even a month ago, I would have stopped everything. I would have never put her in danger. Never used her. Never hurt her.
The surge of protective rage for her made my wolf snarl deep in my throat.
I stroked a few strands of hair away from her forehead. “Wake up, little sister. Please, wake up.”
I need her awake so I can explain the darkness. I need her to understand why I became this way. And more importantly, I need her to wake up so we can finish this together. We will take revenge for our father. We will burn this world down and build our own, just the two of us.
Just then, the door opened. Moses, my Beta, and Rick, my Gamma, entered the room, both wearing their war faces.
“Alpha,” Ben said in a low voice, careful not to wake Faith. “We are prepared. The troops are ready
for the next mission now.”
I didn’t answer them. I kept my eyes locked on Faith’s sleeping face.
I whispered to her, so quietly I knew only she and my wolf could hear. “I know you don’t like the monster I had to become. I know you hate the things I have done.”
My hand found hers, and I held it firmly.
“But it’s only a matter of time before you understand. Soon, Faith, you will join me. You will see that everyone deserves to die. They are all weak. They let Father die, they let me rot in the dark.”
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I squeezed her hand. “You will join me, whether you like it or not. I finally have a sister in my life, and nobody, no mate, no Alpha, no God will ever take you away from me.”
I stood up and turned to face Moses and Rick. The gentleness was gone, replaced by the cold, hard mask of the Dark Alpha.
“Tell the troops,” I commanded, my voice flat and sharp like a newly sharpened blade. “Spare no
one.”
“The next target is the Eclipse Pack territory,” I stated.
They looked surprised. I told them that I was going to Save The Best for last but there was a change of plan.
“Why the Eclipse Pack, Alpha?” Rick asked.
I smiled, a slow, cold curving of my lips that promised pain. “Because Alpha Connor is currently away at the Eternal Pack. He’s vulnerable because he believes he is safe.”
I leaned in, enjoying the evil heat that spread through me.
“I don’t want to kill Connor yet. Killing him is too easy. I want him to suffer. I want him to return home and find nothing. I want him to know that everything he cared about–his pack, his people, his territory–is gone.”
I let out a harsh, chilling laugh, a laugh of pure, victorious malice.
“Go. Make sure nothing is left standing.
They nodded, their eyes wide with terrible determination. They turned and left the room to deliver
the orders.
Once the door closed, I stood alone in the quiet room beside my injured sister. The time for going after them from behind was over, now it was time to attack face to face.
I closed my eyes and reached out with my mind, linking to a specialized team I kept separate from the main pack. They were fast, quiet, and knew how to follow orders without question.
“Listen to me,” I commanded through the link, my voice resonating only in their minds. “I have a new mission. No witnesses. No talking.
“Faith’s adoptive parents. I want them dead. Not a clean kill. Not an easy death. I want them slaughtered like animals. Make it messy. Make them suffer.”
I cut the link, exhaling slowly. The world will burn. And when the smoke clears, Faith will be standing right next to me.
