Kieran pov
35 Souche
“So we will launch the attack against the king’s pack in one week, and we’ll use the secret passage our leader found. The first batch of rogues will strike and open the gate for the rest.”
Zayn’s second–in–command, Jace, explained, his voice echoing through the meeting room as he tapped the carefully constructed graph he’d made with a cold gaze.
Seated at the head of the desk was Zayn, legs propped on the wood, arms behind his head as he stared at nothing in particular as though he weren’t listening to Jace. I wasn’t surprised; this wasn’t his first time.
At the sides of the desk, five men sat on either side, making ten in all. These were the higher–ups in the rogue camp, Zayn’s strongest warriors, each commanding hundreds of rogues. I, the least important person in the room, sat at the far end of the desk, my eyes trained on Jace’s presentation. The more I heard, the harder my heart pounded.
We were really going to attack the king’s pack next week. I couldn’t believe it, after so many years of Zayn’s planning, he was finally moving and I was going to be part of it. I was going to fight in this war. I was going to be made a commander like these men, given a troop of rogues under my command to strike the pack.
It felt surreal. I was surprised to be given this power, but I knew I couldn’t let it get to my head. Why?
Because I knew Zayn. He was greedy, sneaky, and dangerous. He wouldn’t do anything without reason. I knew he wanted me there for a purpose, but I didn’t care right now, he’d promised that after we conquered the king’s pack he would make me the new alpha of the Emberfang pack, and he’d also promised not to touch Nyssa. That girl was mine.
I was going to deal with her myself once I got the power I had always wanted.
First, I would make her watch as her stupid mate died right in front of her. Then I would kill her father before her eyes. I would take the life of everyone she trusted, one by one, until she was utterly broken and that was the punishment for what she had dared to do.
I wouldn’t take her life.
No, I was going to have her with me, force her to be my slave. I would take her to my bed every day, make her bear my pups without granting her any title.
I knew that just sharing a bed with a man who had killed everyone she loved would be worse than death.
The corner of my lips curved into a slight smirk as I thought about it, the more I couldn’t wait for the war to happen, the more I couldn’t wait to see her.
A thrill shot down my spine at that exact moment, and I felt a pair of eyes narrow on me. Almost immediately, I inhaled sharply, flicking my eyes to Zayn to see that he was staring at me with a smile, his gaze boring into me as though he knew exactly the sickening thoughts running through my mind. As my smirk dropped, his widened and he chuckled in amusement before staring back at the ceiling like it was the most interesting thing in the world.
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Chapter 204
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My hands clenched into fists as I watched him, and I couldn’t help but feel both rage and anger toward the bastard.
Zayn, who did he think he was? Just because he was the leader of the rogues, did he think he could do whatever he pleased?
Sure, he was a powerful figure with thousands of armies under his command; he was a man many feared and avoided, but I didn’t like him.
The way he looked at me felt like mockery, like he could read my mind. Plus, after what he did to Aria, I hadn’t settled my score with him.
I scoffed slightly and then turned my attention to Jace as he continued talking.
“During this stage, we will be careful not to make any mistakes. We are not to cause more casualties than necessary or take unnecessary lives, so as not to waste time. Our main target is the lycan king,” he said, pointing to the name ‘King‘ at the top of the chart, and then to the name ‘Nyssa‘ just below it.
“The king’s mate is also our main target.”
As soon as he said this, I frowned and sat straighter.
Nyssa?
Why was she a main target? Didn’t Zayn say she was mine?
My gaze flickered to Zayn and I narrowed my eyes at him. He ignored me, acting as if he didn’t notice, but then Jace continued.
“The lycan king and his mate are not to be harmed during the chaos. They are only to be taken captive.”
I lifted a brow at his words, then leaned back against the seat without saying anything.
Taken captive? Why would he want Nyssa taken with Darius?
I knew Zayn wasn’t doing it because of me, so the only explanation was that he wanted to use her against Darius.
My frown deepened as I continued to study Zayn. I would have to ask him later, after our meeting. I couldn’t say anything now and risk disrupting the meeting, everyone here was stronger than me.
So I kept quiet while Jace finished, and when he wrapped up his explanation of what needed to be done that day he asked if there were any questions. One of the commanders seated not far from me spoke up in a gruff voice, turning to Zayn.
“Leader, I apologize for asking, but you know the king has issued an order that anyone who knows your whereabouts and reveals it will receive a large reward. What should we do about that? What if-” He paused, then continued, “What if one of our men betrays us and reveals you?”
As soon as he said this, everyone turned towards Zayn, curious of what he would say but that bastard? He only chuckled in mere amusement at his words.
