Why My Mate Cries
Chapter 70

ALIYAH’S POV

My wolf swirled inside. It was like she wanted me to trust this werewolf sitting across from my seat, despite the fact that we’d only met an hour ago. I remembered that day when I first escaped from this territory, Reid interrogated me too. While I didn’t feel any regret that I escaped for the second time around, I could not help but feel so pissed that I had to go through interrogation again.

If only Reid was the one who was questioning me, I would not mind answering all his questions even if it took us forever to get done. But in front of me was the Gamma of the Silver Moon pack, whose dangerous, impatient eyes were darted on me and seemingly wanted to pin me down at any moment. I swore I thought he was kind, but the moment he heard me talking about Samarra, his behaviour changed, and I did not understand why.

I wiped my tears away as I sucked in a breath. I guess I had no other choice but to somehow trust my wolf about her gut feeling for this man.

“Are you ready to talk?” he asked in his domineering voice.

Reluctantly, I replied, “Y—Yeah, but promise me you won’t hurt me….”

I swallowed as I held my abdomen. I noticed that his eyes dropped to where my hand was, and then his jaw clenched as he drew in a long breath.

“Little wolf, I’m not the bad guy here.”

Little wolf… Reid used to call me that.

I could feel the pang of pain inside my chest as I remembered my mate. I missed him so badly. I would never get used to living a life without him. I felt like I was going to die too, if not for our baby, who deserved to see a bright world.

But would there really be such a place for my baby to live?

“I’m getting impatient,” Jaxon said in a low growl as he ran his fingers through his blonde hair.

I licked my bottom l*p, and then stated, “I—I am the alpha’s sister.”

“Sister?”

I nodded. I looked at his bright blue eyes, and I could see the disbelief in them. I did expect his reaction, though. Most of the shifters in this land had no idea I existed because my family had kept me hidden my entire life. They did not even know that Shawn had a younger sister. I was only introduced to a few friends of my father who shared the same wickedness as him.

“Shawn did not ever mention that he has a sister,” he remarked.

“T—That’s because they loathed me.” I huffed weakly and then continued, “I—I actually managed to escape from them. I lived with the Jewel pack and found my mate there, who’s also an alpha. But he got killed by that witch Samarra…”

My tears rapidly fell as I recalled that terrifying moment again. Samarra killed Reid, and I did not do anything to save him. The searing pain inside my chest made my breathing heavy. My lips quivered, imagining the pain he felt that day and how that pain slowly sucked the oxygen inside his body until he was unable to breathe. I sobbed, thinking that Reid had suffered so much, and I wasn’t able to do anything to at least relieve all his pain.

“…and now, they took me back in here to make me suffer again,” I added before I used both of my hands to wipe all my tears away and breathed hard. “Samarra, the witch, took me to the market as her slave because she wanted to prepare for the unification. I grabbed my chance to escape from her… and then I saw you.”

Jaxon stood up, and I was shocked when he cursed so loudly. He seemed mad, but I could not figure out why. I watched him as he palmed his face, and then he gazed back at me.

“I’m sorry for your loss,” he said. “I know how it feels to lose a mate. I’ve been there. That witch killed my mate.”

I blinked at what he said. Then he knew how it really felt….

I could feel my chest slowly being ripped open by the searing pain. My tears started to fall again. The pain wasn’t even fading, and I didn’t think it would ever leave my heart, as the moment they confirmed Reid’s death, my world was engulfed by the darkness alone… and there was no way out for me anymore.

“It hurts…” I sobbed in despair, clutching my chest as I tried to control the pain, but to no avail. “It hurts that I wasn’t able to protect and save him… It pains me so much that he died because of me… and do you know what’s worse? I served the people who killed him…” I let out a painful whimper as I shook my head. “…that’s why I ran away. I—I can’t live in that house. I just can’t….”

“You’re not going to live there anymore.” Jaxon’s words were spoken like a promise. He crouched in front of me. His eyes were filled with determination to help me. “I will help you return to the Jewel pack.”

Tears pooled in my eyes again. “I—Is that true?”

“Yes. I will help you, Aliyah,” Jaxon said. “But we have to create a plan so they won’t find out about it.” His expression hardened. “Anyway, do you notice anything unusual with your family while Samarra is living with them?”

“They seem to be head over heels with her,” I said as my brows furrowed, trying to recall things I observed when I was with them. “Whatever Samarra wants, she gets. In the market earlier, she used her magic to get her shoes for free. It’s like she can hypnotize people with one word.”

“That’s what I’ve been suspecting all this time. I think she’s using her power to become the Luna,” Jaxon remarked, and then he stood once again. “She’s using her power to manipulate the members of the council.”

I watched him walk back and forth. He seemed totally engrossed in his suspicion towards Samarra. I thought I was the only one who saw that there was really something wrong with how Shawn and my father treated that witch, but it turned out that the Gamma of the pack had been observing them for quite some time already.

“She’d only make this pack more chaotic,” he said. “I need to do something. More importantly, I have to avenge my mate’s death.”

“It’s dangerous,” I warned him. “She’s too powerful.”

“Even a witch has a weakness.” He clenched his jaw and stared down at me. “I just need to know what her weakness is. I won’t let her make this pack messier.”

Looking at Jaxon, I could see his determination to seek revenge, and to protect the pack against Samarra. He was the only shifter who had a genuine intent to save this pack from the possible danger. Even Shawn could not see how dangerous Samarra was, probably because his mind had been manipulated by her all this time.

I only hoped that Jaxon could do something to save this pack from her. Otherwise, even the innocent lives would suffer, just like how our mates died in Samarra’s hands.