Why My Mate Cries
Chapter 83

REID’S POV

I had no choice but to hand Aliyah over to the Silver Moon wolf named Jaxon, whose angst I did not like. Admittedly, I could not force myself to trust that guy, basically because he was from the Silver Moon. I should not add that his actions towards me earlier were not acceptable. But Aliyah seemed to have known him so well and gained her trust over a short period of time.

“I will be waiting for you,” Aliyah said to me softly, cupping my face as she looked at me with eyes filled with love and worry.

“It won’t take long, I promise,” I assured her, kissing the back of her palm.

“Please don’t let any families be harmed, Reid,” she pleaded.

Although I wasn’t sure if none of these innocent families were harmed, I still nodded my head and promised that I’d do my best to ensure their safety.

“Wait for me, alright?”

She nodded in response and then let go of me. Breathing heavily, I gazed at Jaxon and then nodded my head, giving him the cue to leave with my mate.

I watched them walking away from the hillside. Jaxon was carrying Aliyah in his arms, and she was looking in my direction all this time until their shadows faded away into the woods.

Despite the fact that it made me mad to see her being carried by another wolf, all I could do was let out a low growl to release my annoyance and shift back to my wolf form.

I had no time to waste. I went back to the land and spotted Sage and his troops that were still fighting the Silver Moon warriors. It was a tough fight, and I had to intervene. With my gritted teeth, I used my alpha’s power and commanded them to stop fighting anymore.

“Listen carefully,” I intoned, using my Alpha’s command power. “I am Alpha Reid of the Jewel Pack, commanding each of you to stop this war now. No more fights at this point. The only thing you must do is to help me cease the fire to save this land and its people,” I said with my authoritative voice.

My vision turned crimson red as I intoned those words. Seconds later, they all nodded their heads, an indication that my power had worked. They stopped fighting and moved to stop the big fire burning this land.

I sighed as I watched them do what I commanded, and then I moved to the other area. I did the same thing to the other warriors I crossed paths with. A few minutes later, I found Klaus and Lucas tending the innocent families, putting them all together in the safe cement zone. They both ran towards me when they noticed my presence.

“How did it go, Reid?” Klaus asked firmly.

“I found her in the woods,” I responded.

“That’s a relief. Where is she then?” He checked over my shoulders and then frowned when he did not see Aliyah.

“She is severely injured. I asked someone to take her into the back gates. She will be waiting for us there,” I explained, and then my eyes went to the families gathered in what seemed to be a field.

Looking at these innocent people, I felt a pang of guilt inside my chest. I know they didn’t wrong us to witness such battles, and I honestly knew they did not deserve what happened. I gritted my teeth, thinking that everything had become a disaster since we attended the assembly. If only I had other choices at that time… I guess the situation would never have turned this way. We could have thwart this situation.

“Have you seen the former Alpha of their pack?” I asked them

“Yes. He passed out. He’s tremendously injured. There’s a slash on his neck, and his feet were burned severely,” Lucas answered.

I couldn’t help but shut my eyes upon hearing it. F**k, Aliyah would never like to hear it…

“And how about Shawn Harper?”

“He is still breathing when we left them from where you fought him. He won’t die easily as he has the Alpha b***d,” Klaus responded, and gave me a one-handed shrug. “I wanted to end him, but I thought of Aliyah. She still treats him as her family.”

I only nodded as I drew in a long breath. He was right.

“We have to let them live for Aliyah. But right now, I want you to gather all the families in this area and advise the others to help cease the fire immediately. I found Aliyah, so there is no need to continue this battle. We’re going to retreat and return to our territory in a few hours,” I advised them.

Both of them agreed with what I just said and nodded their heads. I then proceeded to the place where I fought Shawn Harper. Although I wanted him to die, I had to set my emotions aside. I knew Aliyah would hate me if I killed him.

Right in the middle of the fire, Shawn was on the ground, lying down, eyes open and still breathing, but his body was injured to the extent that he may have prayed to just die in his current state.

Looking down at him, all I felt was fury. Despite what he looked like right now, I still could not stop myself from loathing him. He was one of the reasons Aliyah suffered, why our baby died and made me do this devilish act.

“I found Aliyah,” I spoke as I stood in front of him. “I won this battle, Shawn Harper.”

Shawn did not speak, yet I knew he heard every word I said. B***d was flowing down from his neck and leg, and all he did was gasp for air to fill his body with oxygen.

It wasn’t enough to see him suffering in this way. If I could only put the decision in my hand, I would not hesitate to tear every part of him apart, and make him feel what it felt like to slowly die into real f*****g pieces.

“So, Harper, where is your angst?” I grinned devilishly, sticking my tongue out and licking my lower l*p. “You see where your evil act brought us? Have you seen this town right now? Have you seen how your land has turned into a disaster, you f*****g mutt! Answer me!”

He did not speak. He only breathed hard and acted like he had never heard me at all. I clenched my jaw and shook my head. What a poor thing.

I spun around and checked the specific spot where the witch was defeated. My eyes landed on where her body should be seen as burned, if not ashes, but I looked around and didn’t find her remains at all.

“Where did it go…”

I looked back at Shawn. Gritting my teeth, I walked up to him and asked, “Have you seen the witch?”

But then again, he did not answer.

“F**k, where is she…”

I walked around one last time and didn’t find anything that would lead me to her body or even her ashes. I wondered what happened while I was gone, and deep down I hoped that my pack mates just ended her life like what I told them to do.