Chapter 8

• Stephen's POV
• Since the door of Daniel's room was as usual open. I walked in directly, and my eyes widened when I found him kissing his mate as if his life depended on her. I doubt they had no idea about my presence, but they were so busy sucking each other's lips passionately that they didn't even think to break the kiss sooner.
• "Alpha, Luna!!" I cleared my thought to get their attention, but they both ignored me or acknowledged what I was saying. I shook my head and closed the door of their room, walking out of the room. Daniel didn't have the habit of closing the door, so I hope he soon changes his habit.
• I left from there, not waiting out of his room for long because they were mates, that too newly found mates, who knew that things could get intense between them, and they ended up mating and marking each other.
• 'I don't think you need to worry for your brother around his mate. Thunder said that both his wolf and he might be acting like a love-sick puppy right now, but that doesn't mean they are stupid.', Thunder said.
• 'Yeah! You are right.'
• I went into the kitchen to have something to eat because I hadn't had anything since morning. I helped myself serve the food and then sat down at the dining table. I had barely started having my food when both Nora and Paige joined me at the dining table. I knew they wanted an update because they didn't have their plates.
• "What did Big B say?"
• "Did he punish you?"
• They asked, on which I rolled my eyes before responding, "He was so busy with his mate that he didn't give a damn to my presence."
• "Awww!! They are already in love."
• "That's the way of mates. I doubt that they will take a week for Luna Ceremony."
• Their conversation reminded me of my mate, Diana, who I lost a long ago. I knew they were not doing this intensionally, but their discussion reminded me of Diana, whom I could never be again.
• "When will you someone as your chosen mate? Because After Luna, others will surely look for beta female", Nora asked, and I sucked in a breath because I knew her question had a point. Now that Daniel would be mated, my family would undoubtedly pressure me to get a chosen mate for myself. They would ask me to get a mate just like humans were asked to get married. They wouldn't have done this if I hadn't found my mate then, since my situation was slightly different.
• "I haven't thought about that part yet.", I muttered, frowning. How could I think of choosing someone as my chosen mate when I was still not over my fated mate's feelings. I finished my food and thought to check on Daniel again.
• "Alpha, are you free now?"
• "Yes, I'm now. You can come into my room.", Hearing this, I made my way toward his room again and found Evangeline in the mid-way. We both nodded at each other before walking in the opposite direction.
• I found him with narrowed eyes when I walked in, looking directly at me, sitting against bedrest. I could see that he was still weak, but at that same time, his hairs were damp. I didn't want to investigate how he managed to take a shower and how his and his mate's hair got wet at the same time.
• "Alpha, I can explain everything."
• "Of course, you will have to. But first, cut the formalities and then explain everything."
• "Daniel, I think or say I believe Aleena is behind this accident."
• "You can't lock someone in the dungeon just because you believe or think that she is behind all this.", Daniel pointed out.
• "So I would have waited and caught her when she would have done more damaged?"
• "Not exactly. But you could have waited to catch her red-handed instead of locking her in the cell without solid proof."
• "Daniel…
• "I know you don't have any proof against her YET, which can explain that she is the one behind everything; that's why I'm ordering you to release her.", He said, using his Alpha tone. That was another thing that didn't work for me, but at the same time, I didn't want to argue with him.
• "But she sneaked out of the pack, and I found…."
• "I know everything. EVERYTHING. You just assumed everything. Now, go and release her."
• "But I don't think that she is innocent. The only problem is that I don't have any proof against her yet."
• "That's exactly what I'm telling you. Since I haven't marked my mate yet, you are the second highest rank person in the pack, and after me, everyone looks at you and expects you to make the right decision for everyone. Even if you feel, believe, or think something is wrong with that girl. You need to prove it. Now, go and get her by the time I'm calling everyone from the pack in our backyard. You have insulted her in front of the whole pack, so now you'll apologize to her in front of others."
• "But…
• "I'm not finished yet.", he said, cutting me between. "We will talk about it when you have something in your hand against her.", he added, leaving no room for argument. I gritted my teeth in anger but kept my mouth shut, knowing that a part of him was Daniel.
• "Okay, Alpha.", Muttering this under my breath, I started leaving his room.
• "Stephen, take this as your lesson. I won't say that your assumption is wrong. Maybe whatever you are thinking can be right, but you need to get proof before arresting her again."
• "I got it, Alpha.", I responded and left the room.
• 'Who could have that Powerpuff knows how to use her brain!' Thunder mumbled.
• 'That's the mistake we did, Thunder. That's the only mistake we made by underestimating her, but it won't happen again.'
• 'Great that you learned your lesson but remembered she had warned us that 'we will regret doing that to her.' I wonder now what would be her next plan?', Thunder said, using his mind, but at that moment, we were clueless about that part.
• When I reached her cell, I found her sitting on the ground with a smirk on her face.
• 'I promise to wipe her smirk one day.'
• I unlocked the door and saw her still sitting on the ground lazily. I bit my inner cheek and opened my mouth to politely talk to her, "Alpha has asked me to bring you to the backyard."
• "Asked or ordered?", She asked, checking her fake nails.
• "Asked.", I responded, to which her smirk widened. She stood up on her feet, tried to clean the dusk over her hips, and then walked out of the cell.
• 'Why do I feel that something is going on in her evil mind?' Thunder asked
• 'Well, that's because something is surely going on in her mind.', I responded.
• "Don't stress your mind is overthinking, Beta. Because whatever is going to happen next, I had warned you about that.", She said confidently.
• "What goes around always, always, comes back around.", I sneered. I took her out, RESPECTFULLY, and at the same time, I was mourning over my defeat.
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• #TBC