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Liv's POV
"What the heck" Callum cursed out, taking his lower lip into his mouth. He grazed his lip with his teeth, tapping a finger on his nose with his eyes piercing through the wall. "How sure are you about this information?" he asked, feeling utterly confused.
"It's a legit information Alpha. I got to find out the news was gotten out from the man Alpha Ryder captured" the guard aired out.
"You may go now. Keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn't escape" Callum instructed. The guard bowed his head, walking out of the room in hastened steps.
The news the guard let out made everybody confused, including me. I could see the worrisome look potrayed on Callum's face. The way he kept pacing back and forth made me understand he was torn between the high mountain alongside the dashing waves, he didn't seem like he knew what to do next.
On the other hand Ryder was worried. There was nothing I could do to lessen their pain, I just watched them without uttering a word.
"We need to seek refuge somewhere else" Ryder's voice broke out, breaking the silence which was erred between us.
"How many men do we have?" Callum queried.
"30" he replied. Callum scoffed at Ryder's revelation.
"30" Callum repeated Ryder's words. It looked as though he couldn't come to terms that things could turn out like this within a snap of a finger.
"Now who would be willing to take in 30 armed men without feeling unsafe in their pack?" Callum said, his eyes portraying every emotion he felt inside of him.
"I think I have a solution" Ryder chirmed in as Callum's eyes litted with hope.
"What solution is that? just blurt it out already"
"We can seek help from moonstone pack. Although there are a lot of us, our father had a lot of alliances and people who would be willing to help us" Ryder pronounced.
I never heared about moon stone pack so I was slightly confused about everything they were conversing between themselves.
"We can seek refuge but I hope they can help us otherwise I can't begin to imagine what will happen"
"They would surely help us. It's unlike them to forget all the favors our father had shown to them. They would be willing to help us. Trust me on that" Ryder assured, placing a hand on Callum's shoulder.
I listened to them talking things out without any intention to interrupt them.
I was already tired of this whole mess.
I wanted it to end sooner or later but with Callum and Ryder emerging victorious.
While they were discussing on the matter, my eyes sighted a soldier rushing in.
He was panting in deep breaths.
I quickly turned my head to the side, grabbing a glass of water which I handed to him. He was hesistant at first but I signalled him to gulp the water down, which he did.
"Guessing from your looks, they must be another bad news" Ryder sighed.
"Yes Alpha, there's an intruder" the soldier stated.
"Damnit! I'm sure it has to be Max's men. He isn't taking a break from torturing us" Callum cursed out as he sneered in disdain.
"It's just one man" the soldier voiced out, taking Callum aback. How could it only one man?
Callum turned to me, cupping my chin "Stay right here, I want to check up on something" he spoke. I nodded at him, watching him turn him back against me as he raced out of the door.
Something in my heart made me believe it might be Frank. What if it was him? Did he come to look for me? The thought of Frank enclosed in my thoughts made my heart leap for joy.
Callum had clearly instructed me to stay in the room but I was so curious to know if it was Frank. I would deal with his anger later. Without thinking twice, I strode out of the room, following them behind.
On getting outside, my suspicions were true. It was indeed Frank. My face beamed brightly with a smile, it was hard for me to control my emotions at that moment. It was mixed with anger, tears, and so many more that I couldn't explain further.
"What are you doing here? Weren't you dead?" Callum questioned with a stern gaze. I frowned at the question which he threw at Frank. Did he really want Frank to die? What did I expect? afterall they were arch enemies
Frank smirked at his words. Probably he was already used to callum's harsh words so it didn't ignite any emotion inside of him anymore.
"Of all people, I didn't imagine you to be worried" Frank divulged, his eyes peering around. I'm sure he was searching for me but he wouldn't be able to sight me from where I was standing. I found myself blushing hard just at the though of it. "It's okay guys, Frank is here nothing to worry about" he added.
I could see Callum was pissed. It had never been a habit of his to hide the way he felt about anyone, Frank was adding to his anger because the last person he wanted to see was Frank.
"Frank" I called out, not thinking about the consequences of my actions. They all turned to me being alerted by my piercing voice. I ran towards him, enveloping him in a tight hug. Frank also wrapped his hands around my waist, pulling me closer to his body.
We were in that intimate position for some minutes before I broke out of the hug, gazing into his eyes. I had really missed him so much, I craved to express those feelings to him but I couldn't.
At least not in front of my mates otherwise another war would have to happen right in front of my eyes. I knew for a fact they won't react to it calmly, guessing from the built in hatred they have for each other.
"How did you get here?" I queried in a soft voice.
"I have been searching for days. After Ryder's men attacked Max's men just outside the pack, I watched them and followed them here" Frank answered.
"I got scared when I didn't see you. I thought you wouldn't keep your promise to me" I
"It's not a habit of mine to go back on my words, especially my promises. I told you I'll be back so here I am" he stated, spreading out his arms at me. I let out a soft chuckle.
He turned to Callum who was struggling to keep his anger in check. "Callum I want you to know that staying here is not a very smart idea because Max might be plotting to bring his men here any moment" Frank added.
"It's already too late because Max is marching here with his men as we speak" Ryder spoke ip
"Here's what we can do. I'm willing to help. My father is dead so my mother would be willing to let you all stay in dark sky pack" Frank suggested. I wondered how he was able to say his father was dead without any sign of emotion.
"No" Callum voiced out in an instant "Nothing of that sort would ever happen"
"I know you are stubborn, but I don't think you are fucking stupid to risk her life. I am doing this for Liv. She is not safe here and you clearly know it" Frank responded.
"There's no way I would accept such a decision when I know for a fact you are offering to help us for your own benefit. So you can get close to Liv. We don't need your help, we will figure it out" Callum replied.
"There's no time to figure anything out Callum. You're also forgetting Liv had spent some days in my pack with me so if getting closer to her was my intention, I would have done it a long time ago. No one was there to stop me, remember?" Frank answered back with a sinister glare.
"Please Callum, we really need help at the moment so just reconsider your decision" I begged softly, looking into Callum's eyes.
"Frank is not to be trusted" Callum said.
"He is to be trusted. You fully know about that, but you don't want to bring yourself to accept that fact. Please just accept this proposal, our lives are concerned in this" I insisted.
"You're in love with Frank that's why you want to go with him so you can spend quality time with each other!" Callum flared up. My heart skipped when he said it. I knew it wasn't something I was good at hiding, but Callum saying it to my face made me swallow hard.
"Can we not talk about this when we are all going to die soon" I shot out, trying to sway their attention from the fire Callum just started.
"No, I wanna talk about it right now. How long Liv. How long have you been in love with him"
My heart pounded faster. "Callum I love you. That's it"
He shook his head. "You said you didn't love him. You lied to me. How can I know you aren't lying about loving me!" He was red in anger already. I had never seen him that mad before.
"Callum please"
"No. Just fucking say it. You love him say it, but just know, you can't love him and fucking love me at the same time!"
"Callum!" I shot out in frustration. "That's enough! We can't do this while Max is going to rain his wrath on us anytime soon."
He took a deep breath, looking at the both of us and he walked out.
Ryder who seemed to have been quiet all this while spoke up. "I think Frank has a point, we need to leave and we need to leave now"