Marked By The Demon Triplet Alpha Kings

Aurora

The bitter taste of sadness burned my throat all the way down to my chest as I processed all that Eve had said.

The pack was no longer safe?

Where I called home was no longer safe for me.

I stared at space, unable to move as the weight of the information weakened my muscles.

Of all the questions that floated in my head, only one echoed repeatedly in my mind.

Why?

When I was about to enjoy the best years of my life, why would the pack be under attack?

It’s not even up to three months already and the whole pack was running Heltersketer because of some unknown enemies?

Why was my happiness always short-lived?!

I fought the urge to burst into tears before Eve but the harder I blinked, the more my tears threatened to spill.

What kind of luck do I have?

I just wanted to be happy forever, was that too much to ask?!

At once, the gush of anger and hatred rushed through my bones and I felt like vanquishing all of them.

“I know this is hard for you to take in. I just want to let you know what is happening,” Eve explained, giving me a rub on my left shoulder before flashing a pity face at me.

My heart skipped a bit at the recognition of the hidden message the face conveyed.

I tried to keep calm and clear negative thoughts from my head but I couldn’t help it as nervousness got the best of me.

It didn’t take me long before I started to shudder in fear.

“What happened?” I asked, trying to mask my emotions, but my trembling voice gave me away.

Eve was hiding something. Though I didn’t know what it was, I could tell it was important, but above all, it was painful.

I kept muttering prayers to the Moon goddess in my heart for everything to be fine but nothing felt right anymore.

My body aches for the truth that Eve was hiding.

“You can’t lie, Eve. I can smell your nervousness. Just spill the truth,” I half-screamed in frustration, irritated by her silence.

Guilt covered her face as she swallowed hard, not knowing what to say.

We stared at each other in silence for the next fleeting minutes before her lips began to move.

“Fucking say it, Eve!”

“Promise me that you will stay in your room and you won’t brood,” she instructed while I threw her a dazed look.

“I won’t brood?”

My heart sank at her words as realization hit me hard in the face.

I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me that something bad happened to someone close to me.

My mind immediately went to my parents and the bad feelings wouldn’t stop coming in waves.

I could only hope they were safe.

Please, Moon goddess.

I wouldn’t know what to do if anything happened to my parents.

“Eve, what do you mean by-”

“Just promise me that you will be strong and you won’t act irrationally.”

All the composure I gathered flew out of the window as my weak heart shattered into pieces.

Cloaked with fear, I was rooted to a spot. It was like a bag of ice was thrown over me as my body began to tremble.

At that moment, I could only wish for the moon goddess to keep my loved ones safe.

My mouth was filled with unspoken words as I stared at Eve with a frightened expression.

Anytime someone beats about the bush with Eve’s choice of words, it could only mean one thing.

The worst has happened.

How much worse was the worst?

I hoped it wasn’t the worst I couldn’t handle.

Her lips moved reluctantly as she let out a tensed sigh. “Fine. Your dad got injured. He was shot with silver mixed with wolfsbane when he led a troop of warriors to ambush the enemies. Unfortunately, he didn’t know he was already ambushed by them so they started to attack immediately and-”

The rest of her words hung in the air as I dashed out of my room at full speed dodging the warriors before letting my legs take me to his room.

“Come back, Aurora. Where the hell are you going? I thought you promised!” She lamented, surprised and scared at my behaviour.

I mentally cursed myself when I thought of the consequences of my actions. She could get fired for exposing the truth to me.

I’m sorry, Eve.

I couldn’t contain myself. All that clouded my mind was my injured father.

Tears blinded my vision as I made my way to his room, knocking on workers who bumped into me.

Without knocking, I flung the doors open, rushing into the door to meet my father sleeping peacefully on the bed.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Relief coursed through me when the steady beating of his heart filled my ears.

Thank God he was still alive.

Sadness crept into my heart once more as my eyes met the beeping machines and drips that hung above him.

Quietly, I sat at the edge of his bed, staring at his exposed chest and studying the injury that housed it.

It was a miracle that the bullet missed his heart by a few inches.

I could tell he was healing at a good speed. Coupling with the presence of his mate.

Though I didn’t see my mum, her scent lingered around his room. It didn’t take long before she left.

A wave of pity washed over me as I stared at my father’s weak figure. With time, he’ll regain his strength.

A feeling of pride filled me as a sad smile curled on my face.

He was a brave warrior. He led by example and he earned my respect.

Despite being with him for some months, I had grown fond of him and I cared greatly about him..

I wished I was there to save him…I didn’t know why the bullet hit him out of all the warriors…

Stop it, Aurora!

My subconscious yelled at me and a frown plastered on my face…

It was selfish of me to wish the bullet hit someone else instead of my father.

The jerking of my father brought me out of my reverie as he started saying inaudible words.

“Dad!” I called, giving him a gentle squeeze on the shoulder in order to keep him steady.

“Run, Aurora, they are coming for you!”