The Love of a Lycan

Once Torak's figure had left her sight, Raine couldn't help but feel nervous. Her uneasiness heightened the longer she looked into the dark tunnel in front of her.

Therefore, she squatted down beside the entrance of it with Calleb right beside her.

What if something happened to Torak down there? What if this was just another trick of the devils? What if an unknown monster was locked down there?

Raine's head was buzzing with question after question, unable to think clearly or assess the situation.

Raine really wanted Torak to come back right now.

When she thought that her head would explode from too much thinking, she felt a big palm on her head, tousling her hair in a soothing motion.

Only then did Raine realize that Calleb had been staring at her with a soft smile on his lips. His voice was so warm and calm when he spoke. "He will be fine. The Alpha will return soon."

Raine stared at Calleb for a moment too long before she nodded her head slowly.

"Where is the child?" Raine asked.

"He is fine, he is in the room next door." Calleb reassured her.

Raine nodded. They didn't have to hurt the child, he was innocent, it was just that Raine saw Clarice clasping the key around his ankle after she closed the secret door in her vision.

Yes, Clarice.

Raine didn't think about her before. 

She abruptly stood up and approached Clarice, who was still sobbing on the ground under the hard gazes of all the Lycanthropes present.

More than five Lycanthropes were inside this room, paying close attention to her, and if she dared to make any unexpected movement than they wouldn't be so merciful enough to leave her unscathed.

Not to mention the Alpha had given them strict orders before he went into the dark tunnel to kill her if she posed any threat to their Luna.

Calleb followed Raine's gaze and quickly grabbed her hand to hold her back. "Where are you going?" He asked her.

"I want to talk to her." Raine said in a matter of fact tone. There was something that she needed to know.

"No. You are not allowed to go near her." Calleb's grip became firmer. "The Alpha will kill me if anything happened to you." He whispered.

"Hold her then." Raine gave an alternative. She needed to talk to Clarice. She couldn't do nothing and sit while waiting for Torak, at the very least, she had to try to get some additional information, to make it easy for Torak.

"She will not say anything." Calleb reminded Raine. "Don't you see yourself that she almost deceived us if it wasn't for your warning?"

"It's okay." Raine tried to release his grip from her, but it was so tight, though it'snot hard to the point of hurting her, but she couldn't free herself either. "I have my own ways… I guess." She added, slightly hesitant.

"What will you do?" Calleb narrowed his eyes in suspicion. "Don't do anything reckless at a time like this." He warned her again.

"Of course not." Raine frowned as she felt wronged. "Why would I want to put myself in danger?"

Calleb stared at Raine for a bit longer before he sighed helplessly and yielded to her request. "Torak will kill me once he knows about this." He released his grip on her.

"Don't worry, I will back you up." Raine grinned at him and the latter couldn't help but grin as well.

Calleb walked forward and asked two of the Lycans to hold Clarice, making sure she wouldn't make a sudden move that would endanger their Luna.

As the third in command, ultimately, those Lycans followed the Gamma's order, moreover it was something that their Luna asked too.

They still remembered their Alpha's words and obeyed both Calleb and Luna.

Two Lycans were holding each of Clarice's arms while the one on her left was grabbing her hair and pulled it back, so her head could tilt up to look at Raine.

Raine wanted to say that they shouldn't have to treat her badly, but held herself from commenting something like that.

It was a beast that she had to deal with, one wrong move and her pity for her, Raine's life would be in danger, and absolutely, she didn't want to put herself in such a situation.

After all, their harsh treatment wouldn't kill Clarice anyway.

"Tell me, why were you lying about the secret door?" Raine stood two steps away from her, too close for Calleb's liking.

The Gamma's shoulders turned stiff, he was in alert, ready to battle out anyone who tried harm Raine.

"I can't tell you." Clarice gritted her teeth. "I can't tell you." She was so stubborn, giving to her situation now.

"Why?" Raine asked. She narrowed her eyes. "Why can you not?"

Clarice clamped her lips shut to prevent herself from talking any further, this also emphasized her reluctance to reveal the truth.

"Tell me or I will order them to kill your son." Raine said in a cold tone.

This made Calleb whip his head toward her, not sure that he heard it right. He would never have thought Raine would say something like that, even though this was only an empty threat.

There was no way she would order something like that.

However, Clarice didn't think that way. Her mother's instinct wouldn't let any harm befell on her child, even if it was only an empty threat.

Clarice wouldn't take any risk to gamble over her son's life. After all, she didn't know Raine for long, thus she wasn't sure of her character.

Raine was gambling with a mother's heart. However, even if Clarice didn't fall for this cheap trick, Raine still had ideas to deal with her.

"No, please Luna… I can't tell you… I will die…" Clarice started to beg her. She wailed again as tears started to roll down her cheeks.

Calleb then remembered what happened to the people that betrayed Torak, the moment they tried to talk. Was this dark magic again?

"Raine, I don't think she can talk." Calleb informed her.

"I know." Raine said curtly, yet she took another step closer to her as she stretched out her hand toward Clarice's face.