C15 The wedding

CHAPTER 15

Silver lake pack's wedding celestial hall.

Max and Charlotte arrived already. The elders were present already.

"Let's proceed with the wedding rituals" Grayson announced with a smile.

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Emma ran out of the pack's house with a mask on. She headed to the backwood so she would take a shortcut.

"Emma!" Alpha Devon called out seriously and Emma turned around in shock.

"What are you doing here?" Emma asked in a shaky voice.

"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Alpha Devon asked with a blank expression.

Emma looked away.

"Answer the damn question Emma" Devon yelled.

"What do you expect me to do? Should I just sit and watch Charlotte slip away my fingers? You wouldn't even help me if I had told you about it so why are you trying to stop me? What are you so scared of?" Emma half yelled.

"What sort of question is that? What happened to your friend got nothing to do with me or you. She was never your responsibility, to begin with, and you've got other responsibilities to shoulder and that's becoming a competent Luna. Charlotte is no longer a pub, she can handle herself and make decisions for herself. You have no right to interfere" Devon said coldly.

Emma glared at him with so much hate and disgust.

"You acted like you had no idea about Charlotte's situation so how come you know so much about it?" Emma asked seriously.

"Sire, what's going on here?" Celina asked as she joined them alongside Kent.

"Take Emma back to her room and go ahead with your training" Devon ordered with a frown.

"Sire, we're not done talking" Emma yelled and Celina grabbed her arm.

"You don't have any right to raise your voice on the alpha" Celina uttered getting pissed.

She took Emma with her back to the pack house.

Kent looked at Alpha Devon completely speechless on how to begin the conversation.

"If you have anything to say then spill it out. The look in your eyes makes me feel uncomfortable" Devon said sarcastically as he looked away.

"I have nothing to say" Kent swallowed hard.

Devon stared at him and scoffed.

"Drop the act and spit it out already. It's exhausting forcing words out of your mouth"

"Why do you think Grayson can keep Emma in his possession without her will?" Kent asked.

"His intentions are obvious and I can't let him win not for a single time so it's only advisable I keep Emma in my sight so do the same" Alpha Devon instructed.

"You're finding it hard admitting your true feelings for her. You're only scared, she might fall for Grayson's gentle charm, and charisma you find hard possessing" Kent said coldly and Devon glared at him.

"It's nothing like that. Do you think Emma will be able to survive in the silver lake pack. Grayson is no different from me, he's way worse than me" Devon said seriously.

"Why should you care about that? You're jealous Emma might satisfy him in bed just like she does to you" Kent muttered.

"Kent watch it, you're crossing the line. If you're upset with me about something else then say it. I hate it when you get on my nerves with your words" Alpha Devon said coldly.

"What the hell happened to Sophia?" Kent asked seriously.

Alpha Devon bite his lower lips frustratedly and looked away.

"Why are you asking? You've never shown interest in her whereabouts so what changed?" Alpha Devon asked calmly.

"You're hiding something. Sophia's my friend as well and it's only reasonable that I ask of her whereabouts and I know so well that you know of her whereabouts"

"Sophia's dead" Devon announced and Kent exhaled sharply.

"She chose the wrong side at the end of it all. Don't you feel upset, we've been friends for decades. You should have given her a second chance to mend her ways" Kent said sadly.

"If she deserved it I would have given that to her but till the very end, she chose to stab me in the back. Attacking me from behind is treason and that was Sophia's crime. She has other accomplices for which she refused to disclose their identity" Devon said.

Kent looked at Devon for some minutes then put some thoughts into the whole situation.

"You're always flawless so how did you end up finishing her up without getting to the root of it? Her accomplices might still be in Grey pack and that means your life is in danger" Kent uttered a bit concerned.

"I'm still investigating that. Sophia suddenly became so ambitious and I don't think I have myself to blame for that. She got brainwashed by those she chose to be on their side" Devon said coldly.

"They all have dreams of becoming your Luna but you fail to recognize their intentions and that's what leads to treason. I guess it will all come to an end when you finally become official with Emma" Kent said seriously.

"I will give you today to grief over her so you can take the whole day off. Don't bother coming today" Alpha Devon instructed then walked away.

Alpha Devon got to the pack house and sensed his surrounding with his inner senses.

Devon turned around and head down to the pack's secret dungeon.

Kent watched the Alpha from afar as he noticed Devon's suspicious moves.

Why's he hiding the fact that Sophia's still alive? What sort of secret is Sophia keeping that the Alpha is trying to protect me from? Kent questioned in his head as he watched from behind.

Alpha Devon got into the dungeon and head straight to the room Sophia was kept.

"Why are you here? Do you miss me already? It's been months since you last visited" Sophia said with a smile.

"I came to check if you're still breathing. Well, how disappointing you're still breathing" Alpha Devon said coldly and made to walk away.

"You won't be getting any threats for now that's if you don't proceed with your wedding with Emma" Sophia cut in sharply and Devon stopped walking.

He turned to her.

"You've been locked up here for about a month now so how did you know I'm getting married to Emma?" Devon asked seriously.

"I'm still a great person in the grey pack so I don't think you let your guard down so easily. I can get out of here if I wish to but I chose not to so don't think I'm helpless because you've held me captive" Sophia said with a malicious smile.

Alpha Devon smiled.

"You know so well how much I love challenges. I would love to see you try my authority, I can't wait" Devon said with a half smile.

Sophia drooled on seeing Devon's smiling face.

"One month in a dungeon and I still can't get my urges for you away. Your smile turns me on pretty fast, I'm glad you found it back" Sophia said seductively.

Devon frowned.

"Why not live the rest of your life thinking about it?" Alpha Devon said coldly then walked away.

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Silver lake pack...

The wedding rituals just began after one of the elders led the ritual.

Max and Charlotte had their hands tied similar to a pagan ceremony of Handfasting, with a ribbon and flowers. The two of them then hold up a white candle while saying their wedding vows.

They were about to light the candle when Grayson collapsed.

The whole crowd went in disarray as they rushed to him. Max dropped the candle in shock and then ran to Grayson.

"Sire, open your eyes!" Max and the rest of the crowd screamed as they tried to retrieve Grayson back but he passed out already.

"No should come with me. I will go alone, any update on the alpha's condition I will let you all know but don't worry much about it" Max announced as he tried to convince everyone otherwise.

Max swiftly carried Grayson on his back then ran to his car and drove Grayson back to the pack house.

He called in for the healer.

"What's the reason for the alpha's sudden passing out?" Max asked anxiously.

The healer looked up at Max and wore a half smile.

"It's nothing serious, the alpha must have been stressing himself out lately. He only passed out because of stress but he will be up in an hour" He assured and Max had a sigh of relief.

"Alright, that's quite a relief," Max said with a smile.

"I will take my leave now," The healer said politely.

"Thank you," Max said and the healer nodded and left the room.

Max went closer to Grayson with a smile but he had a look at Grayson's hand.

The smile on his face disappeared instantly.

"Why didn't he see any of this?" Max uttered in shock as he referred to the healer.

Grayson, I really can't believe you. Max said in his head angrily as he sat next to the bed.

An hour later, Max's eyes were fixed on his phone when Grayson moved around on his bed.

"You're awake?" Max asked curiously and Grayson looked at him slowly.

"What are you doing here? Your wedding rituals should be done by now right? Why are you here? You've completed your wedding rituals right?" Grayson asked curiously as he sat up.

"You lost consciousness because you had high hopes of seeing Emma but once again Devon beat you to it. But why the hell have you been avoiding mating with any she-wolf?" Max asked seriously.

"I can't get tempted so easily and you know that so well. I can't fall on the same path as my father. I have to wait till I mate with Emma, it can't be anyone else" Grayson said with a faint smile.

"You almost died because you keep waiting for her. Grayson, it's time you face reality, Emma isn't coming to you. How can you love her so blindly? It upsets me so much that you fall so weak in front of just a mere she-wolf who's the sex toy of Devon" Max blurted.

"You think I don't know that? Anyways we can talk about this some other time but right now, you should head back to where you came from. You have to complete your wedding rituals with Charlotte and that's an order" Grayson said seriously.

"What's the use of getting married to her when it's no longer of any use to either of us? The purpose of this wedding was to get Emma but since we're not getting her then I think my efforts are in vain" Max said coldly and Charlotte dropped her purse at the door.

Grayson and Max looked at the door in shock.

"What!" Charlotte gasped breathlessly and Max stood up from his seat quickly.

"I was only a pawn in your game. I'm impressed, beautiful plan because I fell completely for it. I will go take this off" Charlotte said slowly then walked away.

Grayson looked at Max and then pushed him.

"Why are you still standing here? You should go after her" Grayson said seriously.

"What's the use? It's all ruined already. She heard everything and I can't keep on lying to her for the rest of her. It happened for the better, now she's off my neck. We should think of another way to get rid of our illness. I can't let you fall into the same trap I fell into" Max said coldly and Grayson shook his head.

"That's why we're both different. I won't let love control me, I'm only this way because I've got lots of ambition in mind. All I need is just to spend a night with Emma. If you've got a better idea on how to make me accomplish that then I'm all ears" Grayson said with a blank expression.

"It doesn't have to be Emma. All you need is her imagination and we're done"

"It has to be Emma for the prophecy to come true," Grayson said seriously and a maid ran into his room.

"Sire, miss Charlotte is gone. We can't find her anywhere" The maid said anxiously and Max looked at Grayson in shock.