Alpha Kian And His Captive Mate novel Chapter 46

Rachel couldn't shift until last year. Per their custom, she was supposed to make her first kill in her wolf form before the twelfth full moon from the date of shifting. She dreaded it and put it off until now, but she only had another fifteen days before her wolf would abandon her for not allowing it to run wild.

"We will party hard after this. My brother will take us all to a club." She told me while I was enjoying my sumptuous brunch. 'Us' included Tiana and Adalyn, which I wasn't very thrilled about. I wanted my mate all to myself.

The First Kill Ceremony was going to be in the forest, and all the girls were planning to wear green and white. I made a fuss about putting together my best green dress, shoes, and accessories. I even went out with Rachel and her friends to get my hair and nails done.

"You aren't seeing the Alpha for the first time you know." Ren teased me when my hands were shaking as I put on my stone tassel earrings.

"It's been so long I forgot how he looks."

"Well, it's not easy to lose your trusted beta. Beta Ryder was very efficient and handled a lot of things which our new beta would need some time to master. Gamma Travis is also new, so you can imagine how much work the Alpha is doing without his favorite cousins."

Was I supposed to feel guilty about Ryder? I didn't regret what I did. My only regret was that I couldn't revive him a few times only to kill him again. But I definitely wasn't prepared to not see Kian for so long. I refused to acknowledge feeling a tad bit guilty for screwing him over.

What would happen to me when I have to leave in fifteen days? I can't live here forever without my stone.

"Shit!" I looked into the mirror and freaked out.

"What's the matter?" Ren stepped closer as I covered the exposed shoulder with my hair.

"Nothing, I need to change. I don't think this dress is flattering enough."

"It looks fantastic, but as you wish. Let me find a few more dresses for you." She disappeared into the closet while I checked the skin on my shoulder.

Withdrawal symptoms were kicking in already!

I initially chose to wear a chic emerald one-shoulder dress but not anymore. Taking the concealer with me, I locked the bathroom door.

The skin was extremely dry in a large patch and was red and tender. I needed to go back to the ocean, but I wasn't done here yet.

"Is everything okay?" Ren was getting on my nerves.

All of my skin will soon change if I don't do something about it... by tomorrow.

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~Nyla~

"Sh-she..." I panicked when Adalyn pointed towards me. "She tried to kill me."

"Oh, come on. You would take her down in seconds. She's a weak human who thinks she's good because she wakes up early to train." Madison scoffed at me.

"She's very strong. She tried to drown me."

Crap!

"What nonsense is she talking?" I asked Rachel as if Adalyn had lost her mind.

"Don't mind her. She's been saying you tried to kill her for days now. After Ryder went missing and his phone was found near the beach, this must be her new silly story now... that you drowned her. Why is your heart beating so hard and fast by the way?"

"Oh, she's just scaring me with that weird look on her face. I don't feel safe considering all the stuff I heard about how good of a fighter she is."

"My brother won't let her lay a finger---"

"Rachy, why are you still here?" Kian spared me one quick glance and took his sister away to the middle of the venue. We were all standing in a big circle, including Alpha Caine and the elders at the end, which led into the clearing where Rachel was going to run after shifting.