You Rejected A Silver Wolf
They Were His Target

Chapter Thirty-Six - They Were His Target Jaden's POV

The issue with Alpha King Chris was not serious, thanks to Ray, who had Princess Vanessa in hold. She expressed her unwillingness to live in Black Rose with her mate, and her mother and father seemed to support it. So, until she was willing, Jonah wasn't entitled to accept her as his mate. For him to stay at Black Hills wasn't even an option. I was thankful to Ray for calming the Alpha King, and he forgave Jonah for being stubborn. My young Delta had always been stubborn. "Are you sure you really want to see Your Silver?" I saw him leave the royal stable, dragging a haughty horse towards me. I looked at the poor creature. I didn't need to horse ride to Your Silver, but since it was a formal meeting, maybe I should. "Hmm. Let's see him and thank him for his cooperation so far, and maybe talk about the girl who's Dan's mate," I replied. Dan was Beta Ralph's brother-in-law, who had been rejected. I wasn't sure if there was anything to be done since the warrior had rejected him. But he didn't accept it, so I'd try to work it out. Your Silver's warrior wasn't a princess that couldn't leave her abode. If Your Silver released the girl to us and mended one broken heart of my pack, then I'd owe him two. That was, of course, if the girl wanted that.

"Just like I can't leave Black Rose to go to Black Hills, it is possible that Your Silver's warrior can't leave him as well." He handed me the reins. I frowned, taking them. Your Silver had already declared himself leader of Silver Pack, an abode for slaves, but I wouldn't be acknowledging that.

"He is only a rogue; his warriors don't owe him loyalty. And why would a young girl reject her mate?" I tsked, getting atop the horse. Jake and Ralph rode their horses towards me. A frown was still on my face. My mind link got tugged on. "What's in your head now?" my brother asked. I looked up at him, and he was watching me. I faked a smile. I wouldn't be telling him about my suspicions on one of Your Silver's warriors being my mate until I was sure. If I was, I'd have her with me by all costs; even a rejection wouldn't stop me. It would hurt a lot, though. A sigh escaped my lips, and Ralph noticed. He asked nothing and only gave me his psychic look.

"You can't read me, you know?" I reminded him.

"Yeah," he smirked. "That's because you always chat with your wolf. I am not used to your facial expressions; they're mostly blank."

I made a small smile, but it soon vanished. It wasn't all the time I talked with my wolf; I only formed a habit of keeping my thoughts to myself.

"But if you're worried about meeting Your Silver, Jonah is sure we'd meet him. His letter reached them, so someone will meet us," Ralph assured.

Someone better. With our horses, we set out towards the Boots and Rivers Market. I knew Your Silver's hideout would be around there, but I need not announce it. He could get unwanted visitors and be too busy to do the 'good' he did. Until he stepped on my tail, I'd keep his secret for him.

"Aren't we going towards Red Moon?" Jake asked, looking around the forest. I became conscious. Indeed, we were, as Boots and Rivers Market was around Red Moon.

"So Your Silver's abode was around Red Moon? No wonder he easily raided their slave depot!" Jake hollered. It made Ralph laugh. In that sense, one could say Red Moon was his major target, perhaps because it was the main pack that engaged in slave business. I was beginning to see this silver wolf in a new light. "Jonah, who exactly did you send your letter to? Can you chat up with Your Silver?"

He cleared his throat, looking nervous. "Not exactly. But one of his warriors scouted at the Boots and Rivers Market; I gave her the letter."

A warrior who scouted at the Boots and Rivers Market? Could it be the one I presumed was my mate?

"There's a fight in front of us!" Jake hollered and ordered his horse to move faster. We all followed behind him. We were above a mountain and could barely see what was happening. I felt my wolf come to the surface. Was his mate here? We were far away, or he'd have known for sure.

A young woman slashed the neck of a warrior; it was a Red Moon warrior. He fell to the ground, gullet out. Another Red Moon warrior tried to hit her, but a figure zapped past him, and his head dropped. The figure was so fast, we barely caught an image of it. It reminded me of the wolf that had run in the forest, but this one seemed faster.

"These are Your Silver's warriors; I think Red Moon sent warriors to look for the others they sent out last time," Jonah huffed. The figure zapped past two warriors, and they fell dead. Ralph looked away, attempting to find a place we could ride down to meet them.

"Your Silver really trained these girls; they are totally formidable," I heard my brother say; he was almost cooing. I slapped his horse, and it got frightened and threw him off. Jonah laughed at him, and I rode away. He shouldn't be giving credit to these rogues; they were killing warriors, which may sound right but isn't legal. "Let's act like we didn't see this."

Getting to the place where the warriors had been killed, we found it cleared out. If not for the blood on the trees, one would never believe a mass murder had happened here.

"They clean out so fast; that's why no one would believe they stayed around here," Jake kept on praising.

"Alpha Jaden of Black Rose!" someone called behind us. We four turned simultaneously.

"And you are?" Ralph asked.

"I am Dara, lead warrior of Your Silver." She walked to us. She would be at least eighteen, very young for the position she held. If she had been the figure zapping around, then she was totally worth the title.

"I came here to meet Your Silver," I spoke to her. Her eyes dilated, and she held a disappointed look. Of course, he would feel too important to meet me and send a lead warrior instead.

"He was attacked a few days ago by some Red Moon warriors while trying to help your Delta. He isn't in our pack at the moment," she sighed. It sounded believable; Jonah had hinted at him being injured. I nodded, giving him a pass for it. "And the other silver wolf, where is she?" Jonah asked, with a mocking emphasis. Why was he asking of her? He had the same mocking emphasis when I wanted to meet Your Silver. Did he know something I didn't?