You Rejected A Silver Wolf
Weird Guys

Chapter Fifty-Six - Weird Guy

Rihanna's POV

I was still smiling ear to ear as I walked Chris back to his carriage. Jaden's brag on Black Rose's history was impressive.

Black Hills had celebrated a hundred years when Chris turned eighteen-a year before I did. Black Rose was the true Kingdom among us. "I won't be visiting here again, unless I have to," Chris said, climbing into his carriage.

I flipped my hair back, exposing my face, which I had been hiding behind my hair for a scary effect. "You will have to," I chuckled.

I noticed his eyes lingered on my face and scoffed. "What? Did you think I was beautiful when I laughed? That line is dead now."

"Just as Rihanna is. Before me is Your Silver; I am very well aware," he replied.

I shook my head. "If you console yourself with, Rihanna is dead, then fine. But her spirit will always haunt you, in the form of Your Silver."

He slammed the door shut, and I heard him sit angrily inside. A smile was etched on my face, knowing I had displeased him.

I returned to the sitting room, trying to find Dara in the mind link. Perhaps I had been a bit harsh with her. She was speaking nothing but facts. Camilla disrupted my search by informing me that Chris had crossed our border and was heading home.

It was good to know we didn't breathe the same air. I couldn't find Dara and decided to let it go.

"So, what was the exact reason you came here?" I asked, folding my arms as I walked into the room where Jaden was.

He was staring into space and only snapped back when I sat down.

"Um... yeah. I caught a spy who informed me a Lycan will be sent to... kill you," he said, looking unsure. "Or something like that?"

"Why?" I was nearly alarmed. The Lycan I was still hoping to save, being sent to kill me? I knew it was supposed to be traded with me, but... "Sure?" I asked.

There was something about the way he added, something like that? that made me unsure of him.

He shrugged. "It was said to be a plan of Red Moon and Black Hills, but Chris didn't seem like he had killing you in mind now."

Red Moon was indeed Black Hills' puppet-or were they the ones puppeteering Black Hills? It was flattering that they both thought of me.

But why would Chris want to kill me when he was claiming I belonged to him? "It didn't add up," I said.

Alpha Jaden nodded. "Lots of things that spy said didn't add up, like Red Moon getting a Lycan King? That's huge."

Lycan King? It was a damn Lycan King being sent to kill me? I was as good as dead. I turned to Jaden and stared at him blankly.

Was he worried his mate was about to be assassinated? Was that why he ran all the way here? I had noticed his horse wasn't outside.

"You just realized I'm handsome, or you spaced out while looking at me?" His voice brought me back to consciousness.

"I've seen more handsome men, believe me. I was just thinking," I scoffed.

"I believe you," he grunted, leaving his seat. "But if a Lycan is really after you, I don't think you should move around alone."

A sigh escaped my lips. He had a point there. I was too used to playing solo, but things had to change now that I was an Alpha.

I had to depend on my pack while they depended on me too. Warriors had to stay at the border; it was their specialty to identify threats on time.

I nodded. "I'll take that as advice from an existing Alpha to a new Alpha."

He spaced out again by the time I looked up at him. Where did he usually go to? I peered closer into his eyes and noticed they were red.

"Are you okay? What are you doing?" I tugged at his torso. As I felt it, it was hard and nicely shaped. I pulled my hand away.

He looked down at me dismissively. "Did you call?" His eyes were normal again.

Okay, so he had to be weird guy. The Moon Goddess must have a sense of humor.

First, she gave me an adorable mate who rejected me. Now, a weird mate who seemed caring. Don't I deserve a full ten?!

"No, I didn't call. You'd have heard me if I did." I clicked my tongue. "You've warned me about the Lycan. You can head home now..." "Don't chase me yet."

I turned to him. "What?"

His eyes turned red again, then back to white. "Chris is planning something bad. I'd need to be careful."

Chris? What did Chris have to do with anything we'd been discussing for the last two minutes? He'd left almost five minutes ago. "Wait, were you listening to him? Is that why you spaced out?" I walked closer to him.

He took a step back. "Yes, and why does that seem new?"

"Well, it's weird, intrusive, and I don't know anyone who can hear miles off. Before I walked in, Chris had passed my borders, so..."

My mind went back to him calling for the scout earlier. He'd mistaken me for a scout, but being able to hear far off... was impressive.

"I'm not your average Alpha then," he sighed, shaking his head. "Live how you want; you're not his problem, thankfully."

I wasn't his problem? Hadn't he said I should be careful? "Tell me, what did you hear?"

He looked down, biting his lower lip. "It wouldn't bother you, so there's no need to tell you."

That was fine with me. It didn't seem like my problem then. I shrugged, adjusting the chairs closer to the table.

"In that case, thank you for your time. I'll be off running my pack, and you should too. On the day of coronation, you'll be blessing the land."

He nodded absentmindedly, then looked up again. "You didn't even persist to know. Of course, it wouldn't bother you." He chuckled.

That chuckle seemed painful, followed by a fake smile I was all too familiar with.

What exactly had Chris been gossiping about to elicit such a reaction?

Still, I shouldn't care. It wasn't detrimental to me. "I avoid problems and overthinking. Could you please spare me?"

"Gladly," he said, moving back. "I'll head back now. Stay safe."

One minute he was saying, live how you want. The next, be safe?

I should assume it's just the mate instincts. "Yeah, I will."

It was only after the words left my lips that I realized I should have replied, You too. He was already gone by then.