The Love of a Lycan

"Raphael killed Kyle?" Torak frowned when he heard what the guard told him and Kace. It didn't make sense for him, he knew Raphael very well that his Beta wouldn't make a reckless decision like that, even though they had long known that Kyle was a traitor.

"Why would Raphael kill Kyle all of a sudden?" Kace was also confused. It sounded weird, they just left the castle a few hours ago, but why did things escalated so fast there?

"General Theo has regained consciousness and now a healer was checking on him." The guard then added, "And also, Lady Lana is injured during the attack."

"Lana is injured?!" Kace bolted up from his seat.

Aside from Torak and Kace, there were Chiron, Delta and the five Alphas from Torak's pack inside the tent, while the other members of his pack camped surrounding this very tent. They had now gathered the people who came to this realm for the upcoming war, near the town that had been attacked by rogues a few days ago.

The place was already packed and seemed much crowded just after the arrival of only half of the people invited.

However, they had to think about arranging some other camp site, since there would be more people coming to join them from Torak's pack and not to mention about the shifters that Kace had gathered with the help of Sterling.

"How is she now?" Torak still looked calm, but now he got an answer for his confusion upon Raphael's unexpected action. His Beta was always a level headed person, if he had done something without his permission, the situation must have required a quick decision.

And from the looks of it, it was clear that Kyle's death was related to Lana's safety, therefore, it seemed whatever Raphael did wasn't out of expectations.

"Lady Lana is fine, she only needs to rest for a few days," the guard conveyed what he knew.

"I will go back to the castle," Kace said hastily, but Torak rejected his idea.

"No, you stay here and coordinate with them, I will go back to the castle to check on the situation." Torak took his cloak and walked out of the tent, without waiting for Kace's answer.

Hence, his younger brother chased after him and caught up with Torak before he shifted into his white beast.

"Wait! Why should I wait here?! I have to go back to the castle. I need to check on my mate and Lana!" Kace protested. He hated it whenever he had to listen to his older brother's orders.

"Lana doesn't need you, Raphael is with her," Torak pointed out the obvious. Lana needed her mate more than a brotherly concern from Kace. "Your mate will be with Raine and both of them will be well protected." Torak would make sure of it.

"Good!" Kace said sarcastically. "Then we can go back together."

"No," Torak said firmly.

"And why 'no'?" Kace knitted his brows. He seemed very unhappy with Torak's constant rejections.

"There is no one here suitable to lead them," Torak said in a matter of fact tone.

Kace scoffed and laughed dryly. "You have a lot of Alphas from your pack right inside that tent." He pointed toward the big tent behind them with his thumb.

"But, there isn't a Donovan in there," Torak said.

"Why do you need a Donovan?" He asked incredulously.

"So, they will know who lead them." Torak turned around and was about to shift, but Kace grabbed his shoulder and stood in front of him.

"Like you said, this is a war which dictates the life of everyone involved. Why do you need a Donovan? Anyone can take that role for all I care." Kace didn't want to be inside that tent and order them around. As much as he hated to take an order from his older brothers, he didn't want to give order to other people again.

"If anyone and everyone can be a leader, then what? We will never win the war because everyone will be busy leading themselves. "Torak raised his brows questioningly. "We led the war before and we will lead it again now."

In all honesty, from what they had been through before, they were sure that there wasn't any certainty in time of a war. The person that you thought could be trusted, might turnout to be the biggest traitor. If there was no one capable enough to take control and placed their trust on the wrong person, they would be doomed to their deaths.

Countless traitors were found in the first war and they were facing them even now, starting with Jedrek's people.

At the very least, the three Donovans would choose to face each other head-on-head and wouldn't stab behind their brothers' back, if they really wanted to execute their other brother.

"I can't lead them," Kace said grimly.

"Yes you can." Torak shrugged Kace's hand off his shoulder. "You used to lead them before and you will lead them now."

After saying that, Torak leapt forward and landed in his white beast. His big paws pounded the ground heavily when he dashed toward the castle in hurry.

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"She is sleeping now," Raphael said in a rigid tone, leaning against the door of Lana's nursing room and didn't let anyone come inside, so they wouldn't disturb Lana's sleep.

In front of the defensive Beta was Calleb, Raine and Hope.

"Is she all right?" Raine asked in a timid voice. She had never seen Raphael being so agitated like this before.

Raphael sighed when he heard Raine, he knew that he was overreacting, yet he couldn't help it. "Yes, Raine. She just needs a few days of rest."

"Oh, it's a good news then." Raine smiled and sat down on the chair nearby, followed by Hope. The guardian angels didn't say much afterward.

Meanwhile, Calleb walked toward him and squeezed Raphael's tense shoulder, as if saying; it's all right, everything would be okay.

Not long after that, Lilac came to ask about Lana and Raphael let her know the same what he had told the other people.

"Silver can be dangerous for shifters," Lilac murmured.

"I killed Kyle, but I think Serefina managed to get a hold of Rowan and kept him alive." Raphael said. He knew the importance of keeping the two traitors alive, but he had killed one of them in a fit of rage, yet he didn't regret it regardless.