UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

"I lived in a far away village, trying to live a normal life," Zuri answered when Norbeat asked her what she had been doing after she went missing with Chaos.

"Normal life?" Norbeat scoffed when he heard that and then shook his head. "There is nothing normal about us and now you say that you want a normal life? You shouldn't dream about something like that, because you will only hurt yourself."

Zuri fell silent for a moment when she heard the way he criticized her and then nodded. "Yeah, you are right."

"Hm?" Norbeat was surprised to hear that. It was not a common thing for her to agree with him, therefore he was slightly taken aback. "Are you okay? You don't look fine." Especially since Zuri talked in a dreamy voice, so softly, it almost sounded like a whisper.

"I am fine," Zuri said, as she stared at the wolf and then sat down on the ground, not caring that her clothes would get dirty. Her hazel's eyes were fixed on the wolf on her lap, but her mind was elsewhere. There was something that she was thinking about right now, something that had been bothering her.

"Are you sure?" Norbeat seemed determined to annoy Zuri with his useless questions, until she threw him a dagger look and made him stop being a pain in the arse… "That's better," he mumbled.

"If all of you are here, it means, Skylar is here as well?" Zuri asked, she glanced at Norbeat, waiting for his reply.

"Yeah, of course she is here. You should go to the library immediately, because right now she is there with lord Chaos." Norbeat then sat down next to Zuri, staring at the wolf on her lap that looked so docile, like a little puppy.

"For what?" Zuri asked. She stared at this garden. If she walked toward her left, there would be a small gate and behind it was Ann's grave. She should have gone to visit her, since she was here, but her feet felt so heavy.

"Don't you think she is a nuisance?" Norbeat frowned at Zuri, as if her reaction was not acceptable. That was the wrong response for his information.

"Chaos is awake enough to take care of her if she really dares to try something funny." Zuri then laid down on the ground, using her arms as a pillow behind her head.

She attacked Skylar before because Chaos was unconscious, as he used a lot of his energy to show her his own realm, but right now, he wouldn't want that woman to touch himself.

"Don't you feel threatened by her?" Norbeat scoffed at Zuri's indifference, he didn't want to say this and fortunately, Skylar was not here to hear this as well, but… "If you put aside her annoying nature, she is beautiful and lord Chaos is a man."

Zuri glanced lazily at the soul possessor, did he get brain injury or was the intelligence of the body that he occupied affecting the way he was thinking?

"Don't you worry about that?" Norbeat didn't particularly like Zuri, but she was better than Skylar. Living with her for weeks in this place was really suffocating, as that creature was so full of herself.

Yet, Zuri didn't answer that stupid question and chose to close her eyes.

Chaos and she had gone through a lot of things and more than one life. Skylar's existence was not a threat for her. She was only a nuisance that wasn't worthy of her attention. Therefore, she chose to sleep and didn't give a fuck about what Norbeat was trying to imply.

"You are so careless," Norbeat scoffed again and then laid down on the ground next to her. "Are you sleeping?" he asked, but there was no answer from her.

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"But, where should we go?" the woman was crying when she heard what July said. They needed to go away from McKeltar manor, if they wanted to save Flo's life.

"He will help you," July said, as she looked at Aaron, who was smiling so softly at them.

People who saw the smile on his face would think he was an angel, but as it turned out, the truth was completely the other way around.

"Who is he?" Daniel, Flo's father asked in confusion. He was a shifter, he was not strong enough to be a part of the McKeltars, but their family was accepted because of July's fondness toward Flo. She had fallen for the little girl the moment she met her for the first time.

Therefore, how could she let her be absorbed like the other Chaos's shattered souls so easily? She wouldn't let that happen.

July had chosen the wrong path by striking a deal with the devil, so why didn't she go along with that in order to save Flo? She had dug her own grave, there wouldn't be any difference if she dug it deeper.

"Go with him, he will help you." July could see the hesitation in Daniel and Grace's eyes when they were told they were no longer welcomed in the McKeltar fortress.

"Did we do something wrong?" Grace asked, she held Flo's small hand, as the little girl stood quietly next to her mother.

"No." July shook her head.

"Then why is Flo's life in danger? Aren't you here to help us?" Grace didn't know how to put it, but she felt a bad feeling toward the man named Aaron July introduced to them. He looked nice, but there was something not right about him…

"This is beyond me," July had to admit this. There was no way she could confront Chaos, when Knox's soul belonged to Chaos, if she provoked him further, something bad would happen to Knox, just like before.

But, July was sure Chaos wouldn't kill him, because he still needed him. It was a different story with Flo. For him, she was only an insignificant thing. If Zuri couldn't be convinced to not help her, then she had zero chances to save Flo's life.

"Go now," July said sternly, she then fell to her knees and hugged Flo. This could be their last time seeing each other, but this was better than having Chaos kill her.

"Aunty…" Flo called her, her small body was shaking, as she hugged her back. "Aunty, why are you crying?" Her voice was so soft and this made July become even more determined that what she was doing right now was the right thing to do.

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Zuri felt someone caress her face, but she didn't feel the repulsion that she used to feel whenever someone touched her.

"Chaos…" she mumbled his name. It was only him, who could make her feel like that.

"Hm?" Chaos replied. "What are you doing sleeping in this place?" Chaos cradled Zuri in his arms, while the sky had turned so dark. It was already night time and the moon was hiding behind the clouds, thus this place was a little bit dark.

Slowly, Zuri opened her eyes groggily and then looked around her. For a moment, she didn't remember the last thing that happened to her. She didn't even know why she was here, until she saw the empty space beside her and White, who was still sleeping next to her.

Oh, right…

"I was here with Norbeat," Zuri said, as she snuggled closer against Chaos' chest. He was so warm, she wanted to fall asleep again now.

"Yes, you were, but that didn't answer my question. Why are you here?" Chaos kissed her forehead and then hugged her a little bit tighter.

The way Chaos treated her was so careful and gentle, as if he had absorbed one of his shattered souls, but when Zuri opened her eyes, his eyes were still as dark as the night sky.

"Your eyes…" Zuri said, as she reached out her hand to touch his cheek. "I found a girl who has your shattered soul in this manor. She is with July."

"She is gone," Chaos said in a calm tone, but his eyes seemed a few shades darker if it was even possible.

"Gone?" Zuri frowned. "How could that happen?"

No. Norbeat was right. She underestimated the bond between July and the little girl. She would do everything to help her, because she knew, once Chaos got his hands on the little girl, she would be gone from this realm.

"She didn't want to say anything," Chaos said. He looked so calm for someone, who was on the verge of losing control. He could feel it, the monster within him had been scratching at the edge of his head, trying to resurface and create more chaos.

"That can't be happening," Zuri said sternly, as she stood up. "I will go and talk to July, she knows very well what it means, why did she do this?!"

Chaos too stood up with her, but before she could go, he grabbed her hand to stop her. "I need you here with me," Chaos said. "Knox is with her now."

Zuri wanted to swat his hand and confront July about the stupid thing that she had done, but the way Chaos looked at her made her feet feel so heavy, she couldn't move.

"Stay with me please." Chaos put his hand on her hip, as he drew her closer. "I need you to be with me now." He put his hand on the back of her head and then leaned over to kiss her lips.

His lips were so cold against hers and the way he kissed her was so different…

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