UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

Eros knew it was so wrong of him to do what he was doing right now, because at this point, Emily would even jump into fire for him.

The issue with him was; he realized this undeniable truth about himself three years ago, when he turned seventeen. The common age for a shifter to finally meet their mate. When the strong bond started to form the moment they knew their other half was nearby.

The first scent that they took, the first glimpse that they shared, they would immediately know they were their person.

And it happened for Eros, once he turned seventeen, he knew his destined mate was the white haired girl. They met before and it was not hard for him to picture her in his mind, though years had gone by.

Her scent became so strong while her face became so vivid.

He knew it from the very beginning, but he was so young and clueless even careless to actually care about something like that.

Eros knew Emily was enough for him and the things between them had shifted bit by bit. Right now, there was no confidence in them to say that they were brother and sister.

They were not and they didn't want to emphasize something that they weren't, but at the same time, none of them said anything about it. The thing between them was akin to a tacit understanding.

"I will stay out here." Emily was well aware that Eros wanted to ask a few important questions to the former alpha Xerxes, that was why he had been asking her to make him sober enough to have a quick conversation with him, ever since Emily took over complete responsibility of taking care of him.

She did what he wanted, because she felt she was obligated to help him in every way possible, even though Eros didn't disclose what the problem that bothered him was, until he had to do something behind alpha Liam's back.

On the other hand, hearing that, Eros smiled at Emily and then kissed her forehead. His blue eyes turned gentle.

Eros wanted to know about the white haired girl because he couldn't shake her off of his mind and her parting words kept ringing in his head.

He wanted to know what happened to her when she was in this pack and what Liam had done to her, until she was out of control the moment she laid her eyes on him.

That was definitely not something usual.

"Thank you for your understanding, Emily. I love you." The last words always managed to melt her heart and he knew that.

The fact that he meant his words toward her, only solidified what he believed. He couldn't get over the white haired girl because she was his mate, but Emily… she belonged to him, she was where his heart could rest…

"Okay, finish it quickly, so we can get out of here as soon as possible," Emily said in a quiet voice.

Eros stretched out his hand and caressed her cheek, which made her lean her head into his touch. His hand was so cold.

The scar on her face was still glaring, as if it wanted to remind Eros that he was the one, who needed to be blamed for that. His fate with Emily was tied with this complicated knot.

"Just an hour," he said.

And after that, Eros walked into the room, while Emily stood guard in front of the door. She stared at the empty and dark corridor. If she was alone here, she would have run as fast as she could because she was so afraid.

Yet, the only thing that prevented her from doing so was Eros. Because she knew he was just behind this door and he would rush to her the moment he felt she was in danger.

Knowing she had plenty of time alone, Emily sat down, hugging her legs, while resting her chin on top of her knees, she tried to remember Ariana's last lesson today.

Ariana always said that she was talented and had a knack for learning poison compared to healing.

But, Emily couldn't take her words seriously, because she had no other pupil aside from her, thus it was hard to take her word as it was.

However, it was a nice feeling to be useful and get appreciated for what you had done.

Inside the room, the first thing that hit Eros so hard once he stepped in was a rotten smell, as if this place had not been occupied for decades and it only got worse by the fact that he was a shifter with sensitive senses.

Yet, it didn't stop him from finding out the truth of what happened to his mate when she was in this pack and the connection between her and the alpha.

"Alpha Xerxes," Eros called his name, as he walked closer and then stood next to his bed. He stared down at the old man in front of him, if it was not for his chest that moved up and down slowly, he would have thought he was already dead.

Emily said the alpha was awake and he could have a conversation, she herself had a long conversation with him, though he could only talk slowly, he understood what she was saying.

Alpha Xerxes opened his eyes when he heard his name being called, his whole body was still in pain, but it was not that bad since Emily started taking  care of him. "I am no longer an alpha, young man." Xerxes took a deep breath before uttering another sentence. "But, I appreciate the way you addressed me."

Eros stared at those dull eyes, they were in the color of grey, probably his eye color changed due to years of torture he had to endure.

"There is something that I need to ask you." Eros only had an hour, thus he didn't have time to beat around the bush. Exchanging pleasantries and complimentary words wouldn't be efficient for both of them after all.

"I figured that out already." He took a breath before he could continue. "Or else, Emily will not spare me…" and another breath again. "She is too obedient for that."

That was not an insult, but Eros didn't like him talking about Emily, thus he ignored that.

"Tell me everything about the girl with white hair. The girl who lived here years ago." White haired girls were definitely not common, even among the shifters and for her to have a deep hatred toward Liam, it must be something that people remembered.

He only knew bits and pieces about her, as well as her name was Zuri, but aside from that and some other insignificant stories, he knew nothing.

No one could tell why Zuri hated Liam so much, as they were still under the impression that the two of them were on good terms.

"Zuri…" Xerxes sighed her name and Eros found it sounded so repulsive when her name came out of his filthy lips.

Eros suppressed that feeling because he needed him to talk.

"Her name is Zuri… but she had another name. Blue." He chuckled, that sounded like a grunt.

Blue…

Eros couldn't find the reason why she was called blue. She had hazel eyes, same as Emily, there was nothing about her that resembled blue color.

But, he kept it to himself and waited for Xerxes to tell him more.

Xerxes then started to talk about how Zuri used to be his best warrior and was sent to various missions. All the missions would have a high chance of succeeding when she was in the team.

Eros knew about this story, though Xerxes added more detail to it. Zuri was so young when she went on all of those missions, but then he too started his first mission around the same age as her.

"I am so proud of her. She is the perfect Luna for this pack. A perfect mate for my first son. Emmet." Xerxes stared at the ceiling, lost in thought, in the memories of the past. "She was a white wolf. Just like you.

She is from a rare kind."

He was right, white wolves and lycans were not your everyday shifters that you could find everywhere.

After blabbering about all of that, Xerxes tilted his head and his dull eyes stared at Eros, who didn't interrupt at all. "Do you know that Zuri is Chaos's precious one?"

Eros narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"

"You can say that she is Chaos's mate." Xerxes didn't know about the bond between Eros and Zuri, no one knew about this, except Liam, but even Eros was not aware of that.

"What do you mean she is Chaos's mate?" Eros was seething without him knowing and Xerxes was too engrossed in his story to notice that.

"The term mate is used by shifters when they find their other half. But all the supernatural creatures in this realm will agree. Regardless of the term, Zuri is Chaos's mate." Xerxes sighed regretfully. "I really want the white wolf… they are so rare. Rare creatures…"

Eros was not able to comprehend all of this. He was her mate. He didn't have any doubt about it and this information was upsetting.

He could care less about whom Zuri was with, but the thought that his mate was with someone else still managed to make him mad.

This stupid mate bond!

He had nothing to do with her, he shouldn't feel this way, but this stupid mate bond only made things complicated.

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