UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

Darius was not a bad person once you got to know him better, but he could still be a nuisance sometimes, with his obsession to raid the Shadow Moon pack and how he tried his best to make Zuri take revenge on Liam, knowing she had a dispute with that Alpha, just like him.

He was relentless, especially when he knew that Jasmine had given birth to a beautiful and healthy baby girl five years ago. He lost his mind and attempted to go back to the pack all by himself. If it was not for Norbeat, who stopped him and talked him out of it, he would be dead by now.

Norbeat and Skylar were in charge of all the duties that July and Sebastian left six years ago. And after their departure, no one ever talked about them, as if their names were forbidden, like a taboo topic to be mentioned within these walls.

"How is Chaos?" Darius asked out of curiosity, as he looked up at her before sipping his drink. He had finished eating his breakfast, but he wanted to linger here a little bit more, seeing the opportunity to talk to Zuri.

There was no way he would be able to have a casual conversation with Chaos directly or even sit down together, as that creature could rarely be seen. He would be either away from the manor or lock himself in the library or stay inside the bedroom with Zuri.

Yet, Darius was clever enough to notice the pattern. It was this white haired girl that Chaos listened to the most.

Therefore, if he could get her on his side, he could get him too.

The only problem was; this girl was very cautious and shrewd for him to manipulate or lead her into doing things he wanted.

Even after five years, he couldn't make her budge or even consider his suggestion. If it was not for the sake of Chaos, Zuri didn't seem interested enough to know more about anything else.

And the reason could be; probably, there weren't a lot of Chaos's shattered souls in that pack, making it not a plausible enough reason for her to want to return to that pack.

During these six years, they had gone from one city to the other to collect Chaos's shattered souls, which made the creature look much better and less hostile. He was in his right mind most of the time.

"Fine, thank you for asking," Zuri said in a languid tone, because she knew that he didn't really mean it. He asked about Chaos's condition not because he was worried, but because he had his own hidden agenda.

Darius rolled his eyes when he detected sarcasm in her voice.

Originally, Zuri wanted to eat in the kitchen, but because Darius was there and he didn't look like he would leave any time soon, she decided to bring her breakfast to Chaos's bedroom, where she spent most of her nights.

"You won't eat here?" Darius raised his brows when he looked at her putting her breakfast on a tray. He deliberately tarried because he wanted to have a conversation with her, but she was about to leave.

"Yes," Zuri said with a hint of annoyance to the edge of her voice. "Because I know what you are thinking right now."

Darius cursed under his breath when Zuri walked out of the kitchen. That woman was so hard to please.

Zuri walked straight to Chaos's bedroom and found him still sleeping. His long and black hair scattered on the soft, white pillow, as he closed his eyes. His breathing was regular and his body was relaxed.

Zuri felt glad whenever she saw him like this, which meant his condition was getting better and better.

Thanks to Knox as well, who needed something to distract his mind from July; he spent all his time trying to find Chaos's shattered souls. He literally rummaged through city after city and even followed Chaos anywhere, as they had their own mission, which Zuri was not really interested in.

Knox even went as far as aiding Chaos with every information that he could find about Aaron's whereabouts.

Therefore, even though Zuri would go with him to find Chaos's shattered souls, her stamina was proven to be uncomparable to his altogether. Most of the time, Knox would go on his own and find one or two more shattered souls because of his relentless efforts.

Sometimes, Zuri wondered when did the man take a rest? But then, she also wondered if a creature like Knox could die from exhaustion?

"Good morning," Zuri whispered into Chaos's ear, after she put down the tray on the bedside table and then leaned over to give a kiss on his temple.

Chaos mumbled something, but he didn't wake up.

Zuri smiled and proceeded to have her breakfast, while basking under the sunlight near the window. She stared at the large garden in front of this manor, where there were a few humans, who lived here, working in the garden, while the supernatural creatures roamed about.

How nice it would be if humans and supernatural creatures could stop their silly attempts to kill each other. Only if Archie Williams hadn't tried to bother their lives and didn't make their existence public, there would have been no chaos like this.

Zuri wondered what kind of life she would be living now if there was no dispute between the creatures that lived in this realm.

"What are you thinking?" Chaos asked her, as he woke up and then got off the bed to approach her. He sat down next to her and rested his head on her shoulder, while Zuri caressed his head out of instinct. This gesture made the big creature yawn sleepily.

His blue eyes stared at the breakfast on the table. From the looks of it, she didn't even eat until half of it.

"I was thinking what if the strife between humans and supernatural creatures didn't exist." Zuri voiced her own thoughts, while playing with Chaos's long hair. How could a man as scary as him could have such beautiful hair? She was jealous to see how smooth it was… "What do you think you will be doing right now?"

"Looking for my shattered souls," Chaos replied in a matter of fact tone, which made Zuri laugh.

"Yeah, you are right, no matter what happens, you have a duty to fulfill." Zuri was sure about that. No matter what the issues in this realm were, Chaos was in desperate need to gather his souls and become whole again.

Chaos smiled, he didn't really care about the context of their discussion. As long as it could make her laugh, he felt content.

"What will you do?" Chaos asked her, as he slumped down and rested his head on her lap, indulging himself in her scent and treasuring this moment. He felt this strange serenity whenever she touched him.

"Hm…" Zuri thought about this for a little while. "I am twenty nine right now…" she mumbled.

Probably that was the age where humans should be mature enough and start to think about what kind of life that they wanted to live, but for a shifter like Zuri herself, it was quite different. She was still so young, as they could live for hundreds of years.

This was one of the many things that July envied the most about her. She couldn't stand that thought, seeing how everyone around her didn't even age for a day, while she was the only one who grew older…

"I will definitely be with you, right? To assist you in finding your shattered souls," she said with certainty like it was not even a question.

Chaos chuckled, he then took Zuri's hand and kissed her wrist, as he stared into her hazel's eyes intently. There were no words that came out of his mouth when he stared at the woman before him.

"Will you come with me later?"

"Where?"

Chaos didn't need to ask for her permission, because she would follow him without question.

"I will visit Fintan island, maybe we can drop by at Hakan village," he said and watched the swift change in Zuri's emotions.

"Sure," she said lightly, smiling.

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It had been a while for Zuri to visit this island again and to see the tree. The blue sky was so bright and the wind caressing her skin felt so warm.

This village was always very quiet, as the serenity engulfed this place, especially this meadow, where the tree was.

If there was one place that Zuri liked to spend all of her time, it would be this place.

However, the tree was no longer talking to her. He no longer made an appearance.

"What happened?" Zuri asked, as she ran her fingers on its bark, it felt callous and old, the ancient tree started withering.

"The tree is preserving its energy," Chaos explained. He checked the hole in its bark, where the Ageha's cocoons were.

Inside the big hole there, both of them could see the cocoons filling every inch of it, like someone had stuffed those colorful cocoons inside this hole.

Chaos had tried to remove them, but they would just grow again, as those creatures leeched on the tree, thus if Chaos got rid of it, they would simply suck the tree's energy and make the ancient tree grow even weaker.

Therefore, that was not a very good idea.

"It is strange, but I miss his nagging," Zuri mumbled. She looked into the distance, where the Haken village was. "Do you want to go there?"

The village brought back so many memories to her.

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