UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

"We will go to Lucinda city," Chaos said when they were in the library. This was not a request, this was an order and all of them needed to comply.

"All of us?" Norbeat asked. It had been years since he last took over a body and now the young shifter, his last victim's body had grown a little bit and he looked much older. "We will go to Lucinda? The place where humans live?" He raised his brows in question. "Would it be all right to do that?"

They had scoured the area around here for years and it was time to move to a different place, so they could find more of Chaos's shattered souls.

There was one time Zuri asked them about why they helped Chaos, despite knowing in the end they would have the same fate as other Chaos's shattered souls, which meant they would die.

And their answer was very simple; they had lived long enough and it was time to put an end to it, at least that was what Norbeat said, while Skylar was amorous enough toward Chaos that she would do anything for him, literally anything.

But, for Knox…

Zuri didn't know what reason that he had. He was very quiet ever since July left six years ago and he couldn't be bothered by that kind of question, as he would give Zuri a sharp gaze before resuming whatever he was doing.

"Yes." Chaos then darted his eyes to Zuri and added. "Except you, Zuri."

Zuri was staring at the hearth, since this library assumed an old style, which made you think that you have moved to a different era whenever you entered this place.

Hearing that, Zuri snapped her head up to look at Chaos, her brows furrowed. She must have heard it wrong, right?

"What do you mean except me?" She gave Chaos a quizzical look, but he didn't look at her at all, as he continued to talk to Knox.

"You heard him," Skylar chimed in, her voice filled with delight. She didn't know why Chaos made such a decision when it was very clear how much he valued Zuri. He would go everywhere with her and would never leave her alone. One could say that wherever Zuri was, Chaos would be there and vice versa. "Lord Chaos doesn't want you to come," she sang happily.

"What do you mean, Chaos?" Zuri asked him again, she stood up from her seat and approached Chaos, but he was talking to Knox.

"Gael will help us to enter the place, you don't need to worry," Knox replied, as he leaned his shoulder against one of the shelves. He looked exhausted, even his face was slightly darker.

This was a conversation that they had been having for two weeks now and only now it was decided that they would go to Lucinda city.

They didn't care about the dispute between the humans and the supernatural creatures. They needed to find Chaos's shattered souls there and then take the dragon shifter back from those people's hands.

They must have run several experiments on him by now, but they were skeptical that there was something they could find out. Killian would be fine, until they went to bring him back.

"Chaos!" Zuri grabbed his sleeve. "We need to talk."

Ever since Chaos sent her back to her own bedroom when they visited the tree and found his shattered soul there, he didn't really speak to her and she could feel that he was avoiding her.

And now this. Before she thought, he was just busy with Knox, because there was something that the two of them needed to discuss, which was not strange at all, but what Chaos said earlier was a blatant proof that he didn't want to be near her anymore.

But why? What did she do wrong?

"Chaos, we need to talk," Zuri said in a low voice, when Chaos kept talking to Knox. She didn't want to act childishly, but she needed his attention and didn't want to wait any longer.

On the other hand, Chaos glanced at her and then nodded, as he walked toward the door, telling Knox that they would talk about Gael later.

Gael was living in Lucinda city and he would be a great help for them.

"Why are you forcing yourself?" Skylar grumbled. She crossed her arms in front of her chest when she watched how Zuri walked out of the library room. "You should accept that decision, you know."

Upon sensing that mocking tone in her voice, Zuri threw her a dagger look, but she didn't have any intention to teach her a lesson, like she used to whenever she tried to provoke her, because right now, she needed to find out the reason behind that absurd decision.

She was needed when it came to finding out his shattered souls and she was more useful than Knox in finding them. It was not logical to leave her behind or make her stay in this manor.

"Tell me, what is it?" Zuri asked Chaos when he stopped walking, with his back to her.

"I can't take you with me, Zuri," Chaos said blatantly. He turned around and regarded her with an impassive gaze. His breath was shallow.

"Why can't you?" Zuri walked closer to him and he didn't budge. He had his arms crossed in front of his chest and stared at her dead on. Her head only reached his shoulders, but she managed to make him do the impossible, bring her back to life and go through countless hardships willingly. "You don't see me as someone useful anymore?"

There was a frown between his brows. "I have never seen you that way. You are not a tool."

"You said, you keep them because they are useful." Whom Zuri meant was Norbeat, Knox and the other shattered souls that he kept close to him. "You are avoiding me because you don't see me as someone useful anymore?"

There was an accusation in her voice, since she couldn't help it. She didn't like the way Chaos looked at her right now, as if he was in pain and those beautiful blue eyes clouded with a lot of emotions when she said that.

"You are not one of them. You will never be the same as them." Chaos averted his gaze and then glanced at the garden next to them. "You are not my shattered soul. I keep them because they are useful, yes, but you are not them."

"What am I then?" Zuri prodded. "Why don't you want to take me with you?" she narrowed her eyes before she continued. "Because you thought I can't control my feelings?"

Zuri had this suspicion for a while and now she voiced what she thought about the reason why he avoided her.

"You don't want me to come with you because you think I can't control my feelings? Because I took pity on the people that became your shattered souls?" she asked again.

There was no answer from Chaos, but that was already an answer for Zuri.

She sighed deeply. "You don't need to think about that. They are my own feelings, I will take care of them." She wrapped her arms around Chaos's body and buried her face in his chest.

However, Chaos didn't give her any reaction. Usually, he would hug her back and tell her that he had made a rash decision, but not now.

Feeling how strange this was, Zuri raised her head and then looked at Chaos with knitted brows. What now? Why was he acting like this?

Chaos stared down at her, as his expression remained impassive, he didn't look like he was going to say something or rescind his decision.

"I will go with you to Lucinda city or wherever you want. I will find every shattered soul for you, so stop being difficult." Zuri's hazel eyes burned with determination, but still, Chaos said nothing.

In the end, Zuri released his body and took a step back, as she met his eyes.

"I saw you clearly that day." Finally, Chaos opened his mouth. "I saw the pain in your eyes and your resentment toward me."

Zuri was startled when Chaos said that. Yes, she was in pain because she had to end an innocent boy's life, but resentment…

Did she start to feel that toward Chaos?

Yet, Zuri couldn't say for sure if she didn't feel that way toward him. She gritted her teeth. She wanted to retort that was not how she felt, yet she couldn't bring herself to.

"You don't need to feel guilty," Chaos said gently. He stretched out his hand and caressed her cheek. "You don't have to feel that way."

And after that, he turned around and walked away. He didn't offer any words and just accepted that Zuri started to resent him.

However, how could she let him leave thinking as such? Even if she felt that way, she didn't want him to believe that.

"Chaos!" Zuri rushed after him and then yanked his hand to turn him around and face her again. "I don't know what you are talking about. Why would I resent you?"

"You can't lie to me, Zuri." Chaos smiled, but that smile didn't reach his eyes at all. "You can lie to anyone, but not to me."

Zuri gritted her teeth and was determined to deny it until the end.

"I will see you often. This is not an issue for us. You can stay here and manage this place."

"Are you out of your mind?" Zuri narrowed her eyes. "Since when did I like this place until I had any desire to manage it?" she sneered.

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