UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

Zuri truly felt sorry that she couldn't tell River a lot of things about Lise, because she didn't really know her, since she was away most of the time when Lise was in the McKeltar manor.

The look of disappointment on her face made Zuri want to facepalm herself. She was reminded of White, the white wolf that she left in the Manor. Darius promised to take care of her while she was away.

"I am sorry, I don't really know Lise. I was not around when she lived in the McKeltar manor." The last time she saw her was at Anne's funeral and after that, she went on a long journey with Chaos.

"Oh," River mumbled, seeming a little bit disappointed. She lowered her head to hide it.

Zuri smiled softly at her. "She is a lovely and beautiful woman." That was all she could tell. "Your father truly loves her and I think he still thinks about her even now." She remembered Gael muttering her name a few times when he was drunk last night.

At that, River raised her head and showed her a genuine smile. "I know." She knew about that and she treasured their time together, even though it was very short. The four of them, Vanesha included, were really happy at that time.

"If you feel better, I want to take you to a small coffee shop nearby, they serve delicious cheese rolls, I want you to try it." River grinned at Zuri. She felt close to her because she looked around Vanesha's age and moreover, because Skylar was too scary. Whenever she tried to talk to her, she would just shun her away.

"I would love to." Zuri nodded, agreeing. She needed to get out of here and start her task. Roaming around this city would be a good start for her, since she needed to meet a lot of people to find a shattered soul.

But, not right now. She felt so tired and her hangover was truly upsetting.

"Tell me if you want to go, I will give you a ride. I just got my license." River seemed so excited to show Zuri her new license.

"Is it okay for you to roam around this place?" Zuri looked at her license and there, her name was not River, but Raina. Gael must have forged her identity.

"It's fine for me now because most of the members of the Hound are in East Draghar and the security is not as tight as in the early years they moved here."

Zuri nodded. That was why they could enter this city without so much trouble as long as they got the right person to guide them.

These people believed they were untouchable and put their guard down so brazenly. It left her dumbfounded.

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All the preparations had been completed and because this was the first time for them to enter Lucinda city, only the four of them were decided upon to depart.

It would be Eros, Emily, Kyle and Colton, who would go on this mission.

Emily was shocked to see Kyle join them in this journey, as she still couldn't forget how Kyle and his friends bullied her, even though Josh and Derek were killed by Eros, Kyle was also one of them.

She staggered when she saw him closely for the first time in a few years. He didn't bother her again and they moved on with their own lives. The warrior also didn't visit the infirmary frequently, thus it could be said they had never really crossed paths, aside from a few rare moments.

"What are you doing here?" Eros placed his hand on her waist, as he looked at Kyle menacingly. He was younger, but he was taller than him right now. The young lycan could easily tower over him.

Kyle lowered his head, trying to look busy with his own things to avoid Eros, as he answered him in a mumbling voice. "The alpha told me to join you guys on this mission." When he found out that Eros and Emily would go as well, he had tried his best to refuse, but what he could do?

There was no way he could outright reject the alpha's direct order.

"Tell him to replace you with another person," Eros said in his guttural voice, as he hated to see him around Emily. Liam should know better how to form a team for a mission and putting Kyle beside him was not really a wise decision.

However, Colton came to him and placed his hand on his shoulder to calm him down. "You know that he can't do that. You can't change the alpha's decision either." Colton smiled at Emily to reassure her that everything would be all right. "You don't need to worry. He will not do anything stupid, right Kyle?"

Kyle glanced at the gamma and mumbled. "I will not." He too was not comfortable around Eros and Emily. Since the death of Derek, he had been trying to avoid both of them, as he witnessed with his own eyes what Eros could do.

At that time, he was so young, with a smaller body compared to all of them, but he managed to overpower them and killed Derek. Who would want to mess with someone like that? He was not just a beast, he was a monster.

"See? Everything will be fine," Colton reassured him, as he patted his shoulder. "We need to move now."

"Why does the alpha want to send the two of us away at the same time?" Eros narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

It was strange for the alpha to send the beta and the gamma at the same time on the same mission. What if something happened in the pack and no one could assist him?

"Don't worry, this is only a short mission, we will return tomorrow at the very least," Colton said and then opened the car door, as he sat beside Kyle, who was driving, while Eros and Emily would sit in the backseat.

"Shouldn't we wait for the alpha? He needs to explain what this mission is about to us, right?" Eros looked around, but he couldn't see Liam anywhere.

"Liam has explained everything to me, he will not come to send us off, I will be the one who will explain it to you all." Colton gave a sign to them to enter the car so they could leave immediately. "We need to hurry, so we can return as soon as possible."

Eros was still not comfortable with this arrangement, they would be given an insight and a briefing before every mission that went on, but now, until the last minute, he didn't have any idea what they had to do.

Mostly, Eros didn't feel comfortable because he was with Emily.

"Get in," Eros said grimly, as he opened the car door for Emily and then got into the car after her. "Now, tell us what the mission is about." He questioned Colton once Kyle turned on the engine before driving away.

"The mission is simple, we learnt that Chaos is in Lucinda city," Colton started. At the mention of Chaos' name, Kyle flinched. He threw a look of disbelief toward the gamma. "Don't worry, we just need to confirm that and meet someone there later to retrieve something."

"It can be done by just one person, what are the four of us going there for?" Kyle inquired the question in Eros's mind. The three of them seemed to have the same question as well.

Colton shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, as he stared at the row of trees outside of the window. "The alpha needs Emily to check on a sample, once she confirms it, we can leave."

It sounded simple, but Eros and Kyle, who had gone on several missions, knew there was nothing as simple as that.

"What kind of sample do I need to check?" Emily chimed in. "I need to know what it is first before I can confirm something."

Colton looked at Emily through the rearview mirror and sighed. "You know what kind of sample. That's what you and Ariana are working on right now."

Emily frowned. There were a lot of things that she was working on at the moment with Ariana, but if it was something that Colton couldn't say outright, it meant it was the secret task that the alpha gave to them. And it must be only one thing; it was the serum that could get rid of the beast within a shifter.

The serum that could make a shifter turn normal, losing all of their ability as a supernatural creature.

Emily had told about this to Eros, but Colton didn't know about it, so did Ariana and the alpha.

"What is it?" Kyle asked because he felt like he was missing something, but Colton just waved his hand dismissively.

"Something about the experiment that Emily and Ariana have been doing," Colton replied but didn't explain about it further, while Emily didn't say anything anymore.

Kyle was frustrated because he felt like he was being left in the dark, but because Colton had closed his eyes which indicated he didn't want to be bothered, so he couldn't ask him again either.

On the other hand, Eros seemed to understand when he saw Emily's reaction. He would confirm it again when it was only the two of them, but right now he would just focus on this mission first.

"Come here, rest your head on my shoulder, you must feel sleepy." Eros pushed Emily's head gently against his shoulder so she could rest, because they woke up too early. "Sleep for a while."

Emily happily obliged.

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