UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

The little girl was in awe when she saw Zuri's white hair. Even though she was wearing a hoodie to cover her peculiar colored hair, a lock of her hair still could be seen.

"I love your hair!" Rhea chirped, she jumped up and down, raising her short arms, asking Zuri to pick her up. "Up! Up! Momma, can I touch her hair?"

Instinctively, Zuri bent down her body and picked her up in her arms. She was so light and her body smelled so good, she wanted to bury her face in her hair and breathe in her scent. The scent was so innocent and calming.

The effect was not the same as her mate's scent or even Chaos, but somehow, she felt surprisingly relieved being near this little girl. It brought calm to her rattled nerves.

"You need to ask her permission first, little lady," July said, nudging her soft cheek.

Hearing that, Rhea turned her head and stared at Zuri instead, her pleading eyes reminded Zuri of Chaos, but there was no hatred, anger or pain in those beautiful eyes. These blue eyes held purity she had never seen before this.

"Please…" she said childishly. "Can I touch your hair?" She raised her arms again and her hand opened and closed repeatedly, seemingly impatient to touch her hair.

Without saying anything, Zuri shook her head until her hoodie fell off her head, since she was holding her small body with both hands, as she was afraid this little girl would fall.

"Woah!" Rhea exclaimed in excitement repeatedly as she touched Zuri's hair. She smiled so brightly and this brought a smile to her lips as well. She stared at the girl in her arms fondly.

Was this how July felt everytime she held her child? Was this the feeling that July desired when she was willing to throw everything away to have her? Her own flesh and blood…

Zuri gritted her teeth. There was this sharp pang in her heart when she realized she wouldn't have this kind of family with Chaos. She couldn't have a child with him because it only meant bringing another shattered soul into this realm.

This was one of the reasons why Chaos still couldn't gather all of his souls yet even though centuries had passed.

And this little girl…

"Why don't we go inside? You must be tired, let's get into the house, so we can talk. There are a lot of things that I want to share with you!" Gael said cheerfully, after he saw how contrite Zuri's expression was. She looked like someone had just informed her that everyone that she knew had died.

"Sure, let's go inside," July said, as she took Rhea from Zuri's arms, while Gael and Sebastian had walked ahead, they started to catch up with the recent news. From the looks of it, Gael must have visited them often. "Are you, okay?" July asked, a little bit concerned when she looked at Zuri's expression.

"I am fine, only a little bit tired." Zuri furrowed her brows when she saw Rhea being carried away by July, she felt there was something missing in her arms. She wanted to be close to that little girl.

Zuri felt at loss when Rhea was taken away from her and in the end, she could only laugh at herself. What kind of feelings did she have for this little girl? This was their first time meeting each other and she was already fond of her.

After all, she was Chaos's shattered soul and that was the complicated part…

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"I think we can go back to the pack this evening," Emily said, as she checked on Colton. He was fine now, just a little bit tired.

"You aren't rushing me because you don't want to be here any longer, right?" Colton asked her in a teasing tone. He knew that Zuri was Eros's mate and he could understand the anxiety that Emily felt right now. Even though Eros didn't show it blatantly, he couldn't imagine leaving his own mate for someone else.

However, Eros and Emily had a long story together, which had created a strong bond between them.

"Of course, not," Emily said hastily, feeling flustered at what he said. "I will not risk your health because of that." Yet, despite that was what she said, she couldn't meet Colton in the eyes, as she busied herself with her stuff.

"I know, I am just teasing you," Colton said lightly. He thought of her as a little sister, since she hung out with his mate very often and how she praised how smart she was and talented with herbs and medicine.

"So, we can leave this evening, right?" Emily probed casually. She wanted to make sure if they could go away from this place as soon as possible, she didn't want Eros and Zuri under the same roof for even a second longer. "I mean, if we can leave this evening, I need to pack our stuff."

That was a good reason, though packing their stuff would only take less than an hour. She wasn't really in a hurry about that.

"Sure, let's go back this evening." Colton laid down on his bed after he drank the medicine. "I miss my mate too. I want to see her as soon as possible."

Hearing that, Emily looked very satisfied, she was smiling and grinning, as she walked out of the bedroom and found Eros receiving a call from the alpha.

She waited until he finished that call and informed him that they would return this evening. She gauged his expression closely, wanting to see whether there would be sadness or disappointment when she said this, since he had to leave his mate behind.

Yet, Emily saw nothing and somehow, this made her very happy and without her realizing it, she had hugged him. "Let's go home."

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