UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

"Do you have any ideas?" Ciara asked. She didn't show any specific emotion about this situation, as if she was there out of obligation and didn't really care what would happen to this city, which was probably very true.

"Can we go through that wall of fire?" Sebastian asked. He pointed his finger at the obstacle before their eyes. This was something that he didn't want to do, but surely enough July would do such a thing.

Sebastian made his feelings toward July known to her and what had happened between them had clouded his mind and judgement, even so, he couldn't help but feel bitter about it.

"No. I can't hold back that kind of fire." Ciara watched the whole military entourage that retreated from that dangerous zone, the very area that was being burned to the ground right now.

But, apparently, they didn't seem to notice the six people there, because of the witch's power.

Ciara actually made them ignore their existence. "Even so, how do you plan to find Knox?" The witch tilted her head to look at July. She didn't know what the plan was in July's mind, but since they had come this far, they couldn't just stay here and do nothing, even though the whole situation didn't benefit them at all.

On the other hand, July turned silent, as she didn't have a word to answer this, until someone tapped her on the shoulder and she jumped out of surprise, only to see the same man, who Ciara introduced to her a few days ago.

The same man that had said he would help her to get the little family that she wanted. The same man that she had signed a forbidden deal with.

But, how could he be here?!

"Do you need my help?" Aaron asked, leaning his back against one of the cars. "I can help you to find him, if you want."

The six of them were stunned to see this man with golden eyes, he looked a little bit out of place, they could feel that this man was not any form of shifter, but he was not a witch or any other creature that they knew either, his presence was foreboding, screaming he didn't belong to this realm.

Who was this man actually?

And yet, when all of them were in shock to see there was someone else that was able to see them, Aaron moved pretty fast and approached July before he whispered in her ear softly.

"You need my help," he whispered. "Or else, your little dream of having your own family with Knox siring your baby will never come true."

Once Aaron finished saying those words, he immediately moved away, as Sebastian pointed his gun at him and pulled July away, shielding her behind his back.

"Stay away from her!" he said grimly. "Who are you?"

Aaron tilted his head, as he smirked mockingly. It was funny to be targeted by that human weapon, as if that was a great thing to have.

That kind of weapon wouldn't even make him blink.

"You can ask that question to your little friend and little witch here," Aaron said lightly, he winked at July and Ciara. "They know me."

"Put down your gun, you will not be able to hurt him with that," Ciara chimed in, but her eyes were glued to Aaron. "What brought you here?" she asked him with genuine curiosity. As far as she knew, this devil wouldn't appear in a place like this, especially if he did not benefit from it. He wouldn't offer any help without anything in return.

What was he aiming for?

"You know him?" Sebastian turned around to ask July about this and watched as she nodded hesitantly.

However, Sebastian didn't remember where or when they met with this creature and what kind of creature he was. He was very sure that there was not a single creature within the McKeltar walls that he didn't know.

"I came to offer some help." Aaron sighed and looked at the six people before his eyes. "I can take you to where Knox is right away."

On the other hand, the three shifters that were chosen to come with them, couldn't pick any scent from this weird man and this made them restless, since they didn't like leaving their fates in the hands of an outsider.

But, this was not a decision that they could make.

All of them looked at July, since this mission was her idea, thus needless to say, she was in charge of it.

"Let's go." July extended her hand to accept Aaron's offer. After all, she had a deal with him before, what would be different if she made another deal with him? If he could help them to find Knox, she would be more than willing to agree to anything.

Meanwhile, Aaron's golden eyes looked so bright when he heard July's words, even though he knew what the end result of this situation was.

"You have decided the right thing." Aaron snapped his fingers and then they disappeared into thin air.

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Lise watched Gael and River play with sand from afar, while she sat on her wheelchair with Vanesha standing next to her.

"Don't you want to play with them?" Lise asked softly, she giggled when she saw how happy her daughter was.

"I am not a child," she replied curtly, which made Lise smile at her.

"Based on your logic, Gael is a child?" Since he was playing with River right now. "You are only three years older than her. Moreover, no one is too young or older to play with sand."

Vanesha didn't smile at that statement. "I don't really remember my childhood." She paused for a while before she confessed. "I think I don't want to remember that either."

Their father, who beat them up, Nikolai's piano sound that she could hear until late at night, hunger and more hunger.

She didn't want to remember those moments, but no matter how much she tried, those images and the bitterness had long found home at the back of her mind. She couldn't escape from it.

"I think we all will reach the point where we don't want to remember some part of our life, but it doesn't mean those memories don't exist." Lise stared at Gael, who was laughing so freely, with the red sky behind him.

"Is there a moment that you don't want to remember?" Vanesha asked Lise, who shivered when the cold wind blew in their direction. She bent her body and rearranged the scarf around her neck and pulled the blanket closer to her chest.

"Yes," Lise replied softly. The moment she met Gael for the first time. Her life would have been completely different now if she didn't meet with Gael and that man hadn't become very obsessed with her.

Yet, when Lise saw the beautiful sight before her eyes and how River enjoyed her father's company, she didn't think she felt as much regret as she thought she would.

This ending was enough for her. She knew that her time was ticking and to have this little family was not that of a bad ending for her.

"But, everyone has something like that, right?" Lise looked at Vanesha. She could see this girl was having a conflict within herself that she couldn't say out loud. In this situation, everything was very complicated.

"Do you want to go back to the car?" Vanesha tried to change the subject, because she didn't like that Lise seemed to see through her. After all, it was weird to talk about it with her, when she was completely aware that Lise was the woman that Sol wanted.

Now Vanesha was curious… what would be Sol's reaction when he found out that the woman he had been waiting for was dying?

"No." Lise shook her head weakly. "I want to be here with them." She loved to see the sparkling surface of the sea as the water reflected the sunset. It was beautiful and she wanted to keep this memory forever.

If she did forget everything else, she would be fine with that too, but this very moment, she wanted to keep it with her, even when she was no longer here to hear their laughter…

"Are you sleepy?" Vanesha watched how Lise closed her eyes drowsily.

"Yes, a little bit, but let me be here for a little while…" Lise's voice was barely audible. Vanesha needed to lean closer to her and that was when she noticed how time had changed her.

Lise had been the most beautiful and gentle the first time Vanesha met her.

Seeing her, Vanesha could understand why Sol fell head over heels for her, not to mention Gael, but right now, Lise was no longer that woman anymore…

"Sleep… you need to sleep." Vanesha tucked the loose strands of her hair behind her ear. "You need to take some rest…"

All of them needed a little bit of rest from this crazy world, right?

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Jasmine only opened her eyes when she realized Liam had fallen asleep. He looked exhausted and agitated. He was rough and hurt her during their intimate moment earlier.

It was not that he had never done that before, but this time it was different. He was filled with anger and desperation.

Jasmine could understand that Darius' scent had driven Liam crazy, but still, it didn't erase the fact that he hurt her and treated her like trash again…

But maybe, it was because she had gotten used to the way Darius treated her.

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