Cold ✔

:::::Chapter 47:::::

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"As soon as my health returns to normal, I'm going to find Kurt and teach him a lesson he will never forget," I say.

"There will be no need for that," Matt says.

"Why?"

"Because Kurt is dead."

"What! But how?"

"Alarick killed him."

"When?" I ask.

Matt starts telling, "When you had slipped into coma, Alarick decided that he would go to the cave where Anne was held. So, Darius, Charles, Daniel and I went along with him and Anne. After reaching the cave, we tracked Kurt and his men by using their blood on the ground. We killed the men first. They died a painless death but Kurt didn't have the same fate as theirs. Alarick put him in the prison cell. Charles and I made sure that Kurt couldn't escape from prison again. News spread about your critical condition and also about Kurt being held in our custody. Alarick had called the leaders of every pack and told them to assemble at the training ground. When everyone met there, Alarick entered the ring with Kurt and brutally killed him. He, then, announced to all the leaders that you are his mate and if anyone tries to hurt you or your family or your pack, then they will die the same way Kurt did."

It takes me a while to process everything. But when I finally do, I ask, "Why did Alarick say that I'm his mate when we have already broken our bond?" Matt shares a look with Darius, Charles and Daniel. And at once I realize that they're hiding something from me. "What is it?" I ask.

Before any one of them can say anything, Doctor Steve enters the room with a few other people, all of them wearing white coats. "I want you all to leave the room," he says. My friends leave the room and Doctor Steve and his team start running tests on me.

It's evening when Doctor Steve finishes running the last test on me. After all the tests, I'm left exhausted. So, I easily fall asleep. When I wake up next day, I find my mother and Matt in the room. Also, I realize that there are no tubes stuck to my arm and no equipment in the room.

"Baby, I was so worried about you," Mom says as she sits beside me. Her eyes are glossy.

"Mom, I'm fine now. There's no need for you to cry," I tell her. Mom nods.

Doctor Steve enters the room as he asks, "How are you feeling?"

"Fine," I say. Matt and Mom help me to sit up on the bed.

"Chriselda, your body is still weak. You need rest. Avoid doing any physical activity which may put pressure on your body. Eat healthy and your strength will return within a week or so. It all depends on how much rest your body gets," he advises.

"Doctor, can I go home?"

"Of course, you can. Just keep in mind all the things I've said." He smiles warmly at me before exiting the room.

"I'll be going home soon!" I say with all the enthusiasm I can manage. Mom and Matt share a look between them before their gaze is on me again.

"I think you should talk to Alarick before we head home," Mom tells me.

"Why should I talk to him?" I ask.

"Don't you want to know why he said that you're his mate when he broke his bond with you?" Matt asks. Oh. I had completely forgotten about it.

"To be honest, I'm done with him," I say. "I'm tired of asking all the questions and getting no answers in return."

"This time, you will get all the answers that you want," he says.

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Due to my body being weak, Matt helps me to walk to Alarick's study. When we are in front of the door, I say to Matt, "I'll go on my own now." He nods. I open the door and enter the study. The first thing that I see is Alarick standing by the window looking out, thinking something deeply. I close the door behind me and make my way to the chairs since I won't be able to stand for too long.

When I sit on the chair, Alarick speaks, "There are times when some wolves don't find their mate. So, instead of waiting for their mate, they decide to move on and settle with other mate-less wolves." After a pause, he continues, "My mother belonged to The Silver Moonstone Pack. Many years had passed but Mom didn't find her mate. She thought that her mate was dead. So, she decided to settle down with her childhood friend, Richard, who was also mate-less at that time."

"Richard?" I ask.

"Richard was Kurt's father," Alarick replies.