Chapter 5 CH 5: The Diamond Ring

“The Reaper is a woman. No! It is not possible” It was the voice Amanda heard coming from the same black Wolf. She turned to look at him while trying hard not to give them a hint she could understand his language. It was a stupid move. She realised, somehow, he knew she could understand him.

Her heart beats faster as he slowly approached her. Her head is throbbing thinking on the reasons of why she could understand them. ‘I’m a Human. Amy was sure of it. I can’t be a Wolf. No! I’m not them. That’s disgusting. I will never be that species’

Her heart beats wildly and she was sweating underneath her black attire. Feeling both angry and anxiety.

Looking at the black Wolf that is considered larger than the average Werewolves she has seen, Amanda was trying hard to ignore the feeling of wanting to get closer to him.

Tonight.. of all the night, the full moon appeared clearly in the sky. It was beautiful. She knew it meant the Wolf calling to their Mate. Strangely, Amanda felt this black Wolf calling to her. A call that is making her feeling hot with sexual desire. Her breathing became erratic as he moved closer each step.

‘What the hell is wrong with me?’ Amanda was breathing faster than usual. She was again trying hard to control the urge to get closer to the black Wolf. Recalling how the black Wolf looks like in his Human form, Amanda was sexually aroused all of a sudden. It clouded her mind.

Alaric Ryan Knight was indeed drop dead handsome in his Human form. His grey misty eyes were hypnotic. Even with looking at him from far, she could see his face were perfectly aligned with strong jawline and high cheekbones, ‘Damn! Why does the bad boy has to be good looking?’

“Stay back! I’m warning you! Take another step and I’ll kill you!” Amanda said revealing her true voice.

The black Wolf who is still circling around her, was not at all afraid of her threats. His shiny silver eyes were staring straight at her. Only her. So intense with full of desire for her. He too felt the connection. He too.. felt the desire of wanting her.

‘You sense it too. Is it possible she is the one you have been searching for?’ Wade asked Alaric in his mind. He sensed the connection but somehow, if Amanda is ever a Werewolf, something was not right. Her Wolf in her was not present for Wade to feel.

“You can understand us, don’t you? What are you?” The black Wolf said again while moving closer to her. But, Amanda was moving steps away from him with both hands raised up to stop them from coming near her. Without noticing, she was trying to get near her gun on the ground few metres away from her feet.

“Stop! I’m not here to kill you” Amanda lifted both hands again gently waving to stop them from getting closer. “You were not the target. So, be gone now. This is not our fight”

Alaric took few steps back and shook his head from left to right. He recognised that ring flashing on her finger and confirmed it was a treasure that meant the world to him, “No! You can’t be her”

Hearing what he said, Amanda stared into the black Wolf’s grey eyes. Her mind when on a complicated spiral of confusion, ‘Her? Why is he interested in me and.. so fascinated about this ring? There is no f*cking way he is the man I met six years ago. No.. No.. that man is not an Alpha. He can’t be. Please let it not be this man. How can I kill him now? His pack will hunt me to death if I kill him’

“I gave her that ring. Are you her? Or.. did you kill her and stole the ring!! What did you do to her? You b*tch!” Alaric was shouting at her in a crazy manner. Amanda could not understand why. What he said made no sense to her.

‘What woman is he talking about? Why does he thinks I killed a woman to get this ring? Someone gave me this ring. The man who ruined my life! The man who destroyed the old me!’ Amanda was in tears with that thought, as the truth slowly coming to her mind. The memory was vague in her mind. Flashes of a glimpse of her dreadful past.

She was taking deep breaths and tears were slowly rolling down her cheeks. For many years, she waited for this moment, being ready to face the man who hurt her six years ago when she just turned sixteen years old.

She remembered that night was dark and quiet.. but a drunk looking skinny boy came towards her and forced himself on her. He was surprisingly strong even with a small built. She hated him.

She could not see his face clearly. But, she could feel a strange connection when his fingers touched her skin. It was electrifying.

He then left her lying half naked at the park behind thick bushes. Leaving her like a useless object.

He hurt her.

He left her to die.

He left her being destroyed with humiliation.

And he left her.. with a diamond ring.

The only thing she remember of him was his whispered words in her ears before he left, “I will find you”

While it looks like the black and grey Wolves were arguing on something, Amanda took the opportunity to run towards her gun and without hesitation, she shot the grey Wolf twice. The final poison bullet was aimed at the black Wolf.

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‘BANG!’

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“You have 48 hours before the poison takes your life. Find Doctor Wong. Good bye!” she said before throwing the empty gun on the ground. Amanda had to tell them how to find the antidote for the poison. If Alaric dies, she would be punish by her Superior. She had already violated the Peace Treaty by hurting him. Killing him will be the death of her too.

“NO!!” the sound of the grey Wolf was heard followed by him running towards his Alpha. Ralph ignored his own injuries. It was not the first time he got shot like this.

But, something was wrong with Alaric. Ralph noticed he did not get up after that one shot. No movement.

In that short period of time, Amanda ran towards the bridge and jumped off to the deep river hoping that she could survive the fast current of the river.