Chapter 12

With fury in his eyes, Jeremy lunged at Raven, punching him so hard in the face that Sapphire thought he was going to kill the Alpha.Without lifting a finger, Raven let Jeremy hit him as if the blow had not even slightly injured him.

 Jeremy struck Raven on the ground as if he wanted his head to be removed from his muscular frame. At this point, Jeremy was unstoppable. Raven was unconcerned as Jeremy made him a punching bag.

 Sapphire was sobbing silently, pleading with Jeremy to stop and cool down, but he was not even paying attention. Instead, Jeremy continued to strike, bite, and kick Raven.

 "This is too much." What would Sapphire do if Jeremy killed Raven, the King's only son and the Alpha of the future? Sapphire reasoned that she needed to call for help before her mate killed someone.

 She nodded at the murderous thought that was now running through her head."She needed someone. The Royal family was beyond her mental reach.

 "Aha!"

 Yes, she could mind-link Simon, and she intended to do so right away.

 "I never knew Raven had this sweet side of him," Simone said with a gentle smile after realizing what he was seeing. Simon was always aware that Raven had a soft side hidden beneath his rough and merciless exterior, but he never shared this knowledge.The fact that Raven gave in to being physically assaulted in an attempt to cool down an enraged Jeremy was both shocking and hilarious.

 Lighthearted laughter...

 "Beta, I think you should do something." Sapphire's complexion was ghostly pale. She stared at the combative couple, tears running down her exquisitely defined cheekbones.

 "They will be alright," he said, passing her an embroidered face towel. Seeing her cry was unfamiliar to him, and she appeared quite frightening, resembling a panda, as her black eyeshadow was dripping down and causing havoc on her entire face. "You know, Raven is really helping him," he said, arching his left eyebrow and grinning a little.

 "Thanks, Beta..."She asked softly, "How is this helping?" as she wiped the tears from her face. She did not understand how or from what, exactly, a fight was supposed to help Jeremy.

 She wondered, "Did my mate need help?"

 "I am hoping you are aware that Jeremy is currently in his heat period." Although almost all of the pack adored Sapphire, Simon was particularly fond of her. Sapphire had the grace and beauty of a princess, and her smile could make any bad day seem better.

 Simon looked at her, his eyes fixed on her, "She must have taken after her father..." "Her mother was anything but nice," he thought quickly, averting his gaze to his friends as they approached them.

 With a smile of relief, Sapphire turned to face Remy. He was fine, with his hands no longer shaking and his forest green eyes returning to their usual state. She hurried to her bag and took out a bottle of Starlight table water.

"Many thanks, Raven." Jeremy handed his friend the water that Sapphire had given him.There was no way he would not cry sapphire if he inserted into her with that arousal, but thanks to Raven, the heat has finally subsided. Raven prevented him from making the biggest error he would live to regret.

 "You ought to sip first," Raven said as he firmly pushed the water back toward him.

 After taking a sip, Jeremy gave it to Raven once more. At that moment, Simon was clapping loudly and broadly, flashing his adorable dimples on his creamy cheek.

 "Nice...Nice one Alpha," he said, nodding slowly and beaming broadly at Raven.

 Inside, Alpha Raven grinned at his beta ignorance."If only he had known what was going to happen to him," he remarked, giving a slight nod.

 "The guilty's sins should not be carried by the innocent."Raven sat down across from Jeremy.

 Jeremy knew exactly what that statement implied. Raven arrived to free Sapphire from his grasp.

 They were exchanging usual handshakes when Jeremy pulled in for a firm embrace. "Thanks a lot, nigga."

 Sapphire said, "I appreciate you, Alpha," with yet another, deeper bow.

 Did not he just tell her not to bow, Raven sighed? She will not ever change, is she?

 *sighs*