The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

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[GREYSON]

In a realm where pain was slowly becoming something the factions had to get used to, Hudhayfah was losing his mind. He had come home with the Lycans to help restore Grayson but when they got home, there was nothing to restore.

There was nothing worth fighting for and even if there had been there was no one who was ready to fight. They wished to but their states just wouldn't allow them.

The impact of what had transpired in the freelands with the Greyson army had impacted the entire pack in many ways.

They were not in the right mind and they were a little too broken. These were supposed to be the warriors who found a way to make things right, but what were they to make right this time? Their pain?

"We can't let them drown like this. It would undermine the mission," a voice in the distance said as he and ghost friends watched the mess that Greyson had been on. They had been watching them for the past two weeks, and frankly.

None of it was heartwarming to say the least.

They had seen the greatest of warriors be reduced to shells of who they once were they had wanted to intervene, but the rules forbade them from interacting with the wolves unless they had been commanded to.

It was dangerous, really and it was crazy at the same time.

"And we can't go to them without going against the rules. The only one who can fix them is Malika but she is already in Sicario. I doubt she would even respond if we reach out, especially now that the white wolf is back home.

"You know how she gets, she is ruthless when it comes to her assignment and there's a chance she might consider Greyson collateral damage," another man said and they all looked at each other like they were the worst of things.

There were ten of them here and now, but then they couldn't even cross the damn border. They couldn't cross over without risking being annihilated by Jabali Malika.

That woman was their greatest horror and honestly, they preferred drinking sand rather than asking Malika for a glass of water, not that she would even give them the water if they wanted her to.

She was crazy and cruel.

Probably the cruelest of them all.

"You can't believe that. She went to war alongside them. She knows what it means and she definitely won't let Greyson die like this," another man said and they all stared at each other like they were lost.

None of them was ready to watch Greyson die, but then Malika Jabali would ruin them if they so much as lifted a finger and played god with the werewolves.

"She is the best of us all. Of course, she already knows just how much Greyson is suffering, but she hasn't said anything. The Lycans are trying their best but it is just a matter of time before they also join the great depression with the Greysons.

"This isn't what we hoped for but goddamn, this is insane," another said as they watched the dry lands in Greyson.

Greyson was supposed to be the richest of all packs but right now, the only thing that these people could see was a dying pack.

They could save them but they were scared of Malika. They were scared that she would annihilate them, which wasn't really far from the truth, seeing as the woman had stayed away from her sister for years on end, right? Experience new tales on m v|l e'm,p| y- r

"What if we reach out to her?" another asked and they stared at each other like that was a death sentence.

"You're thinking of summoning the devil herself? You do realize she might not show up, and if she shows up she will sever our heads, right? She is a beast, you can't give her that much power to ruin us right now.

"Come on Kadiam," they tried to reason, but then what other options were there for them? Greyson was dying, and in the fastest of ways.

And if they didn't act fast, they would have a white wolf to answer to and what were scorers because Malika was the white wolf's protector. All of this shit was so complicated.

"We have to, Dumi. we can't let her get distracted any more than we can watch the wolves die. We have the power and we can ask Malika for approval. If she approves well and good and if she does, then we try to make her understand.

"Look at Hudhayfah. He is supposed to be one of the strong ones but even he is overhauled. He has been like that for two days now. This is an emergency," Kadiam insisted and they all just sighed.

This was a terrible thing to watch but maybe they would be able to put aside their fear of Malika Jabali right?

Maybe then they would be able to make things right, but what were the chances that they would end up being hurt even more than the wolves? Was that a risk they wanted to take? Was that something that they would deal with so soon?

"Alright. Do it then. At least you are stronger than us and might be able to hold your ground for a while, if she decided to fight you," Dumi said and Kadiam just gave them a thumbs up.

He knew that this was crazy, but then there were truly no other options left for them. Besides, Malika had always told them to reach out, only if it was a matter of life and death and right now, with Greyson dying there was a better time.

"Malika," Kadiam called out softly, before he went on to call her two more times.

There was silence even though he was certain he had reached her.

She always did this, always stared silent as if to tell them to get on with it if it was important and that if it wasn't it, she would have them run three thousand laps and boy was that a lot of laps for the lot of them.

That woman was cruel but this had to be done, and Kadiam reminded himself as he waited for her response.

"You have three minutes, Kadiam. If you're not done on three, then you will have to run, Kadiam you will have to run faster than you ever have and you will fit for three weeks without stopping for water," Malika's voice came through and Kadiam froze.

Was this really worth it? Was running and a tired week for a pack that would eventually die, worth it? Then again, looking at his fine, she could tell that they did this with many options lying around.

"Okay, ma'am. This is about Greyson—" Kadiam began and Malika groaned.

Malika was currently at the dinner she had prepared for the psychos and the Sicairos, so she wasn't expecting this.

Greyson was the one topic that she didn't want to think of. She had known the repercussions of losing half an army in a pack that was at the end of the day still filled with wolves. That was why she had demanded that the Lycans go with Hudhayfah instead of staying with her.

She had wanted to avoid this, but then she knew that sometimes it was always a little too much. And given this was the largest massage by the Russels, she should have expected a call from home.

"Excuse me, hawi. I need to fix something; I will be back real soon. Give me three minutes, mistress, please," Malika said even though she said that it was a little too sudden.

She had tried to mask her voice, but then she looked at Rukiya Greyson still depressed about Adolf, Malika knew that this was something she needed to attend to and fast.

She couldn't let Greyson die no matter what, and if Kadiam had reached out, she knew it had to be very important.

"Sure, I got the ribs anyway. You can go have your fun with Ella if that is what you want, we didn't mind. And don't worry about us cockblocking you, we will be just fine here," Hawi said, a little too excited even though she was teasing Malika and Elodie.

She could tell that this was about something else and she knew Malika had to leave, otherwise, she wouldn't have asked for permission, much less pleaded.

It was all a little too obvious and Hawi could only hope that whatever it was, Malika would be able to fix it sooner than later.

"Of course. But this time, you take care of Ella. I won't be gone for long," Malika said and before Elodie could say a word, she opened a portal, one that showed a side of the realm that Rukiya Greyson didn't know of.

She wouldn't exactly be telling the alpha that she was going to check on her people now or would she?

"Be careful, Malika and if you need us, the four of us are always ready. Now go!" hawi said and that was all it took for Malika to portal outside of Sicario, only to switch the portal destination to where Kadiam was.

She had to see for herself what had happened and the extent of the damage. If there was nothing worth saving, she would let them all die, without a second thought. After all, she was the most ruthless protector for a reason, right?

"How many?" Malika asked as she looked at Kadiam, she didn't look as scary as they had imagined but there was a glint in her eyes that seemed to remind the lot of them that this woman was the leader for a reason.

"We didn't know yet. You are the lead protector and we couldn't go in with you. However, for the heartbeats, we can say that most of them are so close to their last breaths," Kadiam explained.

Malika ran a hand roughly on her buzzcut that seemed to have the other protectors in shock.

"What happened to your hair," Kadiam asked in shock and the other protectors looked at him like he was about to get smacked in their way to hell.

They had all seen the changes, but then none of them was brave enough to ask the one question they all had, the protector had hair that grew just as fast as the white wolf's hair. Which was why it didn't make any sense that she was adorning a buzz cut.

Was that even possible with protectors? Or was she just being her insane self?

"Hawi… don't ask how or why," Malika said with a smile on her face, like she missed how they had been bickering with hair during the time she had her haircut. It was an incident that warmed her heart and no matter what happened, she did her best to be what Hawi would be proud of.

"The white wolf?" Kadiam asked, even more confused.

"Yup. Come along, let's save Greyson," Malika said dismissively.