Chapter 139

Oliver POV

She did it, she just killed the poor guy like it was nothing. The sound of the gun shot echoed through everyone's ears as the three of us watched Dylan.

The gun she had fired merely seconds ago produced a slight puff of smoke from the shot and the disfigured body of the once screaming man lay completely still directly below her.

I had no idea this girl, our queen was genuinely so tough.

"Where's the girl that bit him?" Dylan's words held a sharp edge to them, they almost sounded venomous as she remained staring at the newly deceased guy.

"You just killed him!" My mate looked at the queen in horror, Vee looked tough, from her physique to her hairstyle, she looked tough, but from what I had seen, she was far from it. She enjoyed preservation more than action, which meant she was the complete opposite of Dylan.

"He asked me to." There was only anger in Dylan's words as she remained staring. It was as if what she had done was more of an annoyance than anything else. "He was going to die anyway. At least he didn't suffer any more than he already had. Now, where is the person that bit him?"

What the fuck had I just witnessed? I knew this girl... at least, i thought I did. I never in a million years would have thought her capable of shooting someone, until she shot me... I never would have thought she could kill someone, whether it was out of mercy or not, and yet, here we were. Now seeing her after being away for so long, there was no doubt in my mind that she could kill Josh... if she truly put her mind in to usurping him, then he will die by this human girls hands, her resilience was too strong. She naturally took action when it was needed.

"Dylan, take a minute." Lewis could see her hand trembling while holding the gun, she was a loose cannon yet still, although very shaken up she still remained fairly composed. It was unnerving.

"Where the fuck is the wolf that killed this guy?" Her head finally left the direction of the dead man and turned to us. Her eyes sparking with a calm rage that lit up at the very sight of us. She was out for blood.

"Are you crazy? You just shot him!" Vee obviously didn't like this side of Dylan and she for some reason looked on the verge of tears.

"I stopped his suffering... the bitch who bit him is the one that killed him. I'm going to put a damn bullet in her head." Her grip tightened around the gun and her eyes sparked with vengeance. You'd be a fool not to have seen the blood lust on her face.

"You can't just go around killing people whenever you feel like it. I thought you were after equality, not vengeance." Vee argued, but I was hesitant, I had seen this look on countless people in the past, and each one has died trying to bring forth whatever it was they wished.

"Equality, means justice too... I am so sick of wolves thinking that they can do whatever the hell they want to us and not face any consequences for their actions. That is not how the world should work. We are treated like nothing more than scum, hell, I had that carved into my arm not too long ago." I remember that cut, 'human scum!' Written in plain English. "You don't know... none of you know. You've all been living your lives in comfort seclusion and denial. Meanwhile, I've seen it, I've lived it. I've felt every lashing, and every broken bone, I've heard people that I love die and I've witnessed it first hand. This man... this poor guy, his life meant so little to the person who called him mate, that she felt it right to kill him rather than have him reject her. Do you know how fucked up that is?" She was absolutely pissed off by the very notion of being called unjustified right now.

"Dylan, this isn't you." Lewis walked over to her and grabbed her wrist gently, I watched as her resolve quickly faded away and sadness was all that was left.

She was sad, her eyes filling up as she spoke to Lewis. I guess they really were connected somehow, he had a way of calming her down, making her talk. I know Lewis chose her, but Dylan, she should be with Josh, right?

“I killed my dad!" She stated, looking up at Lewis expecting to hear an onslaught of questions. "I shot him, the same way as this guy, the same as that kings warrior. This is just the me you've never seen." She then turned her attention back to Vee and spoke to her, even I had to admit, I was somewhat on Dylan's side with her next statement. "The rebellion will fight with the king and his men soon enough, and it naive to think that people from both sides aren't going to be killed, it's easier when you can see and understand Who can be saved and ultimately, who can't. That guy was going to die anyway, you saw all the blood coming out of his mouth. Would you have preferred to sit out here hearing the poor man yell and scream for the next hour, for the next two? He was begging for respite. He knew, it was his only option, so did I, and so did you."

Dylan had officially impressed me. I understood now why she was known as a leader by so many people. She was young, but had a calculated head on her shoulders, despite her impulsive behavior. She knew that body counts were going to be high on both sides of the war, and she knew it was going to be herself that did some of the killing, and she had made peace with that. No one likes killing, but She was right, at this point it was inevitable.

"A mercy kill." I stated nodding my head to her in respect of her actions. I didn't like the girl, I doubt I ever would, but I understood her.

"But killing this guys mate... That's too far." The whole time Lewis just stared at her, and for the first time ever, I couldn't read his expression.

"Not necessarily..." I for once, agreed with Dylan, if I ever did anything to hurt Vee, I'd expect someone to get justice for it. Not that I'd ever actually hurt her. I couldn't understand how anyone could hurt their mates.

"I won't kill anyone without Gilliards permission." She stated after a few minutes of shock crossed her features at my acknowledgment and understanding. "But, I still need to know where she is, I'm going to be the one to tell her, because I won't down play his suffering, and I think she should know exactly what following the king has lead to." She turned to the guy again and swallowed thickly, clearly trying to bury her emotions on the subject. "We should move him, we can't stay out in the open for too long. Can you two get him back in the truck?" She looked at me and Lewis expectantly, and my idiot friend nodded his head instantly. While I rolled my eyes but nodded too.

We picked the dead body up much easier than before as he was no longer fighting the shift, blood dripped out of the small bullet hole in his head as we laid him on the floor in the back of the ice cream truck.

"I'm not going back to alpha Gilliards pack, I'm going to go back to my RV." Vee stated with a large yawn I suppose I had kept her up throughout the entirety of the previous night. I will admit though, I was disappointed, I wanted to stay with her. Especially after everything that had happened. Although, maybe I should take this time to contact Josh, I had been so distracted by finding Vee that I hadn't actually had the chance to inform him of things. Plus if he knew what a forced marking actually entails I don't think he'd continue to consider it. "Do you want to come with me?"

My head shot to my mate who sheepishly looked at me, a small tired spark in her eyes at the thought of showing me where she lives, I'm guessing it was the area we went to to get that poor guy... and just like that, any thoughts of contacting Josh flew out of my mind as I held my hand out for my mate to take.

"I'd love to come with you. Just lead the way." Dylan squinted at me, in calculation, trying to figure me out when in reality, I had no alterer motives. I genuinely just wanted to spend time with Vee, although I was struggling with the morality of my royal duties and my duty to my mate. They were polar opposites after all.

"I don't trust you!" Dylan stated causing all our eyes to widen. She too looked exhausted all of a sudden but her words held nothing but truth. "I think you'll run back to the king, as soon as you get the chance." It wasn't completely out of the question, I was still considering my options, but Vee was my mate, and I would be an idiot to break her trust now.

"Victoria is my mate... I swear to the moon goddess herself, that I will never do anything to harm her." I hope I managed to portray my affection for Vee. I really did intend to treasure her with ever fibre of my being.

"If he does anything, I'll kill him myself." Vee stated clutching my hand desperately. In honesty It made me smile slightly. Not her words, but her actions. It meant that she had latched on to the feeling of being mates with me. She was already developing affection, in fact we both were.

"Hey, Maybe it'll be you who can get him to fight with us. I actually think he'd be an asset." Dylan scowled deeply but nodded her head allowing us to go on our way.

We weren't far from the secret entrance to the safe area, and I subconsciously made a mental note of everything that surrounded it.

"I'll have to confer with the council tomorrow about having you stay in our company, but they will probably say the same thing as when Lewis first came to us." Vee began a bit of idle chitchat, but her subject of conversation had my interest peeked instantly.

"What did they say?" She hummed and pulled my hand slightly closer to herself, so she was somewhat hugging my arm. It was endearing to say the least.

“That given the wolfsbane border, this was the best place for him to stay at first. Wolf abilities don’t work in here.” Hmm I had noticed I’d felt weaker while being in here earlier, but I thought it was simply because of my gun shot wound.

“What about marking and mating with someone?” Her eyes widened quickly and she seemed to shoot her head in my direction. “Can a wolf still mark their chosen mate while being in here?”

“Well… erm… I don’t actually know. No one’s ever done it in here. Probably best not to try. Maybe we can see how we get on and then get a room in Gilliards pack.” She wasn’t completely against it? I thought she would shoot me down flat. “I’m not ready for anything like that yet. With what’s just happened I don’t think…” I cut her off by kissing her gently on her enticing lips. Her eyes closed gently in acceptance. Everything about her was intoxicating.

“I won’t do anything… not until you’re ready, I promise you.”

I had fallen hard.