Chapter 55
Luara's POV
The walk to the pack prison was quiet, neither one of us talking. Immediately after Bryan told me what he had in mind for Melinda, he picked me up and began walking in silence toward the house.
My mind was clouded with so many thoughts that I was unable to comprehend what Bryan had said. Bryan was going to drop me off at the house, but I refused to let go of him, clinging tightly to his neck. I had a strange urge and almost need to go with him like something was telling me that I had to go with him.
After realizing that I wasn't going to let go, he began walking us to the pack prison. It was located deep in the woods, far away from the pack house and the other pack members' homes. It was an underground prison, very dark and gloomy with the lingering scent of dried old blood.
The scent made me want to heave up my breakfast from this morning, it was overwhelming and overpowered all my senses. It was nothing like my father's, and it was a place that I never wanted to visit again.
I buried my head in Bryan's neck as he walked through the narrowed hallway to the end where a steel door stood. Bryan put me down before he attempted to open the bolted door.
"Stay by my side at all times Luara." He ordered which annoyed me, I was still angry about the earlier situation and why we were here now.
"There are many prisoners here, and all the cells have open cell bars so stay away from the cell doors. Stick to the middle of the path and don't leave my side." I nodded, he was being protective.
Knowing that there were many prisoners meant that there were many wolves who wanted to kill Bryan. And seeing as he isn't the most merciful or forgiving Alpha meant that he had many enemies and wolves that wanted to destroy him.
I watched as he typed in a code and lifted up a large bolt that opened the door. Grabbing my hand, he pulled my body to his, keeping his hand around my waist making sure that I was beside him at all times.
The moment we began descending the steps of the stairs, I could hear heavy breathing and the sounds of many prisoners including the cries of Melinda begging to be let out.
I gripped onto Bryan's hand as we walked down to Melinda's cell which was unfortunately located at the end of the block, meaning we had to walk past all the other prisoners. I just looked straight, determined to not look anywhere but the end of the corridor.
As Bryan's Luna, I needed to be strong. "Where is she?" Bryan questioned as we neared closer to Melinda's cell.
The closer we got the more clearly I could hear. One of the prison guards was consoling Melinda as she continued to cry. At first, I thought he was just trying to get her to be quiet because she was disturbing the other prisoners but I soon realized that wasn't the case.
"Alpha-" The guard began to say but was interrupted when Bryan yanked Melinda by her top into the cell bars while growling in her face.
"No, no, no please." She sobbed as Bryan gripped tightly to the top of her shirt.
Uncomfortable with the way he was acting, I put my hand on his shoulder and pulled at it trying to capture his attention. "Bryan, stop."
"I told you Luara. That the moment I got down here, she was going to die." He replied in a stone-cold voice, refusing to look at me.
A loud deadly growl echoed through the room, but it wasn't from Bryan, it was from his guard.
Bryan's attention moved from Melinda as he moved his head deadly slow to the sound of the growl. The action sent chills down my spine and I was terrified for the wolf that was about to face Bryan.
Bryan's eyes turned black and narrowed on the guard, furious with the disrespect that one of his own wolves had just shown him. His wolf surfaced from inside as he began to stalk the guard, looking to hurt or even kill him.
From the look in the guard's eyes, I realized that he just found his mate. His instinct was to protect her even if it was against his alpha. He carefully moved closer to the cell, making sure to be near his mate but also slowly not to startle Bryan into a full-blown attack.
I quickly moved to stand in front of Bryan, stopping him from the attack he was about to ensue. I couldn't allow him to take Melinda away from her newfound mate. A mate changes everything for a wolf. They are and always will be the only ones we want; we can't help but compare them to others. The moon goddess made them for us, they're our soul mates.
I couldn't let him take her away from his normally loyal wolf who he trusts enough to ensure that the pack is safe from the prisoners.
A mate changes you and so her want for Bryan has already changed and dissolved, the only man she wants is her mate. So as long as she stays away from Bryan and me then everything would be fine.
"Bryan stop! She's his mate, you can't kill her or hurt him. This has totally changed the situation. I don't like her but I'm not about to watch you kill her in front of her mate that she has only just found. He only wants to protect her like you would if it was me."
I looked at my mate shocked at his reply, my mouth was agape as I continued to look at him.
"No." He grunted, moving me out of the way only for me to quickly move back in front of him. Practically squashed between both wolves who were on high alert, both prepared to shift in a second.
"No?" I questioned flabbergasted.
I kept trying to get his attention, but nothing worked, so I put my hands on the side of his neck, rubbing my thumbs in circles across his skin and carefully lowering his head so that he would look at me.
"What would you do if I were in that situation? Would you allow him to kill me?"
I knew that it was a low blow to use his own emotions against him, but it was the only thing that ever worked, that got him to think rationally.
A dangerous growl rumbled from the back of his throat, and I was immediately in his arms as he became instantly protective and aggressive.
"Bryan. I don't like her, and I never will but she has a mate now and there are other ways to deal with this. I couldn't care less about her, but I care about our pack."
Bryan didn't let go of the hold he had on me, he just growled irritated at what I was saying.
"I'm not having her ruin our relationship and destroy the dynamics of the pack. There's only one way to get rid of a threat."
"Bryan," I said over the begging and the growling of Melinda and her mate.
"Just imagine if it were me. You can punish her but don't kill her."
We all stayed silent while Bryan analyzed the whole situation, it was tense as everyone waited anxiously for his reply.
"Fine. I'll decide what punishment she'll have later," he said looking directly at me, his focus then shifted up from me to his guard.
"As for you, I want to see you in my office about your disrespect towards your alpha. One that you know I'm not kind on."
"Yes, Alpha." was his short reply, there was fear in his eyes, but he covered it quickly as he looked towards his mate with only love in his eyes.
Satisfied with the decision that Bryan was going to let Melinda go, I made my way toward the door of the pack prison ready to go home. Waiting for a discussion that Bryan and I needed to have.
What I didn't realize at the time was that letting Melinda go was a decision that I would live to regret.
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