12. The Talk With Penny
12. The Talk With Penny
CHAPTER 12: The Talk With Penny
"SHOULD I KILL him?" Calyx asked seriously as they left the room. Alpha Karius remained silent, still
trying to calm himself from what he did earlier. He obviously snapped and didn't stop himself from
punching the man a while ago.
Alpha Karius shook his head. "No need. And find his family. Make sure that they are protected," he
replied as they left the abandoned house. Calyx just nodded as an answer but inside his mind, he's not
really in favor of what Alpha Karius told him to do. The wolf did wrong to him but here he is, still willing
to help him despite what he did instead of killing him.
Alpha Karius wasn't really like this before. He's actually ruthless but after he met Lilian, the omega that
owned his heart, he somehow softened. Calyx actually liked that change in him since he became more
sensitive to what's happening to his pack. He would help anyone as long as he can. Just like now...
But he couldn't help but to feel sad especially that Alpha Karius is hurting now after what he found out
about Lilian. She's... dead. Even Calyx couldn't believe that news but he couldn't afford to lie to Alpha
Kariha even though he couldn't really accept it. Calyx knew how hard it was for him to accept it. But as
a loyal and trusted Beta of Alpha Karius, he will always be there for him, not just as a servant but also
as a friend.
Sighing, Alpha Karius left Calyx with the man. He went to his mansion again, not to visit the injured
wolves but to look for Gianna. Some of the wolves are even shocked at his presence when he got there
since they thought he already left. Maybe they are already used to the fact that he's not really staying in
his mansion that much anymore after Gianna came. But they didn't say a word about it. They all
followed what Gianna always told them to do.
Alpha Karius went inside his mansion with his usual intimidating expression.
"A-Alpha Karius, we thought you already left," Nadia said, the old woman who's also the head of the
helpers here as she glanced at him nervously. She bowed her head a bit to show some respect.
"Where's Gianna?" He asked, not minding what she just said.
"S-She's in her room. We think that she's not really feeling well since she didn't get out the whole day."
He just nodded at her and walked towards the stairs then went to the second floor where the room that
Gianna is occupying. He knocked first before opening the room and saw Gianna sitting on the bed and
didn't even notice his presence since she's staring at the wall like it was the most interesting thing that
she saw all her life.
"Gianna," he called her name, making her flinch a bit. Alpha Karius saw how she gulped in shock but it
was all changed to her helpless expression.
"A-Alpha Karius..." she called him, slightly trembling. She stood up from where she's sitting. "I... I
suppose you have changed your mind. I know you love me. You were just bluffing the last time we
talked, right?" She chuckled nervously as she took a step closer to him and touched his arm.
Alpha Karius dodged her touch immediately as he stared at her without any hint of emotion on his face.
He could clearly see on her face the stress as she said those words. "That's not the reason why I see
you. And no, Gianna. I'm sorry to burst your bubble but I'm not in love with you. I am here to officially
kick you out of my pack together with your other packmates," he told him straight, not minding her
emotions anymore.
He wanted this done as soon as possible. If he needed to say cruel things to her just to kick her out of
his pack, then so be it. She's too much anyway. He wanted to stop everything that she's doing to his
own pack.
Gianna's expression changed to her mad expression. She glared at her as her tears formed at the
corner of her eyes. "W-What the hell are you saying, Alpha Karius? You can't just make me leave this
pack! You need us! You need our pack! We're doing you all a favor here! If we're not here, the rogues
will attack you soon."
He sighed. "You know what I realized? When the pack seemed to not trust me now, I did a self
reflection. It was me who's really at fault here. I should've put my trust in them first so they would also
trust me in return. I should trust my pack and their capabilities. I'm sure we can beat every rogue that
will come to us if we have trust with one another..." He paused as a bitter smile formed on his lips. "And
that was my mistake. We can do this. I shouldn't have asked for your help in the first place..."
Her eyes turned to slit. "How sure are you that you could even do it? And everyone is looking up to
you! I'm the perfect Luna that you could have--"
"I'll be the one to decide on that matter." He cut her off from speaking.
Gianna laughed bitterly. "Oh, cut your crap, Alpha Karius. I know damn well the reason why you can't
love me. You love that Omega, right?" She smirked.
Alpha Karius clenched his jaw. So, she knew, huh. How did she find out about it? He's not sure This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
anymore. He glared at her, not minding to answer her.
She laughed again like she's mocking Alpha Karius. "You had a secret relationship with an Omega. I
knew it from the very beginning. You have a low standard by the way. Poor her. She didn't even have
the chance to be introduced in the whole pack and was just content at being the hidden whore of the
great Alpha of Moon Stone Pack," she taunted him, making Alpha Karius' boiled in anger. "And you're
selfish and a coward, Alpha Karius. It was all your fault. Don't put all the blame on me because it was
you who did the stupid things here."
His hand balled into fist and tried so hard to not hit her on the face. He's trying so hard to not hurt her
since she's still a woman. How could he call her Lilian a... whore?! He's not his whore! "Fucking. Shut.
Up!" He shouted at her face.
"Why? You can't accept the fact that you fucked up so bad that you weren't able to save your Omega?"
She smirked. "Well, I don't care. At least, I was able to give her the best punishment of her life. Who
knows... she must be dead by now!" She laughed like a mad man again making Alpha Karius suddenly
see red all over the place.
He suddenly grabbed Gianna's neck and gripped it so tight, making her unable to breathe properly. He
pinned her to the wall as she tried to remove his hand on her neck. His nails dug on her skin.
"L-Let go of me..." Gianna said as she try to catch her own breath. Her foot couldn't reach the floor
anymore since Alpha Karius effortlessly pulled her up as he choked her mercilessly. A lone tear
escaped from Gianna's eyes making Alpha Karius smirked.
"Be careful of what you're saying, Gianna. I'm just putting up with your whims the past few days. It's
time for you to stop manipulating my pack," he said sharply to her as his canines came out. His nails
became sharper too, causing Gianna to flinch a bit in so much fear.
"D-Don't kill me. Please..." She begged this time, making Alpha Karius laugh mockingly at the sudden
shift of her expression. She was mocking him a while ago and now, she's begging him to stop from
hurting her.
"I'll give you another chance. Just make sure to never show your face here again."
Gianna nodded repeatedly. That's when Alpha Karius released her from being choke tightly. She
coughed repeatedly while holding her neck.
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"I JUST WANTED to talk to Alpha Karius!I swear, this is really important! I'll stop once I'm done!"
"Alpha Karius is busy! He doesn't have time to face you right now!"
"I promise, this will be very quick! Just please, let me talk to him!"
"You're a stubborn witch!"
Alpha Karius' brows furrowed when he heard a noise outside the mansion. It was a woman, trying to
get off from the hold of two wolves guarding outside the mansion. He went to them, curious on what's
happening, making the wolves also stop from forcing the woman from getting inside the mansion.
"What's this all about?" Alpha Karius asked them.
"A-Alpha Karius, she said that she wanted to see and talk to you but don't worry, we're stopping her--"
"Let her be." He cut the other wolf from speaking, before looking at the woman. "Follow me."
The woman then glared first at the wolves who were gripping her a while ago before looking at Alpha
Karius. She immediately followed Alpha Karius when he went back inside the mansion. He went
straight to the library and sat on his swivel chair.
"Speak." He doesn't even know why she's letting this woman speak with him. He's drained the whole
day after his talk to Gianna. And now, she's facing this woman again that he doesn't even know. He
could only sense her race, she's a witch. But as he stared at him longer, he suddenly recognized that
she's one of the witches that healed the injured wolves awhile ago.
"I-I'm Penny. And I have something to say about... L-Lilian."
That made Alpha Karius straighten his back on what he heard. It seems like his relationship with Lilian
is slowly being revealed after she suddenly disappeared.
"What about her?" His breathing labored when he heard her name as he clasped his both hands and
leaned on his table.
"I know your relationship with her... because of t-this..." The woman who introduced herself as Penny
put something on the table. It was a locket.
Alpha Karius immediately recognized the locket. It was the same locket he gave her before. Then he
suddenly realized that Lilian must've removed it already after he... hurted her. Or maybe, she lost it.
With his trembling hands, he got the locket and opened it... and there, he saw the picture of him and
Lilian smiling widely inside the treehouse, it almost made him tear up but he stopped himself as he
remembered that Penny is still in front of him.
"I assumed that... you had a relationship with Lilian, Alpha Karius."
He didn't speak, as his gaze is still plastered on the locket. He sighed as he gulped the lump in his
throat.
"And I think you also deserve to know this. Before she was... p-punished by Luna and the whole pack,
something terrible h-happened to her..."
For some reason, Alpha Karius' chest tightened in anticipation of what Penny was about to say to him.
Sighing, he said, "What is it?"
"S-She lost her baby days before she was accused of being a thief. I was with her when she buried her
dead baby..."
And there, Alpha Karius lost it. He cried a river not minding Penny in front of him anymore. It fucking
hurts him to the point that she suddenly wanted to die instantly!