Chapter 611:  ALICE

XADEN’S POV

We got back into the pack and an omega helped me take off my Jacket.

“My lord.” He said as he brushed the jacket off.

I went straight to where the burning furnace was and warmed myself.

As I stretched my hand towards the burning log of wood, all I could think of was how I didn’t deserve to be an Alpha anymore.

How I had been so driven to hunger and vengeance I had lost myself.

Lost any sense of my purpose.

I gently touched my chest to feel where my heart would have been.

I had taken away my heart just for strength and power.

Taken away my ability to have children in trade for a bigger future.

And yet a miracle had happened.

Jasmine had done the one thing no one had ever done.

I had slept with thousands of women and yet somehow I had gotten Jasmine pregnant.

Our little Thalira would have been our miracle baby.

I had never really cared about children in the pack.

They were my responsibility to protect as members of the pack.

So I only saw them as that.

But the idea of the baby coming.

A child of my own bloodline coming to me had slowly made me happy.

And it wound have been a baby girl.

And yet I killed her!

I had locked Jasmine up.

Left her abandoned while she bled and lost our child.

I wanted to hit myself over and over till I couldn’t breathe.

My ego, pride and hate had driven me to lengths I never knew existed.

I was slowly becoming the man I had grown to hate my entire life.

“I summoned all the couriers.” Silas said from behind.

I remained looking at the fire place.

“How does it look?” I asked.

“Not so good.” Silas said after a deep sigh. “I’ve rounded them up. We are about to start a proper investigation into the whole situation but so far it doesn’t seem like any of them are even aware of what he did.”

I chewed my bottom lip.

“We’re still trying to gather more information.” He said trying to sound hopeful. “He most definitely could not have acted alone. We will get to the bottom of this Xaden I can assure you.”

I sighed heavily.

Anna had told me with all certainty that Jasmine had had an affair with Hunter.

If Anna was here, then how had she been able to manipulate a letter I had requested meters away from home.

But now I knew that she had lied about how she had been raised.

The possibility that she still had ties to the people here made the whole story seem not so impossible anymore.

Anna had no idea I had come here neither did anyone else.

I sat down on a seat and took of my shift as I leg the warm fire embrace my cold body.

I was quiet for a while, my minding still racing for a solution.

And then I remembered something Silas said.

“What about the girl?” I asked.

“What girl?”

“Alice. The one you said knew more about Alpha Hunter.” I asked.

Silas shrugged. “She is just there. But I don’t think she would amount to anything to be very honest.”

“Try me.” I said leaning back in the chair. “Bring her in.”

Silas nodded and left.

I quietly observed the room I was in and to a split second I imagined what Jasmine’s life had been like here.

The idea of her suffering made me grit my teeth in rage.

In all sincerity I hoped that this would be the last time I’ll ever have to visit this pack.

A few minutes later, a small girl with strawberry blonde hair came into the room.

Her eyes were downcast.

“Your sent for me my lord.” She said quietly.

I looked at smallish girl in her simple maid uniform.

“Yes. Alice.” I said. “Take a seat.”

I offered her the seat opposite me.

She didn’t decline.

When she was seated, I cleared my throat. “I heard you know something about Alpha Hunter.”

She went quiet first before nodding in agreement.

That took me aback.

Silas had said she wasn’t forthcoming with anything.

“What do you know about him?” I asked.

“He came to see Alpha Bale.” She said looking down at her hands.

“So I heard.” I replied duly. “What I want to know is why.”

“That’s the wrong question my lord.” She said.

I rose a brow. “What?”

“I can only give you answers to the right or wrong questions.” She said quietly.

Was this some sort of sick joke.

I considered calling Silas but I didn’t want to look like a fool so I remained put.

I thought of a question to ask her.

“My lord.” She began in a very small and quiet voice.

So small it felt like it would go high pitched and shatter glasses.

“I was assigned to only give you three answers by Alpha Hunter.” She said. “You ask and I will answer. Anything more. I will be terminated.”

Terminated?

What the hell did she mean?

And what did she mean assigned.

I was beginning to come to the conclusion that members of this pack were insane.

I decided to play along with her game.

“Did Hunter and Jasmine have an affair.” I asked.

“No.” She said coldly. And then her voice softened. “But he loved her. She never returned it.”

I was taken aback by that answer.

“Time is running out.” She said.

Lost in her sick game, I carried on.

“Was my sister involved in the set up again Jasmine?” I asked her.

“Yes. She was.” Alice replied.

She started to fidget and move uncomfortably in her chair as though she sat on hot fire.

I tried hard to think of the last question.

“WHO sent Hunter?” I asked.

“He was sent by Jasmine’s fa-

She didn’t finish her sentence

Her eyes went red and her wolf howled.

She pulled out a sword from her skirt and spilled her own throat.