The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

[HUDHAYFAH]

"Well, your prayers were answered at the time. He is one of them, Karim. He is your answered prayer if you must… I have to go now. I gave you tour answers, I hope we never meet again," Farida said as she started walking away.

However, Hudhayfah stopped her with his magic.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" Farida asked, clearly not impressed with the decision the healer had made. They had had an agreement and they were done, right? Surely Hudhayfah was old enough to make a scene of all that, right?

"Tell me, who is he? There are five brothers, who the fuck is my mate then?" Hudhayfah asked defeatedly. He had been hoping for a long time today and while he already confirmed that Farida wasn't his mate, he still needed to know.

The fact that Farida knew so much about the answers he needed made him feel relieved for some word reason. He had agreed to whatever she had asked, so the least she could do was give him an answer, right?

"No… that is for you to figure out. I only know that he was one of them. And if it helps, he is still alive. As it is, two of the Russels are dead, which means that your mate is still alive. If you want to find your answers you will have to look for him.

"Don't try to hold me back, Karim. I have fulfilled my end of the bargain. I can only wish you well at this point," Farida said and Hudhayfah's hold on her wrist loosened, letting the ice cream vendor leave the healer.

This wasn't what Hudhayfah had hoped for, and the fact that things just kept getting complicated made Hudhayfah wonder if his Perihan knew who he truly was and his relationship to the crazy Savasci knights.

That in itself got him questioning whether his Perihan hadn't come to him because of his relationship with Hawi or maybe he was hoping to use Hudhayfah when the time came and whenever it was appropriate for him.

The war had so many questions in Hudhayfah's mind and he had answers to none. Nothing in his life was making sense like the fact that his Perihan was alive. That was what Hudhayfah was choosing to focus on, even with the chaos around.

"I'll find him when the time is right," Hudhayfah whispered to himself as he looked around Sicario. His Perihan was alive, that was all that mattered to him. Besides, they were already at war and there was never going to be a day when they would be happier.

Hudhayfah had seen Hawi and Ruru put aside their feelings and get into the mission, and that was what he was hoping to emulate. Maybe if he was patient enough, the goddess would listen to him again.

Funny how a single prayer had led him to the craziest of them all. And so, as Hudhayfah made his way to the alpha's office to bid Elodie goodbye, he made a mental note to keep studying the Russel brothers.

Only one of them was dead and gone. Farida had said that his mate was alive; he had to assume that it was one of the remaining four brothers. But who was he really? Oh, how Hudhayfah was excited to figure this out.

He could only hope that his mate was dead before he got to him, but then would Hudhayfah try to mess with the mission of the one woman who could burn the entire realm down for her vengeance?

"Hey kid, I'm back… but I have to leave as soon as possible," Hudhayfah said to Elodie when he walked into the alpha's office and found her seated relaxed. This was a new state for Sicario and while it was beautiful, their efforts had paid off.

It was something that would forever remain etched into the brains of the misfits of how much they sacrificed for this kind of peace. Tranquility had evaded them for years and the crazies had made sure it happened in less than four years.

That was a record that no one would ever be able to break in a few tears. Well, there wouldn't be a need for that if Hawi's transition to the queenship was smooth at the end of the day.

Because she could either be the realm's delight, or the realm's terror. Either way, the Sicario girl was fine with both and so were her best friends and team. She was someone they would follow to the depths of hell itself after all.

"You look different. I'm assuming you got your answers?" Elodie asked and Hudhayfah sighed as he plopped on the nearest seat to Elodie. He knew he would trust her with anything and everything so he was safe.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Yeah. I found my mate," Hudhayfah said, as excitement beamed across Elodie's face.

"Is it Farida? Damn you, lucky lucky old man," Eldie teased.

"It wasn't Farida, but he is alive. I waited for over half a century for him, and he is alive," the healer said as Elodie sat up, ready to listen to whatever Hudhayfah had to tell her about this mate.

The Savasci knights loved family and they were always open to having more in their midst, so Elodie's excitement was understandable, especially since they had seen Hudhayfah brave the years alone.

It was something that many wouldn't have managed, especially if they had found their mates and lost them on the same day. By the way, perhaps Hudhayfah was a little different for a reason, right?

"He's a Russel," Hudhayfah stated and Elodie stared at him sadly. Before Hudhayfah continued the unwitting tale of the love of his life who he had only ever met once. Now that he was telling it to elide, he realized how patient he had been.

Of course, he didn't tell her that he had prayed for a mate at his lowest or even what had forced him into that damning corner to plead for amate, but he told her pretty much the rest of it.

The curious face Elodie wore when he mentioned Farida made him want to explain, but with his deal with Farida still standing, Hudhayfah couldn't give in to it. Instead, he just summarized it, as he had thought Farida weas his mate.

"Well, that's intense… the universe sure does know how to pair us with enemies. Don't worry though, I don't think Hawi will make you choose between us and your mate. She isn't that cruel," Elodie said, making Hudhayfah smile again.

The kid before him was still young and yet knew a lot about life and love. Maybe it was because she had seen the horrors of what a loveless life looked like and she didn't want to go back into that hopeless cocoon, right?

"I know she won't. But then he is a Russel. One of the people we are hunting. Does it make sense that I am going to be hunting my mate?" Hudhayfah frustratedly asked, staring at the ceiling as if there were some hidden answers in there.

"Focusing on the future when our present is still shaky is not a good idea, Hudhayfah. We can fight fate, but we can never win. Besides, who knows if your bond with your mate could be the way to a truce and for them to give us Jeremiah?"

"You're right… anyway, I'll rest for a while and then go back to Greyson. Meanwhile, tell me about the pack. How has everything been?" Hudhayfah trailed off.