At the grave stone of her parents, Millicent wept, reliving again the events that took place in her pack, eleven years ago.
'I shall bring you justice!' she said as her tears dropped on the grave. 'I shall make sure, Sylvester and any other person responsible for your deaths pay for this. I shall avenge you! she howled loudly, looking up as she howled the vow.
After that she stood and Cara walked her back home.
'Don't you want to see the pack?' she asked.
'Not now!' Millicent said, bitterness in her heart. Old wounds had just been reopened.
'Good decision! Remember the vow you just howled to your parents and do not grow faint in it's execution', Cara advised. 'Also, there is a lot more I have to tell you. Things that you are not aware of but should know. I shall tell you when you come back victorious from the attack on Sylvester', she called the name like it was a bitter taste in her mouth.
'I shall be back and I shall expect you to tell me all that you know!' Millicent said not sounding like herself at all. A change seem to have taken place in her.
****
Millicent went to see Alpha Blake. 'I am ready Alpha to avenge my parents', she said.
'That's good. I was thinking you were never going to make up your mind!' the Alpha said. 'I have already gathered an army and asked them to get prepared for the signal from me. We shall take the Moon Ville Pack unawares, you shall draw us a map of the whole pack with the help of our architectures'.
'Anything I can do to further this cause, I shall do it!' Millicent said, with grim determination.
' Good! There is something you must know', Alpha Blake said.
'What's that?'
'Someone else would be joining us. Someone you know!' he said.
'Anyone, provided he will not become a liability', she said.
'She will be no liability. She is as determined as you are to humble Sylvester!' Alpha Blake said and called, 'Come out now!'
'Good day, Millicent!'
Millicent turned to see Cathania facing her.
'You?' she exclaimed. Millicent had thought that nothing could shock her anymore considering all that she's had to go through but she had not expected to see Cathania in this place and in a position to harm Alpha Sylvester.
'Yes, me!' Cathania replied unflinchingly.
'How can you possibly trust her?' Millicent asked looking from Cathania to Alpha Blake.
'Just as I trust you!' he replied smiling.
' Her case is different. She is the lover of Alpha Sylvester and might even end up being his Luna!' Millicent protested.
'Sylvester paraded her as his chosen mate, used and dumped her. He kicked her out because of you. How is her case any different from yours?' he asked. 'In any case, her father has promised us his army to help us in this attack.
'I am not going on any mission with her!' she protested. 'I cannot trust her nor her father for that matter. She has never given me any reason to. She is a back stabber! What if she cuts or claws me down instead of fighting with those she claims she wants to fight? It will make way for her to be the Luna, don't you think? Destroying the opposition...'
'Sylvester wronged her by dumping her for a younger, more beautiful female than her when she has loved him all her life, and you don't think she has a reason to want revenge? You know what they say, hell hath no fury than a woman bla bla bla', he started. 'The same man destroyed your pack, murdered your parents and the possible heir to the Crescent Pack throne, captured and Maltreated you for many years. Both your fathers are my friends and I owe it to them to avenge their daughters. So, you see, princess, you are either in or out. If you have a problem with her, you can deal with that later. For this operation, Cathania stays!' he concluded, and heaved a breath.
Millicent knew that she could not take Sylvester down on her own. She needed all the help she could get, and if making a few compromises would help her achieve her aim, why not? But she was determined to keep an eye on Cathania.
'Since you are determined that she joins us, is she aware of our agreement?' she asked.
'What agreement?' Cathania asked.
'None of the Alphas of Moon Ville Pack should be killed. Sylvester is to be captured. I want to have him in custody and the courtesy to torture him myself, paying him back in kind and doing to him as I deem fit afterwards!' Millicent explained to her.
Cathania looked from one to the other questioningly. Alpha Blake nodded imperceptibly.
'Right!' Cathania said.
'Also, Alpha Blake, I know you have spoken at length about how Sylvester has wronged the both of us and how you wish to help us with our vengeance mission, but that is not all, is it? Because, I don't believe that is the only reason you are doing this.' Millicent said. 'So what's the catch in all this? Because there is a catch? What will you benefit from helping us?' she emphasized.
'What do you mean?' he asked annoyed.
'I mean that you have been friends with the Merryweathers for a long time. They are not your enemies, at least that is what you have led me to believe. What I don't understand, in as much as I am grateful for your assistance, is why you would want to stage an attack on your friend'.
'I only want to help my friends, I hate injustice and I act against it no matter the person involved and you'd better believe it!' he said annoyed at Millicent's exasperating attitude. The female was becoming very annoying. How could he tell her about Magdalene?
'Forget about my annoying attitude!' Millicent said seriously.
Alpha Blake could not believe his ears. Her words could not mean what he was assuming, could it? But her next words confirmed his suspicions.
'Who is Magdalene and what does Sylvester have to do with her?'
'You can read minds!' he observed flatly.
'Yes, I can. And I want to know what grievance you hold against them. We are supposed to be a team and should therefore be open with one another!'
'Sylvester betrayed me with a female called Magdalene, and that's all you need to know for now. Too much information may prove to be detrimental to our mission. I shall tell you the complete story after the mission!
Wow, so Millicent could read minds? Cathania thought. I'd better be careful with my thoughts when I am around her. I do not want her learning all my secrets.
'What secrets do you not want me to learn, Cathania?' Millicent asked. Cathania started, then, 'Right! You read minds!' she muttered and walked away from her.
When they were alone, Millicent felt the need to make sure that Alpha Blake knew she was serious about her condition.
'Alpha, I am indeed grateful for this opportunity you are giving me to avenge my parents but I want to be sure that we understand each other when I said, Sylvester is not to be killed but be captured'.
'We have already agreed on that. You are one troublesome female!
'Also, no harm should come on Christopher!'
'Ah! You mean your chosen -fated mate?' he smiled knowingly.
'My ...what?'
'Chosen - fated mate! Having more than one fated mate, you made your choice. And that was why you allowed the one you have chosen to claim you!'
Millicent was so shocked, she could not utter any word.
'No words? I could smell Christopher on you the first day we met at the Blood Moon Pack'.
Millicent's mouth formed a circle as she mouthed, 'Oh!' her cheeks heated.
'But while we are having this discussion, I must tell you that in a war, no one can determine the outcome. I might not want to harm anyone but end up doing the opposite. I could not possibly allow myself to be cut down or captured because I do not want to harm a certain someone. Remember the Merryweather twins are a very powerful duo Alphas'.
Millicent considered that and had to agree with him.
'But you can incapacitate him without killing him!' she said.
'We are in a war, princess. All I can promise is that I'll try!' Alpha Blake said, trying very hard not to have any thoughts while near her.
Millicent wanted to say more but thought better of it and walked with him to the group of warriors who were going to stage the attack with them and who had been waiting for their instructions for a while now.
