The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

Chapter 528 Love In The Maddest of Markets

[SICARIO]

The council room that had been filled with cheers and chaos once again quieted down, the weight of the sudden truth making it harder for them to focus. Reality was something that they had been sure they would deal with, and yet right now, that wasn't a given.

Trey had been excited to see his mate, excited to see where this led them but then, even he knew that there was more to the sudden change in attitude. There was something missing, and while they could tell by the three empty seats in the room, Trey had silent wishes.

"How should I be creative that you're not tolerating my brother because you don't want to start a fight with me?" Amina asked, and silence enveloped the room. She had always been straightforward, which made her question even more pressing. Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire

For a moment, Trey turned to look at his sister, the disbelief on his face making a show and the truth of what was to come, making him wonder what the fuck was going on Amina Russel was never the kind to make a run for anything.

She always faced her truths and everything, but right now, as she looked at her brother holding Hudhayfah's hands gently, there was an emptiness in her eyes. The kind that Trey had been so familiar with until he met his mate again.

He knew what was to come and boy was it something he wished he never knew of. His sister was leaving, which was why she was determined to gauge what would happen.

"Your brother is mated to one of us. Like it or not, there won't be much we can do to him, because if we hurt him, we will be hurting Hudhayfah. We may be cruel and unhinged, crazy, and love playing with death, but causing pain to one of our own is a line that we have always drawn.

"That is also the only reason we let you walk in," Elodie said and it took a moment for Amina to register what she was talking about. They had been kind to her, because of Mblai. Because they knew Mbali would throw a fit if she was hurt.

This was a revelation that Amina had not expected and it made her sit back upright. She had always had everything in control and yet when it came to her precious princess, nothing would ever make sense.

She wanted her in ways that no one would ever think was okay and it was a mystery that she was hand able to solve for a hundred years.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Alpha Elodie," Amina said, her tone bland, like she refused to let them know how much she had been affected by those words. But even if she tried to hide it, even if she fought her feelings, it was obvious in her eyes.

She was a warlock who only ever wanted her mate, that was the only possible reason that he had agreed to come to Sicario.

Nothing had been alright for her ever since she had left and frankly, the burning ache in her stomach each time she thought of Mbali wasn't going away soon and it hurt to even think about it.

Her mate was somewhere in the world, unknown to their friends, unknown to her and she couldn't even find a way to track her.

They had a lot of work to do and whining the entire day wouldn't get shit done.

"Amina... This is just a heads-up. He could spend the entire season whining about the cruel queen. So, unless you want your ears to bleed, come along and leave him be," Rio teased and Amina laughed earnestly for the first time in a while as she hurried after the knights.

"Great, so you're going to leave me too?" Adolf whined as he looked at Zaniel who was staring at him like he was the only person in the room, despite the fact that Hudhayfah and Trey were still seated in the counsel room.

"Not in any lifetime, my little wolf. Wherever you are, I will be there. I won't leave you at any point in time, so you need not worry about that. But I do believe that we have spent enough time in this council room.

"Let's go get some air now, hmm?" Zaniel said and Adolf stared at him like there was a constellation in his eyes. They were so in love it was sickening, but they couldn't be blamed.

Hawi had done them justice by leaving them together, hoping that someday, if she had learned to let the people around her love just enough, she would be bae to meet a reincarnation of the only woman she had ever loved. Her beautiful Rukiya Greyson.

"Okay, let's," Adolf said excitedly, leaving his mate outside the council room like that was the only thing left for the both of them to do.

"I'm glad they are happy," Hudhayfah smiled proudly like he was glad that this was happening. He could be blamed though. The entire team had gone through hell and back and they deserved to be happy.

Sure, it wasn't an easy task given the reputation they all had, but they had learned from the best that happiness was something they could have, even if there were wars that brewed. Happiness was never a choice; it was something they all deserved.

"What about you, angel?" Trey asked in earnest as he looked at Hudhayfah. He could see the same man he had fallen in love with all those years ago and honestly, he was glad that nothing had changed.

Trey knew that some things had to be done for their union that made sense to many, and he was willing to go through the very depths of hell just to see Hudhayfah smile. It was easily Rey's most precious possession right now.

"What about me?"

"Will you let me make us both happy?"

"I have waited twelve centuries for you, Perihan... of course, I will say yes to us, always," Hudhayfah reassured.

"I love you, angel."