Chapter 104: Chapter 104

The sky was already dark over our heads, the night would soon cover the whole city with its black mantle as I sat next to Greg who was frowning. I sighed loudly catching his attention, I don't know where to put myself knowing how much I'm lying to him.

I know exactly what's going on around him, well I know where the threat is coming from but I'm so scared for my ass that I'm unable to talk to my alpha about it. I know that would help him to unblock this whole situation and even put an end to it. But I can't, I'm afraid of being discovered. Now that I've found out about Greg's tragic story, his past, and his hatred for Shield of Rain, I can't just come up to him and say, listen, my love, I'm the daughter of the woman the Shield of Rain wanted to introduce instead of your mother after killing her. Oh and also, I am therefore the granddaughter of his current Alpha, and guess what? They are the ones who started all this carnage and they plan to ruin this town and take your place as Alpha of this pack by using me. In short, it can be fine but I am also half alfe.

No, that's for sure, I'm going to be rejected first enduring the thorn, then after suffering excruciating pain, I'm going to be killed. I swallowed before giving up the idea of touching him. I feel so dirty from touching him and terrified, I'm so scared of what can happen to me if I open my mouth to even say half of what I'm hiding.

Without wanting it now, I have undeniably become the enemy of my alpha, his existence for me is a threat but I can't bring myself to hurt him so much I love him.

My alpha is also my enemy but not wanted.

I squeezed my hand to my chest as I felt Greg hold me.

" You are very pale. Are you sure you're okay? We can turn around and…"

" No, I'm fine. I'm just not used to these things but I promise I'm fine."

Greg nodded before grabbing my hand and bringing it to his lips.

" My love, even if something is bothering you, no matter what you are hiding from me and that you cannot tell me like the last time, know that I love you and I will always support you. You are everything to me and I would do anything for you. I say anything, no matter who I have to stand up against to protect you."

I felt tears welling up in me as I thought to myself that he shouldn't say those words lightly. If only he could know if only he could imagine how his words condemn me and crucify me, how despite their great tenderness and care they break my heart. I feel so devastated by these words yet so sweet. I want to tell him the truth. I want so much that there are no secrets between us but between his look filled with hatred and contempt and this situation where I lie perpetually, the choice is quickly made.

The facts are like this, I am a lineage of the Shield of Rain, this pack that has done so much harm to Greg and his family, and worse, I am half an alfe, this race so hated by all other species.

When I think about it, I might not just get killed by Greg for telling him the truth, but suffer a mob. I looked away from Greg, preferring to look outside as Greg came to grab my chin.

" Why are you crying, honey? Did I say something that hurt you?"

I gasped in surprise, touching my face which was filled with tears. I was crying without realizing it. I was in so much pain that I couldn't control my emotions anymore. I felt my body being pulled towards Greg's and I let go once in contact with his warmth. It was becoming so difficult to act like everything is fine, to act as if this situation did not weigh on me when it was the opposite. I felt exhausted by my secrets but yet I had no outlet for this hell.

I cried in Greg's arms as he stroked my neck and clenched his jaw.

Is he so bad that he can't handle the things of this town and now his own Luna has to suffer? He knows that she is hiding something very important and above all very difficult to confess. He knows it and he begins to suspect something. He asked Rayan to stop investigating Sophia and her mother much to his cousin's surprise. He had asked him why suddenly when the man had insisted but for all answers Greg had told him that it was useless because they had other priorities. His cousin had to obey because it was an order from Alpha.

The reason for this is that Greg himself has decided to find the answers to his questions, he fears a terrible truth and is afraid that if the others know it too, Sophia will find herself in a delicate situation where even he could not protect her. He knows that Sophia has a relationship with the Shield of Rain, he senses it because of her encounters with Jessy, even if he is not quite sure yet. So with the execution order on this pack, it would be unwise that if her doubts turn out to be true, Sophia should be put to death. That he will never bear. But it's not just that, he asked Elsa and the latter told him that Sophia seemed to be developing some form of temporal unique ability, it's all going along with that so what was that weird and bewitching appearance of the last time? He needs to know more and he needs Aisha for that.

He sighed knowing that the truth would be very difficult for him to conceive but Sophia is what is most important to him, more than his pack, more than his empire, more than his life. He is ready for any sacrifice to keep Sophia safe.

She kept crying as Greg lifted her face so she was looking at him. Her face was pitiful and teary but he held on.

" Don't cry anymore, Sophia. I'm not forcing you to tell me what's bothering you at the moment, but know one thing, you're my priority, do you understand? You are the first and the last thing that matters to me so do as you feel because you have my support. You know I will put at your disposal my being and my assets so do what you want, live as you hear it, I will manage no matter the situation, and you will always be right in my eyes. I fully trust you, my love."

I bit my lip looking up at him worriedly.

" Even if you learn that I've always hidden something important from you... Primordial? Even if I appear as your worst enemy?"

Greg clenched his teeth, he was sure, it must be something unmentionable. But it must also be difficult for her, she certainly wants to talk to him about it but she must be very scared. It's up to him to reassure her. He smiled before kissing her forehead.

" My love, even with your dagger in my heart, I would always fully trust you because you are my soulmate, my love, my other half, the being in whom I would gladly place my life in her hands. So sweetie, when you're ready to open up to me... I'll wait without forcing you."

I put my head on his chest listening to the beating of his heart, they were at a continuous rhythm, a sign of his honesty. I smiled. I'm still very scared but at the same time, I feel reassured, I want to believe that I can trust when I'm ready. Yes I will, I must not be afraid, Greg is my strength and for him, I must be brave and maybe soon I will have enough confidence in myself to tell him what I am and why I came to the Capital City.