Chapter 57: Chapter 57

Freya

I find all of the previous scenarios to be odd. For a brief moment, I was afraid he wouldn't be able to prevail in the duel, but it appears I was mistaken. I was on the verge of tears when I noticed him acting strangely. I watched him for a long time, and it appeared as though he was engaged in an internal struggle. He appears to be acting strangely, and I anticipated that Alpha Aiden would eventually defeat him.

Just as I was seeing him get pounded to the ground, he suddenly launched a counterattack. He was a top-notch warrior in their battle with Alpha Aiden. I was aware that the instruction my father had given him the day before was not in vain. With the training he completed yesterday, I thought this was nothing more than a positive development that would change the course of events. Together with my father, I trained him, and Samuel also joined. Like me, they all wanted him to prevail in the duel. We all devoted our evening to training him more, and while he made excellent progress, watching him struggle against Aiden wasn't entirely satisfying.

I believe that the head of the werewolf council is to blame for all of this. It appears like he wants everything to go his way. I believe there is nothing I can do to prevent future decisions of this nature from being made by the head council. If things could go in a positive direction, that would please me. I will be relieved that things won't be as horrible as I had anticipated.

After striking for a few minutes, I watched as Lucius threw Alpha Aiden out of the ring. It made me feel happy; I couldn't help it. I could not be happier, and the entire audience was applauding. With a smile on my face, I turned to face my dad, who turned to face me. I was relieved that things were going in my favor and that I would be spending time with my partner.

My level of happiness was unbounded, and when I got up to go see Lucius, what transpired startled me to my core. Alpha Aiden refuses to give up after being cast aside by Lucius. He lunged at him, determined to outdo Lucius, but he was too quick to avoid his assault, and after striking him several more times, he tossed him out of the ring. My eyes widened in disbelief, unsure of what action to take. He appears to be furious that Lucius vanquished Alpha Aiden once more, which pleased me.

I was aware that if things weren't resolved right away, they might go out of control. I was trembling all over and had no idea what to say or do. I was aware that entering there could result in my receiving criticism. I assumed that his lycanthropes were awake, so I understood that this shouldn't pose a threat to me.

Having already lost, I was headed to bring Alpha Aiden back to his senses. I was aware that the head council would have declared the winner, but Aiden prevented him from doing so. I was aware that neither I nor anyone else anticipated Lucius triumphing over an alpha, but recalling the fact that he was an alpha caused me to brush the idea out of my mind.

A frightening aura suddenly erupted, and I felt compelled to glance up. When I did, I saw that Aiden had changed into a werewolf and was looking menacingly at Lucius. I hurried toward Alpha Aiden to stop him from hurting Lucius because I knew for sure that he could attack him at any time. However, I was late because he had already charged forward to knock Lucius unconscious, but what occurred next astounded me.

Alpha Aiden sat down as I heard Lucius's voice and attempted to escape and fight him. I had no doubt that he had made use of his lycan power in this situation. All around me, with the exception of a few council members who were attempting to maintain their good reputation, people had their heads lowered.

Even though I didn't want this to happen, I was relieved that it had. I was aware that Aiden couldn't accept him winning over him. He is unable to accomplish his goal of winning and making up for his losses at this time. I turned to look at him, and a smile appeared on my face. I was aware that the werewolf council would have to punish Aiden for what he had done because there was no way they could avoid doing so.

Seeing Lucius fall to the ground, I hurried over to him out of terror, unsure of what to do. Tears filled my eyes as I approached him, and I quickly picked him up off the ground.

I growled when I heard the top council's voice say, "Lucius won the duel, and Alpha Aiden would be punished for what he did." Fear scratched at my face as I hurried into the pack's medical room. The head of council did something that shocked me. It was not my place to stop things before they went out. When Aiden attacked him the second time, he had let it happen and had not intervened.

I yelled, "Call me the doctor," right now. When I arrived at the hospital, I made my way to the special ward, which was designated for my family and me. He passed only a few seconds after I placed him on the bed to wait for the pack's physician to show up here.

Hearing the chief doctor of the pack remark, "Alpha, you need to leave the room; I want to run some tests on him," I turned to face him, my eyes flaming with intent.

"Freya, you must leave this room. You won't allow him to focus." My mother's voice came from behind me.

With a heavy sigh, I left the room without saying anything. My only concern was whether Lucius would be alright. That things worked out well for us pleased me. Even though I knew he wouldn't pass away, I couldn't help but worry.

I paced back and forth, saying, "How dare he? He lost the match and was still attacking Lucius. I would make sure I made him pay."

"Where are Samuel and my dad?" I questioned, gazing at Seraphina, who appeared to be deep in contemplation.

With a respectful reply, Seraphina said, "They are still in the pack's square; everyone isn't doing what Alpha Aiden did; he was going to be punished," and I frowned as I looked at her.

"Tell my dad not to take any action on the matter and that I will be there shortly," I replied to Seraphina, who nodded. Her eyes drifted over for a few minutes, which was how I knew she had mind-linked them. I watched the door for the doctor to come out, but he wasn't there.

I turned to face Seraphina with a look of rage in my eyes as I heard her remark, "You don't have to worry; everything will be alright," from behind me. It was unbelievable to me that she would say something like this.

"You ought to remain silent when your viewpoint isn't sought." I glared at her and stated aggressively. Even though I could see that she was sad, I didn't care at the time. My entire focus was on Lucius, and I believed that if the werewolf had stepped in sooner, this would have been halted. I believe he is to blame for everything.

I was left wondering why Alpha Aiden felt the need to end him. I was aware that what had transpired could not be the cause. I understood that he might have desired to prevail in the duel in order to be with me, but I don't support his excessive behavior.

All of this, in my opinion, stemmed from the head council's insistence on carrying out the plan to force him to engage in a battle. I knew that if what had happened hadn't happened, things would have turned out better.

With an anxious look on my face, I hurried to the pack's doctor as he left the room.

"Don't worry, he's only tired and will wake up shortly. The pack's doctor said, "I can't say when, but he needs to rest. You can come back to check on him later." I heard him say this and looked at him, relieved.

After the doctor left, I turned to face my mother, who was staring at me with an expression that I couldn't quite put her mind on. I fixed my intense gaze on her, unsure of what I had done wrong. She turned her head away from me, and when I followed her sight, it fell on Seraphina, and I felt a thug hit my chest.

I was aware that I needed to apologize to her for my outburst. Although I realized that I shouldn't have screamed at her, there wasn't anything I could do at the time. I was aware that I would need to give her an apology.