The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

[HAWI]

"What the fuck was that about?" Mbali asked when she and her sister came to a stop, something that confused the hell out of Mbali. She hadn't been expecting her sister to make a run for it or even leave Hawi behind.

There had to be more and she had to have been actively involved, given that Hawi whatever was there to stop her or make her do anything else. It was almost a little too convenient and Mbali was curious about that too.

There's just no way that this is happening right now. Surely her sister hadn't warned the white wolf and her mate, right?

"And why the hell are you casting spells?" Mbali added, the confusion clear on her face, but then her sister wasn't even fazed.

Malika was already casting her spell again, reading them for the evening that would determine how long their break would be. They had been at this for months and they needed to take their minds off the chaos and what better way to do that than to get everyone they cared about on board, right?

"The spell is Hawi's doing. She said we needed to break bread, apparently because we were so dried up that we might faint from the fatigue. I don't blame her though, we have been pretty out of it and the lives we have led throughout this journey have been wild as hell.

"Perhaps this is the break we need for a moment," Malika explained and her sister stared at her softly.

Mbali understood how they could have come to such a decision and she couldn't blame her sister. Everything had been hard on them. They had tried to live their lives as they looked forward to the West, but nothing was comforting but the journey to the West.

They were like people who had nothing to live for, people who were cast out, and the fact that they couldn't even use their magic made them feel trapped. It was all just a matter of time before they couldn't take the shift cookery anymore.

It was truly understandable.

"I bet… she truly is our leader, huh… she sees and does things that we wouldn't have had the balls to endure," Mbali sighed softly as she sat on the ground while her sister kept casting the spell.

The spell would take a while and while Malika was a powerful protector, she needed time too.

Of course, she could channel her sister's power, but then Mbali was still new to the sibling bond, it was not something that Malika wanted to introduce her to at the moment, besides, Amina had been the reason Mbali had learned or the sibling bond.

They just had to walk it a little bit by bit.

"Can I ask you something out of the usual?" Mbali asked and her sister stared at her, the worry on Malika's face making a show. For a moment there, Malika wanted to ask what it was about, before listening, but then she had to be patient.

The fact that she had her sister with her was all she needed to keep herself sane because even the deities knew that she would go nuts for all of this if she didn't think clearly.

Her mind was always filled with so many things, but none would ever compare to the worry she always had for her sister.

"Of course," Malika responded, biting her tongue at the worst that threatened to come out.

She had a lot to face past those two words but she simply reminded herself that perhaps, this was the first stage of their relationship and that it wouldn't be so bad if they decided to understand each other, right?

"I know it's not the best time, but—"

"You're stalling, little sister. Come on, don't stall. Besides, the worst that can happen is the sun rising right now, yeah?" Malika said, interrupting Mbali's doubts. She understood that this wasn't going to be easy for Mbali, but Malika needed her consistent sister back.

Mbali was a warrior and she always did things that no Lycan ever was in the capacity to do and that was something that Malika had realized she had taken a step back from. She needed her sister to trust herself and not let the Amina issue propel her into the dark.

"I just…" Mbali began and Malika stared at her with a flat face as if to ask her what they had just talked about at the moment.

"Freya… do you think she cares about me?" Mbali asked and Malika abused.

"Hawi? Of course, she does. She loves you just like she loves her closest friends. She even gave us a name so we wouldn't be thinking of the mission as just something to help her, but something to make us sane," Malika said casually.

She knew that wasn't what Mbali was asking about, but then if Mbali had a question, she had to ask it like it was and not go around the damned corners. She needed to embrace who she was and the truths that could have risen from all of that.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"You know that's not what I mean, Freya," Mbali sighed.

"Come on, Lili. You don't have to hide behind anything anymore. You have one, your sister, ready to slay down the first person who threatens your life. I will protect you and I can only do that if you let me.

"It's obvious you have questions but you're scared of what it would mean for you. Well, no matter what happens whenever, just know that I will always be there and will make sure no one hurts you right," Malika reassured her sister.

"I know, Freya, I know. But Amina… I don't know what to do about her. I don't know if it's even right for me to want to see her again, or if this is just me wishing for the impossible. We are on different sides, and we are both lethal.

"It makes me wonder what she thinks about our damned relationship. If that is even what we can call it. All of this is just so new and I worry that I might screw up. What if I'm not good enough, what if we are terrible for each other?" Mbali asked.

Her mind had been filled with those questions for quite some time now and she knew it wasn't about to be easy for the both of them. They Are enemies, and it was no secret but even the heavens had to have some humanity, right?

"Oh, Lili… you doubt yourself too much these days sister. Amina coming into your life has brought down your walls and even boosted your confidence. I hate that she gets to do that to you and I can't even kill her for it.

"She makes you worry too much. She breaks your heart daily and the least I can do is just glare at her because I know you care about her and I can't take her away from you. But then as it is, maybe you two need to have a sit-down, Lili," Malika said.

It wasn't the best of things that had come out of her mouth, but what else was there for her? She had to be supportive of her sister regardless because she knew Mobile only had her when the sun would go down and they had to make the choice.

"I wish I could just ask her about this once and for all."

"Perhaps it's a good thing I'm here, mi reina."