The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

[SICARIO]

"Is Olyana really huge to carry people?" Elodie asked, even though she was wounded. Well, this was the time for her to hope that all would be alright, especially given the enemies they were about to face.

She needed to be certain regardless of the chaos that was lingering. She was the alpha tasked with making sure their people were safe and she wasn't about to take a chance on that possibility.

This was what the truth was meant to look like and she wasn't about to gamble it all away.

"It is big enough to hold the entire realm, Elodie," Zane explained, making Hudhayfah stare at the Lycan like this was more than they had imagined was possible.

But at the same time, they couldn't deny the fact that it was this little truth that seemed to make them buy into the possibility that Loan was an entire world on its own.

"What?" Elodie asked as she waited for more information.

"Olyana, the land of the protectors was created as a passageway between the realm that the moon goddess created in case evil reigned in this realm and she needed to keep her people safe.

"Everything that is done here is replicated up there to ensure that the wolves and the other factions find it safe to be there. And don't feel like they're too far from home. It was the best invention by the goddess, frankly.

"The little camp we call Olyana is just a passageway. The real Olyana is filled with everything that anyone would ever need. It is almost like an afterlife, but it also isn't. Because the dead don't go to Olyana.

"They go to an entirely different place," Zabe explained and Elodie was certain she was going to die from extreme brain farts.

She had always strived to make sure that there is nothing that would harm Sicario, but right now, she was certain that inanity wanted relay levels because each time she thought she had seen enough, she was proven wrong once again.

How the hell did they have an entire realm dangling above them like it was nothing? And what the fuck happened to transparency? Well, there are so many questions and very little time as she could already ascertain.

So, she just stared like she wanted to take a breather.

"I know it is a lot for anyone to take in at the moment, alpha, but we have to hurry. If the Russel army gets here they will try to use the civilians to win the war. We all know Hawi's first rule of war is to never harm innocents.

"If we fail to protect those very innocents, it won't be the Russels on the stakes outside, but our heads. Now please?" Zane said as he looked at the sailors who were watching in silence.

They were solely learning the different layers to life and freely, it was even more horrifying.

Of course, they knew the option to let go was also there so they could go and witness what this new realm was that was so better and well equipped, but they also knew that they there were warriors and they wanted to see the end of the Russels because they didn't want to live the lives in fear anymore.

This was a brave decision, really because this wasn't going to be the easiest of wars. But then perhaps history would be a little kinder to them given their commitment to Hawi and the cause they were about to set their weapons on, right?

"Alright. You know where they are, take the Lycans and Hudhayfah with you. I will stay up here to ensure that all will be well," Theo said, leaving no room for argument with his Alpha.

He knew she was in charge but he was also the strategist in there, and he knew that there were some things that even Elodie Kane, however skilled she was, was never going to be ready to face.

There was always going to be some sort of a shadow in the air between them and frankly, Theo wanted to get this shit over and done with because he wanted to live a normal life. But then did they all want to live a happy and normal life?

"Fine. Stay alert," Elodie said as she left with the designated team.

"Rio… can we talk?" Theo asked earnestly, the worry in his voice obvious, yet deep down there was still pride in his voice as he talked to his mate. He knew that this wasn't the easiest thing for them but then what else was there to be so uncertain of?

It wasn't like the world was ending… right? Well, they are probably headed in that direction, but maybe if they acted like it was all sunshine and shit they wouldn't have to live through the madness at the end of it all, yeah?

"We'll stay on watch with the rest of the army," Drew said with a tone of finality as he stepped out of the office with his sailors.

Rio wanted to go with them too, but Theo had asked him to stay back in earnest.

It wasn't because they had shit to fight over but because they also had to figure out a way through this this was obvious to everyone, but then they had to simply hope that they made it till the end of the war.

It was probably a long pipe dream at the moment, but what was so bad about hoping there would be better days, right?

"You look tense, soldier," Rio said as he walked over to where Theo was standing.

He had been studying the warrior since the news of the Russels outside the gates came and Rio knew this probably wasn't easy for the warrior, seeing as they had fought all the major battles with Hawi around to help them.

She had played a key role in their successes and Rio wasn't about to say that he understood whatever the bond that the warriors had with the psycho wolf was. He could only hope that they were okay when the war began.

Besides they had to have a little faith too; but was he to tell Theo to have a little faith?

Was he to tell the mate he had been avoiding to have some father and that the war wouldn't be as bad when they had seen firsthand the kind of chaos that came with the Russels?

Oh, but Rio was conflicted.

"Just a little," Theo said, taking Rio aback like he hadn't expected that.

Well, to be fair, Theo didn't exactly look like the person who could express his emotions at every whim. He looked conserved and like he could only ever do things if they were necessary.

Theo looked like he had never been exposed to emotions and wasn't sure what the fuck he was supposed to say. Well, his training as a Sicario high warrior never came with the manual of what happened in the event that he found his mate anyway, right?

That was a good enough excuse, no?

"You've been to war zones with worse, right?" Rio asked as if that was supposed to make Theo feel any better about the little predicament they were both in at that moment.

Then again, there was a chance that this wasn't even the kind of predicament that they would be able to talk of because at the end of the day, what mattered the most was the way they could the wade through the mess.

"Yeah, most of the time, but none ever had psychos like this. Anyway, I wanted to ask about you. Who are you feeling about this? Do you… I mean… I'm sorry. I just…" Theo rambled nervously as Rio walked closer to him.

He wasn't sure what he needed to expect, but his mate releasing calming hormones in the air to help him wake up was certainly not what he had thought of. He had never even thought it was possible, but here they were.

"You're one of the greatest warriors that ever lived, Theodore. If you're worried about my choice, I will let you know that I wouldn't have agreed to the battle if you were not part of it.

"And before you start overthinking in case anything happens to me on the battlefield, and you blame yourself, I am doing this… for us," Rio said.

Theo lifted his head to look at the sailor who was talking like he had someone else in his body, the Rio he knew would have referred to choke on spikes before he admitted to doing anything for anyone outside of his responsibilities or even his team.

Hell, with the way that they had interacted at first, this looks like the most absurd of pairings and even voices buy the fates. This was insanity, and yet they had been used to so much insanity that this was meant to be normal.

Was it right?

Was it the kind of normal they wanted to reign in?

"For me? You barely know me, Rio. For all you know, I could just be another shithead warrior who does things to please his master and misses ass at every corner of the world?" Theo stated, though it came off as a question.

He was not sure he understood what his mate was intending with this, but he hoped that they wouldn't be as wild as the chaos that was looming.

There was never going to be a way for them to tell whether they would win or lose and that was probably Theo's greatest fear at the moment. Continue your adventure with empire

"I may be an ass, Theodore, but even I am not that much of an ass to be cruel to my newly fated mate," Rio said as he pulled Theo into a hug.