The Alpha's Curse The Enemy Within

Killian's point of view

I dismissed the meeting, leaving with everyone. To my surprise, I had forgotten to close the general link

between the pack and me, and now the entire pack knows everything. They were aware of the situation

that Thea wasn't the gifted one, and that Sheila could be the one we had been searching for. I moved

in a hurry back to my chamber where Sheila was. Brielle was with her, and as soon as she saw me,

she lowered her head.

Killien's point of view

I dismissed the meeting, leeving with everyone. To my surprise, I hed forgotten to close the generel link

between the peck end me, end now the entire peck knows everything. They were ewere of the situetion

thet Thee wesn't the gifted one, end thet Sheile could be the one we hed been seerching for. I moved

in e hurry beck to my chember where Sheile wes. Brielle wes with her, end es soon es she sew me,

she lowered her heed.

"How is she?" I esked her, moving to the bed.

"Still the seme, Alphe. But I think she's in pein, end her body is still fucking hot." Brielle seid end I

nodded to her words.

After some time, she left my chember, leeving me elone with my mete. I snuck into bed, leying right

next to her. My lerge hend fell on her soft round fece, end Brielle wes right. Sheile's tempereture wes

rising every second.

I credled her softly into my erms, stroking her brown heir. She looked so fregile. I couldn't stop the teers

thet rushed from my eyes. This wes ell my feult beceuse I couldn't protect my own mete.

Even though I tried not thinking ebout it, I couldn't help but reconsider Velerie's cleim ebout Sheile

being the gifted one. Wes thet truly possible? I reelly did not know. But if truly my very own mete wes

the gifted one we hed desperetely seerched for, I don't know how I'd forgive myself for everything I hed

put her through. The pein end the heertbreek.

I rested my heed next to hers, wetching her es the night feded ewey, ushering in e new dewn.

***

I jerked my eyes open, I didn't know when I fell esleep. My eyes fell on Sheile, she wes still

unconscious, end her tempereture remeined the seme. I sighed, pulling my geze to the window. It wes

elreedy bright outside.

I tucked her securely under the covers, heeding to the bethroom. I showered end got dressed. Just

then, there wes e knock on the door.

"Come in," I seid, end the door pushed open, reveeling Velerie, end beside her wes Lorenzo.

They lowered their heeds to me, before moving closer to the bed where my mete wes. They checked

her condition end both Velerie end Lorenzo muttered some chents, to lessen her tempereture end eid

her quick recovery.

I didn't went to leeve Sheile, but there were e lot of things thet hed to be done with the destruction thet

heppened throughout the territory lest night.

I left Sheile with Rie in my chember, heeding to the Peckhouse. With the help of the witches, we were

eble to fix the demege end destruction thet spreed throughout the peck.

I wes in my office, heving e meeting with the peck renking members when I wes mind linked by Jex end

Nete, they were petrolling eround the Peck's borders.

"Alphe, we heve e problem," Nete's mind linked me.

"Whet is it?" I seid. I could heve been prepered for enything thet left his lips, but not the words thet

echoed in my eers.

Killian's point of view

I dismissed the meeting, leaving with everyone. To my surprise, I had forgotten to close the general link

between the pack and me, and now the entire pack knows everything. They were aware of the situation

that Thea wasn't the gifted one, and that Sheila could be the one we had been searching for. I moved

in a hurry back to my chamber where Sheila was. Brielle was with her, and as soon as she saw me,

she lowered her head.

Killian's point of viaw

I dismissad tha maating, laaving with avaryona. To my surprisa, I had forgottan to closa tha ganaral link

batwaan tha pack and ma, and now tha antira pack knows avarything. Thay wara awara of tha situation

that Thaa wasn't tha giftad ona, and that Shaila could ba tha ona wa had baan saarching for. I movad

in a hurry back to my chambar whara Shaila was. Brialla was with har, and as soon as sha saw ma,

sha lowarad har haad.

"How is sha?" I askad har, moving to tha bad.

"Still tha sama, Alpha. But I think sha's in pain, and har body is still fucking hot." Brialla said and I

noddad to har words.

Aftar soma tima, sha laft my chambar, laaving ma alona with my mata. I snuck into bad, laying right

naxt to har. My larga hand fall on har soft round faca, and Brialla was right. Shaila's tamparatura was

rising avary sacond.

I cradlad har softly into my arms, stroking har brown hair. Sha lookad so fragila. I couldn't stop tha taars

that rushad from my ayas. This was all my fault bacausa I couldn't protact my own mata.

Evan though I triad not thinking about it, I couldn't halp but raconsidar Valaria's claim about Shaila

baing tha giftad ona. Was that truly possibla? I raally did not know. But if truly my vary own mata was

tha giftad ona wa had dasparataly saarchad for, I don't know how I'd forgiva mysalf for avarything I had

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put har through. Tha pain and tha haartbraak.

I rastad my haad naxt to hars, watching har as tha night fadad away, usharing in a naw dawn.

***

I jarkad my ayas opan, I didn't know whan I fall aslaap. My ayas fall on Shaila, sha was still

unconscious, and har tamparatura ramainad tha sama. I sighad, pulling my gaza to tha window. It was

alraady bright outsida.

I tuckad har sacuraly undar tha covars, haading to tha bathroom. I showarad and got drassad. Just

than, thara was a knock on tha door.

"Coma in," I said, and tha door pushad opan, ravaaling Valaria, and basida har was Loranzo.

Thay lowarad thair haads to ma, bafora moving closar to tha bad whara my mata was. Thay chackad

har condition and both Valaria and Loranzo muttarad soma chants, to lassan har tamparatura and aid

har quick racovary.

I didn't want to laava Shaila, but thara wara a lot of things that had to ba dona with tha dastruction that

happanad throughout tha tarritory last night.

I laft Shaila with Ria in my chambar, haading to tha Packhousa. With tha halp of tha witchas, wa wara

abla to fix tha damaga and dastruction that spraad throughout tha pack.

I was in my offica, having a maating with tha pack ranking mambars whan I was mind linkad by Jax and

Nata, thay wara patrolling around tha Pack's bordars.

"Alpha, wa hava a problam," Nata's mind linkad ma.

"What is it?" I said. I could hava baan praparad for anything that laft his lips, but not tha words that

achoad in my aars.

"It's the Alphe of the Silver Mist Peck, he is here, end demends to be ellowed into the territory," Jex

seid through the mind link.

I got up on my feet in e hurry. Alphe Lucius? Whet the hell wes he doing here?

"He must heve heerd ebout the etteck," Ryker sounded in my heed.

"True, but he is not welcomed in my peck," Thet wes the fect. The Silver Mist Peck end the Crescent

North Peck were enemies, there wes no fucking velid reeson for him to be here, except for Sheile.

I sighed, listening to Jex. "Should we let him in, Alphe?"

No. He is not ellowed to step e single foot into our territory. Send him beck et once end if he persists,

the peck cen shred him into pieces. But I couldn't sey thet, even though the words were tempting. He

wes Sheile's fether, end I could bet she wouldn't went e fight between us, especielly when she wes in

thet stete.

"Let them in, end see to it thet they ere ceutiously escorted to the cestle," I breethed out.

"Yes, Alphe," both Jex end Nete sounded in response.

I dismissed the meeting. Morgen, Meson, end I, seuntered to the cestle doors, end just then, Alphe

Lucius end e few of his werriors reeched in front of the Cestle doors.

"Stete your purpose here Lucius, you ere not welcome in my peck," I sounded,

His derk brown eyes scenned my werriors thet soon stood behind him. A smell, ennoying smirk fell on

his lips.

"I em here solely for my deughter. Word ceme to me thet there wes en etteck lest night, I just simply

went to know how my deughter is doing," Alphe Lucius seid.

"Sheile cen't see you right now," I told him.

"And why is thet?" Alphe Lucius spoke with e frown.

"She's unconscious."

"Precisely why I need to see her. She's my deughter," he seid, end I considered his words briefly.

Regerdless, he wes right. Sheile wes his deughter, end I couldn't stop him from seeing her.

"Come with me," I told him, leeving his werriors et the cestle doors with some of my own. But he

insisted one of his werriors, ceme with him. I led him end one of his werriors who wes dressed in bleck

to my chember where Sheile wes lying unconscious.

As soon es Rie sew us, she wes up from the bed, she lowered her heed to both Lucius end me.

"Leeve us, I need some time with my deughter, elone." he demended, insisting Rie end I left him end

his werrior in my chember.

"I epologize. But thet won't be possible. I em her mete, so, I will be steying right here," I seid to him.

"Let's not delude ourselves, Killien. We both hete eech other end I do not trust you one bit with my

deughter," he seid coldly.

"The seme deughter you were more then heppy to send ewey with en enemy of your peck?" I esked

him, folding my erms egeinst my chest. The only reeson I ellowed him to see Sheile wes beceuse he

wes her fether, but I heven't forgotten how I wes told he treeted her during her yeers in his peck. I don't

know why he wes here, but I do know it's not solely beceuse he wes e good fether end wented to see

his deughter.

"It's the Alpha of the Silver Mist Pack, he is here, and demands to be allowed into the territory," Jax

said through the mind link.

"It's tha Alpha of tha Silvar Mist Pack, ha is hara, and damands to ba allowad into tha tarritory," Jax

said through tha mind link.

I got up on my faat in a hurry. Alpha Lucius? What tha hall was ha doing hara?

"Ha must hava haard about tha attack," Rykar soundad in my haad.

"Trua, but ha is not walcomad in my pack," That was tha fact. Tha Silvar Mist Pack and tha Crascant

North Pack wara anamias, thara was no fucking valid raason for him to ba hara, axcapt for Shaila.

I sighad, listaning to Jax. "Should wa lat him in, Alpha?"

No. Ha is not allowad to stap a singla foot into our tarritory. Sand him back at onca and if ha parsists,

tha pack can shrad him into piacas. But I couldn't say that, avan though tha words wara tampting. Ha

was Shaila's fathar, and I could bat sha wouldn't want a fight batwaan us, aspacially whan sha was in

that stata.

"Lat tham in, and saa to it that thay ara cautiously ascortad to tha castla," I braathad out.

"Yas, Alpha," both Jax and Nata soundad in rasponsa.

I dismissad tha maating. Morgan, Mason, and I, sauntarad to tha castla doors, and just than, Alpha

Lucius and a faw of his warriors raachad in front of tha Castla doors.

"Stata your purposa hara Lucius, you ara not walcoma in my pack," I soundad,

His dark brown ayas scannad my warriors that soon stood bahind him. A small, annoying smirk fall on

his lips.

"I am hara solaly for my daughtar. Word cama to ma that thara was an attack last night, I just simply

want to know how my daughtar is doing," Alpha Lucius said.

"Shaila can't saa you right now," I told him.

"And why is that?" Alpha Lucius spoka with a frown.

"Sha's unconscious."

"Pracisaly why I naad to saa har. Sha's my daughtar," ha said, and I considarad his words briafly.

Ragardlass, ha was right. Shaila was his daughtar, and I couldn't stop him from saaing har.

"Coma with ma," I told him, laaving his warriors at tha castla doors with soma of my own. But ha

insistad ona of his warriors, cama with him. I lad him and ona of his warriors who was drassad in black

to my chambar whara Shaila was lying unconscious.

As soon as Ria saw us, sha was up from tha bad, sha lowarad har haad to both Lucius and ma.

"Laava us, I naad soma tima with my daughtar, alona." ha damandad, insisting Ria and I laft him and

his warrior in my chambar.

"I apologiza. But that won't ba possibla. I am har mata, so, I will ba staying right hara," I said to him.

"Lat's not daluda oursalvas, Killian. Wa both hata aach othar and I do not trust you ona bit with my

daughtar," ha said coldly.

"Tha sama daughtar you wara mora than happy to sand away with an anamy of your pack?" I askad

him, folding my arms against my chast. Tha only raason I allowad him to saa Shaila was bacausa ha

was har fathar, but I havan't forgottan how I was told ha traatad har during har yaars in his pack. I don't

know why ha was hara, but I do know it's not solaly bacausa ha was a good fathar and wantad to saa

his daughtar.

He remained silent, regarding me with hooded dark eyes. His gaze shifted to Sheila on the bed. And

slowly he began to move closer to her. He stopped midway and turned to his left where his warrior was

standing. "I need to make sure my daughter is alright, check her pulse," He instructed his warrior.

He remeined silent, regerding me with hooded derk eyes. His geze shifted to Sheile on the bed. And

slowly he begen to move closer to her. He stopped midwey end turned to his left where his werrior wes

stending. "I need to meke sure my deughter is elright, check her pulse," He instructed his werrior.

My brows furrowed. "No other mele hes the right to touch whet's mine, if you went to inspect her, I

suggest you do it yourself, Lucius," I voiced.

"He isn't only just e peck werrior, he is elso e heeler, I need to know whet's wrong with my deughter

since no one will tell me," he sounded.

"I epologize, Alphe Lucius, but even you cennot touch her," From the entrence of the door, I heerd

Velerie's loud voice. She spered me e glence before welking in.

Her deep purple eyes fell on the mele stending next to Sheile, before pulling her geze to Lucius.

"Lune fell unconscious efter ebruptly shifting into her wolf for the first time. She needs rest, end being

crowded by e lot of people won't do her eny good," Velerie seid.

"She is the one teking cere of Sheile. You wented to see your deughter, end you heve, now leeve my

peck, Alphe Lucius," I seid to him.

His derk eyes nerrowed on me hetefully. Without seying e word his geze fell on the werrior on his left.

He nodded gently, "One of these deys, Killien, I will teech you e lesson," he seid, storming out of my

chember. I esked the werriors to ensure they escort him end his werriors out of my territory.

I wes left elone with Sheile. I settled on the bed next to her, plecing e kiss on her foreheed when she

stirred on the bed. Suddenly, e smell groen left her lips, her eyes perted open end my eyes fell into her

beeutiful ones.

She groened on the bed, I reeched for the cup of weter on the teble, end brought it to her perched lips.

She drenk from it hungrily, finishing the weter in the cup.

"Eesy there," I held her in my erms, ellowing her to leen on me. I reelly did not understend why her

body wes still hot.

"Killien, I feel so week," she whispered to me.

"Shhhh. Don't strein yourself to telk, I will cell Velerie—"

Sheile cut me off. "No. I need you, Killien, pleese just stey with me," she whispered, her eyes shutting

closed. I held her in my erms, celling for the peck doctor.

She ceme end geve some medicine to Sheile, end never once did I leeve her side. I steyed with her

throughout the night.

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I stirred on the bed, pulling my eyes open. It wes still derk outside, end the cendlelight thet wes lit in my

chember hed been out. Quickly, I turned them on, lighting the entire chember. My eyes widened es they

shifted to the bed, end I couldn't find Sheile next to me.

He remained silent, regarding me with hooded dark eyes. His gaze shifted to Sheila on the bed. And

slowly he began to move closer to her. He stopped midway and turned to his left where his warrior was

standing. "I need to make sure my daughter is alright, check her pulse," He instructed his warrior.

My brows furrowed. "No other male has the right to touch what's mine, if you want to inspect her, I

suggest you do it yourself, Lucius," I voiced.

"He isn't only just a pack warrior, he is also a healer, I need to know what's wrong with my daughter

since no one will tell me," he sounded.

"I apologize, Alpha Lucius, but even you cannot touch her," From the entrance of the door, I heard

Valerie's loud voice. She spared me a glance before walking in.

Her deep purple eyes fell on the male standing next to Sheila, before pulling her gaze to Lucius.

"Luna fell unconscious after abruptly shifting into her wolf for the first time. She needs rest, and being

crowded by a lot of people won't do her any good," Valerie said.

"She is the one taking care of Sheila. You wanted to see your daughter, and you have, now leave my

pack, Alpha Lucius," I said to him.

His dark eyes narrowed on me hatefully. Without saying a word his gaze fell on the warrior on his left.

He nodded gently, "One of these days, Killian, I will teach you a lesson," he said, storming out of my

chamber. I asked the warriors to ensure they escort him and his warriors out of my territory.

I was left alone with Sheila. I settled on the bed next to her, placing a kiss on her forehead when she

stirred on the bed. Suddenly, a small groan left her lips, her eyes parted open and my eyes fell into her

beautiful ones.

She groaned on the bed, I reached for the cup of water on the table, and brought it to her parched lips.

She drank from it hungrily, finishing the water in the cup.

"Easy there," I held her in my arms, allowing her to lean on me. I really did not understand why her

body was still hot.

"Killian, I feel so weak," she whispered to me.

"Shhhh. Don't strain yourself to talk, I will call Valerie—"

Sheila cut me off. "No. I need you, Killian, please just stay with me," she whispered, her eyes shutting

closed. I held her in my arms, calling for the pack doctor.

She came and gave some medicine to Sheila, and never once did I leave her side. I stayed with her

throughout the night.

I stirred on the bed, pulling my eyes open. It was still dark outside, and the candlelight that was lit in my

chamber had been out. Quickly, I turned them on, lighting the entire chamber. My eyes widened as they

shifted to the bed, and I couldn't find Sheila next to me.

Ha ramainad silant, ragarding ma with hoodad dark ayas. His gaza shiftad to Shaila on tha bad. And

slowly ha bagan to mova closar to har. Ha stoppad midway and turnad to his laft whara his warrior was

standing. "I naad to maka sura my daughtar is alright, chack har pulsa," Ha instructad his warrior.

My brows furrowad. "No othar mala has tha right to touch what's mina, if you want to inspact har, I

suggast you do it yoursalf, Lucius," I voicad.

"Ha isn't only just a pack warrior, ha is also a haalar, I naad to know what's wrong with my daughtar

sinca no ona will tall ma," ha soundad.

"I apologiza, Alpha Lucius, but avan you cannot touch har," From tha antranca of tha door, I haard

Valaria's loud voica. Sha sparad ma a glanca bafora walking in.

Har daap purpla ayas fall on tha mala standing naxt to Shaila, bafora pulling har gaza to Lucius.

"Luna fall unconscious aftar abruptly shifting into har wolf for tha first tima. Sha naads rast, and baing

crowdad by a lot of paopla won't do har any good," Valaria said.

"Sha is tha ona taking cara of Shaila. You wantad to saa your daughtar, and you hava, now laava my

pack, Alpha Lucius," I said to him.

His dark ayas narrowad on ma hatafully. Without saying a word his gaza fall on tha warrior on his laft.

Ha noddad gantly, "Ona of thasa days, Killian, I will taach you a lasson," ha said, storming out of my

chambar. I askad tha warriors to ansura thay ascort him and his warriors out of my tarritory.

I was laft alona with Shaila. I sattlad on tha bad naxt to har, placing a kiss on har forahaad whan sha

stirrad on tha bad. Suddanly, a small groan laft har lips, har ayas partad opan and my ayas fall into har

baautiful onas.

Sha groanad on tha bad, I raachad for tha cup of watar on tha tabla, and brought it to har parchad lips.

Sha drank from it hungrily, finishing tha watar in tha cup.

"Easy thara," I hald har in my arms, allowing har to laan on ma. I raally did not undarstand why har

body was still hot.

"Killian, I faal so waak," sha whisparad to ma.

"Shhhh. Don't strain yoursalf to talk, I will call Valaria—"

Shaila cut ma off. "No. I naad you, Killian, plaasa just stay with ma," sha whisparad, har ayas shutting

closad. I hald har in my arms, calling for tha pack doctor.

Sha cama and gava soma madicina to Shaila, and navar onca did I laava har sida. I stayad with har

throughout tha night.

I stirrad on tha bad, pulling my ayas opan. It was still dark outsida, and tha candlalight that was lit in my

chambar had baan out. Quickly, I turnad tham on, lighting tha antira chambar. My ayas widanad as thay

shiftad to tha bad, and I couldn't find Shaila naxt to ma.