You Rejected A Silver Wolf

Chapter Hundred and Sixty-Five - Shifted

Jaden's POV

Ralph always played pranks on me-smart pranks-along with Jake. Was this one of them?

"Ralph, talk!" I shook his body vigorously.

He said nothing, did nothing, felt nothing. His body was only... lifeless.

Logan killed him. Logan had killed my Beta!

My eyes stung, but I fought back the tears. Behind me, I could hear the soft sobs of my mate. It broke my heart. I winced in pain, my jaw clenching as I tried to fight everything in.

"Ralph is dead," I said, slowly accepting it. "My brother is dead."

What would I tell Jake and Jonah? The pack? His wife? How would I heal from this? "Jaden..." Rihanna touched my shoulder.

I moved her hand away, placing Ralph back on the seat where he had been tied, under the volcano.

From what Chris had said earlier, the volcano was about to erupt. If Logan had tied him here, was it so he'd be consumed by the lava? That was unfair and gruesome.

"...I'm very sorry," Rihanna said softly.

I was very sorry too. "Take him back, please."

My body felt hotter than my surroundings. The suede trousers I wore felt itchy against my skin, and I wanted to rip them off.

"Please, Rih. Take him back home," I said again.

She gave me a puzzled look as I turned away from her. "Are you going after Logan? You don't know where he is. He'll harm you!"

I shook my head. "I won't go after him."

My wolf was mourning, and I needed to vent. Also, something amazing or critical- was happening to me.

"Jaden, come back, please," Rihanna pleaded as I walked away.

"Just take Ralph back," I said in a low tone.

Away from my mate, I broke down-mentally, physically, and emotionally. The tears flowed freely. I wondered... why Ralph?

Why did Logan want him? To show me he could hurt me? Was that all he had been planning all this time instead of attacking my pack?

My legs grew hairier, and my body temperature skyrocketed. My wolf was fighting for dominance in my own body. I didn't know what he wanted to do-chase after Logan or just vent.

But I caged him back, just as I tried to hold back all the emotions I felt.

An energy was coming closer, and I wiped the wet tears from my eyes. Rihanna passed me, carrying Ralph. I was glad she didn't stop to talk. I couldn't form words now.

I sat there, on a rock, staring into space.

A lifetime passed.

"Jaden!" Someone called behind me. A female voice. She was running toward me, closing the distance.

She wasn't using energy, so I knew it wasn't Dara. I groaned when I sensed who it was.

I was seated on a wet rock, wanting to be left alone. The caller was Beatrice of Silver Pack.

The fact that she was a Beta made my heart sink. Again and again, I was reminded that I had none.

She caught up to me. "Did my Alpha meet you and the rest?"

I said nothing.

"Are you okay?" she asked, standing behind me.

I sniffed, wiping my face with my hands.

She gasped. "Did something happen to you?"

Her question should have been Did something happen to my Beta?

I stood up but didn't face her.

"No matter what, make sure you protect yourself while protecting your Alpha, Beatrice," I said. "Don't die while protecting her."

These were words I wished I had told Ralph.

"Um... okay,” Beatrice stuttered.

"Because if you die, your Alpha will blame herself for your death," I concluded.

I wiped my face with my hands before turning to the Beta. She looked confused, and why shouldn't she? I was confused as well.

"Rihanna will return to your pack soon. I asked her for a favor, so she'll drop by Black Rose."

She nodded, taking a step back. "And Logan? Ralph? Was it settled?"

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Was she asking if I had found Ralph?

"Yes, I found him."

She sighed in relief, smiling. "That's a win, then. Maybe Logan escaped, but with all of you, he'll be counting his last days on Earth."

Or maybe it was me.

At that moment, the wound on my shoulder burned. I clutched it. "Excuse me, Beatrice."

I sped away from her, not wanting to continue saying things she didn't understand.

I tore the jacket off my body and collapsed to the ground, but the wound kept burning. Like it was healing rapidly.

A dark liquid slowly oozed out of my shoulder-dark like the poison that had fallen on

me.

Was that it? Was it coming out?

My energy was expelling the poison?

But how?

All day, I had only lost energy, not gained it. "What is this?" I demanded from my wolf.

He exhaled but didn't reply.

I lay on the ground, trying to let the poison flow out faster, but when I did, I felt energized. And angry.

And it was more than just my pain causing the anger-it was my wolf's. He was transferring it to me again.

The shockwaves zapped through my body at incredible speed.

Hair sprouted from my skin-gray, the same color as my wolf's fur. Was I shifting? But

why wasn't I bending or kneeling?

I felt my bones stretch, and I gritted my teeth in pain.

But it wasn't as painful as losing Ralph. And whatever this was, it would pass.

But the bones kept stretching.

"What's happening to me?!" I yelled at my wolf.

But he remained silent, just as he had all day.

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My head expanded, then my legs and arms. Was I unlocking a new rank?

What was it?

I forced myself off the ground and stood.

My body size increased I grew bigger while standing. I hadn't crouched yet.

Was this real?

Am I still a wolf?

"Hello, Jaden."

It was my wolf. Finally, he was speaking. Even if it was with a different tone.

"My name is Leon."

Was he finally telling me his name? Leon?noveldrama

A loud growl erupted from my insides, shaking the surroundings.

I was twice my normal size and staring up at the sky.

I had shifted. But into what?

"I thought you didn't know your name," I said to my wolf, breathing heavily.

"Now I do," he replied, his tone calm and confident.

What kind of psycho was he? Suddenly remembering his name after years?

"Then what did you do to me?" I barked. "And what the hell did I just turn into?"

"You unlocked a rank for your species," he cheered. "You tapped into your anger and

did it."

"And became what?" I snapped.

He snickered before replying.

"A Lycan."

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Author's Note: Hello readers! Who saw this coming? Everyone? No one? Only me?

Okay.