Fated To Roman: The Almighty Alpha
Thirty-Seven

Romans POV

Daphne's wolf spoke for her that much I was certain of. Though it worried me she was able to come forward at all. There were zero doubts in my mind that magic of some kind was at play, but I needed to know how much control it had over her. And what the source of it was.

Magic had it limits as did those using it. To re-enable someone to shift wasn't something your ordinary witch was capable of. It would have taken the entirety of a powerful coven at the very least, and there wasn't many that powerful around. No coven that would weaken itself for a wolf anyway. All signs led to the work of Hades; coincidence just wasn't an option.

Not giving Daphne or her wolf the chance to provoke Cleo further, I pushed her from the cell nodding to Eric who knew to quickly pull the door shut sealing it from the inside. I was fine with having given Daphne a chance, but now, in my eyes her wolf had just made a declaration of war on my family. That was something I wasn't about to let slide. Not to mention whatever was going on with Freya. The last thing anyone needed right now was for her demonic wolf to regain control. There was just telling what she would do.

"ERIC! What are you... Roman open the door. Let me in! Let me in Roman! ROMAN! ONE OF YOU OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR NOW!" Cleo's pain filled screams had my heart hurting, but I knew the pain would be unbearable if something was to ever happen to her. By her being on the other side of the door there was less chance of it happening.

Blocking Cleo out I turned to face Eric.

"I need to know where you stand!" I forced the full weight of my Alpha tone onto him. This was a serious matter, and I had no time for messing around or second guessing. The safety of my pregnant mate and the whole of Moonlight Pack was at stake.

"I Eric Blair, reject you Daphne Barton as my mate." Eric looked to the floor as Daphne's legs went from beneath her, her heart broken scream piercing my ears. "Does that clear things up for you?" I didn't miss the attitude and reluctance in his voice, but under the circumstances I chose to let it slide. It wasn't every day that a wolf rejected their mate. I was however amazed at how well he handled the pain of his side to the bond snapping. Daphne may not have accepted his rejection but that didn't mean the pain wasn't harsh for him to. Though I worried it would affect him later on. Knowing time wasn't a luxury we had, I turned my attention back to the prisoner at hand.

"Now your mate has rejected you who do you think is going to come to your aid? Cleo? Lucille?" Daphne's sobs came to a halt as she began to laugh. "Something funny?" The thing that agitated me the most was being ignored. Gripping her chin, I pulled her face up so she could see I wasn't playing games. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Eric shift slightly on his feet. He may have rejected Daphne, but he was still incredibly on edge. "You think I'm going to tell you anything, you couldn't be more wrong. You have no idea who you are dealing with!"

"No, you have no idea who you are dealing with. You couldn't possibly fathom the lengths I would go to in order to protect my family."

"And how did that work out for your mother?" With those words ringing in my ears, I lost control. Fisting my hand, I hit her in the jaw. The sound of cracking bone told me I had broken it, something I knew Cleo would reprimand me for later. Eric was fast to pull me back worried I would end her life before getting the information we needed. Growling I shook him off. I may have lost control that time but she caught me off guard.

"Do you need to walk it off?" I could hear the sincerity in his voice. I may have been quick to dislike Eric as a person, but I was fast learning how right he may actually be for his Beta position. A beta needed to know when to step up and question even the alpha should the need arise.

"I'm fine." Eric nodded before stepping to the side. I went to walk back towards her but found myself stuck in my tracks as I witnessed Daphne's broken jaw rearranging itself. She shouldn't have been able to heal at all, not with the silver cuffs she wore. Yet with everything going on from my mate's father being the king of the underworld to an ex one night stand coming back from the dead, this is the least I should have expected.

"How the fuck is that possible?" Eric took a step back not wanting to get any closer. Who could have blamed him though, this was certainly a first.

"You didn't think breaking me would be that easy, did you? Is that how you got your almighty title? Pft... pathetic. You want me to talk? Bring back Cleo."

If Daphne really wanted to see how I got my title, how I managed to strike fear into the hearts of those that heard my name, I would be more than happy to show her. And as for talking to Cleo, that wasn't going to happen. Ignoring her demand i gave her one of my own.

"Shift!" Forcing the command straight into her she screamed as her wolf failed to ignore it. The need for Daphne to submit to her superior washing over her. Tears streamed down her face as her bones tried to rearrange only to fail because of the silver that restrained her. "SHIFT!" Screaming the command again I smiled as her back arched fur sprouting only to once again retreat. I could do this all night and if I had to I would. A part of me wondered if the silver would actually prevent her shifting as she was able to heal and her wolf come forwards, but seeing her failure left me satisfied.

"Y...you're just like your father. A monster!"

"If you've heard the stories then you know just how slow and painful your death will be. I'll rip you apart finger by fucking finger! The truth and your cooperation could have saved you once but not anymore. There isn't anything anyone can do to save you now. Give me what I need or don't. Either way your journey will take the same path. Death. That's all that awaits you now. The only thing left to decide is when that will be because believe me, I will not keep you alive any longer then I need to."

"Cleo won't let you kill me."

"Wouldn't she? You threatened a mother's unborn pup. Your sisters pup! Believe me she won't save you."

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Forming a fireball in my hand I kept eye contact with Daphne as it bounced from the palm of my hand forming a circle round her bare feet. Unfazed by the building heat I found it almost amusing as she stuck the tip of her toe into the fire. "Is that supposed to burn?" Chuckling I turned up the heat with a flick of my wrist.

Both Eric and I could see the stubbornness in her eyes. The pain of her toe burning was getting to much for her, yet she refused to give us what we wanted. Lifting my arm, the flames curled rising and wrapping around her legs. Daphne's eyes instantly scrunched shut as she fought to keep herself from screaming out.

"Brother, we need her to talk." I hadn't even noticed him come in. Turning to look behind me stood Kai grimacing. He always had a weak stomach. Both our fathers had tried to explain that the more Kai partook, the better he would be. Even Layla was more bloodthirsty than him. She was the main interrogator back at the Gemstone Pack.

Clicking my fingers, the flames wrapping Daphne's legs like ribbon ever so slightly distanced themselves from her skin giving her a temporary reprieve. For a split second she let go of her breath only for the ribbon of fire to imprint into her skin growing tighter once again with each move she made. Kai shook his head knowing I wasn't going to let up anytime soon. This was the kind of thing I refused to end until I got what I wanted so he knew not to ask me to stop. "The other female got away, but she will be back." Kai sounded surer than I'd ever heard him making me curious to what he knew.

"You know this how!" Watching my brothers face morph into one of pure delight he bounced on the balls of his feet. He may not be good with interrogation, but he did have skills elsewhere. Digging up dirt was one of those skills. "Because Mr no flesh over there is her mate."