Why My Mate Cries
Chapter 80

ALIYAH’S POV

The woods were dark and cold. As I ran to save myself, a shiver went down my spine, thinking that I was not safe even in this place either.

I tripped over a large root of the tree, and I screamed in pain when my body fell to the ground. My feet and arms were both wounded, and my b***d continuously flowed. I shifted back into my human form. My body felt even worse… I was on the verge of collapsing. But I managed to gather my remaining strength and stood up as tears streamed down my face.

“You have to live… You have to keep going,” I reminded myself, despite my weak voice.

I ran as fast as I could, without even knowing where I should go. The only thing I could think about right now was to survive; to flee and return to the Jewel Pack. I had no idea how I would be able to go home, but right now I needed to hide somewhere safe.

Even if I went farther from the Silver Moon land, the cries of people echoed in my direction. It broke my heart to think that there were a lot of people who died because of the attack, and although I hated my family, I would not wish for them to get into trouble or die because of the battle they weren’t prepared for.

I struggled to breath and had to stop for a while. Panting heavily, my eyes scanned the inside of the woods. Tall trees, bushes, and the creaking sound of the insects hiding in the dark were the only things I could see and hear.

My heart thudded so loudly inside my chest, and every second, my vision was turning into a blur due to the b***d loss I was experiencing.

“R—Reid…” My shoulders shuddered as I mentioned his name.

I cried as I took several deep breaths. My head could feel the searing pain, and my body… I could no longer feel every part of me.

I tripped over a rock. This time, I could no longer stand it. I tried to inhale sharply, as my lungs were running out of breath. My vision was becoming hazy, and before I lost consciousness, a familiar man ran towards my direction.

“J—Jaxon…” I called him with my faint voice.

“Aliyah!”

He was now in his human form. He reached my side and inspected my body carefully. I did not even feel ashamed that he could see my naked body covered with my own b***d. The only thing that mattered was that, despite the close call of death, this man was able to survive… and I knew I would survive too, with him around.

“I—I am glad you’re still alive…” Despite my current state, I still offered him a thin, yet sincere smile.

“Stay awake. Don’t close your eyes!” he said in a tone filled with worry. “You’ve lost too much b***d!”

I nodded weakly. “T—The wolf bit me t—that’s why.”

“Damn it! I should have come sooner!” He cursed under his breath. “We have to get out of here! It’s not safe at all!” He then scooped me up and carried me.

I grunted as I felt the pain brought by the countless wounds in my body. Still, I managed to wrap my right arm around his neck despite my struggle to remain sane.

“W—What happened to the S—Silver Moon?” I asked as I drew the remaining strength in me. “H—Have you seen Shawn? Or my father?”

As I asked him those questions, I noticed that Jaxon was not paying attention to me anymore. His gaze was directed somewhere else. From the corner of my eye, I saw the bushes, which weren’t that far from us, moving, and it was followed by some footsteps.

Someone was approaching…

Despite my urge to remain awake, it seemed that my eyes could no longer take it. My eyelids felt so heavy, and the air I breathed was becoming so thin that I ended up gasping deeply.

“Aliyah, you have to stay awake!”

I knew Jaxon was saying something, but I could no longer understand it. My senses were becoming useless now that I’d lost too much b***d. The last thing I felt was that he put me down, my back leaning against the rough tree.

My vision was so blurred that I could not see exactly what was happening. I heard a loud growl somewhere nearby, and then those loud voices.

“Give her to me,” someone said in a furious voice.

My forehead creased. I felt a pain inside my chest, and I breathed in. Swallowing hard with my eyes shut, my mind drifted in the memory from the past.

A memory where I saw Reid.

“Who are you?” A familiar voice asked angrily, yet my mind could not process who it was as I was extremely dizzy.

“I am her mate. Give her to me or I will also kill you.”

“Are you one of the wolves of that pack who just attacked us?”

“You have no authority to question me. Give her back!” Someone snarled, making my cold, weak body shake in fear.

“Her mate died. Whoever you are, I won’t let you get near her!”

“I said give her to me!”

That voice…

It was so familiar that even though I was close to passing out, my heart still pounded wildly inside my chest. I could not understand why, but my eyes, even though they were shut, became teary. For some reason, excitement ran through my veins and it slowly made me feel alive.

It was strange… I never thought I could feel such excitement after everything that happened to me, to my loved ones…

“Lay a single finger on her and I swear to Moon Goddess I am going to slaughter you,” the familiar voice said again.

This time, I could feel my wolf dancing within me. I did not understand why. It was as if she was encouraging me to open my eyes; to draw up whatever remaining strength I had. But I couldn’t

I was tired.

I am so damn tired to even breathe.

Loud roars echoed in my ears. My brows furrowed, hearing the growls of angry wolves that seemed to be fighting near me.

I whimpered miserably. My wolf did not let me rest for a bit. As much as I’d wanted to sleep, she was making movements that I could not ignore.

/”Wake up, Aliyah. You have to open your eyes!”/

A sweet, little voice communicated with me in my mind. It was the first time I heard that voice, and it somehow soothed me.

Was it my wolf?

/”I am your wolf. My name is Kae. Open your eyes, Aliyah, before it gets too late. Wake up, NOW!”/

Kae’s voice boomed inside my head. The final burst of my strength made me open my eyes, and I gasped for air to breathe. I could hardly see that I had to blink twice.

“Aliyah!”

The familiar voice made panic race through my veins. As I glanced over at the two wolves brawling in front of me, my eyes widened.

Jaxon was brawling with big black wolf that was too familiar to me.

Reid…

He was alive!