Why My Mate Cries
Chapter 84

ALIYAH’S POV

The back gates were almost an hour’s walk from the woods, but with Jaxon’s impressive speed, we were able to get across it in no time. There were cars parked near the back gates, which were owned by the Jewel Pack.

“I think I just died seeing these luxurious cars they brought for the attack.”

I caught the distaste in Jaxon’s tone, but I did not say anything at all, for I felt so responsible for what was currently happening inside the Silver Moon land. He opened the door for one of the cars, and then put me in the passenger seat.

My cheeks flushed in an instance when I saw his eyes checking out my nakedness. But then again, I did not say a word. At that moment, I felt that it might be better to fall into silence, as with the darkened expression on his face, I would really say that one word could trigger his anger.

After all, who wouldn’t be angry if their pack was attacked by another wolf pack?

His eyes surveyed the insides of the car, and when he found a piece of blanket in the front seat, he did not hesitate to grab it and then put it on me to cover my body.

“T—Thanks…” I said without looking at him as I found his intense gaze too much to bear.

“Stay here for a moment. I’ll be on the lookout, “he said, and then closed the door next to me.

He walked to an area that wasn’t far away, standing under the large tree and glancing over the back gates as if the war could be seen behind those metallic bars. I felt the lump building inside my throat. I wished I could soothe Jaxon now that everything had turned to chaos, but I could not figure out how I should do that.

For someone who became the reason why this night turned into a disastrous hell, I thought that it would be best for me to shut my mouth, and suffer the consequences later on.

/”Don’t be so hard on yourself, Aliyah. Reid only did what he had to do to get us back.”/

Kae’s voice sounded so comforting inside my head. I couldn’t believe I was finally able to connect with and converse with my wolf. Confusion engulfed me for a second, wondering what had changed in me that made my wolf become active and connect with me.

/”I know you have a lot of questions in your mind. I can hear your thoughts. But now isn’t the right time to feed your curiosity. I will tell you everything when the time comes.”/

“You should tell me now, Kae,” I urged her.

/”Not during this battle, Aliyah. You will know soon, I promise.”/ She giggled before she vanished and hid somewhere within me.

To say that I was curious would be an understatement. A sudden thirst for the truth was what I felt upon hearing Kae’s statement, and it was making me go round the bend. My thoughts were only ripped out when Jaxon knocked on the window right next to me. He then opened the door and let out a long sigh.

“Thankfully, fire smoke is subsiding now. Your mate seems to have gathered his shits and is acting accordingly now,” he said.

I swallowed hard as I gazed at him, feeling the guilt inside my chest.

“I apologize for this mess, Jaxon,” I uttered sincerely, as that was the only thing I could do.

At first, I didn’t think he would listen or accept my apology, but then seconds later, he nodded at me and his lips curled up into a thin smile. I kind of wanted to hug him when I noticed the sadness in his blue eyes, and their brightness was gone.

“You are not even at fault,” he replied. “A lot happened that led to the situation being this bad. For the record, your mate is right.”

“Many people you care about are still in there, and possibly harmed because of what happened,” I said as I bit my lower l*p. “I’m really sorry…”

Jaxon shook his head as he drew in a deep breath. “I’m still holding on to the slightest chance that some of my friends are still alive. Once your pack comes here, I will go back inside to search for them.”

“And you can all come with us… in the territory of the Jewel Pack,” I reluctantly suggested.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea right now, Aliyah.”

I looked at him with a frown on my face. “Why not? Look, after all that happened, I can’t abandon all of you here. I will propose it to Reid, and I assure you he would agree with it. We took in a homeless pack before in our territory. We can do that again.”

That’s right… Reid would never let me down on this. I knew he would let me take in the innocent people of Silver Moon Pack. In this way, we could make up for this disaster that happened, help them get back on track and experience living a normal life under the leadership of a great Alpha.

But then I could only huff in frustration when Jaxon shook his head all over again. I could not figure out why he was refusing my idea, and although I was fighting to, I could hardly stop myself from getting upset.

“Trust me,” Jaxon said softly as he stared down at me. “Your mate won’t like seeing me within his sight.”

“That’s not true. Reid was only enraged because of Shawn… that’s it,” I said, trying to defend my husband from his baseless conclusion. “I hope you can think about it, Jax. I’d definitely be at peace if you joined our pack.”

“I appreciate your concern, Aliyah, but we’ll have to gauge the situation first. Migrating to another land is not that easy. It will surely take us time to decide, and I will need to hear the decision of my pack mates too,” he explained, and that made sense to me.

Although I don’t think they would still want Shawn to lead them, I wouldn’t be able to set aside the possibility that they might have harboured hate towards Reid for attacking this land. Their lives changed in just one night.

With that, all I did was let out a sigh of defeat. I then realized that out of guilt I was becoming unreasonable, and I used that suggestion so I could be relieved from the guilt that was eating me right now.

“I guess you’re right,” I uttered, and offered him a thin smile. “I finally understand now, and I respect whatever your decision will be regarding this matter.”

“That’s a relief.” Then he stood up properly. “Now, take a rest as you need to regain your strength. I will keep being on the lookout here. I will wake you up once they are here.”

I nodded in response. He then closed the door next to me, and I just found myself pondering for a bit until I fell asleep, with high hopes that things would be better soon.