Chapter 376
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376–The Forbidden Alpha’s Alliance
Madeline:
I met up with Byron, the alpha everyone had talked so much nonsense about, and it turned out he was not that bad.
He was actually willing to help me. I told him I wanted to summon the monster in a way that would allow me to chase him down to his home.
Byron was completely into it. He agreed, and that kind of shocked me.
Was he really Baxter’s friend as he claimed? Maybe they were friends, and then Baxter found out he was doing some illegal activity and had to put a ban on him.
I did not know. I just knew that Baxter had spent the whole day with him, and that meant they definitely had some kind of friendship.
“So you are saying tomorrow night? Wouldn’t that be too much time gone?” I asked him softly. My eyes started to tear up.
“We can do it tonight, whenever you want,” he replied, quickly changing his mind. 1
The fact that he could feel the pain of his friend’s wife and be so considerate felt comforting.
“Yes, I want to do it tonight,” I said, hope filling my eyes.
“Well then, let’s prepare everything,” Byron stated.
“Wait a minute. Baxter tried it, and it did not help. What are you planning to do? Do you want the monster to take the two of you away now?” Ron questioned.
His words made sense. If Baxter could not fight the monster, how could anyone else? Tears formed in my eyes as
I looked down.
“He is right. I do not even know if the monster will kill us or keep us around like it did with Baxter and take us away,” I said, hiccuping slightly.
Byron was watching my face, and it made me uncomfortable. He was a stranger to me, and crying in front of him put me on edge. I usually avoided tearing up in front of strangers, so this felt unsettling.
“I’ll do it,” Byron suddenly said.
His voice sounded strange. There was a seriousness in it, not just a little, but a very unsettling kind. It sounded like giving up on something.
“What?” Ron questioned.
Even I watched Byron’s face, waiting for an explanation.
“You do not need to come here. I will summon the monster and let him take me away,” Byron said, frustration clear in his voice.
“ You do not have to do it. If anyone should go with the monster, it should be me,” I told him.
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The moment I said it, Byron shook his finger.
“No. You are my friend’s wife. I would not be able to look him in the eyes and tell him I did not take care of you,” Byron replied, then looked away and scratched the back of his neck.
A strange silence followed. Then thunder cracked above us. Byron looked up, closed his eyes, and sighed.
“Tonight might not be possible,” he told us.
The moment he said it, goosebumps covered my skin.
“Why not? We cannot waste another day,” I urged him.
He looked upset too, but his words came with pressure.
“It looks like it is going to rain, maybe even hail. When the sky fills with blue clouds like this, the monster does not come out,” he explained, “The blue clouds are kind of a ceasing moment for the world p>
As he finished, I realized he knew a lot about the monster and the myths. That gave me hope that even if not tonight, maybe tomorrow would work.
“So you are going back home?” I asked, worried.
Every time I got close to some closure, something happened, and hope was taken from us again.
“I can stay here if you want,” Byron replied softly.
“No, I mean, I am staying at the motel, if you can get a room there,” I suggested.
Byron thought for a moment, then agreed.
All this time, I noticed Ron had barely interacted with him. I understood why. No alpha was supposed to speak with Byron.
But then why was he walking around so openly among alphas?
Of course, he could move around the rogue community as much as he wanted. There was no problem with that. We began to walk toward Ron’s car. Once I sat in the passenger seat, Byron opened the back door and climbed in, slamming it hard.
I noticed Ron’s face tense as his hands tightened on the steering wheel.
“Sorry. Actually, I have an old car. Those cars are like bricks. You can just hit them-” Byron rambled.
He kept talking until he noticed the tense atmosphere did not allow his humor, so he finally stopped. Still, he decided to sit right in the middle, his head poking forward.
“So, um, do they serve food at this motel?” Byron asked.
I squeezed myself into the corner because he was leaning too far forward. For such a large man, with broad shoulders and tall height, his mannerisms were almost childish. 1
At first, I had a completely different idea of him. I thought he was decent and soft–spoken, but the more I got to
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know him, the more I realized he sounded more like Bodhi, Elara, and Gina than anyone else.
“Yeah, Byron. They have a vending machine,” Ron hissed.
“Vending machine? Who eats from those robots? I want a warm, cooked meal. You know, those ramens, the spicy ones with the chopsticks. I cannot use chopsticks, damn it,” Byron continued.
As strange as it was, Byron spoke as if he were always interacting with someone. Even when nobody responded, he could talk to himself for hours.
I only moved my eyes to the side, looking at Ron and giving him a look. What if he was just a crazy man?
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Sara Lili
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.