Alpha’s Virgin Wife by Baby Charlene
Chapter 205 Shilah and Nosheba
King Dakota’s expression remained blank as everything Kylie said in front of him sounded false. Shilah was the daughter of Lord Achlys and Ayita? How possible?
He stayed silent, not saying a word, stayed silent just staring at her.
“You don’t believe me, do you?” Kylie scoffed. “I wouldn’t put in so much energy looking for one lady for fun, King Dakota”.
“And do I look d*um*b to you?” Dakota snapped. “How do you expect me to believe every nonsense you just spilled? Shilah is my wife and a Wolf as far as I’m concerned”.
“She is an abomination!” Kylie slammed her hand on the table. “That lady should’ve been k*il*led twenty-three years ago. And as long as I am the Queen, I am bound to carry out that judgement”
“I dare you to touch a strand of hair on her head” Dakota leaned closer and gritted. “The only reason she’s out there is because she’s looking for our son and I’d very much want her to return in one piece. But if I hear you did anything stupid, trust me – it’d be war between me and you. For now, she’s a wolf and as such, you have no right to touch her”.
“Your threats are empty, Dear King. It’s none of my business whether you believe it or not. Shilah is an abomination and will be k*il*led the moment we lay our hands on her. Why do you think she has never turned, not even on the heaviest full moon? Why do you think she believed more in the Spirits than the goddess? Why do you think she knows how to read and write despite coming from a poor background? And why do you think it rained heavily on the night she had given birth to your tribrid son?”
Her words hit Dakota so hard – it made him freeze.
“Open your eyes to the truth, King Dakota. She is not a wolf. Now, I’d warn you for the last time – stay away from our business”. Pulling her chair backwards, she stood up and began walking away.
“Don’t touch her, Kylie” She halted when she heard the King’s voice. “Don’t touch her”.
And with a smirk, she turned to look at him: “let’s wait till we find her, then” she huffed and continued on her way.
Finally, Sukie shot Pishan a stare as she followed behind Kylie. He had also been looking at her hence, their eyes got interlocked for a second. It made their hearts skip, made them realize they had so much to say to each other. Badly, Pishan wanted to run to her and pull her in a hug, he wanted to feel the warmth of her body against his skin and take her lips into his, but the circumstances were preventing him. So, helplessly, he watched her leave.
For a long time after they left, King Dakota was still in shock as Kylie’s words kept replaying in his head. Shilah was an hybrid? How possible?
His mind reflected at the Seer’s words few days about his son: “He is a tribrid – the very first of it’s kind.”
“He possesses the powers of the three species – Wolf, Vampire, and Wizard”.
He shook his head and scoffed. Now, it was all making sense. So, Shilah was truly an hybrid? But, why? Why did it have to be her of all people?
He stood up with his hands clenched.
“Alpha, what do we do?” Pishan asked, concerned.
“We need to find Shilah before they do” Replied the King. “I’m putting you in charge of the job, Pishan. Duplicate enough pictures of her and make it go viral. Make it known that whoever finds her first and brings her to me alive would be rewarded with anything he asks for. We need to beat the witches to their game”.
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IN THE VILLAGE
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Nosheba? Shilah thought wearily. Was she beginning to imagine things or that was really Nosheba standing in front of her – heavily pregnant?
“Come on, Shilah! They’d be up at any moment. We need to go now!” Nosheba urged and taking a look at the men, Shilah noticed one of them was already trying to pull out his arrow.
So, without further hesitation, she stood up, running to Nosheba, and together, they both ran out of the scene.
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Shilah ran for sometime and stopped when Nosheba stopped in front of a horse. Her hand on her heavy tummy, she panted deeply.
“What are you doing here, Nosheba?” Shilah suddenly snapped, shooting a glare at her. She would confess the pregnant Nosheba wasn’t looking too good. Although, she hadn’t seen that face for over seven months, she could tell a lot had changed about her.
The pompous Queen that was always walking with her shoulders high and a blush on her face was finally looking like a farmer’s wife. Her cheeks that were always full had become thin, her eyes that were always sparkling were dwindling and her look in general seemed really pathetic. No one would actually believe she was once the wife of the Alpha King.
“I… I came to get some herbs, Shilah. I was picking some nearby when I saw you and the men and decided to help” She said in deep breaths as she ran her fingers through her dirty hair.
“And… you were able to effortlessly take down those men?” Shilah asked with jaundiced eyes. She maintained a reasonable distance away from her.
“Of course, Shilah. Are you forgetting we used to go hunting with the King?” She smiled and shrugged.
Shilah’s eyes winked as her mind boggled around it. Staring at Nosheba, all she felt was bitterness especially as she recalled her last incidence with her. ‘She had also wanted my son dead’ she thought spitefully and started walking away.
“H… Hold on, where are you going, Shilah?” Nosheba asked from behind.
“And why should that be any of your business?” Shilah snapped to look at her. “Maybe I should say thank you for your help, but I need to go now”.
“It won’t be easy for you on foot. Do you know who those men were? They’re bounty hunters, Shilah, and there are a lot of them out there, hunting for you”. Her words creased Shilah’s brows.
“What are you talking about?” She scoffed, her tensed expression explaining how confused she was.
“I can’t believe you’re not aware of it” Nosheba shook her head and reaching for the bag on her horse, she pulled out one of the pictures and handed it to Shilah.
Shilah’s heart gave a mighty leap on seeing the bounty on her head. What? She was being hunted?
“For four days now, the witches have been looking for you” Nosheba enthused. “Of course, I am overly curious as to what their reasons are, but then, I guess I have no right to ask. I just want to help, Shilah. We can ride on my horse”.
“So you can take me directly to them and get the bounty yourself?” Shilah lifted her gaze from the picture.
“Are you being serious, Shilah? I am a wolf, it’s forbidden to have anything to do with the witches”
“Yes – a Wolf that was banished”.
“I was only banished from the Wind Walker Mountain, not the entire seven”.
“And why would you want to help the same lady you wanted dead?”
The question struck hard at Nosheba, making her freeze. She had to lower her eyes to the floor and take in several deep breaths.
“That very lady… died the day she was banished, and the lady you’re seeing in front of you, Shilah has been seeking redemption for the past seven months” she stated penitently and climbed onto the horse.
“I just want to help, that’s all” She added wistfully, receiving the irresolute stares Shilah threw at her. And after what seemed like forever, Shilah joined her behind.