AUTHOR'S POV
Scott went inside the island clinic where the pack is interrogating Diana's attackers. They've been properly treated already from all the wounds that they suffered as they wait for the law enforcements to pick them up. Something that they do not deserve, yet the pack debated. Diana's culprits were seen panic-stricken, escaping for a boat at the dock when the pack caught them. Despite covered with blood and wounds, they received enough beating, and eventually, were detained for assault. Sitting on a couch, the three hand-cuffed blonde men apologized to Cory and David who were standing by glaring at them. Austin was leaning against the wall as he play with a scalpel."You dare hurt our Luna? You must have a death wish", Cory said as he choke Tommy with his arm rubbing his knuckle on his head.
"Please!! We just did what we were told!! Christina forced us to do it!", Tommy pleaded as he held Cory's arm. He squirmed at the throbbing pain from his stab wound. And yet, Cory refused to let go.
"Diana wasn't done carving your pretty face, boy. I'll finish it for her", Austin dared to slit Ryan's face with the scalpel. Taunting the quavering assailant.
"We didn't really planned to touch her! I swear!! The girl attacked us first! She even threatened to kill herself", Ryan as said as he cover his face with his bound wrists.
"Cory, Austin, that's enough", David said as he towered them. "What I want to know.. why would you hit a defenseless girl when you can hit me?", David said as he grabbed and twisted Ryan's wounded arm. Ryan gasped in pain that no words came out. David pushed him down, pretending to strike a blow with his large fist.
Meanwhile, on the far left end of the couch, William was sitting quietly.. looking down as he fidget with his hands. Enduring the terrible muscle tear on his leg, he couldn't get off his mind the rabid onslaught of a wolf. Scott, who just came in, gave each of Diana's attackers a sullen fixed gaze. Everyone went soundless at the presence of the Alpha. "You.", Scott said as he walk towards William. How could Scott fail to recall the guy who was hitting on Diana by the beach? Austin, Cory and David could sense the danger and madness their Alpha gives off. They stood aside, hoping Scott won't go berserk. Wiliam trembled as he meet Scott's gaze. In single swift move, Scott clutched on William's shirt with one hand and lifted him up like paper until William's feet were dangling on the floor. "Tell me what you did to her while I'm being kind", Scott said as he darkened his eyes.
"Ahhh!! I... I'm going to sue you all!! This is illegal detention!! Battery!! This Island.. is supposed to be secured... yet you have...ugh.. wolves here!!" William groaned, as he choke on Scott's grip on his shirt, strangling his neck. He clamped his hands on Scott's wrist, as his face turn red.
"The audacity", Austin scowled with knitted brows. He would want to know where does William get such guts and shamelessness. "I suggest you talk".
"I wouldn't want to repeat myself", Scott tightened his stranglehold, leaving no mercy at this very moment. He's definitely in the mood for blood.
Tommy and Ryan stared with wide-eye panic, terrified for their lives. These men, in this private island, have boundless ways to do whatever they want to them. "He… He… slapped… her face… and kissed her.. neck.. Punched… her in.. the stomach too", Tommy admitted, as he stand up from his seat fearfully.
Scott shut his eyes tight, as if he heard a terrible ringing in his ears. Without thinking twice, he threw William across the room that startled the other assailants. William hit the wall and wailed in pain. He put his hands up pleading for forgiveness. "I'm so.. sor.. sorry!! That's all I did, that's all I did!!", William said as he cried out loud. "We.. we were told that if we touch her and.. and toss her in the ocean, we'll receive.. a good supply.. of drugs". Tommy and Ryan never felt so much fear for the lives.
Scott clenched his fist into a hard ball, as his veins on his arms and neck became prominent. He breathe heavily at William's confession, then walked closer to him as if his vision focused on only one target. Just in time, David grasped Scott's shoulder and said, "I don't think our Luna would like to hear if Alpha Scott murders these men". David tried to calm him down.
Scott stopped. He's extreme anger could effortlessly snap the necks of these men like twigs. However, hearing Diana's name, he was able to calm himself down. At least a little. "And the animal bites? You said wolf?", Scott said as he kicked William's abdomen making him roll over from pain. He advanced on him, stepped on William's leg wound and placed all his weight on it. Scott didn't found pleasure despite William gets drenched from his sweat. He wasn't satisfied hearing his whimpers of distress. He wanted him to bleed more. He wanted him to scream as loud as he can. "What wolf was it?".
"There's… there's a wolf! With big yellow eyes who… attacked us", William said as he catch his breath clutching to his stomach. Again, Scott then punched William's face knocking him out cold on the floor.
"Wolf with yellow eyes?!", Cory's jaw dropped in Williams unexpected reply. The pack stared at each other in complete disbelief.
LATER, IN THE ISLAND HOLDING ROOM
"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?", Lucas scoffed at Christina who's hands were cuffed on the table. She's bound with a special kind of handcuffs for wolves designed by SD Enterprises in the island's holding room for culprits. When things got south, she was immediately dragged to this tiny gray room that has only a table, two chairs and a fixed window. As soon as Lucas heard the commotion, he hastened to see Christina personally before Scott make his final verdict on their pack's omega.. With heightened anger, Lucas slammed the table with his fist before sitting across Christina. "Don't you know what you just did?", he leaned forward over the table, glaring at Christina.
Christina sat there quietly as she stare at her restrained hands on the table. She kept a nonchalant face, refusing to meet Lucas' anger. "Do you remember when we were little?", Christina started. "I was always bullied by the young wolf boys.. I got spit on, thrown rocks at, walked over.. a miserable life that I lived only because of my bloodline of Omegas.", Christina tearfully recalled as she graze the handcuffs on her wrists."I remember the day when you and Scott rescued me when I was being beaten.." Christina glanced at Lucas who has his brows furrowed at her. "I thought I was gonna die.. when you both came and beat the crap out of those boys and saved me", she continued with a timid smile. "Scott told me that I will always got his back every time I need him", she placed her palms on her face as she sob.
"You always did Christina, even when you didn't deserve it.", Lucas said as he gritted his teeth. He sighed deeply as he lean backwards, pressing his eyes with his hands. Lucas is like a big brother to Christina. She listens to him, and more importantly she respects him. Each time Christina makes bad decisions, Lucas covers for her. And when she stand on a wrong footing, he corrects her. This time, he's not sure how he'll protect the omega wolf whom he treated like a younger sibling for a long time.
"Not always…", Christina wiped her tears with her hands. "From then, I vowed that the great Alpha Scott will be my mate, so I can start a new bloodline of Alphas", Christina said as she put her hands on her lap.
"Christina…", Lucas hissed as he stressed her name out.
"I KNOW! I know that we are born like animals mated to one person as decided by the moon goddess!! But I refuse to be her puppet! I make my own destiny, I choose my own mate. I choose Scott!!", she screamed at the top of her lungs as she turn red from her sudden rage. She wanted to turn to her wolf form but the cufflinks takes a hold on her, preventing her from shapeshifting.
"Whatever you say now is useless by the time you meet your mate. We are all bound to be puppets of the moon goddess whether you like it or not", Lucas calmly said. Their fate will never be changed, a fact that can never escape.
"She never imprinted on him… and Scott would hate to be with a doctor", Christina looked straight at Lucas eyes with a smug on her face. "He hates her and will never accept her!", she added.
Lucas stood up, losing his patience from a pointless conversation with Christina. "Are you that naive, Christina? She already imprinted. We won't be having this conversation if Diana is nothing to Scott", Lucas clenched his both fists as he send his aura to Christina making her weaker. "Scott is choosing Diana, even if it means he'll have to fight his own devils to be with her.", Lucas continued, as he turn his back on Christina. As he walk towards to door, he looked back and said, "You know better, that an attempt to kill the Luna is punishable by death in our pack. Whatever Scott's decision about your punishment, I won't meddle anymore".
"Lucas!!! I'm sorry… ", Christina said in a hope that Lucas will not fully abandon her. "Not you too!!".
"It's too late for that", Lucas slammed the door shut, while Christina continued to call for his name.