The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

[HAWI]

"Coming from the girl who watched her best friend died unjustly and is still playing hide and seek with the stupid warlock we should have all killed, you sure have a high horse to be in," Mbali growled at Rukiya.

She was so done with everyone trying to keep the woman she wanted to know more about, away from her.

Granted, there was a chance that Amina herself wasn't even here to being with, but goddamn, the hostility they were showing her because of the possibility of Amina being around was not good at all.

They needed to put themselves in her shoes and understand that she wanted this, even if she was never going to admit it out loud. She didn't want to be in a position where shit went down and sideways and they blamed her for it.

However, at the same time, she felt that it was unfair for them to be treated her like shit when they could just choose to be happy for her, and embrace the fact that's a truly like Amina, or the thought of Amina.

Fuck, maybe it was the magic and the poison that was messing with her mind, but was that the only reason she felt like exploding at her friends who were only looking out for her?

"Careful, you're walking on thin ice, Lihle," Hawi warned, and Mbali just groaned in pain.

She knew she couldn't challenge Hawi, because Hawi was her commander but damn, she was a desperate person who just wanted her Amina. Was that too much of an ask for her?

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"If you're listening, step out and let us see you," Malika called out to Amina when she realized that her sister was growing more irrational and would probably do something that would cost them all their lives.

This was not going to be easy no matter how they wanted to look at it. Their lives were already messy enough that they didn't need to fight Mbali too.

Malika loved her sister and was just in need of the new form of Mbali, but then it was not like her sister was going to be the easiest to deal with along the way, right?Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"If I were her, I wouldn't come out. Your face itself screams murder, no one in their right mind would agree to see it anyway," Mbali said mockingly as she looked at her sister's girl face.

She was right in the gut. Malika looked like she wanted to grab Amina by the wrist and drag the woman into some place she would maul her or make her live a living hell before she would be one with her.

It was dangerous, and Malika was dangerous, but was that really what Malika was aiming for this time? Her sister had been through enough and they were trying their best not to make her feel unwanted, but goddamn, Mbali was making it too hard.

She was turning against everyone just because they opposed the idea of the one woman she wanted to see. It was like she was ready to fight for Amina even then there was possibly a minimal chance that Amina would be willing to fight for Mbali.

But what if Amina was willing to go to battle with the Savasci Knights for Jabali Lihle? Would that count as desire and love or would it count as a stupid attempt at challenging immortals who wouldn't hesitate to finish her if she tried that shit?

"It's just the pain she's feeling, Malika, don't mind her," Ruru said when she saw Malika stare at Mbali like she wanted to smack her sister's head so she would shut up.

Well, that was expected, but then they were not sure how adverse the side effects of the poison would be if Mbali was unconscious.

There was a chance that she would never wake up if they forced her, but then they needed to figure out a way to keep Mbali's mouth shut because she wasn't helping either of them with her yapping. None of this was going to make their lives any better

"I know, but she isn't making it any easier for me," Malika admitted frustratedly while Hawi kept her magical hold on Mbali, making sure to keep the influx of her magic steady so that Mbali wouldn't give up.

However, that was not always because of the taunts that Mbali was doing and it wasn't going to make all of this any fun. Mbali was playing with fire and she would probably be burned if she wasn't careful.

Frankly, if her friends didn't know her so well and weren't willing to lay their lives for her, they would kill her already five times how irritable and annoying she was but then they adored her and knew she was not in the right state of mind.

While they were trying their best not to fry Mbali's head with magic, Nikolai's screams were filling the air and slicing through their peace of mind shamelessly you would think that they had traveled this far just to hear for themselves how loud Nikolai Russel could scream.

The man was in so much pain that he wasn't even thinking straight. If there was a time that Malika could break into the man's head to see the identities of the other seven four shadow warlocks, this would have been the perfect chance for that.

Nik was not even in a state to fight anyone from invading his mind because he was so focused on the pain he thought he was going to go nuts.

The fire right above him was agitating him and making the poison do things to him that he would never wish even on his worst enemies. Well, his worst enemies were here with him and they were the ones doing that to him.

All he had to do was tell them what they wanted and they would consider letting him go, but he wasn't as stupid, yeah?

"Someone shut him up, please," Ruru said when she looked at Nik who was religiously screaming from the pain of the heat. The poison in his body had long spread and he was a mess from it all.

Maybe he would find a way around this time, right? Well, that was a huge maybe because compared to the pain Mbali was feeling, the Savasci Knights gave no shit about Nick's pain.

Hell, if they could intensify it and make the man lose his mind, then they would gladly do it without a second thought.

It was always that simple so there was no point in pretending that they wished well for the man who was their greatest foe… at least one of their worst foes anyway.

Malika looked at Nik, wondering what the fuck the man was yapping about when all of this was his doing.

If he hadn't tried to kill Mbali with the black locust poison, they would have been closer to their destination on the west, but then he just had to open his mouth and be a nuisance to them.

He had made their lives ten times harder by creating the one nuisance that the Savasci Knights wouldn't dare lay a hand on. Nik had given him something that they wouldn't kill or even wish ill on and boy was it frustrating.

They loved Mbali too much to let her suffer, but the same couldn't be said for Nik. Maybe that was why Malika decided to be the devil's spawn this time, surprising even Hawi herself.

"And you all said I am the devil," Hawi asked amusedly.