Chapter 128 - 127

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Reina was fast, faster than the two boys so she was the first one to get into action. She hurried towards the unknown man, passing through the gathering crowd while making sure she didn't draw all the attention on her.

He was an older man, in his late twenties with brown hair and dark brown eyes, his face bruised while cuts decorated brutally his characteristics making him look angrier or maybe that was because of the deep frown between his eyebrows. He was almost stomping towards the Beta and at the last minute, just before he had access to the small wooden stairs that led to the stage she bumped into him.

The beautiful girl faked a stumble, landing on the man and surprising him, causing him to take a step back. 

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm clumsy." She said, an awkward smile on her face as she pushed back her long hair. 

"It's fine, just let me pass." the werewolf told her, his eyes focused on Hans who was getting ready to begin his speech. She bit her lip, looking behind him seeing Mika approach them and she placed her palms on his shoulders,making him look at her.

"Are you alright? You seem a bit...beaten up" she said. "Maybe it would be better to get to the nurse. Those look nasty" she rumbled, trying to get his attention. He didn't seem to be phased by her, slapping her hands off of him and almost managing to push her to the side so he could pass. 

He didn't make it. The red haired werewolf was standing behind him, grabbing the back of his shirt and pulling him towards him. The man's muscles tensed, his eyes trying to see who was stopping him but all he heard was a whisper right next to his ear.

"One wrong move, one wrong word and I will kill you." Mika whispered and heard the man , anxious. Reina smiled, winking at the stranger and his eyes widened. He looked around, trying to ask for help but no one was actually staring this way. People were rushing to get in, pushing each other to get a seat that nobody was interested in at the sides of the room. All of them were focused on getting a good spot in the middle to be able to see and hear well. 

"Now." Reina said, her smile wide, a cover up of what she actually wanted to say. "You will come with us, silently. You won't cause a fuss right? No one wants that." She said. 

"Okay." The man replied, feeling Mika hold him tightly. The red head turned him slowly around, his body close to his as the walked close to the wall, avoiding anyone who could set the man free. 

"What's your name by the way?" Reina asked him, carefree as she greeted a few girls that passed her by. 

"Derek" the man said, his voice coming out hasty and she nodded.

"Cool name." She commented as they left the room. Mika did not let go of him. He kept pushing him towards the elevator, Derek feeling his dark eyes burning holes at the back of his neck. 

The doors closed with the sound of the elevator rising, the only one in between them and Derek swallowed loudly, looking back and forth at Mika and Reina. He had no idea what was happening. The two werewolves did not look at him or ask him anything, they didn't hit him or attempt to scare him other than what they had said at the start so he was beginning to get confused. 

"Did...Did I do something wrong?" Derek stuttered and Reina scoffed. Mika was the one who answered, turning his head and looking at him, his expression cold and strict.

"We will know soon. Depends on what you'll say." He told him and the moment he finished his sentence they reached their desired floor. The doors opened revealing an empty hallway and for a second one of the expensive lights that was drilled on the walls flickered, making the man flinch. He heard a small chuckle from Reina. He didn't know if he should relax or feel even more in danger. 

Mika pushed him outside, for a second the thought of fighting them passed his mind. They were warriors though, everyone in the pack knew about them. Judging from how fast the girl had been in reaching him, appearing almost out of nowhere he probably had no chance. 

His head dropped and he faced the floor, following the girl obediently while Mika walked behind him. Their destination was not far from the elevator. Just a few steps and they stopped in front of a closed door. Reina passed her card through and the door opened, revealing a rather messy room and a man sitting on the couch of the small lounge.

Derek squeezed his eyes, wanting to see better and Philip's familiar face made him gasp.

"It's you! The one who killed the Alpha!" He exclaimed as he heard the door close loudly behind him. He jumped, a bit startled by the sound that echoed in the room, covering his accusations.

"You're not starting this well." Mika mumbled as he grabbed him by his arm and pushed him forward, bringing him in front of Philip. His eyes traveled all over Derek's face, his wounds still not healed completely and he scoffed.

"You must be pretty weak for your wounds to not have healed completely yet." He commented and Derek frowned.

"I do remember giving you a pretty hard time though" the man talked back and Reina laughed, sitting right next to her friend, observing the scene with growing interest. 

"That was all because I didn't want to kill you. I had to be careful." Philip said, tilting his head to the side. "Tell me. Why were you in such a rush to talk to Hans?" He asked him.

"To tell him about what you did. Now I see your friends were in this too. How else would you be able to kill the Alpha. You're disgraceful, not calling for an official battle, ganging up on him. Scum" he insulted him and felt Mika punch him in his ribs. He coughed, feeling his wounds from before enhance the pain.

"Let's not take too much time to talk about things." Philip told him, ignoring the things he had just said. He didn't care about his opinion. This man was literally nothing, irrelevant. All he had to do was make sure he wouldn't talk, reveal himself and his friends to Hans. "Do you have a family Derek? A mate? Kids? Parents?" Philip asked him, a nasty grin on his face and the man who stood before him frowned.

"Why do you ask?"

"Because if you do. I will find them. If you do decide to talk I will make sure all of them are dead. No one will ask questions. We won't even have to hide it. In this mess no one will pay attention to the death of nobodies." He said and Derek's eyes widened, in shock. 

He stood still for a second, his eyes stuck on the werewolf sitting on the couch before he spoke.

"Lucky me. I am all alone." He said, shrugging his shoulders. "Your crimes should be reported. You are criminals, going against the Alpha, the werewolf rules like that. Is it because Mikain had bounties on your heads? It makes sense now, I guess you wouldn't like that." Derek said. 

"Do you want to die?" Reina asked him, filled with curiosity as she stood up, getting closer to him. "Or is it that you want to play hero? Not that many people liked Mikain. We would be really unlucky if we managed to stumble into one of his few supporters." Reina mumbled, rubbing her chin while she circled the man.

"I follow the law. Because that's what keeps a pack together." Derek said, his eyes meeting with Philip's as he tried to be brave. Philip smiled, finding this whole thing funny. He couldn't risk getting caught by a so-called follower of the laws. 

"Philip, he won't shut up." Mika said. Knowing what his best friend was thinking. 

Philip stared at the man he had fought previously, beaten up and standing with his head high, refusing to bend because he had strong beliefs. Somehow he was annoyed by him. While he was out here struggling, being in pain a man was willing to lose his life for something so meaningless as laws. 

As he risked his life for a lie he stood before him risking his life for his own truth and that was only a painful reminder of his failure. 

The tall werewolf stood up, looking from above the man and sighed, shaking his head.

"Such a pity." He mumbled and before Derek could say anything Philip's arm was on his chest, passing through the skin, breaking the bones and reaching the beating muscle. He gripped onto his heart. Derek gasped, his eyes turning round as blood escaped from his opened wide mouth. Philip pulled out his heart, seeing how the man blinked a few times, seeing the red organ in his hand. "I choose to live, survival is what is more important." He told him, while his body fell to the floor, blood oozing from the hole in his chest.

"Was that really necessary?" Reina asked him as Philip dropped the werewolf's heart right next to his dead body. 

"I was pissed." Philip said.

"I thought we said we would keep the killing to a minimum, we are adults now." Reina said between gritted teeth and looked at Mika, wanting some kind of support.

"Don't look at me. I would have killed him too." He said and Philip grinned.

"Good, now he will start killing everyone because he got his heart broken." She said, rubbing her temples and Philip glared at her. "What?" She asked him, not the slightest scared of him.

"Want to be next?" He asked her and she laughed.

"I would love to see you try." She said and flipped back her hair. "Clear this mess. I will cover you to Hans." She told them.

Philip looked down, watching the body of the man he had killed. For a second, he felt guilty, a little voice in his head telling him that maybe there had been another way. 

Maybe he didn't have to kill him, maybe he didn't have to run away from Kai. That little voice was his consciousness. Annoying him and making him question everything. He breathed in, shutting it out completely as he kicked the body.

"I am done with being nice." He whispered.. "Nothing good comes out of it."

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