Cursed Wolf (Original)(Completed)

Nineteen

Dark and intimidating, the Kappa's laugh is the loudest thing in the camp. It completely silences every noise, including those made by nature herself and captures the attention of every werewolf in the vicinity. Isabella stares at her mate with confusion while she tries to hold back her own emotions to logically explain what is happening. Her family and the Vincelli warriors are all growling, glaring towards him while the Deserter alphas and betas tense up as if waiting for him to break free from his chains and attack. Their false Kappa stands in front of him, his arms folded over his broad chest and though Isabella can't see the expression on his face, she just knows he's glaring at Ralph.

She can't understand her mate. Not for the first time, she's completely unsure of his plans, his motives or his thought process. She doesn't know why he's laughing. She doesn't understand it. But as he laughs, his head still hanging down, she can't help but feel deep down inside that something terrible is going to happen and she will the be the one to witness it all. Part of her is anxious while the rest of her is terrified. Her mind goes through everything: how he only attacked those that attacked him, how he didn't help the Vincelli warriors or the pack mothers and how he's laughing so maniacally now. What is he planning? How are they going to get out of this? And what in Fenrir's name is so funny to him?

The fake Kappa turns to one of the alphas nearby. Isabella doesn't recognize him although she can recognize Alpha Ford standing in the background with a dark, humored grin stretched across his dirtied face. Holding his hand out, the fake Kappa accepts a long dagger. With the hilt covered in rubies, Isabella is sure that the blade has been dosed with aconite and her mind cringes at the thought of seeing it sticking into her mate's torso. Splashing aconite on him doesn't seem to get him to scream out but she's sure that even he, with all of his unfathomable power, will feel it as it's stabbed into him.

Within seconds, before she can really see what the fake Kappa is planning, she watches as he swings the dagger right into Ralph's stomach and lets out an ear piercing cry of desperation. The sound of it captures the enemy's attention and despite the growl that comes from Ralph, Isabella isn't comforted by her distraction at all.

The fake Kappa straightens up to his full height and lets out another chuckle. He glances back at Ralph and then at her and his lips stretch into a wide grin. "Well, looks you've found an Iota. She's pretty."

Ralph lets out a low snarl, his eyes flashing yellow as his laughter finally ceases. Isabella glances at him. He's panting with the dagger still sticking out, the rubies gleaming under the light of the sun, and she can feel her heart throbbing in her chest as she watches the blood slowly ooze out.

"So sorry that we have to do this in front of you. But I'm sure you understand." The fake Kappa starts off, giving her a fake sympathetic look that makes her angry and hurt. "As the Kappa, Ralph Hastings has a lot to make up for."

"You're the ones who abandoned Wolf Country." She argues weakly but she knows he can hear her. Her siblings next to her growl at her in warning, edging closer and making their guards tense up in preparation. Her mind doesn't focus on them. All she can think about is her mate being tortured in front of her and despite her emotions about him, she can't let that go.

"On the contrary! Wolf Country abandoned us!" The fake Kappa yells at her. "They went into war and dragged us all down with them! And then when we thought we could trust them again, they failed us and went on a killing spree!"

Isabella knows he's speaking about Kappa Nathan who, when his Iota was attacked, when into a fit of rage and practically murdered an entire pack despite being victims of their own alpha's insanity. But the fact remains that that was Nathan and not Ralph.