Chapter Twenty-Six
I was expecting to see the rapist wrapped up in our rug rotting 6 feet under, I wasn't expecting to see just soil and mud.
My mind was spinning as I tried to comprehend what I was seeing. This was definitely the spot we buried him so where was he?
A sickening thought popped into my head. What if he wasn't dead when we buried him? Maybe he was alive and somehow escaped?
I did check for a pulse before wrapping him up in our rug but maybe it's different with Werewolves and he was somehow alive?
Where was the bastard?
"I don't understand, this is the place where I saw them bury him." Miles muttered, his voice filled with bewilderment.
"Well there's nothing here. You've wasted our time." Alpha Alessandro didn't sound disappointed like I thought he would have. He probably didn't believe Miles and didn't want to get his hopes up.
But if he didn't believe him then why did he bring us all out here to find the body. I was beyond confused with what was happening and it looked like Miles was feeling the same way too.
"No I haven't. This is where they did it, I saw it happen. I have pic-"
"That's enough! Shut up." Alpha Alessandro demanded causing Miles to stop talking instantly.
Alpha Alessandro turned his attention towards me. "Did you kill and bury my cousin here?"
I couldn't respond, all I could do was stare at the massive hole in the ground.
Where is the body?
"Nala."
I glanced up to find everyone looking at me expectantly. "No." Only half of it was a lie.
The Alpha must have been satisfied with my answer as he turned back to Miles.
"She's lying! I saw it happen I swear!"
"Then where is the body?" This time it was Beta Kieran who asked the question.
"I-I don't know. Maybe she moved the body?"
There was a possibility that someone moved the body but it definitely couldn't have been Cami. Maybe it was Uncle Tom?
"Nala hasn't left the pack house since today, if there was something there she wouldn't have been able to move it." Beta Kieran told Miles who was turning a bright pink colour.
"Maybe she moved it before that? It's been weeks, she could have moved it anytime." Miles words reeked of desperation and unfortunately for him no one seemed to believe him.
"That's enough." Alpha Alessandro stepped towards Miles who was looking back and forth at me and the hole.
I didn't see it coming and neither did Miles. He had no chance to react or escape, it was too fast and for a few seconds I wondered if that actually happened or not.
Alpha Alessandro moved swiftly behind Miles and moved his arms in front of him as if he was going to choke Miles. I wished he had chocked him because I wasn't ready to experience something this brutal and graphic.
Thick red liquid poured out of Miles's neck and sprayed everyone around him. No one moved an inch, maybe they were as stunned as I was at the sight in front of me?
I on the other hand staggered backwards when specks of Miles's blood splattered onto my face. It landed on my cheeks, my forehead, my clothes- it was everywhere.
"Oh my god." I gasped out when Miles's body crumpled onto the ground.
The sound of Miles choking on his own blood was horrific and completely petrifying but I couldn't look away.
"Oh my god." I whispered the words over and over again as I watched Miles take his last breath.
Is this actually happening? Did the Alpha actually kill Miles?
"Y-you killed him." My voice sounded all strange and strangled as if I hadn't been using it for years.
The Alpha ignored me as he kicked Miles's body into the hole. "Clean this up."
The men immediately began filling up the hole as the Alpha stormed over towards me. He gripped my arm tightly and headed towards the parked cars. It was hard to keep up with his pace not only because he was walking too fast but because I kept looking back at the men who were covering up the hole Miles was in.
The Alpha shoved me into a different car to the one I arrived in and to my surprise joined me. The front driver door opened and an unfamiliar man got it.
"Drive."
I practically threw myself to the side of the car, my body clutching onto the passenger side as I tried to create space between me and Alpha Alessandro. My body was trembling uncontrollably and my breathing was so loud and panicked that I knew both men in the car could hear it clearly.
I was finding it difficult to understand what happened today. My brain was hurting from trying to make sense of it all. Where was the body? He was definitely buried there so where did he go? Did my uncle move him? Or did someone else know and move the body?
Trying to think of who it could be, I couldn't come up with an answer and that scared me. What if they started to threaten me like Miles? I don't think I could go through that again.
Miles.
Miles was dead, he was actually dead. Despite everything that happened I mourned his loss, not because I cared about him but because no matter what he did he didn't deserve to die like that. He must have family or people that loved him, soon they will be looking for him and they'll never know what happened to him and they'll never get closure.
A tear slid down my cheek and the Alpha made a noise. "Don't cry."
I looked at him as he edged closer to me. He lifted his red hand, the hand that was covered in Miles's blood wiped the tear away. I was frozen, I wanted to scream and push him away but I was also scared of what he might do to me if I did that.
I knew what a monster he was before I had met him however when I met him I didn't feel as scared as I should have. At times I found myself enjoying his company but now this was a reminder of what he was and will always be.
He didn't have to kill Miles, he could have 'punished' him some other way. He didn't seem that angry or fazed when there was no body so it wasn't like his emotions and anger took over and he couldn't control himself.
I looked at the hand that was still cupping my face before looking up at him. "You killed him."
"I did."
"You didn't have to kill him." My eyes began to well up. This was my fault, in order to save myself I allowed someone else to die.
The Alpha didn't respond to my statement and instead said this. "Don't cry."
I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked away from him. I didn't want to anger him, though he seemed calm I felt like he could snap at any time like he did earlier.
The rest of the journey was spent in silence. The Alpha moved away and was on his phone while I stared out the window and watched everything go by. I tried to take my mind off it but all I could think of was what happened. When I thought of Miles, a huge wave of sadness and blame filled me up and when I thought of the disappearing body, a huge wave of fear engulfed me.
I was struggling to keep my emotions in check and just wanted to go to sleep in order to give my brain some time to recover from today's events.
Once we arrived at the car, the driver parked up and exited the car. The Alpha left the car while I sat there unsure of what to do.
The passenger side of the door opened and the Alpha looked down at me impatiently. "Get out Nala."
I slowly did what he said and moved away so he could close the door. Wrapping my arms around my body I turned towards the Alpha and followed him into the house.
I thought he would lead me to my room but instead we entered his office.
"When can I go home?" I asked immediately after he closed the door.
"You're not going home Nala."
"B-but there was nothing there. I haven't done anything."
The Alpha let out a low, dark chuckle causing my body to shiver in fear. "You haven't done anything?"
I shook my head as he approached me. "No." I lied.
He gripped the back of my neck and pulled me towards him. His grip was tight but not uncomfortable. "I know where my cousin is."
"You do?"
Where is he?!
"I knew we wouldn't find him there. Do you know why?"
"No." I whispered as a dark look entered the Alpha's eyes.
"Because I moved his body."
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