(Author’s POV)
Alaric settled beside Brave’s bed and kept on looking at his sleeping figure. As always, everything was normal, his heart rate, his vitals, his hand that radiated warmth, his healthy face and wound free body. But what Alaric wanted most was to hear his voice.
Alaric and Brave has been closed since their birth. Not just because they were twins but because they complimented each other well. Brave as the eldest one out of the two was mature and rational while his twin Alaric was rowdy and untamed. When they both were young, Alaric would always land in some sort of trouble because of his wild behavior but Brave, the calm and collected one, was always with Alaric, comforting and advising him.
They were basically inseparable when they were toddlers till their pre-teens. When they turned thirteen and first got their wolves on their birthdays, a lot changed.
Brave, who has been getting extra lessons along with his usual combat training since his childhood was swamped with more special training. After all, he was named Lycan King’s heir apparent since young. There were little to no objections with decision from anyone as he possessed all the qualities required to rule a pack. Alaric was happy for his brother as well. And he didn’t wanted the throne because it was bothersome and had too many rules attached to it.
Due to his packed schedule, Brave spent less and less time with Alaric and his family. And when he was not training, he joined their father, Noah to accompany on pack meetings or gatherings.
But this didn’t weaken their bond at all. With time, Alaric’s nature changed. His unruly and untamed nature didn’t subside fully but he reigned it. He was not academically gifted but was a handworker. He wanted to assist his brother when needed. And regarding his wolf, Alex was already strong and almost invincible.
Some people, who supported Brave and disliked Alaric started seeing him as a threat. They misunderstood his painstaking efforts as greed for his brother’s position. They thought, Alaric wanted to usurp the Lycan King’s covet position, though he was least interested in it.
They tried to warn Brave but he dismissed their idea. He knew his brother well than anyone else. He defended him always and shrugged their suggestions off.
When those people couldn’t shake Brave’s mind, they turned towards Alaric, creating problems for him. They wanted to create a rift between the brothers and wanted Alaric to be banished out of the pack. They main concerned was, Alaric’s werewolf form and the special ability that came with his Lycan blood.
Both Alaric and Alex possessed the strength equal to that of hundred elephants and that was concerning for them. Brave’s wolf Raw, was strong but not as strong as Alex in comparison.
But none of their schemes worked, instead they were thrown out of the pack with ’traitor’ written with a silver dagger on their back of the right hand. As for the people outside of the pack, they were hunted and tortured gruesomely on Noah and Sara’s orders.
There was no jealousy, no grudge or bad feelings between Alaric and Brave, ever.
And when Brave lost his mate and got into severe depression, Alaric was the one who took care of him and handled everything swiftly. There brotherly bond was like no other.
So, seeing Brave in such condition was painful for Alaric. Even when Raw was running after Myra like a beast, Alex did not wanted to attack but he had to intervene because his mate was scared. Still, he tried not to hurt Raw with his enormous strength, he just halted his moves.
With a slightly shaky voice, Alaric murmured, "It feels like I haven’t heard your voice since ages, Brave. You have been sleeping so peacefully and unbothered. But a lot has happened in the real world. After you fainted that night, the truth was revealed. That human, .... ahem ahem .... Myra, we told her everything. There was a lot of back and forth but in the end, she departed. But~ ..." He stopped and leaned forward.
He lowered his voice and then continued, "But something happened on her way to the airport. She was ambushed and assaulted by two rogue wolves." When he mentioned this, he felt a pang of discomfort in his left side of the ribcage. But he wanted to tell Brave, maybe it could get him to react.



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