My Alpha Mate's Christmas Gift novel Chapter 38

　　"So this is him? He is the one who abducted me!"

　　“W-Whaoh… What a tragic story” Roxanne commented.

　　Throughout the story, she could feel her emotions welling up. The story touched her deeply that she was left breathless at a point. Finally, after Rita finished the story, she smiled at Roxanne.

　　“It is indeed… Though we don’t know just how much of it is real since it’s a tale of the past after all” Rita said.

　　“Hold up, you mean… That might not have happened?” Roxanne said with disbelief.

　　“Well, yeah. I mean… How are we to verify the validity of a legend from thousands of years ago? Other tribes have their own accounts of what actually happened, so we can’t know for sure.” Rita added.

　　“O-Oh…” Roxanna muttered.

　　“Any other questions?” Rita smiled.

　　Roxanne looked curious, as she thought deeply to find a question she needed to ask. Then suddenly her eyes widened as she remembered something very important.

　　“What about the one who chased me? The black Werewolf… Just who is it?” Roxanne asked.

　　Rita’s face changed. Her usually cheerful and smiling expression turned into doubt and a little bit of fear.

　　“You know, don’t you? The identity of the person who did this to me… Who is it?” Roxanne furthered with determination.

　　“Roxy, that’s…” Rita said, unsure of what to say.

　　“Just tell me! I deserve to know, don’t I?” Roxanne said, raising her voice suddenly.

　　Her tone sounded impatient and agitated, though she quickly realised this and settled herself.

　　“S-Sorry… It’s just… I… Rita I’m scared…” Roxanne said, looking apologetic.

　　Rita sighed as placed her hands on Roxanne’s shoulders and gave her a reassuring gaze.

　　“It’s okay Roxy… I get it” Rita said softly.

　　She slowly removed her hands from Roxanne’s shoulders and took a deep breath, bracing herself.

　　“You’re right. I do know the Werewolf responsible for what you went through… The thing is… It’s far more complicated than you think.” Rita said hesitantly.

　　Roxanne remained silent as she patiently waited for Rita to finish speaking.

　　“His name is Asher. You most likely know him by his deep black fur and crimson eyes. But, there’s something you should know. Asher is… The current Wolf King of Oregon.”

　　“W-What?!” Roxanne’s eyes bulged as she heard this.

　　The wolf king, the most powerful werewolf who commanded the respect and fear of the others. He was a symbol of absolute authority among them. Such an existence was the one who stalked and chased her? But she didn’t understand. Why? What did she do to attract the attention of such a mighty beast?

　　“Then why?! How could you allow him to get away with something like this? Why didn’t you challenge such a thing?” Roxanne answered

　　“Because Asher IS our Alpha!” Rita answered, raising her voice to counter Roxanne’s, which surprised her.

　　This was the first time Rita also raised her voice, so it startled Roxanne a bit. And then her words struck Roxanne… Asher was their Alpha.

　　“W-What...??” Roxanne said in shock.

　　“Asher is both the Wolf King and Alpha of the Rockwood Pack. As such, he has absolute authority over our pack. We couldn’t refuse him if we wanted to… And to be honest, we don’t want to.” Rita said, returning to her calm state.

　　“You… What?” Roxanne responded.

　　“You don’t understand so many things Roxanne. You’re too impatient for me to explain things to you properly. It’s more complicated than you realise” Rita said.

　　“What is complicated in stalking and kidnapping? I nearly died back there!” What do I, a normal person, have to do with your weird culture in the first place? You’re saying I’m being impatient, but what else can I be in this kind of absurd situation? You brought a regular human into this whole Werewolf mess… This is what you get!” Roxanne said, clearly angry.

　　“Roxy… You’re not a normal human.” Rita said.

　　As the bombshell dropped, Roxanne stared widely at Rita who had a serious look plastered on her face.

　　“What did you just say?” Roxanne asked with a deep undertone.

　　Rita maintained her stern gaze and her unfazed expression made Roxanne nervous. The intense gaze she received made her feel an intimidating vibe emanate from the usually charming woman she had come to know.