The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

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[HAWI]

"Lemme guess, there was nothing on the ships right?" Hawi sighed as the reality of what she had expected came to fruition.

Everything had happened a little too fast, especially for a group of misfits who had just had one of their replicas blown off the surface of the earth. They had responded a little too hastily despite knowing the person they were up against.

This wasn't about what was right or wrong, no. This was how they got to win the final battle and if Hawi and her crew kept the chaos ongoing they wouldn't be able to figure anything out no matter how close they were to making it all right.

There were pointers but they were meant for them to explore, which brought about the question of whether Hawi and Rukiya had been compromised or if they had been thinking on overdrive.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"They didn't find anything," Malika confirmed and Hawi sighed before she kicked the nearest stone. She knew that this was an important mission and they stood a risk of everything that could be messed with.

They couldn't afford that, not at this point in time because then the Rema would know their saviors were compromised and they would have to air until the next thousand years.

The thought of being a failure was something Hawi refused to internalize because there was just no way that she would lose to the mad crew.

It was crazy how shit had turned out but no matter what happened along the way or how they were forced to live the crazed life they would find a way.

They had to. There was nothing else left for them if they didn't try to work this out and that was a risk too huge for them to even consider. Perhaps it was time for them to step back a little, right?

"So, it was a trick all this time, but for what?" Hawi asked as she looked at the protectors who were coming back. The numbers were increasing and while that was encouraging, Hawi couldn't help but think that she was missing something.

Everything had been so smooth, and there wasn't a reason for her to be worried, but why was it that she still felt like the entire world was doing squats on her sanity and there wasn't shit she could do?

"You address them… I need to think," Hawi excused herself, as she began walking along the shore. She needed to figure out what had happened and whether all that she had seen was an illusion. That would make her a liability to her team.

She couldn't handle that because the risks were too high even for her, it was almost like nothing was making any sense for her but then she couldn't afford that, not today of all the days.

"Baby, wait," Ruru said as she went after her mate. She could see the stressors on her face and she knew that the woman was overthinking again. And Hawi always shut people out when she was in that state, which was not good for either of them.

"I'll be back… you can start with Malika and the protectors," Hawi brushed her off, but Ruru wasn't letting go. She knew she needed her to make this work and she wasn't going to sit on the sidelines just because the woman didn't want to stress her out.

"Together, always, remember?" Ruru said as she rushed and hugged her from behind, making the woman stop. She could feel the uncertain waves coming from Hawi and she wanted to help her decode whatever was going on.

Everything had happened a little too fast and now they had a ship sent home through a damn portal, there wasn't shit that they could do about it at the moment, not to mention one of them was still missing.

"Isn't it a little hectic for you? I mean you didn't sign up for this b—"

"Where you go, I will go. Even if it is to the deepest depths of hell, sweetheart," Ruru said as she pulled her hands from Hawi's waist and stepped in front of Hawi. She could see the creases and she wished it could have been different for her.

Life wasn't being fair to them on so many fronts and no matter what angle she looked at it from, there was just no way to determine if there was even a future worth fighting for at this point, but then they had to keep going.

That was the mission, right?

"I… I think we were played, Ruru. I think someone messed with our reality and we are not in the real one, but then there are so many things that have happened already to even start thinking of what we need to fix.

"We made the impossible possible today and I can't help but feel like they expected us to do that, which was why they sent empty oats steered by magic. I just don't get why they would go through all that trouble to keep us busy.

"And why the fuck would they trigger a ship being sent to Sicario like that? I checked the ship, there was nothing suspicious about it. There were no signs of foul play really, so I don't get what the fuck is going on.

"And I also need to find Mbali. I can't lose someone I care about again, fuck," Hawi rambled and Ruru pulled her into a soft hug. They had done a lot of things for the realm and they were burnt out. It was expected of them at some point in time.

Looking at how frail Hawi had gotten, Ruru was sure that the break was something that they both needed and no matter what happened along the way, they could ease up on everything at this moment.

"I know, baby, I know. As for the ship to Sicario, I think they wanted us to send it there for some reason. I don't know what they want, but whatever it is, it is in Sicario. That's why they did what they had to do.

"Think of it like they had to make sure Nik was dead before they did anything, because with Nik in our hands, they would lose leverage on all fronts. Now they have Mbali, and we have nothing on them.

"Sicario is where the battle is, my love… and before you do or say anything rash, you need to also remember that at the end of the day, your people still need you, and they wouldn't be bae to help, if you're fatigued, alright.

"You need to rest, Hawi. You have been on your toes for the past four years without a break. You have been protecting everyone, fighting for everyone, and not stopping. You have been running a lot, and you need to rest," Ruru said softly.

Hawi understood her mate. She was sure that there had to be a reason for everything, but the possibility that she was the reason for the failures was something that just didn't sit well with her, especially since it was a little too close to the truth.

Nothing was making sense for the longest time and now here she was, with her mate, trying to figure out the ins and outs of a mission that had been fucked from the very beginning.

Fate had thrown in the dice and Hawi was slowly losing herself in her fight for the realm and her vengeance. Granted, she had taken breaks before, but they had always seen busy breaks even then.

"I failed our people, didn't I?"