Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North
Chapter 95: THE GUT WRENCHING SIGHT

Chapter 95: THE GUT WRENCHING SIGHT

FIRST LIFE

(((ZENITH’S POV)))

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Axel took the matter into his hands, thinking that this was one of her episodes, where she tried to get the attention of the alpha, despite having been told that Zenith couldn’t be bothered at this moment.

The beta had observed Dawn all this time and he was a little bit irritated with the way she acted recently.

Therefore, instead of disturbing the meeting and telling Zenith what was going on, he went outside to meet with Dawn directly and told her that the alpha couldn’t be bothered.

"He is in the middle of an important meeting. You need to leave now," Axel said.

"Have you told Zenith about this?" Dawn looked panicked and Axel almost fell for it.

"I have." No. He didn’t say a word to Zenith. "You need to leave now. He will dispatch a few warriors to come with you."

Axel indeed sent a few warriors to help Dawn search for Rex, thinking the little boy was only playing hide and seek as usual, and Dawn was just making a big deal out of it when she couldn’t find him.

That was what the beta thought until the second report came from the warriors that informed him that they couldn’t find Rex anywhere and not long after, Dawn came again to ask for Zenith.

Only then, Axel realized the gravity of the situation and immediately informed Zenith about this.

Once Zenith learned about what was going on, he didn’t even have time to be angry at his beta as he immediately issued orders to all the warriors, leaving the important meeting behind. Nothing was more important than this.

Zenith took the lead as he mobilized all the warriors in search of his son.

Later on, they found out that Rex had entered the forest, or to be specific, the untouched land, the nest of the monsters in the north.

"I will find him," Zenith said grimly when he saw how devastated Dawn was. She wasn’t crying, but she was having a hard time breathing. "Stay here..."

Zenith held her for a while, but he couldn’t stay for long because his son needed him. He had never been a proper father to him, nor was he a good mate to Dawn, but at the very least, he should have been able to give them protection. Yet, he failed at that too...

"No, I will go with you," Dawn insisted.

"You can’t come with me, Dawn."

"No. I will go with you."

Zenith didn’t have time for this, he needed to leave soon, so in his frustration that Dawn was persistent, he raised his voice, which was not a solution at all.

"Enough! Stay here!"

Dawn stopped crying and looked at him, mortified, but Zenith had to leave. He would make it up to her later, after he made sure their son was safe.

More so, Dawn was barely able to hold her beast form, it would be the same as suicide if she followed him.

Therefore, after Zenith snapped at Dawn, he left her to head toward the untouched land.

However, it was not as easy to track down Rex, because it had been hours and the air was filled with so many scents. It was so hard to get any clues about his whereabouts.

And the more time that passed without them knowing his whereabouts, the more slim the chances seemed to find him alive.

Zenith was agitated, he could feel his beast getting aggravated with the pressure of the situation and on the third day, the alpha couldn’t hold it anymore.

Zenith shifted into his black beast and ran rampant around the untouched land. Not only did he kill all the monsters that he could find, but he also killed the warriors that followed him there. He went crazy and didn’t know how to control this rage within him, until he felt it.

No. He saw it with his own eyes.

There was his son.

He was crouching down near a big tree, staring at Zenith with his blue eyes, hugging himself tightly. He looked so small.

However, there was something wrong with him. There was something not right. It felt different. His son felt different.

And the shock came a little late as the reality of the situation finally hit him so hard. His beast immediately retreated to the back of his mind because the pain was unbearable. The agony he felt was enough to suppress his beast’s rage...

His son was dead, he was seeing his spirit.

It crushed him, words couldn’t describe what he was feeling.

Zenith approached his son’s spirit, staggering. He had never been this scared in his entire life, but this new feeling gripped his heart so tightly.

"Rex...?" His voice was exceptionally small, shaking, as if it was not him, who was talking. He walked to his son and Rex lifted his head. He looked at his father with tearful eyes.

’Where is mommy? I want mommy.’

Zenith balled his fists, until his claws dug into his palms and blood dripped from his hands, but there was no pain that could be more agonizing than losing your own child.

"I will take you to mommy, okay?" Zenith knelt down in front of him, and reached out his hand to touch his son. It was very ironic when one thought about it.

When he could touch him, hold him and hug him, he never did, but now when he couldn’t even feel the heat from his little body, he was so desperate to reach him.

What a failure he was. He let them down time and again.

"Can you tell me where you are?" Zenith asked again with a voice that didn’t sound like him. He couldn’t touch his son. His spirit was there, but all he could feel was empty air.

Rex wiped his tears and then nodded. He stood up.

’I was in so much pain daddy,’ Rex said. ’But now, I am not in pain anymore...’

Zenith couldn’t hold it back, he bent his body and hollered. His whole body started shaking, he wanted the ground to split open and swallow him whole. This pain was too much and he couldn’t bear it any longer.

His claws dug the ground and this anguished feeling racked his whole body. He felt his soul being crushed.

His son was in so much pain and he failed to protect him. His son might have cried in so much pain and begged someone to help him, but he as a father couldn’t do anything.

He saved this kingdom from those filthy people, who wanted to take it down, but he couldn’t even save his own son.

How many times did Rex cry for help? How much pain was he in when death came? And he was alone facing it.

Zenith failed. He was a failure...

Once he found his son’s body, there was nothing much left of him. He had seen more gruesome scenes than this and even been part of the reason the other person met their mortifying demise, but there was nothing more gut wrenching than the sight before his eyes.

It took more than a few hours for Zenith to get his bearings and wrap whatever was left of his son in his cloak and take him back to the pack.

Back to his mother...

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