The Alpha's Blind Fate
Chapter 348: How To Get Back At Them?

Chapter 348: How To Get Back At Them?

ZINA

Zelkov told her a lot. From how Zina’s name and his was from her mother due to a Pack tradition. It was called the tradition of the beginning and end.

Apparently, children of the pack were named alphabetically but with an interesting twist. Instead of A, B, C, D... and so on, it went; A, Z, B, Y, C, X... and so on.

Hence, her mother an only child of the previous Alpha was named Ameneris a name that started with A, so she and Zelkov had been named names that started with Z.

Zina wondered if her mother’s captors thought they were doing her a favour by ensuring that she was named as she wanted. Or perhaps, they were just playing a crude joke on the poor woman whose child was probably ripped away from her arms.

Zelkov confessed that he had only known her mother for hours as the day he had been brought back to the Pack was the day the pack was executed, but the way he spoke of her mom, one would think he had known the woman all her life.

Zina envied the fact that in a limited time he got to know such an amazing woman. At the same time, she was enraged with herself.

She couldn’t believe she had lived her life, believing the world to be against her and hating her real parents when in reality, that was not the case.

Her mother was somewhere, suffering. She could be probably dead.

And yet, not for one day did Zina ever appreciate her. The possible sacrifices she must have made to bring her into the world, and the humiliation that must have followed.

Beside her disappointment, Zina didn’t think she could bear to spare anyone who had a hand in it. And she wasn’t so sure if she could afford to stay in one place.

The people that took her mother were the same people that took Seraph. That much, she was sure of.

And she must rescue them both... no matter what it would take from her.

So now whenever she remembered the woman that stepped into her projection, looking so much like her and yet possessing a sternness that Zina could only dream of, her heart would ache fiercely.

If she knew who the woman was then, she would have hugged her fiercely. Held her y the shoulders and tell her to be strong that she would definitely come for her. And it was that thought that had her asking Zelkov a dangerous question.

"Do you think I can connect to the runes and summon her again?" She asked, reeking of desperation.

Zelkov’s expression turned stern. "Your majesty, I am not an expert in such matters. It would be best if you do not dabble in such matters by yourself. You could sucked into the projection if cate is not taken."

"So should I stand still and pretend like nothing is happening?" Zina snapped, knowing fully well she was fighting the wrong person.

Zelkov didn’t take any offense either. "Your majesty, I’ve been searching for you for three years. In those three years, I also had some trusted hunters searching for your mother but it was to no avail." He said, the voice of stern reason.

"I understand your expertise in bounty hunting, but perhaps your method is the wrong one?" Zina said feverishly, unable to sit still anymore.

She began pacing the room, while constantly reminding herself to calm down and think of her unborn child.

"You’re right about that," Zelkov admitted much to her surprise. "The method I used is the wrong one. Hunting can’t do muc where dark sorcery is involved."

That didn’t assuage her in the least. "So you think it’s dark sorcery?"

"If we couldn’t track her down, then that is all it could be." Zelkov said confidently. It was obvious he was a man that was confident in his skills, and Zina didn’t have much problem believing him to be as capable as he posed himself to be.

"Then we should try the projection," Zina convinced but to her dismay, Zelkov shook his head in disagreement.

"It is precisely because it is dark sorcery that we cannot try something as dangerous as that. If they have connected something to you, then you cannot try Reverse Projection."

He was being so reasonable that Zina couldn’t help find him annoying. Why was he so on point with everything he was saying.

But Zina was convinced that the both of them were missing out on something, and that had to do with the gap in knowledge of the Pack Runes.

That was a far harder obstacle to cross. The pack was gone and the place burnt down alongside every rare book.

Only if somehow Zina could learn more, then they wouldn’t have to rely on speculations. She wasn’t yet fully convinced that she summoned the reverse projection on her own.

If anything, it seemed as though her mother knew she was coming. Like she had been waiting for the summons all her life.

Everything her mother said that day felt well practiced and well delivered. So much so she could say the most important things on how Zina could save her life from that assassination before the projection closed.

On one hand, her mother first played up the role of a stern advisor. She taunted her, asking Zina between the Jaw of the Werewolf attacking her and the arrow of Marcus flying for the wolf, which would land their first blow?

And then towards the end of their interaction, she turned melancholic almost. Like she had a deep regret she could not speak of to Zina.

But now, Zina understood it all. Her unspoken pain and pretend sternness.

Her mother’s hands had been tied all along.

Zina stopped pacing, coming face to face with Zelkov. "I understand your hesitance. Melwyn the witch has a special ability. She can hunt and track things inside people. Perhaps we should have her examine us?"

Although in Zina’s case, the woman would be re-examining her for she had examined her before and found out that something was in her.

But Zina needed a better and much clearer answer. Was this something totally evil or partially good?

Is it just one thing? Or two things?