5. Meanie meanie Mr. Alpha

Zane

The brown Doe follows me behind with an inquisitive stare, she continues to turn her head around possibly taking in her new surroundings. Her boldness is what baffles me the most, she is not afraid of me one bit - only flustered.

“Stop staring or people will begin to think that you came from the woods,” I convey to her quietly.

She huffed, “Let them think what they like. This pack house is the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life!”

“And how many have you seen?”

“Just one, but the citadel pack is not as enormous as your pack.”

I ignore her as we pass the series of omega servants standing at both of our sides, they bow their heads in fear and look down to the ground. Cora looks at them in awe, I wonder if her pack is not so organized like this.

Taking the stairs, I check my wristwatch. I’m supposed to be having a conference meeting at my company in a few hours. Cora bumps into me as I stop to check my phone notifications.

“Sorry, Mr. Alpha…” she mumbles.

“I told you to stop calling me that,” I scolded her.

“You don't call me by my name too, so why should I listen to you?”

I growl, taking haughty steps toward her while she stumbles backward until her back hits the wall. She blinks her eyes severally at me, now scared of what I might do next.

“Because you are wife therefore you should be submissive, if not I will not hesitate to punish you for disobeying me.”

She gulps, her Doe eyes twinkling with a sweet fear and excitement. This woman does not fail to amuse me and I wonder why she is not afraid of me. Has she not heard the terrifying news about me?

“What kind of punishment are you talking about?”

“The servants are here and watching if not, I would have shown you. But, if you push me to the wall one last time then I will not hesitate to punish you in front of everyone. Do you understand me?”

She nods, “Yes…”

I cock my eyebrows at her, expecting her to complete her sentence.

“Zane…” she mutters slowly.

The way she pronounces my name arouses me, a tingling feeling crawls on my skin and I step away from her. I can’t touch her and I must avoid being addicted to her, she is just a girl with no idea of what she is getting into.

“Yuri, take her to her room and make sure you take care of her needs properly,” I instruct.

“Yes, Alpha.”

“Hold on… are we not going to be sleeping together?” Cora asks.

“No.”

“But that’s not fair…” she whines, “We are married and should be acting like how usual couples behave.”

“We are not a usual couple,” I respond bluntly.

Surprisingly, she hit me on my chest. The servants gasped in shock, probably expecting me to end her life instantly. But she's my wife - in as much as I hate the fact that I’m married to her - I can not kill her.

“You are a mean man. Meanie meanie Mr. Alpha…” she sticks her tongue out at me.

I muffle the laughter that threatens to burst out of my mouth, they might think that I am out of my mind.

“Take her away… to her room.”

I head to my room, which is in the opposite direction of her room. The floor has two separate hallways, one leads to my room while the other leads to her room. This will make her to be far away from me - as far as possible.

“Boo!” a hallowed voice shrieks when I enter my room.

I roll my eyes when I realize who the person is.

“Mother, how the heck did you get into my room?”

“I’m a witch, remember?” she winks at me and sits on my bed.

“You shouldn’t be here, it’s dangerous for you.”

My mother is the only person I am afraid of, she is the only surviving witch in her coven after a rough extinction of witches. She was banished from my pack, several years ago with the allegations that she killed my father - I never believed that but I could not do anything either. This is what turned me into being cold-hearted and ruthless because I am angry that I do not get to fight for the people I love.

“By the way, I love your wife. She is so innocent and bold too.”

“She’ll get over that fantasy soon,” I grunt.

“Stop being such a meanie, Zamos.”

“It’s Zane, mother!”

My mother is fond of calling me different names. At first, I thought she was crazy. But when I realized she did it most times out of fun, I simply tried to correct her - she never listened to me anyway.

“Whatever, Zach. You may be a ruthless Alpha but to me and your wife, you are a good man.”

I pretend to choke as she says the last part. I have never seen myself as a good man, with the atrocities that I have committed in the past.

“There is no redemption for someone like me.”

My mother scoffs, knowing too well that I mean every word I say.

“Until then…”

“Have you heard from Erika since?” she asks suddenly.

I groan. Erika is my mate, another reason why I became ruthless. We met two years ago, Erika was an omega servant in the pack house when I found her and discovered that she’s my mate. I fell in love with her instantly and she did too, we dated intending to get married. But the laws of the pack prevented us from fulfilling our dreams, Erika traveled on a brief business meeting. She is not even aware that I’m married now because we are still dating.

“I’ve not heard from her since traveled,” I reply.

“Is she aware that you are married?”

I shake my head briefly and my mother heaves a sigh.

“Is your wife aware that you have a girlfriend?”

“Mother please stop!”

“This is the same mistake your father made with me, Zane. He was having an affair with Mireya and never told me until she became pregnant with his child!” she yells at me.

My mother’s story with my father was one of the most unbelievable love stories told in history. They had met at a young age, my father loved my mother despite finding out that she was a witch and their love blossomed. When his parents died, my father was crowned as Alpha and he married my mother. But the duties became a burden and my mother was slowly cast in the shadows thus leading her to reveal her identity. She was banished as a result and my father lost everything.

My mother lost some of herself too, I know from the way she acts. Her loneliness has caused her a lot, she blames Mireya for it all. Mireya is my father’s second wife, she has a son - Bryan who is a coward.

“Mireya and her son are not yet back from their vacation?”

My mother seems to be interested in knowing the whereabouts of everyone who will be creating drama and havoc soon. I would have gladly slit the throats of Mireya and her son, sending them back to suffering in the process. But my mother has other plans, she wants to deal with the woman herself because she has always been a pain in her ass.

“If you want to know how they’re faring, simply call them and ask,” I grunt in response.

“Don’t be such a meanie,” my mother makes scrawny gestures at me.

“I need to rest, I have a conference meeting to attend in a few hours.”

“What about your wife?”

I give her a side eye and she shrugs at me.

“She will be taken care of in her own space.”

“Space? You make it sound like she’s a prisoner.”

“That’s her problem, not mine.” I relax on the soft bed and close my eyes, waiting for the sleep to take over me.

“If I wasn’t a freak, I would have introduced myself to her,” my mother says with pity in her voice.

“You’re not a freak, mother. She’s not just mentally prepared to meet you so until the time is right, please avoid seeing her.”

“I understand, son. Mireya can enjoy the glory while it lasts, I will leave you to rest now.”

I hear the sizzling of the cool air indicating that she is gone. I sigh and force my mind to get some rest to avoid drifting to the bold brown Doe on the other side of the hallway.