Chapter 2 - The Human

“I had already told you to not be mischievous, in the presence of Gordon. Until I have not yet tell him about you. If he gets angry, I won’t be able to protect you from him.” Whispered Maxwell while dragging Sharon to dining table.

Sharon mumbled an apology to him and tries to keep pace with him. She is ashamed of herself and kept her head down for infuriating Maxwell.

At the table, Maxwell take place at the head of the table, Gordon is seated at his right hand and next to him is Annabelle, while Sharon is seated opposite of Gordon and next to her is Scott. Scott is a robust man but not as muscular as Gordon. His height is 5ft4. Brown eyes, shiny light brown shoulder length hair ties in half bun style, oval face, slightly hooked nose and pouty pink lips. Very fair complexion. He is a handsome man and many girls drool over him and he use it to his advantage but he is very short tempered.

Maxwell ordered the head waiter to serve the food. The finest wine is brought for Maxwell to taste before serving and he seize the opportunity to raise a toast in the honor of his dear son who is now back to the palace to exert his rightful right. However, Gordon is not attentive to him or what he is saying but Sharon has all his attention. He is curious of the human who is sitting opposite him and strangely he does not like the girl's head bow in silence, her silence is disturbing him. He wants to know more about her and to listen to her funny talks. Ignoring his father’s sweet talk about him, he asked “So Sharon…”

Since the lunch started for the first time Sharon raise her gaze to look at him “Sharon, right?” He questioned her.

When Maxwell clear his throat she realize she was staring in his brown eyes, she immediately look down to her plate and replied “Yes, Alpha”.

“Please call me Gordon, since you are here and eating with us. I am sure we are friends now.”

Scott’s almost chocked on his food on hearing Gordon. It is now 5 years since the emperor had assigned him as the beta of Gordon and never in these years had he ever heard him utter the word friend, not for him and not for anyone. They have done so many bad thing together, fighting, killing, he knows his dirtiest secret and vis versa, so many of their own people have been killed mercilessly. But he has never seen pain, sadness, worry or even happiness after a victory in the eyes of his Alpha and here he is claiming this mere human as his friend which he has just met.

Maxwell does not want his son to pay too much attention to Sharon and he cannot afford Gordon to hurt her. He needs to inform him quickly why she is here. “Gordon, Sharon is our guest after lunch we shall talk about it, just remember she is important to me and you cannot hurt her.” Maxwell warn him.

Gordon cold-eyed gaze at his father, he did not like his father's interruption to his conversation with this angelic girl. “Father the lunch is over lets head to the office now. Apparently you have so many things to fill me up with.” He ordered him. Gordon rise from his chair exhuming authority he address the servers to ask someone who can escort Miss Annabelle to her quarters. Sharon happily stand up, “Future Alpha, I can help her.”

His gaze softens towards her, happy to know she is not scared of him. He nods to her and ask the servers to help with the baggage.

The three men walks towards the office, while the ladies head to the room of Annabelle.

“Hello I am Sharon, I am sorry for my misconduct previously but I have never been with royalty before.” Annabelle like the honesty of the girl, she smiles to her. “It’s ok, but you cannot speak anything inappropriate in front of Gordon, he is merciless and can rip your head any time he wants.”

Sharon is wondering because she finds Gordon gentle and somehow she felt safe in his presence, but she cannot say that to Annabelle because she is his friend and she knows him better while she has just met her. “Miss Annabelle, you are friend with Gordon for long.” Annabelle proudly laugh at her “Oh Darling, please call me Anna and Yes we have been friend for almost 10 years now, I am very close to him. Even the newspaper had published about our affaires.”

Sharon keep quiet to this statement as she does not want to intrude but this statement has rise her curiosity. She kept a gentle smile to her.

“And what about you Sharon, you do have a boyfriend” Sharon denies it with a slight glint of sadness in her eyes. She does not want to think about her ex-boyfriend, she has been badly hurt by him and he is the main reason for her to be here now living amongst lycan for her safety.

***

Meanwhile in the office, Maxwell is sitting behind his white modern classic office desk as Gordon is sitting opposite him. Scott has taken a seat on the lounge chair, which he is enjoying by the obviously grinning from ear to ear. They are waiting for Maxwell beta, Jim who is busy in the preparation for tomorrow celebration.

Gordon is like a son to Jim and he has always treated him with respect. When Maxwell was in coma state because he was heavily injure and he lost his queen and daughter during the war, everyone thought of submitting to the enemies, this teenage boy had regenerates hopes in them and despite their fragile defense because of too many casualties. Still they were able to attain victory with the small troops of warriors available. He was proud an honor to fight along the brave and fierce warrior and witness his rise.

Jim was 6ft6 tall black man and powerfully built. Black sharp eyes. He is bald, has thick eyebrows, nubian nose, wide dark lips and a round beard. When Jim arrive in the office, he was about to bow in front of Gordon, but Gordon stopped him. “Please don’t do that, you have taught me everything I know.”

Jim knows it’s a lie, yes he had taught him how to fight but the teenager who was fighting on the battle field was not the novice boy. He was a fierce killing machine, ripping head of enemies like furry not once he was intimidated by his enemy, tearing them apart like a savage, bathing in their blood. He was their ruthless and fearless.

“Jim please have a seat, we are here to talk about Sharon” Maxwell commanded Jim.

Once he is seated, Maxwell start “Gordon, Sharon is the daughter of Nero”. Gordon remembers him; he was one of the humans who was in the favor of Lycans. Before the war both human, werewolves and Lycans were living in harmony, not every humans knows about the existence of supernatural existence but human who are in power or rulers knows their existence and use to seek for their help during war or for their own protection but when many super natural species such as Vampire or other shape shifters were threaten by the immortality of Lycan and the growth of werewolves race. Human had join hand with enemies to eradicate werewolves and lycan. However, some humans kept helping them and provided mortal weapon for supernatural species or antidotes against silver or wolfsbane. One of the reason his father was saved.

“His daughter needs our protection, her life is in danger in the human world.” This comment brought Gordon back from his thought.

“And protection from what.” ask Gordon with irritated who could not believe someone can try to harm a pure soul like her.

“As per her father, she was sent to a boarding school some years ago” replied Maxwell “apparently her life was a hell there. Her school mates were abusive and used to bully her. When her father find out he removed her from the school but because the abusers are from wealthy and affluent families they wants to eliminate her. She wanted to go against them and exposed them in the media.”

“How come someone who has helped us in the time of war is not able to protect his own daughter” Gordon growl.

“He has done everything possible but after a maid attempted to murder her in her own room, he knew his own house was not safe for her.”

Gordon nods, he understands better now. May be that was why he felt the urge to protect her.

“But she seem a jovial girl.” Gordon’s icy gaze meets with Scott's and he stutter “I…I m.. I mean if she… she has been in such a traumatic situations.” Scotts mumbles the last word suspiciously because he know human cannot be trusted easily.

“Because she believes that; anything happens in life, one must never forget to be happy.” It was Jim who replies now. He has become fond of the girl during the one month of her stay in the palace. Everyone is very fond of her. She is funny and jovial. She is actually the light of sunshine, which was missing for years.

“Ok father, we will protect her.” Gordon stated while looking at Scotts with a warning glare. “I am going to my quarters now or you need me.” But he stand up without waiting for his father replies.

“And what about Miss Annabelle, is she your mate?” Gordon stares at his father when he hears his question.

Maxwell could not help by submit to his son by bowing his head while a soft whimper left his lips. Gordon’s intention was never to intimidate or scares his father, he retract back and calm himself before answering. “She is only the sister an of acolyte. I had said friend earlier just to not sound impolite in her presence and nothing else. Please don’t assumes things that does not exist.” And he exit the room

***

Leaving the room, his mind wanders towards Sharon. She is so delicate, innocent and full of life. Why would someone try to hurt her. May be Nero is not telling the whole truth. He needs to befriend her and know more about her. He unknowingly repeat to himself “one must never forget to be happy” easier to say than to do. How can someone be happy when his mother and sister were killed in front of his bared eyes and his father was severely injured and left for dead. He had no option other than to fight back or to be killed mercilessly by his enemies.

Everyone called him a hero, but he knows better. He is a murderer, killing families ruthlessly and he knows how much he enjoy bathing in their blood. He enjoy torturing his victim before killing them, he feed himself with their fear and cries. Just the thought of torturing someone made him hard, he needs to fuck someone or a couples of them.

He mind link Scott to arrange for some sluts as he need to release some steams.