CHAPTER 10

Beta Leo hesitates for a while, but when he sees that I am serious he steps out with a grumble, leaving me alone with the omega

I sit beside her on the bed, watching as she turns around on the bed. Then her eyes begin to flutter, her face starts to move slightly before her eyes open up softly. That is when I really get to see them. Her iris are

brown, warm but filled with confusion and struggle

“You are awake,” I say with a soft voice and I am confused if I should sound that soft with her since we have no relationship with each other

She jerks up suddenly as if she finally understood that she was not familiar with me or the environment she was in. She winces too, her hands flying to her abdomen

“Careful,” I mutter, moving closer to her as her eyes darts around wildly - meeting mine and flicking around the room

“Who are you? Where am I ? What do you want ? Please don't hurt me!” her words are rushed

“What? No!” I am suddenly defensive. I never thought of what to do if she wakes up and starts asking questions- obviously these kinds of questions, but I never thought of it. “You were drugged!” I am not sugarcoating what happened - I make sure my reply is blunt

Last night…” she trails off, unable to form any coherent words. Then her expression hardens for a moment as though she is trying to understand what happened exactly, then she sighs, shaking her head. “Leah,” she mutters under her breath and I can even taste the bitterness in it

I lean back, observing her. Leah? I am also trying to connect the dots. Leah. She was so angry that I was with Alora. Now Alora is mentioning Leah. There is definitely more to this whole thing

“I'm sorry for causing you trouble,” she mumbles in a quiet voice before slowly trying to get out of bed. It is clear that she wants to get out of bed, but I catch her wrist

“ That's it?” I growl, my voice sounding a bit aggressive. “That's all you have to say?”

Her eyes widen and I see the flicker of the earlier fear returning. She is trembling slightly, but she holds her ground. “What do you want? I don't have anything to offer you and…”

" Marry me.” I interrupt

The words spill out of my mouth before I can think about them

Her jaw drops open immediately, her expression shifting from shock to disbelief. “Excuse me?”

“You heard me,” I say , regaining my composure and I steady my tone

“I… I think the drug is affecting me…” she is still trying to stand up and she yanks her hands away from mine

I suppress a smirk. She is a bold one.

“I am serious,” I continue, standing and easily overshadowing her. “I need a wife”

“And you think I am the perfect wife candidate for you? You don't even know me,” she glares up at me even though it is evident that she is nervous. “Why me?”

Well, because the elders will not let me be. Because I need to fool them into thinking that I have found the White wolf so that they would continue supporting my rule. I am asking you to marry me because I don't need any riot or division in my Kingdom. And because, for some reasons I can't really place my hands around, an omega who I just found a few hours ago is the one who I can trust to hold this position

Of course I don't say any of these to her, instead, I give her a very simple answer please

“You seem like you need help. It is a very obvious that the pack treats you like shit”

“I… I…” she stammers

“You need help and I need a queen immediately!” I cut her short

Her laugh is sharp. Like she is mocking herself and me too. “You don't even know me. I am the lowest in the pack…” she scoffs. “You said it yourself, everyone here treats me like shit. How can a king of your standing be interested in me, an omega?”

“Well, first of all- you are different,” I begin

“What… what do you mean…?” she looks at me in confusion

“You don't drool over me like the other girls at the ball…”

“Oh, wait, that is the quality you are searching for in your wife candidate?”

I shrug, “Not entirely, but it is a start”

“But really? Why do you want me to be your wife? What is in it for me?”

“I need a wife and that is why I want you to be my wife. And as my wife I can guarantee your protection,” I pause and search her eyes. I want the next thing I will say to penetrate into her soul. I really want her to agree with what I am saying. “I will offer you protection against people like Leah and from anyone who has ever hurt you or is trying to hurt you. As my queen, no one will barely a hand on you”

She bites her lips looking away. I can tell that the impact of what I am saying is hitting her already.

“What will you tell your kingdom? How would you explain that an omega is your queen?”

“Look, that is really not what you should worry about. Just say yes or no to my request,” I hold her gaze, letting her see a bit of my beast

“And what if I say no?” She challenges shifting her chin stubbornly

“You won't,” I keep looking her straight in the eyes

She takes a shallow, scared breath. Her lips are struggling to firm words. She is holding onto the bedsheet tightly like her life depends on it, but she doesn't look away. Strange. Why is she not getting scared and looking away? An ordinary wolf would look away at the intensity of my stare. It affects Beta Leo sometimes

“This is insane,” she murmurs finally with a sigh, her shoulders relaxing a bit

“Yes, it is insane but it is the best offer you can get,”

“I… I…” stammers, but my phone starts to ring

I stood up and walked to the table. Picking my phone up, I see the caller ID- Elder Fergus. “Damn it!” I mutter more to my hearing than her's. I know why Elder Fergus is calling - he wants to ask me if I have found a mate. That is why I am trying to see if Alora would accept my request. She is the only reasonable she-wolf I can think of. Others are just desperate

“Fuck!” I curse under my breath as the call dropped and started ringing the second time. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to tell him. Thinking of nothing else to do, I purposefully ignored the call.

What to tell them- if I tell them that Alora is the white wolf, how would they take it that she is an omega. Alora is wolfless, how would I prove to them that she is the white wolf? Or should I just challenge traditional norms? Tell them that the goddess has decided to choose an omega because the hierarchy of the Lycan kingdoms and the werewolves territories needs a change? Right? That is more believable?- the last being the first

No sooner has the screen gone dark that my relief is cut short. The phone glows again- this time, it is Beta Leo calling. I am glad that he is calling, at least he might give me some heads up about why Elder Fergus is trying to reach me.

“What is it, Leo?”

“Has she woken up?” Leo's voice is calm and it is making me wonder if there is no problem in this Kingdom at all

“Yes,” I reply without any emotion in my voice, my eyes landing on Alora who is sitting on the bed looking tense and uncomfortable. She is looking around the room like she is trying to escape me. “What is it?”

Leo wants to speak, but I can hear that he is doing something at the background- I guess it is paperwork because I can hear papers rustling in the background

“Take her back,” he says casually. “Since she is awake, take her back to where you found her”

I feel a spark of annoyance in me. “Why would I take her back to where she is unsafe…?”

“Look, that is your business Alonso,” he sounds stern as he ignores me. “Something came up and you need to return to the Kingdom immediately”

Oh goddess, the damn Kingdom again? I clench my fist, my fingers crushing an ant passing by on my table- I press down my weight on it as though to transfer aggression

“The southern sub kingdoms,” Leo says with a more serious note that dragged my attention. “There was a bit of chaos there yesterday. They are questioning your leadership and strength. The elders there believe it's because you haven't fulfilled the prophecy yet. A lot of dangerous rumours are spreading and your presence is needed in the kingdom”...

It is the prophecy again. I am already tired of day impatience of my people