ALPHA XANDER’S POV“Sorry?” Alpha Jameson asks after more than two minutes of him looking at me like I just spoke in a weird language he has never heard of, and is waiting for a translator. He must have realized I’m not going to repeat myself because he tried sitting up. He groaned then laid back down, all the while I only watched with barely contained rage. If he knows what is good for him he would start talking, and soon.“You heard me,” I growled the words out. He meets my eyes for a split second, something akin to panic flashing behind his eyes.“No one important,” he said finally, the words coming out through gritted teeth“Who. Is. She?” I stress each word, standing up. I take a threatening step toward him and the heart monitor starts going crazy, I pause and stare at him, my eyebrows almost reaching my hairline in question. His face was getting red and sweat matted his forehead.What the hell was he hiding that just a simple question like this would make him react that way?“Al
ADRIANA’S POV“Are you sure you’ll be fine?” Daciana asked me for probably the millionth time since she came here.“Yes,” I told her, forcing a smile. She didn’t have to worry about me, right now, I was sure I didn’t care whatever happened to me. My last hope for leaving was gone, and now I was going to live here and probably die here too.Death sounded nice right about now.“You can stay in my room, the bed is big enough for the both of us.” she said, giving me a pointed look. I couldn’t help it, I laughed. It sounded shallow, it was a laugh nevertheless.“I know, I just need a bit of air right now.” I told her. I was being dumb and I should quit being stubborn. There was something that came with resolution, the freedom of not being worried about what would happen. It may be stupid and pathetic but it was better than constantly worrying about things I couldn’t change.“It’s quite late,” Daciana said after a few beats of silence. I hummed in reply, I loved how quiet it was. Most of th
ADRIANA’S POVI ended up convincing Daciana to go to bed. She was exhausted after the day’s activities, and she was also badly injured. She was stubborn of course and refused to agree with me but I noticed how she grimaced whenever she had to move her hand up. When I asked if she was okay, she said yes. I didn’t expect her to say otherwise.I felt guilty, knowing she must have gotten that when she went out. I’d been too focused on myself to even think of her, not that I would have been of much help.“Be safe, love. And if you change your mind, my door is always open. Literally this time.” I chuckled beside myself at her joke. She got up and left after that, I was happy she was finally going to let her body rest. I was weirdly protective of her, which was funny seeing how I couldn’t even protect myself. More pathetic than funny.I sat for more than thirty minutes, with nothing but my thoughts company. The renewed hope made me feel light, it made me happy. I knew if—when the time comes,
ALPHA XANDER’S POVThe smell of Adriana’s fear was like an aphrodisiac for me, and it made skipping the interrogation I’ve been looking forward to so much more worth it.After I dealt with her father, the lucky fucker, whose pack members and sons came to check how he was doing. Their excuse was they hadn't heard from him when he said he would be back soon. All in all, they made sure to make it clear that they didn’t come looking for any trouble. It was bad because I was really looking forward to shedding some blood.My sweet mate was shaking with fear, her eyes bulging and looking around like she was waiting for the Moon Goddess to appear and save her from me. She wouldn’t be able to do that.After I made sure Jameson and his mutts were escorted off my territory, with a few bruises on the man simply because I couldn’t resist, I went back to my office to answer a few calls that needed my urgent attention. I’d finished them off with my mind here, with this woman that was looking at me l
ADRIANA’S POVI was everything that explained scared right now. It was like Xander turned into a monster right before my eyes. I knew he wasn’t a saint before and he said the most atrocious things sometimes, like when he said he wanted my fear. The fear I had felt then didn’t hold a candle to what I was feeling now.My tear ducts have dried out, I was stuck in a desert with no water and the scorching sun, my eyes were burning with the need to shed tears, to cry and scream. But I couldn’t do any of that, fighting my way out of his hold was even more impossible than me trying to force myself to form tears.“Xander please,” I didn’t know what I was begging him for, or wait, I did know. He said he was going to punish me for trying to run. The last time I did something he didn’t agree with, he locked me up and I almost died.I didn’t want to be closed in again, it only reminds me of the last time and my chest grows tight, my lungs close in around me until I’m gasping for air. Seeing I was
ADRIANA’S POV“Xander please,” my brain hasn’t fully registered the image in front of me but my mouth, which was way ahead, was already thinking of a way out. I was just hoping it would work. Though from past experience, I could tell pleading and begging doesn’t touch the man’s heart. That was assuming he had one to begin with.“No, listen sweetheart.” He let go of my arm, then moved to my back and pulled my hair off my shoulder. He leaned down and I felt his hot breath on my shoulder. I shuddered in both fear and disgust. “You have to understand the gravity of what you have done.” My body stiffened when he kissed me there.I hated that I felt warm, I didn’t even know where that came from. I felt disgusted, I was disgusted but it seemed that my body was thinking of a different thing.“Please, none of this is his fault.” I pleaded desperately, even though I knew what I was saying was unimportant to him. “I promise I’ll not try it again, I promise.” I cried, tears streaming down my face
ALPHA XANDER’S POVHearing her cries burned my soul, more because her tears were for that…that good for nothing warrior. That good for nothing man I craved to kill. My claws yearned for his blood, my canines hungry to tear through his flesh. But I gave her my word, I wouldn’t do anything to him…not yet at least.Adriana follows behind me, silently sniffling once in a while. The sick part of me wanted to tell her to swallow it, the sound grated on my nerves knowing it was all for him. That damned bastard. I really wanted to kill him so bad.“Have you eaten?” I asked out of the blue. The words made it past my lips before I could even think through it. We were standing outside the door to my room.Adriana doesn’t say anything for five minutes before she slowly nods her head. I hummed then opened the door to my room. I felt when her heart beat increased, it was beating at an unsteady rate. I could smell her nervousness, heck I was sure the people outside could smell it too.I tried to hol
ALPHA XANDER’S POVI curse my damn luck for always putting me in shitty situations. Before I could think or act on the devilish thoughts that were running through my mind, I turned away from the half-naked woman standing in the middle of my room like it was the most normal thing in the world. Fucking hell.Did she not realize how she was fucking sin on legs, with a freaking pulse that just the rhythm was enough to drive a man mad?I’ve never felt like this for anyone before, nothing so extreme that I could almost feel my body trembling, shaking just from the effort it was taking me to keep myself from storming over to her.“Why the hell are you naked?!” I growl out, still watching the opposite end of the room. Where I thankfully couldn’t get a view of her. When she doesn’t answer, I start to turn but immediately turn back when I remembered the image that I would find. “Answer me!” I command, using alpha dominance. I was not above doing that to get what I want, especially not right now