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Chapter 6: Little Darkling

Penulis: Lovette
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2023-11-10 22:00:41

— Leia Steele —

In a matter of seconds, before I could even process what was going on, the Dark Alpha had me pinned to the wall.

But what was the most surprising part here wasn’t that. It was the fact that his hand was on my neck, but he wasn’t hurting me. No, it was as if he was just keeping me there while he… looked at me intensely.

His steely blue eyes looked much darker in his room without much light, but I could still see the intensity of his stare. Or rather, I could feel it.

Just like the time I was here hiding in his closet, I could once again feel this unusual magnetic force around him. Only this time, it was becoming stronger now that he was touching me.

I shouldn’t be liking this. Hell, I shouldn’t even be thinking about anything but killing him, but here I was, standing barely a few inches away from him while my friend laid lifeless on the floor and as hard as I tried not to, I just couldn’t get him out of my head.

What the hell was he doing to me and why was he so shocked by my presence? What the hell did he see?

“Answer my question,” he demanded as his breath snaked down my neck.

Fuck, I felt shivers down my spine, but it was a mix of both fear and something else I could not explain.

I didn’t know what to say. Mostly because I wasn’t even sure what answer he wanted. Was he asking me seriously or was this some kind of test? Is this what he did to all those other girls?

It made me think that maybe I wasn’t so special after all and thinking about it like that somehow made my heart ache a little. Why the fuck would that make me feel anything but hatred towards him?!

The Dark Alpha must have lost his patience trying to wait for me to say something because all of a sudden, he puts force on his grip and grabs me by my neck before slamming me against the wall.

“I said, answer my fucking question. Who the fuck are you?” He asked again, this time with a more threatening tone in his voice and in the way he looked at me, but still, if I looked deeper, there was no doubt there was something else lingering in his eyes.

“Le– Leia. Leia Steele.” I coughed up and right after, he released me from his grip.

I don’t know what had gotten into me then, but my body had somehow acted on its own when I used all my might to shove him away from me.

With both my hands, I pushed him on his chest and though I was expecting him to not move at all as if he was a brick wall, I was even more surprised when his feet took a few steps backwards.

What the hell? I did that? But how?

Whatever it was, I knew that I had some sort of power over him now, whether or not it was little or very little, it was something. I had to let him know that I could be in control of this situation, too.

“And don’t fucking push me against the wall again,” I said to him with as much persuasion I could muster.

I thought my bluff would work, but I had underestimated just how powerful the man in front of me was.

Well, how powerful and terrifying he was.

When his lips suddenly curved into an eerie grin, every part of me was overcome by fear. What the fuck was I thinking? There was no way in hell this man would be scared of me! He literally killed somebody without breaking a sweat! I have to get the hell out of here!

I was halfway ready to turn and run back the way I came from knowing full well my chances of getting out of here alive was very slim, but then he spoke.

“Is that so… Leia Steele?”

And hearing my name come out of his lips did things to me I did not know was even possible.

How did he make my name sound so… beautiful? So… enticing? As if I was not just some slave my whole life? Discarded by a man I once thought was my father and completely thrown away like a piece of trash?

“Leia... Steele…” He repeated it again and again as if he was trying to memorize it, memorize each word, each annotation.

And every time he did, I felt like I was being hypnotized by him. As if something deep in me was being… stirred.

I was so distracted that the next time I blinked open my eyes again, he was already towering over me and his fully tattooed arm was hovering behind my head.

What is he going to–

“Ow!”

I felt a surge of pain hit the back of my head because all of a sudden, he pulled my hair down and forced me to look up at him.

It felt like he was pulling my head off my damn neck. Asshole!

“Well what makes you think I would do what you tell me to, Leia Steele?” He asked with a satisfied grin on his face and all I wanted to do was punch him right then and there.

Though I couldn’t deny that at the same time, it was hard not to feel goosebumps at the way he was staring into me and continuously saying my name in that way.

Ah, snap out of it, Leia! He is a monster! An evil and asshole monster who doesn’t deserve to live!

I have to put an end to this once and for all. It’s what Katja and Jane would have wanted.

With that resolve getting stronger and stronger in my mind, I did what I thought I couldn’t do – I defied the Dark Alpha.

It started with me kicking him in a place where I knew all males had their weakness, wolf or not. With all the force I could muster, I used my free leg to knee him straight on his balls and he immediately released me from his hold.

I dropped on the ground with a loud thud and although I felt a pang of pain directly on my neck from the whiplash, I didn’t let this stop me.

I ran to get the steel rod the Dark Alpha threw earlier and fortunately managed to get a hold of it in seconds.

Unfortunately for me, I miscalculated the time it would take for my enemy to recover because as soon as I turned, he was already looking at me.

This time, with anger in his eyes.

“You shouldn’t have done that, Leia Steele.” He stated, right before licking his lips and biting them as if he was somehow taunting and analyzing me from head to toe at the same time.

“Stop fucking saying my name!” I shouted at him without thinking much of it.

He had been calling me so many times that it was either pissing me off or messing with my head. I had no idea which one was worse among the two.

“Why is that, Leia Steele? Do you not like your name? Or maybe, you don’t like me saying your name?” He said rhetorically, as if he already didn’t know the answer to his own questions.

Was he distracting me or was he trying to buy more time? But why? What could he possibly want from me? To torture me before killing me? Goddess, I really shouldn’t wait around to find out.

“Yes! That’s exactly why so just stop it! Stop and leave me alone, you monster!” I pulled up the steel rod and threatened him with it.

He was so close that just one movement and I could stab him with it easily, but… why wasn’t I doing exactly that? Why was I suddenly… frozen?

“Monster? Do you think I’m a monster, Leia?” He asked and the tone of his voice made me shiver.

It was so… raw.

“I– I do, yes. You– you’re a monster.”

I almost jumped out of my own skin when he managed to get a hold of the steel rod, but this time instead of throwing it away, he held it in place, right by his chest, giving me more chance to just pierce it through him.

“So kill me, Leia. Kill the monster.”

What… the… hell? Did he just say what I think he said?

He tightened his grip on the rod and placed it closer to his chest. One small movement, that was all I needed to do to get him.

But how come I couldn’t do it? How come I was just shaking on the ground and trembling as I held on to the rod?

“What the fuck are you waiting for, Leia Steele? I said, do it! Kill me!”

His shouts made me panic and before I knew it, I had pushed the rod straight into his chest with so much force that the other end had passed through clean.

Blood was dripping on the other side of his body, on his back, and my eyes were as wide as saucers.

I let out a yelp when I pulled out the rod and there was a hole right in the middle of him.

“Oh, shit. Oh, fuck. What did I– Oh, goddess, did I do that? Did I kill–”

The sound of laughter filled the room out of nowhere and when I looked up at the Dark Alpha, I was shocked to my core to see that he was… smiling.

The man I had just pierced right into his chest was laughing and smiling.

He spat out blood and bits of it dripped while he looked at me with the most terrifying smile of all.

“One thing about monsters, silly girl, is that we don’t die that easily. You should know that, too.”

I blinked at him confused. “What the hell are you talking about?”

He wiped the blood on his mouth with the back of his hand before taking a few wobbly steps, and by the last step he took, it was as if he was already halfway healed.

He raised his bloodied hand up to cup my chin and he looked down at me with a frightening grin. “I’m not the only monster in this room. Look at your eyes, Leia Steele. It’s the same as mine.”

And then he blinked and I almost fell to the ground when his eyes suddenly turned completely black. Nothing… but darkness.

He smeared some of his blood on my cheeks before leaning forward, his lips merely half an inch away, and then he spoke.

“I didn’t think it was possible, but now I do, and I’m sure of it. You, Leia Steele, have the Dark Shadow, too.”

My chest tightened at his words and at the same time, his closeness was making me dizzy.

He let his tongue out and licked the bits of his blood on my cheek, making me shiver.

“I’ve finally found you… my little Darkling.”

Lovette

It's happeningggg! Leia's life is about to be turned completely upside down. :ooo Next chapter is a POV on our Dark Alpha so buckle up y'all ;) PS: Happy Friday! Yay for new updates and also there will now be 2 chapters every weekend update day starting tomorrow. Hope you guys like it ♡

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  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 8: Pitch Black

    — Viktor Morgenstar — “Fuck! How the hell did three bloodthirsty rogues get to this area?! Shit! Viktor, get behind me! Get behind me now!” I have never seen my brother become so panicked until that moment. He shifted in seconds and though I knew that he was strong, I think the hardest part for him was having to protect me while fighting. I remember how badly I wished that I could shift to help my brother. How hard I prayed to the Moon Goddess to give me a miracle, one that would suddenly give me my wolf so my brother wouldn’t have to fight alone. Everything had happened so fast after that. One minute there were growls here and there, and then the next thing I know, there was a loud and painful whimper that shook the trees amongst the area. And then there he was. My older brother, Vincent, lying on the ground naked after being too weak to stay in his wolf form. “Run, Vik, run back to mom and dad…” He said with his last breath. I begged for him to wake up, to open his eyes,

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  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 9: Good News

    — Viktor Morgenstar — Beyond my quarters, I can feel the sun slowly starting to set. Its warmth is disappearing from every inch of the forest until there is nothing but cold air and darkness that fills every corner of my Pack. I opened my eyes and am greeted by nothing but that same darkness I have become familiar with since that day many years ago. The day I realized I was no ordinary wolf, that something else inside me lurked. Sometimes I wonder if I am already dead, because waking up in total darkness makes me feel as if I am buried somewhere deep underground. I let out a deep sigh before pushing my sheets off of me and setting my feet on the cold marble floor. The chilly feeling of it instantly tells me that I am one hundred percent alive and that my body is still on this godforsaken Earth. Fuck’s sake, I just woke up and already feel like I need a bottle of the strongest wolfsbane liquor. It’s the only alcohol that can actually have an effect on me, but even then, it’s not re

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    — Viktor Morgenstar — “A family has tried to escape our Pack this morning. One of the border patrols caught them and they’re being held out in the forest.” What the fuck? I don’t like a lot of things, but one thing I hate the most is when people try to disobey orders because it means they are trying to disobey me. Who the fuck said they could just leave? I won’t stand for any of this. “Well, what the fuck are we standing for? Bring me to them,” I demanded of the two. They gave each other that same twin look where I know they’re communicating, but only they can understand what it is. “You got it, Dark Alpha.” Cal smiles before Cane starts to lead. A few minutes later, we’re out by the forest with only the moon for light. I feel rejuvenated as soon as I touch grass and feel the cool evening air. Something about it gives me energy. Whatever it is, it helps me get ready to face whatever bullshit it is I have to face tonight. “Please, please, let us go! We promise never to try and

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  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 11: Mind Games

    — Leia Steele — I don’t know what the hell is going on. I can’t figure out if this is real or just a very fucked up figment of my imagination, but how the hell could I even have the ability to conjure something like this with my mind? I barely have energy to have dreams anymore, my nights merely just filled with endless nightmares of opening my eyes and seeing my mother’s lifeless body and her blood on my hands. Maybe that’s it. Maybe this is also a nightmare and for some reason, the Dark Alpha had ended up in it. How? I don’t fucking know, but this is the only thing I could think of that could possibly explain all this. Black eyes? Dark Shadow? Little Darkling? None of it is making any fucking sense to me! And worse of all, my one and only friend is still lying dead on the ground right next to us. I swear to the goddess, this is all so fucked up. I need to get out of here! “If I were you, I wouldn’t run.” He suddenly warned as if he had just read my mind exactly. “Wh– why?”

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  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 12: Our World

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  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 14: Alpha’s Girl

    — Leia Steele — His grin grows wider and I am seconds from palpating out of nervousness on my seat. Scratch that, maybe I already am. He lays back down and takes his glass up to his lip and even with the glass blocking most of his mouth, I can tell he is still grinning. When the moonlight from the window hits him, I feel both dread and something else in the pit of my stomach. My eyes can’t help but take him in as he drinks. The sleeves of his shirt rolls up a little higher, exposing more of the black ink that covers both his arms and hands. The rings that can’t possibly be real silver on his fingers shimmer from the light as he downs his glass of liquor. There is something about this man that I have never felt nor experienced with anybody else in this Pack. He is haunting, but at the same time, soothing. I can’t explain it, but looking at him both terrifies me yet invigorates me, too. I can’t look at him without having a crisis, but it’s even harder to look away from him. He is

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  • Running With His Heir   Epilogue Part Two

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    — Viktor Morgenstar — Before I jumped into that water, I thought it was the only way to preserve what little I had left in my life. In my mind, it was better to die than to live another day without Leia and our baby. I believed I was as good as dead. Until I got washed away onto land and I took another breath. It was hard to explain exactly what that felt like, but what was worse was having to watch the only love you have ever known get pulled away by somebody else and the baby you desperately wanted cared for men you had no idea of. My Dark Shadow screamed and screamed for me to get them back and though every part of me wanted the same as well, I knew that I no longer deserved them. For the first time in my life, I realized that what I wanted isn’t something that I am always supposed to have. After I knew that Leia and the baby were safe, I knew what I had to do. I had to leave and somehow, in some way, I had to become better. Not just for the family that I lost,

  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 82: Two Letters

    — Leia Steele — I have heard and read about countless experiences, many good, many bad, about the newborn stage, but nothing, absolutely nothing can compare to when you are experiencing it yourself. Luckily for me, the phrase ‘it takes a village’ is definitely in effect with the White Howlers. There hasn’t been a minute that I’ve been completely alone with Lux and I couldn’t ask for anything else. Whether it’s Keira offering to help me breastfeed since I was obviously new in all of this and my body was still somewhat recovering thus producing less than ideal, or Skye and the other boys more than happily entertaining him during tummy time with all sorts of antics, or even the usually stoic Alpha Titus excitedly playing with Lux and Zora, his and Keira’s baby girl, everybody has been an absolute gem every single day. But of course, only one person has truly never left my side, and that is— “Zane Frost!” I heard a very passionate squeal on the other side of the door where

  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 81: Our Baby

    — Leia Steele — I woke up feeling somewhat… amazing, which is a completely baffling thing because as far as I can recall, I just fell off a cliff and dove into water while I was bleeding to death. How the hell does it feel like my body is completely healed? Or the fact that I even woke up because I could have sworn I thought I wasn’t going to make it out of there alive? Or wait… I sat up from the bed and frantically began to look around and take in my surroundings, trying to figure out where I was. Maybe I am dead?! “I can see from the very astounded expression on your face right now that you think you’ve somehow woken up in another space or timeline.” I turned to where the sound came from and saw a beaming familiar face. “Skye!” I couldn’t help but squeal his name out of pure happiness to see him, and he looks good at that. “Hey, tough one. Glad to see you’re doing good. No pain, right?” He asked as he walked over to sit on the chair next to me. I noticed tha

  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 80: Before/After

    (Two Years Later) — Zane Frost — I am seated at the edge of the lake. The very spot I always find myself in whenever I go here. I don’t know why, but my body just somewhat gravitates to this place every single time without fail. Even now when seeing the sight of water still triggers a memory in me, I still stay here. My eyes closed as I laid down on the grass. Winter has gone, exchanged for Spring, and all the snow has melted, replaced with flowers of different colors that had bloomed a new life. A new life, it repeated in my head. That is what Spring is; the beginning of something new. Perhaps everyone, every single person in this world has had a moment that has split their life into two. When you look back at your days, there is something that changed you, some specific time that you know was cataclysmic to your entire existence. A moment that creates what happened before and what happened after. It shades your memories in a different perspective just as it shi

  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 79: Free Fall

    — Leia Steele — “AAAAAAHHHHHH!” I screamed and screamed until it felt like my lungs were going to give out at any second. It was hard to focus on anything aside from the crippling pain that was coming from my belly but transmitting all throughout my entire body. Viktor had quickly pulled me out of the room where the coronation was happening and when I thought he was rushing me to the Pack’s infirmary, he turned a different way that I had no idea where it was leading to. “AAAAAAHHHHHH!” More screams come out of me and I swear it feels like somebody is ripping my belly open. The sound of commotion seems like it’s following us. Left and right I hear people screeching as well as things being destroyed to the ground as the earth itself shook. “Wh— what’s… h— happening…” I managed to get the words out of me as I squirmed in pain as Viktor carried me in his arms tightly. In my mind, I wished somebody else was holding onto me, but my body was a betrayer, lavishing in the

  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 78: Awakened Vengeance

    — Zane Frost — I feel like absolute shit. Maybe that in itself is even an understatement because from my head to my toes, it’s like I’m being pushed onto the ground by twenty six-wheelers trucks. That is excluding the fact that my head feels like I’ve been pushed out of a plane and I’m currently twirling around and around fifty thousand feet up in the air. Holy shit. What the fuck is going on? “Zane? Zane! You’re awake?! Guys, he’s awake!” I heard a familiar voice shout out and I flinched in pain almost immediately. There was a loud echo in my ears and I thought my head was going to burst. “Shit, sorry,” the voice mumbled an apology. “Wr du hl m ei…” I tried to speak, but I doubt the letters that came out of my mouth could even form a single understandable word. My suspicions were proven correct when the person next to me burst out into a fit of laughter. If I had the energy to smack them, I would have done it, but alas, aside from being able to move my lips

  • Running With His Heir   Chapter 77: Monsters Bleed

    — Zane Frost — Chaos. Madness. Death. It was left and right. It was almost impossible to escape, but I kept pushing. I told myself that I had to. I knew I had to for her, for Leia, for Keira, for everybody in my Pack and Alpha Titus’. This was all our fight and we had to end this today. No matter what. As soon as anyone tried to come after me, I fought to kill. I don’t think about anything else, but to get the upper hand. The very first time you hesitate, there’s no coming back from that. I see the bloodthirst in their eyes and in the way they growl. These wolves are different. Whilst the White Howlers and Blazing Wolves were trained to mostly defend themselves from the enemies, these ones were trained to do no defending, only killing, like they were all raised to be killing machines. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before, but I had to keep up with them if I had to get to Leia. When I saw her get dragged into that house out of nowhere, it was like a switch

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