KAYLA'S POVHours later in the night, I was in my room standing before my mirror. It was barely thirty-three minutes since we returned from the office. My whole body was aching. Sitting for that long was never my thing. But above all that, there was a more serious thing on my mind. That had to be the mark of the Alpha. I had taken my shirt off. In just a singlet, I could see the area of my shoulder where he had bitten me. It was gruesome back then. It was the last thing I expected to have happened. When I saw his fangs jolt out of his mouth, my heart almost jumped out of my body. "Hmm," I exhaled and gently massaged the area. The wound was not healing. In a normal case, I would have said it was because the bite had come from an Alpha king. Not just any Alpha king but Alpha Zeus Ludendorff. But I would not readily make that argument. That was simply because I had no idea what it meant to heal as a wolf. I knew little to nothing about my true potential. An average wolf had certain a
KAYLA’S POV"Elena! How…how did you get this? You were injured by someone and you didn't tell me. Who would dare to do that to you?" I stared at her in unbelief. Was she claiming not to know what I just showed her? How could she not know that it was a mark from the Alpha to seal me as his? "You are not saying anything to me," she sat down and held my hands tightly. "Chloe, are you trying to say you have no idea what this thing is?" She rubbed her face. I could tell she knew it very well but was trying to play dumb. But she always felt excited about my relationship with Alpha Zeus Ludendorff. So, this too should excite her more. "Is this really..what I think it is?" She finally asked. "Yes, Chloe." She got up to her feet. "Are you trying to say that Alpha Zeus Ludendorff has marked you as his mate?" I had no idea when a grin crossed my lips. I was without any doubts beginning to grow more soft spots for the Alpha in my heart. Although I would not dare to throw myself at him, if
KAYLA'S POVI was stunned by the statement he made. Protecting me? That made no sense. What was he protecting me from? From Chloe? If that was his thought, then it's crazy. If I needed protection against someone, it would not be someone like Chloe. She was the first person to give me her attention and care. She was the only friend I had. Why would Alpha Zeus Ludendorff treat her in such a manner? "What do you mean?" I queried in a very angry tone. "How can you say you are trying to protect me? From what exactly?""Kayla, you won't understand," he said in response to my questions. Was that an answer? "Then, make me understand. You just harassed the only friend I have in all my life and you stand here to tell me that I won't understand. What do you mean you are trying to protect me?" He said nothing to me. Was this just him trying to be a bully? He was trying to rub it on my face that I was still his slave after all. "You are not saying anything," I said sternly. "I warned you, di
Kayla’s POV "I have begged you. Please, don't do this. Chloe is my only friend. If I don't get to keep her, who am I supposed to keep around me?" "First Lady," he said coldly. "I know you two are friends." "Hmm," I exhaled tiredly. "First Lady is like a mother to me in the world of strippers. Not only that, but she's way older. She's someone I can relate to more than I can with a friend. Chloe is around my age. Don't deny me this luxury, please." He went mute again for a while. He looked around as if searching for his next words, his next condition to keep me from going. "Then, I'm coming with you." My eyes dilated in surprise. He would come with me. But he had a party to attend. Why would he want to miss out on his welcoming party? "You want to come with me," I said in a surprised tone. "But you have a party to attend tonight. It's your welcoming party." He flipped out his phone and placed a call. "Hello, terminate the event tonight. Let it be tomorrow night. Th
KAYLA'S POVThe next day, I was still in a pool of my thoughts. There was no way I could forget all that Chloe had said to me the previous night. She would not just have said that out of the ordinary. Everyone around seemed to be holding one or two secrets. It was the First Lady who started by saying some strange things to me. Her words still echoed in my head. "You must remember who you are.."The fact that my mother had those words too in her mouth at the point of her death rang a bell in my head. I always wondered who she was and she knew about me. It was just that the opportunity to ask the questions in my head never came through. And now, there's Chloe added to the equation. She might have been high on pills and alcohol, but it still didn't change the fact that people tend to speak truthfully when drunk. What was it that made her anxious the moment I mentioned that the Alpha had marked me? I had to figure it out. I grabbed my phone and dialed her contact. One ring… two rings…t
Kayla’s POV"You said something about staying away from Alpha Zeus Ludendorff. If my memory serves me correctly, you said something like this.." I paused and processed her words in my head. "Something is coming, Elena. If you want to preserve your life, keep your distance from Alpha Zeus Ludendorff… yes! That's how you put it." "Are.. you sure…about this?" I heard her ask. Was it that she truly could not recall her own words due to alcohol? Or could she be feigning not having any idea of this? "Come on, Chloe," I said and started to pace. "Don't make me look stupid. I know what I'm saying here. I clearly remember it. There is no way for me to have forgotten something that serious." "Ugh. I really can't recall, you see. I think I was just saying gibberish. It must have been the influence of the call." It was obvious to me. She had no intention of letting me know the truth. All through the night, the thoughts could not escape my mind. Knowing how Chloe could be, her acting this way
KAYLA'S POVA couple of moments later, I dressed up and walked out of the house. The cars were already lined up, waiting for me. As I stepped out, one of the men opened the door to the car Alpha Zeus Ludendorff was staying in. "Get in already," he said to me. It was a matter of time before we started leaving his premises. While we were on the road, my head could not stop revolving around the very questions that I needed answers to. I looked at him from time to time, but he was just not interested in any sort of talk with me. He knows that if he were to ask me what the problem was, I would go ahead to ask the questions I asked him earlier on. I cleared my throat. *Alpha Zeus Ludendorff." He threw a glance at me and said nothing. He ignored me this time. But I was not going to swallow down my curiosity. If I could not get the answers to the questions, I would not be able to have my peace. If there was danger lurking around him, I had to figure it out. The fact that he was training f
KAYLAWe headed to another section. I was in awe as we got in there. I could not absorb the possible number of shoes arranged around the shelves there. A set of red shoes was selected and tried differently on me. After that, we were done with everything. I was then led to a little relaxation room with three couches. I was made to sit with both legs crossed properly. A set of pictures were taken before the manager walked out. I had no idea what else they had in mind but I simply had to remain there till their next plan hatched. The curtain slid open and Alpha Zeus Ludendorff walked in. His face was bent down to his phone. He was lost in whatever he was doing. "Alpha Zeus Ludendorff," the manager said beside him, "we are done with the first round." First round? I was surprised to hear that. They took all the time in the world just for a first round. How many more times did they want to do this? I was tired of it. "Yeah," the Alpha said as he raised his head. "I will have to—" his re