Chapter Four
Chapter Four
“My mate, he is here.”
“What?” Aric questioned. “How is that even possible?”
“I don’t know, but he is here, I can feel it.”
Just then, complete silence fell; all chatter ceased as The Alpha King rose to his feet. He was huge, clearly above six feet; he had sea blue eyes and brown hair, which he cut short into a buzz cut. His features were sharp, and maybe my father was right about one thing–the man before me didn’t look twenty–two years of age; he was no child; he was an Alpha in every sense of the word. The scent I had been perceiving, the one that made my heart pound, it was him.
Fear was not something I had felt in years; I always liked to think of myself as fearless, but for the first time in a very long while, I was afraid. I was afraid of a man, the very man standing right before me.
“He is my mate.” I whispered.
“Who?” Aric asked.
“The Alpha King.” I whispered back.
As if he heard me, the Alpha King’s eyes met mine. I wonder if he was feeling the same thing I felt; that was how it worked right? All I felt, he had to have felt them too.
But then his eyes shifted from my direction. He walked away. I wasn’t the only one staring after him, so were other Alphas and… other she–wolves. I couldn’t blame them, he was a strikingly good looking man.
“Are you sure?” Aric asked.
If the Alpha King was indeed my mate, he would have walked right to me and claimed me as his, here and now, but he had done none of that, he simply walked away.
“I–I… don’t know.”
Could it have been his presence that made me feel that way!
Alpha Ethan carried a powerful aura, and I wondered if it was my wolf recognizing the king–he was the werewolf king, after all.
No, it was more than that.
Even with him gone, I could still perceive the scent; it made my wolf uneasy.
A soldier walked up to me.
“The Alpha King requests your presence.” He informed me. My heart went all wild in my chest. I hated the feeling of not being in control. Aric took my hands. “Alone.” The soldier added.
I stared up at Aric; for the first time in my life, I didn’t feel safe, I didn’t want to be alone, and I wanted Aric by my side.
But he nodded and let go of my hand. The soldier walked forward, and I followed.
He led me out of the feast and through the hallways; the loud music blasting through the speakers in the hall faded away as we went on, and finally he came to a stop. He knocked on the door before walking away. A woman opened the door, a brunette who was completely naked.
“You may come in,” she says with a small smile.
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“I am here to meet the Alpha King.” I said to her, and she only gave a nod.
I felt for my dagger, which was still strapped to my thigh before walking into the room.
Alpha Ethan stood there, his back to me.
“Come in,” he says, and that had been the first time I had ever heard his voice; just like everything else about him, it sounded intimidating.
The Alpha King was always all over the news channels and papers, I always knew he was good looking but in person… it was on another level.
I walked in, remaining by the door. The scent got stronger; my heart was beating so fast that I felt dizzy.
He turned, his eyes on the naked girl. “Leave.” He tells her and she does just that.
“Take a seat.” He invited.
“I’m fine here.”
His eyes met mine; the intensity of it made me feel uncomfortable.
All my life, I had fought against this; I had promised myself to never fear a man, but this man, Ethan Alexander Darkwood, scared the shit out of me.
