Chapter 9: Chapter nine - Underestimate me, I dare you

[REN]

A million thoughts rushed through my mind at once. I have no idea about what is happening at this point. I came back to face the consequences, to save my best friend from death, but now, I'm forced to stay here. And by here, I mean still pinned against the wall by enormous man, who just claimed me as 'his.'

Alpha Valentino, the all-mighty Alpha Valentino himself, just called me his. I mean, can you believe this? It's crazy. He won't let me move; he won't let me take a look at anyone but him. My heart keeps racing as insane; I want to see if Nate is safe.

"Mate," my wolf, out of nowhere, whispered from the back of my mind. She isn't the most talkative wolf if you ask me, and now she decided to talk.

"What did you just said?" I need to reassure myself. She just called Alpha of Death the name; dad kept avoiding for so long. I mean, he did mention it sometimes, I have heard she-wolves from our pack to talk about it, yet they all keep dodging my questions, whenever I ask them.

"Mate! I said, mate! He is our mate, can't you feel it?" she spoke happily.

"Skye? What is mate?" now, when she talks, maybe she will explain to me everything.

"Long story short, he is the gift given to us from the Moon Goddess herself. He is our soul mate, the one made just for us. The same as we for him, we fit him perfectly. Now, when we finally met, we can't leave his side! We have to stay with him, please don't let him go! I need him; you need him! Can't you see, look into his eyes, he loves us! He needs us! And we love him!" she pleaded.

Alright, now I get it. Now I understand why all she-wolves were so excited to find a mate. I mean, I don't mind, well for now.

He is scary as Hell; he could kill me whenever he would want to. On the other hand, he is handsome, and his touch feels right. Until now, I thought that there's nothing better than dads or Nates hugs, but one bit from Alpha Valentino and I couldn't compare anything to the magic of his touch. He is a killer. He is a destroyer, a man of chaos. But something in his eyes makes me see something more than a just thirst for blood.

Wait, what if, what if he's playing.

What if he is going to kidnap me and lock me down in the basement? What if he wants to torture me? We are talking about Alpha of Death. Holy macaroni, he is a womanizer after all!

Why did Moon Goddess have to pair me with someone who changes woman more often than he might change his damn socks? He has been on the top of tabloids for ages, just because of his liking of changing women. Plus, I've seen women he dated, I'm nothing compared to them. They all were models, movie stars, pop stars, celebrities. And who am I? A naive pack warrior.

All kinds of thoughts kept rushing through my mind as his touch brought me back to reality.

"Calm down, kitten, nobody's going to touch you ever again. That is if they don't have a fucking death wish. Now be a good girl and follow the guards to my car, daddy's going to get back in a bit, and we will go home", he calmly spoke. Yep, he's about to kidnap me and torture me. What if he's about to use silver? Or wolfsbane? Or maybe he will let me die of hunger or thirst? I can't trust this man! He won't change just because of me being some weird soul mate of his. He doesn't want me- doesn't need me.

People around us kept whispering things like "he found his mate," "what about Samantha?", "isn't she pretty?" "he could do better," "I thought I was his mate," and so on.

As it seems, he didn't notice how the club door flew open. He was still hiding me from everyone's view.

"You ain't taking her nowhere, you monster!" a familiar voice screamed. Well, hello, dad. Awkward.

"Ah, Alpha Snow, it's always a pleasure," Alpha Valentino said, without taking his gaze off from me. Alpha Snow? Snow is my last name; I didn't know that our Beta had the same. But he is no Alpha; his rank is Beta. Something is wrong here.

"Umm, Alpha Valentino? Sir, that is my dad; I mean Beta Zane, he is no Alpha, you might be wrong on this one", I whispered, trying to avoid an awkward moment.

"Kitten, the man behind me, is Alpha Snow, I could sense him from miles away," he said before the brightest smile appeared on his lips. Call me a fool, I don't care, but his smile made me feel warm inside. Maybe it's because he is my soulmate? Or perhaps that's because he has a charming smile in general. He's an entirely different person when he smiles.

"Let my daughter go, or it's a war!", Beta Zane yelled.

Wait; what? Is he serious?

"Why should I? You have no power over me; I'm willing to keep my mate by my side, whatever it takes. She's coming with me," Alpha Valentino faced my dad and spoke.

They sent death glares to each other, without saying a word.

"You might have claimed her by words, but you yet have to claim her by actions. You will have to let her go until the chase!" Beta Zane yelled.

That's when Alpha Valentino once again faced me. A devilish smirk crept on his lips. Why don't I like this? Why I have a feeling that I should run?

"Run! He's about to claim us! Run!" my wolf yelled from the back of my mind, seeming to be oddly excited.

"Good thing it's a full moon tonight, isn't it? Why should I wait for some official ceremony if I can do it right now, right here? I am an Alpha, after all, a wolf, holding the highest rank. If I remember our laws correctly, I do have the right to chase my mate without an official ceremony, as long as it's during a full moon. Am I mistaken?" he spoke, obviously to my dad, while his eyes didn't leave mine. His eyes became black; his wolf is on the surface.

"You're a monster! Don't you dare! I will never approve it!" my dad yelled.

"Go ahead, Alpha Snow, underestimate me, I dare you," my mate spoke. His eyes kept flicking from blue to black.

Do I want to survive?

Hell yes!

"Run!" my wolf yelled again, eager for what is about to happen.

So I did as she just told and ran. Out of the club, into the woods, as fast as I could. As if my life depends on it. And truthfully, it did, I think. I heard Alpha Valentino laughing from behind me and yelling, "let the game begin. Run little one,", and soon the air was filled with a vicious howl. No wonder everyone's so afraid of him, even his wolf sounds dangerous.

"I'm so sorry, cupcake," my dad's voice, full of pain and regret, filled my mind.

"I know what mate is dad, don't worry, I had extra training, I'll be alright," I said and blocked him out.

Now, I have to focus on running rather than having a chit chat with my dad. I kept begging my wolf to keep pushing us over the edge, I have to de everything, to avoid getting caught. Mate or not, he still is one of the most dangerous men alive.