Alicia’s POV
“Everything is fine, he just fell” I chuckled nervously, trying to make light of the situation
“Why is he naked?”
“It’s a long story, let me get him some clothes and he’ll be on his way” I smiled and crouched down trying to help Kein get on his feet, Titus also crouched down taking Kein’s other arm
“No, don’t touch him” I screamed afraid of what Alexander meant when he said “take care of him” he could be looking for an opportunity to kill him, the king's guard are known to be stealth killers, they can kill a man in one swift motion
“Relax, I’m only trying to help” he shrugged
“Okay but be gentle” he gave me a look and then turned to Kein; Kein hissed as we lifted him up
“So, this is your mate hu?” I nodded
“It was a valiant thing he tried to do, too bad he lost” Titus said clearing his throat, I wanted Kein to win, a primal part of me wanted more than anything to see him crush Alexander and wipe that smug smile off his face
“Yeah, too bad” we gently laid him on the bed
“Call me when you’re done, I’ll be right outside the door” Titus said as he walked out, and I nodded
I got a jean and t-shirt from Alexander's closet and gently dressed Kein in them, I opened the door and found Titus waiting right outside the door ‘gees doesn’t this guy ever get tired’
“You ready?”
“Not yet, I just wanna quickly grab his shoes, we’ll be right out I promise” I said giving him another one of my nervous chuckles and he gave me an awkward smile and looked away
I got the shoes and walked back into the bedroom and closed the door behind me “I’m sorry” Kein groaned as he began to sit up “I thought I could take him”
“Me too” I mocked, and we both laughed, and he held his ribs grimacing in pain
“Sorry” my heart ached seeing him in so much pain “okay no more talking for you” I said as I sat beside him on the bed, he took my hand and looked deeply into my eyes, oh how I’ve missed those brown eyes
“Come with me” he said earnestly
“Is that a joke, cause it’s not funny” I bent down and started to put his shoes on, he pulled my chin up making me face him
“I’m serious Alicia, I came here to get you back and I’m not leaving without you” I know he means well, but his words hurt me, how can he say that to me knowing that there is no way out, he has dangled hope in front of me before but this time, he was just being cruel
“How Kein, what’s your plan, hu, how are we going to get out of here?” as my anger flared up so did the tears, all emotions where hitting me at once
“We can make a run for it…that guy is too big I guarantee he won’t be able to keep up with us” I hate it when he does this, he’s always the messiah and I’m always Judas who’s only option is to spoil everyone’s fun
“Look at you, you can barely sit up straight and now you want to go on the run” I scoffed, standing with my hands on my hips shaking my head glaring at him
“Trust me, we can do this”
“No, we can’t”
“Ali look at me” he growled using the mate's call yet again, luckily my wolf’s broken heart prevented her from hearing him, she was distraught after seeing her mate lose.
I started to fume; I hate how he always uses the mate call to get his way. ‘well if he’s not gonna play fair, why should I?’
“What about your anniversary party?” I smirked giving him a taste of his own medicine, his face was of utter confusion “I heard you and the Mrs are celebrating four years as a married couple”
“Ali what are you talking about?”
“Your invitation of course, it came today” I pointed at the box on the dressing table, I turned and opened the door “we are done here”
“Alright, let’s go” Titus said walking over to the bed grabbing Kein’s arm and leading him out
“Ali please don’t do this”
“Oh, and Kein” Titus stopped at the threshold giving us time to speak, Kein’s face turned from frustration to relief “congratulations by the way, I do hope you enjoy the celebration” his face filled with pain he stopped fighting Titus and went willingly
I was a bitch and I know that but ‘ugh’ he makes me mad, how the hell were we supposed to get out of here and why does he always resort to the mate call, he's used it three times now when I haven't used it once, and he is only doing it because he knows my wolf will do anything for him without question, why does he always disregard my feelings? He can be so selfish sometimes
I got in the bed and switched off the lights, I don’t know where Alexander is, and I don’t care, I’m just relieved to be spending the night alone, I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep
“Ahh” a faint hissing sound called me from my slumber “oh, shh, be quiet, she’s sleeping” he whispered in a very audible voice
“Alexander, what are you doing?”
“See you woke her up” he groaned
“Who are you talking to?”
“Go back to bed, Ji-hoon was just leaving”
“Who is Ji-hoon?” I asked rubbing the sleep from my eyes and sitting up
“Don’t be rude Alicia” he leaned in covering the side of his mouth with the back of his hand like he was about to tell me a secret “he’s standing right there” he pointed to the lamp
“Oh, okay, you’re drunk, goodnight” I scooched back down and pulled the blanket over my head
“She’s the one I told you about Ji-hoon, she would rather be with a weakling than with a prince that can not only protect her but also give her the world”
“I want no one else but her, but she is still clinging to him, she would do anything for him” he became silent breathing deeply like he was about to cry, he sat on the bed and growled “I don’t want her to choose him, I want her to choose me, I want her to love me” I laid very still listening intently to him
“Why” I whispered, “why do you want me to love you, what about your mate, have you given up on her?”
“No, I haven’t”
What? I can’t believe that he is really planning on using me like he did that woman from earlier, I sat up smoke literally coming out of my nose and ears
“Go to your mate since you haven’t given up on her, and why the hell am I here? You say I’m still holding on to Kein who is my mate by the way, and you get mad at me for loving him and wanting to be with him, and you even tried to kill him not once but twice, and meanwhile you had a mate of your own hiding in the shadows, you’re a real jerk you know that” I grunted and folded my arms letting out a huff of air
“Alicia, listen to me”
“No, you listen, I’m not your plaything, I’m a human being with feelings and emotions, and it’s not fair that you just took me from my mate like that, law or not it was barbaric and cruel”
“Alicia” he said with frustration laced in his voice, I ignored him and continued
“And one more thing Kein is not weak, yes he is weaker than you, but he is strong in his own way, he built a global company on his own from scratch and..” he grabbed my shoulders and shook me
“Shut up and listen” he shouted paralysing me with his deep voice, he took a deep breath and laid down “she died” he breathed
“Who died?”
“My mate… boating accident, she went with her family and there was a huge storm and the boat capsized, all of them made it back apart from her, we found her body a week later and well, the rest is history” he covered his face with his arm and breathed deeply
“I thought the woman you chucked out earlier was your mate”
“No, she was meant to be her replacement though, but…” he stopped and breathed in deeply
“But what?” he sat up and took my hand looking deep into my eyes, his warm skin sending a jolt of electricity up my arm slowly teasing my spine on the way down
“Your scent is more potent to me than hers ever was, and your bloodline is strong too”
“How do you know that?”
“I can tell”
“How?”
“I don’t know, I just can” he shrugged, we both leaned against the headboard staring into space
“Let me get this straight, just because my scent is ‘potent’ and my bloodline is ‘strong’ it means that I’m your mate, do you realise how crazy that sounds” I said using air quotes on the word potent and strong
“I know, but you are a close second”
“I don’t want that, I want to be number one, and I’m number one to someone you know”
“Being second in line as the Prince of the Wolves mate is far better than being number one to that worthless piece of…”
“Okay new rule, no insulting my mate, at least not in front of me, is that understood”
“What’s in it for me?” I thought about it for a while “hey, if you want me to stop insulting him you have to give me something” he put his hand between my thighs working his way up slowly, my body tingled at his touch and butterflies danced in my stomach giving me goosebumps, I quickly pushed his hand away
“Not that, anything but that” I chuckled nervously covering my legs with the blanket
“Anything?”
“Well not anything, let’s just say that you can have one wish”
“One wish where I can ask for anything?…Well except for this” he gestured to my body
“Well as long as we both know and respect the boundaries then…yes, anything”
“Great” he grinned from ear to ear
“So, what is it, what’s your wish?”
“Woa, hold on there, one must not be hasty les one risk losing the opportunity” oh no, I’m regretting this already
“Fine” I slid down into the blankets “as long as I don’t have to worry about any funny business, I’m okay with anything”.
I heard his clothes fall on the floor one by one and then he got into the bed his arm wrapped around me as he big spooned me, although he wasn’t trying anything funny, his nose was in my hair, his breath soft and warm on my neck making the hairs on the back of my neck rise up, his breath tickled my ear ever so gently, yes he wasn’t trying anything he was just holding me close, but ‘man my body is on fire’
‘You can do this Alicia, just stay calm and it will all be over in the morning’ I closed my eyes and willed myself to sleep, I felt his member poking at my butt
“What is that?” I said pushing up against him
“I can’t help it” he breathed holding me tighter
“Put it away please”
“Why, am I giving you any ideas? You just need to say the word and I’m yours” he kissed the back of my neck, making me shiver
‘What is this heat that I feel whenever I’m with him, why can’t I control myself, what is wrong with me?'
His hand slowly went down from between my breasts to the hem of my shirt slowly stealing its way under my shirt, I quivered at how close his hand was to my centre
His hand went up my shirt and firmly squeezed my breast, I moaned and leaned into him, he growled and ripped my shirt off, I gasped, and he pulled my face back kissing me as he dry humped me from behind, he growled shifting our position so that he was on top of me.
He looked down at me and growled, his blue eyes became dark full of desire, his hand wrapped around my neck squeezing gently and I felt myself get wet, a small smile played on his lips as he leaned in kissing me deeply, making me arch my back wanting more.
His tongue invaded my mouth making the area between my legs tingle, I moaned in his mouth making him chuckle in satisfaction
“I don’t…want you…to regret…anything tomorrow” he said with one hand in my hair pulling and tugging just enough to send my body on a high, he squeezed my breast and played with my nipple with his other hand
My body trembled wanting more, needing more of his touch
“So, if…you don’t want this to go any further…. now is the time” he spoke in between kisses
“Time for what?” I whispered with my eyes closed in between moans with my hands above my head willing him to touch every inch of me
“Tell me to stop” he kissed my neck and slowly moved down the middle of my breast leaving a trail of soft kisses, his woody scent clouding my mind
‘Don’t stop…wait, what am I thinking’ his tongue slowly teased my nipple, and I arched my back willing him to take my nipple into his mouth ‘you’re running out of time Alicia, decide, what do you want?’ his hand squeezed the sweet spot on my waist making me thrust my hips up meeting him in the middle
He took my nipple in his mouth and sucked hard, and I moaned, my body hot with desire, his hand stalked under my pants slowly heading for my wetness
“Alexander” I breathed with my heart racing and my body on fire “stop” the words coming out as a soft whisper
“Are you sure? because your body is telling me a different story”
“Yes” I breathed panting trying to catch my breath, he stopped, and crashed back down on the bed besides me, both of us breathing heavily
“You’re driving me insane woman” he growled
“Likewise,”
“Is it still him?”
“Yes, I want to do right by him”
“Even though he won’t do right by you?”
“Yes” I breathed, “I know it sounds pathetic, but I can’t help it”
“One of these days you’re going to force my hand and make me do something you won’t like for the sake of our future together"
The resolve in his words was as straight as an arrow aiming towards its target, and I knew that if I pushed him far enough he would certainly let it loose, and knowing him, he won’t miss.
I woke up alone in the bed, I took advantage of his absence and took a quick shower and put on my boyfriend jeans with a tight spaghetti top and walked out of the bedroom
“Good you’re up” he said emerging from the other side of the penthouse ‘how come I didn’t notice that there was another side to this place?’
“What’s over there?”
“It’s a surprise, come” he took my hand leading me to the other side “you’re already late”
“Late, late for what?”
“We were invited to an anniversary dinner, remember?”
“What? No, you’re joking, tell me you’re joking”
“Why would I joke about that? I made a promise, remember?”
He was playing his game again; I can’t go to my mates wedding anniversary celebration; how can he expect me to sit and watch my mate be happy with someone else
“I can’t go there; Alexander please don’t make me go” I begged