Chapter 155 2-27 - ANTIDOTE
\-VANCE'S POV-
A thin smile curled my lips to see him being the usual hot-blooded Gamma that he was. Instead of thinking of himself, Blayne was coercing me into another battle. Contrarily, I preferred to fix the rift between me and my Luna. There was no anger or burning sensation in the link of the mate bond, but it did not mean that she was not still upset with me.
"No." I finally answered him. "We killed their king and generals. The Supernatural Triad Council's gatekeepers are searching for Squiggles." I deciphered. "The werelions will be humbled by their loss and the drastic reduction in their population. It will take years before they wage war against us. It is at that time that my generation will eliminate them."
"All planned out, huh?" Blayne scowled with disappointment. Even with his limp, he managed to keep up with me.
"Yep." I dictated as we made it to the top and sniffed the air. My eyes narrowed slightly as my face wrinkled up. "You smell cheesy, Blayne. Take a few days off. You deserve it."
He groaned with the utmost reluctance and I ignored him. Then he raised his arms to smell himself and crinkled his
nose.
When we passed the warriors, they split into groups and went back to their initial stations. We shifted into our wolves and arrived at the hospital. The transformation was painful for Blayne as his injured body reshaped, stretching the blistered skin which tore in some areas.
"I'm fine," he tried to reassure me when he completely took his human form. Although the agitated skin bled.
We found clothes at the nearest tree and donned shorts and T-shirts. I sighed and decided not to look at him again. I raked a hand through my black locks to unruffle them and proceeded to the building. He was not far behind me.
Sianna and Kurtis, yes, that brute Kurtis that I utterly despised, were deep in discussion at the main reception desk on the first floor.
Jealousy and umbrage sprouted roots in my gut. The growl that I released vibrated in the hallway.
The hospital staff froze in their operations, paralyzed with fright. When they saw the person that my lethal emeralds pinpointed, they bowed in respect and slowly resumed their tasks. Kurtis cringed. His umber eyes flitted with fear, but he was wise to stay put than to flee. Since running would prove there was something to feel guilty about, and I would not hesitate to wipe his blood on the white hospital floor.
vely, I walked up to my beautiful baby, snaked my hand around her waist, and poked a finger at his chest that sent him stumbling backwards.
"Um, Alpha Vance." He bared his neck and his breathing was far from steady.
Rancid fear drenched the doctor, yet he did not know better than to stay away from my woman. It angered my wolf. His fury roared in my mind.
"Go!" I grated, deadly, and fear- inducing. My nostrils flared and he scurried away.
"Darling," Sianna turned around to place her hands on my chest with a heartfelt smile that reached her icy- blue eyes.
Being the sucker that I was for her, the molten rage cooled and hardened into desire. Something else was growing hard too as I reveled in the sensual way she caressed my chest.
"Are they gone?" She inquired about the merfolks.
I nodded, fully dazed by her beautiful face. Her plump lips parted like she was summoning me to kiss them. Her black wavy hair cascaded down her shoulders.
She breathed out, "Thank goddess."
She was about to hug me when Kurtis yelled out from the hallway a few feet from us, "Dr. Luna, I've figured out a treatment!" He waved a folder in the air.
A fresh surge of rage rose in me like a hurricane. Fists clenched, tendons tensed and I moved to go after him, giving my wolf the chance to surface. "Baby, no!" Sianna pulled me back to deny my wolf the privilege of turning the black hair doctor into play food.
I did not want to hurt her in the process, so I pushed my wolf back and stopped. I hissed at her, "Fire that fucker, Sianna." A low growl rumbled on my chest. To placate me, she seized my lips into a long passionate kiss that made me forget about the entire world. Gripping her body tighter, I pressed her closer to me. Her hands snaked my neck. Mate. Mine. My wolf purred. Euphoria seized all my emotions. She
was so intoxicating. No words were needed. The kiss said it all. I plunged my tongue into her mouth. Electricity from her touch sent tingling
warmth all over my body. It was the typical overload from the mate bond. It only left me craving for more. I poured out all the desire that I had to restrain last night. Then the kiss felt like it wasn't enough. I wanted more. "Eh-hem," Blayne interrupted while
digging into his right earhole with a finger. "I'd like my toe to be attached today." He held up the body part on display.
The repulsive vision of his scalding toe had me breaking the kiss. It doused the heat of my arousal and made my cock go instantly flaccid.
I glanced at Blayne's smiling face as he scratched the back of his neck, like he had been nervously waiting, but giving me time with my mate.
I cupped Sianna's nape and kissed her forehead before gravely requesting, Baby, please fix up my Gamma."
"
Sianna gave Blayne a sympathetic glance. "Honey, I'll see you later," she told me, and I winked at her before she dragged him by the hand into a medical room. I knew that she would disinfect those hands after touching him.
With a boyish grin, I nodded. She did not sound angry at all. And that made me happy. My emeralds glowed brightly with my wolf's presence. Tonight should be good. In fact, she looked divine in her white lab coat over denim pants and plain white top and heels. Absolutely gorgeous. With the salacious green flag up, I could not wait to go home later to get more of her kisses.
Although, I want her to stay away from Kurtis. Why won't she listen to me? He was a damn mood killer. I was tempted to transfer him. I really should do it and bring in another doctor to replace the ones who were retiring. As long as their names bore no similarity to Kurtis, no matter how it was spelled, whether it was the first or last name.
Ugh! I hated the son-of-a-bitch. I tapered my bad mood and vacated the hospital building. Upon approaching my office, the pack
house was filled with teenagers who had requested permission to host Sofia's birthday party. She was a warrior and events like these were
allowed as long as they stuck to certain standards. They were hanging decorations all over and bowed as I passed the lot of them. Despite the noisy bunch, whispers were heard from my office. They ought to know by now that the low audible would not miss an Alpha King's ear. Decelerating my steps, I cloaked my aura and perked up my ears to listen.
"Come on, Keisha, hurry." Duke urged. "I'm doing the best that I can. You're the one who ripped buttons off my blouse." She sounded angry. Apologetically, he murmured, "Sorry babes, but you teased me." There was some shuffling around after he highlighted, "Vance is here. Go now." "Alright. Fine." She whisper-yelled. The door opened and Keisha snuck out with her back to me. By the time she closed the door and swung around, she froze at my darkly menacing height. Her mouth opened. Her breath hitched. Keisha held a black bra in one hand and her lake-green eyes looked left and right like a guilty adolescent who missed curfew. Her heart hammered loudly. The clip that bunched her untidy bun burst and the mass of her velour-black hair plopped down to meet her shoulders.
Then she composed herself, closing her mouth and clasped her open blouse shut to avoid further exposure of her copper-brown breasts. The evidence of her little tryst was obvious. "I dropped in to get news about the, um, mer-people." She thinned her lips, unable to meet my gaze. "Did you sterilize my desk?" I asked as lowly as possible, maintaining my calm while giving her steely eyes.
"It wasn't the desk- this - time,"
Keisha admitted slowly, almost stammering. They were not allowed to fuck in my office, yet they broke that one rule every fucking time.
"I swear this is the last time," she avowed and slipped past me. I shook my head from side to side and contemplated strangling my Beta. When I entered the office, Duke sat on the couch to the wall with his right leg crossed on top of the left. He was on his tablet, acting like he didn't just have the fuck of his life with Keisha. Immediately, by the scent and where he was positioned, I knew where they had soiled with sex. The couch. I sighed to release my anger. I'll let it go this time. Innocently, he looked up at me and asked, "Will we be frying some half- fishes or not?"
"Not." I took my chair and looked at the pile of folders on my desk. I rubbed my face thinking that I needed a
vacation. I suppose that even Duke deserved one too. It was a bit humorous that while Blayne wanted to pursue the werelions, it was Duke who was ready to attack the merfolks. I, on the other hand, wanted to ensure that things were back to normal with Sianna.
I wondered about the punishment that she would apply to Valen. With his eagle and lion guardians, he was already extremely powerful for his age. Nevertheless, they held respect for his parents. Therefore, his punishmentwas inevitable.
"By the way, can you take this to Marlena?" I threw the box at him and
he caught it. "Aegeus claimed that it could cure Venus. Sianna is not aware of it. I want Marlena to check it out and let me know if the Mer-king was honest."
Duke nodded. "Sure." He rose to his feet, putting the tablet on my desk. "And Blayne's going on vacation." I leaned back in my chair, meeting his startled gaze, and saw the lipstick stain on the crook of his neck.
"He agreed?" With his eyebrows arching upwards, he gave me an are- you-kidding-me look.
"He has no choice." Stoically, I declared and leaned forward, picking up one of the folders. "Raj is perfectly capable of managing security for two
weeks." Standing straight, Duke responded with a laugh that could be heard outside of the office walls. "He's going to be miserable for those days. It's better to let Cleo snatch him on a trip or something. He can't stay in Dark Wolverson."
I had opened the folder and paused at the second page when my Beta brought that up. "You are right." I snapped the folder shut and pondered.
"We could book them tickets for our hotel in Dubai." He promptly suggested, putting his hands into the pockets of his navy blue jeans. Duke decisive. "Theo and Thaines can stay was always quick-thinking and here at the pack house or with their grandparents.
"Putting the folder on the desk, I vibrantly noted with a grin. "Excellent idea."
My eyes crinkled at the corners as I thought about the expression on Blayne's face when he found out that we were sending him away for his
vacation. He'll probably burst in here with every shitty argument as to why he couldn't leave the States. Unless Cleo capitalized on the opportunity to spend time with him. With all confidence, I believed that she would.
"I'll do the booking," I told Duke as I pressed the power button on my laptop. "Get to Marlena immediately.
If all goes well with the antidote, I want Venus cured today."
Otherwise, I'll have to destroy the mer- kingdom for trying to con me. So, I'll wait to see how that goes. No one toys
with me and gets away with it.