Chapter 22

"She! She planned it all!" he said to Alpha. 

"What?!" he asked in disbelief.

"She offered herself to be a captive in exchange for the fang,"Vampire added.

I felt nervous but I knew I shouldn't show it. I bravely looked into his eyes when he looked at me.We looked at each other for a while at that time. I bravely denied what the vampire said and defended myself.

"Is that true, Clara?!" Alpha Henrick asked firmly.

"Don't say you will believe him! He is an enemy so he is making up stories to destroy us!" I answered bravely.

I heard him sigh and completely cut off the head of the vampire he was holding by the neck earlier.

"Let's go and leave this place!" he said seriously.

I don't know if he's mad at me because his face is serious. It's different from the face I expected. The gentle Alpha is what I expected to see. I didn't speak anymore and just followed him.But I still can't get out of my mind what I witnessed. I felt so guilty for that vampire because I know that like me, he only wants to achieve justice for his parents. "Come hurry up! I feel something coming!” said the Alpha. He suddenly changed into a wolf and I rode with him so that we could quickly reach. And a few moments later we arrived. He went straight into the castle and a woman met him to give him clothes. I felt annoyed because he was ignoring me.

"Wait, wait for me!" I called to him.

"Alpha!" he shouted.

He stopped walking and turned to me. He took a deep breath and looked at me intently.

"You know I don't know what to do to get you to listen to me. I told you several times but you don't listen to me!"he shouted. 

"What do you want to happen, Clara?! Why are you doing all this?" he asked emphatically.

"I hope you'll just leave me alone if you're talking so much!" I answered firmly.

"That! You're just like that all the time. You make everything I say bad!" he said angrily.

"Let's be clear. Why are you now acting as if my life is yours. Remember that I am not your property and I am not your responsibility either!" I strongly replied to him.

"No! You're my responsibility because you are my mate!" he insisted.

"Really? Do I accept that?" I asked sarcastically.

"I'm just reminding you that I rejected you as my mate," I added.

He sighed at what I said and left. He walked away from me and I didn't follow him anymore. I felt guilty for what I said but my anger towards him still prevailed. I will never kneel to him just to please and beg him.That what he should be.

I went to my room and I slammed the door of my room. I grabbed my chest and I don't know why I feel pain. I don't know why I feel guilty for what I said to him.

It's been a few days and I still haven't talked to Alpha. He's also been busy training the wolves and taking steps to improve the castle's management and security.

While I was walking in the Corridor with Martha, she asked me about not paying attention or talking to Alpha Henrick. I also didn't know how to talk to her because I also felt guilty about myself.

"I noticed that you haven't talked to Alpha Henrick for a few days or even paid attention. What happened?"she asked me.

"Because we argued last week" I answered.

"What are you arguing about? I thought you were getting close to each other. Why is there a fight happening now?" he asked curiously.

"I don't know about him.I don't want him to control me. It's not because he's an Alpha, I have to obey him. What I don't like is that he controls me in what I want to do," I answered.

"I'm impressed by your courage, Clara. I think you're the only one who can do something like that to Alpha. We're all scared of him,"she told me in amazement. 

"I am not afraid of him and there is no reason for me to be afraid of him." I replied firmly.

"But how long will you be like that? How long will you ignore him?"she asked.

"It's up to him. He's the one who wants it. I won't beg or kneel in front of him just to make him talk to me," I answered.

"But no matter what you do, he still rules the entire castle of Woundwoods. We are still under his rule,"she insisted.

I sighed at what she said and changed the topic because I don't want to talk about it anymore. Right now I have to find a way to make him notice me. I smiled in the way I could think of but I hope it will be effective. Let's see how far he can stand our situation.

I thought about approaching a werewolf who was a gamma named Troy. He was white, tall but no masculine. He looked at me and I smiled at him to attract him.

"Hi!" I greeted with a smile.

"H...Hi!" he replied stammering.

I noticed that he looked around and seemed restless. I brought my face closer to him.

"I just noticed that you are handsome up close," I said with a smile.

"H...Have you talked to Alpha?" he asked, stammering.

"Why did you ask?" I asked him.

"Because I noticed that you didn't pay attention the other day," he replies. 

"Wait, why are you so tense?" I asked with a smile.

"I just don't want him to think badly of us. I know how Alpha gets angry," he replied seriously.

"Yeah because he is a demon!" said my mind.

"Don't worry, I have no other intentions. I just want to be friends with you. And I'm just reminding you that he has no right to be mad because I don't belong to him," I responded firmly.

"Well, as long as I stay out of trouble. I have a lot of respect for Alpha Henrick. And I also hope that you two can get things together," he said with a smile.

I was annoyed by what he said and rolled my eyes. But we were both surprised to hear the serious voice of Alpha Henrick behind me.