Chapter 80. Looming Danger
Chapter 69: The Evil Game
Chapter 69: The Evil Game
Alpha Ashton's POV
My hands trembled as I put on the lights and indeed realized I was naked.
Confused, I peeked at the bed from afar. I saw a young woman curled up under the sheets on the bed, sleeping soundly and peacefully.
I rubbed my eyes frantically and dug my nails into my skin, desperate to wake from what I was certain had to be a dream. But the sharp sting, pierced deep in my soul, before I realized the brutal truth—I wasn't dreaming after all.
Who could she be? My head spun as I couldn't tell who the woman was.
To make it more unbelievable, a certain fear kept creeping inside me, taunting me for having made huge mistakes.
Steadying myself, I grabbed a flower vase beside the large dressing mirror, hoisting it and ready to whack the head of the woman lying on the bed if it happens to be the woman my mind is telling me about.
Fury burned through me as I stormed toward the bedside, my fingers tightening around the flower vase.
But the moment I looked down, my breath caught.
Lying right beside me… was Annabelle.
Reflexively, the flower vase in my hand fell down,breaking into tiny shards.
That didn't interrupt Annabelle's sleep.
“Annabelle ?” My eyes widened. “ When…did she come in?” I muttered with my breath falling heavily on my chest.
Just to be certain she was truly the one, I reached to her with trembling fingers and brushed the hair away from her face.
My breath caught in my throat. It's Annabelle indeed.
She lay there, motionless, her stomach flattened against the bed as though she had been carrying the burden of life all by herself.
Her sudden appearance at the pack house sent me into horror.
It was Mira earlier and now it's suddenly her, Annabelle?
Did she sneak in while I was asleep?
And why would she make love to me without my consent?
How could I have fallen so deeply in sleep that I didn't realize what's going on around me?
My eyes shifted from Annabelle to my naked body. Had I even been aroused at all, or had Annabelle forced herself on me that way? That thought hit me hard.
Feeling pressed suddenly, I excused myself to the bathroom.
When I returned, I realized the clothes I wore earlier were just lying carelessly on the other side of the bed.
My eyes narrowed from the clothes to the woman lying on the bed again. She had never changed her sleeping position. She was still lying with her stomach flat on the bed.
All of these seem strange to me. The unusual feeling inside of me made the whole scenario more mysterious itself.
Anyway, by morning, I should be able to find out the truth—why Annabelle would sneak to the Pack house without my knowledge.
With cold feet, I walked back to the bed but my eyes refused to catch a single sleep till it was morning.
The morning sun rose high in the sky, illuminating the walls of the royal chambers.
Annabelle was yet to rise up. I did monitor her all through the night. She lay in that same position—still. No turning. No shifting. Not even the slightest movement.
Very gently, I pushed myself up , sitting upright on the bed, my eyes fixed on Annabelle.
Glancing at her only left me drowning more in confusion.
Then, my curiosity led me to tapping her on her shoulders. I saw how she stretched both hands and legs without even showing her face.
“Anna” I called, my voice sustained in shock.
“You’re awake. I guess I overslept” She said with a hoarse voice and gently pulled herself up on the bed.
My eyes dropped when our gazes eventually met.
“ Is it really you, Annabelle?” I said as though I didn't know her again.
Glaring at me with faint eyes, she yawned. “What are you saying, Alpha?”
“I mean… when did you get in here?” I said, my eyes fixed on her.
She looked peaceful and fulfilled like someone who had missed making love for a long time.
“Last night… you were fast asleep” She yawned and stretched again.
“Last night?” I raised my brows. “ What time exactly?"
“ I can't tell exactly. Maybe some minutes past 9pm” She said and grudgingly stood up from the bed, heading towards the bathroom.
“Wait!” My voice echoed.
She stopped and turned to me, her eyes flickering.
“What happened, Alpha. I'm pressed and need to use the rest room”
Very swiftly, I rose up from the bed and marched towards her.
Annabelle said she arrived at the pack house at some minutes past 9Pm. That was the same time Mira arrived also. Why didn't I see Annabelle? What's going on here?
My eyes gnawed at her, and she blinked, trying to understand why I was looking at her that way.
“What’s wrong, Alpha?” She muttered.
“Did you arrive at the same time as your sister, Mira?” I said, my breath hitching.
Annabelle rolled her eyes in what seemed like a shock to her.
“Mira?” She asked me. “ No, Mira didn't come with me. She's with Dad as we speak.” Surprise flushed her features.
Annabelle's revelation made the entire thing more mysterious and suspicious.
It was Mira I saw last night. We spoke and I left her to have dinner alone. Then I woke up in the middle of the night only to find myself naked with Annabelle on the bed.
This is outlandish.
“Are you saying Mira never left the Dark Wolf Pack last night? Where were you at exactly 10 pm?” I replied.
“Was with Fiona. I really did not know anything about Mira showing up in here” She said, her eyes telling how much truth she's unaware of.
I gave a small nod and asked, “ We made love last night, did we?”
“Yes…we did” Her voice flattened as she lowered her eyes.
“Why did you do it without my knowledge?” I raised the question, the one that got me more confused.
She stammered. “I'm sorry” She apologized. “ I missed you so badly and when I saw you lying down, I could help the way I feel inside”
“You seem strange to me, Anna.” I muttered. “ You made love to me…how did you do that?” I huffed. I felt a little queasy about everything.
“ I was really desperate seeing how much I've missed you. I'm sorry about that” She muttered, her voice cracking.
Giving her one more glance, I turned to the door.
“I’ll just be outside” I frowned and slammed the door.
What's really going on? Annabelle's words and behavior don't match for me.
It looks suspicious. Is this another kind of evil game or something?