Mated To The Alpha Kings

I glanced over at the two with a raised brow, they know each other? That’s a good thing, right? At least, now, I know Cassie isn’t just in love with my mate. Hmm, what a weird human.

I shrugged, this is not my problem. What I need to do now is to showcase my mark to my rival, the vampire, can’t wait to see the look on his face. I stood, patted Asher on his back. “You will remain here till I’m back.”

Cassie instantly rejected the Idea. “No, way! He’s not staying here in my house, the guy is a psycho! Psychos are not allowed here.”

Asher grinned. “I won’t mind staying, cousin. Wildcat here is so welcoming, I can’t refuse her offer.”

I scoffed. When did he start behaving like a lovesick fool? It’s not like she’s his mate or something… but then, Asher never acts this way toward any girl, so I’m guessing she should mean something to him.

“Didn’t you just hear what I just said?” Cassie screamed, causing us to wince. Jeez, what is it with these human girls and screaming? Do they have to scream at every little thing?

Seeing that Cassie will soon explode from anger, I took that as my cue to leave. I shifted to my wolf form the moment I entered into the woods, this time, I was overly careful so as not to lead the hunters into my pack. So, I took the longer path. I arrived home at dawn.

Mira filled me in on her research on Laney which was disheartening. I guess I’ll have to tell the damn vampire about it too. ‘You don’t have to, Delaney is our mate after all, not his.’ Ryder said in my head.

I agree with him, but, she’s not just my mate till Laney makes up her mind. I showered, and then without putting on any shirt, I walked towards the guesthouse. Yeah, like any other Alpha, I am proudly wearing my mark – showing them that I am taken.

Ten had congratulated me earlier upon seeing the mark, which only added to my ego. I was surprised to see that the vampire came alone without his dogs. I raised a brow, questioning, he only dismissed it with a shrug.

Once I’m seated, I opened my mouth to speak, but he beat me to it.

“She marked you.”

I blinked. How the fuck does he know that? Oh, wait, he must have seen the mark. I searched the vampire’s faces, hoping to catch a glimpse of jealousy in them. However, his face was Stoic, completely void of any expression, making it hard to guess what he’s thinking.

“You also marked her. Let me guess, that’s the reason you called me.”

I glared at him. Ahh, this vampire is no fun at all. ‘Oh, he’s mad, he’s just pretending.’ Ryder snorted.

I became smug after hearing that. ‘Yeah, I guess that’s what he’s good at, pretending. Ha!’

Clearing my throat, I smiled at the vampire, “True, that’s partly the reason I called you.”

“You shouldn’t go near her for now, else you’ll mate with her. That wasn’t part of our deal.”

I glared daggers at him. “Why the hell are you still calm after hearing that?”

He crossed his arms elegantly, “You are forgetting I marked her before you, Rakel. I felt it the moment you marked her, she basically pushed whatever she was feeling at that moment down the bond. So, I know you didn’t just mark her, you also touched her.”

“Oh, please. Don’t think I don’t know you didn’t touch her. Your smell was all over her yesterday.” I growled.

Knox shrugged, “My point is, why should I be mad when she hasn’t chosen you? She only marked you and can reject you when she chooses me.”

Ryder took over with a growl, ‘ Oh, how I’m going to kill this vamp with my claws. I hate him to death, how dare he say that!’

‘Ryder, calm the fuck down! He’s trying to rile you up. Do you think I don’t want to kill him too?’

I took a deep breath and glared at the vampire. “We got attacked last night. The hunters know about Delaney, they tried to capture her.”

Knox finally reacted. “What? Then why did you leave her behind? She’s not safe out there anymore!”

“I’m not stupid to leave my mate unprotected, Knox.”

“Our mate.”

“That’s not all, Delaney is dying. The only cure is by turning her.” I told him all I found out about her stepdad, the drugs, and all that.

He froze like he couldn’t believe his ears, “If that’s the case, I’ll turn into a vampire.”

“No, way! That is not happening. Do you think she’d want to be like you, drinking blood?” I said in disgust.

“As a matter of fact, yes. I don’t think she would mind.”

Recalling how she stared at me bleeding chest, I clench my fist. At that moment, she looked like a crazy vampire lusting for blood. That has been baffling me, but I don’t just know what to make out of it. Why would she behave that way?

I stood up, “This is not our choice to make, we’ll have to talk to her about it. Now that we’ve gotten that behind us, you should leave.”

He didn’t get up, he merely took a sip of his wine. Ugh, have I ever told you that I hate him? Well, I’m telling you now, I hate this vamp to the core, can’t stand his presence.

“You do know what happens next, don’t you?” he said into the silence. “Now that you’ve marked her, you’ve pushed her into deciding before she’s ready. She will have no choice but to choose when she goes into heat.” with that said, he disappeared from the room. Though, I know he is gone, I couldn’t help but curse at him.

Did he have to say that now when I’m celebrating? Dread filled me when his words sank in, fuck! Delaney will soon go into heat. Will her body be able to withstand it? The pain is usually unbearable even for unmated female werewolves, how would she handle it?

~ Delaney’s POV ~

My eyes fluttered open only to see that I’m in my bedroom. No longer in the woods.

The place, the air, my sheets, my bed – everything made me feel good because Rakel’s scent clung to it. I smiled and turned to the side. Morning has descended over the yard. Rays of sunlight reflected on my face. Rakel isn’t here. I know this because I can’t feel his presence in the house. The bond between us seems to be stronger than the one I have with Knox. Is it because I haven’t marked him? Yeah, I know I marked Rakel last night, I could feel his joy through the bond. He’s practically singing it through the bond. All at once, I can feel his emotions, his love for me, how he wants to claim in every possible way. It’s as if I’ve known him for a long time. He let me into his mind, I saw how he was before he met me, but when I try to search deeper, he cuts me off with a chuckle. ‘Good morning to you too, Ms. Screamy. Don’t you know it’s rude, snooping around someone’s mind?’

I shut him out immediately, my face flushing crimson. Though, I can’t deny that this is so cool. Communicating without a phone. I chuckled. Can’t wait to start snooping through Knox’s mind, I’m sure there are lots of secrets to uncover since he has lived for a long time.

Wait, has he found out I’ve marked Rakel? If yes, then how did he react? Was he jealous? Or mad? I opened the walls around my mind for Knox, but the bond there seems quiet, so unlike him. Ahh, what should I do now?

Shutting my walls back, I got up from the bed, so I can open the window. The cool breeze of the morning brought in the fragrance of the blossoms of the little garden I have behind my house. I sucked in a deep breath and filled my lungs with the scent while thinking about what to do. Gosh, handling two Alpha males is difficult than it seems.

I was about to go into the bathroom to shower when I heard a thump on the ground, the next moment, I heard a plate crashing. My heart skipped, the first thing that came into my mind was… the hunters are back! But then, I heard Cassie singing loudly with an awful voice – something I’ve never seen her do. ‘She must be up to something.’ I thought, rushing out of the room.

Someone was lying on the couch, I couldn’t see his face because he was facing the other way. Must be one of her night stands, I shook my head at the thought.

I found Cassie in the kitchen, using a spoon to hit a pot then curse at it as if, it’s a person. I grimaced when she hit another pot. “Cass, you do realize I don’t have any other pot apart from that, right? If that continues, you’ll have to get me new sets.”

She whipped around and scrunched her nose, “You look like hell.”

“So do you.”

She dropped the spoon with a sigh. “At least I have a reason, I didn’t sleep well because some asshole kept snoring loudly and disturbed my beauty sleep.”

“You mean the guy you brought in last night?”

“I didn’t. Your other boyfriend did.”

I blinked, “Rakel?”

Her shoulders dropped. “What’s with those marks on your neck? Did you get a tattoo or something?”

My face flushed red, I shyly covered the marks with my hands, not knowing how to explain. She will think I’m crazy if I start talking about werewolves and vampires. “Yeah, something…” I said nervously.

“Good morning, ladies.” Asher’s voice floated into the kitchen, saving me from Cassie’s intense glare.

“Asher! What are you doing here?” I asked in surprise?

“He’s the scumbag disturbing my sleep,” Cassie said dryly, causing him to chuckle.

I glanced between the two, “You guys know each other? Cassie, he’s the one I told you about.”

“No, thank you. I don’t do psycho’s, even though they are pretty.”

Asher moved into my small kitchen, trapping her in. “You think I’m pretty? I also think you’re gorgeous. We’d make a perfect couple.”

She glared daggers at him, “When are you leaving?”NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

“Never baby, I prefer staying here, with you.”

Okay… I guess that’s my clue to leave. I slipped out of the kitchen without them noticing, then went to the bathroom. I filled the tub with hot water, added my favorite citrus-scented oil into it, and then slowly sank into the water. At some point, Cassie barged into the bathroom drawing a squeal from me.

I covered my breast even when the lather filled the tub then eyed her. “Cassie, the door isn’t there for fancy, you know. Why are you here?”

“I can’t stand that guy’s presence, he’s so annoying…” her eyes drifted down my body, “Here, let me give you a massage. I need to take my mind off things.”

I shook my head, “I don’t need a massage.” not when she’s lusting after my body.

“Laney, come on. You don’t have to be shy. We are both girls.”

“No, we both know you are different.”

She sighed. “Fine! We are going to the club tonight, what do you think?”

I slowly nodded, crazy ideas forming in my head. I need to do something that will draw Knox out from wherever he is. Come to think of it, Knox has never been mad at me. That’s because I’ve never gone against him – well, apart from when I escaped from Valleys. That doesn’t count, though.

What will Knox do when he finds me drunk? No wait, the question should be, how will be blood taste when I’m drunk? Will it affect him? Damn, it’s times like these I wish Vendetta was here. We haven’t spoken since I escaped from their kingdom, and I miss her terribly. Who should I ask?

Celine and Avatia came into my mind, I got up from the tub quickly. I need to meet them, we still have an unsettled business between us, they need to explain what they are to me.

Cassie cleared her throat, snapping me out of my reverie. I realize she’s still in the bathroom, now she’s shamelessly drooling over my nude body. I blushed, “Cassie! Geez, get out!”

“Right. I’m going.”

I shook my head when she’s gone. I truly pity Asher if he falls in love with her because Cassie isn’t a type that’ll settle with one man. After rinsing my body, I toweled myself dry, headed inside to dress up. Afterward, I found myself walking towards Celine’s house.

Hmm, is it also a coincidence that they are now living as my neighbors? No, something fishy is going on here, and I must find out what that is.

Unfortunately, no one was there. They must have anticipated that I’ll show up at their house. Anyway, it’s decided. I’ll get drunk tonight and I’ll call Knox, one way or the other.

Cassie and I primed up that evening, wearing clothes that exposed our bodies – she forced me to wear that. I can imagine the look on Knox’s face when he sees this.

When Asher saw us, he blatantly refused. “Hell no! It’s not safe out there.”

I understand why he said that, but Cassie didn’t, she became furious, yelling at him. After throwing her tantrum, she stormed into the kitchen. A short while later, she returned with bottles of vodka and glasses.

The look on her face made me curse inwardly, shit! Asher is in trouble. Since he didn’t let her go out to have fun, she would torture him with her body and make him regret his decision. I peered at him with pity, poor Asher but that isn’t my problem. I also have a mission to accomplish, hehe.

I opened the bond between Knox and I, then with an evil smile, I joined Cassie.