Found By The Lycan King
8: You Touched What Was Mine

ADRIANA'S POV

My horror at watching the inevitable death of the man who saved me gets distracted by the fullmoon rising high in the sky. Coming out and shining even more, I didn’t know if it was me or thatwas actually happening but it stood intimidating in the night sky. Like it was reminding us of itspresence, as if to say this is being witnessed.

I felt a sense of ease, feeling as though the moon had spoken. Telling me I wasn't alone in this.Alpha Xander's wolf stops for a moment, almost like he was frozen. It only lasts a few secondsbefore a heart stopping growl ripples from his throat as his body visibly shakes.

Xander falls to his knees, the earth around him shaking from the weight of his wolf, he writhes inobvious agony as his bones begin to snap and reshape again.

I watch, my eyes wide with horror as a bone protrudes in his back and a guttural sound leaves hismouth, echoing in the night. His body contorts and twists in ways that have something clenching inmy lower stomach.

His already large muscles bulge and his body grows three sizes bigger than his normal wolf form,his jaws snap open, giving me a view of lethal looking rows of razor-sharp teeth.

A huge monstrous midnight black wolf, a lot bigger than when he first shifted stands in his placeseconds later.

His form was so much bigger than Aiden’s now, it made my breath catch in my throat.

Standing on all fours, he lets out a deafening roar that echoed through the forest. Scarier than thefirst.

Xander sniffs the air searching for his prey. A fierce growl sounds from him, it bounces off the trees.He takes a slow intimidating step toward Aiden, a murderous intent in his eyes.

He howls up at the bright moon, the powerful sound a testament to the power of the beast thatnow roamed the night.

The two wolves growl at each other as they circle each other, their canines bared. The larger wolfgrowls in warning, the sound demanding submission but Aiden doesn't submit. Seeing that hestrikes, leaping towards Aiden and swiping at his face with his sharp claws. Aiden ducks under theattack and counters with a powerful bite to Alpha Xander's shoulder, almost getting it but he movesat the last minute.

He is much faster too.

Alpha Xander let out a howl of anger as it reiterates, regaining his footing with very fast precision.He launches himself at Aiden once again. This time he latches to the other wolf and soon enough,they become a tangle of teeth and claws, each trying to get the upper hand over the other.

Aiden is fast and agile, darting around Alpha Xander's wolf and dodging its attacks with ease. I soonrealize from the sloppy movements from the latter, that Alpha Xander knows what he is doing. He isplaying around, making Aiden think he is winning, letting Aiden tire himself out without him doingmuch work in making that happen.

The grunts and growl from them are the only other sounds apart from crunching leaves that can beheard in the forest. Alpha Xander looks like he is just joining the fight when I can already see Aiden’sfur matted in blood.

The wounds on Alpha Xander healed so fast that it looked as though he didn't even get any.Seemingly tired of the play, Alpha Xander lands a powerful blow to Aiden’s chest, sending himcrashing to the ground.

He howls out in pain, unable to get back up again, his eyes dart up to the bright moon and he criesout. Like he was physically pleading with it to come help him. into the night. He lay there numb,trying to get on his feet.

Alpha Xander stands over Aiden'’s fallen form. It growls and shakes his head before stepping backfrom the man that has obviously lost.

Alpha Xander stands tall and imposing, his dark eyes fixed on the man in front of him. His black furseemed to shimmer in the moonlight. He didn't look like the person that had just finished, even hisbreathing was leveled.

He shifts into his lycan form, where he is one with his animal side. Standing on two feet with hisincredible height and fur sprouting out of his skin.

"You would do well to remember your place, Aiden," Xander growled, his voice so much deeper andmore menacing.

Aiden meets Xander's gaze steadily, his own eyes narrowed with anger. "I am not afraid of you,Alpha," he spits out, calling the title mockingly. He was still breathing heavily, now in his humanform and curled on the ground. "You may be the Alpha, but I am not one of your subordinates. I ammy own man, and I will not be cowed by threats."

He let out a low, dangerous chuckle. "Is that so?" he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Well, ifyou insist, I'll give you a few more hours to regain your strength. Perhaps this time, I'll be moreinterested in teaching you a lesson.”

Aiden’s whole body tenses as he prepares to get up for another fight, before he can even make it tohis feet, Xander snarls and lunges forward, his claws extended.

Aiden barely had time to react before Xander was upon him, his claws swiping through the air withlightning speed.

Aiden let out a cry of pain as the claws raked across his chest, leaving deep gashes in their wake. Hecrumbles back to the ground on his back, his eyes wide with shock and fear as he realizes the fullextent of Xander's strength.

"You see now, Aiden," Xander growls, his eyes blazing with a fierce, animalistic intensity. "You shouldnot be so stupid next time as to challenge me, I'm not very accepting of disrespect.” He adds thelast part like he is giving friendly advice.

Aiden nods, his body trembling as he holds up his hands in surrender. "I understand,” he said, hisvoice barely above a whisper. "But fuck youl."

Xander let out a satisfied snarl as he looked down at the man in front of him, his naked body openfor everyone to see.

What happened next was shocking.

Somehow, Aiden managed to get up immediately and stumbled back, a smirk on his face. A look ofshock filled Alpha Xander's face but it quickly gave way to a sort of amused look.

Aiden goes to attack again but Alpha Xander is quick on him and he grabs him by the next, hisbiceps building with the strength of his hold.

Alpha Xander lands a powerful blow to his chest as he releases him, sending him crashing to theground as he coughs loudly. His mouth bared open, desperately searching for air.

Aiden let out a final, pitiful whine before going limp, his eyes staring blankly into the sky as the lifedrained out of him. Xander let out a satisfied growl before turning and walking back into thedistance, leaving Aiden's defeated lifeless body behind.

I finally regain feeling in my limbs as the shock leaves me and I run to him immediately, fearing theworst.

I put my palms on his bleeding neck, trying to see if I can stop the bleeding in any way. I catch abrief glimpse of the monster as he stands at the edge of the clearing, his eyes blazing with anger ashe watches me attend to Aiden. I grab Aiden and cradle his bleeding face while tears stream downmy face, not bothered by the glowing eyes glaring at me from the distance.

“You killed him!" I cried out as I bent my face towards the crook of his neck and sob.

Guilt eats at my insides, the death of him hanging around my neck. This is all my fault. He was just agood man who wanted to help me and he kept his word till the end.

Why, I cried bitterly in my heart, why did everything have to be this way? Why did I have to destroyeverything good that I came by?

Suddenly, Aiden coughs, a pained sound following the desperate coughs. A glimmer of hope fillsme as I throw my arms around him. “I thought you were dead!” I exclaim. Not realizing my mistakeby doing that.

Alpha Xander's heavy footsteps gain my attention and I look up just in time to him coming towardus, muscles rippling. Aiden and I get up immediately. Despite the way his neck was still bleeding,Aiden grabbed my arms and began to walk back as the angry man advanced toward us.

"No!" I cried out, trying to placate him but as usual for me, I just fucked it up more. Somehow onlysaying the wrong things. "Don’t hurt him anymore, please!”

But Xander was beyond reason. He was an Alpha lycan, and he would not stand for who he hasclaimed as his being with another man. He lets out a snarl and launches himself at the Aiden, hisclaws extended.

"Please, don't hurt him," I gasp out when I see how black his eyes have turned. I know he isn't goingto stop this time until he kills him. "Don't do this. Dont hurt him. I beg you!"

He grabs Aiden forward and grips both sides of his head. I don't know what he does because hedoesn't snap his neck but Aiden lets out a final, pitiful cry before going still, his moving body lyingat Xander's feet.

I let out a sob, my hands covering my mouth in shock. "Why did you do this?" I cry out, I close thedistance between us without thinking and begin smacking his chest. He shoves me to the side and Ifall beside Aiden.

Xander turned to look at me, his eyes filled with unrestrained anger. "You disrespected my name,Adriana,” he said, his voice heavy with anger. "Your lover's death will be the price you will pay foryour shortgivings." he said, turning towards Aiden.

"He is not my lover, Xander,” I sob, my voice shaking with grief. The guilty tears streaming down myface endlessly. "He just wanted to help me.” The sentence ends with a pitiful whimper.

"He will die for touching what is mine!” He doesn't even understand what I am saying. It is asthough he is deaf, only hearing what he pleases to.

“I am not yours!” I say without thinking, I whimper in fear waiting for the smack. It never comes."You know," he said, his voice softer now. His bloody fingers come up to stroke my face. The handhe just used to kill a man. I move back when I feel sparks erupting from the touch. "You shouldnever have tried to leave, knowing you were mine."

Before I can think of anything to say, two wolves emerge from the trees, both of them comingtowards us

They were monstrous, just like Alpha Xander. One is brown with a single black stripe across his sideand the other which is bigger is midnight black, almost like Alpha Xander's wolf.

Alpha Xander grabbed Aiden’s head, his claws ready to tear his head off. Aiden’s eyes flutteredopen, landing on me and my heart jumps in joy seeing that he is still alive. It morphs into panicwhen I see what Alpha Xander plans on doing.

Aiden musters a sad smile, as though reassuring me everything will be fine. He closes his eyes,accepting his fate. A single tear drops from his eyes when Xander growls and his hold tightens.