Queen Of The Alpha
Chapter 30

Layan shifted uncomfortably. He frowned.

-Explain yourself better.

Priscilla tilted her head to one side, her hair shading her face but not dulling the sparkle in her silver eyes; on the contrary, they were brighter. That put Layan on alert. There was something about it that he wasn’t going to like, he knew it.

-That when I touch you I can stop hearing voices in my head and my powers are reduced to nothing. That’s why you didn’t freeze when you came into the room.

-Were you conscious?” was the only thing he could ask, his voice a little shaky, still assimilating the first part.

-Yes, I was conscious,” he blinked slowly, “You’re lucky you marked me,” he ran his fingers over the back of his neck, “Otherwise I couldn’t guarantee I wouldn’t have killed you. Ice is harder to control than fire. It doesn’t do me any good.

He spoke in a disinterested tone, but Layan was deadly serious.

-How much do you know about yourself and your power?

-Maybe just a little more than you do. Ever since I was in my mother’s womb I’ve had a conscience. I know everything that happened with Liam, even with Rudoc and my sister Catalina. My mother already told you what happened in the war we had. Liam is not someone to be taken lightly.

Layan narrowed his eyes.

-Why are you talking in the present tense? Liam’s supposed to be dead.

Priscilla smiled slightly, avoiding his gaze. She cursed herself, she had spoken out of turn. That was what happened when she got upset. Wait, annoyed? She had no emotions, so what had that been.

-You said it, she supposed,” she blurted out somewhat unsteadily at the new thing she had discovered.

Layan growled and rushing forward grabbed the slender wrist and yanked her in. Priscilla’s body lay on top of the wolf’s and her head collided with the hard chest. He looked down at her, this time it was his blue orbs that glowed.

-Be clearer,” he almost growled at her.

-You’re hurting me…again,” she rested her chin on the centre of his chest and frowned at him despite being comfortable with the intimate position.

At this the wolf loosened his grip on her wrist but did not let go.

-Speak –

Priscilla sighed, her legs almost tangling with his, wanting to remove the quilt and be in contact with his body. If she had known he would calm down so quickly she wouldn’t have woken him up and taken advantage of the nakedness of his body a little more.

-I have nothing to say. I’m a young man, for me the war was very recent, so I spoke in the present tense,” he lifted his shoulders to play it down.

If Layan or anyone else found out that Liam was back they’d make a commotion that was sure to send the wolf running, wherever he was. He couldn’t allow that now that he was so close. After all, that was the reason he had woken up early despite his condition. He knew well that his own life was in danger.

But she needed to replace him and destroy him once and for all, for the safety of her family and her partner. Liam was after her, that was for sure, so let him go after her. He wouldn’t involve anyone else.

And he would take all the consequences of his actions.

But his answer didn’t make Layan back down so she had to use another way to escape that conversation. And he knew one that really worked for him.

-Layan, don’t you think it’s fate?

Indeed, the wolf’s countenance turned from seriousness to curiosity.

-Why do you say that?

-Well, that I’m the one here with you and that you’re the one who overrides my power and also the one who has marked me,” she smiled at him, trying to make her smile as genuine as possible.

-The reason all this must be happening is because my b***d has taken precedence over the others,” she said.

Priscilla pursed her lips. He was a tough nut to crack.

-You’re right, but it was your b***d that won out, not Litus’, not his brother’s, not Asule’s,” she straightened up and lifted herself in his arms, bringing her face level with his, “It was yours. It was definitely fate.

-He said softly but did not flinch when she kissed his lips.

On the contrary. His arms moved reflexively, one around her narrow waist and his free hand pressed against the back of her neck. Again intoxicating himself in the delicious sensation of each time their lips made contact and the wild part of him stirred.

He didn’t know why he did that but as soon as she’d mentioned that she could belong to any alpha just because her b***d had been stronger than his he’d felt bad. Really bad.

Love? Not at all. Jealousy? He doubted it. Possessiveness most likely? He was an alpha after all.

So far Priscilla had only followed him and in a way that fed his ego as a male and as an alpha, but what would it be like if she decided on someone else. It was useless to think about it, after all he had marked her.

Priscilla’s shoulder was shaken slightly.

-Priscilla, get up,” Layan’s voice was demanding.

-Five more minutes.” She buried her head deeper into the fluffy pillow impregnated with his scent.

-No more five minutes. Today your training begins. Let’s go for a run. Get up,” he demanded as he combed his hair. He was already considering cutting it.

She protested in her throat and sat up in bed with a distinct pout on her lips and her eyes still closed. Her hair all disheveled spilled down her body which had marks on her neck.

Layan stared at those marks made by her lips and fangs. A moment of weakness and arousal, after the k**s where his instincts had taken, for a few seconds, control of his body. He had bitten her again, leaving a mark on her skin more marked than the others. And of course, her scream had brought him out of his haze. He always bit her really hard, this time was no exception.

He hadn’t left the bed but turned her to the other side of the bed forbidding her to touch him. Something that didn’t last long. Priscilla’s arm was soon around his stomach and she was rubbing against his back. What the hell would he do with her? But he’d been the culprit in the first place. He hadn’t pulled back when he’d been kissed.

-Get dressed quickly and get down,” he ordered, pulling his loose shirt over his scarred body. He jerked his head to the side, dodging the pillow that went straight to his head.

-I’m sleepy. I don’t want to run,” she yawned letting herself fall back on the bed with her arms spread wide like a puppy’s tantrum. Layan wanted to laugh as she looked more in keeping with her supposed age in terms of time of birth.

-And I don’t want to have to force you, so…” he was interrupted when his door was opened. Leila’s face appeared and they both looked at her.

Instantly his brow furrowed as he detected Priscilla on the bed, naked and of course, with several marks on her neck. He swallowed dryly but walked over to his brother and gave him a k**s on his cheek.

-Brother, can I take a walk around the pack,” he smiled, ignoring the she-wolf who turned sideways and leaned her face into his hand.

-You can, but be careful,” he rubbed the Corinilla’s hair, “but first I need you to help Priscilla get ready. We’ll go for a run, but I need to do something first.

Leila’s face contorted into a grimace but she nodded. She couldn’t say no to her brother.

-Priscilla, don’t delay,” Layan turned to the she-wolf who smiled at him.

-If you give me a k**s I might do a little more than my share,” she teased him knowing the outcome.

And of course Layan clicked his tongue and walked towards the door.

-Stingy, yesterday you weren’t so reluctant about the idea,” he reminded him of what they had done.

But Layan didn’t answer and left the room. Priscilla flopped back down on the bed not really wanting to get up but she had things to do and since her powers weren’t cooperating with her it wasn’t time to rest. So she got up to replace Leila standing in front of her.

-You do this consciously, don’t you,” her voice was gruff against Priscilla.

-What do you mean?” the younger girl pushed her hair back.

-Bothering him all the time. Since you came, my brother has been more tense than before.

-That wasn’t my intention.” Priscilla got up and went straight to the wardrobe where the alpha’s clothes were.

-Leila almost shouted at him.

Priscilla blinked slowly.

-Wolf, don’t try my patience. I don’t know what I’ve done to you to make you dislike me, but you’re starting to wear me down,” her voice was an octave lower than normal, “I have no intention of hurting anyone, but no one can guarantee that I’ll lose control of my powers. My issues with Layan are not simple enough for you to understand.

Leila bared her teeth and her eyes went completely golden.

-Are you planning to attack me? I won’t sweat to defend myself.” Priscilla turned fully towards her and tried to enter her mind, it was easier to placate her that way when her consciousness was knocked out of her body making her dizzy.

She frowned. But she couldn’t say much. A fully turned wolf was rushing towards her with the intention of attacking her. And Priscilla had no intention of standing idly by.

I couldn’t leave it at that, so I double-updated, though I’m not promising the other one will end any better. K****s.