The Werewolf King’s Runaway Queen
Chapter 38

Alissa's

POV

"Hey" Lia called out to me softly.

I snapped back to reality and gave her a small smile.

"Yeah?" I replied.

Lia reached out and touched my hand.

"Are you still not feeling well?" she asked.

I shook my head.

"No, of course not. I really do feel better" I assured her.

"But it seems like you're still spacing out. What's wrong? Are you still thinking about your argument with Luke?" she said.

"No uhm maybe just a little" I admitted.

Liana pursed her lips.

"Then, we definitely need more time out" she said with an enthusiastic smile.

I chuckled.

Lia and I are currently in the mall for a girl's day out aka a distraction for me so I'd quit sulking about my argument with Luke.

It was very sudden and we only have like 3 guards with us since we figured it'd be fine.

We never really got into trouble when we go out so we didn't bother to bring more guards.

Also, we didn't even tell Luke that we'd go out. It was all Liana.

Anyways, this day out is pretty effective but once we get to rest, I keep remembering.

I just can't help it.

Sometimes, I blame myself then I convince myself that it's really not my fault and I'm going to go crazy because of it.

Luke and I still haven't spoken since we argued and maybe that eas for the better.

We both need to cool off and think about everything and that's okay.

Right?

"Let's buy some more clothes. Maybe I'll buy some for my brothers as well" Lia said.

I nodded in agreement.

It's not like I have a better idea.

Lia and I went to a clothing's store and walked over to the men's section.

Liana started going through the clothes looking for shirts she could give to her brothers.

In reality, these siblings really don't need more clothes but Lia will be Lia and she really only buys them clothes for the thought of it.

Liana and her siblings have a great bonding. A really strong bond.

They were raised with so much love for one another and I think that's just so amazing.

Sure, there are times that they do not agree with each other, like the time Lia and Lucas found out about what Luke did to me, the twins were both mad at Luke. But look at them now.

I still feel guilty for causing them to fight though and I feel like I really should've been more careful and kept it to myself.

"Why don't you pick something out for Axel and Kalil since we're already here and we're trying to consume time?" Lia suggested.

I was hesitant.

"Don't worry, I won't even force you to give it to them. I'll just have them sent by someone" Lia assured me.

I nodded in agreement.

I need to distract myself so this might help a bit.

I went through the clothing racks trying to replace shirts that would fit Axel first.

I found a black quarter button polo shirt that I thought would fit Axel so I searched for his size and held onto it.

After that, I searched for something for Kalil.

I saw a khaki drop shoulder solid shirt and imagined it on Kalil.

I think it would really suit him so I picked out what I thought was his size and brought it with me then went to Liana.

"Done already?" Lia said.

I nodded and showed her the pair of clothes that I got.

"Nice" she said with a smile.

"I'll just replace something for my dad and we can pay for it and do something else afterwards. This time, you think of something we can do" she said.

I smiled and nodded as I stood beside her.

Lia was busy picking out clothes until she suddenly froze.

I watch as her brows furrowed and her body language became alert.

She lifted her head and looked around.

Out of curiosity, I did too.

Then, Lia's eyes landed on someone and I followed her gaze.

I saw a tall man, brown hair, green eyes and slightly tanned skin.

The thing is, he was staring back in our direction.

To be exact, he was staring at Lia.

"Lia, is everything okay?" I asked.

I saw Lia gulp.

"I think there's something wrong" she said in a whisper.

And just as she said that, the man moved to our direction and Lia held my hand.

Our guards stepped closer to us when they saw our frightened expression and they saw the man walking towards us.

Then, I saw a bunch of men behind him. About 5 in total and 6 including the man who was staring in our direction.

"Your majesty, Lady Alissa, if possible, please make a run for it and we will shield off this men. Get to safety and contact someone" the main guard in charge mind linked us. As soon as the men were close enough, I smelled that man's scent.

Alpha.

He's an Alpha.

I think the rest of us started realizing it as well as they got closer.

The man stood in front of one of our guards almost towering over him and to think that the guard was already quite tall.

"I

I suggest that you walk away from us, Alpha" our guard said in a firm voice.

The Alpha's brows furrowed as he looked at our guard.

"And who are you to tell me what to do?" the Alpha said.

His deep voice made me shiver.

Then, the Alpha looked straight at Liana and she squeezed my hands nervously as she met eyes with him.

Lia kept up a front as she raised her head and frowned at the man.

"Step away" our guard demanded as he pushed the Alpha but as soon as he did that, the Alpha held him by the collar.

And that's when I just knew.

I held on tightly to Lia and I pulled her with me running away from them.

We need to get away from here. Fast.

"Oh my ghad" Lia exclaimed as we ran and she looked behind us.

"Are they following us?" I asked as we kept running.

Lia looked behind again as I pulled her.

"Oh ghad. Ali, there's one chasing us right now" she told me.

Ghad.

So it's a 3 vs. 5 situation back there.

Most likely 1 vs. 1 and 1 vs. 2.

I trust the guards' abilities enough but that Alpha's aura was no joke and his companions seemed pretty tough as well so I don't know what can happen. "We need to get to safety but do me a favor and try to link with your brothers" I told her.

Liana and I ran even faster and we tried to lose the other wolf in a crowd of humans.

Then, we slipped in a storage room.

I locked the door and grabbed some boxes to cover the door and Lia followed what I was doing.

Then, we stepped back.

"What are we going to do?" she whispered with a panicked voice.

I looked around.

A vent.

I pointed to the vent.

"I'll try to take that vent and see where it goes. I'll mind link you if it leads to safety, okay?" I said.

Lia held my hand.

"Can't I go with you? I don't want you to leave nor do I want to be alone" she said with teary eyes.

I sighed.

"Those guys are after you not me. So I need to make sure that this route is safe for you. For both of us, okay?" I told her.

I held her face and gave her an assuring smile.

"It's going to be alright" I said.

Lia took a deep breath and nodded.

Then, we stacked boxes and I climbed inside the vent and I crawled.

I should reach out to Luke.

But then I realized that I couldn't.

Before we left, Lia restricted our link because she wanted this day to be focused on just relaxing and not ever getting into another argument with Luke.

Just great.

This argument has given me so much inconvenience already.

I sighed and just continued crawling.

I saw an exit and crawled there.

I tried peeking first and there wasn't anyone around so I removed the cover and I exited there.

I looked around and the room was clear so I made my way out to replace for a safe escape route before calling Lia out.

I got out and looked around cautiously while speed walking.

I found an exit and my eyes lit up in relief.

Now, I need to get back and call Lia.

I turned back and just then, I saw the same men from earlier.

Now, they were with their Alpha.

My fist clenched as the Alpha stared at me with a frown on his face.

I can't lead them to Lia.

So I ran.

I can fight the Alpha alone but not with those 5 other skilled wolves.

I haven't trained enough to fight at that level and I need to think this through.

I'll need to replace a way to separate them somehow and fight them that way.

I bumped someone and with that little obstacle, I felt someone grab me by the arm.

I turned around and saw the Alpha with his eyes burning through my soul.

"Where is she?" he asked with his jaw clenched.

I looked at him dead in the eyes.

"Who do you think you are?" I hissed at him angrily.

The Alpha glared at me as he tightened his hold on me.

It was painful but I held my head high without reacting to him.

"Do you seriously think that you can get away with what you're trying to do right now? Do you even know how bad this can get?" I said.

He squinted his eyes at me and proceeded to drag me somewhere.

As soon as we were in an empty space, his men shielded the entrance and then...

"Do you seriously want to get killed? Tell me where she is right now" the Alpha hissed at me as he aggressively slammed me to the wall holding me by the neck.

I met his eyes.

"Even if you kill me, I will make sure that you will never replace her" I said.

His eyes lit up with anger as he choked me and lifted me up the wall.

"Eero, stop!" one of his men tried to stop him.

He was the one who tried following us.

"Eero! You're going to kill her! Stop!" he shouted.

"Alissa!"

The Alpha dropped me and I fell ti the ground gasping for air.

"No! Ali!"

My eyes widened at the familiar voice.

No.

No no no no.

Just like that, I saw Lia getting dragged by 2 men.

The Alpha focused his attention on her.

"Ali!" Lia cried as she saw me.

"L-Lia" I muttered as I reached my hand to her.

"Oh my ghad! Ali!" she said as she tried reaching out to me.

"Let her go" the Alpha said and his men did as they were told.

As soon as they let her go, Liana came rushing to me and I held her in my arms protectively.

"I told you to wait until I said it was safe" I said.

"I knew something was wrong. I can't just let you risk your life for mine. That's not how it works" she sobbed.

I held on to her tightly.

"I need to mind link Luke" I mind linked Liana.

She paused and then squeezed me a little which was a sign that she's already done.

Just as I was about to reach

out to Luke...

"You need to come with me" the Alpha spoke as he stared at Lia.

Lia turned to look at him with a glare.

"I'm not going anywhere with you" Lia hissed.

The Alpha looked at her for a moment.

Then, the next thing I know, I saw someone cover Lia's nose and mouth with something while someone did the same to me.

We both struggled but failed and I watched Lia close her eyes as I fought to open mine.

No...Lia

Then, everything went black.