The Alpha

Chapter 12

It was the growling that woke me. The fierce growls. The piercing howls that followed. All of it. 'Luca! Is he okay?!' I forced my eyes open, ignoring the pain throughout my entire body and sat up. My back was pressed against the wall in the hallway as I realized Jaxon and Luca were still fighting. Luca's face had a gash from where Jaxon cut him with a blade. I cried out for him and he looked at me quickly. I realized my mistake when he took his eyes off of Jaxon as he got another cut on his arm. "NO!"
'I will not let him hurt you!' Luca's forceful voice was in my head again. 'No! Stay back! I won't let him hurt you, Rae!'
     Luca wasn't my keeper, and despite my strange need to obey him, I wouldn't sit by and let him die. I pulled myself upright, ignoring the screaming in my limbs and skull as I focused my eyes on Jaxon's back which was heavy as he swung the knife again. 'I've had enough of him.' When I stood, I finally noticed the liquid trickling down my neck and the soaring pain in my throat. I reached up, fingers gosling over the wound, surprised that I wasn't bleeding more due to the side of the gash on my throat. 'Probably some wolf juju.'
I moved quietly toward Jaxon, careful not to alert him, closing in on him, until I was at his back. I threw myself on him. He yelled when I smashed my fists in the side of his head, knocking him sideways, giving Luca the leverage to land a blow to his stomach and wrist that made the knife fly down the hallway, skidding on the floor away from the chaos. "Rae, no!"
'I had to. I had to save him.' Jaxon threw his back against a wall, and all the air rushed out of my lungs when I hit the wall, but my hold on him remained and I hit him in the head again, my eyes moving down the side of his face to the pulsating vein in his throat. 'Bite him... Bite him and it's all over.'
My mouth pooled with saliva as if this was a normal thought. I was overcome with the primal urge to sink my teeth into him, tearing and chewing his flesh until he was a lifeless corps. 'Until he is just as worthless as he called me.' I sunk my teeth into his throat as hard and deep as I could manage. I clamped my jaw shut before ripping flesh, tendon, and vein from his throat. A strangled roar escaped Jaxon as blood squirted from the wound. "No! Y-you bitch!" He tripped sideways and I let go so I would fall from his back, watching as his hand reached up to his neck, his fingers painted red when he pulled them away to look at them stunned. "You don't deserve to be Alpha." I spat at him as Luca grabbed him by his throat and lifted him up, blood leaking down Luca's forearm as Jaxon began to choke. I was unsure if he was choking from Luca or his own blood, but I marveled at the sight. "And now, you'll for alone and unloved."
Luca brought Jaxon close to him and bit the other side of his neck, tearing that flesh, vein, and muscle until his head rolled as the blood loss reached uncontrollable levels, and the life drained painfully from Jaxon's body, before Luca tossed him on the floor. "Fucking traitor."
Luca peered at him with uncontainable anger, until Jaxon had stopped moving and the blood on the floor was more than what was in his body. I dared a glimpse at Luca, eyes moving over the blood that leaked down his chin and surrounded his mouth. 'He looks ravenous.. Rabid.' His eyes were wide, like a predator as his chest heaved up and down with deep, labored breaths. I saw my reflection in the mirror hanging on the wall, startled by how animal like I appeared. Blood stained my mouth and cheeks as well. Death coating my skin just like Luca's. "Because we are one. You were always mine. From the very beginning. And that is how you will stay." He pulled me to him and captured my chin before feverishly pressing his lips to mine. The kiss claimed me, just as he continuously said he would. He molded his mouth to mine possessively, the desperation of a man who had almost lost what he cherished most in the world. 'I am his soul. His everything.'
I tasted my destiny, blood, tears, and fate swirl on my tongue as I got swept away by his lust and domination, and how much I felt like I belonged. It wasn't long until his lips were no longer on mine, interrupted by the howls of wolves around. My heart still pounded as if he was still kissing me. I pouted at the absence of his mouth, and a satisfied sigh left his lips. He reached for my face, running a thumb along my pouty bottom lip before he wiped away the remnants of Jaxon's blood. I reached for his face, doing the same, which caused him to chuckle lightly. "You seem disappointed."
"I am. The last time I kissed you was almost my last time ever... I don't want to waste time."
He grinned and licked my lips. That was when I truly noticed how his happiness aged him backwards. He looked young, carefree, and approachable.. more human. 'Because regardless if he wants to admit it or not, he is a man and a wolf. And I've fallen in love with both.' I bit my lip and peered in the direction he came from. "Let's go." He nodded and held me close to his side as he moved me through the halls. 'I still don't know where I'm going.. Where this place is... Luca couldn't find it for a while , couldn't mentally reach me..' I groaned as I climbed the stairs. "Where are we?" Luca tensed as I continued to climb the steps. "Underground. That's why there are no windows down here."
'Oh my god. He brought me underground! That freaks me out.'
"It should... I just don't understand how he was able to get to you... we left you back there with Taila, and a few other wolves patrolling."
I blinked a few times, remembering that on the way out, I saw Taila by the door and she did nothing to stop me. "I told them to keep you inside. They all had strict orders.. As soon as I found out Amoux wasn't anywhere near us, I knew something wasn't right. Maybe a wolf went rogue or something."
We got to an area with a ladder and doors that were within the ground that lead above ground and Luca was forced to let me go. I shook, nervousness causing me to hold myself as he opened the thick metal doors up. "You first." He helped me up the ladder, before following me upward, where we met a bunch of wolf eyes emerging from the darkness. 'Should I tell him about Taila?'
"I saw Taila before I left."
"Saw her.. where?"
"Near the door. When I went storming out, she just stood there.." His jaw clenched and the movement made the veins in his neck bulge as his nostrils flared. His eyes moved along the darkness, until he settled on a pair of eyes and narrowed his, familiarity passing between their gazes. "She had instructions. And she disobeyed. She jeopardized your life... and why? For what?"
I claimed my mouth shut, dispelling the jealous words on my tongue. 'Probably because I have him and she doesn't. He's mine... and although he thinks sex is purely nature driven, with the resentment in her eyes when she saw me, I'd bet the sex was more emotional on her part.'
"She loves you."
"What?" I shrugged, pretending it didn't hurt me but it did. Another woman loved him. Another woman has had him in a way I never have, and the connection they had felt has led her to bitterness. That kind of intimacy made me light headed with anger. 'I have no right to be jealous.. I know that. It was before me. But I can't help it. I am jealous.'
"Rae..."
He said my name with such care, and gentleness, I felt the love behind the word. "We will have more than that."
'He's probably just saying that.'
"I am not." He grabbed my hand, pressing it against his chest, where I felt the steady beat of his heart, and I knew he was being truthful. "Feel.. I will not lie to you. We will have more. Now, let me bring you to safety." I thought of the mansion and shivered. I didn't feel safe there. Not anymore. Not when there were members who may have been out to hurt me. "I will not let anyone hurt you."
"Please don't leave me.."
"I will not leave your side. Not until the blood moon has passed and you are mated to me for life. And you've had your first transformation."
'Transformation..' He nodded. "Come."
He grabbed my hand and we began walking through a brush of trees, and deeper into the forest, but by his side, that cloak of safety naively rested upon my shoulders. 'Mating with him... and transforming. I never really thought about having to turn into a wolf. Or how painful... I guess I was so worried about the mating part I didn't give the rest of it any thought.' His hand tightened around mine. "I will be with you to guide you through the change. And I will change, and I will claim you in wolf form... and the prophecy will be fulfilled. We will be bound for life."
He sounded proud and excited as he explained the process and it took some of the scariness from it. 'My mother won't approve..' My eyes widened when I realized I hadn't been able to contact her for only god knows how long. 'My mom!'
"Oh no. She's probably worried sick. I need to go home."
"No." He shook his head. "You aren't safe there. You are to remain with me... At your true home."
'This is ridiculous... he can't just pretend my mother isn't apart of my life. She's been all I've ever had. She means the world to me. I won't abandon her.'
I sulked angrily beside him, pulling my hand from his and he groaned. "Fine. I will bring you there. But you will only rest your head in my bed from now on."
"Fine. But please bring me to her." He huffed but grabbed my hand again and hurried me along through the woods, until eventually we got out to the street. 'God, the longer I'm near him, the more revitalized I feel. Like our connection is strong. It's amazing.' I moved to his jeep and hopped in before he climbed into the drivers side. I gazed at him in the moonlight, eyes moving down his powerful jaw and full lips, to his muscular neck and chest, to his thick arms and large hands. I swallowed as I felt heat stir in my core and I crossed my thighs. "Rae..." That warning tone again. The lust in his words was unmistakable. "Stop, Anima mea."
"It's hard... I can't fight it."
I squirmed eagerly in my seat, overcome by my own desire for him to ravage me as roughly as any alpha would. Images of him atop me, and inside of me filled my mind. He cursed as he pulled out into the street, the car jerking slightly. "I won't be able to concentrate on anything but between your thighs." He groaned when I inhaled a sharp breath, his hands tightening around the wheel as he glanced at me, his eyes unable to stay away from my creamy thighs, which caused his fingers to twitch on the steering wheel. "Fuck, Rae. I can't have you. Not yet. So fucking close but not yet."
"When?"
"Tomorrow."
I gasped, surprised that it was that soon, but frustrated that it wasn't right then. "I didn't know it was so soon."
"Not fucking soon enough. I can smell your heat baby." He inhaled deeply, his nostrils flaring as he groaned with satisfaction and shifted in his seat. Right then I noticed his massive erection in his pants. 'He always gets so hard for me.' That thought made my blush, but also made my nipples harden shamelessly beneath my shirt. "Oh fuck.. Oh fuck. Baby stop, you're killing me. You're fucking killing me."
I widened my thighs, moaning at the lust in his tone, before I felt my hand trailing over my chest, and down my stomach. I didn't know if it was the adrenaline, the chivalry, or what, but I couldn't hold back from entertaining my need for him anymore. "I want you so bad. I can practically feel you between my thighs. I fantasize about how good it'll feel when you stretch me with that.." I nodded to the crotch of his pants and a growl ripped from his chest. Part of me did worry that he would crash. "Fine. I'll stop. I'll try to."
I closed my thighs, tuning into his labored breathing and the way he continuously gripped the steering wheel. 'I can feel the connection between us. It's pulling me to him. I can't resist him. Not anymore. Hell, I don't want to. I want him to take me. I want it now. Hot and heavy. With him.'
"I'll try to behave.."
"Believe me when I say, I don't want you to."
"Ugh... when you say things like that I can't help myself." He was pulling me atop his lap before I could blink. Compelled by a spiritual being, I straddled his waist and began to grind against him. "Oh fuck, Rae. Anima mea. I feel that heat."
His eyes flashed that deep red of the wolf, and my lust became frenzied as I pressed my mouth to his, tongue sweeping his bottom lip until I had slipped it in his mouth so I could savor him endlessly on my tongue. 'Too good to stop. Too good.'
'Have to claim you. Have to make you mine.' He growled words in my head as I kissed him passionately. His hands were on my waist, guiding my desperate movements of the friction of where I was conjoined heightened and I felt that familiar budding of an orgasm. 'He is mine.'
'Yours.'
'Forever.'
'Always.'
'So close.' I knew my orgasm was right on my heels from the friction of his pants, and with a powerful thrust of his hips, I came undone atop him. My orgasm was swift and shattering. I cried out, nails digging into his arms as I tossed my head back and my mouth went agape. "Luca!"
"Rae, my soul. My everything. My life. My love."
When I came down, my throat was dry from all of the moaning and crying out to him, his hands were still firm on my hips, his erection still painfully straining against his pants. "We must stop."
"W-why?" One orgasm did nothing to dissuade my arousal and my need to mate with him. "I cannot have you until tomorrow. Fuck. If we don't stop now. I won't be able to. I need to wait." He sighed and gently helped me back into my seat, before he pressed his forehead against the steering wheel and I frowned. "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me."
'Yes you do... it's still there... You still want him. You're just downplaying it.' I firmed my lips so I didn't groan. He pulled back out onto the street. "Tomorrow will be..." He didn't finish his sentence and I was thankful, because the closer we got to my house, the more worried I became. 'If I know my mom doesn't approve, it might take away from tomorrow... I have to convince her.'
"My Rae. I hope for your sake she accepts you. She is your mother. I want you happy."
When we finally arrived near my house, eyes narrowed confused at why all the lights were on so late. Like every single light in each room of the house, before I glanced at the boxes lining outside the house. 'What the hell? What is going on... Where's my mom... I don't understand.' Luca remained quiet as he parked the jeep and I hop out. I peered infuriated at all the packed boxes before I spotted my mother carrying a box out to the van. "What the hell is going on, Mom?" She stopped, eyes moving from me to Luca who was standing beside me on the sidewalk. "We're leaving. For good."