The Feral, Alpha K

TWENTY SEVEN

I moved my fork against the meat as I bit my lip anxiously. Everyone was eating and drinking happily as they spoke amongst each other. However, I couldn't enjoy my food from how terrible I felt about this situation.

I peeped glanced at Avery and Ezekiel who were seated in the corner with a few other wolves. They both ate quietly but the tension between the two was obvious to me.

Avery was still angry, I noticed faint bruises under his eye and on his jaw. Ezekiel tried to talk to Avery several times, but Avery just ignored him.

I cast a glance around the room and at the other people at my table. How could they all sit here comfortably as if a man hadn't been murdered right in front of their eyes nearly half an hour ago? Four men had entered and pulled his body out before a maid arrived and mopped his blood from the floor.

Dara cackled and laughed loudly as she joked about an old folklore tale, waving her arms back and forth. Xeon literally laughed a couple times, while Valnush laughed so hard she nearly screamed.

So many people were going to die. And I couldn't do anything to stop it.

"Nalu." I turned to glance up at Klaus to meet his eyes.

"Yes." I whispered as I began to admire his face. I was trying to avoid looking at him because I knew that once I did this bond was going entrance me in its wicked spell.

His silky and perfectly waved hair fell in face a bit as he leaned down towards me. My eyes ran over his perfect dark eyebrows, alluring red eyes and dark lashes.

"Eat your food, you haven't eaten all day." His low and rich voice sent a shiver down my spine.

"I'm not hungry." I said softly as I reached for my glass of water. I took a long sip before swallowing and placing it back down. I crossed my arms over my stomach as I sat quietely.

I glanced up at him only to notice he was still watching me. He ran his tongue over tip of his teeth before clearing his throat and leaning closer to my face.

His jaw clenched and his eyes lowered into a glare. "I wasn't asking." He said in serious tone, I gaped up at him but internally knew he wasn't giving me a choice.

I rolled my eyes as I picked up the fork, pushed it into a chunk of meat, took a bite, and chewed it angrily. I almost moaned in happiness because the food tasted so wonderful, but I didn't want him to know. "Satisfied?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

Instead of responding, he reached for a glass filled with some sort of dark liquor. My gaze was drawn to his Adams apple, which moved with each swallow. He drank as he watched me with a dark gaze.

"How come you're staring at me like that?" I inquired as I continued to eat my dinner. I had zoned out and nearly devoured it all since it was so delicious.

"If you only knew how enticing you are, you wouldn't bother asking me why." His gaze swept down my body and then up to my parted lips. My cheeks heated up from his suggestive compliment. Enticing? He thinks I'm enticing.

"In what way?" I asked, peering up at him through my eyelashes. I could feel the bond's pull pleading with me to join in this cat-and-mouse game. A part of me was delighted by the way he looks at me with such intense hunger in his eyes.

He pulled his shoulders back before snatching up his glass and downing the rest of his drink all at once. I kept a tight eye on him as he leaned up close to my ear. I sucked in a breath when he laid his tone arm on the back of my chair, his fingers resting on my jaw. His other hand landed on my inner thigh, riding up the slit in my dress before grabbing my inner thigh. His fingers brushed against my lacy panties causing me to shudder.