In order to survive, Darius, the Alpha King, requires his mate. He will perish if he does not unite with her by the next full moon. After searching for days, Darius finally finds her but she is not who he thinks her to be.
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COMPLETELY SHOCKED BY Darius, Blondie couldn't speak, which annoyed Darius as he tightened his grip until he was certain that he had cut off Blondie's blood supply.
Probably seeing that Darius wasn't planning to let go until he did some damage, which was true, Ophelia came and stood in front of him.
"Please let him go, Darius. At the rate you're going, I'm almost certain that you're going to break his wrist."
It was only when the Alpha King heard his mate's voice that he loosened his grip, just a little though. He stared at the small female in front of him.
Darius couldn't understand why she was pleading for a man who, just a few moments ago, had hurt her.
"Please," Ophelia pleaded again and Darius' features softened.
As soon as Blondie was let go, he quickly rushed over to the other side.
"How dare you lay a finger on me because of this slut! Do you know who I am?" Blondie raged while pointing a finger at Darius who did not spare him a second glance.
"I apologise on behalf of my staff, Mr Stunner. I assure you that the hotel will cover your medical expenses if you need one. Please can we settle this without more conflict?" the short man begged desperately.
It was obvious he wanted to avoid conflict by all means. But Blondie wasn't having it.
"You lost the right to tell me that the moment you stood there and watched this savage disrespect me! How dare all of you!"
Not concerned by the threats from Blondie, the Alpha King kept his watchful eyes on his mate.
"Come with me," Darius said to her.
Ophelia looked back at the fuming blonde then turned back to Darius with conflicted eyes.
"But..."
"Just come," Darius repeated sternly this time.
"She is going nowhere until she is punished for attacking me. I already called the owner of the hotel. Let us see how you can protect her from losing her job," Blondie told Darius.
Unable to contain himself anymore, Darius let a chuckle slip past his lips.
"I was ready to assume he had learnt his lesson already but it seems like some humans are indeed a bit slow when it comes to comprehension," the King whispered to the Captain but it was loud enough for the rest to hear.
Playing along, Samuel responded, "Then how do you think he needs to be educated?"
Darius smirked and turned to the short man.
"Who are you and what is your position in this hotel?"
"My name is Cameron Robert and I am the hotel manager," the short man, Mr. Robert responded.
Darius recognised the name as the one Ophelia called the first time they met. He couldn't believe he was jealous of a man who was old enough to be her father.
"Well, Mr Robert, I want Blondie out of the hotel and henceforth, he is banned from entering this hotel and all its branches," Darius demanded, his voice giving no room for arguments.
Mr Robert's eyes widened in shock. "I am afraid that isn't possible. Mr Stunner is a political figure under the Governor and not even the owner of this hotel can ask him to leave."
With that said, the Alpha King took out his cell phone and dialled the Governor's number.
Governor Efrain's amused voice came in after the second beep.
"King Darius, are you calling for more advice on how to court the future Luna Queen?"
"I am afraid not, Governor Efrain. I am calling for two things. The first is that I want to purchase Hotel Aqua and all its branches, no matter how much it would cost me.
"Secondly, a certain blonde called Mr Stunner was disrespectful to me. Since he is under you, I decided to seek your permission to punish him as I please," Darius said, staring directly at Blondie whose facial expression gave away his disbelief.
It was obvious he didn't believe that Darius was indeed speaking to Governor Efrain.
Governor Boris sighed through the phone and then replied, "Well, I can't say he didn't have it coming. I have been receiving numerous complaints about him.
"I think it's about time he got what he deserved. Let me talk to the manager."
Darius put the phone on loudspeaker.
"Mr Robert is listening, Governor," Darius announced.
"Mr Robert, this is Governor Efrain speaking. I need you to provide Mr Lucian with whatever he might need.
"About the turnover, don't worry about the hotel, I will contact the owner myself. From this moment, Hotel Aqua belongs to Darius Lucian," Governor Efrain announced.
The manager's eyes widened as he listened to Governor Boris.
"How can I be sure that you are indeed the Governor? Also, there are legalities to be done before ownership can be transferred," Mr Robert said.
"Right... okay, here's what's going to happen. The state attorney will be coming to the hotel in thirty minutes to arrange everything.
"I will talk to the hotel owner myself. Also, about Mr Stunner, don't interfere with whatever Mr Lucian intends to do with him but do well to assist him if ever he needs your help."
Blondie's eyes widened. "But, Your Excellency..."
Governor Boris cut him off harshly. "I warned you, Evan. I warned you about your terrible attitude towards people.
"I let you off for your father's sake but I'm afraid I can't protect you any longer. The only advice I can give is for you to apologise for whatever you did to anger, Mr. Lucian."
With that said, the Governor apologised to the Alpha King and hung up with the promise of acquiring the hotel ownership for him.
"Who are you?" Mr. Robert breathed out in obvious surprise.
"It doesn't matter. All you need to do now is go back to work and pretend like none of this happened today. Can you do that?" Darius questioned but Mr. Robert already knew it wasn't a choice.
With a nod, Mr Robert walked away without another word.
"What are you going to do to him?" Ophelia asked from beside Darius.
He half expected her to ask him who he was and how he got so close with the Governor but she didn't. Although she might just be waiting for another chance to ask him.
"Do not bother with trivial things such as this. Go back to work, I will come to find you once I am done handling things here," Darius told her with a warm smile on his face.
Ophelia gasped suddenly. "You will not kill him, will you?"
Samuel chuckled at her words and Darius shot him a side glance, killing his amusement instantly.
"No, I will not, don't worry. Go now," Darius urged.
Ophelia hesitated before finally leaving, not before shooting Darius one last look.
Once his mate was far from them, safely back at her work desk, the Alpha King turned back to Blondie, all traces of warmth disappeared from his eyes.
