Tied To The Alpha (#2 New Moon)

Chapter Eighteen

Lucien's POV.

Something about this whole situation excited me. Having Kira tied up and pressed against my office desk was not how I planned my afternoon.

I should be working. I should be planning on getting Diana off my back or planning my next move to attack Zade.

But I couldn't find it in me to care about those things right now. All I could think about was taming this little wolf in front of me.

I hesitated for a second.

She looked so small and young and vulnerable in front of me. I picked up a hint of fear that she projected in the atmosphere around us. But I knew for a fact that she's also planning on how to spite me after this.

She whimpered as I pressed her down a little harder.

A foreign feeling rattled in my chest when I realized that she was mine. She was given to me.

Maybe having a mate wasn't so bad, especially one who was very helpful. And─

Without a warning, she flipped, kicking me in my stomach, causing me to tumble backwards. I grunted as my back hit the bookshelf behind me. I cursed as my vision blurred a little, but the blurry figure running out of the room, surprisingly, turned me on.

Kira sprinted out of the room, thinking she'd get away.

She's forgetting that I loved a good chase.

Once I regained my stability, I followed her. She wouldn't be getting anyway far because I knew this house inside out and half of this place led to dead ends.

My sense of smell never failed me when I sniffed the air. She was running to the right end of the pack house where there was a dead end.

A sinister smirk crept onto my face. I didn't bother running because I knew that I'd catch her one way or the other.

Each second that ticked by only led me closer to her. By now she should have realized it was game over for her.

I always win.

Kira's POV.

I didn't think twice about my next move.

I flipping, kicking him in his rock-hard abdomen and sprinted out of the room. I heard him curse but I didn't look back.

I was freaking out. It wasn't like me to freak out under such circumstances. But lately, nothing was right with me.

And I still have this nagging ring in my ears as if someone was trying to communicate with me.

This house was so huge, I knew that if eventually get lost in it. This was Lucien's upper hand. He knew this place better than me.

I just had to keep running until he decided to let me go.

Which would probably be never.

I was already panting and sweating as I ran through the kitchen, pushing passed the Omegas and running straight through the hallway. Lucien didn't follow me through the kitchen like I thought he would.

I stood in the middle of the corridor, looking left and right. He could come out from anywhere. He knew this place better than me. God only knows if there's hidden passages and secret rooms in this place.

Everything went quiet for a second, and I just knew that he was close, or probably watching me. I closed my eyes, taking in a deep breath so that I could concentrate on my hearing and smell to locate him.

A fresh scent of whiskey entered my nostrils, coming from...

I sprinted to my right, going the opposite way. I looked back just once and saw him walking towards me.

He was a very calculated man. He had a very good reason not to run, which meant he had some plan. A plan to, most probably, trap me.

This is what you get for not keeping your damn mouth shut.

There were so many doors that led to so many places in this pack house and some would lead me to Lucien. I didn't want to take any chances trying them all. Even with Lucien walking, I knew he would eventually catch me.

I just prayed that I'd be wrong.

But then the most terrible thing happened.

There was a dead end.

No wonder why he was walking. He knew that I'd go this way that led to a fucking dead end.

Bastard.

He wasn't on my tail anymore, but I heard him chuckle. The sound wasn't very far away which meant he was getting closer. There was no where I could go. No windows. No doors. Nothing.

I had to get out of here.

Fast.

Lucien's laugh echoed through the empty hallway, causing me to step back and hit my back against a table with vases and candles.

My heart nearly flew out of my chest with the way it was beating so fast. My body started to shake and my breathes grew heavy.

Lucien wouldn't hurt me... Right?

The corridor was suddenly silent. Sweat dripped from my forehead and down my neck. I was trembling and scared. I've never been this scared in my life before.

But then again, Lucien turned my world upside down. Everything changed the minute I stared into his blue eyes in the dungeon.

But the fear I felt then was different to the one now.

For some reason, a part of me wanted him to catch me. No─that wasn't me. That's my stupid inner wolf who wanted trouble.

A shadow flashed on my left, catching my attention.

I took a deep breath, hoping my new plan would work. I had to surrender, even though the idea irritated the hell out of me, I had no choice.

I guess he really was serious about taming me.

"Please," I begged. "I'm sorry."

I wasn't proud of the way my body shook or the way my voice grew soft in his presence. I was scared of him, which made me hate him for possessing that power over me.

"Sorry?" The sound of his voice pierced through the silent corridor, making me flinch back.

"I said I'm sorry, okay?"

"Do you know what you do to me, little wolf?" His footsteps echoed with his words. "You drive me insane."

I swallowed. I still couldn't see him. The only thing visible was his shadow that portrayed on the red wall, growing bigger and bigger.

I tried my best to calm myself down before I had a heart attack.

But then I heard a shriek that nearly pierced my eardrums. I blocked my ears but the sound still managed to enter.

I tripped over my own feet, making me stumble backwards and knocking down a candle on the table.

But then the strangest thing happened.

It didn't fall.