In the Arms of the Alpha King

chapter two

[Elena Sinclair]

The sunlight streaming through the window felt like knives piercing through my skull. I groaned, rolling over and burying my face in the pillow, but it did nothing to dull the throbbing headache that pounded in sync with my heartbeat. The events of the previous night were a blur, a jumbled mess of emotions, alcohol, and... Him

My eyes snapped open, panic surging through me as I sat up too quickly. The room spun for a moment, my stomach lurching in protest. I was in a strange bed, in a strange room—definitely not my own. I looked around frantically, but the stranger from last night was gone, leaving no trace behind except the faint smell of cologne lingering in the air.

"What the hell happened?" I muttered to myself, trying to piece together the fragments of my memory. I remembered the club, the heart-wrenching betrayal scene with serbashtian and Natasha, the drinks, and then...him, the man with the piercing eyes.

A low growl rumbled in my chest, snapping me out of my thoughts. It was my wolf, sienna "great night, was it" she teased

"Fuck you" I cursed, "when I needed you yesterday, did you come to my distress"

"Napping darling, warned you about him, did you listen, I had to sit and watch the drama, I must admit your no joy, couldn't even render a slap to that bitch, in the next universe I will pray to the moon goddess to be paired with a badass"

I eyerolled at her vaguely remark 'at least I compensated it with a wild night"

"couldn't agree less, for that you are forgiven, it was so hot but only one of us had the fun"

"And why is that so?" I questioned

"For a strange reason I couldn't connect to his wolf, he is a werewolf, a powerful one too, yet his wolf was MIA, completely shut off, during the intimacy, why?"

I pondered on that too, having no answer and my head throbbing I groan, reaching out for my phone that was buzzing non stop

"Holly, molly" that a lot of missed calls, scanning the IDs, five from my mom and a message, followed by ten calls, eighteen messages from Ruby, I shoot her a quick reply and then the cheater ex-boyfriend, three missed calls and message, reading

*Babe where are you, brought us the drink, couldn't find you*

*Babe are you okay, did I do something? * Swiping and blocking him, I tossed the phone away, not wanting to see anything from him "fucker, got the nerve to cheat and act all innocent" I cursed

"Your late for school and Mr. frank is on duty" sienna informed, earning a swearing from me "Shit!" I cursed, scrambling out of bed, the headache momentarily forgotten.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner" I cried, grabbing my clothes from the floor, dressing as quickly as I could.

"And missed having you punished "she retoured "no way"

"I hate you" I cried

"Feeling is mutual"

There was no time to dwell on the fact that I'd slept with a stranger or the weird strange vision, I wonder what it meant to reveal—no time to think about anything except getting out of here and making it to school before I was barged myself a detention or worst an F

I managed to pull myself together, though the ache in my head and the dulling pain between my legs was a constant reminder of my foolishness the night before. I glanced in the mirror, wincing at the sight of my disheveled hair and the dark circles under my eyes. There was no time to fix it. I grabbed my bag and rushed out of the door, trying to shake off the lingering sense of unease.