Alpha Malik (Published)✔️

Chapter Seven

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~Aria

He leant casually back against one of the reading tables, watching me.

Clearly, he is amused; his expression tells me that much. His lips, which admittedly, my eyes lingered on, before exploring the rest of him, were slanted in a soft smile, as he observed me like I'm his prey, cornered against the bookshelf. The book in my hand is the main piece of incriminating evidence, that suggests that I had been sneaking around here.

In the Alpha's library. Could I have dug a bigger hole for myself?

"I'm so sorry," I insisted like I was trying to get him to understand the sincerity in my voice. Being punished for this can't happen...What if I get kicked out? What would Grey do to my family? "This wasn't meant to happen."

Alpha Malik continued to stare at me, not saying a single word. His eyes are as hard as steel, the colour so intense, and so blue, it almost hurt my eyes to hold his gaze. Like chips of ice, those eyes had me stunned, along with the superiority he naturally exerts. He's not someone whose rules you want to break or word to go against.

He didn't bother breaking the silence between us. Instead, he seemed to find great pleasure just watching me squirm uneasily under his scrutiny.

What am I thinking? I can't let him get to me like this, otherwise, this entire competition will be impossible to get through. Never have I been good with my words, when it comes to mellowing people's moods, but I have to at least try and seem confident with myself. If I don't the unpacking would have been a completely waste of time, because I'll surely be walking out of here.

So I straightened, pushing my shoulders back, as I tried to seem a little less tense.

"I came down here to retrieve a better book than the one your staff supplied," I say honestly, trying to keep my eyes on the Alpha's, however, my traitorous eyes wanted to linger on other features of his. Such as his high cheekbones, straight cut jaw or naturally tousled dark hair that hung close to his eyes. He didn't seem bothered by it in the slightest.

To prove it, I held the book up. "I'm thinking about this one."

The glossy cover shimmered under the dim lighting from the fixtures above. It seems, at first glance, a crime novel. If I decide to read this, I don't think Malik cares. He doesn't even look at the book, letting me know straight away that he isn't interested in the slightest.

But that didn't stop my mouth from spewing out words profusely, which tends to happen when I get nervous.

"Really I don't think this is that bad on the scale of rule breaking. I think it is ridiculous that we are being kept locked up in our rooms, with nothing but a boring book about the Love Pack to keep us company. If I had stayed in there another second, I may have gone insane, so I really don't think you should punish me for leaving my room because I promise you I was going to go straight back...:"

My words ceased, caught in my throat as the Alpha took a step forward.

Why hasn't he said anything yet? And why does he have to smell so nice? Like old spice and cloves, as well as something like expensive fabric.