Alpha Malik (Published)✔️

Chapter Eleven

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Word Count: 1956

~Aria

A snow drenched wind began at the same moment a rush of fear fell over me.

Someone is on the other side of that door, who might just dictate whether or not I'm going home or not. Malik seems to be suffering from the same alarmed affliction I am, but he smothers it in less than a second.

"Quick, can you hide?" he questions, pointing back down the balcony, to where the wall reached a sharp corner.

Without thinking twice, I quickly shuffle through the snow building on the edge of the balcony, dodging other benches and decorations hung off the wall. Frost bit at my arms like teeth, forcing me to cross my arms over my chest in an attempt to keep myself from going completely numb. I can't even see properly, with the lack of light that was slowly being swallowed up by the thick darkness.

Grabbing the corner of the brick wall with frigid fingers, as I swing around it, I quickly conceal myself from whoever Malik has let through the door.

"I heard voices," an unfamiliar voice said shrewdly. "What are you doing out here anyway? It's freezing out here..."

As the Alpha, Malik shouldn't have to answer to anyone. His power extends over even the former Luna and Alpha, despite their age on him. The only reason I can imagine him being so worried about finding me here is because of his parents. Did he respect them enough to stick to their beliefs toward the competition? Or was it something else, that none of us was to know about...?

"Just needed time to think. Alone," I heard Malik tell them.

They sounded like a woman, however, who it is, is unbeknownst to me. Her voice wraps between the whine of the steadily rising wind, carrying the familiarity away with the current.

There was more small talk, before the woman who was there, left, and Malik beckoned me to come back. A look of regret painted his face when I got closer, and I knew that conversation had some impact on. Whoever it was, their opinion meant something to him.

"You're going to catch a cold you if you stay out here any longer," Malik comments, looking directly at what I was wearing. Being not much, I agreed with him that we should probably get inside.

I wanted to let him know that I didn't take for granted the fact that he had been open with me, without even knowing me, but I couldn't get the words out.

He walked me back to my room, as cautiously as we had come. No one was out anyway, but we both made sure to keep our steps light when we walked past all the other girls' rooms. Each one of them slept peacefully, completely unaware of what I was doing behind the scenes, without even having to pursue it.

"Tomorrow, I'm sending five girls home," Malik whispered, as we stood outside my door.

My heart kind of skipped a beat at his words. What if he decided to send me home this early? Grey would surely do something drastic, but I'm hardly the kind of person to beg for my spot. I'll just act calm and hope for the best...

"Pick carefully," I tell him. "One of us could be the future Luna."

He sighed deeply, and I saw the weight of this entire thing pull his shoulders down slightly. Honestly, I would hate to be in his position, but at least he doesn't have to worry about me being one of his contenders. He just has to worry about my motive.