Apollyon

03 - in which she is manipulated

beware of the heartless who
make your heart beat quickly.
they're just using your heart
because theirs won't start

l i l i t h

My nostrils flare as I look down on the scene before me. They haven't noticed me yet and their hands are still clasped together. I glare at the man I know to be Alpha Dante; a man with a mate.

Abruptly, their hands break apart. I inwardly grin as Lilith rips her hands away from Dante however it soon fades as I watch Lilith's smile.

"Well, did you see anything?" Dante asks, clearly hopeful and I raise my eyebrows in confusion. I have no idea what is going on here.

"Well, yes, I actually saw two things." Lilith replies and I relish in the angelic nature of her voice. "Congratulations Alpha Dante, you are a proud father of two twin pups, one girl and one boy." I widen my eyes at her revelation.

Is she an oracle? I think to myself and although a surge of pride goes through me, it still doesn't stop the seething hatred I have for Alpha Dante at this moment. I don't really listen to their conversation after this, as I am too focused on the adoration lurking in Dante's eyes. A deep pulsation rumbles through my head as I feel the lycan side of me come alive.

There is no one in this world that is more in tune with their inner wolf than I am due to the fact that I spent centuries training so we could become as one.

A feral growl rips through my throat and their heads whip around to mine, Lilith looking like a frightened deer and Dante looks surprised but at the same time joyful.

"Viestra Apollyon! I haven't seen you in quite a while, how-" Dante begins however I snarl at him and watch as Lilith jumps out of her skin, her tanned hand instinctively moving to her heart.

"Step. Away. From. Her." I order, my animalistic voice barks out, resembling my wolf.

"Viestra Apollyon, is there something wrong?" Alpha Dante asks and I let out a dark chuckle and slowly begin to advance towards them. I see Alpha Dante's Adam's Apple bob up and down as I feel the fear that the tranquil angel is making next to him.

I don't want her to fear me, but if she fears me because of the precautions I put in place to keep her safe, then so be it.

"Yes, in fact there is," I say to Dante as I stop three feet in front of him. "You're touching my mate." I seethe out in anger and his ocean blue eyes bulge as his mouth gapss open as he snatches his hand away from her knee.

My vision focuses on Lilith as she gasps, her raspberry red lips parted and shimmering as her tongue runs over them in anxiety. Her opalescent grey eyes shine like polished pearls as they frantically search my face.

"Mate?" Her euphonious voice asks which all the more exaggerates her innocence. "But I can't feel anything." Lilith informs me as I drown in her ethereal beauty.

"I assume you are not age twenty?" I ask and she shakes her head, her silky hair delicately swaying side to side. "Only Alphas can detect their mates who are not age twenty."  She nods in understanding, a slim smile on her face but then I snap my neck towards Dante as he stands up. He treads forwards, only taking small steps and as soon as he is near me, I reach forward and clutch his neck into my hands. I take it and slam him onto the floor, the veins bulging in my tanned arm.