Renora - A Dragon's Soul.

Chapter Seven : An Alpha's Rules

Staring into his blue eyes, I am lost for words, trying to process that the man I am mated to is the Crimson Alpha himself. Looking down, tearing my eyes from his face as his hand holds onto my necklace from across the table I whisper, " Are you sure you want me, you can reject me now if you like; but please do not toy with me. " At the sound of my words a loud gasp rings out from the table near us. Followed by a light hearted chuckle across from me, but not one that warms my heart, rather a sadistic type my father would let out just before throwing his fist hurling at my face. Bracing myself for the impact as I feel the hand holding my necklace pull me closer to the man. I peek up through my eyelashes at him. " I will not reject you now, but nor will I accept you. I am an Alpha, you will obey my rules, untill you can prove to my that you are good enough. " his strong, deep voice whispers in my face staring right into my eyes. With a hard swallow I ask quietly nd with a shaking voice, "Wh, What are your rules?". Suddenly and without warning, his eyes darken up as he grips my hand roughly jerking my from my place, forcing my to follow him out of the isle of booths, and down the stairs into the ballroom. Then yanking me sharply out a small door and into a quiet hall. Just as he slams the door shut I catch a glimpse of someone moving on the other side. Most likely to stop someone from interrupting us, I think to myself.

" First off, NEVER question me in front of ANYONE!" He booms grabbing my shoulders backing me up untill my back is up against the wall. I feel my legs start to shake as a heat similar to the one from earlier starts to creep up into my face, making me loose my balance slightly. Giving him a small nod as I look down away from his eyes, while my own begin to tear up. " Second, you are not my mate yet, do not expect me to be warm and welcoming." " Never, and I mean NEVER expect me to comfort you. I m not a comforting person." " Rule number four, you can not, and will not worry about what I do with other females in my private room. I do not expect you to let me into your bed, nor do I wish to be there." Hearing those words, sends a sharp pain through my whole body, scorching me like a hot fire iron down my throat and into my heart. "Rule number five, you will train daily, you will not train with the regular teachers, you will train with the Regal Guard members. Your servant girl, will attend with you and if you do not pass your trials on time, she will take each punishment, as well as you."

As if a fire ignites within me at his last sentence my skin feel like it is on fire, but my heart feels as cold as ice. I turn my face, tears streaming down it to look him straight in his eyes. An amused smile crosses his face as I do. " What, did something I say offend you?" He says amusingly. Without a care in the world, I hold my head up high staring him down, " Her name is Lilah. And what ever sick game you are playing, I don't care what sadistic punishment awaits me, but you will not harm her." I say with a dead voice, lacing each word with anger, pain, and hatred. As the words leave my mouth I slowly start to feel the heat rise within my body, making me lightheaded and dizzy, but somehow still stand on my legs without shaking. An evil glint hits his eyes and he grabs my hair hard and bends my head forcing my bare neck to be towards him. " I have to mark you tonight as my mate, or I will become wild. I warn you, this will hurt, and I will not stop the pain since you feel you can talk to my however you please." He says darkly. A sharp pain shoots through my neck, first rushing into my head giving me the worst headache I have ever experienced, blurring my vision. Then the pain flows down to my chest, into my arms and my legs. Just as he released my neck from his mouth I barely see his canines shrink back down to a normal size. " You are mine, if you ever let anyone else touch your neck again, I will kill them." He says with yellow eyes before releasing his hold on me, letting my legs slowly buckle under me as I slink onto the cold marble floor. My eyes slowly closing at the sight of him walking away, feeling my heart slowly turn to stone.

Out of nowhere the door beside my back opens suddenly and I can hear a gentle voice whisper " It's going to be okay, just rest. " As a familiar warmth wraps it's self around me picking me up into strong arms and carrying me down a hall. My eyes too heavy to open, my heart too broken to want to open them, my body slowly going limp, sleep slowly seeps into me. The last thing I hear before drifting off, is a broken voice in my head whisper " I'm sorry, but I had no choice." I cling to that voice in my head as the dreams take over me.

Not long after I felt myself being laid on something soft, I feel a cold wash cloth being placed over my forehead. I try opening my eyes, but they're still to heavy. Letting a soft whimper out, I try to move. "No, please don't move. It will only hurt worse." A familiar voice says. " I'm sorry he did that to you I wish I could have helped you." the voice I now recognize as Jay says softly. " Why does he hate me?" I ask gently, " He doesn't, he's just, complicated." Jay says sadly, hinting to something, but I wasn't going to ask about it. " You, um, just rest here. I'll go get Lilah. I'm sorry I just panicked and kind of brought you back to your room." He mutters slowly, then softly shutting a door. Drifting back to sleep, while wondering if I would have been better off marrying Trenton, than being mated to a monster.

Voices around my wake me up, slowly opening my eyes I see Lilah, and Jay bickering. " He could have killed her! Why didnt you stop him?" She says while jabbing t his chest. Looking closer, I see tears staring to fill his pretty blue eyes, " I didnt, have a choice, and you know that. HE has to have a reason for marking her so early." He mutters back. Moving to sit up, a pin shoots through my neck and right arm as I try propping myself up, causing me to let out a loud hiss. Both of their faces flash to me, as the rush over to help. "Are you okay?" They both ask immediately. Nodding, I avoid their prying eyes, used to hiding the pain I sit up fully, ignoring the urge to scream out. " You need to take things slow, Reigh marked you, you will start getting new senses, heightened emotions, possibly new abilities, and you will feel sick as hell." a voice hiding in the corner says in a matter of fact tone. "The dumbass should have waited untill after your first day of training." Matt says while walking out of the shadows, staring at me with brown tired eyes.

" Do you understand, or is your head still fuzzy?" He asks in a knowing way. " I understand, but, I thought he needed my permission to do this to me?" I say quizzically. Shaking his head he walks over to the bed, " may I?" he asks nodding towards the bed beside me, nodding back I watch him cautiously. " Normally, he would, however, as an alpha he has the power to mark you without your consent. Right now, you need to get up and try to walk around to get your bearings." HE says gently taking my hand in his. " Can you do this for us?" He asks pleadingly. " Yeah, I'm really fine though." I say ignoring the worry in all three of their eyes. Matt slowly stands up gliding my hand up with him, I ignore the pain radiating from my very core as I set my feet on the ground, wincing only once while standing. My dress slightly damp from the heat wave that made me fall onto the floor, making it cling to me.

"Now let's see if you can walk around." He says softly. Rolling my eyes I take my hand from his and walk with aching legs, ignoring the pain pushing myself as hard as I can untill grabbing hold on near by bookcase. Looking to him, " Will I hurt like this always?" I ask gritting my teeth. He shakes his head, " No, actually, right now you shouldn't have even been able to walk at all. I thought we would have to fly you to the castle to be honest. IT will wear off by the time we get your horse ready for the ride. For now, go ahead and rest. Lilah will be back to get you when we are ready." He says while pulling a large chair over to me. Then taking my arm gently and helping me sit. " What do you mean castle?" I ask suspiciously. "Well, That will be your new home. I, Jay, and Lilah are escorting you back to the castle in a few hours. It will be around a two hour ride, so you can ask us anything you like then. But for now, please rest." He says offering me a small smile. I just simply nod. At that all three of them walk out without another word.

" You have to stay strong, please." The same broken voice whispers in my head. Startling me, 'what's wrong with me!?' I think to myself on the verge of tears. "Nothing, love, nothing." The voice replies. Making me sob, ' Great, now I'm talking to myself in my head.' , " I am not our thoughts, if you wish for me not to hear you, think softly, don't shout. " The voice whispers back in a light hearted voice which reminds me of a soft chuckle. Thinking softly to myself of who the voice could be, or if I should ask someone about it, I decide it's better not to mention this. Besides, what if they think I'm insane and Reigh decides to punish Lilah for my insanity somehow. With a heavy sigh, I decide to get back on my feet and pace my room slowly untill the pain subsides.