Mystery of the Rejected Alpha ✔

Chapter Sixteen

Alina

"What did you just say?" I asked my voice barely audible due to all the sudden flood of emotions. This had to be some sick twisted prank Luke was trying to pull against me for insulting his dish. "You're kidding me, right?"

He shook his head."I'm sorry, Alina." He mumbled, "I know it's a huge loss to bear with but you can not give up. You can not let the emotions drain you because you are a fighter. I know I'm asking a lot from you but I want you to know that I care for you. I don't want you to be considered as a weakling." He paused, his palm placed flatly against my cheek, slowly caressing my skin, his fingers running over my tear-stained cheeks.

"I love you," he whispered, "I don't want you to feel lonely. I am here for you, we all are. The entire Red Blood pack is by your side because it's your home, we are your family."

"How?" I finally managed to ask, my voice raspy than intended.

He raised an eyebrow, "They were not killed due to the attack, hell no," he paused, looking at me intently, "They were killed before their pack got attacked. Alpha Andrew was trying to keep the news of their death a secret, which indeed he was successful at but then the sudden attack made the news of the death viral to the all werewolf packs out there."

"Andrew was trying to keep it a secret?" I repeated, "But why? And how did the news leak out anyway?"

"There must have had been a reason behind all these, which we are certainly not aware of," Luke stated, giving my hand a reassuring squeeze.

"Yes," I mumbled, knowing the fact that he was right, "Can you leave me alone for a moment?"

"No," he growled, "I won't leave you alone. You need me right now."

"Stop-"

The sound of my door being snapped open echoed, retrieving a rather familiar figure from the dark.

"—I'm sorry to interrupt but I have a piece of important information that needs to be passed out to you right now, Alpha." A pack member said bowing down in front of Luke.

"What is it?" Luke asked.

"Earlier a rogue was caught invading into our territory, claiming herself to be innocent. Beta Neil locked her up inside the prison for further investigation."

"Her?" Luke furrowed an eyebrow.

"Yes, Alpha. The rogue is a girl." He informed Luke.

"Go and inform Neil that I ordered him to take care of this matter himself," Luke ordered, his voice filled with authority.

The pack member bowed down and soon left acting upon the orders Luke placed.

It was rare for a female rogue to invade an Alpha's territory. Most of the invasions were by male abandoned wolves. No matter how strong a female wolf was, the courage of stumbling upon a marked territory was itself a dreadful imagination, which no one certainly considered to act upon.

"I think you should take a rest. You had a long day and its expected of you to take a break, for the day at least." He smiled as he stood up, along with the semi-filled platter placed finely against his palm.

"You sleep now, I'll see you later, love."

It was nothing new. No matter how many times someone said that they would stay, it always ended up in a different way. For nothing was a permanent piece in life.

"Oh, and thank you for the drink you made for me, Alina." Luke grinned as he looked at me one last time before walking out through the door.

Drink?