Alaric's POVMy heart stirred in bitterness. Hearing Samantha boldly request a DNA test was something I was utterly unprepared for. If she could ask for that, it could only mean she was confident in her son's paternity.I hated it. I swear I did.It scared me, more than I imagined it would. I wanted Adrian to be my son, maybe because he was the closest thing between me and Samantha. I'd go crazy if Adrian didn't turn out to be mine.I reached my office, having barely held back my anger. The moment I got in, I slammed the door shut and began scattering the place. I let my anger override my reasoning, destroying everything in my path until the room was almost in ruins. I grabbed a bottle of wine from the small cellar in the corner of my office and poured myself a glass, then I sat on my chair, replaying the moment with Samantha in my head.I couldn't keep calm and shattered the glass in my hand, letting the pieces slice into my skin. Blood trickled, but it healed quickly enough."Alaric
Samantha's POV"I'm an adult, Ric. You don't get to decide things like that for me. When it comes to love, you have little control over how your heart feels," I said as my emotions took over. I had fallen for him seven years ago despite knowing we were in different social classes. Him rejecting me proved that we could never be together. Yet, I wasn't sure that my heart had completely gotten over Ric, not with the way I had been feeling since I returned to this pack, even now. This sucked so much. This was really messed up. Alaric turned slowly to look at me, shock etched on his face."No one has ever spoken to me so defiantly ever since I took on the role of alpha," he said, and he had no idea how happy that made me feel, knowing I struck a nerve in him."Does it hurt your ego?" I asked."Maybe it does," he said, and I was surprised that he'd admit that. He took a step towards me. I didn't need him being close to me right now. "But I'm more scared of what I'd do to you if you keep ac
Samantha's POVMy eyes remained wide, but the fear grew into annoyance as Alpha Alaric pressed me against the wall. At least this time, he was kind enough to place one hand behind my head, protecting my skull from hitting the wall, but that didn't stop my annoyance, "I'm going to let you go now, but don't scream," Ric breathed into my ear. The air that left his mouth tickled me, and a shiver ran through me.He pulled away slowly and glanced at me, his eyes filled with anger that overshadowed my annoyance. What was his deal this time?"Damn it, Ric! What is wrong with you?" I yelled the moment he moved away, but his gaze remained stern."I heard you went to see Kennedy at the clinic today," he said. I had been ready to fire back, but my mouth snapped shut at his words. I was in utter shock and disbelief."Is that what you pulled me into a corner to ask?" I asked defiantly, even though I could still feel the anger radiating from Ric."I gave you an order." His voice was raspy. I opened
Samantha's POVAlaric moved silently, and a seat was made available for him immediately, with everyone else bowing in respect. I tilted my head as well in respect to him.I let out a sharp sigh when I raised my head, and his eyes were still on me. This was painfully uncomfortable. He wasn't supposed to be here, so why did he come? I found myself feeling very nervous and tense now that he was here. All confidence was lost, especially with the way he kept his gaze focused on me. I hate to recognize just how smokingly hot he looked. Shit! I let out a deep sigh to calm my racing heart, but a war was already raging inside me. I was disorganized."Go ahead, the warrior meetings kept me late." Alaric finally spoke in a rough tone like he had been barking orders at the training ground earlier."It's a brief meeting, and we will soon conclude," I said, doing my best for my voice not to sound shaky because I was truly shaken by his presence. But what I said about the meeting being brief was a l
Samantha's PovAlaric had maintained his order, but I wasn't going to follow it. Not that I intended on finding love here again, but if I did, I would embrace it fully. He couldn't have Lily and expect me to pass on the chance to love because he ordered it.I had gone to see Kennedy this morning and he was unwelcoming. I knew it had to be because of Ric. He had even declined my request to have a drink with him at the bar when he was discharged. It hurt my heart and my ego to be rejected. I did want to give it a shot with Kennedy; we connected and he was likable, but I guess he was too scared of his alpha to take that risk of hanging out with me again.Today, I was to be introduced to the medical and research council officially. I had met some of the members on several occasions, but this was the first time we all got to see each other at the same time. Meanwhile, with the help of Adams and a few others, I had been conducting my research and finally reached a shocking discovery. We had
Alaric's pov I had just finished my morning training with the warriors and was heading back to the packhouse to freshen up and attend to some files on my table, but I decided to look around for Samantha, like I always did every morning. She didn't always show up for training, but I always anticipated seeing her, and today was one of those lucky days, just that I had not expected to catch her in such a position with Kennedy. It all happened in a flash; there was no time to think or calm myself. Anger took over me. Storm didn't even need to take control. I acted fast, and in a second, Kennedy was on the ground, the cracking of his bones a pleasant melody in my ear. "Alpha..." Kennedy called, spitting out blood. He had dislocated his hand and was now pulling it back into position while scrambling away from me. I was boiling so much that I didn't care to listen to Kayson when he tried to stop me. 'He dared to touch what belonged to us; you should finish him off," Storm growled