Chapter 3

I jerked myself off his grip, smashing his face with my elbow. He groaned as blood oozed out from his nose, his hands curled up on his face. 

“You’re trained. Didn’t see that coming.” He chuckled, wiping the blood with his hands. 

“Tell me the truth, Alpha.” I groaned, still backing him to hide my face. 

“You must be the cursed mate he was always talking about after his mate bond. He found out about how he would lose his power and become a mere Omega like you or, worse still, a human. He couldn’t risk it, so he killed himself; he didn’t wait for my sword of trust to swing by.” He burst into laughter. 

“You’re sick.” I said in disgust. “Nice meeting you, by the way.”

“And where do you think you’re going?” He walked up to me, his sinister aura pulling me down. My heart began to race as his claws trailed my shoulder, placing cuts on my flesh. 

“We’ll meet again, Alpha Ryu, but by then your head will be in my arms.” I bent down immediately, grabbing my mask and rolling off to put it on. 

“You’re not getting away.” Strokes appeared in his eyes, his claws emerging stronger and sharper than before. His presence felt heavy like a dumbbell, holding me in place. 

I picked up some soil, hurling it at him. A little got into his eyes, stopping him from moving forward; I took the chance, taking to my heels. 

…The entire palace guard scrambled around the corners searching for the intruder that had attacked the Alpha-me. They matched through every hallway, checking everyone for a cut mark on the shoulder. I should have known he was onto something. 

“Miss Samantha!” Missy cried as she walked in. I heard you were attacked and beaten up. 

I held up a gloomy face, the red soil I had patched on my face making it believable by looks. She sighed, bringing me towards her. “You’ll be alright.”

“Everyone out, the Alpha has declared a public validation announcement.” Kyle, Ryu’s gamma spat as he walked into the room. 

He had this Incandescent aura just like Ryu, but his was much more concrete, filled with cruelty and bitterness. He had gone through the worst of things on the war grounds. 

We walked out of the room, walking straight to the hall. The entire pack had assembled, everyone frightened by the urgent call. 

“Deadly fangs!!!” Ryu yelled. 

Everyone in the pack began to howl, drums began to beat, and the torches began to light up. My heart began to beat; I could feel the danger looking around growing stronger and stronger. 

“Today I was attacked by one of our very own, and one of my maidens was wounded in the process. The attacker had tried to escape, but thanks to Kyle, we caught her before she could abscond with her blue cloak.” He snapped his fingers, and two scouts walked in with a lady in their hands. 

I clenched my fist as they slowly took off her cloak, her identity being revealed. “Sasha?” 

“She’s the mate of my personal assistant, who took his own life. She’s cursed; he couldn’t take it, and he also couldn’t reject her for fear of being cursed. He took his own life, but he made it clear who he wanted to take over for him.” Ryu signaled to Kyle, who walked up to her with his sword out of its case. 

“No one attacks the Alpha and lives, not even a cursed omega.” 

“You must be mistaken; I just wanted to try out the cloak I found in the bin. I’m not the one you’re looking for.” She cried.

Slash!

“Ahhhhh!” Some of the maidens screamed as she fell to the floor, her blood flowing out like a river. 

“I would like to make an announcement.” Ryu’s fierce voice brought me back to reality. His gaze was directed towards me. 

He began. "With the passing of my personal assistant, whose mate's bond with the perpetrator caused this, I would like to take this opportunity to appoint a new wolf.”

I observed the surroundings, and to my surprise, no one was wailing anymore. They were all filled with laughter and joy, acknowledging Sasha as a criminal. 

Kyle, on the other hand, was standing firm with his sword dripping with blood. I could see the grin on his face as Ryu scouted the area for the next personal assistant. 

“Miss Samantha over here shall now take charge as my personal assistant.”

I rose up, walking towards Ryu with clenched fists. I was going to kill him and bring his head back home as a gift to my father. He was going to get it—a taste of his own medicine. 

“Miss Samantha, are you alright?” Ryu asked, taking my hand in his. 

“I am fine. There’s nothing to worry about,” I assured. 

“Anyone who disrespects Miss Samantha automatically disrespects me. That I shall not tolerate.” 

Ryu grabs a gem from his pocket, placing it in the middle of my breasts. I was about to hit his hand away from myself when a wave of tingling sensation suddenly erupted in me, making me weak in the thighs. I had never felt like this before; maybe it was because I had never been touched by a man. 

“Miss Samantha… Miss Samantha,” Ryu’s voice reached out to me, his hand trailing around my waistline.

“What happened to me?” I asked, slowly regaining consciousness. 

“I have no idea, but it’s something that has never happened in years.”.

My vision returned, and Ryu’s charming face welcomed me. I could see the stars staring at me, my legs positioned in an awkward way. 

“Is it crazier than a mission?” I blurted out unconsciously. 

“I’m not sure about that, but it seems you’re in a huge mess.” Ryu’s words sent me flying off his arms. 

I stared at the crowd, everyone staring at me like I was some criminal. 

“Alpha Ryu, kindly withdraw her position. She isn’t like the rest of us; we don’t even know what she is.” Kyle growled, ready to attack at any moment. 

“The Gem slid right through her calves. Is she really from this pack? No one has the ability to take in such a gem and talk less of absorbing the power. Who is she?” members of the pack began to drop their opinions of me. 

“Enough. There’s nothing to be afraid of, Ryu let out, his hand still on my waistline. 

“What’s the assurance that she’s not an intruder?”

“Yeah, what if she was sent to question your authority?” Maybe this was her plan all along.”

“Why don’t we just execute her? If the gem is inside her, a sword shouldn’t be able to cause any damage.”

“Execute her! Execute her!”