The Kiss

My mate laid on the floor, hands and legs spread apart. Four warriors from the Red Scarlet park held her hands and legs firmly against the ground. She struggled against their hold but it only got tighter. Her face was wet with tears and more threatened to pour if someone didn't do something about her situation.

Their alpha stood above them, watching in pure amusement as they tore her clothes piece by piece. His eyes glowed as they ravaged her bare body.

"Let me at him, please let me at him". Lyon begged in my head. You see, Lyon wasn't the typical soft wolf. He recognized his role as the alpha king and loved to act accordingly. Even in his wolf form, he wasn't friendly to anyone, not my beta, gamma or delta. He was fierce and strict.

He showed no mercy whatsoever, he believed that offenders should be killed, not punished so as to serve as a lesson to other people.

Sometimes, we never agreed and at other times, we were best partners, like right now.

I quickly gave him control as i slipped into unconsciousness. I felt him move swiftly as if going in different directions at once. Screams of terror filled the air and it only angered Lyon more. These pricks had the audacity to touch his mate, why were they screaming now? Weren't they expecting the consequences of their actions?

It went on and on, until he was finally done. The screams had died down but the air smelt of fresh blood. Still, he was raging and nothing seemed to calm him down.

Lyon gave me control of my body a few hours later and boy, i was satisfied with the damage he had done. I was standing outside my door with my arm folded, like i was…. guarding it?. I looked left and right to be sure that no one saw me like this, Lyon sure had a way of making me embarrassed.

I slipped into my world of thoughts again as i entered my room. Where was the white eyes? i just hope Lyon gave proper instructions to care for her. I have to get to the bottom of this. Who even allowed them to take her? How did they get access into that room? What would she think of me now now? Defending her and leaving her there by herself.

I heard shuffling from my dresser and immediately my wolf instinct took over, who the hell entered my room without my permission? As i neared the dresser at full alert, the door opened and the intruder came into full view.

She was wearing my shirt and briefs, wait, why was she wearing my clothes? And who the hell gave her access into my room?

"Lyon"? She called, seeing the confusion on my face.

I groaned in annoyance as realization hit me. Lyon!!.

He chuckled in my head."That is for not giving me access when i begged you the first time".

"Don't be rude". He warned

I stood upright staring at her from head to toe. In truth, she did look sexy in my clothes and unlike the other mate, she was chubby, average height, big cheeks. Her silver hair matched her white eyes, her nose pointed, her big doe eyes made her facial features even more attractive.

Her body, damn. Curvy was the right word. Her hips made my shirt shorter than normal and it only made her thighs more visible for me. Her boobs were round and perky.

"Hmm Hmm". She cleared her throat. "So, i guess you're not Lyon but you've been staring at me for a while now". She paused staring at me from head to toe. "More like undressing me with your eyes".

Jeez, why so raw? Then it hit me. She was more or less a whore in Red Scarlet right? She should be used to men staring at and talking to her dirty. "Why are you here"? I asked trying to control my irritation

"Well". She began. "You brought me here yourself. What's with the attitude? Cut it out and give me a break".

She brushed past me into my bedroom and onto my bed. My eyes doubled in size and I scoffed in disbelief. Who the fuck does she think she is?

"What"? She asked desperately. "Can't i use your bed now? Because i remember you being all sweet and loving just a while ago, you told me to use your closet and also offered me your bed, so why are you being like this"?

By the time she was done, her breaths were erratic and sounding uneven.

Taking very angry steps, i soon reached the bed. "Well, if you were not so dumb you would have noticed that the other guy and i are completely different, he might have tolerated your sharp mouth and sassiness but i won't, you will respect me as your alpha king and…".

"Hey! Hey!!, big guy". She knelt on my bed with a hand to my face. "You may have failed to notice, but I am no wolf, I do not have a wolf and I will not submit to you as an alpha or whatever you say you are".

She laid down on the bed again and this time she made use of my duvet to cover her body. When I am meeting the other guy? He's way nicer than you are".

"Well, never". I muttered under my breath.

I watched as she gave in to sleep on my bed, my bed. This was all Lyons's fault, if only he had given her over to one of the maids, then this wouldn't have happened.

Morning came and sleeping beauty, well more like sleeping mate was still comfortably sleeping on my bed. I took the couch and trust me when I say I barely had any sleep. I should get another bed in this room.

"Hmm, someone is getting used to the idea of always having a pretty damsel in his bed" Lyon said.

Unbelievable Lyon. I scoffed. Just unbelievable. I sat on the bed and my eyes landed on the bed thief. She looked so peaceful. Strands of her curly hair covered her face and she whined uncomfortably.

So cute, I could get used to her sleeping and being cute rather than being awake and a pain in my pretty ass. I gently removed the strands of hair and a small smile appeared on her face.

The door to my bedroom burst open and whoever the hell that was, definitely had anger in his veins instead of blood. On second thoughts, they had just disrespected me, their alpha by barging into my room, my own space.

I was getting ready to give Lyon control until I heard that familiar scoff. That single sound was mixed with pain and anger. Goddess Flourish. I quickly turned in the direction of the door and there she was, but she was intensely staring at something.

I traced it and it landed on the white eyes still peacefully sleeping on my bed, what was worse?

My hand was still placed on her face. It's not what you think Flourish Really, it's not what I think?

Before I could form another sentence in my head, Flourish gave her wolf control and she lunged at white eyes. Flourish pushed her off the bed and growled. "How dare you? How dare you come close to him?"

The white eyes stood up on her feet, trying to process everything. Before she could, Flourish lunged at her again but white eyes were quick enough to dodge the blow. Flourish landed on the ground with a loud thud and it only made her angrier.

"Flourish". I thundered, having seen enough of her immaturity and disrespect.

From the ground, she went on to a kneeling position. *I am so. r.r.y alpha. I'm. I'm sorry, I lost control".

"Look at me" I commanded her. I needed to know what went on in her mind, from the look in her eyes, what kind of emotion she was harboring. She looked up at me and my heart broke into many pieces.

Tears filled her eyes, and they threatened to pour soon. Apart from tears, her eyes held pain and sadness. Most of all, they held anger. Anger, maybe for me, maybe for the white eyes, or maybe for my mate."You have disrespected me as your alpha, and you shall be punished for it," my voice was gruff, and I knew that Lyon had a little control of my conscious self.

He was so mad at Flourish and her wolf. He wanted them punished for their disrespect, but I knew better. Flourish touched our mate, and that was the main reason for his anger.

"Yeah, you better punish her," the white eyes scoffed with her arm over her chest. "The bitch almost killed me.

"Silence," I commanded, and she rolled her eyes at me. Such audacity. I begged Lyon to give me full control of my consciousness, promising that I would handle the situation correctly, and he did. Seeing that I was back to my normal self, Flourish rushed out of the room crying. Her hurt reflected in her actions, if only she gave me a chance to explain.

"Flourish, wait," I went after her. "Please wait." When she finally did, she turned around to face me but avoided my eyes. "Really? Lucas? The whore? What the hell is even going on?"

"Don't call her a whore, Gamma Flourish."

"Oh, so we're doing titles now"? She crossed her arms around her chest angrily. "Okay, Dear Alpha king, does your mate know you're with another woman, not even outside, in the palace, and your room?"

"I'm not with her, Flourish," my anger was beginning to rise, but I knew that I had to control it if I ever wanted to clear things between us.

"So, what was she doing in your room, in your clothes, and almost naked?"

"It was a situation, a very unlikely one, but it's not what you think." Her anger was reduced and replaced with hurt. She took slow steps towards me, and when she got close enough, she threw her arms over my shoulders, embracing me tightly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for everything," I whispered in her ears.

"What about us, Luke? What about everything we've shared? All the promises we made to each other"?

"You made those promises, Flourish," I disengaged from the hug. "I do not hold you accountable for them. I don't."

She sighed and rolled her eyes, clearly frustrated. I knew Flourish well enough to know that her anger had started to crawl back in. "We are in love, Lucas, and I will fight for you. I will do everything to make you see that I'm the woman for you. You have a mate, yes, but we can still be together. Nobody has to know."

I pulled my hands away from hers. "I can't. Maybe if I told her the situation I was in, she would understand. I have two mates Flourish".

"What?"

I checked her expression to see how she was taking the news, and boy, she wasn't digesting it, but I continued anyway. "Remember that night? The rogue and the white eyes. They are both my mates, and I am tasked with the option of picking just one."

She backed away, shaking her head in disappointment.

"There's no hope for the both of us."I'm sorry." I reached out and hugged her one more time. Who knows, it may be the last genuine hug we'll ever share.

She disengaged, and in a millisecond, her lips found mine. She kissed me passionately. A loud bang pulled me away from her, I looked behind and found Sofia standing with her hands over her mouth. Just by the door of my room, stood the white eyes, watching the whole scene with an unreadable expression.

"I will fight for you, Lucas," Flourish said again. She faced my mate or mates, in this case. "Both of you, be ready for me." And she walked away like the fierce woman I knew she was. A low growl escaped my lips at her threats to my mate. As I turned around to face them, my heart hammered against my chest.

I was more worried for Sofia than I was for the white eyes. I assured her that I was going to fix everything, I gave her hope, and I took it away. Now her eyes held nothing but regret, and they were focused on the white eyes.

"So, the kiss was her punishment?" the white eyes asked. "So much for being not just a mate but the alpha king." She scoffed and made her way back into the room.

Now it was just me and Sofia. Goddess, the tension was so thick that it pressed on my bones. "I trusted you," she glanced at the food on the floor. "So much for making you breakfast."I watched as she ran away. I was confused, utterly confused, and confusion was one feeling I hated the most. Now, I didn't know who to go after. Flourish or Sofia."The white eye, right?" No, she wasn't important.