(35) XXXV: From Afar
Alpha Lachlan had confided himself behind a lush undergrowth. He was watching the guards keeping watch for outsiders. He remained there for few hours waiting for Sebastian to emerge from the dungeon he entered awhile.Sebastian doesn't know not even notice that he was following him. Before the current situation Lachlan was sensing that Sebastian was up to something—that he doesn't want to associate himself with him or Lily in saving Maridelle; he have another plan. It was confirmed when he saw Sebastian has secretly left the cabin.Lachlan decide to keep a tail on him; he has been following his tracks. He knows very well that Sebastian might know where Maridelle is. And his conclusion did not fail him. Sebastian brought him to the stronghold of vampires—the race he loathed. Lachlan was perplexed why Sebastian went here; he remembered Sebastian told them that he has no group to belong to. But why is he here? However, Lach(36) XXXVI: HeartfeltTwinges on his leg was the thing that had awoken Lachlan. All he saw was a small room when he opened his eyes. He rose from the bed and checked his leg. A bandage was secured around the wound. “Finally you are awake, Alpha,” greeted by an old woman on her mid-fifties. She is carrying a bowl with water in it.“Who are you? How did I get here? Why did you call me Alpha?” His continuous queries rendered the old woman a smile on her face.She put the bowl beside him. “Save your questions, Alpha. You're going to exhaust yourself.” She reached for a towel and soaked it in the water-filled bowl. “We found you under a big tree. You are wounded and...” the old woman felt the hot blood rushed onto her cheeks. “...and naked.”Alpha Lachlan diverted his gaze. He felt the hot blood rushing on his cheeks as well. It's not that his body ashames him, it is just someone saw him naked. When he had recovered from the e
(37) XXXVII: After Her“Run faster, Alpha! Yehey!” she demanded for a faster speed. Christie has been wearing a beaming smile since Lachlan finally shifted for her to ride on his wolf.Few weeks had passed before he is able to use his leg without feeling pain. His healing could be much faster if he had marked Maridelle and have her by his side so that their mate bond could help him heal his wound. Lachlan neglected such notion. It is true that to mark her is beneficial, however, the thought of her puts a pang in his heart. Up until this time he haven't forgive himself and forgotten the sins he did to her. For now, he focuses on granting the promise he gave to Christie: to ride on his wolf.The moment he shifted, it automatically drawn an expression of awe to the young child and her parents. Her first words were a compliment to his brown big wolf, X. Her parents were speechless as it is their first time to see an Alpha shift in front of them.“Can
(38) XXXVlll: Watching From AfarAlpha Lachlan hid himself behind the shadows of nearby establishments. He is in the dark watching how Maridelle smiled to Sebastian. They are sitting in front of each other eating inside a restaurant just few meters away from him. They conversed as if no one is watching them; as if their worlds seemed to stop spinning and everything in the background fades; as if they are not on the run. Well, with their disguise no one would suspect that one of them is wanted.“That should have been me,” Lachlan whispered to himself. Again, regret creeps into him. He is all to blame.Lachlan enviously waited for them to finish their dinner. He had endured the misery seeing her with another guy. He is now more determined to have his mate back.He saw Sebastian and Maridelle exiting the restaurant. Alpha Lachlan followed them towards the inn they have been staying. It angered him when he behold that they only took a room for themselves.“Is th
(39) XXXIX: Big Change, Big Gap“Mari don't—”He halted, dropping his jaw. His gaze landed on her profile. Her eyes widened. Of all the people she would think she would encounter, Lachlan would never be in the list.“What are you doing here?!”Lachlan isn't able to respond, still contemplating the scene. He wants to pinch himself, no! He wanted to punch himself to test if he is not dreaming or his mind is not making up the circumstance he is witnessing.“Tsk. You look stupid. And try to close your jaw. I know I am pretty but you don't have to look like that,” she said, full of contempt and a bit of sarcastic tone.Sebastian, who is leaning on the wall, smirked. “Mari, what did you do?!” He still can't believe it.“Trust your eyes, Alpha. I killed these people. They are worthless anyway. So to make them a little bit worthy of their life, I made them useful for myself. I drank their blood,” she said coldly.
(40) XL BA Challenge AcceptedHer jaw dropped. Her eyes dilated. For a short moment she was stupefied by his unusual and ridiculous suggestion.“Are you serious?!” she said, still enwrapped by awe. “I don't know what had gotten into your mind to say that.” Finally she had herself back.“Yes, I am very serious, Mari. Wolf's blood is much tastier and nutritious for vampires.” Lachlan hesitated to say the last word. Is Maridelle a vampire? Could there be no chance she'll become his Alpha female?Maridelle turned her sight sidewards. He called her a vampire. The word that tells her how abominable her blood is. It painfully says that she belongs to the race she couldn't accept. Maridelle doesn't like what is happening to her. She cannot accept being called vampire, but that is what she is turning herself into. She fully gazed at Alpha Lachlan who doesn't get rid of his seriousness. “Sure. I wanted to know how tasty your blood is.”
41 BA Love TriangleMaridelle's eyes were wide open. Sebastian did not only come into the room unannounced, but he had also broken the entire door. He might have kicked it.“Let's get out of here, Mari.” Sebastian grabbed her hand and almost dragged him outside the room.“You're not taking her away from me again! Not now. Never!” Lachan was quick to block their way out.“Remember I told you before that you would never ever have her again? This is that time. You don't deserve her! You did even put her in danger.” Sebastian paused trying to contain himself. He had made enough noise to grab the attention from the staff and other people who are inside the inn. They might go to their room to see what's happening. He cannot let that happen. “You did not feel her pain, but I did.”Sebastian's words had penetrated the deepest of Lachlan's conscience. “I know and I regret it. I am here to make up for my mistakes.”“Don't bother. I can better protect her. I would not put her in danger like you
42 Meeting the Alliance (part 1)He had shook her, but there were no signs of response. Instead of her getting her consciousness back, Sebastian has awoken feeling dizzy. His back ached. His hands are on his head, the same spot where Maridelle had her wound.“Fuck!”“Does it hurt so much?” Lachlan asked him. He know it should have hurt her, but he wanted to know how much does it hurt. Sebastian tried to recover. “Take her away, immediately. Be careful on handling her on the back, thighs, and head. I can feel the pain in there.” Sebastian kicked the car's doors making it flew in the open. Before he could get out he managed to see Maridelle unconscious and estimated that Lachlan can still fight. “I'll take care of Viller since he's strongest, the rest are weaklings. You can handle them in case they'll chase you.”“I got it.” Lachlan gently took her off the car and was ready to escape when he behold more or less ten vampires surroundin
43 BA Meeting the Alliance (part 2)They were all in the same car. Maridelle is still unconscious; her body sat beside Lachlan; her head leans on his shoulder. Nyx drives the car while Sebastian is sitting beside her, thinking of the numerous ways he could get himself and Maridelle out of the car. Sebastian moved uneasy on his seat. “Drive carefully. Bullshit!” He twisted his body, enduring the pain. With a sudden halt, everyone seemed to get off their seats except for Nyx who did it. “I did nothing! Why are you so upset?!” Sebastian screamed terribly. He fixed his fiery gaze on her. If only he could tell and explain that every bump on the road that she passes carelessly, Maridelle's body is moved and he is suffering the pain. However, the more that will know the secret, the more dire his situation could become. “Just do what I say!”“I am not your slave to boss me around!” she screamed back at him. “Both of you stop!” L