Screw Alpha Chadwick Kai

Claimed by the Arrogant Alpha

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Chapter 9: Screw Alpha Chadwick Kai

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Saint was leaving.

Tasha was leaving.

And Jessica was drunk out of her mind.

She was moving clumsily on the dance floor, immensely different from her usual, graceful, dancing style, and pressed up against some other wolves.

The club reeked of alcohol, sex, vomit and sweat and in the back of her mind her wolf was on high alert, making sure nobody tried to take advantage of her.

Jessica is not this sort of person – she doesn’t like getting drunk or dancing among the equally drunk, but her two closest friends are leaving and she feels awful. And lonely.

And she just wanted to make it go away.

“Such a pretty, small Omega,” a Beta slurred into her ear and Jessica, even if she was tipsy, pulled back with a scowl.

She hated the way the Beta said it, ‘pretty’ and ‘small’ in a way that was patronizing.

Jessica stumbled away from the lewd stare, feeling like she wanted to crawl out of her skin.

A new song started to play and Jessica closed her eyes, losing herself to the beat and rhythm and addicting melody.

Screw Chadwick Kai and his gorgeous face and his dazzling crooked smile and his mesmerizing voice.

‘I don’t want him. I don’t need him. He’s just a stupid, conceited Alpha.’

Jessica’s fist clenched and a voice in her head says ‘you keep telling yourself that.’

Someone came to dance with her. The room was spinning and the lights were low but Jessica could make out single-lidded eyes and thin lips, smiling in a way that was brash and arrogant. Hands come to rest on her waist and pull her close and Jessica briefly thought this isn’t right but that only made her want to do it more.

So she let it happen, slightly on edge.

The other guy mumbled compliments in her ear and Jessica only picked up half of it, but from what she did hear, it was enough to make her flinch.

“Whoever let you go is going to be sorry. You’re mine now.”

Ugh.

Jessica hated being talked to like this – like an object to be owned by other people, passed around. She went to step away but the hands on her waist prevented her. Irritation crossed her alcohol consumed mind.

“Hey, let go.”

“But why? We only just started.”

“I don’t want to dance with you,” Jessica hissed and tried to pry his hands off. The guy only gripped her harder and Jessica winced in pain.

Her wolf snarled.

The other leaned forward, drunken breath blowing in Jessica’s ear, making her squirm. “You’re so feisty, are you this aggressive in bed too? I’d love to find out.”

Jessica grimaced, disgusted. The mere thought of it repulsed and offended her.

“Fuck off, or –”

She was cut off by another person stepping between them, shoving the offending wolf away.

The new guy was only slightly taller than Jessica herself, but he had an aura that told others not to mess with him. He glanced at Jessica and then grabbed her hand, tugging her through the club towards the exit.

Jessica was stunned but let this stranger lead her out into the street.

She came face to face with a concerned and enraged Natasha.

Jessica looked to the guy who had helped her out of the unpleasant situation and realised, oh, this must be the Amir.

Tasha was livid. “Jessica, what are you doing? You can’t get drunk alone, you’ll be taken advantage of. How could you do this to yourself?”

Her best friend crossed her arms, eyebrows narrowed and jaw clenched hard.

Jessica opened her mouth to reply, probably something doleful, but her teeth chattered as her senses started to work again and she recognized just how cold it was. “I t-think I left my jumper inside. I-It’s cold.”

“You can buy a new one,” Tasha said candidly and wrapped an arm under Jessica to support her, and also provide her some warmth. “Come on, let’s get you home.”

Jessica nodded, too tired to resist and it wasn’t like she wanted to go back into the club.

She bit her lip. “I’m going to be alone, Tasha,” Jessica garbled, words sounding incoherent, and rested her head in the crook of Tasha’s neck. “No one is e-ever going to fall i-in love with me.”

“Shh, stop spouting bullshit,” Tasha sighed. “You can come visit me in the city, scratch that, come live with me. With us.”

Jessica sniffed, teeth chattering. “Amir w-wouldn’t like that.”

“Amir will put up with it.”

“Amir is right here,” said male butted in, sounding a little bothered, but when he saw Jessica’s tearful face he softened. “But yes, you can come stay with us, I guess.”

“I like you already,” Jessica murmured and Tasha snorted, albeit pleased.

Amir zipped up her jacket, complacent.

Jessica felt her eyes begin to close, eyelids heavy all of a sudden. The rhythmic sound of footsteps – hers , Tasha’s, Amir’s– began to lull her into sleep, soothing her.

The slightly sick feeling in her stomach and dizziness had eased and she was feeling far more relaxed. She really wished she could have fallen in love with Tasha, her best friend.

It would be so easy. So nice.

She mumbled something about how thankful she was for Tasha, but her friend abruptly jerked away and pushed Jessica into the arms of the unsuspecting Beta.

Why is everyone shoving me around today?

Amir stumbled with Jessica until he caught his balance. He was on the verge of cussing and asking what in God’s name Tasha was doing when he saw the familiar, tall figure walking towards them.

His hands were in his jeans pocket and a beanie was pulled low, bangs hanging over his eyes.

Amir sighed, “Natasha, don’t...”

Said Beta had already stormed off towards the other.

“Fantastic,” Amir said, voice blank.

Jessica cracked open an eye and saw a blurred, fuzzy face that looked like an Alpha she knew. Her suspicion was confirmed when that beautiful scent washed over her.

She was already drawn to it, even in her drunken state, and yet her wolf was telling her to ‘stay away’ and Jessica decided to listen to it for once. She curled her hands around Amir’s neck and hid her face.

‘I do not want to see him.’

“There, there,” Amir muttered, patting her back awkwardly.

Jessica couldn’t see what was going on, but she heard snippets of Kai and Tasha’s argument, or rather Tasha yelling heatedly at Kai, who patiently tried to respond before being interrupted mid-sentence.

She whined, not wanting her best friend to get in a quarrel because of her.

“Don’t worry, Kai won’t do anything,” Amir comforted her, sensing Jessica’s distress. “He’s not like that.”

Jessica felt a tight feeling in her stomach, like disappointment and sadness from Kai’s earlier rejection.

I know, and that’s why I had to end up liking him.

“Now you listen here brat, you stay away from my Jessi or I’ll make your life hell when I come to the city. She doesn’t need this from you!” Tasha continued to shout as Jessica curled up against Amir, incredibly embarrassed.

Jessica was older, she was the older one, so why was Tasha having to defend her?

She felt terrible.

This was her problem, Tasha shouldn’t be caught in the middle.

Kai said something, not angry, but firm.

Jessica turned slightly to see him and their eyes met.

There was that dangerous promise lingering behind his controlled appearance as he did a once over of the position she and Amir were currently in.

Kai’s scent suddenly became stronger, or maybe Jessica just sobered up a little, and she didn’t think she could fight it anymore.

She pulled away from Amir slowly and walked towards the disagreeing pair, each step agonizing and relieving.

He and Tasha stopped arguing when they saw her approach.

“Jessica... ,” Tasha started but a pleading look from Kai and she stopped.

Jessica gave her best friend a tight smile, I can handle it.

This wasn’t Tasha’s problem, it was Jessica’s, and she had to fix it herself.

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