006 The Birthday Wish

Dahlia's POV

"You want a transfer? I never knew you were interested in the Alpha's title, Lola." Alpha Damon frowns, apparently shocked at the fact that his No.1 fan suddenly wants to leave his side.

When an Alpha's land grows too big, they divide part of their land to their betas for closer control. Sometimes they would grant those lands to a beta to be a new pack, if the beta's performance at the land really stands out.

"I'm not, Alpha. You have my forever loyalty," Lola shook her head with a sorrowful smile, "I just feel like you don't need me by your side anymore, and I thought maintaining this piece of land is more valuable to you than me being your little tail."

Little tail my ass! I would have believed her if she didn't bash her eyelashes at him saying these words. If only she had a tail it would be wagging crazily right now!

I knew they had a thing!

"Nonsense. You are of great value to me." Alpha Damon sounds displeased and then I realized Lola's plan--

She lost the Alpha's attention to me, and what's a better way to get it back by leaving? He might want my body more than hers right now, but no man can stand a clingy toy suddenly decides to them even if they don't care about that toy.

"Besides, I have another name in my head for that piece of land," Alpha Damon tightens his arms around me, his voice luring by my ear as he continues.

An unlikely possibility forms in my mind -- is he talking about me?

I stop struggling, and now my heart is being cooked in a slow stew.

Could it be? So when I told him about my pack's fall he actually heard me and went to get my homeland for me?!

"What...what is the surprise?" I hear myself murmuring. My body stiffens under nervousness and my heart drums like a broken engine.

If he gives me my land, I will be loyal to him, forever!

He lets out a surprised chuckle at my question, cocking an eyebrow because he obviously hears my loud heartbeats: "Rare to see you showing an interest in anything."

It's not "anything" though. It's my everything! I cut my nail into my finger to control myself, waiting anxiously.

He shakes his head with a resigned laugh before he asks Justin: "What's the surprise?"

Justin snaps his fingers, and suddenly the room goes dark. From the side door a chef pushes in a big cart, and on it is an even bigger cake. Three layers under heavy snowy cream dressing.

The cart stops right in front of me, and seeing it my blood runs cold.

It's the exact same cake on my 18th birthday! The cake that witnessed the deaths of my family and the fall of my pack!

Did he do this on purpose?!

"Happy birthday!"

"Happy birthday!"

Shouts and confetti blasts everywhere and I freeze with my blood cold. 

"Is this a joke?!" I grit my teeth to stop my tremble, his suits wrinkle in my shaking fists.

Laughing, Lola grabs and pulls me to the cake with a push, my face nearly shoved into the damn thing: "Today is the Alpha's birthday! Can't believe you didn't even care to find out. Do you not care about him but at all?!"

Blood rushes to my head. I can barely see or think.

The whole room boils up, shoving me here and there. Outside the crazy carnival, Alpha Damon just stands there smirking, watching with cold eyes.

He and his fucking twisted jokes!

Drowning in the deafening noise, I can only hear the louder cry in my head. I grab the table, barely able to stand. At least no one notices me and I can pull myself together. When they moved the cake to the side, I already calmed down and dried my eyes.

He doesn't have a heart! I should know that by now. With him, it's only a deal and nothing more. My body, for my life.

"So this is the surprise?" I remain across the table from where he sits. This is where I belong. Not on his lap.

"You want to leave so fucking much? There is a fucking door!" Alpha Damon pours himself another drink with an indifferent look, losing interest in me.

"What about the land?" I try to keep a calm tone, trying to ignore the fact that Lola is basically pressing her breasts into his god damn fucking face.

"What land?" Alpha Damon frowns, finally looking back at me.

"The Scarlett Creek. Who are you giving it to?" I glare back.

"The pack's business is not your concern," The Alpha clicks his tongue impatiently.

"Who are you giving it to!" His tone lights another burst of fire in my chest and I snap.

The room falls into silence at my outburst. All eyes on me, waiting for a good show. Alpha Damon cocks an eyebrow seeing my unusual disobedience, and Lola, she's grinning at me from where he can't see.

"This is very interesting..." Alpha Damon narrows his eyes with a murmur, a shade of amusement flashes through his eyes, "So, YOU want the land?"

"Is that surprising to you?" I push words through my clenched teeth.

"Well, actually...yes. Yes, it is." Alpha Damon taunts in an amused drawl.

Because I'm an omega. Because I have no wolf, no family, nothing. Because I'm a slave here. So yes, he is surprised, at what a ridiculous wish I dare to go for.

Painfully I see the reality once again, more clearly at that. I'm no longer a princess and I have to cool down my anger. I realize I'm dealing with an Alpha. A man who is used to rule and dominate when I have no leverage.

I take a deep breath and soften my tone as much as I can: "I want that land...please."

He curves his lips like the devil he is. I feel like I'm on the edge of an abyss that would gulp my soul.