Chapter 10

The guards rushed in, swords drawn as they stared around, wondering what was bothering their king.

"Alpha! Are you okay? Are you okay, my king?" Pavo asked frantically, running about.

Tazan gasped, his eyes fixed on the floor. "How many times will I tell you to stop barging in on me no matter what?"

The guards stood still, realising they've made a dangerous mistake but they couldn't help it, hearing the way the kind had screamed. It was as if he was under attack.

The guards were silent. They know pleading for forgiveness will only worsen the case. So, they stayed quiet instead.

Tarzan's head was hot and banging. He couldn't look at anyone in the face at the moment. He simply waved them off and they all scurried off.

"What are you doing to me? Who are you?" He asked, staring no around. He stared at his nail and as if in a trance, he saw his nails longer than how they were few minutes ago. He stared harder at it and they were gone again.

Was he turning into a real beast? He almost laughed at that. Maybe that was all he needed; to turn into a real beast to crown him.

A middle aged woman came out from a door, walked directly to him and bowed before staring up at him. "My King..."

"What do you want, Serena? I don't want to see anyone and stop staring at me like that." Tarzan said, looking away.

The old lady shook her head sadly as she lowered her eyes to the ground. "No matter what you say to me, I will still look after you because you are my nephew. I'm your aunt, my king. A family..."

Tarzan's slowly turned to look at her, the look in his eyes was freezing and tormenting and the woman unconsciously stepped back. The Alpha stood up from his throne, took few steps towards the frightened lady.

"Did you say - family? Family?" Tarzan asked with his voice very low and hot.

Serena stared up into his face and cringed at the monstrous look he saw up there. "Please my King. Don't kill me. I will leave the palace if you want but please, don't try to stop me from checking up on you."

"You are not getting me. You can stay in the palace and remain as quiet as you've always been. Like a ghost. That's what you are here. A ghost. You call yourself family? Where were you when I was abandoned and turned into a ridiculed slave? Where were you!!" Tarzan yelled out and his dark hair seemed to yell as well.

Serena gasped, held her chest and quickly left the king's presence.

"Don't ever appear before me. Ever again." He breathed and sat back on his throne. "Salvador!" He yelled.

Salvador ran in as if he was being chased and quickly bowed in front of the king. "My king!"

"Look for Nikita. Tell her she's needed. Right now."

"Yes my king!" Salvador exclaimed the reply before taking off immediately.

The Alpha stood up from his room, stared around for a while before leaving the throne room.

*

Salvador found Nikita watching the slaves as they cleared a large land covered in weeds. "There you are."

Nikita turned, wield the whip in her hand and stood straight. "Yeah? What do you want? Is the king looking for his favorite?"

"Of course yes. Why else would I come see you in the public?" Salvador smiled mischievously.

"Will you stop being that way with me right now? People are watching."

Salvador shrugged and smiled. "I just feel too honoured, eating from the same plate as the great king. It's so exciting to be calm you know."

"You are sick in the head. Salvador, behave yourself or you and I are dead if Tarzan finds out. I don't need to tell you what will happen to us. Do I?"

"I know okay? But when am I seeing you again? It's been two days I last tasted your sweetness." Salvador whispered.

"Tonight okay? I need to go answer the king right now. I'm sure he needs some riding." Nikita mumbled.

"Yeah he sure does. He's in a very bad mood. I know he has never been in a good mood before but then, today is one of those days he's having that strange spiritual fight. Goodness..."

"Gat to go now. My king awaits my pleasure." Nikita said into his ear and left.

Salvador turned, watched the way her backside bounced after the other and shook his head. He must definitely have her tonight too.