9. Necessary Measures

We arrived at the pack house, with the alpha still holding me up bridal style, and that definitely attracted stares. I blushed while Alexander kept on walking nonchalantly, like the pure alpha man he was.

I wished they’d stop staring… but then again, why wouldn’t they?

I was but the new addition to the pack, and he was alpha Alexander Bad. He had a reputation to uphold. That of a ruthless heartthrob among many.

I didn’t even qualify to apply for the role of a plaything… and yet, I was in his arms. It was hard to remain impassible while the man I had a crush on held me with utmost care.

The beta, whose name was Luc, and whose demeanor was that of a goofball most of the time, waited for us at the threshold, with a pout on his face that made him look younger than he actually was.

“Why the face?” The alpha asked him in a joking tone.

“I wanted to take care of those leeches myself,” he said petulantly.

“I am quicker and more efficient than you,” was the response he received.

The exchange w