Chapter 4

Alana's POV. 

 

I knew after the news that Alpha Matthew declared at the dining room, I couldn't calm myself down. My spirit was elevated and my stomach was bubbling with blue butterflies, so I decided to tour around the house. 

 

I kept moving from one room to the other, amazed at how splendid and elegant everywhere is and like a dream come true, this is my life now. No reason to sleep each night and be scared of what my future would be, at least I hoped.

 

I was finally going to be a pack doctor. As the thought swirled in my head like a whirlwind, I stopped at the entrance of a room in the hallway. It was on the same floor as my room, so I didn't see any reason not to explore it.

 

My eyes drifted around, and when I didn't see any guards or hear any sound, I walked inside. 

 

"Wow." My eyes popped wider at the interior decor. Whoever chose the decoration of this room had good eyes, from the king-sized bed with a lining of red bed sheets that blended with the walls of the room to the dark brown furniture made with sandalwood. 

 

I caught sight of a book on the cabinet next to the bed and went there to take a look when my ears picked on the creaking of a door.  

 

I hurried to drop the book and jumped to my behind, and my breathing stopped for a second when I saw Alaric. 

 

He wasn't just standing there, but with a towel hanging low on his waist. I instantly felt a lump in my throat at the gorgeous sight of him.

 

"Alaric," I muttered.

 

"Alana," he called with a swift tone. His eyes darted to the opened door for a second. "You're in my room." His voice wasn't accommodating, and I knew I had to defend myself. 

 

"This is your room?" My voice came out as little as a dove.

 

"Yes, and you are in it."

 

I took one step backward and, trying to look anywhere else but his body, thought of what to say. "That is...that's right. I didn't know. I just came inside because..."

 

"You need to talk with your voice audible." His eyes landed on me, and with his brows knitted together, my heart was thudding like there's a quake. 

 

"Excuse me?" 

 

"I found you in my room, wandering around over things that don't belong to you, and you think you have the right for a pardon?" As he uttered with authority, dripping off every word, he took one step forward, and the ray of the sun settled on his skin, causing my lips to part. 

 

I should be defending myself, but I was suddenly lost in the sight of his beauty. His milky skin was illuminated like crystals. When he was speaking, those muscles flexed, causing his six packs to tighten, and dirty thoughts wrestled in my head.

 

My wolf was left defenseless when my eyes dropped to his V-line, where the towel didn't help but reveal how perfect his structure was, and my tongue kept salivating more at his bulge poking through the towel. 

 

No..no, I needed to keep my head straight.

 

"Are you eye-fucking me? Of course you are." His voice tightened so much that my brain dashed back to reality.

 

"I'm not." I lied while my wolf was having a hard time focusing. "I was touring around the house when I came across this room, your room, and I walked in when I didn't see any guard around. I thought there wasn't anyone here." 

 

His eyes squinted at me as I spoke the truth. He had gotten closer to me than before, and my legs were against the bed frame, so there was no escape for me. 

 

Just by staring into his dark shade of green eyes, I felt rushes of adrenaline, which kept me tensed. 

 

"Yes, the maids were supposed to come and clean my room, but then, that is something you'd come with just to eye-fuck me."

 

I was taken aback for a second. What was he trying to do? He was even a bigger ass than I thought. "Hey, I just explained what happened, and what's in your body for me to adore?" I dared my eyes at him, and he chuckled. 

 

"There's a lot, and I can tell a lot from how your eyes kept scanning my body."

 

I was helpless at this point, and since he was the next Alpha, I didn't want to offend him. "Your accusations are wrong, and it's wrong for you to conclude arrogantly in this situation.

 

His lips tugged to the left, a grin revealed as he finally took one last step that caught me in his grasp. 

 

His eyes dare into my gray ones, fixated as though he were trying to look for something within, right before he dropped his sight to my parted lips. I thought I was holding my breath, but the fact was just that I couldn't breathe with him this close to me. 

 

I could feel the heat of his wolf on my skin, and just then, my eyes flared when I felt his bulge on my stomach. 

 

"Mate!" My wolf shouted from inside me, which jolted me up, worsening the situation.

 

"Your cheeks are blushed, your eyes are dilated, your lips are slightly opened, and you're breathing slowly or not at all, and your eyes are gripping your clothes like your life depends on it," he said, but my brain couldn't process what he meant. 

 

"What?" 

 

"Those are all the qualities I needed to know that you came in here just because you were crushing on me. But to remind you, you're technically a family, so you better get those thoughts out of your head." He refrained and went to the mirror in his room, leaving me embarrassed at how my body reacted, and I couldn't save myself from his cold character. 

 

"I'm about to dress up. You still want to stay and see the full package too?" He was enjoying his sarcasm.

 

Unable to find any words, I walked towards the exit. "Good choice, Alana. You should take one last look at my room so you don't come back acting like you were innocent." He laughed as my legs dragged me out of there.