13: The offer


    Alexander''s POV


    "You''re wrong," I told Sophia amid the guilt that tried to rip me open. She knew I was lying. I could


    see the way she looked at me. My expression must have given me away.


    I hated how she saw me as a beast. I had promised Rudolph I would avenge his death but it wasn''t


    as easy as I thought. Sophia made me turn against everything I said in the past. Now, I was torn


    between my feelings for her and my duty to the pack.


    It didn''t help that she wanted the fu*ker, Ryven. I didn''t know how to make her see he wasn''t who


    she thought he was. And the part where I saw Dianne hit her, I wanted to murder her right there and


    then. And then, Sophia disobeyed me.


    Dianne may have had that stupid thing going on for her that she nned to use against me but I


    would kill her before she goes a step further. Even if it means taking my Alpha position from me by


    my father.


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    "No, you''re lying," Sophia said, bringing my eyes to focus on her moist ones. My eyes caught on my


    fingerprints on her face where I held her tightly and I was doubled with guilt.


    My anger would be the end of me. I knew it and the way Sophia stared at me broke my heart into a


    million pieces. I wanted her to trust me, to run into my arms so I would protect her from whatever


    comes her way. And the thing I feared the most was the idea that she needed protection mostly


    against me. I was her nightmare. Her everyday dread and I didn''t want that.


    I exhaled and ran my hand through my hair, assuming my signature nk and emotionless look. I


    wanted to leave but not with the fact that there was still a misunderstanding between us.


    I turned around to her again and noticed she hadn''t rxed a bit since she asked the question. How


    could I tell her she was right and I was on the brink of losing her to that monster?


    "I''m not. It''s not about you. You''re not so special to me that I would talk about you with Ryven," I


    smirked while my heart bled at the look of horror that crossed her face.


    "I know you don''t care about me, then let me go!" She yelled and the tears which she had tried to


    keep in her for the past minute came rushing down.


    I still had the smirk on my face. She balled her fists and looked at me with pain reflecting off her


    eyes. I walked over to her to get her into my arms and tell her everything would be okay, and that I


    would be with her no matter what. But I would be lying to her and myself because she would be


    gone like the wind within the blink of an eye.


    Instead, I pushed her head up so she was staring into my eyes. Her hot tears fell on my index finger


    burning my heart.


    "I will never let you go. The earlier you realize that, the better for you," I said and she pushed my


    hand away and walked away from me. Her steps were uneven and I knew it was because of what I


    did to her.


    I followed her out of the bathroom to make sure she didn''t do anything stupid with herself. However,


    I doubted it with the way her eyes shone with resolve before leaving the bathroom.


    She went to the door and opened it but closed it back while I watched from behind. She turned


    around to look at me with red-rimmed eyes and a flushed face.


    "I won''t stay here with you. I have moved my things back to my room," she spoke and rubbed her


    arms as if to get rid of whatever conversation we had in the bathroom.


    "No, you''ll stay here with me. You''re my mate and future Luna," I said to her in a calm voice even if I


    didn''t believe thest sentence.


    She smiled at me and proceeded to walk away but I moved to her. "I got you new clothes and


    whatever you need. It''s on its way."


    She opened her mouth and closed it multiple times. "Okay," she said and turned around and I was


    bitter with anger.


    What? She''d just give up like that without a fight? That wasn''t the Sophia I knew. Sophia would


    always try to get people to buy into her idea. Just like how she talked about that she wasn''t the one


    responsible for Rudolph''s death. And for a few days now, I began to believe her because of the


    conviction in her eyes each time she said it.


    And each time I thought about bringing up an investigation, something always came up. But this


    time, I made a mental note to get Orion to check it out.


    Before Sophia could reach the doorknob, the door was opened from behind to reveal an angry


    Orion. He nced at Sophia, noticing her red eyes and flushed cheeks before raising his eyebrows


    at me in question. I knew my face was stoic and he took that as an initiative that I didn''t want to talk


    about it with Sophia in the room.


    "Alpha Ryven wants to see you," he said and Sophia looked sharply at him. I almost wanted to


    choke Orion with the re I threw his way. He felt it and bared his neck.


    "Okay," I muttered and retracted my re. Opening up the mind-link to Orion, I questioned him,


    turning my face down so Sophia wouldn''t notice I was having an internal conversation with Orion.


    She was a smart girl and knew whatever it was that was being said had something to do with her or


    Alpha Ryven.


    "Couldn''t you have mindlinked me?" I asked as irritation sipped from my voice. Orion walked away


    from the room when he noticed my stance. He knew what I was doing.


    I followed him out of the room and cut the mind-link, not waiting for him to respond to me. Looking


    back at Sophia while I passed by her, she refused to meet my gaze but stared at the floor, her lips in


    a thin line.


    We got out of the room and Orion threw a questioning gaze my way.


    "Forget it. I''m not talking about it," I said while I went to my office, following Ryven''s scent.


    "Oh,e on. I saw that you made her cry."


    "And?" I asked him as soon as I reached the door to my office. There was a guard in it to make sure


    Ryven didn''t do anything stupid or out of line.


    "And nothing. What''s your n now? Have you decided to give her up?" I stopped my hands from


    reaching the doorknob and turned to Orion. I was sure as hell I looked scary as I felt my blood boil


    from the question.


    Orion backed away from me, realizing his mistake, and raised his hands in surrender. "Okay, fine. I


    get it. She''s still with you and would probably be our Luna."


    "She will," I said and opened the door, banging it in his face. I was irritable when I knew that was the


    same question I had asked myself so many times since thest time Ryven and I spoke. I was just


    afraid of the truth, afraid to face it.


    I saw Ryven lounging on the chair with a magazine in his hands. He smiled when he noticed my


    presence.


    "What a pleasant surprise that you decided to host me here. Thest time we spoke you weren''t so


    kind. I take it it''s because of Sophia," he stood up from the chair and walked toward me.


    My jaw twitched violently from hearing him talk about Sophia. He came to me and stood a few


    inches from me, offering his hand for a handshake. I took it and gave it a hard squeeze, almost


    breaking his bones.


    He smiled into my eyes and retracted his hand, pretending like he didn''t feel anything when I saw


    pain bounce off his eyes.


    "Shall we?" He smiled wider and sat down on the chair without waiting for an invitation. I hated how


    he acted like he had won already when we hadn''t talked about anything.


    I stood rooted to my spot, "What do you want?" I asked him and he looked at me, the smile still


    stered to his face.


    He pointed to my chair, "Why don''t you have a seat? Whatever good news I brought can''t be shared


    with you standing. You''re an Alpha and ought to sit while you talk to your guest."


    "Don''t tell me what to do," I spat and walked over to my drink cab and poured myself a drink. I


    poured another into a cup and took it to Ryven. I sat down on my chair and stared directly at him


    while I drowned the contents of the cup in one gulp. It burned my throat, exactly what I loved.


    I knew whatever information Ryven brought along wasn''t good. It only made me nervous. Thest


    offer he made was hard to refuse and he wasn''t as happy as he looked now. I feared for what he


    had to say.


    "Spill it," I said and poured myself another drink, controlling my heart rate to prevent the ass, Ryven


    from knowing how nervous I felt.


    I heard his drink move around in his cup. That was the only sound in the quiet room, "Thend by


    the east border is all yours," he said and I slowly raised my head to meet a dead serious expression


    on his face.


    "What?" I whispered, unable toprehend what I just heard. That can''t be true. Thend by the


    east border which is owned by Alpha Ryven is one of the most sought-afternds by most Alphas.


    It wasn''t just because of its fertile soil but because of the river that was there. The river is rumored


    to heal any kind of ailment. It was Alpha Ryven''s most prized possession.


    Alpha Ryven shrugged and looked at the cup in his hand, staring deeply into the liquid.


    "But why?" I asked, looking into his eyes. "Why? What do you n to do with Sophia that you had


    to give this up to? I know how much thisnd means to you. What is it you''re not telling me?"


    He continued looking into his drink when he looked into my eyes for some time, "What do you


    think?" He smirked and looked back at me with a glint in his eyes.


    Anger blossomed inside of me, "Why?! You bastard!" I red up and threw my cup on the floor. It


    shattered along with my heart.


    "Ask your bloody father," Ryven roared and smashed his cup on the desk. I watched his blood drip


    slowly from the wound on his hand as realization slowly dawned on me.