Page 44 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 1

KIARA

I could see the fear on Carmen’s face as Alejandro stood up, his hands braced on the table. His claws were out and I saw his canines begin to elongate.

"Watch your fucking mouth." He growled.

"I’m sorry." She said, glancing at me slightly confused.

Girl, I’m just as confused. Was Alejandro defending me? He’s mocked me a hundred times… But he never commented on my limp. I felt a warmth in my chest as I looked at him.

"It’s alright, shall we carry on eating?" I said, picking up my fork.

He didn’t seem to hear me, his gaze fixed on the she-wolf.

"Alpha…" I said. Reaching forward, I placed my hand on his hand.

He turned towards me, his eyes returning to normal. Our eyes met but I couldn't read the emotions in his. He suddenly seemed to realise where we were and looked down at our hands, pulling away as if my touch burned before turning and leaving the room swiftly.

Rayhan whistled whilst Darien exchanged looks with Serena.

"Well… that was interesting…" He said, scratching his head.

"Excuse me." Carmen muttered before she too left, not even sparing me a second look.

"Wow, was it just me or did the Arrogant butt hurt Alpha just defend you?" Raven said, looking at me with a smirk.

She knew I found Alejandro sexy! I glared at her but she simply winked at me.

"That was indeed something else..." Serena said trying to sound normal, but I knew it had thrown her off.

Darien was watching me with keen interest now and I felt a little uncomfortable.

"Yeah, Uncle doesn't defend anyone." Rayhan said with a small smile. "I guess he’s taking the promise to your Dad seriously. He must want the strongest Alpha around on his side."

I didn’t say anything. Was that really the reason? I wasn’t sure… Maybe we did need to talk, without arguing. These mixed signals were really confusing me.

"Once you young’uns have eaten, we can give you a tour." Serena said.

Rayhan and Raven nodded whilst I stayed silent, unable to forget Alejandro’s reaction to Carmen. Was it wrong to feel all fluttery over it? I didn’t need someone to defend me but when he had… it made my heart feel things it never had before…

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It was a while later and we were strolling through the pack grounds. The two warriors my Dad had sent, Harry and Greg, were following behind us silently. This pack was definitely different from the usual pack standards. There was indeed a lack of children and the elderly.

"Those who come to a certain age or want to take a backseat from fighting join other packs. Only those who are willing to fight to the death stay in this pack." Serena said seriously.

"So, this is basically like a military base?" Raven said.

"You could say that, it is our job to protect packs. We are often situated and stationed at other packs if they need help dealing with rogues or something." Darien added.

I nodded, I knew that.

"Uncle’s done amazing." Rayhan said, clearly impressed. "I have only visited here a few times with Dad but I was a lot younger then."

"I haven't been here before." Raihana chimed in.

I looked at the packhouse, or should I say, apartments. There were a few blocks all aligned neatly, made with the same sleek modern design as Alejandro’s mansion. The training grounds and halls were a lot bigger than back home, this was indeed a complete military boot-camp in a way. I was impressed at what he had accomplished. The man sure was an incredible leader. It took us a good while to make it through the entire area. People were currently working out in the extensive training areas and I could tell millions were spent on it.

"Over there is our meeting and office building. We usually plan and hold meetings there. You will find Alejandro there often enough, the man works a lot." Darien said.

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