Page 94 of Mate to the Alpha Predator

I had freaked him out.

Alphose suddenly knew how badly he'd scared this strong male at the door who is never afraid of anything. Even now, it's not on his hard face or his demure, but Alphose knows the fear he isn't projecting.

"I'm sorry about that, Alpha King." He said in a low voice. Talking is hard.

"What exactly are you sorry for? I should be the one apologizing for almost killing you."

His lips curved in the slightest of smile, "I'm not that easy to kill, Alpha King, and you know it. Don't worry so much about it."

"I am not worried."

"Of course." The male only smiled again, "Before I lost consciousness, I felt like I've been trampled upon by five bull changelings. I still feel that way but I'm feeling way better at the same time. The herbs must be doing wonders, but it's not just the herbs, is it?"

"No. Eline shared body intimacies with you. She went back to her duty post." Thankfully, a male changeling's body reacts to a feminine's touch even if the male is sick, fainted, or asleep because his other half might still be awake then, and welcomes that touch.

"By God, I can't thank that woman enough." He groaned hoarsely, his tone filled with gratitude, his eyes dizzy.

"Get some sleep. You shouldn't be awake now, you need rest." Wolfariane stated.

"Mmh," The big guy nodded his head, "How is Nalaila...?"

"She lost it and kept screaming and raging." He swallowed tightly and averted his eyes, "The sentinels were able to put her to sleep."

Alphose saw the banked pain in those blue eyes before he'd averted it. "She will be fine, Wolfariane. One day, she will be better..." His eyes were closing in sleep. They were so heavy, "...she will take her human form again... She will smile again... She will stop hurting at the smell of humans... She will stop hating them..."

His eyes became heavier, it began sliding shut again. "...Also, she will realize that it wasn't your fault. Whatever happened in those labs...wasn't your fault. Whatever...they...forced you to do...to her... wasn't your fault."

Long after he fell back to the deepest of slumber, Wolfariane stood there still watching him, his heart heavier than ever.

Ismena knew the exact moment she wasn't alone anymore, even before she saw him at the door through the mirror.

She turned and faced him. His eyes took her in, including what she's wearing. And it made her lick her lips in nervousness.

She was dressed in a taffeta shirt the housekeeper named Mirian, gave to her to put on. The material doesn't look like something Wolfariane will wear but the scent she has come to uniquely associate with him also came from the shirt, so she believes it to be his.

"There was no other clothing for me to wear, so she gave me this one. The housekeeper." Ismena explained, nervously when his eyes touched every single part of her body without him saying a word.

Walking into this bedroom only to see her in one of his nightclothes has his body reacting to her instantly. All his blood went south and his dick hardened. Hell, the woman is already in his blood.

That, made his face go hard "Why did you come here today?" His voice was clipped.

"Huh?" The question and the tone were so unexpected.

"Why did you come here today?" He repeated through gritted teeth.

That's right? Why did she come here?

Ismena was having a hard time recalling why she came here, after the events of the day. She can still taste him in her mouth. And her voice was still a bit hoarse too. Her cheeks reddened at the reason why.

"You shouldn't have come here, Ismena. I also told you not to move around." He said, harshly.

The harsh tone coupled with his unsmiling and angry face threw Ismena off-guard. "Uhm...I didn't remember that particular instructi—"

"You didn't remember or you didn't think?" He stated in a hard tone, "You almost got killed today. Alphose almost got killed too because of you."

"What!? I d-don't understand. There were two lions that chased me, and then attacked themselves and—"

"They didn't attack themselves. One of them was going to attack you to shred you to pieces, while the other one was trying to stop him."

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