Page 199 of Her Destined Alpha
“Be proud,” he said as I reached him. Our eyes met, and he pulled me into his arms.
“Yeah… don’t go saying that shit to anyone,” the King muttered before he walked off, leaving the two of us alone. I inhaled Rayhan’s scent before looking up at him.
“Don’t be sad, and don’t try to hide your emotions from me, Rayhan… I’m stronger than-”
“You’re stronger than everyone I know. I just don’t want to bring you down. You’ve been through so much it fucking hurts,” he said. His eyes held so many emotions that I felt like crying myself. My pain was his pain… and I could see it.
“Rayhan, I’m happy. Being with you makes all my pain mean nothing, and I’m sorry that you had to see all that.”
“Fuck, Kitten, don’t apologise. In a way, I’m glad I did. The extent to what you’ve been through at the hands of werewolves... it’s a miracle you even gave me a chance,” he said. I tiptoed and he leaned down, allowing me to kiss him, kissing me back softly yet passionately.
“I think the food was very tempting, so I had to stick around for it,” I said with a slight pout. He smiled sexily.
“Oh yeah? Then how about we go get some more food to keep you happy?”
“Sounds good,” I agreed as he lifted me bridal style. “I can walk!”
“I never said you couldn’t.”
“Rayhan! I think my thong is on show,” I mumbled, trying to pull my dress down fruitlessly. His eyes flashed green, and I blushed.
“Oh yeah? Maybe I should take a look.”
“Rayhan!” He chuckled, walking back around the house, the music once again becoming louder. “Don’t worry, I’ll place you down before we get to the gathering. So, what do you want to eat first?”
“My Yum Yum…” I said without thinking. Our eyes met, green against blue, our hearts racing before I hugged him tightly. “I’m serious. You don’t need to always be strong around me. Rayhan… if something is upsetting you… please share it with me,” I said softly. He touched his forehead to mine.
“I promise I will. My baby girl is strong, and I’m so fucking proud of the woman you are.”
My heart swelled at his words, and for a moment, I was proud that I had remained strong despite everything that I had gone through.
Part of Something Special
Delsanra
The evening was going by nicely. Alpha Amir even asked me to dance, and although I was terrified, I did okay. All the while, he kept the conversation going about random topics, from the weather to Rayhan growing up to remembering Maria’s initiation into the pack.
Everyone congratulated me, and to my surprise, there was an entire table laden with gifts from everyone who had visited set to the side too.
I was sitting with Rayhan, Lola, Rose, Chris, and Raihana. We had just finished eating, and soon I would be initiated into the pack. I was nervous and a little scared too. This was it.
“Delsanra, could I have a word?”
I looked up to see Luna Scarlett, Kiara’s gorgeous mom. My heart clenched when, for a moment, she reminded me of my own mother…
“Sure,” I said, getting up, blushing when Rayhan trailed his hand down my thigh. Luna Scarlett smirked.
“There are a few hours left of celebration, Rayhan,” she reminded him.
“Unless we skip to the end,” Rayhan shot back lightly.
I poked my eyes out at him, realising his eyes were fixed on my ass. Chris hooted, and Rayhan shoved him. I shook my head, walking beside the Luna, wondering what she wanted to talk about.
“You’re probably going to be tired of hearing this, but first of all, thank you for telling us the location of Endora’s attack. It was my pack. If we had left it with only half its defences, I shudder to think what might have happened,” she said, sighing as she looked up at the sky. She was indeed Kiara’s mother, with her curves in that black dress of hers.
“It’s okay, I just gave you a date. The rest was all you guys,” I said, shrugging.
She stopped when we were at the far corner of the garden, near a luxury cabin which Rayhan had said was his uncle’s. She turned to me, crossing her arms. I could tell she wasn’t the chattiest person, but I got a pleasant vibe from her. She was strong too.
