Page 77 of Her Destined Alpha
I needed to get back to Delsanra as soon as possible. They didn’t need to say a name for me to know who they meant. I had to make sure she was safe. I made my way through the trees, heading back towards the mansion Delsanra was residing in. The smell of a witch approaching and two pairs of footsteps hit me. I quickly stilled, pressing myself against a tree despite being hidden by Raihana’s spell.
“Search the area!” someone snapped.
Fuck, were they on to something?
“It could have been an animal, Astella.”
“Oh, just do your job! If the Council thinks there’s a trespasser, there could be. Don’t forget what the ladies said. There was an alpha wolf with her who looked to be more than just a passer-by to the runaway.”
“That was an assumption. You heard Amoria, there’s no chance anyone would want her, especially one of the mutts,” the man’s voice came.
“Still, we can’t take chances. With the plans that are in the works, we need to be extra careful,” Astella, the woman, murmured. “Wait…”
I turned around, about to slip away, when I stopped. Both the man and woman stood there, looking directly at me.Oh fuck... did the spell wear off?Didn’t Raihana say it would last for at least twenty-four hours? She was a new witch, after all, maybe she had been wrong.
“What do we have here? Did you really think that you could get by unnoticed?” the man asked as the woman began chanting, her hair floating around her. With witches, the best thing was to go straight in for the kill.
In a flash, I was in front of the woman.
“You won’t escape,” she managed to whisper confidently. Her spell was completed, and I felt the magic around me.
Before the man even had a chance to raise his sword, my claws were out as I ripped her heart from her chest. The confident smile on her face was frozen in place as I destroyed her heart with one hand. She didn’t even have a moment to comprehend that she was dead. Her body hit the ground just as the man swung his sword at me. I ducked, knocking his legs out from under him, kicked the sword from his hand, and plunged my hand into his chest, tearing his heart out. Everything happened in a matter of seconds.
I stepped back from the bodies. I had just killed two people who may have been innocent… I dragged the bodies under the nearest bushes, a sliver of guilt flitting through me. I took the sword and anything else that looked useful from them. Either way, this wouldn’t have happened if Delsanra hadn’t been brought here against her will. I didn’t have time to question my actions. I had to get to Delsanra and get her out of there.
Suddenly, the view before me changed and I paused. The path that led back towards the mansion was gone. Everywhere I looked, everything looked the same.
Fuck…what spell did the witch cast before I killed her?I closed my eyes, trying to focus on all the scents around me.
Earth, soil, the leaves, blood, sweat, the air, the promise of upcoming rain… and then the very faint sliver of Delsanra’s scent. It was going to take me time… but I’d get there. All I needed to do was follow her faint scent… I just had to be careful that no one found me before then.
Delsanra
It was extremelyhot, and I was beginning to feel lightheaded. I didn’t know what was wrong with me, everything felt a bit… free. Like I had just drunk ten bottles of beer. I was on a high as I sat there, not even wanting to be a part of this so-called dinner.
Cheyne was seated opposite me at the dining table. Although it was a meal that I had prepared and I was hungry, I hated everyone there, save Ames. Not to mention, Dawson’s eyes were fixed on me without even a care that we weren’t alone.
I was sitting next to Ames, but I truly didn’t fit at the table. Even though I didn’t hate him, he was a stranger to me. He wouldn’t meet my gaze and treated me like I had committed a major crime. I supposed I could try to talk to him, but there wasn’t much that I could do when he had been brainwashed for years.
“So, Cheyne, do you want to share the reason for tonight’s visit?” Amoria asked, pressing her breasts together as she looked at the man next to her.
“Uhh…” He frowned, looking a little confused. “There wasn’t really any specific reason. Mother and father simply thought it would be nice to visit, especially since Delsanra’s back home.” He looked at me, giving me a small smile. I frowned as our eyes met. Why was he even looking at me? And why wasn’t Rayhan back? He had said he’d be back before dark. Was he okay?
The thought of him sent a burning sensation through me, and I pressed my thighs together. Just the thought of him was making me feel all giddy. What was wrong with me?
“Oh, I’m sure Delsanra isn’t the reason, Cheyne,” Amoria snipped. Her anger was only growing, but right then, the fabric of the dress was getting to me more than her irritating voice.
I tugged at the collar.Urgh, what is the matter with me?Everyone else seemed fine. I hadn’t even drunk anything alcoholic, despite the table containing three different bottles. If the food was spelled, I would have sensed it.
“Excuse me, I need to step outside,” I murmured, standing up.
“Delsanra. Sit,” Samson commanded coldly. I looked at him, feeling irritated.
“I will return,” I replied through gritted teeth.
“I’ll join you,” Dawson added quickly.
“Dawson…” Elinai said suspiciously.
