Page 119 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince
I nod. This time it’s so much easier. Just like during my meditation with Jade, I allow my senses and instincts to take over. My instincts will never betray me, I realize. I trust them to keep me safe.
The path in front of me magically opens, the wind pushing me in the right direction.
With the spell around the mountain broken, a path reveals itself to us, leading up to an old castle high on the mountain. Before we walk any further, a woman with black hair blocks our path, her eyes flashing silver. “You will not enter,” she hisses. “The master cannot be disturbed.”
I notice a second woman standing behind her. If I remember correctly, she is the one that Marcel and Aryanna fought during the birthday party. She looks anxious, and I doubt she has much to say. I turn to the black-haired witch. “The master?” I raise my brows. “And what did the master promise you?” I ask coolly. To my surprise, she looks flustered for a moment. For fuck’s sake, is everyone going nuts recently? All this crazy shit because she wants this man! “Love?” I conclude dryly.
She glares at me.
“He will never love anyone,” I tell her. I might not know much about Henrick Sullivan, but I can take a wild guess that he’s a lost cause.
“Sina, let’s just go,” the other witch whispers. “This isn’t our battle.”
“Shut up,” Sina huffs. “Remember, you have nothing more to lose! I’m all you have left.”
“That’s all?” Jade intervenes dryly. “It’s just you two and a bunch of wolves?” She laughs. “Wow, I won’t lie, this is kinda anticlimactic.” Her eyes flash silver, and a smirk curls around her lips. For a second, the glint in her eyes makes me shudder. She pushes past me. “Let me take these two on,” she says evenly. “You go ahead and save the kid.”
“Are you sure you don’t need help?” I ask in surprise.
“Absolutely certain.” Jade turns to look at the witch. “Now, you little bitch,” she hisses, and suddenly she is nothing like the kind, controlled woman we all know. “I will show you what happens to someone who threatens my family.”
*VALERIE*
When the door to my room opens, I am surprised… it’s long past dinner, and normally no one visits me, not even Luca… it’s too dangerous. To my surprise, it’s Lenny. What does he want?
“If you want me to go to Ciara, I have to decline,” I say firmly. “My energy needs to recover.” None of them needs to know that using my gift weakens me a lot. The fact that I am still feeling so well is because I haven’t really done anything down there with Ciara.
“You know,” he says, sitting down on my bed. I jump up to move away from him. “I couldn’t give a shit about Ciara. She has always been a weak little bitch, but you… you look weak like her, but you aren’t.” There is something so creepy in his eyes, it grosses me out. “I have not found my mate yet.”
Of course, he hasn’t! The Moon Goddess would never mate anyone to this asshole. Even my sister is too good for him, and she is a freaking sociopath!
“So, how about,” he stands up and approaches me. “The both of us just burn everything down here and leave. You just need to let me mark you.”
WHAT!?
I have to suppress a gag. Excuse me while I throw up! Never in my life will I let this asshole mark me. I would rather kill myself before that happens.
“What about your father?” I ask him daringly. “And your brother? What about Ciara?”
Lenny seems to be far away in his thoughts. From what I can tell, he probably always had this violent streak in him, but having not socialized ever and growing up here with his violent father… it’s probably enhanced all his mental issues. “Ciara was a weak little human,” he spits out. “Let the bitch die. And Luca? That little sissy? Why would I care!?”
I notice how he doesn’t mention his father. He is either too loyal to him, too scared, or both. “Well,” I say evenly. “I can’t leave here; I have a job to do. Your father asked me to heal his daughter.”
He grabs me by my waist and pushes me against the wall. It makes me gasp in shock. His nose is so close to my neck, to my marking spot. No way, no way. Panic fills me. There’s no one here to help me. I am all alone.
Wait. No, I’m not. I have Ailia. We won’t give up without a fight. If I can’t fight for myself, I will do it for Ailia, and Luca, and Ciara. Using a strength I didn’t know I owned, I shove him away from me before punching him in his stupid face.
Something flashes in Lenny’s eyes. He is back in front of me, slapping me so hard I taste blood in my mouth, and my ears are ringing. My vision blurs from the pain, but I try to will it away, to stay focused. As my focus returns, Lenny is like a wild animal. He’s lost his mind completely.
Before I can think of a plan, Luca rushes into the room. He jumps on Lenny’s back and tackles him. “Leave her alone, you sick bastard,” he yells.
“Oh, I see,” Lenny sneers. “You want this precious little wolf for yourself. You think she would choose you over a man like me?”
I watch them struggle against each other. Luca is weakened by all the wolfsbane and the silver collar, but he seems so angry, all his suppressed emotions coming forward and giving him an adrenaline boost. He is not as ruthless as Lenny though.
Lenny will easily kill his brother with no regret. There is no way he wouldn’t. And then? What will he do to Ciara? And his father? And me? I have to help Luca. I can’t just let Lenny kill him.
Balance
