The Heart of an Alpha

CHAPTER 3: CLAIMED

CHAPTER II: CLAIMED

I woke up in an unfamiliar room. The room was dull and empty, walls painted with cream white with minimal room accessories. There is only one window and a large wardrobe. I tried to stand up and felt something wrong with my arm. A bandage? Oh I see. I got injured last night.

I was starting to think that what happened to my birthday is just one hell of a nightmare. Reminiscing the terrible memories of that night made me want to cry. I tried to hug myself and my wound ached. It does happen, the death of my beloved grandma, the  wolves, the black wolf. It all happened in one hell of a night. My beloved Coble, the life that I built there is now gone. It was now a painful memory.

At midnight, everything changed. I am no longer a commoner of Coble. My grandmother's words echo inside my head.

I am special. I have something important to subsidy. I can't back away now. From now on I have to be strong. I can't rely on my grandma forever.

But first..

Where am I?

I stood up and reached the window. I gasp. I was on top of a castle? I can't believe it. I can't believe how enormous this place was and I'm only in a small portion of it. As I gaze on the window guards are like ants doing a patrol around the castle. I see the gate far away from where I am as well as it's  walls. It was tall and across it was an ocean. I've never seen an ocean in my entire life! This can't be a dream right?!

The door burst open and I quickly grabbed something to become my weapon. Unfortunately its a chair.

"Hey- easy there Madam! I'm not going to hurt you!" a man with grayish hair appeared. He's not the wolf?

He looks older and sixties wearing spectacles and noble clothing. He fixed his glasses before speaking.

"Where am I?" I asked.

"Well, I can't tell you exactly wh-" he was cut from his words when I heard a lady bursting in.

"Simon! What are you doing here? Alpha said no males around the left wing of the castle!" a woman in the age of thirties appeared.

"Come on Rhea. I'm just checking the rooms you see?" the man winked. "After all.. Everyone is curious." he said and glanced at me.

"Out before I report everything to Alpha." she commanded. Simon obeyed unwillingly.  "So long your Highness." he said to me before going out.

I didn't drop the chair yet and observe what is happening. The woman said Alpha, that means they are here to check up on me.

"And Simon? Please tell the ladies that I need them now." she ordered again.

The door shut and silence covered us.

"Hello there Luna." she greeted and bowed.

"Who are you?" I said and stepped back.

"Oh! Where are my manners? My name is Rheashie. You can call me Rhea. I will be with you most of the time." she explained. She looks very kind.. Her eyes are mellow brown and she has fair skin. She smiled at me before saying,. "And please put down the chair, it makes me feel I am not trustworthy." she laughed.

I put down the chair gently as Rhea said. She gave a sigh of relief when I finally put down the chair. She gestured to me to take a seat and as she did as well. There's a long moment of silence before she finally asks something for small things and I answer timidly.

"Luna, I know you have questions. Shot them now." she winked.

"Well, where am I? And why am I here? Who are you guys.. Are you going to kill me?!" I hissed on the questions.

"Woah there your highness. You are at the Kingdom of Vea, which is ruled by our King Xander. You're here because the king brought you here. He gave us orders and we have to follow. And no. We're not going to kill you." she explained jokingly. "The king will send us to the dungeon if we dare touch you." she whispered.

"You're saying?"

"Ah nothing! Nothing is your Highness."

It's good to hear that I won't be dead by now.

As my stomach growls Rhea laughed silently. I can feel my face turning into light red. Rhea asked me if I want any particular food to eat but I said nothing. The food that I want is from Coble, the nicely blended coffee of Eric and our pancakes topped with wild honey. She  insisted and told me to wait here and she will bring the chef here for me to request anything. She left with one condition : never leave the room.

I agreed and so she left. I quickly look for anything that I can use to escape this place. I saw a hundred of fine clothes and blankets at the cabinet. This will do.

I will tie these blankets at each end and use this as a rope. I will climb down the window and ta-da! Escape mission accomplished. I laughed at myself, that won't work. Hundreds of guards will see me.

But when curiosity hit me, I twisted the door knob and went outside. It's really quiet and I can tip-toe outside quickly. I can't follow rules I do not trust. So I made my way to the left side and I swear this is confusing! I can't find a proper way outside or back to the room since I'm starting to regret my actions.

I saw a staircase to the top most part of the castle. Its really dark and creepy. One thing comes to my mind, this will be a good part to hide and see for any escape plan.

I went closer. There is a large door and I gather my remaining strength to push it and I succeed. "Ah! Yes." I said.

"What are you doing?" a familiar baritone voice told me.

It was really dark. I can't see him completely. He's coming closer and closer to me and I can't move. He's the Alpha. I can feel it.

"Who let you leave your room?" he asked again. I gasped.

"I-I was just uh.." I'm speechless. My body is now beginning to shake. What am I going to say? One wrong word and I'm so done.

The man went closer and pulled me  to his warm arms. I yelped. He ran his immense hands across my face gently. I didn't feel afraid, I feel like I'm safe. He bent down a little, pushing away my hair across my shoulder as he placed gentle kisses on my neck.

"Just let me go.. Please?"I cried. He continued sniffing me and completely ignored my plea. He growled silently as he tried to contain his self control.

"You should go back to your room." he said. "I don't want you wondering outside." I saw him smirking.

"What?" I asked. He's tall and I can see through the dark that his muscles are well built. The way he touches me, I can tell he is a person with lots of things in his mind and yet he has nothing to tell me.

He was staring at me with his magnificent electric green eyes. "You are a magnificent creature." Excuse me? well, this is crazy. A magnificent creature? Really? That is how he describes me? Well yeah, that fine I guess than a peasant.

"You're, tiny." he said and pushed back the strands of my hair back to my ears. I got slightly irritated by that.

"No I'm not. You're just way too tall sir." I retorted. He's like six or seven feet tall and that's not normal. As my eyes begin to adapt from the dark, I can see his intense gaze upon me. It was an enchanted turquoise green that had been staring at me the moment he saw me.

"And has a very strong scent of power." she said and kissed the back of my palm. "My Queen."

Impossible. What should I do now? Should I stay with him? I know that the moment we see each other there is an immediate attraction. I can't deny his inevitable charisma that can capture any woman. However, behind his heavenly features lies a beast who killed wolves like him mercilessly in one night. It's impossible to say that we can be a thing for each other. Not to mention he's an Alpha King and what he needs is a Queen not an ordinary human like me.

"Can you just let me go?" I told him. 'I didn't imagine my life like this. I want to go back to the small town of Coble, you know? The town where you unbelievably found me? I just want to have a normal and peaceful life." I told him. He smirked and shook his head in disbelief.

"I won't let you live a miserable life like that." he said as he caressed my face. "I destroyed the Coble last night." he said.

"You did what?!-"

"I can assure you a peaceful life at least but never normal. Stay with me and that's not a plea it's an order." he told me and his immense hands hold mine. I'm shaking, he's scaring me.

He destroyed my home time at night? How could he be so.. bad?! I lived there for years and all my precious memories with my grandma was there. Now it was all gone.

"Who are you?" I asked. "Tell me." I demanded. I deserve an explanation on why he destroyed my home town.

"I am the Alpha King Xander Escars, this Kingdom Vea is my domain and I am your mate." he said and his strong arms held my waist and I replied with a huff. His face is so near and I can sense his gaze to intensify, "And you are mine." he said and sniffed my neck.

"How could you tell me this? I'm a mere human. You.. you're a royal. Pure blood. You know how impossible it is for us to live together. Your blood will immediately kill my body and having a child is impossible. Does that make a Queen to you?" I've read it a hundred times in books. Love between pure blood wolves and humans is impossible. The power of pure blood beasts are immeasurable and humans are fragile and weak. "Me.. compared you.. We are not perfect together. We have our differences. What makes you say that I am yours when you're not mine?"

"Do not compare yourself to humans!" he snarled. "What makes you think you're one of them?" he added. "You are now the second of the most powerful in this kingdom, You are now my Queen." that shocked me most. "And my Queen is never a weakling."

I am a Queen? From a commoner now I am a Queen? This is insane. Am I living in a fairytale world because I don't want to.

I saw this castle across the window a while ago. It was huge. I was powerful and escape was impossible. Is this what my grandma used to tell me? About my special role that I have to fulfill soon? To become a Queen?

I know for sure that the future is still unknown. Being someone as powerful as a Queen takes a lot of responsibilities and witt. Am I ready for it? Can I do this? Yes, I'm doubting myself and challenging myself at the same time.

If I'm dreaming now, please wake me up. Throw me back to my old life.

"That is insanely impossible." I snap."Are you joking?" I raised a brow at him.

"You actually dare to question my commands after telling you who I was?" he said and lifted my chin to meet his eyes. "Brave woman." he smirked.

"You haven't claimed me yet." that's true. I know how things should be done. He hasn't placed any mark on me and that makes me vulnerable to other males. If what he's saying is true he needs to claim me first.

"That's what I'm about to do." she said and lifted me on his arms and our faces were close to each other at a breathable distance.

"No.. You can't." I protested.

"Try me." he growled and placed powerful kisses on my neck. I screamed on top of my lungs until he let me go, laughing hard while I stormed off away from him.