The Alpha's Revenge

Chapter 8: The Masked Man

Kira and Bariston finally walked out of the dungeon. Just when they were about to reach the entrance of the forest, a black shadow fell in front of her. Kira was caught off-guard while Bariston, on the other hand, pulled her away from the man and is in full alert mode.

Bariston was about to attack him but Kira stopped him. “Wait… Hold on, Bariston.”

She looked closely and became assured that it was a man. She couldn’t see the man’s face since he was wearing a mask. Half of the face is covered with a black mask with golden linings on the eyes of the mask. But although she can’t see his face, she knows that this man is definitely handsome.

He is flawless, in her opinion. His nose and lips were not covered by the mask. His lips carried a tine of red. Her eyes went down to his figure and she saw that it was slightly open. His opened-up black robe revealed those eight-pack abs.

Her careful observation was disturbed when the man’s lips pursed and weakly cried out like he was in immense pain.

“Bariston, come. Carry him towards that tree. Lay him there properly so that I can check on him.” Bariston carried out her order without questions. He didn’t know why his lady wanted to check this man but he knew she had her own thoughts. So, he can only follow her commands and make sure to stay vigilant.

“He is injured.” Kira frowned. She saw blood spurting out from his abdomen, and it was quite deep. “He will die if this isn’t treated immediately.”

“How are you going to treat him, Lady Kira? His injury is quite deep and we don’t have any medicine with us.” Bariston shook his head. “Maybe we should just leave him here. We don’t even know this man. What if he is someone dangerous? Or maybe his enemy is looking for him?”

Kira didn’t answer him. She summoned her white lotus and chewed the whole flower in her mouth. When she’s sure that it has grinned properly, she feeds it to him using her lips.

She pried open his mouth using her lips and carefully fed the flower to him, carefully not to leak any juice out.

When her lips touched him, she was right about... It was really soft.

After doing that, she turned around to walk out of the forest. “Alright, it will save him from death for the time being.”

Bariston, on the other hand, was frozen by what he had just seen... Did he just see his lady kissing an unknown man?!

Oblivious to them, the man who was suddenly kissed by her opened his eyes slightly. His purple-colored eyes looked at the back of the woman who was walking further away from him.

‘A red hair? A red-haired girl dared to kiss me?’ That’s all the man could think before he lost consciousness.

Kira managed to sneakily go back to her room. Bariston left instantly after sending her back safely. Right then, Althea appeared. “Master, why did you kiss that man?”

Kira smiled slightly and walked toward her bed. “I just want to save that man. What’s wrong with that?”

Althea slightly frowned. Not believing a word, she said. “Master, you can just feed the medicine to him without kissing him? Is it really necessary for you to use your lips?”

Kira didn’t know why she kissed him. When she saw those lips of his, she had this urge to feel them. So, with her instincts, she did what she did. She’s not regretting anything.

“What if that man recognizes you, Master? Would he think that you took advantage of him?”

“What’s there to be afraid of? He’s unconscious, so how would he recognize me? And don’t you think he is handsome? It’s not a waste of losing my first kiss to him.”

Althea’s mouth twitched, completely speechless at her master’s shamelessness. She didn’t know that she was this shameless when it comes to the matters between man and woman. “Master, how did you know that he is handsome? You haven’t seen his face at all!”

“I just feel it.” Kira shrugged. She is sure that they won’t cross paths again in this life, so there’s no harm in doing it. “Althea, don’t be so agitated. We won’t see each other again. Besides, I saved his life. That kiss could be a p*****t for it. Don’t you agree?”

Althea was even more speechless... Did her master fall in love with that masked man?... No, that’s impossible. That was their first meeting and her master didn’t even see his face.

“I know that look! No, I’m not in love with him, nor fancy him. Let’s just say my female hormones reacted at that time.” Kira shook her head. “Forget it. Let’s not talk about that. I have to rest now. The sun is about to rise.”

After saying that, she changed her clothes and went to sleep. Althea didn’t have any choice. She went back and didn’t bother her master further. If she said it’s nothing, then it’s nothing.

Morning came, and Kira had just finished eating her breakfast. She didn’t want to join her sister and father in dining in the hall, so she asked Auntie Herma to bring her breakfast over.

Kira saw Auntie Herma coming inside with hurried steps. “Lady Kira, Master wanted you to go to his study right now.”

Kira lightly smiled and reorganized her slightly wrinkled dress before saying, “Let’s go”.

Kira walked out of her room. Auntie Herma followed right after. After walking through the long corridor and passing the exquisitely adorned living room, they then reached her father’s study.

She saw guarding the door was her father’s personal guard, Marcel Thorin, a 4th rank wolf. He is very loyal to her father. Aside from his father’s beta, Marcel is someone whom his father could trust his life with.

Wherever her father went, Marcel was always with him. Guarding him closely.

Marcel bowed slightly at her and pushed open the door. “Lady Kira is here.”

Kira took a step inside the study.

The study is quite joyous today. Almost everyone is there. Her father, Javier Kholins, is sitting in his chair. Her sister, Valerie, is sitting on the chair near him while Morgana is standing at her back. Some of the officials who she often saw coming in and out of their house were also there.

They were busy chatting and discussing things. It seemed that no one noticed Kira’s appearance until Valerie smiled and said, “Oh, Kira, you’re here. Why are you only here now? Father has been waiting for you for quite a while.”

Kira nodded her head. “My apologies, father, for making you wait. My body is still physically weak due to the fever I got. I was late because I felt dizzy on the way, so I rested for a moment.”

Valerie wanted to point out that her sister purposely said this to blame their father for forcing her to come over despite her illness. She wanted to show her father that Kira was blaming him so that her father would get angry at her and force her out in front of his officials.

“Is your health better now?” A low voice with a bit of impatience sounded after a moment of silence.

Kira looked up towards her father, Javier Kholins, the Rouguemont Castle’s Alpha.

Javier Kholins already had an impatient expression plastered on his face. He was a man full of vigor and, despite his age, it didn’t show any trace of it on his face. There’s not a bit of white on his dark hair. His very long-sleeved, velvet jacket covers him to just below his groin and is buttoned up completely at the bottom right side. The sleeves of his jacket are a comfortable fit and reach down to his hands, they’re decorated with a single thread lining from top to bottom.

The jacket has a round neckline which reveals part of the elegant shirt worn below it and is worn with a dark rope belt, which is held together by a small belt buckle. The rope belt is mostly decorative and a sign of wealth.

“Thanking Father for his concern. I have already taken my medicine and am already feeling better.”

In the next moment, her father's voice resounded loudly. “Do you know why you are called here? What punishment should I bestow on you because of what you did?!”