The Alpha's Revenge

Chapter 20: Kira's Arrival

At the appearance of the woman, all the people in the pavilion looked over.

Kira walked inside without a trace of insignificance. The eyes of the people were quickly drawn to the person who walked in.

The young lady had measured footsteps and was like a fire amid snow, a red rose amid the frost and ice. She immediately caught the attention of all present.

Such an outfit of hers gave off an aura of power and honor. She was a lively, vibrant figure, and her radiance dazzled everyone.

As she walked closer to them, everyone could not help but hold their breath upon beholding her appearance. She was naturally fair, and her face, devoid of makeup, glowed even more with her dress.

Together with red hair, it made her look like a creamy white jade of the highest quality. With a closer look, her eyes bore a hint of icy mockery and her long eyebrows enhanced her delicate yet fiery appearance.

Earlier, when Valerie entered the hall, all the people exclaimed in praise of her ethereal beauty. Her light pink dress and her hair decorated with pink pearls made her exceptionally good and she could attract others easily.

She was both dignified and elegant, and with her natural beauty, she was a perfect example of innocence and purity. As expected of the eldest princess.

Everyone thought that no one could overcome Lady Valerie. However, they were proven wrong. With such an appearance from Lady Kira, it made everyone amazed and mystified.

“Is that really Lady Kira? How come she looked like that? I never thought that she could be this beautiful.” a lady muttered.

Another person said, “Yes, that’s Lady Kira! I thought Lady Valerie would be the belle tonight, but I think Lady Kira is on equal footing with the eldest princess.”

These words were heard by Valerie. She couldn’t resist but clenched her fists tightly that were hidden in her long sleeves.

‘How come she was here?! She wasn’t supposed to be here!’

She wanted to rush toward Kira and would slap her in the face so that she wouldn’t be able to show her face in public. Heaven knows how much she wanted to destroy the dress she was wearing today.

Who would have thought that she would be able to highlight herself with this dress?! Valerie is not accustomed to it! Not once in her life that someone has stolen her spotlight!

And now, for the very first time, someone dared to steal it! And to make it worse, it was her trash of a sister! Valerie’s eyes darkened secretly.

Kira walked with a noble elegance that is found from the bottom of her heart. Her chin was slightly lifted as the beginning of her skirt did not move as her hand was overlapped in front of her, it was done perfectly, not too stiff nor consciously.

This kind of noble temperament made her look like a real dignified princess of the castle. She was even comparable to Lady Valerie’s temperament.

But it was ridiculous, since Lady Kira didn’t receive any proper education. Everyone in the whole castle knew about that. On the other hand, Lady Valerie received strict training and education since she was a child, so it was expected for her to have that kind of elegance.

In the darkest and inconspicuous corner of the pavilion, two men wearing masks stood in silence. One was wearing a mask inlaid with gold linings.

If Kira were able to see it, she would instantly recognize the person wearing the mask that has gold linings. It’s because it was the person she had saved that night in the forest and whom she gave her first kiss.

“Who is that?” Alder asked the person behind him.

Since his subordinate didn’t give him an outstanding result, he decided to look for her himself. He had been there for a long time, observing the people who arrived.

He was about to leave but stopped when he saw a young lady with red hair who walked in. His curiosity made him pause in his tracks.

“Master, if I am not mistaken, that lady is Lady Kira Xanthe Kholins, the youngest princess of the Rouguemont Castle,” Jett answered honestly. His gaze didn’t leave her figure.

He had been following her for quite a while now and discovered that she was so different from the rumors circulating. At that time when he was secretly following her in the streets, she suddenly vanished out of thin air.

Jett was stupefied that he had lost her. His hiding skills were superb and it was hard for anyone to detect his presence, no matter what their rank was. But for Lady Kira to detect him, she was something special.

He knew from the start that Lady Kira was wolf-less. He could sense it. That’s why it was a shock to him that she could detect him and manage to escape from his eyes.

“Kira Xanthe Kholins.” with droopy eyes, his long lashes hid all the emotions in the youth’s eyes as he coldly stated, “I finally found you at last. There’s still something that we need to settle.”

Alder was dressed in full black and was slender and graceful. Despite the mask covering half of his face, it didn’t hide away his handsomeness and bold facial features that seemed to have an air of nobility.

He had been looking for the woman who saved him not because he wanted to return the favor, but because he wanted to punish her. Who gave that woman the courage to kiss him?

All the women who tried to approach him had already been buried six feet underground. That’s why all his subordinates are men. He doesn’t allow women because, for him, women are toxic poisons.

A lot of people tried to ally with him by sending women to gain his favor. But only his subordinates knew how much he hated it. Only his subordinates knew what happened to those women who tried to get on his bed.

But this girl dared to kiss him. Although he was dizzy at that time, he could sense what the woman was doing. He also felt those hot moist lips of hers on his lips.

“What do you want me to do, Master?” Jett asked. He knows how his master is towards women. Although he didn’t know the reason why his master was so adamant about finding that woman, he knew that it wasn’t normal anymore.

His master had never cared about a woman before. Aside from killing them, and burning them, no one succeeded in getting his attention.

However, this unknown trash princess of Rouguemont Castle managed to get his master’s attention. It was a miracle in so many senses.

As Alder looked at the woman who was now sitting alone at one of the tables playing chess by herself, an evil smile formed on his lips. “What do you think she was doing?”

Jett glanced and observed what Kira was doing. “She was playing a game of chess by herself… Is that even possible? Isn’t chess supposed to be played by two people?”

From what he had seen, Kira was playing both the white and black pieces. He didn’t know how she was doing it, but that was indeed what he observed.

“She’s not playing a game of chess.”

Jett was confused and asked questionably, “Then what was she doing Master?… Arranging the pieces?”

Alder smirked meaningfully and a trace of amusement was found in his purple eyes. “She was fighting a war.”

Jett stared at his master, dumbfounded at his answer. ‘War?!… How does that even look like a war? It doesn’t have any resemblance at all!’ he complained in his heart.

“Let’s go.” Alder turned around without giving an explanation. ‘You succeeded in getting my attention, Kira Kholins. Prepare for what’s to come!’

Kira held the white chess piece and was about to place it on the board when she sensed that someone was looking at her. She paused and glanced around, but she didn’t see anyone.

“Is there something wrong, Lady Kira?” Bariston asked who was guarding behind her.

She shook her head and continued with what she was doing earlier. However, she can’t get off that feeling in her mind. She was definitely sure that someone was observing her in the dark.

‘Just who was that?’