Alpha's Imprinted

Chapter 11

Maddox's POV

I just stare at Zelda, then at Ian and at Ophelia. I gulp but still nod at Zelda. There is no way I am pushing her away when she herself said she wants to go out with me.

Ian clears his throat and I stop staring at her. I know he is going to ask me about this once we sit in my car. And at this point, I honestly don't care anymore. There is something about Zelda that is pulling me more towards her.

"Dad is here" Ophelia says waving at a man with salt and pepper hair, sitting in a decent Honda Civic.

"Thanks Mr. Bohen. See you later, Maddox" Zelda says and already starts walking towards her dad.

Ophelia smiles at Ian and then looks at me, for a second I expected her to say something but she doesn't. She silently follows Zelda and I watch them both sit in their father's car and drive away.

Ian doesn't say anything as we walk to my car. I cannot believe Ophelia asked me out and so did Zelda. Did I wake up and chose luck as my theme today?

Ian and I sit in my car and he is still smirking at me.

"Before you say anything... The tension between Ophelia and I was there because she asked me out too" I say and Ian chokes on his own saliva.

"Don't act like I cannot get a girl, when I just got two" I say, giving him a bottle of water from his own bag.

I grab a few tissues from the box and wipe imaginary droplets of Ian's saliva on the steering wheel and the dashboard.

Ian takes a few gulps of water and then looks at me. Looks like he didn't know the part where Ophelia asked me out and I just confessed. And to be honest, it is better that I told him now rather than him finding that out later.

"Ophelia asked you out?" Ian finally asks and I nod with a shrug.

"Damn you! So who are you going to choose?" Ian asks and again, I don't know about that.

"I should see '' I whisper and he nods, revving the engine up. Four more days until I get my car back and I cannot wait for it.

Maybe I should take Ophelia out on Sunday to the blue note jazz pub. She was the one I intended to take before Zelda asked me out. And coming to Zelda, I guess I can take her out to somewhere decent and nice where I don't have to worry about supernatural existence.

Maybe this helps me sort out what exactly I feel for Zelda.

"She asked you out because she feels bad for insulting you twice" Ajax says and I roll my eyes.

"The reason can be whatever it is. The conclusion is something I am looking forward to. So put your tail between your legs and zip up" I say while he chuckles.

"It's been a while since I saw you this way, Maddox. I like Zelda's impact on you" Ajax says again and I don't reply this time.

I look out through the window. It may be true that Zelda has an impact on me. I am not sure if the impact is strong or not, but I would like to figure that out this weekend.

I close my eyes for a while, and when I see Deborah again I realise the impact of Zelda on me is way lesser than Deborah. Maybe I feel attracted to Zelda. But feelings are not involved. Maybe not yet.

"We are here" Ian announces as we reach the pack and I quickly shift into my Alpha King mode.

"Alpha! another letter from Edgar Lock" Lucia says as soon as I get down the car. Ian looks at me but still decides to walk away.

I unfold the letter to find the same handwriting again.

I agreed to meet you, Maddox Bohen. So stop sending your wolves to my territory to gain my attention. I am slowly getting sick of this and I bet you don't want to witness my reaction to this. Stop when I tell you to and let us see each other on Sunday to discuss whatever you want to say. I am releasing the wolves for now, but next time I am going to throw the same wolves to hungry lions. You also know I can do more than that. The next move is yours and I hope it is something that carries peace.

I fold the paper in confusion.

"Lucia, get Gamma Owen and meet me in the office. And keep Russel with Emanuel" I tell her and walk to my office.

There must be a clear misunderstanding with my pack and the whole dealing with Edgar thing.

I sat in my office and re-read the letter once again. Seems like it indeed came from Edgar and not a prank. Everything is spot on between the last letter and this one. But who sent the wolves without my permission?

The door opens just a few minutes later and I see Lucia and Owen walk through the door. They both bow down at me once and then sit on the chairs before me.

"Did any of you send wolves to grab the attention of Vampire King Edgar Lock?" I ask them and they look at each other before shaking their heads.

"I am not joking and this is a serious issue. If we want Edgar to be our ally, then we should give him a reason to trust us instead of giving him more reasons why werewolves and Vampires should act like enemies more than friends" I say and they both sit straight.

"We did not order anything of this sort, Alpha. No wolves were sent on the Vampire land" Owen says and I sit back on my chair.

"Then any guesses on who that could be?" I ask them.

"Werewolf hunters are marking their territories everywhere. Wolves are being more careful than ever, if they want to shift. So I am sure if the wolves are under your rule, they would do no such thing" Lucia says and I nod.

"Moreover, your permission is needed for any kind of protocol, Alpha. To send wolves is almost a suicide mission considering it is Vampire land. So there is no way anyone would dare doing that without letting you know" Owen says and judging their heart beat and the sync, they are indeed telling me the truth.

I nod and dismiss them. I guess I should have a chat with my friend Troy. But he can wait. He has no knowledge about all of this. And it is better if I don't include Edgar's information while dealing with Troy.

I want Edgar to be my ally. Moreover he is not someone I want to take lightly. He has a reputation of being a sociopath. He is a good friend to anyone until he is nice. Once he gets the vibes of a messed up bond, he is a worse nightmare. Dealing with Edgar can be tricky, like Lucia said. Exactly because of the same reason. He can look into your eyes with a smile, and drag the knife along your skin at the same time.

I casually walk around to see what people are doing and stop when I am at Lucia's house. I catch a sniff of her rose scent and decide to walk in.

I just want to see what Emanuel does that Lucia is always taking care of Russel. I am not being anti feminist or whatever, but what I mean is that Lucia already has so much on her plate. She is a freaking Beta for God Sake. So can he not take care of his own child while she is out there working her ass off?

I stand at the door and try listening to what is happening inside. I know I am eavesdropping but I cannot help. There is something very different about the couple. If Lucia is in danger or if she is not happy then I want to know. I want to take the responsibility. I want to make sure she is okay. She is not just my Beta but she is next to Kelsie as a sister.

When I don't hear anything, I just walk inside. The door is not locked and I realise the walls are soundproof. Just like the pack house walls.

I walk inside and see Russel sleeping in his crib. I follow the scent of Roses and it leads me to a room downstairs itself. I stand at the door and hope they don't catch my scent. They look like they are in a heated argument and too deep to even notice the scents around them.

"I don't f*****g care!" Emanuel screams at her and I see Lucia fighting her tears back.

"But I have things to do, Emanuel. I am a Beta. I still take care of Russel whenever I can" Lucia says and she sounds so afraid.

"You can go out and sleep with men, for all I care" he screams again and I clench my fist ready to punch him but I wait for Lucia to say something.

I don't know why but I expected her to react like Zelda did. Like the way she freaking beat the s**t out of a group of boys. I wish Lucia could slap her mate because he is angry and cannot seem to think.

"You are crossing a line, Emanuel" Lucia says with her voice a whisper.

Before I know it, he is already slapping Lucia. She is one of the strongest women I know and she still flew across the room with a force and hit the wall.

I don't waste a second before barging into the room. Emanuel finally notices and his eyes go wide in fear. I punched his face making him fall down. I grip his brown hair and yank his head back, and punch his face again and again until Lucia holds me from behind to stop me.

"Alpha! Alpha please" she starts crying and I finally stop punching him.

His face is all bloodied and he falls down to the ground. I turn around to see Lucia already crying and she has Emanuel's handprint on her cheek.

I notice that and turn around to punch him again but she holds me and pulls me back.

"Funny how you have so much strength to pull me back but nothing to do with that piece of s**t" I say and she cries more than earlier.

I don't say anything again. I pull her close and hug her for comfort. I glare at Emanuel who is struggling to keep his eyes open.

"Lucia is like my sister" I tell Emanuel even though his eyes are closed. I am pretty sure he can hear me.

"Throw him in the hospital and once he recovers, he will be expelled" I order and Lucia's face displays horror as she pulls away from me.

"You cannot do that, Alpha," she says, shaking with surprise.

"Why cannot I?" I ask her back.

"Because he is my mate. Because he is the father of my child" Lucia says.

"Because he is also an abuser and clearly has problems trusting you" I say and she doesn't say another word.

"He has his reasons to not trust me, Alpha" Lucia says and I don't understand what she is trying to say right now.

"You cannot be serious right now, Lucia! I just saw this scum slap you. No wonder you never answer me whenever I ask you about him" I say and she wipes her tears away.

"I really appreciate you taking a stand for me, Alpha. No one ever did that for me and I am beyond grateful that you called me your sister. But this is something I brought by myself. This is something I deserve. He is merely reacting to what I did. I am sorry, but you cannot expel him" she says again and I have no idea what she did to make her think she deserves this.

"I promise you that this will be the last time you will witness this. We will sort it out. But Russel needs a father" Lucia says and I still want him expelled.

"Please" Lucia asks with her voice cracking and I look at her, my heart breaking a little but I still nod.

"Once more I see him not treating you well, he is out of the pack. And out under my rule. He would have to live as a Rogue and in constant danger" I say and she nods wiping her tears again.

She takes Emanuel with her and he is struggling to walk. I inform the hospital that Beta's husband is on his way and they don't ask anything again. If it is a direct order from Alpha King, then one will not ask any questions.

I walk out of the room to see Russel awake and so silent. He is just staring at me and I wonder for how long he is awake.

I involuntarily pick him up and sit on the couch with him in my arms. This kind of explains why this little kid is always curious about everything other than his home. Because everything is different to him. From people to things.

I cannot help but wonder about all the women across the globe. There might be so many girls who take lots of humiliation because they have kids or a career. Something that needs male support.

I wish I can do something for them other than just appreciation.

The only person that comes to my mind when the thought strikes, is Zelda. I have never seen someone knocking out guys with a punch. She will definitely help me come up with something so we both can help women.

I look at Russel and he is quieter than ever. I took him out with me and I decided he will be under surveillance just in case Emanuel wants to take anger on this little boy.

The world is rotten.