ALPHA OF DARKSTONE

CHAPTER NINETEEN

-TIME SKIP-

Three days before Mating Season’s Ball at Sleepy Forest; west part of the territory

(Zacria's POV)

“WHERE the hell are you, bro!” Sasha shouted when I called him the next morning. "You said you're just going to check on something but it's already morning and you're still not coming back!"

An amused grin formed on my lips for he sounds like a nagging wife instead of a beta. Walking out of the rest house where I brought Lucy del Romance last night, I thought of teasing him a little to lighten his mood. "Well, good morning to you too, honey bunny. Did you sleep well last night?"

However, Sasha seemed really upset as he kept on throwing a tantrum. "Don't you honey bunny me, you little s**t. Your cousin is here and he's freaking me out the whole night!"

That made me frown and I stopped on my track. "Smithly is there?"

"He's been here since last night and the fucktard used his martial arts skill on me when he found out it's me who's hiding behind your mask and f**k! He's not leaving me alone!"

I winced and cupped my nape.

Smithly is my Gamma and working as the Alliance's secret agent who's digging personal information of fugitives who are inflicting chaos to the werewolf realm.

He might have finished with his latest mission and at that moment have enough time to pester Sasha.

"I'll go home later," I replied to my second in command. "For now, notify the staffs that I'll have my off today."

I heard Sasha sough as he calmed a little and then grunted, "Alright but, mind if I ask if you're with Miss del Romance, bro?"

Perplexed, my brows furrowed. 'Why he knew Lucy is with me? I don't recall telling him I'm going to the ranch last night.

Still, I must affirm the situation to my second in command for I sensed something is going on that I am unaware of. "Yes, I brought her here in Sleepy forest."

Sasha snickered and even if I was not in front of him at that moment, I could see how apprehensive he was. "Listen bro," he muttered in a serious voice which made me focused on what he's going to say. "Lucy del Romance was reported as a rogue this morning by her stepmother; Selene Callahan. Said she stole her jewelry and fled with a man on the big bike. She's now in the wanted lists and being hunted by the trackers and our pack officers."

I chuckled in disbelief at what I've heeded. "That woman is goddamn wicked."

She's reversing the situation making her stepdaughter a criminal just to corner her.

"What happened, bro?" Sasha asked that I could feel how curiosity is chewing his nerves.

To satisfy his inquisition, I told him everything that happened, and that made him more disturbed. "Mr.Hugo Vertillo?" He hummed. "He's under investigation, right? His casino is just a front used by the werewolf mafia for their illegal transactions. Heard he's an obsessive old freak so you must watch after Miss del Romance carefully. He won't stop until he gets his bride back, bro."

I shrugged my shoulder unaffected by the information about the man who's after Lucy. "As long as she's inside the Sleepy forest, those bastards won't find her. And Sasha..." I intentionally hanged my last words.

"Yes, bro?"

"Remind me to obliterate that casino after the mating season ball," I grumbled using my pissed Alpha voice.

"I made this pack a haven for our pack members and not a lair for those Mafia mother fuckers!"

And anyone who will try to oppose me will be punished under the strict law of DarkStone City.

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WHILE at that moment, inside the rest house...

(Lucy's POV)

Tiptoeing, I walked towards the window and behind the thick curtain, I took a peek outside.

I heard Cria's footsteps exiting the house earlier when I was in the room. He was talking over the phone and I heard a distinctive male voice that caught my interest.

I wonder who it might be.

I scanned the front yard and didn't see him. Maybe he's at the back.

Feeling disappointed, I heaved a sigh, went to the sofa, and sat there to think things through.

"I presume I am now in his house," I mumbled and leaned back. "What am I going to do now?"

What's my situation going to be like starting from that point? And how long am I allowed to stay and hide there?

I pulled the hemline of my large-size white t-shirt up, rose my legs up, and hugged them before resting my head on the headrest making me look up at the chandelier hanging on the ceiling.

I smiled.

Cria's house is not that big but it's cozy and warm. It is made of logs and glasses with a mix of classic and modern interior designs.

Even if I'm just an Omega, I could tell the house costs a lot which an ordinary Omega and a mere pack officer could not have.

"Who are you, Cria?" I whispered in the air. "Why are you so mysterious?"

A brave man with an unknown identity who has the vigor to save me and fought those men in suits alone.

A small smile appeared on my lips as I remembered what happened on the road when Aunt Selene embarked on taking me back to the ranch.

It was like in those movies that I've watched when I had the opportunity.

Cria told me to go back to the big bike and as I was about to turn around, one of the men in suits tried to stop me which was a wrong move.

It is like something snapped on my savior's head. He grabbed the bastard's arm and twisted it hard before Cria kicked him away from me.

As men in suit number one fell hard to the ground, men in suit number two and number three surged at him. Though, I wonder what kind of training Cria has undergone. He received a strong blow on his face and a hook on his gut but he didn't even flinch.

He just shook his head before he took his turn to attack. He grabbed the neck of men number two and effortlessly lifted him. "It will take hundreds of wolves to bring me down, mutts!" Cria growled and slammed the man he's holding down to the asphalt road.

Men number three instantly lunged at him but Cria's shoe greeted him in the face which sent the poor rascal flying towards the car's bumper and fell to the earth's surface.

I was not blinking in bewilderment when I watched what happened and I noticed Aunt Selene turned like a statue when those men in suits went back to the car groaning in pain cupping their injuries.

While Cria, well, he faced me with a lopsided grin like he didn't beat three wolves just by himself. "Trust me, sweet. They won't have you as long as I'm breathing."

Those words echoed in my ears as the flashback of memories ended.

I breathed deeply and cupped my burning cheek. "But why? Why protect someone whom you just met recently?" I shook my head. "I don't understand."

"You don't have to understand for now, sweet," a deep voice answered my questions that made me gasped in surprise and sat upright.

On the sofa across from me is the man wearing brown denim shorts and a black sports top. A man whom I barely know yet the man I owe my freedom to.

"Cria, you dummy," I glared at him. "You startled me!" I stood up and took steps toward the room to escape from the embarrassment, however, he quickly reached for my arm and pulled me back which made me sat down on his lap. "What the heck, Cria!" My eyes widened in shock.

What does he think he's doing?

I opened my mouth to furthermore snap at him but I haven't even formed a single word when he covered my mouth with one of his fingers.

"You're too loud, early in the morning sweet. How about you give me a morning kiss first, hm?" A teasing smirk stretches his face while his deep-set piercing eyes went down on my lips.

I rolled my eyes and slapped his finger away. "I will only give my first kiss to the Alpha so stop messing around."

Cria's grin widened. "Okay, then just a kiss here." He turned his head sideways and pointed a spot.

I huffed and gave him a look of disbelief but then as his heroism poke me, I realized a peck on the cheek is not that awful. I am indebted to him anyway.

"For Goddess sake, you're like a small pup, sir." Shaking my head, I leaned down and was about to land a small peck on his cheek but Cria unexpectedly faced me with mischievous glints in his eyes.

"Got yah!" Cupping the back of my head, he pressed me down and claimed my mouth into a deep kiss.

I yelled mentally.

'What the hell!'

The freaking trickster tricked me!