ALPHA OF DARKSTONE

CHAPTER SEVEN

RANCH DEL ROMANCE

-Time skip-

(Zacria’s POV)

THINGS got out of hand.

I went to Ranch del Romance pretending as one of the Alpha's men to give an invitation to the she-wolf who saved me at the parade the other day. However, the red-haired missy mistook me as the plumber man whom she was waiting for since morning.

I tried to correct her but she already dragged me inside the house. She nagged at me leaving me no other choice but to go with the flow.

It's odd for an Alpha to do the plumbings but Lucy del Romance's gullible yet innocent personality eased me.

I remembered when she told me her mate is the Alpha, I couldn't help but laugh for she's too naive. She has no idea who I am making me a little guilty. An honest woman like her does not deserve to be fooled. Maybe I'll send more gifts aside from the invitation.

Anyhow, it took me two and half hours to fix all the broken pipes in the villa. Not on my plan but the old man who I encountered earlier when I was on my way to that place never showed up.

I could imagine Sasha's face at that moment. I told him I would be gone for only an hour and I bet he's already cursing nonstop. I also wondered if he handled the meeting with the other Alphas well. Hope no one noticed that it's my second in command whom they were with and not me. Well, it's not the first time that we did the switching and no one ever caught us.

No need to be stressed out.

Whistling, I began arranging all the tools in the box before I closed the lid, and carried it down to the kitchen where I left my shirt.

Lucy del Romance was not on sight. I was hearing noises outside and I knew it was her.

A smirk formed on the lips as I remembered how she reacted to the shower room. How her eyes widened and her mouth parted when I asked her if she's interested in me. I was just teasing her but when her face flushed bright red and my eyes took in her natural beauty, I couldn't help but be mesmerized.

I have no idea how she managed to get out of the room after that but I was grateful she did for my wolf is also acting strange towards her. He's striding back and forth at the dark corner of my mind like he's disturbed by something. Prinx is a snob wolf. Never been curious about anyone. Never put attention to any she-wolf we've met in the past.

But the way he rasped, his ears perked up and he wagged his tail when Lucy's near us is extremely unusual to me.

Is it because of her mixed strawberry and nature scents that are luring him? Or how innocently cute she is?

I guess both.

My smirked widened as I wore my shirt back and walked out to the backyard where Lucy del Romance was.

My brows furrowed as I instantly saw her not far away under a tree cutting woods. The shade protected her from the brilliant rays of the sun while the wind was blowing her fiery red hair.

Her cheeks were already glossy red too and sweats were dripping down on the side of her face. She was inhaling heavily and her legs were unstable. A sign that she's already exhausted.

I was clueless why the sight aggravated me. With big steps, I walked faster towards her and when she's about to lift the ax again, I quickly stole the big tool from her.

"What the hell are you doing, woman!" I grumbled making her jumped in surprise.

"What the heck!" Lucy grabbed the left side of her chest as she turned around and glared at me. "What are you? A mushroom? Will, you quit surprising me like that!"

She tried to snatch the ax back but I throw it to the side and grabbed her arms.

"Are you trying to kill yourself! Look!" I snapped at her and showed her her bruised and bleeding hands.

Instead of being concerned about herself, she just rolled her eyes and snorted. "I always cut woods so this is nothing to me and may I remind you, I am a wolf. If you know what I-"

I didn't let her finished her words as I moved swiftly and scooped her up in my arms.

"What the-! Put me down!" She screeched but to no avail.

Goddess may send thousand of wolves but no one can stop me.

My jaw clenched as I walked back inside the kitchen and settled her up at the counter. "Do not move," I ordered her in a hard tone.

She huffed and grunted, "Who are you to com-"

I hastily shot her a warning look and that automatically shut her up.

"Good." I raffled her hair appreciating her submission. I then moved and get a clean cloth on the kitchen drawer and a small tub with fresh water. I soaked the cloth and started wiping her chopped hands. "Tell me, are you going to win the Alpha's heart with these ugly paws, hm?"

"Asshole," she muttered in an annoyed voice yet, she never argued again as I continued tending to her scrapes.

We both fell in silence after which made me more focused on taking care of her.

She told me that she's always cutting woods and that's not new to her but still, it bothered me. Not only because she's the heiress of the del Romance but... a fragile she-wolf like her don't deserve to work as a slave. Especially her; the woman who saved the Alpha of that territory.

It took few minutes before I finished and looked up at her only to catch her staring down at me. She promptly turned rosy as I smirked and she was about to turn her gaze away but I immediately freed her hands and held the side of her face.

"C-Cria-"

I cut her words as my hands shifted down and went around her as I pulled her closer and hugged her. She gasped aloud and tried to push me away but failed as I caged her in my arms tightly.

"Don't move, sweet," I whispered in her ear loving how soft and warm she is. "I already finished fixing the pipes and I don't know when I'm going to have a woman in my arms again like this."

"You're really a pervert, aren't you?" she groaned but then she stopped resisting and just laid her head on my shoulder. Submitting to me for the second time. "You know, you're the first male wolf who hug me," she mumbled.

I smiled as a warm feeling filled my chest. "Should I give you your first kiss too?"

She yawned before she replied in a low sleepy voice. "You can try and if I become the Alpha's mate, I will tell him to rip your head off."

I chuckled and patted her back. "I'll steal you away from the Alpha, then."

"You can't."

I frowned. "Why?"

"Because I... I..."

Prinx and I waited for her to finished her words but nothing came. All I heard next were small snores.

I sighed deeply and kissed the top of the red-haired Omega's head. "Have a good sleep, sweet."