Contract With The Masked Alpha

Who is she?

King

King stirred awake from the sun ray flashing to his eyes, he turned away from the light with his eyes still closed. The strange hard bed felt uncomfortable, he snapped his eyes open at that. He froze in the strange room before sitting up immediately, his eyes darted to Amelia sleeping beside him, her chest rising and falling with a peaceful rhythm. Her hair scattered over the pillow. Her face, though still reddish and bruised, looked more radiant than yesterday.

He stood from the bed touching his face for his mask, his lips twitched in surprise. He had never been able to sleep comfortably with his mask on, he slept without having nightmares also. It'd been years since he had a good sleep and just the night he slept beside her, he slept without worries.

He glanced at her briefly while walking out. Who is Amelia? First, Halo played with her and now his nightmares suddenly disappeared for a night.

The thought left his mind at the sight of Lopez at his door who turned at the footsteps approaching him. His hands stretched out for a fight.

"Alpha King," He called surprised, withdrawing his tight fists. "Good morning." He greeted bowing to show his respect for him before he pulled the door open for him.

"Lopez," King acknowledged his greeting with a pat on his shoulder stepping in. He turned to him when he closed the door. "What's the news?" He asked, ignoring Lopez's suspicious gaze. King knew he had a lot of questions for him but he didn't know how to ask. Lopez might have been his best friend but he clearly knew when to draw the line and King appreciated him for that.

Lopez paused for a moment expecting King to say something. He stood straight when nothing came from him. "Alpha Johnson is here, he has been here since 6:00 am demanding your presence."

Alpha King scoffed, walking further into his room. "He is here because of Zoe right?" He removed his jacket and hung it on the hanger.

"Yes, he wants you to have mercy on his only daughter."

King scoffed, walking to his vanity, to grab a new mask. He said nothing to Lopez's sentence. Alpha Johnson was one of the respectable elders in his council, though proud, and never attended some council meetings. He used to provide good war strategy due to the knowledge he had as the oldest Alpha council member.

King knew Alpha Johnson would want Zoe to go scot free but he would surprise him. He picked a white mask and turned to Lopez. "Tell him not to wait for me." He issued his order, and Lopez bowed.

"Yes, Alpha." He bowed, stepping out of the room.

Alpha King left for the ensuite after Lopez was dismissed. Zoe must have thought that her father would do anything for her to have acted rashly towards Amelia. He had been hearing from the maids that Zoe behaved like his Luna but he didn't care, she had never acted that way toward him. Their agreement was simple; be my mistress with no strings attached and she accepted.

The agreement was supposed to continue after the wedding but he couldn't. Before Daisy's death, when his relationship with his father was still solid. He'd seen how sad his mother was, the silent cry and all. He didn't know the cause at first until Daisy died and he became distant with his family.

King noticed how his father cheated on his mother, going down with a different omega each night. He urged her to leave but she couldn't, the mate bond was stronger on her side than Alpha Owen. She'd die if she tried to leave. At first, his mother thought it was because he lost his favorite daughter so she gave birth again and it only worsened.

He wouldn't want to become his father when he had always hated him, he'd rather be celibate than be with another lady or Amelia.

He wore his outfit and attached his mask before he stepped out of the room. He mindlinked Lopez to meet him at Zoe's dungeon. The guards before his door accompanied him to her cell.

The pungent smell that welcomed him in the cell made him squeeze his nose, he squinted his eyes in the poorly lit room. Zoe huddled down in a corner, clad in a dirty brown dress. Her usual silk brown hair was now rough and tangled, and half-healing wounds still marked her legs and arms.

He walked further into the cell, his steps loud and heavy. Zoe stirred awake at the sound, she sat up and squinted her eyes, they widened when she saw King.

"Alpha King," She cried rushing to her feet but fell to the ground with a loud impact, she cried and glanced at him with tear-filled eyes. "They hurt me, they addressed me as a slave. I'm a f*****g princess and your lady."

Alpha King let out a loud cackle at her words, she blinked surprised at his action. "My lady?" He raised his brow at her. "Who gave you that title?"

Zoe shrank on the floor, she stared at the floor biting her lips, and releasing it immediately when it hurt. "No one." She muttered through gritted teeth.

"They did a bad job." Zoe glanced at him with fear. She looked horrible already but King wasn't satisfied. He crouched before her looking at her with pure hatred. She crawled back shivering with fear.

"I expected them to crush every single bone in your body, draw patterns on your face. I want them to ruin you!" Zoe gasped, fear dancing in her eyes. She shivered visibly on the floor as she crawled backward.

King grasped her jaw holding her in place, she whimpered in pain. "You didn't only hurt my Luna, you hurt me. Your Alpha, the Alpha governor." He dug his claws into her jaw, blood rolling down her cheeks. His eyes burned with anger. "You wanted to kill your Luna and you expected to live?"

"What?" Zoe stammered groaning in pain.

King pressed his claws deep into her chin and she screamed with pain. Her scream wasn't enough, he wanted more. He wanted to hear her scream like Amelia, if Zoe could hurt Amelia after his warning, it meant he wasn't doing enough as the Alpha. His words are no more commands and that would never happen.

"Not even your father can save you from my wrath!" He spat standing up.

Zoe panted loudly, her body shook with fear. She crawled on her four briskly to King, blood trailing after her. "Please, please don't kill me!" She sobbed, grabbing his shoe.

King stepped away from her and hissed. "You shouldn't have disobeyed me!"

"Guards!"

"Your majesty." Two guards ran in immediately standing beside each other with their head bows.

"For a start, I want you to give her a hundred whips. "

"Don't hurt my daughter, Alpha King