Her Demon Alpha Mate

Chapter 4

 HUNTER

She left and I stood there, frozen, realizing who the girl that I saved yesterday was. 

Sienna. Freaking. Grayson.

It was her, it could not be anyone else! I thought from the very beginning that she reminded me of someone and now I knew very well who it was…

She was just a little girl back when I saw her last… My mate’s little sister! My ex-mate’s.. Goddess, I tried to block those memories out of my head… Years ago I had been a normal werewolf, an Alpha, and an heir of my pack. I even had been blessed with a mate. Unfortunately, I did not appreciate the gift of the Moon Goddess since my mate had no wolf or no other powers and I considered her weak. But on her 18th birthday, her wolf appeared, and she even got a gift of elemental magic. And another mate who was a warlock. I hated the guy’s guts and tried to make Aria choose me but I behaved like a d*ck towards her for years before that, so of course, she chose the guy who treated her right from the start. Right now I thought that I was delusional back then to even think that I had a chance when I did not deserve one in the first place.

So, Aria chose Lex.

Not me… 

We parted as friends since we all were fighting against the same evil. The evil that injured me for life… And then all the crap that was happening to me, my father, and my pack kept me busy. It was a blessing of sorts. Since I was changed, I started to experience daily tremendous pains due to the monster inside of me trying to submit me. I fought him with everything I had every day and it was taking most of the time. We were in agreement only when we needed to fight someone else. 

  I saw Aria just a few times for the past ten years but had to meet with her father a few times per year. And now her brother Kieran. Since he was the new Alpha King. 

  After I fell out with my own abusive dad, I had to leave my old pack. There was no place for me to go, really. And I was a grown wolf. Alpha Xavier, who was still a king back at the time, offered me a place in his pack but I just had to refuse. The signs on my body left by a demon started to grow on their own, causing more pain than ever, and a monster inside of me was doing everything to get out. I couldn’t trust myself and did not want to be surrounded by innocent people. No one deserved to suffer together with me…

One day I found this house while on the run. It was empty and falling apart, and so far from towns and villages that there wasn’t a more perfect place for me. It also helped that it was close to the border. I asked the King to let me stay here in return for protecting this side of the forest from rogues. Not that there were many. But even in my state, I managed to do my job well.

  Until yesterday… The thought of Sienna almost torn to pieces by six rogues still made my blood boil. If I was just a minute or two late, they would…

  I didn’t even notice how spikes on my hands grew long again. It didn’t happen for a while now. Everything was under control for the past five years. 

  But seeing Sienna and realizing that it was her of all the people made me agitated. The monster inside became unsettled and for a second it even seemed that Ares was about to say something to me. He bailed on me in the end and went to the back of my mind again. We had less and less contact every year and he was not talking to e for the past few months.

Inhaling and exhaling heavily a few times, I took myself under control, returning to my normal human form and taking the spikes down. 

Shame washed over me, remembering how I watched Sienna sleep and the thoughts that were visiting me during this time. Running my hand over my face, I decided that it would be best to take a cold shower and not think about it anymore. It was just this one time. And I didn’t know who she was. Surely, we would never see each other ever again.

  I hadn't seen people for a while, this was the reason why she captivated me so much. Yes, that was that… I wasn’t really attracted to Aria’s little sister. Of course not! She was baby Sienna for Goddess’ sake! Just… a very grown-up and hot version… She must be 19 or 20 by now…

  “Stop it!” I muttered to myself, hitting a wall next to me and leaving there an ugly dent.

  I just needed to get laid badly. And fast. So, maybe it was time to make that trip to the town I’ve been putting away for so long? 

  I took a long shower and got clean clothes out of a drawer. I probably needed to shave too. The stubble didn’t look that good on me…

  Screw it! There was no time for that! The pain…

  I stopped when I caught myself on that thought. The pain… it was gone. It was haunting me almost every hour of every day, with very short breaks. And now… when was the last time I felt it?

  Shockingly, I felt so good that it almost seemed natural to me. So, what happened there exactly? What changed?

  I looked at the mirror again and swore under my breath. I knew exactly what changed… Or better say who changed everything. Only one thing, one person was new.

  I felt it when I lifted her into my arms first, after killing those rogues…It was a  wave of…something. I took it for an adrenaline rush after the battle and was too busy thinking of the unthinkable until she woke up. The pains started to return slowly in the morning and I went to exercise in the rain to keep myself under control. This was usually the only thing that helped – physical activity.

  But then Sienna woke up and we… We actually didn’t do anything except for … touching each other accidentally once. That was about right, I remember that strange feeling that washed over me. But then her phone ringed and I saw Kieran’s picture on his caller’s ID signed as “Dictator Brother”. I  started to connect the dots fast and was shocked enough to miss the fact that the pain was gone. Just what was it?

  “Bring her back,” I heard a familiar voice inside of my mind. And what a pity that was that it wasn’t the one I had been longing to hear…