Stripper
2244 Words
RYO KING
“Alpha!”
“Alpha!”
The distant banging of the door slowly pulled Ryo King out of his sleep. Groaning, he rolled to the side, squinting at the brightness of the room. This has to the first time he's had a nice sleep without nightmares plunging him.
For a minute, his head was filled with voices as several people tried speaking with him through the mindlink. He quickly shut them out and barked at the door. “What?!”
Others would have shrank back in fear but Rune, his Beta barge into the room with urgency in his eyes.
“What is it?”
“Your dad is coming.” he opened the window allowing fresh air to filter into the room.
“So?” was it the first time Dante King showed up unexpectedly? Although it's rare, he still try to visit the pack.
“Obviously, your picture has gone viral and he is curious of who has the guts to put his son in his place. Do you need me to take it down?”
Ryo Kings lips tilted as he remembers the redhead bombshell from last night. Right from the moment she walked in, his wolf stirred. His wolf that has always been raging for the past five years literally purred in her presence.
To say he was intrigued would be an understatement. And Ryo King is someone who is not easily intrigued.
Aside her looking oddly familiar, she smelled odd. He can tell she's a werewolf but he couldn't sense her wolf which is weird. It doesn't matter though, kicking him was the worse thing she had done especially to the Alpha of Shadowland crescent — one that belongs to the four most ruthless packs in town. It is why Ryo King became Alpha Four, he didn't just challenge Dante for one pack but Four packs at a teenage age. It wouldn't be long before his pack members began sniffing her out, which is welcomed because he needed her to come begging him.
“No, don't take it down.” he smiled getting out of bed and heading to the bathroom.
Rune gaped at his back. Did his Alpha just smile or are his eyes faulty?
He kept that to himself and quickly gave reports.
“...there are circulating news that Dante is looking for a bride again.” Rune wince after saying that as Ryo King paused. It was a sensitive topic to all of them especially Ryo.
This has to be the nineth wife Dante is about to take in, ever since his mom left, Dante has been broken beyond words. Ryo's mom was the second wife and to say he hated his mom would be an understatement.
“Are you listening to me?”
Rune's voice pulled him out of the terrible memories that were about to haunt him, shrugging. “Doesn't matter, they never last anyway. Leave.”
Dante has tried moving on with other women but they always end up breaking up.
Just as Rune got to the door, he heard, “Forward every information on the girl to my office!”
“Yes Alpha.”
By the time he was done bathing, Dante already showed up and was in the packhouse demanding audience from Ryo. To avoid that, Ryo King quickly sent orders to Rune, soon flashy cars pulled up and they drove out of the pack.
He read through the document provided by Rune about a branch of his company that has been having an alarming negative reviews online which has caused a lot of losses — the shares were plummeting drastically and he wouldn't have gotten involved if one of the children's clothing weren't burnt down to the ground. It's clear that someone's sabotaging, trying to mess with the Kings business, and he will make them pay back the price triple. No one messes with the Kings business and lives.
Suddenly, the car screeched to a halt.
Ryo glance outside the window after some minutes realising the car wasn't moving. “What's happening?”
The driver pressed a button on the receiver, “There's a situation... Um”
Noting how awkward he sounded, Ryo glance at him through the rearview mirror. “Situation?"
His voice was cold which was followed by a glare. He has an appointment and they can't even clear out a situation?
“With a child...a baby um...”
Ryo alighted the car before he could finish, striding straight through the beeline of cars till he got to the front. Never in his lifetime did he expect to see a little girl in pink doll gown, her hair parked in two pig tail while her hands were on her waist as she glared at his men.
“Go on, you all need to apologise and compensate me for the future trauma you've caused. Go on, I'm waiting.”
There were about four males in front of her, and this weren't just weak omegas but were warriors in his pack that usually gets called on when there's war, yet they seemed at a loss on what to do with this little girl. The fact that she wasn't fazed by their scarred faces made him c**k his head.
“What is going on?” he approached them putting his hands in his pocket.
She immediately burst into tears loudly drawing attention from passerby.
Aside Breeders, his mom and stepmom, the next thing he despised were kids. They were little agents of darkness sent from hell to torture people, just like this one.
‘Where the f**k is her goddamn parent?’ he mindlink the nearest male next to him, Kayden.
Kayden gave a slight shrug.
Just as people began whipping out their phones, he ordered his men to take care of it while he moved closer and awkwardly pat her head. “Its okay. How do you want to be compensated? And where is your mom?”
Instantly, her eyes dried up, “You promise Mr?”
“Yes.” Ryo grit out.
She clears her throat then began narrating everything that went down and four someone her age, Ryo was impressed at her wordings. “...all I tried doing was pick Mr Harper,” referring to the ugly piece in her hands she called a toy, “and they attacked me with those big cars which scared a little girl like me to death. I need two thousand dollars...no wait.” she says looking clearly confused with the numbers.
Just as she pulled out an iPad, Kayden mindlinked him, ‘Thats not true, she came out of nowhere.’
Ryo's eyes settled on the figure she typed on her phone, “Two hundred million?”
She nodded.
Snorting, he turned on his heels and headed for his car. “Move her out of the way.” he don't have time for this.
His phone immediately beep, it was a video of his car almost hitting her, her crying out loudly while he stood and glared at her. Although Ryo hated kids, if this went out it will look bad on him, as an Alpha, his job was to protect not bully kids. He turn to look at the little demon who in turn pouted her lips.
Kids were supposed to be dumb, what in the world were they feeding kids nowadays. He pulled out a card and gave it to her, on which she happily took, putting it in her pink bag.
“Password Uncle?”
He rattled it thinking about how he'll monitor the account and if he by sees the person behind all this...
Just when he thought his torture was over, she grabbed ahold of his legs. “Uncle? Can you please carry me? I don't have a daddy.”
“I'm not your uncle and no!” the idea alone repulse him.
Her eyes watered making him sigh, “Fine. Come on. Where are you headed? And where's your mom?”
She ignored the rest of his question as he awkwardly held her away from his body, just in front of him as he walked to the car. That seemed enough for her, “R.K Kiddies. Heard they're hiring models, and you just happened to be the boss.”
Wait, what?
Ryo faltered as it hit him. This day can't get any worse, can it? Looking at the monster in his hands smiling cutely at him, he felt a headache coming even though Werewolves can't get sick.
By nighttime, all Ryo King wanted was a run in his wolf form. His wolf has become even more antsy since last night of meeting with the redhead. A run and a good f**k would ease off his stress. Speaking of the redhead, he decided to go shower and head to Cloud 9 club.
Though the little girl tricked him into employing her, she proved herself to be good at the job. Only when she realises the time, she asked him to send her back to school — not home. Smart, he'd give her that.
Rune came out of nowhere as he walked into the house making him growl in annoyance. There was a reason he separated the pack house from his — to avoid people, his Beta never seem to understand that. “What?!”
“You really need to stop tha—” a knife flew across the room so fast that if he hadn't turned, it would have gotten his ears. “Right, Dante is inviting you for dinner to introduce his new bride.”
“I'm not interested. How's the investigation going?”
Rune frowned, “Its weird Alpha, I couldn't find anything on her, not even her name. It's as if she doesn't exist.”
It was Ryo's turn to frown. It's impossible that a research on someone will turnout fruitless, it only happens when the person is formidable, an important figire or if the person has something to hide.
“Dig deeper.” he simply uttered.
Instead of taking his bath, he went to the woods and took off his clothes. Being wolves, they prefer staying hidden away from prying eyes so it wasn't surprising that their mansion was surrounded by woods, like an illusion, if you don't look closely you'll never notice.
Soon, a howl rang out in the crisp night air as he let his wolf out and took off in a run. The smell of the earth hit him first, followed by the vivid colours of everything. Being in wolf form made him hear even the littlest thing, see further and enhanced sense of smell. The air whipped around him as his wolf ran, almost feels like he's flying.
He let his wolf ran until he remembered the redhead from the club, and decided to cut it short. Immediately he thought of her, his wolf's ears perked up in excitement. Ryo wondered if she'd fall on her knees begging the moment she sees him to take down the papers, he's sure some persons would have recognised her and has started harassing her.
Showering quickly, he puts on his pants, pausing when a thought occurred to him. It wouldn't be bad to see who Dante's new wife is before heading to the club, would it?
Dante's personal house is a miles from his so he got into his car shirtless and drove there.
“I was thinking you don't regard family gatherings anymore son.” Dante uttered the moment he walked in.
The chatter quieted down as people in the room took noticed of him.
Ryo glanced around noting higher members of the pack, his cousins, older aunts and even his friend, Calyx was there. Noting his gaze, Calix raised a glass towards him. The f**k?
“I don't.” Ryo lazily put his hand in his pocket meeting his dad's gaze, “I wouldn't want to reveal my bad characters to my new mom, right? Where is she by the way?” a bile formed in his throat at the mentioned of ‘mom’.
“Oh, she'll be here any minute now. You're welcome to join us.”
Ryo glanced at the clock and with a sigh, he moved to sit next to Calyx. “The f**k are you doing here?”
As hybrid, Calyx is also feared by many, he rules over several territories which makes him a formidable person. Ryo discovered the hard way that's it's better having such person as a friend instead of an enemy.
“Family support? How's your c**k by the way? Sure it still works after last night ? That lady did a number on you huh?” his eyes dip to Ryo's pants earning a growl from him.
Just before Ryo King respond, a click of heels on the tiled marble floor sounded.
His wolf purred.
The smell hit him even before he glanced back.
Sweet, fruity like the berries mixed with something else, something he can't place his finger on — something weird.
Shock overtook his features as he look over his shoulders only to see her.
She wasn't in red hair this time. It was auburn which was sleekly packed. A bright red gown stopping a little after her knees and those stiletto heels. Goddess.
Her eyes flicker on him and a mocking smile appears on her lips before focusing on his dad. “Darling...”
Pure unadulterated rage filled him instantly as he growled loudly.
The goddamn stripper!
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