THE HYBRID ALPHA QUEEN

Chapter 16

Audenzia pov

I stood in front of the Blood Moon Pack border hesitating. I had teleported a safe distance away from the pack border early in the morning. I had just spent my time overlooking the forest. I was getting nervous now. What if he’s moved on? What if he rejects me?

If you continue further, I’ll take control. Macy growled out.

I sighed. You can f*****g do it Audenzia. I told myself.

You remember your promise right? I asked Macy firmly.

I do. She said seriously.

I nodded my head and started walking with the bag in my hand. I crossed the border and waited. I was sure someone will come.

“Audenzia?” I was shocked to hear Darren’s voice. I turned around and saw him coming towards me, a surprised look on his face.

“You were on patrol?” I ask. He beams “Of course. Did you think I was an oh-my-brother-is-the-Alpha-I-won’t work type of person?” He grinned cheekily and a laugh escaped me.

“I’m the head tracker of the pack. The patrol reported smelling a different scent nearby, so I came to check.” He said.

I nodded thoughtfully, they had a good system. “But, I think that it should be me asking you, why are you here?” he asks looking at me with an uncertainty.

I took a deep breath, now or never. “I’m here to see your brother, the Alpha.” I say confidently. A slow grin forms on his face and to my surprise he hugs me. “Thank you so much! You don’t know how hard it has been for him these past few weeks. Thanks a lot!” he exclaims.

I smile softly, he loves his brother. “I’ll take you to the pack house. You wait there while I bring Damian.” He said.

“I want to meet him directly” I say. He looks at me uncomfortably “I… I’m afraid he might not be very… Ahem, presentable right now.” He says scratching the back of his neck.

I give him a forced smile “The one who damages should fix it.” I say. He looks at me incredulously “Are you sure?” he asks. I nod firmly and he sighs. He motions for me to follow him and we start our walk to their house.  

We walk through the forest and reach their house. It’s quite pretty. It’s not very big, but… homey. We step inside the house and I hear giggling and laughing. We go in the living room and I see their little brother and sister playing. The little girl beams at Darren and hops in his arms. He throws her in the air and she giggles loudly. I can’t stop the laugh that leaves me.

At that they both abruptly turn towards me and freeze. Darren smiles at me and the other two hide behind him.

“Isn’t she Damian’s mate? What is she doing here?” the little boy whispers to Darren. I laugh and crouch down towards them.

“Hey! I’m Audenzia. Are you guys twins?” I ask. The girl peeks out from behind their brother’s legs and nods. I smile. “What are your names?” I ask.

The boy steps out and extends his hand to me, puffing out his chest “I’m Dean, Diana’s older brother.” He says jerking his head to Diana. Diana glares at him and her cheeks puff.

“Older than ten minutes, only” she says.

They start to bicker and I stare in amusement. Darren shakes his head and motions for me to follow him.

I quickly stand up and follow him to the staircase. The staircase leads to a second floor and we move on from there. We go up higher and at the end of the third floor’s corridor there’s a door.

I can feel Macy stir. It must be his room. We walk up to the door and Darren knocks.

“What the f**k do you want? Get the f**k away. I don’t f*****g care about your f*****g petty issues. Don’t f*****g knock on my f*****g door.” His angry voice sounded. I raise a brow.

“Wow… that was a lot of f**k!” I say as I chuckle. Darren nods his head, running a hand through his hair.

“You go on. I’ll go in” I say. “You sure?” he asks again. I nod and smile at him. He shrugs and lets out a puff of breathe. After his footsteps fade I look at the door and take a deep breath.

He’s just your bloody mate. Nothing you can’t handle. I whisper to myself.

I turn the doorknob and go in.

Damian pov

The click of the door sounds and the scent of strawberry and vanilla wafts in, engulfing me in a bittersweet sensation. I curse. I’m having these blood f*****g illusion things again. I throw an empty whiskey bottle at the door, from where the sound is coming. “Get the f**k away, goddammit. Stop f*****g with me. I don’t need more pain, for bloody heaven’s sake.” I growl.

“I must say, I never knew I would get such a warm welcome.” A very familiar voice sounds. The same voice that… that rejected me.

I turn around and there stands in front of me. My mate. She stands there, in all her glory, beautiful as ever.

She’s wearing a formal suit, her hair are loose on her shoulders. Her lips are of natural pink shade. She looks gorgeous. She’s no illusion.

How do I know? Well she’s holding the bottle I threw at her and looking at it, a frown on her beautiful face.

Shit! Literally! My room smells like s**t. I smell like s**t, heck I’m sure I even look like s**t right now. I gulp. I keep standing there like an i***t while she looks around the room.

Her face scrunches up in disgust. And her eyes finally come to me. Her gaze roams over my body and stop on my face. Her eyes pierce in mine.

She shakes her head. “Audenzia Rodriguez” she says simply.

“Huh?” I ask incredulously. Her gaze is hard as she says “I didn’t introduce myself last time.”

My mouth forms an “o” and I nod. “I thought it was time for us to meet.” She says.

A smile forms on my face.

“I thought you needed a Luna. But it seems you’ve already found one…” she sniffs “multiple? You’ve found multiple Lunas I see.” She nods thoughtfully.

I shake my head. “I’m sorry. I thought… I thought I lost you… I…” I trail off, not knowing what to say. She snorts “So you decided to w***e around and drown yourself in whiskey?” she accuses.

I hung my head low in shame. I hear as she takes a deep breath.

“One hour. I’ll give you exactly one hour to shower, shave, clean this s**t, etc. In short, you have one hour to be presentable. I’ll wait in your office. If you’re not there in an hour… we’ll schedule this meeting whenever I feel like it.” She says evenly and turns around to walk out.

As soon as the door shuts behind her, I run in the shower. I take a cold shower, which makes me sober. I shave the beard that has grown on my jaw and brush my teeth.

I wear a white button-up shirt, black slacks and a black blazer. I style my hair and put my best cologne. After I’m satisfied with my looks, I get out of my room and mind link an omega on my way, to clean up my room.

I run to my office and take a deep breath before opening the door. She’s sitting in the couch. She looks like a tigress. Waiting to attack. I stand in front of her and she looks up at me. Her gaze roam over me, leisurely.

She nods “You clean up adequately” she says. I grin like an i***t and she shakes her head as a slow smile forms on her face.

She motions for me to sit down. I sit on the opposite chair and wait for her to start.

“Before we start, I want to apologize for whatever pain I’ve caused you.” Her voice is soft as she says this. I look down, not knowing what to say. Finally I shake my head and give her a reassuring smile “its okay.” I say.

She nods her head and begins “I’ve come here to… to try this mate thing.” She says gesturing between the two of us. I nod as my heart gives a leap.

She looks me in the eyes and I feel my breathing stop “I have a few conditions before we start it.” She says.

“Go on” I say.

“First and foremost, I know you’re an Alpha and you want a Luna. But I’m not a Luna. I’m an Alpha too. And I demand the same respect and title. I wouldn’t tolerate disrespect.” She says firmly.

I can totally understand that “Of course. I’m proud that my mate is the Alpha of the most powerful pack in the world. I would never suggest otherwise.”

She nods. “Second, I would be living in then pack house. I want to know the pack members. I won’t live in your house” she says.

I frown, “But… but, we’re mates. We’re supposed to share the room” I say.

Her eyes narrow at me. “Well, I don’t give a damn about what we’re supposed to do.” She air quoted “supposed”.

“I won’t share room with you, till I’m sure. And I sure as hell won’t sleep in that filthy bed of yours.” She says icily.

I gulp and look away. Bloody hell!

“Third, I can perfectly take care of myself, thank you very much. So, I don’t want any of your guards around me.” she continues as I keep silent.

“Okay” I whisper.

“That’s it for now. And one more thing, I’m gonna test you. Don’t think for a second that I’ll go easy on you just because you’re my mate.” She says.

I look at her. She’s the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen, she’s strong and she’s everything I needed and more. Of course she rejected me, but… but everyone makes mistakes right? And who am I to judge when I have so many faults myself? I will fight for her, I’ll win her.

I smile at her “Sure. Try me” I wink playfully and she rolls her eyes.

“Let’s go?” she asks. I nod.

“Its lunch time. Let’s go eat.” I say.

She nods and gets up. She starts to leave the room.

I stop her by holding her hand. Sparks shoot wherever we touch. She gasps at the contact and looks at me.

I look at her “Thanks” I whisper. She smiles, a genuine smile and nods. She squeezes my hand once and leaves the room.

I can’t keep the grin out of my face as I go out to lead her to the dining room.