Death of an Alpha

Chapter10

"He's gone." Lennox announces from the window. "I'll go check with the guards and we'll do a sweep." With that he leaves the room in a hurry.

"What'd he do to you, Aurora?" Dimitri asks drawing my attention back to his face. He holds my hand with one hand and wraps his other arm around my back, pulling me close to him. I've never felt this safe with someone before, even Mason. I look at him and I don't know what to say. Do I tell him about this potion or do I keep it secret? If I tell him would he want to use it? To get rid of me and this bond? Some reason that hurts my heart. I guess I know the reason but do I admit it?

"Nothing. " I look into his eyes and in that instant I knew I couldn't lie to him. "He, uh, he said he could break our mate bond."

"What? How?" Mason pipes up from across the room.

"A potion. Apparently he knows a witch." I respond, still holding Dimitri's hand and cradled in his arms.

"Well he's clearly lying. There's no more witches Aurora." Mason says, turning to look out the window again.

"I thought so too. But he had an amulet or medallion that clearly blocked our mindlink. So he must have someone who knows magic."

"That's why I couldn't reach you." Dimitri says pulling me closer to him. The beat of his heart still pounding in his chest. He must've been really worried.

I just nod. I listen to the beat of his heart slowing down. The smell of him relaxing all my anxieties.

"Where were you guys? How'd he get in so easy?"

"There was an explosion at the old sawmill." Mason responds.

"A diversion." Dimitri says, the look on his face shows anger or even guilt. "I should've known better."

"You couldn't have known. Either of you. And I'm fine. We also know how he is getting away with things. Magic."

"Which makes things ten times worse. With a simple amulet apparently he could block the Lycan King's mind-link. He could've killed you Aurora. He knew which room you were in...." Mason punches the frame of the window causing wood to splinter.

"He knew exactly which room you were in. How is he finding this out so fast? " Dimitri questions. "Who knew Aurora switched rooms?"

"The staff that helped move her, you, me, Lennox and Derek." Mason replies. "But I'm starting to think this isn't a spy or traitor."

"What do you think it is?" I question.

"A witch. Or to be more precise a witches crystal ball." Mason walks over to my bed and plops down on it.

"That would explain it. She'd have to be pretty powerful, though." Dimitri stands up and then pulls me up to stand beside him. I grab onto his arm to steady myself. God, he has amazing arms. The feeling of his hard muscles and the mate bond turn me on a little. I let go of his arm and take a step back to calm myself down. A growl slips from Dimitri's lips.

"I'm going to go look up some stuff and finish some pack work." Mason stands up and heads towards the door.

"Ask him to stay. He was really worried about you. I think you both need to talk to each other properly." Mason mindlinks me as he leaves the room. He was being so wonderful about all of this and he was right. I think I need to actually try to connect with Dimitri. Physically I knew how I felt. Attached, turned on and bonded. But emotionally? I didn't even know his middle name or what his favorite book is.

"Thank you. I'm sorry, Mason." I mindlink back. He left the room, closing the door behind him.

"Are you okay?" Dimitri rubs my back as our eyes meet. As soon as our eyes met, my guard was down. I threw my arms around his neck and started sobbing. He wraps me in a tight embrace that made me feel safe and helped me calm down. I wanted to tell him all the thoughts in my head. All the questions and what ifs.

"I'm sorry, Aurora. I should've been here protecting you." Dimitri cradles my face with both of his hands, resting his forehead on my mine.

"It's not your fault." I whisper.

I can feel him stiffen and move away from me. He stands a couple steps away from me and drops his hands to his side.

"Yes it is." Dimitri runs his hands through his hair in frustration. "You are mine to protect, and I didn't."

My heart beat a bit harder when I heard him call me his. I reach up and place my hand on his cheek. All I wanted was to take away his hurt and be near him. He places his hand over mine on his cheek. It sent those beautiful shivers up my spine and made me crave more of his touch. I step forward, so I'm close enough that my breasts are just touching his chest. This slight touch lit a fire in my belly. I could feel the deliciously naughty thoughts creeping into my head. I can feel his breath start to quicken and his other hand reach up under my shirt gripping my back. He pulled me in closer so our bodies were right up against each other. I could feel myself getting wet. His nostrils flare taking in the scent of my arousal. A small growl escapes his lips and he hungrily kissed me.

Our mouths moved in unison spreading the bond tingles all over my body. We kissed until we were both out of breath and then he leaned his forehead against mine. It felt perfect in every way except one. I didn't know him.

"Why is the moon goddess doing this to me?" I whisper to myself and then quickly realizing I said it outloud.

Dimitri steps back leaving me feeling cold and empty? It was such a weird feeling.

"I'm sorry. I didn't--" Dimitri cut me off with a finger to my lips.

"You're allowed to be upset, Aurora." He steps forward, placing his hands on my arms and looking into my eyes.

"Mate bonds are supposed to be easy. We should have no doubts." I reply feeling guilty.

"I have no doubts." I locked eyes with Dimitri.

"How?" I ask.

"How what?"

"How do you have no doubts?

"You're perfect. You are literally everything I've ever wanted." his hands slide down my arms and grab hold of my hands.

"There's no way you can know that. We barely know each other. I don't even know your birthday." I can feel the frustration building in my chest.

"I know plenty about you. You say what's in your head even though it gets you in trouble. You are smart, way smarter than me. Your facial expressions show your emotions more than you think they do. You have this strength I've never seen before. Not only can you stand face to face against a man double your size but you also try to carry everyone else's burdens even though they aren't yours to bear. You don't like being told what to do but will always listen to reason. What matters more all that stuff or that you know my birthday?"

At this point, I can feel the tears welling up in my eyes. I can't say that anything he said was wrong even if I didn't feel that way. Now I was wondering if I could say anything remotely similar. What had I noticed about him? He was....He had.....I was drawing a blank. I'd been too preoccupied thinking about everything else. I was too busy thinking about myself.