The Alpha King's Condemned Mate

Chapter Two_Saved by a blade

Rex's words hit me hard like rock boulders. I feel my whole body crumbling.

He should be siding me, his would-be mate. But he just stood there in the presence of everyone condemning me without feeling.

Alpha Rex is one of the most revered alphas in the universe. Physically he doesn't look it but Rex is designed for battle; a killing machine on the battle field and every maid's heart snatcher. He is a devious and merciless alpha yet his looks drew and slayed all hearts including mine.

Before now, Rex has been everything but this. He was loving, adoring, he cared so much to the envy of the pack's other girls who use to jinx me out loud to my hearing. No one dared speak ill of me for fear of alpha Rex. He was enchanting charming that I have fallen helplessly for him and was ready to do just anything he ordered me to.

Why is he suddenly so different? Very different from the Rex I have come to love. All for what his beta had said. Right now more than ever, I doubted if any of those display of affection was ever true. I felt like I have never known him before.

"As for you Mateo Sanders, you shall be demoted to the lowest ranked level of servants, all of you!" Rex growled his verdict on my father, my step-mom and step-sisters.

Evans offered him a sheathed sacred sword used for slaying perpetrators.

"Damn you all!!" I gnashed out loud at the apex of my voice. I knew I was going to die anyway there was no point holding back all the fear and shock I felt.

Alpha Rex grabbed the sword from Evans without hesitation and I swear I saw him exchanged secret glances with Evans, whose face was plastered with triumph and satisfaction.

This has been Evan's plan all along. He might be in it with the Alpha. Right from the moment he threw me on the alpha's bed without fear, when the alpha barred me from mindlinking him in his chamber, to the time when he walked in and ignored me completely, and now these glances, the pieces is beginning to fit together as I look at it now.

But if revenge was what Evans wanted, why go all the way through this hassle. He may have simply snapped my neck somewhere secluded alone and get it done with, why drag everyone into this?

And how in the world will I prove to the pack that it was all a facade and the alpha is involved in this too?

Well does that even matter? I will be slayed in few seconds. Rex, with a murderous look on his face moved towards me unsheathing his swords.

I could hear my rapidly beating heart now, not sure whether I am still alive or not, due to my excessive panicking.

I refused to tear my gaze away from the face of my would-be killer, a monster in wolf clothing! Blood dried beneath my skin. Thousands of words left unsaid. I lost my voice too.

He moved to my side lifting the sword, even Lyta has retired to fate as she purred and whimpered lowly, recoiling inside of me.

I squeezed my eyes tightly shut and braced myself for the pain that will claim my breathe as he brought his sword down.

"Clang!" the heavy sound of metal on metal hit my ear behind my head!

Am I dead?

I thought I'd giving up my soul so soon and the loud piercing sound of metals was the bell of hell sounding in my wake.

Horrified gasp from the pack members followed.

Slowly, I lifted my head, opening my eyes. Rex's sword was suspended in the air by another sword right above my head.

Who dares to come to my defense, stopping alpha Rex in the process? Never in my wildest imagination did I ever think anyone would. Unless they were ready to lose their heads too.

With clenched heart and batted breath, i traced the weapon to a strong large veiny hand, firmly gripping the bottom edge of his sword.

Even with his clothes on, you could tell that his torso is well built, though looking wide and scary but matched his long thick neck supporting his head which was covered by deep brown hair smoothly waxed backward. Its lenght reaching right below his nape and tucked firmly behind his ears to reveal a V-shaped face with a high cheek bone.

His calmness exudes terror and mercilessness which probably stems from years of battles in the field. Only one word could best fit his features; a living-killing-machine.

Who, in the name of the goddess, is this stranger? My breathe grew more shallow.

"Have you no honor, Rex Crane?!" He growled in thick voice which drowned all the gasps and murmurs of the crowd.

His voice sent cold shooting across my whole body. I shook terribly unable to recover from the shock of being almost beheaded few minutes ago.

"I'm sorry, your majesty" Rex squeaked in fright, letting go of the sword with a another clang on the hard marbled floor and deeping his head low before the stranger.

Your majesty? How? Just who is he to make Rex recoil, stiffen in such manner and address him so.

The stranger turned to look at the crowd. To my dismay, they all bowed their heads in respect. Everyone seems to know him except me.

"All of you!" He thundered. "You have lost your honor, your place, your integrity and your face for this!" He growled, no member dares to raise their head.

"I was on my way home from a trip to the territories of the eastern packs with my entourage when a depressed cry reached my ears. The cry led me here. Persecuting an innocent maid without proper investigation and unwholesomely condemning her to death publicly" he snarled, sending icy chills across the hall. No one dared utter a word.

He walked to me with dark eyes and expressionless look which made me swallowed hard and said "I, alpha king Deryk shall today make you a member in my pack through one of two conditions; renounce this pack which have turned their backs against you or draw out blood from my skin and become one with us" he declared.

Deryk Evander, the alpha king? The title struck me like thousand bolts of high voltage.

Why is he coming to my aid, a low-life poor servant of this pack? I amount to nothing before him so why would he get himself involved in this?

If my heart was racing mile per minutes before, right now, even a marathon is not a fair understatement.

"Your majesty, you can't.." Rex started but was cut off mid-sentence.

"You dare to tell me what I can and cannot do!?" The alpha king's voice boomed.

"Forgive me your majesty..it's just that..she..she was supposed to be my mate but found guilty of infidelity to..." Rex struggled to form a choherent statement as beads of sweats broke on his forehead.

If what I heard about the fierce almighty alpha king is true, then Rex might be in a lot bigger trouble right now, for the alpha king breathe fury as he shot a furious look at him now. It was rumoured that he has no queen but tons of concubines flooded his palace. Another rumour has it that the alpha king was not fated to any mate and because of this, he was bound to lose the throne soon to his brothers who has been at loggerheads with him since his ascension.

Not having a mate and a luna was a great disadvantage for him. And this has turned him to a bitter and brutal king. He showed no mercy in battle and one unpopular rumor has it that he had faced and slayed hundreds of warriors alone enraged by their leader's taunt about being Mateless.

"Enough!" The now impatient king stopped him before he could finish.

"After she makes her choice I will have this case investigated and all guilty party will be executed. WITHOUT MERCY" He declared. Rex's face reddened at this.

If Rex is a monster, then alpha king Deryk is the king of all monsters.

"Speak lady, what will your choice be?" He turned to me. I dare not look in his eyes but the second my eyes met his, the cold chills which shrouded my body was replaced by invisible hot steams, burning the surface of my body to the core of my system.

His thick authoritative voice caressed my ears like hot winds. I was lost for words.

What am I supposed to say? Renounce my pack for life and go with him or draw blood from him and automatically become one with his pack? Either way I will leave this goddess-damned-forsaken pack for good.

My eyes dropped to the sword in his hand. No maiden has ever been befitting to draw blood out of the alpha king before but he is giving me, a nobody, the privilege to do so now.

He approached me and pulled me up by the arm, with his powerful hand. I felt his strength on my body. I was so fragile and tiny against his large big paw.

Now on my feet, he held out his wrist before me, and sheathed his sword simultaneously in one smooth motion "Do it!" He commanded.

It was more specifically an order from him than my own choice. My trembling heart thumping hard against my ears was the only sound I could hear now.

The slight brush of his palm on mine sent shots of fire through me. It warmed my insides right there inbetween my legs and the very core of my being. I wanted to hold on tight to that feeling but this is the alpha king we are talking about here!

I hesitated. What if this is all a game too? What if I am being played again only to fall prey to another monster?

"Go on" his rough voice jolted me to focus.

I looked at the crowd, their eyes screaming the shock they felt seeing the alpha king. Rex looked disheveled, confused and terrified at the same time, while Evans couldn't even look at us at all, as he stood stiffened right there. My father, step-mom and her daughters could only gawp at me. They all sat back there watching expectantly to see my head roll at their feet a while ago.

Now they would watch me denounce them for life. I don't care what comes after that, for I owe my life to the alpha king now.

Feeling possesed by rage and emotions which overwhelmed my whole system, my fury was one with Lyta's as she growled ferociously in readiness.

Before I knew it, our claw shot out of our finger and we slashed hard on the revered alpha king's wrist.

Loud gasps of fright erupted from the crowd.

I held my breathe.