The Love Of An Alpha Lycan

Chapter 6

"Don't." He said firmly, "I want to see you, don't hide yourself…"

He was running his fingertips along Raine's jaw line as the surge of electricity spread across their skin as they touched, the tingling feeling made Raine slightly inclined to the caress, but kept her head low.

After a moment, Torak retracted his hand and averted his gaze from his little mate back to the road ahead. The ray of street lights illuminated the darkness of the highway. In the morning he had a meeting with four Alphas in his south territory that he needed to attend, the one that discussing about the rouges, hunter and also there was an important issue about an alliance between the witches from northern coven and vampires, added that to the appearance of another shapeshifters. He simply had such an unbelievably tight schedule.

Torak wanted to spend more time with his mate, but his position wouldn't allow him to neglect his responsibility as a Supreme Alpha.

He glanced at his mate beside him. Raine was drifting in and out in her sleepiness, her eyelashes fluttered closed in the next second as her breathing became steady.

The sound of her heartbeat was like a calming melody for his broken soul. It had been seven hundred years of solitude, a long awaited year for lycan to live without mate, even for the strongest one.

It was a blessing and a curse for him and his brothers to be able to keep their mind sane until today.

The empty life covered with blood of past battles and countless schemes between two worlds that he had been through, left him with nothing except the deserted soul and an evil beast that lived within him through immortality.

But, she came at the moment where he had long forgotten about the salvation that Selene, the Moon Goddess, had once promised.

Her presence gave him the serenity that he never had.

Torak glanced at his mate one more time as the rhythm of her breath complimented the pattering rain outside the car that started pouring down the earth once again.

Giving another chance for a barren land and a wretched soul to survive.

Raine slept through the morning and woke up when she heard a noisy voice, it sounded like more than two people were having an argument. However, their voices weren't clear as if they were far away from her. She opened her eyes and closed it immediately when the bright light invaded her sight. As soon as her senses snapped to function, she could feel the soft silk blanket that covered her body and the bed swallowed her whole.

If only someone walked into the room they wouldn't be able to tell if she was there. She was completely out of sight.

Raine shielded her eyes from the blinding light with both of her hands, turned her back from the window where the blazing sun sourced from. When gradually her eyes could adjust with it she lowered her hands. The soft pillow made Raine reluctant to lift her head and inspect her surroundings.

She couldn't recall how she ended up sleeping on the bed, the last thing she remembered was the calming patter of the rain against the car that pulled her into deep slumber.

Torak must have carried her into this room and she didn't recall anything about it.

Reminded of him… 'Where is he?'

Raine pushed her body to sit as her eyes wandered around the room. It was a huge room with a set of windows against the wall, accompanied by some French-style doors that led to a balcony. The doors were closed, but the lacy soft blue curtains were pulled open.

This room was three times bigger than Mrs. Lang's office and of course more magnificent. There was a 72 inch television placed on the wall in front of her and a set of six comfortable and stylish looking sofas on the other side of the room with a round table in the middle of it.

Raine got off from the bed as the soft woven rug on the floor welcomed her feet when she stepped out from the comfort of the bed. She was completely oblivious by the argument that was still going on behind the door.

Raine was captivated by the splendid chandelier hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the room

that was sparkling under the sunlight when the door burst open and made her startled.

The open door exposed the most beautiful woman that Raine had ever seen, walking into the room. Her long blonde hair fell gracefully behind her back that reached her hips. She was wearing a flattering blue dress that hugged her body, with a V neck collar that made her cleavage was in full display.

"Jen! You are not allowed to come inside!"

A burly man with a full arms tattoo on his right hands followed her hastily and grabbed the elbow of the woman who apparently named Jen.

"Supreme Alpha Torak made it clear not to allow anyone to come inside the room." He groaned in frustration.

"I am not just anyone." Jen brushed away the man's hand from her elbow and proceeded to approach Raine who had cowered beside a cabinet.

She looked at her bare feet nervously.

Raine didn't know who this woman was and despite her good look, she didn't feel comfortable when Jen approached her. The first question that spilled from her lips was… "Are you Alpha Torak's mate?"

Raine didn't quite understand the word 'mate' and what she was trying to ask her, still even if she understood the definition of the word 'mate', she couldn't answer her nonetheless.

The tattooed man decided to answer Jen's question when he saw Raine didn't even lift her head to look at that blonde woman.

"Yes, she is." He said firmly and with a little bit of threatening tone when he continued. "So, you better

watch your words and attitude."

Jen snorted by the warning. She was in her killer ten centimeters high heels shoes, so the petite figure like Raine would look so pathetic compared to her. Not to mention Jen was all curves and defined with a bling of diamonds when compared to Raine who was wearing a worn out sweatshirt that was bigger than her actual size and ripped jeans.

Practically the queen and the beggar.

Jen ignored his words and folded her hands as she introduced herself. "I am Jenedieth Crawford."

Her voice rang in Raine's ears and Jen was full with enthusiasm that she didn't have.

"And you are?" Jen tilted her head graciously.

"She… doesn't talk." That man informed her awkwardly with a low voice.

"Doesn't talk?" Jen repeated louder.

She looked at the girl in front of her from head to toe intently, as a smirk rose on the corner of her lips. "Well, if she doesn't talk, at least she can eat right?" Nonchalantly, she grabbed Raine's hand and practically dragged her out of the room.

Raine was being ushered out of the room with Jen who was grabbing her hand tightly, nullified her attempt to shake her away. She didn't like when someone dragged her, because it reminded her how those nurses had treated her when she was still in the mental institution.

Fortunately the tattooed man caught up to her when Jen was about to open the door and snapped Jen's hand while holding Raine.

However her grip was too tight and she refused to let Raine go.

Resulting in the unbearable pain on her wrist, she practically could feel Jen's nails stabbed in her skin and if she still refused to go, with the same strength that she used now, it would leave some ugly scratches on her skin.

"I'm the daughter of Alpha Xavier! How dare a merely warrior like you tell me what I have to do!?" Jen growled at the tattooed man as she tightened her grip on Raine's wrist.

Raine tried to release her hand from Jen, but she didn't budge an inch. She was too strong and if she kept continuing her pressure, she could break her hand easily.

The tattooed man saw the grin on Raine's face, despite her silence, the pain that Jen caused was clear to see.

"You are hurting her!" He growled back at the beauty in front of him.

"Step back warrior! I will just bring her to eat!" Jen stomped her feet angrily and when the tattooed man tried to block her way again, she hissed a warning at him. "Only because Supreme Alpha Torak found his mate, doesn't mean he will disregard our five-years-long relationship."

Something in her tone hinted that she was referring to something else in their 'relationship'. Raine easily caught that, and so did the tattooed man who had been following Torak for more than ten years by now. That statement didn't make him budge from his position, but when Jen walked out of the room, he didn't try to stop her again.

Raine puzzled by his reaction and got even more confused by Jen's intention to bring her away. The gripping on her hand didn't loosen and now her hand was getting numb because her blood circulation was being blocked. She turned her head and looked back through her shoulder to see the tattooed man was following them a few meters away.

Jen literally dragged her all along the hallway, she entered the elevator and pressed the button for the lobby.

Once they were in the elevator Jen pulled back her hand which made Raine feel relieved.

Raine stood on the corner of the elevator, cradled her hand with Jen was standing next to her and the tattooed man near the elevator door.

"Supreme Alpha Torak will be furious with what you've just done now."

Jen ignored his comment as she flicked her long blonde hair from her shoulder and shot a devious smile to Raine.

"So, she really doesn't talk? Is she mute?" Her question was thickened with a mocking tone that made Raine look at her bare feet.

Jen dragged her out of the room without considering her appearance. Now, Raine was only wearing her oversize worn out sweatshirt with ripped jeans without any slippers or shoes to cover her feet from the cold floor.

Raine looked like a beggar. No, Jen made her look like a beggar with her standing next to Raine, people who saw them standing next to each other would subconsciously compare them.

It was humiliating.

Raine didn't talk, but it doesn't mean that she didn't understand about Jen's intention. Thus, when the elevator door opened she remained on the corner where she was standing, determined that she wouldn't go with her.

However, when Jen realized this, Raine's little rebellion didn't please her as she seethed. "I am just bringing you food! What are you doing standing there like a fool, hmm!?"

"Jen!" The tattooed man snapped at her.

Even though she was an Alpha's daughter, he carried a direct order that was more important from the Supreme Alpha. It was only because of the fact that Jen had an ambiguous relationship with the Supreme Alpha Torak, that he tolerated her.

But, if something bad happened to the soon-to-be their Luna — the title for alpha's mate, only God knows how long he could preserve his little life.

"Don't raise your voice in front of me!" Jen bit back sharply at him.

No matter how tough the tattooed man, he couldn't resist the Alpha blood that ran in Jen's veins. This Alpha blood thing carried more gravity in every of her demands, the effect depending on how powerful this Alpha is.

If the daughter of Alpha could make the tattooed man feel restless by her rising tone, then someone as powerful as Torak could inflict a sharp and crucial pain on him, in the worst case he could suffer major injuries just by disobeying his Alpha's tone.

The tattooed man fisted his hand, still refusing to submit to her. "Supreme Alpha Torak won't be pleased with this." He muttered.

When both of them still quarreled in front of the elevator door, right at that time, a sudden noisy beep went off rapidly which was a signal that they had stood long enough and hindered the working mechanism.

Unexpectedly, Raine took that clutter moment to dash out from the elevator door, she shoved away Jen hardly until she lost her balance on her high heels and stumbled onto the tattooed man who was standing right before her.

Fortunately, like most of lycan, his reflex was quick to secure Jen.

In a while they managed to adjust their balance, Raine had gone from their sight.

The tattooed man could feel his blood streamed

down from his head to his toe in a matter of seconds. Without thinking twice, he was calling all the other warriors nearby through mind-link anxiously.

[Luna is gone!] He shouted in panic through the mind-link.

Later on, just after his statement a wave of pain struck him greatly that made him fall on his knees. It wasn't only him who could feel it, but the other lycans were feeling the same, they staggered simultaneously.

In spite of the higher rank having weaker effect, they could still feel the pain.

This agony could be inflicted by only one lycan and he was beyond enraged at that very moment.