Too Late For Redemption: Rise Of The Lycan Queen

Chapter Ten

CHAPTER TEN: Useless Background Character

Ariela's P. O. V

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Candace took my hand and I was ever surprised by how soft and delicate it was. Everything about her was beautiful, high grade lady, and cute. I felt strange holding her hand as much as it was comforting and she was gentle unlike Hayden who aspired to break my fingers each time. I sighed in the disdain when I saw the electric blue Chartle X. Yet again I find myself in one of Hayden's cars and just like last time it is because of Candace's kindness.

"s**t! I forgot to take his keys. Let me go back." There was no need, he was already here.

I tilted my head down slightly as he smugly dangled the key in front of Candace and gave her an even more smug smirk.

"And how do you plan on getting home, baby?"

Candace huffed out a puff of air and tried to launch a sneak attack at him but failed, then it was all cute whiny and grumbling as she tried to snatch the keys from him. It was almost funny to watch her 5'7 self trying to jump to headbutt him when he's much taller than her at six feet six inches and a half. I knew his height my first high school day here because the girls there were obsessed with him, even thirteen year olds were fangirling like that was the only way to pay their oxygen debt, like slow down babies. Of course the Alpha's son was every girl's crush and dream girl, I can't believe I make part of the statistic.

Not that he's my dream-

I snapped out of thought just on time to witness something that was too strange to be legal. The future alpha of the Black Claws Hayden was all pouty and trying to act sulky to amuse his mad girlfriend… well that is something I never thought I'd see. There's always this side of him that I never see when Candace is not around because he reserves it just for her or she's special enough to bring it out of him. I suddenly had an irritating lump in my throat that was hard to swallow and I was struggling to control the faces I was making as Candace kept dodging his kisses and making him suck up to her.

"Fine," Hayden pulled out a pink rose lollipop from his suit pocket and I just stared on in bewilderment, "a candy for my Candy."

Candace immediately melted and twirled the rose sweet in her mouth a bit too suggestively before puckering her lips and offering a kiss Hayden gladly accepted.

"Come on driver prince, your passenger princess has been waiting for too long."

I watched them walk past me and get in the car as though I wasn't even there. I felt like I was invisible, like I was just a useless background character that only exists to glorify their main character status.

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Whenever I have to come back to the Alpha's Residence I am always reminded of exactly why I want to leave Fallen Crest so badly.

I feel trapped and unwanted all the time and there is no haven I can tuck myself into. When I'm where many think is my "home" I feel like I am in a torture chamber or in the fierce wilderness where I can never let my guard down, where I cannot afford to make any mistakes. I had committed the worst mistake of all and I was literally shaking just thinking about stumbling into him. The Devil Alpha.

It had been two days and I had not cleaned Alpha Landon's bedroom or heard from him at all. In fact I had not seen him at all. I sighed out in relief at the thought that maybe I still had a chance to correct my mistake. He must have traveled like I suspected he was going to and I have to make sure by the time he comes back everything is to his liking and I've given him no reason to punish me. But first I needed to confirm that he indeed was not around. I first went to his bedroom to see if it was as bad as I remember it being and to my surprise it was locked. I did not have the key or code but I had a feeling I will find it somewhere in his office.

I proceeded to his office with a heavy feelihg in my chest and once I was facing the dark brown door I became hesitant. Maybe I can do this tomorrow…. Or come back later? The voice of apprehension tried to persuade me to abort mission but I knew that time was the one thing I did not have and I could not afford to blow my chances at avoiding punishment. I mustered the courage to knock and was reliever when I didn't receive any answer. It was not exactly written in the big book of rules that I cannot enter the Alpha's office when he's not inside it so I can't break a rule that's not there, if you're not told not to do then you can do.

I'm just giving in to my madness. There is no such thing. I could still get punished for breaking a law that has not even been conceptualized yet. Alpha Landon punishes according to his mood and what pisses him off can change depending on what state of temperament you find him in. Like my mother always said, this is a family of deranged, morally bankrupt, inherently evil creatures and I have never not had a moment where I was not questioning my step- uncle's sanity.

After knocking a few more times and still not getting any response I became confident enough in his absence and opened the door. As soon set foot inside I was rapt by a brutal wave of shock and the massive injection of fear that rippled throughout my body left me rooted to the ground and rendered speechless and absolutely stupefied. I froze in place and stared on with my mouth ajar at the very last person I wanted to see.

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