Taming the Ruthless Alpha King

PROLOGUE It was a full moon and a silent night when Asher and I were both lying on the queen-sized bed. The windows were opened for me to feel the fresh air from the trees outside the mansion. I took a deep breath while enjoying the presence of my husband beside me. He was caressing my hair and he couldn’t help but smile. So I asked him, “Why?” He shook his head and looked at me while still smiling. “I’m just happy that I’m with you right now. And the fact that we would finally have our daughter with us any moment,” he replied. I smiled back because of what he said and moved closer to him. Suddenly, I felt the baby kick inside my bum. So I flinched a bit because of that. Then I laughed and caressed my tummy. “That was a very nice kick, huh,” I said. Asher laughed and looked at me. “I promised you, Dakota. I would do anything for our baby. I would never let the baby feel and experience hardships. I would ensure she’ll experience the fullness of life that a person could wish for!” Asher said while holding my hand. Then he caressed my tummy. Any moment, I would pop and give birth to our daughter. Asher and I were both excited about seeing her and being with us. We were about to sleep and our eyes were almost closing when we heard sudden loud movements from the roof of the house. So Asher opened his eyes widely because of that. While I was there, I looked around and tried to be sensitive to the moves around the room. “What is it?” I asked while looking at him. Asher suddenly stood up and tried to walk closer to the window because of that. He was about to close the window when a Primordial suddenly attacked him, which made Asher lie on the floor while the wolf was on top of him. I got startled because of that, so I immediately covered myself with a blanket while looking at them. The huge, angry wolf was mad and showing his gnashing teeth toward Asher. Asher smirked and gave him a confident look. “So, you came here all alone and attack? What do you think of me, a weakling?” Asher said and, with his brute force, he pushed the wolf away from him, which made it bump toward the wall. But the force Asher exerted didn’t even make the wolf weak. Slowly, the wolf stood up and faced him, showing the same expression from earlier. The wolf smirked and replied, “Do you think I came here all alone? What do you think of me, a fool?” He said while laughing devilishly. His eyes were red and sharp. And I could feel that he was too willing to kill Asher once and for all. Asher clenched his fists because of that and turned toward me. “What are you doing? Go!” he exclaimed. Because of what he said, I immediately went to open the door in a panic. I was about to leave and run when the windows of our room suddenly got broken into pieces, making the place a mess. Followed by it, there were three Primordials who entered the room. “Dakota, I said go!” Asher exclaimed with a shaky voice. I was hesitating that time when he said those words because I was worried about what would happen to him. But I suddenly thought of our baby so I did what he told me. “What are you waiting for? Follow that woman!” The wolf exclaimed toward the other wolves who had just arrived. I opened the door and, without looking back, I ran as fast as I could to escape from the place. I even forgot to wear slippers and all I had now was my sleeping gown. When I went out of the room, I shouted and asked for the help of the maids and bodyguards of the mansion. But no one answered my call. So I went downstairs and looked for someone to help me. I was startled to see all the dead and bloody bodies surrounding the whole place. Then I realized that everyone inside the mansion was already dead before we knew it. I walked backward out of fear because of what I saw. “No…” I whispered to myself while I couldn’t take off my eyes from all the dead bodies that surrounded me. Suddenly, I heard footsteps from the entrance of the place. And there I saw three more Primordials enter the mansion. They were looking at me and I could feel they were desperate to kill me. Right now, my heart was rushing and I didn’t know what to do. But I had to think of something to protect my daughter. I had to stay alive! The wolves slowly walked closer to me, making me lean on the wall. They were blocking the entrance to the mansion. Then I suddenly remembered another exit from the mansion, so, without hesitation and with an adrenaline rush, I ran as fast as I could to leave the place. I never dared to look back, even though I knew that the wolves were already chasing after me. All I wanted was to stay alive for my daughter and with questions that kept bugging me as soon as this thing happened. Why did they do this to us? Of all the things we did for them, why did they choose to betray Asher?  JAMIE'S POV “If you don’t know how to pay your dues, it’s better for you to get out of here!” Ms. Mary exclaimed, which almost broke my ear. Did she really need to shout like that? I secretly rolled my eyes after what she said and replied, “Oh common, Ms. Mary. Don’t worry. I’ll pay the rent as soon as I get hired for this job I was applying for. I’m sure of it!” I looked at her with sincerity because of that. Ms. Mary tapped the small table where we put our simple food for lunch harshly. Then he pointed his index finger toward me. “Jamie, you already said many promises before this. This would be the last thing that I would hear those words. Remember that,” She replied. Before I could say another word, she harshly closed the door and left us dumbfounded. At the moment, my mother was sitting in her wheelchair while my siblings, Timothy and Yara, were hugging her. They were all afraid of the possibility that we would be sent out of the residence. Yet, we were still lucky that I persuaded Ms. Mary to extend her patience once more. Mother looked at me and approached me worriedly, “Jamie, I’m so sorry,” She said while still caressing the heads of my two siblings. I shook my head because of what she said and replied, “No need to say sorry, Ma. You don’t have anything to do with this.” She started shaking her head and replied, “No, I’m the parent here. But you were forced to work and represent me because of this leg!” She exclaimed. Then she started sobbing and hitting her left leg using her hand. And because of that, my siblings started to cry loudly. They were trying to stop mom from hurting herself. I got closer to her and hugged her. Then I touched her face and made her look at me. “Ma, please don’t hurt yourself. You don’t have to do this,” I said while looking at her. Her teary eyes looked at me and replied, “Then, what would I be able to do? How would I be able to help you with these loads of dues and debts?” She asked. I took a deep breath and replied, “You just need to be healthy and support us, your children. That’s what you need to do. Don’t worry about the debts and dues, I’ll think of it and solve them as soon as possible.” Mom looked at me in awe and started to calm herself. “I thank God for having a daughter like you, Jamie.” I smiled at her and started to prepare our food for lunch. I bought and cooked vegetable salad for all of us, since that was the cheapest thing on the market. I was still glad that I had money left to buy us food until dinner. But I admit that this money I have with me would not be enough for tomorrow. So I had to think of things that I should do again for tomorrow. I still have a few more hours to do something and consider the due rent next week. When I finally saw mom and my siblings eating already, I used the chance to stay outside and closed the door. At the moment, there were no people around the place. So I leaned against the wall and covered my face. Then I sat down. By the way, before I burst out into tears, I am Jamie Hearst, the eldest of three siblings. I am 22 years old. I have never finished my studies in college since my stepfather left us for another woman. My mother was a disabled woman. She couldn’t walk and only relied on her wheelchair. My siblings were still young. Yara is 17 and Timothy is 13. So I had no other choice but to stand as the breadwinner of my family. I’ve been exposed to many debts and dues because I was still having a hard time getting permanent work because of my educational attainment. This place where we live was a cheap one if you would take a look at it. Even the poorest person would never choose this place as a residence because of its structure. The place was old and its foundations were wearing off. Earthquakes could easily bring this structure down. Yet, as much as we wanted to leave this place, as far as I know, this would be the cheapest that I could reach. We had no other choice but to stay. But even though these things were tormenting me, I know that at the end of the day, we could still find a way to solve these problems. We have already solved many problems from the past and overcome them. What more now? I was about to cry when I realized those words. Why would I spend tears crying? I know I could do this, I just had to think positively and the solution would come right away. “Jamie, what are you doing?” I heard a familiar voice say those words. So I immediately looked at the person who said that. Then I realized that it was Saga. I immediately stood up and wiped my tears. I tried to compose myself as soon as possible and faced him. Right now, he is wearing a black suit and tie. He was standing formally in front of me with class. I faked a smile and approached him. “You’re very handsome in your outfit today,” I said while looking at him. He smirked and suddenly held my wrist. He pulled me closer to him, which made me shocked. My eyes widened because of what he did. Then he looked me eye to eye. “You’re crying again,” he said while looking at me. I raised my eyebrows because of what he said. Then I faked a laugh and replied, “Crying? Why would I cry? Everything’s fine.” I said while looking away. He touched both of my cheeks and made me look at him. “Fine, huh?” Then he used his thumb to wipe the droplet of tears from my right eye. So I looked away because of what he did. “What’s the matter? Tell me,” He asked. “Nothing. Don’t worry about me,” I replied. Saga looked at me with disbelief because of what I said. “How would I not worry about you if you were like that in front of me? Now, tell me. What is it?” He insisted. I remained silent because of that. Then he rolled his eyes when he saw my reaction. “Looks like Ms. Mary paid a visit,” he said while looking at me. I immediately looked at him because of that. “How did you know?” I asked. He took a deep breath and replied, “I parked my car beside hers. So I’ll know it.” Then I became silent once more. Suddenly, he let go of my hand and started to get something from his bag. “Here…” He was handing me cash. “I believe that was enough to pay your dues for the rent,” he said while looking at me. As soon as I saw him giving me the cash, I instantly resisted it and kept pushing his hand away. “No, Saga. I couldn’t accept that. You have helped me many times already!” I said while looking at him with sincerity. He rolled his eyes again and replied, “I didn’t ask for your opinion.” Then he held my hand and gave me the cash. “I don’t want to hear more complaints about it.” He added. Before I could say another word, he walked away. I was left dumbfounded while holding the cash in my hand. Then he went inside his car and drove away. I stared at the cash he gave me and started counting it. After counting, I shook my head. “ This is too much for the payment! He gave me too much of what I needed again,” I said and took a sigh. Saga Taylor was my best friend. He was 2 years older than me. I didn’t know how the heck I became friends with him considering our status in life. But I can still remember the moment when I met him. *FLASHBACK* “Thank you so much, sir! This would be a big help for me!” I said with gratefulness after accepting my very first salary from being a*****e assistant. I started counting the money I earned and was satisfied with it. Then I left the place because it was the end of my shift for the day. I was walking in the streets happily, regardless of the coldness of the night. All I was thinking about was what I would buy to surprise my family from what I earned. Then I saw a baker’s store which I kept on looking at because of their delicious cakes. For sure, Yara and Timothy would love it if I bought them a cake. After buying a cake, I was walking on my way back to our house to surprise my family with what I had bought suddenly, “Give me your purse!” The random stranger suddenly blocked my way out of the coldness of the night. I was about to react when he grabbed my wrist harshly, which made me drop the box of cake from my hand. Then he brought out a knife and threatened me. “I said, give me your purse!” The guy said. Because of that, I raised both of my hands and replied, “Sir please, don’t do this. I just got this and our family is in need also. We need this.” I said while looking at him. He didn’t listen and started grabbing my bag. I tried my best to pull back my bag when, suddenly, a random guy interrupted what we were doing. He grabbed my bag away from the guy and stood beside me. I looked at him and raised an eyebrow because of that. Don’t tell me, he’s another snatcher who wanted to have my bag, too. Oh, please! I just wanted to go home and buy something my family needed. He stared at the guy wordlessly. Then suddenly, the guy ran away from us. “Here’s your bag,” he said and threw the bag at me. I immediately tried to get the bag and looked at him from head to toe. He’s wearing a black coat, a white shirt, and black jeans. “Who are you?” I asked while looking at him. He smirked and replied, “I’m Saga. Hop in, let’s go and buy you another cake for your family.” Then he hopped on his motorcycle and wore his white and black helmet. He handed me the other helmet while I was standing in confusion in front of him. I slowly grabbed the helmet and looked at him. “What are you looking at? Don’t even think of me as a bad person, I just came here to save your life. Let’s go, I’m getting impatient.” He said while looking at me. *END OF FLASHBACK* I laughed a bit because of that. Though, we met in a very confusing way. That was the start of our friendship. I have already asked him so many times why he’s always there to help me. But he just gave me a simple answer that would complement him. So, in the end, I would let everything slide. But, I was glad that he was there to help me. Yet, as much as possible, I don’t want him to get involved with my personal needs. But he’s here again and helped me escape the problem. Now, how am I going to pay him for everything he did for us?