Chapter 23 Invitation
Rakel’s POV
After leaving the packhouse, I stared at Ten, waiting for him to continue what he was saying.
“Explain.”
“We sighted a few vampires at the border, I feel like they are scouting the area, they are not here to fight.”
My eyes narrowed slightly, I couldn’t help but scoff “A few vampires, huh? I’ve been wondering when they will show up.”
Now that they are here, do they think they can take Delaney away from me? No way! Just thinking about it made Ryder want to take over, go back to Delaney and keep her safe from everyone.
I’ve heard about the vampire king before, some people also call him ‘Alpha’ because he has a dominating trait like most Alpha werewolves. I’m sure it must be a blow to him that his plaything escaped from him.
Just the thought of him using Delaney as his meal made my blood boil in rage. Poor thing, I wonder what she had to go through in the hands of those vampires. I’ll remember to ask her about it later.
“What should we do about it, Alpha? Should we attack them?”
I shook my head “Nah, there’s no need to fight, at the beginning I wanted to have a war with them, but it’s pointless now that I have a mate. I’m definitely not afraid of them, If they attack my pack for no reason, I will fight back.”
“Then, we should do nothing?” Ten asked, I could sense the disappointment in his voice. When it comes to battle, he’s always ready. I know he doesn’t agree with my reasoning, he wants to attack them, but there’s no way he’d disobey his Alpha.
“No, we won’t be doing anything, we will invite them over.”This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.
“What? Alpha… this, how can you suggest this? We will be inviting the tiger into our territory!” he half yelled, while looking at me like I’d lost it.
I patted his shoulders, “You don’t have to worry about anything, just do as I say by sending my message to them. Since they came all the way as a guest, it’s our responsibility as the host to welcome them. Understood?” I’m also curious to see what the vampire king will do, will he accept the invitation or will he choose to attack instead?
Ten looked unwilling to accept my decision, but in the end, he sighed. “Fine, I’ll do as you say.”
“Good, make preparations for this, add the defences of the pack because anything can happen. Now that that is out of the way, are you going to tell me what you meant by my mate’s smell is off?”
“About your mates’ smell… haven’t you noticed it yourself? She doesn’t smell like a normal human! I mean, I know she’s human, but something doesn’t feel right.”
I nodded. He’s right, I thought so the first time I met her, but I didn’t think much of it.
“But you don’t know why she smells off, do you?”
He shook his head “No”
“It’s okay for now, we’ll figure it out later. Go do what I asked you to do.”
As soon as he left, I turned in the direction of the packhouse and began heading there. I’ve only been a few minutes away from her, but it seems like a long time. The bond keeps getting stronger every passing day. It’s driving me nuts that I haven’t claimed her yet, and It’s not even a week since she arrived yet! What will the remaining three weeks be like? Will I be able to restrain myself from jumping her when the time comes?
When I arrived at the packhouse that evening, I was greeted by a whole new scene. My fist clenched involuntarily when I saw a particular female from my pack, Sandra. I remember having a fling with her one night and that’s because I needed it urgently at that time, and she was the only available female. What the fuck is she doing here?
‘I told you this bitch will put us in trouble one day, now look what you’ve caused.’ Ryder grumbled with a sigh.
‘Shut up!’
‘Oh, well, you will be the one to bear the consequences, not me.’ He smirked, ‘Anyway, don’t go to our mate’s rescue yet, I want to see our mate in action.’
I nodded in agreement, I also want to see her in action, so I sat down among the crowd and watched with my hands crossed.
Sandra shoved Delaney backward with brute force causing her to stumble, “Didn’t you hear what I said, you filthy human? You just stepped on my shoes, take this and wipe it.”
I clenched my fist when I heard that, the bitch, I can’t believe she just said that. I wanted to go right there and put her in her place for speaking to my mate that way, but Ryder stopped me ‘Not yet’ and I sighed.
Delaney blinked like she was still in shock then her brows lifted, “Why?”
“Huh?”
“Why should I wipe your shoes when I didn’t step on you?”
Sandra blinked too as If she wasn’t expecting her to say that, but she quickly recovered. “Isn’t it obvious? You are a liar like every other human, definitely not fit for our Alpha’s mate nor our Luna! Do you want to know a little secret as to why our Alpha hasn’t claimed you yet? Because you will never be as good as me in bed! He fears that you might break since you’re just a fragile little human, in no time, he would tire of you and return to me to claim me as his…”
A loud slap rang out through the hall, cutting Sandra off. Sandra’s eyes flickered with surprise as she slowly raised her hand to touch her face.
“Are you done spouting rubbish? Seems so to me. Now, how about you listen quietly like the little wolf you are. Next time, before coming out to act pathetically amid people, how about you look for a good reason? Do you know how pitiful you sound like just now? If you are so good in bed, will Rakel acknowledge me to be his mate in front of everyone? Why hasn’t he acknowledged you Oh miss good in bed? I’m sure he doesn’t even remember your name and if… If he does, it’s only for two reasons. One, you’re awfully bad in bed and the second reason is that you are too ugly for his liking, he only slept with you sympathizing.”
My lips twitched non-stop after hearing this, damn! I’m sure everyone in the hall was as speechless as I am right now because the hall was silently watching the scene. From the look on their faces, I could tell they are beginning to show respect to their Luna. I know introducing her to the pack won’t do, she will have to prove herself to the people that she’s capable of before she earns their respect. I guess this is just a first step.
I decided to intervene when Laney moves to leave, I caught her halfway, pulled her into my arms, and crushed my lips against hers. I felt her stiffen, but she didn’t pull away. Shoving my hand into her dark waves, I tilted her head, so I can deepen the kiss, she tasted like fruits so sweet and addictive that I never want to stop.
I had to pull away from her, knowing that I had things to do, “Are you okay?” I asked, leaning my forehead against hers. Delaney blinked several times as if she was still in shock, then slowly nodded.
After her response, I turned to Sandra, “Alpha, your mate-” she started, but I cut her off.
“For speaking to your Luna in that manner, you will be whipped. Keith, lock her up and give her fifty strokes!”
“Yes, Alpha.” Keith came out of the crowd and restrained her.
“No! You can’t do this to me! She started it Alpha! She started it first, please don’t do this.”
I felt a tug at my shirt and glanced down to see Delaney shaking her head “there’s no need for punishment, Kel, let her go.”
“What?” Is she crazy?
“I’m sure she already learned her lesson, right, Sandra?” Delaney asked in a sarcastic tone.
Sandra’s lips twitched several times before she finally nodded, “Yes, Luna.”
With no further ado, I nodded at Kieth to release her, then I took Delaney out of the pack house. I don’t want her to be out in the open knowing fully well that the vampires are close by, It made my wolf and me, restless. At the same time, I spoke with Keith through the mind link, asking him to take the females and the pups to the safe house.
I got to a certain point and couldn’t help but groan in frustration “Delaney, with the way you’re walking, one will think that you haven’t eaten for days. You’re trudging like an old woman!”
She scoffed,” Why the rush? It’s not like we have anything to do in your house, besides, the weather is nice, I’ll rather enjoy a nice evening stroll than anything else.”
I stared at her for a while, smirked, and began unbuttoning my shirt.
“Wha-what do you think you’re doing?” she asked, alarmed.
Ignoring her question, I move on to the next one and then the next.
“You… Rakel, you should stop that right now! Whatever you are thinking won’t work, Rakel!”
I raised my brows, “Oh? And how do you know what I’m thinking right now, mate?” I finished unfastening the buttons and slowly took off my shirt, letting it drop to the ground.
Her cheeks reddened, “You w-want to h-have… have” she swallowed and pointed at the ground.
“What is that, Laney? We want to have what?”
She puffs up her cheeks at the same time and glared at me “Stop acting clueless, you know what I’m talking about. Rakel don’t you dare take off those pants.”
I smirked “I’m clueless Delaney, if you would tell me, I would understand you better.” I then proceeded to unzip my pants, causing her eyes to grow wide.
“You want us to have sex, out here, okay? Don’t take it off!” she hurriedly said in exasperation.
I chuckled lowly and tug at my pants, letting them fall to my feet. She quickly turned the other way round cursing at me “I’m telling you this Rakel, don’t you dare come near me!”
Does she realize she’s even more, cuter when she’s acting like this?
Shaking my head, I padded to her, and felt her stiffen when I pressed my hardness Into her backside “You have a bad mind Delaney, Is that what you’ve been thinking all this while? Us having sex?” I whispered.
She gasped in horror, “N-no! I didn’t think anything of such! Go put on your clothes, Rakel!”
Chuckling, I stepped away from her and let Ryder take over. Ryder was overly happy to shift, he wasted no time doing that. After shifting, I stared at her in my wolf form and couldn’t help but suck in a deep breath at her sight. She looks even more beautiful this way.
Ryder nudged at her leg, silently asking her to turn around, but she didn’t. He decided to try something else by licking her legs, that did it because she instantly turned and…