Born For The Alpha

Arda fought to control her anxiety. “He just wanted to check on me.” She said.

“Arda.”

“Alpha.”

“You are a terrible liar.”

“I’m not lying.” Arda’s eyes watered as her anxiety increased, her voice starting to waver. He paused in silence for a moment as he studied her.

She looked helpless and he began to feel sorry for her. Still, he was desperate to see if he had even a tiny bit of her trust. And he would never get used to the fact that he could not hear her thoughts.

“What’s going on in that mind of yours?”

Arda did not miss the note of curiosity in his voice. “This is the second time you’re asking me that question.” She responded.

“Does it bother you?”

“It is a weird question, so yes, it does bother me.”

“I understand.” He said and placed his palm on her chest. “I hate that I can’t read your mind. That I can’t hear your thoughts.” His voice sounded quiet and contemplative.

Her eyes widened as she remembered how he had once put his hands on her like that. So this was the reason. He couldn’t hear her thoughts. “You can do that?”

“It’s an ability of mine.” He said fleetingly and took his palm off her chest.

Arda was silently grateful that his mind reading abilities didn’t work on her.

“You’re the only one I’ve met that it doesn’t work on.” He continued, “And I resent it a lot.”

Arda remained silent but the information brought forth her confidence and she couldn’t hide the look of pleasure that briefly brightened her facial expression.

Gillow noticed that she was happy about it. “It pleases you that I cannot read your mind?”

“Yes.” She replied bluntly.

“Hmn. Well, not only does that fact annoy me. I mean the fact that you negatively affect that special ability of mine.” His finger gently caressed her cheek. “But it also makes me find you intriguing.”

Her breath came up sharply but she remained silent, their eyes locked into each other’s. Her beautiful light brown eyes as they stared into his, showed confusion and fear but his gaze upon hers was intense.

“Tell me what Jacob said to you.”

“He just wanted to check on me.”

“Try again, Arda.”

“I swear, he just wanted to say hi to me.”

“Hmn. What do I have to do to get the truth out of you Arda?”

She blinked rapidly and shifted her gaze to the floor.

“I could send you to the penance guard but I don’t want anyone else’s hands on you. So maybe I could just torture you myself but why would I want to torture my beloved mate?”

“I am not your mate.” She mumbled, her eyes still on the ground. Then she felt his finger tilting her chin upwards.

“Look at me.”

up to his, wet with

“Say that again.”

She

as he held her gaze for a beat. “We’ll see about

had crept into his eyes as he narrowed his

she sputtered as she

stand it. He said he knows you have me but I swear, I…I didn’t admit my location to him. He…he also said hunters from the three packs are searching for me and

she finished, he laughed, surprising her. Her eyes were wild as she gazed at

He commented. “Is

left out the part about escaping with

“Is that all, Arda?”

She nodded.

to

“That’s all.”

that there

she said, shaking

forgot something?”

palm

why do I feel

isn’t.” she said, shaking her head

and he straightened up. “Thank you for all that information. War is coming but that’s not new. That I can’t face the three packs is obvious isn’t it? Poor Gillow, the one and only Alpha of the South. Yet, they have not brought the war to me even though my location is known by them all. Perhaps, they aren’t so sure of themselves

his palm to her. “Here, take my hand. It’s time

refusing to take his hand. Noticing that, he

of your snide remarks slide but out there, I will not. Do not tempt me,

his patience thinning.

Chester had used when he was taking her to Gillow’s bedroom.

like your undies?” he

“I loathe it.”

“Why?”

“I prefer full coverage.”

know. But I did it to irk you.” He laughed. “Don’t

words. He obviously

tell me you’re not any fun.” He said lightly. “At least, that’s not

leave me alone.”

know that will never

walkway and into a large

you said,

said by way

“Whatever.”

you know, I may be counting

“Then what?”

“You don’t want

her.

gulped hard. “Punish me? The

herself against his chest in one second. Then as she breathed heavily, her

“Do not provoke me.”

then cast her gaze to the floor. Great, so he could punish her if she somehow

her so fast and she found herself beside him again,

want me as your mate?” she asked, her voice croaky