The Alpha King's Claim

The Alpha King’s Claim chapter 25 by desirenovel

Aero

Hale couldn’t be more predictable. He stayed hidden in the shadows as if I couldn’t sense where he was, but I did. Clearly, I could see him leaning against a column in the second floor, just near the grand stairs, looking down at me in that sickening vampire red eyes.

He was condemning my attitude, huh. Like I cared pleasantries.

“Would you rather I bring my army instead?” I threatened, my voice cool and composed but filled with a promise of disaster. “I could smell my wife’s blood on you. What have you done to her?”

Again, my wolf clawed inside me, trying to surface and control our conversation. It was feeling restless at the smell of her against his skin. It didn’t like it. My lycan side didn’t like it. And as crazy as it sounded, I didn’t like it.

Just what the fuck had he done to her?

With utter difficulty, I kept my wolf in a tight leash. It howled and clawed, trashed, and snarled inside me, disliking my delaying to shift. My lycan side joined in the picture and growled at me, ‘Let’s kill the blood-sucker,’ it said.

I was tempted to do so but in the end, I restrained my wolf and kept it contained inside me. There wasn’t any doubt in my mind I’d enjoy ripping this vampire’s throat apart, but for now, I behaved. I still need to know where he kept her. From the stinking blood everywhere in this castle, it was hard to trace the woman’s scent apart from what I could already smell from Hale. He was nearest me after all.

“No need to worry, Aero. Your beautiful wife is fine. Still warm and alive despite what happened earlier,” he voiced out, the words reverberating in my mind.

“Expound,” I growled, the thought of him possibly sucking her blood just didn’t sit well with me.

Seconds later, Hale’s full frame emerged from the spot I had determined earlier. His eyes were still trained on me and mine on him. He looked the same as he did when we last saw each other a decade ago, plus a new set of clothes. I scoffed when I saw his infamous cape behind him. He was always the guy who wears this outrageous accessory.

“There was an incident you see,” he started. “Honestly, you could have prevented it from happening if you came here early.”

I read the fine print in his words and saw that he was questioning my lateness. It would have been easy to explain my side, but I wasn’t a person who liked to explain.

“Quit it with your puzzles, Hale,” I growled. “Where is she and what happened to her?”

He tipped his head up, pointing to a hallway on the second floor.

“Follow me.”

I exchanged

got your back,

be ready for whatever surprise he had in store

paces away, so we hurried our steps to reach him. If I knew already where she was, I would have transported myself there. However, vampire lairs, especially this one, have certain

was evident when we entered the said room’s living space. Don’t get me wrong. I love fine things too, but this one was just too much

blonde hair, fair skin, and

in her eyes for the person lying on the bed. I stared at that

Feeling the sudden worry and pain, I spun around, faced Hale again, and in a flash,

you done to

mind, ‘Brother no!

it!’ I shouted without

Hale!” Elijah quickly knelt on one knee beside us, “We could smell the Queen’s blood on you. We

on his throat. His eyes were bloodshot staring at me, but I could see

a second more, I released him and he struggled for a moment to

feeling the tightness of my grip, and then went on, “saved her from

didn’t take offense but I was

me?” I worded, my anger

further questioning of the vampire, he said the dead female vampire you dump on Kerus’s lair decades ago was his betrothed. He claimed you killed

in a matter of seconds. “I won’t waste my time on trivial things, but I had the decency

this vampire is dead-set on

thought of that woman’s lifeless body gave me a twisted stomach. Heck, I

bring that vampire in my kingdom and charge him with treason and

of emotion on Hale’s face when he just simply answered, “Do what you see fit, but I will have to give

beat me from the pleasure of having to punish the said vampire left a bad taste in my mouth. I could

look at her again and after a really long,

blonde woman was just silent, taking all of the

be quite aroused by the presence of the blonde. This was the usual occurrence whenever he was nearby the opposite sex, but

me,” was my announcement,

her with us,” was Elijah’s

both stared at