THE ALPHA (UNKNOWN)

Back Inside The Hall…..

Ciara's eyes narrowed as she brought her gaze back to Leonardo who stood in front of her.

The bastard was getting under her skin.

He irritated her the more with every single breath he took.

What the fuck was his problem??

"The law you just referred to also indicates to him-" Leonardo's gaze went to Zayn who still stood with the crowd. 

Alone.

His face remained firm, it made the people around him shiver.

Everyone eyes followed the fire brewing eyes of their Alpha.

They knew.

Ciara and Zayn being challenged wasn't a wise idea.

T'was a very stupid one.

Ciara anger blazed as she tried to find simple words to say and not show how crazy she was becoming.

But how dare he!

Trying to put Zayn into a tight situation with and for what reason?

"What do you think you're doing Leonardo?"

Leo turned to face her directly, his eyes smiled as he smirked.

"Punish us both, Alpha."

Ciara's heart faltered. 

The world seemed to stop in her head- this man was trouble. Real trouble.

She knew the punishment they were to face, she wouldn't even wish it for her enemies.. well maybe only Leonardo.

Bringing Zayn into this parade was what she wasn't going to take but since it was how he wanted to play this…she'll play along. For now.

For Zayn.

Just till she finds out what the idiot wants.

"What do you want?" She mindlinked him.

He smiled bigger, his white teeth showing.

"Finally got your attention, I see."

Ciara remained quiet. Ignoring all the remarks she could actually say to him.

"You can make all this go away," he stated. "Say the word and we can talk afterwards."

"I have nothing to say to you." Ciara frowned.

"I have something to say though."

"Say it here then!" She couldn't go somewhere private with him!

"Would you like that?" His brow arched and Ciara knew at that moment that she was trapped.

She didn't reply making Leonardo smile.

"Guards!" Leonardo called with his deep voice echoing. He turned-

"Wait-" She mindlinked him and he turned back to her.

"Let's talk during-"

"Alpha." A familiar baritone called stopping Ciara.

Both Ciara and Leonardo turned towards the voice. Zayn stood down the stairway, his eyes on Leonardo. Ciara recognized the look anywhere.

"Zayn." She muttered and his eyes came to hers.

"I'll face the consequences of whatever punishment it may be."

Leonardo frowned slightly.

"Please pardon Alpha Leonardo too."

Ciara's lips curved up. Zayn came to her rescue, as usual.

She stood straighter and looked at Leonardo with a smirk.

The bastard was thrown over the bus.

"Zayn.." Her eyes softened as she looked at Zayn.

He gave a very slight nod. "Just get this over with"

She breathed in…

Since Zayn came forward before the punishment was given..he'd be pardoned.

"You leave the ceremony entirely and burn those clothes." 

Zayn bowed at her and gave Leonardo one last look..glare.

Leonardo heart sank. 

He could swear that he saw a different type of flicker in Zayn's eyes…

Ciara cleared her throat making Leonardo force his eyes back to her instead of the man leaving the ceremonial hall.

"You're re pardoned." She said with a fake smile. 

"We shouldn't allow things like that affect our beautiful ceremony. Let the finals be completed."

A maid came at the moment she finished talking with a crown on a blue pillow.

Everyone knelt at the moment..

Ciara took the crown-

"Your pack, your loyalty

  Your Alpha, your life."

Leonardo sighed as his eyes ran on the body of the crown. His heart had not yet calmed down.

What if Zayn knew?

What if.. 

He swallowed and his eyes looked up…

Ciara eyes were on him, she was waiting for his oath.

This was it. 

Whatever fear he was feeling was not worth it.

Before anyone would realize something about him it would be late.

"My pack, my loyalty. My Alpha, my life."

Ciara forcefully dragged her eyes from him to the crown. She held the crown in her hands, it had blue diamonds in its curves …she placed it on his head.

   The royal announcer of the night who stood near the music crew shouted loudly.

"Hail Leonardo Fredrick Skylar. Leader and Alpha of DryArth's Pack."

"Hail!" The people echoed.

"Hail!" He announced again.

"Hail!!" They echoed again and Leonardo turned to k face them, slowly, they all stood.

Cheers and shouts erupted from the crowd, people really admired him. 

The son of his father.

They believed he would do better than his father and lead his people through all the shit the world would throw at them.

Little did they know…

    He walked down from the stairway to the people who congratulated him.

Ciara stood.

Watching everyone and everything as the music started again. People started to dance, eat, discuss and slowly the night rolled on.

She wanted to leave. 

Needed to leave.

She felt suffocated.

Her eyes looked around once more. No one seemed to notice her anymore, she took the opportunity.

Taking the steps two at a time she quietly breezed her way past the party people. She reached the doors in no time but stopped abruptly noticing eyes on her…

She almost groaned as she slowly faked a smile for the up-tenth time that night.

It was Anna and Bella.

Alex's human friends.

She smiled again trying to look normal and not like an Alpha trying to sneak out, they seemed distracted after a while and looked away from her side.

She breathed out.

Taking another step to leave, she looked back at them. She frowned.

Alex wasn't here yet.

This was her opportunity to leave but then … Alex.

She groaned internally and walked to the girls instead.

"Hello." She said very politely on reaching them, they turned.

"Have you guys seen Alex?"

Bella shook her head but stopped and smiled,

"Yeah. She just walked in and is already grabbing everyone's attention."

Ciara turned to where all eyes seemed to go. It was her best friend.

Damn!

"Oh my God!" Anna gasped softly.

Ciara tried to hide her surprise but she knew she failed…

Her friend was right. She was a fashion diva.

Alexandre's dress was bloody red. It was long enough to sweep the floor, hugged her hips and made her shape visible through the gown.

Hourglass shape.

The waistline was small and the upper half looked like a too without sleeves. Her back was opened exposing her little butterfly tattoos at the lower side of her waist. Her breasts were covered in two parts like the feathers of a swan, leaving the middle of her tits exposed.

Her hair was styled delicately, dyed with a bit of black making her hair look dangerously red. Curled and packed in a long pony tail. 

Her face didn't even need makeup, her plum lips were painted with a delicious red color, her lashes and eye liners…so perfect.

  Her eyes roamed the crowd. She smiled softly. 

Super later she was but she didn't care. Finally, her eyes found them.

She sighed and walked to their direction, still being the center of everyone's attention.

"Damn girl." Bella smirked. "You took the shine."

"She didn't take it. She stole it." Anna sighed with a smile.

Alex laughed and turned to her best friend.

"How much have I missed?" She asked.

Ciara sighed and looked ahead at the party,

"Not the after party at least. It's almost 3am."

Alex released a sigh in relief. "Thank goodness!"

"So. How the crowning process?"

"Damn. Leo caused a scene!" Anna chirped.

"What?" Alex asked and turned her gaze back to Ciara who avoided the eye contact. 

"What happened?"

"Long story for later girl. Someone is walking here."

Alex stilled and turned slowly.

The man stopped in his tracks as confusion hit him.

Four women.

Cream.

Peach.

Green.

Red.

Fuck… he couldn't choose.

They all looked like goddesses and none of them were approachable.

One, the Alpha was intimidating. She only danced with her General and he wasn't here so, she wasn't in the list. Her face as she starred at him was giving, 'Who's this unfortunate fool' vibe and he didn't want to indulge that.

Two?

Her best friend?

Alexandre?

Damn no! She was worse than the Alpha.

He had heard tales…

The Alpha was quiet at events but her friend was a prey. Worse than most of the werewolf men.

She changed men like her shoes and she didn't care how you thought of her.

She did anything she thought, said anything she thought.

He wasn't even sure between she and the Alpha, who was more of a monster.

But Alex.. in that dress…

She looked like she owned the evil of the world.

She looked …. Like.

Hell's bride.