Filed to story: The Alpha King’s Intoxicating Mate
His jaw flopped open and shut and then he hissed, putting his hands in his pockets. Brynn motioned to his trousers with a tight smile. “You might want to do your zipper up” she suggested a bit haughtily “unless you want people to know what you’ve been up to?” she snapped.
He yanked the zipper up in response and she sighed. He held his arm out to her and Brynn, despite her bad mood and perhaps wanting to shove this in Leah’s face, that her mate that rejected her, was now with Brynn, took it, allowing Ashton to lead her out of the room and towards the stairs. They had reached the foot of the stairs when Ashton inhaled sharply, his eyes darkening as he turned his head to look back up towards the stairs. Brynn inwardly groaned as she saw none other than that b***h Leah standing with the Alpha king, his hand lightly holding hers as they began to make their way down as well. Brynn and Ashton stepped to the side.
She saw Leah stiffen and gave a cool smile as King Kace and Leah joined them. Leah avoided looking at Ashton. Ashton stared at her though, longingly, causing the Alpha King to look at him sharply, letting out a low growl in warning. Ashton failed to heed it. He continued to stare. Brynn let out a snort of disbelief and went to grab him but he gripped Brynn’s arm instead. Brynn blinked at him as a dangerous look came over Ashton’s face.
Leah’s eyes widened as she looked at Ashton for the first time, hurt appearing on her face. Brynn was not amused. Ashton dug his nails into her arm painfully, almost making her yelp in pain. What was this bastard playing at now she seethed, about to tell him to remove it when he spoke, his voice chilling and low. He was looking at Leah with a challenge in his eyes. She looked away and Ashton lost his cool. “I was supposed to mark Brynn later, in front of everyone,” he said hoarsely, his eyes glinting as Brynn realized what he was about to do, her mouth gaping open as he pulled her tightly to his chest, Leah stunned, her feet firmly planted to the floor as the color drained from her face. Even if she wanted to deny it, seeing her first mate mark another was affecting her, no matter how hard she was trying to hide it. Brynn felt a spurt of triumph shoot through her. The little b***h was finally getting some of her karma back.
“But I figure that the greatest pleasure I could get would be to make my rejected mate see me mark my chosen mate right in front of her” Ashton breathed and the King’s eyes narrowed, anger coming off him in waves, his body shaking with fury.
Ashton had really gone and done it now. He’d insulted an Alpha King and a guest of the pack. He was insane. Brynn felt his breath on her neck and she gulped as she felt his teeth pierce her, biting down hard and then licking her. Pain shot through her, followed by pleasure, before fading away. She panted, a mark of a black wolf appearing on her neck. Ashton smirked, staring directly at Leah. “How did it feel to watch me mark another wolf, Leah? Remember when you humiliated me in front of the pack? This is my revenge” he snarled.
The King was bristling. He made a move and Leah’s hand shot out and grabbed at him. The King stilled. She smiled at him gently. Ashton looked confused. Leah eyed him with pity, further confusing him. She wasn’t humiliated at all thought Brynn in shock. Ashton had done this for nothing! The moron! “I feel sorry for you,” she told Ashton quietly as Ashton let go of Brynn who turned and bit him, wanting him to feel the pain as he too was marked in retaliation, Leah looked at them both amused “Neither of you will ever experience the love between two mates destined for one another. What you feel will be hollow in comparison” she added, as King Kace began to relax, putting his arm around her shoulders “I wish you the best of luck and have no hard feelings towards you at all Ashton, simply because I feel nothing towards you at all” she finished calmly.
Ashton turned beet red. Leah turned her back on him, beginning to walk away and Ashton shifted, jumping towards her. Brynn screamed as the King did the same, his wolf far larger and superior to Ashton’s. She was too frightened to even attempt it. King Kace’s wolf pushed Leah away, just in time, before swatting Ashton’s wolf across the room, sending him flying into the wall with a sickening crack. Ashton howled. King Kace shifted as Brynn rushed to Ashton’s side. He crouched beside Leah and helped her up. He glared at Ashton who was curled in a fetal position, Alpha Johnathon came in, his face twisted in anger.
“What is going on in here?” he roared and then turned puce as he saw King Kace, quickly dipping his head.
“He tried to harm my mate,” King Kace said coldly, his eyes glittering dangerously “I suggest you remove him from my sight before I do more than injure the little bastard” he warned.
Leah POV
My mate was angry. Alpha Johnathon looked peeved and Brynn looked confused. Ashton looked defiant. “Ashton Grimshaw, what is your father going to say?” Alpha Johnathon rumbled, narrowing his eyes as he stared at the boy who stood up awkwardly, a mutinous expression on his face.
“Who cares” he snapped “I don’t give a damn what my father thinks.”
Whoa. If his father heard that, I doubt that Ashton would be able to walk straight from the spanking he’d no doubt receive for it. He had guts, that was for sure. Or he was an i***t. I imagined he was the latter.
The Alpha’s face was stony. I leaned against Kace who put his arm around me, holding me tight against him.
“Apologize” my mate snarled and Ashton’s jaw clenched in refusal.
“Go to hell” he snapped and I gasped, as did the Alpha and Brynn who looked horrified as the color drained from her face. Even Brynn knew that Ashton had really done it this time and she wasn’t exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. Ashton had gone too far this time. Kace went to move and I desperately grabbed his hand, attempting to calm him down.
“Please Kace, ignore him,” I said in desperation “he’s not worth it.”
“This is the bastard that rejected you and then tried to humiliate you just now” he hissed.
“If he hadn’t rejected me, then we wouldn’t have known we were mates” I pointed out wisely, still trying to hold him back, while Alpha Johnathon drew his brows together and motioned towards two nearby warriors who grabbed Ashton, who continued to glare at everyone.
“Take Ashton to the dungeon. What he’s done is unforgivable, attacking the King’s mate is a punishable offense” he said heavily “regardless of whether he’s the Beta’s son or my daughter’s chosen mate. He is to be whipped a dozen times for his misconduct and left in the dungeon for a week along with my wife.”
He sounded absolutely resigned as he gave the order.
Ashton growled and Kace stepped forward. Brynn began to protest. “Father it was a mistake, he didn’t mean to” she pleaded.
“He meant it” I interrupted her, staring at Ashton who looked about to shift, before one of the warriors stuck a syringe into him, laced with wolfsbane.
There was no sympathy in my voice whatsoever. Still, Brynn tried to convince her father to change her mind. “Please, it’s my birthday, Father you can’t do this” she shrieked, stamping her foot.
I tried not to giggle at how much she resembled a child at that moment instead of an eighteen-year-old. Alpha Johnathon motioned to the warriors and Ashton was dragged away, swearing under his breath as Brynn cursed at me. King Kace watched intently, stepping back and taking my hand, just as Brynn’s insults grew loud enough to be heard, her father stepping forward and slapping her firmly across the cheek as she put a hand to her cheek in shock, her eyes beginning to swim with tears. This was the first time in my memory, that I had ever seen the Alpha hit his daughter like that. This was truly a night to remember.
“How could you” she hissed.
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