Filed to story: The Alpha King’s Intoxicating Mate
She is still a member of our pack! We still need to care for her as one of our own. We have a duty as the Alpha to do that. That’s going to go down well with Leah, isn’t it? I hope you don’t plan on her continuing to live in the pack house when we get back he snarled as I tried not to stiffen.
Truth be told I hadn’t even given that much thought, but now that my wolf had brought it up, he had a very good point. To have Cordelia continue to live at the royal pack house would be an insult to Leah, but Cordelia had been living there for the last year. How could I just turf her out with nowhere to go? s**t. Another problem I would have to deal with and soon. I couldn’t very well leave this one to sort itself out.
I gave a long-suffering sigh. “Cordelia, the doctors found you with a large amount of wolfsbane in your system. Do you know how it got there?” I asked, wanting to get directly to the point as she glared at me. I suspected that she had poisoned herself but couldn’t pinpoint the motive behind doing such a stupid thing.
“I didn’t see” she mumbled, her head drooping as though she was weak.
She slid to the side and I instinctively dropped Leah’s hand, moving to readjust her so that she didn’t fall off the bed. It was pure reflex. Something plunged deep into my thigh and my eyes flashed as i felt the sharp prick.. Cordelia looked innocent while I staggered slightly. What the hell was that?
Why did Cordelia look so different? My wolf was trying to claw to the surface, but couldn’t. He was angry, really angry. Cordelia blinked at me.
“What did you just dose him with?” Leah asked, sounding as though she was far away.
Cordelia batted her eyes at me “I didn’t give him anything” she said sweetly “did I Kace?”
Her voice was so musical, so tantalizing. I wavered on my feet. My wolf was desperate now, as I moved closer to Cordelia, my eyes on her lips. Leah however, moved between us and ripped the bedsheets off Cordelia, her eyes spotting the empty syringe laying near her leg. She grabbed it. “What did you give him?” she demanded, Cordelia looking towards me for help.
Leah slapped Cordelia and I reacted, grabbing her hand. “Don’t hurt my mate” I rumbled.
Leah stared at me. Cordelia’s face turned into a smirk. “Yes, Leah, how dare you try to harm the King’s mate,” she said loudly.
My wolf was clawing in my mind. Leah’s eyes narrowed. I tried to go around her. She blocked me. Cordelia stood up and shoved her, hard, making her fall to the floor with a loud thud. A growl erupted from me as I stared at Leah and then Cordelia. It was like I was struggling to comprehend which one was my mate. Leah got to her feet and stumbled towards me, pushing Cordelia back. “Get your hands off my mate,” she said with a low growl as I blinked at her confused.
I was staring at Cordelia lustfully, but also glancing at Leah in confusion. Why did my wolf demand I go to her when I knew that Cordelia must be my mate? Leah narrowed her eyes and stared at me as I tried to go to Cordelia and then gave a groan.
“Goddamnit, I am so over people today” she shouted, before grabbing me by the chin and planting her lips on me.
I tried to pull away, but my wolf side surfaced, kissing her back with a fervor as Cordelia let out a shout in dismay. Tingles ran down my body and I felt sparks flying everywhere as our skin touched. Lucian deepened the kiss, his hand moving up and down her body. I felt him resisting me trying to take back control, fearing I would try and claim Cordelia for mine again.
But my mind was no longer confused. The second that Leah had touched my lips with hers, I had felt the real mate bond again and whatever Cordelia had dosed me with had simply vanished form my system. Lika a spell that had been overturned. I almost chuckled at the thought of the fairytale where true love’s kiss breaks the curse. In this case, it was true. Lucian continued to hesitate and I wrestled control back, pulling away from Leah who eyed me with anger. It was beautiful to behold.
“You slut, kissing my mate” Cordelia shouted and I turned on her, my eyes wide and full of contempt.
She had gone too far this time. Way over the line of what was appropriate and what wasn’t. This was a death sentence. She flinched from the look on my face, instinctively knowing that the drug was no longer working.
Cordelia went to run and Leah stuck her foot out and tripped her. I grabbed her by the throat and held on tightly, watching her struggle with nonchalance. Leah folded her arms, looking pissed.
“You dare to drug your own Alpha King,” I said softly as she clawed at my hands.
“Please Kace” she whispered and I shook my head in disgust.
“I would have spared your life, but now I fear what you’ll attempt to do to Leah if you’re left alive. Besides, this behavior warrants a harsh punishment and I cannot stand to even look at you anymore. You intentionally dosed yourself with wolfsbane” I sneered, knowing it to be the truth as she paled further, still clawing “and then stabbed me with a syringe of god knows what. If Leah hadn’t had the foresight to kiss me, I would have no doubt marked you and it would have been too late to get the mate bond back with Leah.”
Leah’s expression was thunderous. I expected her to look away, but she was steadfast, her own glare adding to mine. She showed no sympathy for what was about to happen to Cordelia and in my own way, I didn’t blame her. I looked at Cordelia coldly. “Your family will be informed of your sentence and the reasons behind it. You have brought shame upon your family.”
She whimpered, tears coming to her eyes. I could feel eyes on us from the hallway, nurses and doctors watching but not interfering with my ruling. I bent my arm and heard the sickening crack as I broke her neck, dropping her to the ground hard, watching as the light faded from her eyes until they stared blankly at the wall. I turned and regarded the nurses in the hallway who flinched and cowered at the sight of me and my anger.
“Get her out of my sight” I hissed, gesturing towards her body lying on the floor.
They rushed in and grabbed the body, quickly taking it away as Leah sighed. I looked at her apologetically. It had been one hell of a night. She gave a yawn, looking slightly bleary-eyed. I felt a pang of guilt.
“Leah, I’m so sorry” I began, but she held up a hand in response, gritting her teeth as I inwardly groaned.
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