Sold To My Alpha Mate

MAYA.

I exchanged a meaningful glance with Tianna before walking out of the room. And at this point my heart was already hammering in my chest as I thought about what I was going to face. I wondered what he had in store for me. I couldn’t help but as the guard.

“You said the Prince wants to see me?” I asked him, making sure I didn’t sound scared. He didn’t spare me a glance as he replied.

“Yes, he wants to see you.” He replied curtly.

“Do you know why he wants to see me?” I asked, but he replied coldly.

“Such matters aren’t discussed. Be careful not to mention that again.” It was more of a warning than admonishment and that made my fear rise even higher.

It looked like things were good at all. I wondered what he was going to do to me. Was he going to harm me, or question me about what had happened back there. I had no idea but I guessed I just had to hear him out first.

As he led me through the winding corridors, I kept thinking while also trying to shake off the nervousness that had gripped me hard by now. My feet seemed to be getting heavier with each single step I took as the bad feeling continued to make my guy churn again and again.

We finally arrived at the front of the Packhouse, and the guard turned to me. He still carried a serious look on his face which made it Impossible for me to read his expression and ultimately know what he probably had in mind.

“Move on. You will see him right at the entrance of the Packhouse.” After that, he turned and walked away. I sucked in a deep breath and started to make my way towards the bright light in the distance.

The light bulbs outside the Packhouse were dim but the one in the entrance which wasn’t far from where I stood shone brightly. There wasn’t a single soul outside except for the guards who stood sentinel at their different posts. I could feel their eyes on me as I walked past them towards the post.

I still found it hard to believe that the Prince had summoned me. He was probably waiting for me and I knew that every single word and action would be scrutinised, especially if he found anything about me disturbing or sketchy. I had to make sure that I composed myself pretty well. As soon as i rounded the corner and got closer to the bright light,

I caught sight of him standing there, staring into the dark void but his head swerved in my direction as soon as he noticed a moment. I clasped my hands behind my back, hoping that this wasn’t going to be a bad time. My palms were called with nervousness as I got closer to him.

“Your Grace, you summoned me.” I said, bowing curtly before moving a bit away from him. I guessed I had gotten a bit too close to him.

“Rose, right?” He asked, sounding a bit curious.

“Yes, your Grace, Rose.” I replied, saying my name again for good measure. He nodded as if in approbation before he continued.

“I called you because I wanted to know what happened back there at the staircase.” He said, pausing for a while. My heart skipped as I tried to come up with a lie. I knew he was going to ask questions, and I had to come to a compromise so that it wouldn’t sound like a lie even if he went to speak to the two guards that were there with me.

Was I going to tell him the truth? Was I going to reveal the true extent of my powers and give him more reason to prove into my character and wonder what kind of woman I was? I didn’t know, I hoped that it one way or the other, I would get out of this sticky situation without having to expose myself in any way. I was very worried this wouldn’t be good.

“OK? I hope the guard has been recuperating?” I asked, to ward off the point of discussion so I could buy myself more time to find a suitable lie.

“I don’t know. You can go see him at the Pack hospital if you want to.” He replied, there was still no hint of emotion in his face, just like the guard who had led me here. I wondered if they were taught to carry long faces while growing up. I groaned at his answer.

“You don’t check up on your guards?” I heard myself say, knowing it could be a risky one. “I thought Alphas do that.”

He shrugged. “I do. But I’m just tired. And I do hope you understand why.”

I nodded. “Of course your grace.” A ghost of a smile flashed across his face and he continued.

“I want to know if you were the one who killed the rogues.” He said. The pounding in my heart skyrocketed again.

“I wouldn’t say I did it. It was more of a collective effort. While the guards latched onto the rogues, I took the opportunity to stab them.” His eyes turned icy as he devoured me with his gaze.

“Rogues don’t die easily.” He said.

“I noticed that your Grace. It took a lot of struggling, but I guess I was in hysteria at that moment. I had no idea what was going on and I knew I wouldn’t have felt any pain if they attacked me. I just did it.” I said.

“But, four rogues, Rose. Four rogues. You want to tell me four rogues fell for the same trick?” He asked.

I shrugged it off. “I guess so.” He nodded and replied.

“Are you good at treating people’s wounds?” He asked. “I must say the way you bandaged his wound was very neat.” He complimented.

“It’s just a survival skill I learnt growing up.” I said yet another big lie.

“Why are you working at the laundry? The Pack hospital would be the perfect place for you. At least, you could learn.”

Even though the proposition tried to scare me, I held it down. If this was going to happen then I would be open to a lot of opportunities, including going into the Packhouse and attending to anybody who was wounded with the paramedics. I’d seen it before, but I had no idea if it was the same here.

“Well…” I stuttered, not knowing what to say.

He smiled and cut me off abruptly. “Meet me tomorrow, I’ll take you to the Pack hospital.”NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.