The Alpha’s Slave

Chapter 97

SEBASTIAN’S POV

My face twisted out of shape and my eyes flew wide open in extreme shock.

“Are you out of your mind?! What the fuck are you doing?!!”

“Arresting you, of course,” she folded her arms, smirking as if she had just won the biggest trophy ever. “You might think being an Alpha King makes you untouchable, but you’re completely mistaken.”

“You making the biggest mistake of your life,” I seethed, glaring as if I wanted to pounce on her, but her sidekicks held me in check. “Tell your minions to take their hands and this cuff off me right now!”

The castle maids and my guards began to gather, their expressions as if they witnessed a fatal accident. My guards growled at the detectives and her colleagues, eager to intervene. But I instructed them to stand down. It wasn’t necessary. This woman thinks she’s a hero, but she and her sidekicks are making the worst mistake of her life. And I’ll make sure they pay dearly for it.

“I’m afraid that won’t be possible,” she said with a firm, serious tone and expression. “You have the right to remain silent; anything you say or do right now will be used against you at the station. Until we gather enough evidence to prove your innocence, you are considered responsible for the death of your wife and will be placed in solitary confinement. Take him to the car!”

Her colleagues pushed and shoved me towards the exit as if I were a criminal. I stopped struggling because I knew it was pointless. Actions speak louder than words. Mark my words, once I’m out, they’ll pay dearly for the shame they’re putting me through. They can say or do whatever they like, but I’m innocent. This arrest is based on false accusations, and that’s what I’ll use to bring them down.

The horrified look on the faces of the castle maids and the anger on my guards’ faces only made me feel worse as they pushed me to the exit. Quickly, I glanced around to see if I could find Brianna, but couldn’t spot her. She must have gone upstairs to her room earlier. Thank goodness she wasn’t here to see me like this.

Exiting the castle, I found myself engulfed amid a swarm of photographers and reporters. Some of the detectives’s colleagues made a wall to help us through. Phones and digital cameras clicked nonstop as reporters clamoured for a word, battling to thrust their microphones and phones in our faces. I kept my head down to avoid it as we moved through the busy crowd. This will likely be the biggest news in tomorrow’s paper – Alpha King Sebastian Arrested For The Death Of His Beloved Wife. Not knowing it was all based on false accusations.

One of the colleagues opened the car door. The ones holding me pushed my neck down, forcing me into the backseat.

“You’re making the biggest mistake of your life and I’ll make sure you regret it,” I said to him as he was about to close the door.

He looked at me as if to study me for a moment. Then he asked.

“Are you threatening me?”

“No,” I said, giving him a stern look. He was the same person who went to get Brianna for questioning earlier. “I’m just giving you my word.”

“You’re a disgrace. Shame on you! What kind of husband and Alpha King murders his wife? A disgusting one!” He spat out the words, his face twisted in disgust, before slamming the door shut.

I stared at him, feeling a mix of anger and disbelief. How could he talk to me like that for something I didn’t do? If not that I had self-control, I would have put my cuffed hands over him on the driver’s seat and pulled at his throat till he suffocated and died.

Some people from the crowd, still held back by the other colleagues, managed to slip through. They gathered around the car, even trying to open the doors as the driver took off.

As I looked back at the car screen and saw them, I thought I saw that chief detective talking to them on their microphone. I snarled in anger. That bitch!

BRIANNA’S POV

I heard loud cries and shouts from downstairs. At first, I thought it was something small, nothing to worry about. But after a few seconds, it got louder. My brows knitted, and my heart started racing as I wondered what might be going on down there. I was sure the castle maids were involved because they were high-pitched and feminine cries.

I wanted to go check it out. But Sebastian said I should stay here till everything died down. I just hoped he hadn’t gotten into a fight with that detective lady or any of her colleagues. I saw the way he was angry and talked to her earlier when she called him. Though she was annoying, it didn’t sound nice at all and I didn’t approve of it.

The shrills got louder, reaching outside. I heard the commotion, the sound of cameras flashing, reporters making noise to get some news, something to feed on. Curiosity tingled through my body. I couldn’t stay still, so I hurried to the window, hoping to see what was going on.

My heart skipped a beat and I forgot how to breathe for a moment on seeing the same detective who had brought me in for questioning now pushing a handcuffed Sebastian through the crowd and into the police car.

“No…” I cried and rushed downstairs immediately.

Why were they arresting him? He is innocent. He didn’t kill Catherine? He’d never kill anyone.

When I reached the main part of the castle, everything was chaotic. Some maids were crying, others confused and whispering amongst themselves. His guards had angry expressions like lions denied their prey. How could they let them take him when he hasn’t done anything wrong?NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Ignoring everything, I almost ran outside, hoping to stop that car. I wanted to tell them over and over again that he didn’t do it until they let him go. But two of his guards stopped me before I could even reach the doorstep.

They grabbed my arms and effortlessly carried me to one of the guest rooms. My legs dangled in the air as I fought against their tight grip.

“How could you let them take him?!” I yelled at them, pain and anger surging through me. “Aren’t you supposed to protect him? Isn’t that what he’s paying you for?! He’s innocent, and we all know it. How could you let them take him like that… in front of those hungry reporters?!”

One of them kicked the door open, and together, they dropped me on the bed. I tried to get up right away, to move and rush back out, but they held me down.

“Pull yourself together, woman!” one of them ordered harshly as I kept struggling, making me freeze in fear. That tone alone could make an elephant cry. They were annoyed and fed up with my little antics I knew wouldn’t get me anywhere. The car was miles away now. Unless I had super speed, there was no way I could get to it. “No one is allowed to go out there!”

I stayed calm under their control, panting like I just finished a sprint.

“You think we’ll just sit back and let those fools take our boss, uhh?” He asked rhetorically, raging eyes on me.

I hugged myself and shook my head like someone going through a scary moment. Tears blurred my vision, but I blinked several times to try to get rid of them as I looked at the guard.

“He ordered us to stand down and do nothing,” he explained, traces of anger and somewhat regret in his tone.

“Why?…” My eyes dilated in surprise.

“Because it’s the smart thing to do,” the other guard, who had been quiet, said. “I know Alpha Sebastian well and have done many jobs with him. He doesn’t make noise or act impulsively. He is patient. He’s like a prowling wolf. He’ll come back, and he’ll make every single one of those detectives pay.”

I hoped so. I prayed as I turned to the window. Just when things were gradually getting better between us, this happened. From what I knew, the punishment for being charged with murder could be life imprisonment or even death penalty. I would be overwhelmed with anxiety and heartbreak if any of that happened to him. This castle would feel too cold for me to live in without him. I need him to come back. He has to. If not for any reason, at least… for me.