Chapter 204
Trigger warning: This chapter may prove upsetting to some. Third Person POV
She sighed. The man was much older than her. Still handsome, but older. She had thought it would be easier to manipulate him but he was more cunning and wiser than she had anticipated. "Very well," she said agreeably, taking the Alpha aback "There is something that I require from you," she said, "I desperately need to get close to the Alpha King's mate, in order to kill her."
She examined her nails, while the man narrowed his eyes at her. He seemed to be debating with himself. There was also a strange look on his face. One she could not decipher, but it brought shivers down her spine.
"The Alpha King's mate you say?" he mused, his eyes gleaming "Something must have gone down for you to hate the girl so much."
Brynn didn't answer but tightened her lips. The man chuckled, looking down at her, his eyes dancing in amusement. "So you want me, to somehow manage to get you, not only onto the Alpha King's pack but close to the Luna Queen," he said shaking his head "In order to avoid an incomplete reading experience, visit Job n ib. com. Do you have a death wish? What has she ever done to you?" he demanded, examining her face closely. Brynn was silent for a moment. The man waited, his eyes narrowed, suspiciously. When she did speak, it was only one word, that puzzled the man "Exist."
The man chuckled "Well you're a real piece of work, ain't you?" he said with a snort "Wanting to harm a woman simply because you don't like her. That's kind of cold-blooded" he added, but it wasn't with maliciousness or even anger, but with a hint of mirth in his voice.
Brynn was surprised. She had expected him to be angry that she was using him, but if anything this man was looking thoughtful. Surely he wasn't planning on helping her? But it looked as if he might. She felt hope k****e in her chest.
"Maybe I am cold-hearted but then what does that make you Alpha Nikolai?" she asked, leaning forward and fixating her eyes on him "I've heard you kill rogues for sport when they come into your boundaries. You like to hunt them down and then just as they reach the line before safety, you kill them without mercy. I've heard that you r**e and pillage other packs. You take women back to your pack and force them to become servants or breeders. I'm one of many am I not and yet, right now, I'm your favorite because you've had me in your bed every night as opposed to changing women."
He c****d his head at her "Perhaps you're my favorite because you don't complain" he said tetchily "and because you make such delicious little noises when I hurt you, whereas the others just lay there like limp little dolls now."
She fought back the disgust at that statement. "Just think of how powerful you could be if you had somebody by your side, just as powerful and just as strong as you are. You've been doing this all on your own, and your pack is one of the strongest in the country. You've increased your ranks, your men are hardened warriors, and anybody who defies you is killed or has their pack forcibly taken from them. You need a woman by your side, someone who is proud to be there. Aren't you tired of constantly sleeping around?" The man laughed. "You're delusional. Do you really think that I would give everything up and make some b***h my Luna? Is that what you're trying to get at?"
Brynn blinked at him "What is a pack without a luna? The feminine counterpart to the Alpha. Every pack needs one, it's what makes the pack stronger. It's what helps keep the females in line" she added as his eyes turned thoughtful and darkened "and it's what strengthens your wolf, rather than weakens it."
"Why would I choose somebody like you to be my luna? You must be half my age" the man scoffed "Good for f*****g, but hardly good for anything else. You probably have nothing between the ears."
"I am an Alpha wolf and my wolf is strong, just like your own. Imagine what two Alpha wolves could achieve together" Brynn coaxed "The lineage we could produce. We could Alpha command together, we could strengthen the pack. You could help me get my revenge" she growled, standing and reaching up to cup his face "and you could be the next Alpha King" she added as the man gave a bland smile.
The man chuckled "The next Alpha King" he murmured "That title should already be mine" he spat "but it was stolen from me by my good-for-nothing son. I will enjoy taking the title back from the bastard."
Brynn's heart skipped a beat. What did he just say? She glanced at the man and suddenly saw similarities between Braedon and Alpha Nikolai. She felt sick. Oh god. Was this his father? The coward that she had heard Braedon once say? "Your son?" she repeated faintly.
The man gave a wicked grin "Aye" he said nodding "You heard right lassie, my son. The Alpha King, the bastard, is my own son. You want revenge so bad" he said, grabbing her by the waist as she offered no resistance "then by all means, we will work together, but I don't take orders from girls, let alone immature ones. You want revenge" he growled, tossing her on the bed and leaning over her "then you do everything I say like the good little f**k doll you are."
He pinned her arms above her head as she stared at him, her mouth going dry. There was a mad glint in his eyes as he stared down at her, a smirk on his face. He trailed a finger down her cheek as she shivered. "You're right about one thing though," he said calmly "A luna would bring all these annoying women to heel. So if you want the title that badly" he snarled as Brynn stared up at him mutely "You can have it."
He bent down and nuzzled her neck as her heart began to race. He licked her neck and she arched her back, panting. He chuckled, and she felt his teeth begin to scrape against her bare flesh. He wasn't gentle. That was not in his nature. She should have expected that.
She felt his teeth tear into her throat, causing her mouth to fall open and scream as he bit down as hard as he could, causing her blood to freely flow. He sucked on it and then pulled away, licking at the wound as it closed over. It hurt. So much more than when Ashton had marked her. She looked up at Alpha Nikolai feeling betrayed. He smirked.
"Bite me, but gently unless you want a backhand to the face," he said harshly.
She sat up, feeling woozy. She gingerly bit down into his neck, releasing him quickly and licking the wound as a mark appeared. Nickolai seemed pleased. He traced the mark as Brynn flopped back onto the bed, dizzy and disorientated. "Now I'm a kept man" he joked as Brynn tried to will the dizziness away.
She felt sick. The room was spinning and she felt her body trembling all over. It must be the shock from the bite. In the midst of it all, she felt Alpha Nikolai grab her legs and begin to firmly spread them apart as she blinked up at him, her throat constricting. Surely he wasn't thinking? But it seemed as if he was.
"What, what are you doing?" she gasped out loud.
She saw his teeth glinting in the darkness of the room as he looked down at her mercilessly. "I'm celebrating" he growled, and then she felt him, between her legs, and gave a large cry as he pushed inside of her without warning, closing her eyes in resignation.