Chapter 34
Hardin’S POV
So, I’ve been spying on Reign for a while now. It’s almost Seven pm and she’s in the servant quarters training room trying to shape shift but I can see that she’s facing some difficulties. She looks hurt but I don’t seem to know where exactly. From what I have seen so far, she has a snow white wolf and I can’t help but wonder how her soft fur would feel when I touch it. It looks so soft and delicate.
Adam keeps jumping around in my head and I can’t help but smile, the guy is dyo excited to see his wolf mate and I can only imagine what he would do if I let him out. He’s definitely going to mark her and that’s not what I want.
Oh shoot!
She’s about to leave the room. She can’t know I’m here, I use my ultra speed to exit the servant quarters before she can get suspicious.
She can never know I have been spying on her.
I walk over to my chambers into my living room with a foolish smile plastered on my face. I have this very giddy feeling all over my body and if you ask my I feel that way, I won’t have any reasonable explanation to give you.
“Back from your spying adventure?” Miguel asks the moment I step into the dark living room and I actually jump in fright.
He scared me.
“Fuck you Miguel!” I curse as he turns on the lights and I get more annoyed when I see a satisfied smirk forming at the sight of his lips.
Some habits never really change. Ever since we were kids, he has had this habit of scaring me in the dark and up till now that we are full grown men, he hasn’t changed.
“This never gets old” He mocks with a light chuckle and I just shake my head.
“By the way, how did you know where I’m coming from” I ask curious.
“Well, I came to check on you and I didn’t find you in your office or any other place you could be, so I figured you’d be with your mate” he explains and at the mention of the name mate, I purr in anger.
She’s not my mate!
“How many times do I need to tell you that Reign is not my mate? I rejected her!”
“Then what’s with all this following her around, sending the pack doctor to get her checked up and getting furious when others hurt her?”
“That means nothing”
“You lie! And you know it. Admit it Hardin, you’ve fallen for her” He concludes and I shoot him a stern glance.
“No, I haven’t!” I deny flatly.
“You can deny it all you want, but that will never make me believe you. You just don’t want to admit what you feel for and I wonder why”
“I can ever feel anything for that girl, she’s a cruel murderer. She killed her sister who happened to be my chosen mate. I can never fall in love with her. Never!”
“Well, you already have!”
“Shut the fuck off Miguel! Else I’ll punch you hard in the face”
“Then we might as well have a dual before going to bed this night. Hardin it’s not too late. You can still make things right with Reign and…”
“Get out!” I order in anger as the color of my eyes change from desk brown to yellow. My phalanges start crackling to transform into paws.
“I won’t!” He denies firmly and I can see the color of his eyes change as well.
Miguel!
“If we have to fight for you to realize yourself, then let’s do it. You are my Alpha, and I will do everything in my power to make sure that you make the right decisions for yourself and for the entire pack, I don’t care what I have to lose”
“Well then, you are about to lose a limb tonight” I declare as I charge towards him and immediately, the door to the living room comes flying open and Dylan rushes in with a horrified look on his face.
“Alpha! Beta!” He calls as he gets on his knees and bows down his head. I immediately stop on my tracks and turn to face him.
“Speak up Dylan”
“The servant quarters is under attack by Rogues!” He announces and I get alarmed.
Crap!
“Quick! Go over and assist the others” I order and he gets on his feet.
“Yes Alpha” He answers and leaves and I turn to look at Miguel, without warning, we both dash out of the living room to the servant quarters and indeed, there’s an attack.
“Miguel, make sure no rogue reaches the residential quarters, I’ll stay here and assist the soldiers.” I command and he immediately speeds off.
I trust him to do exactly as I have commanded. I look ahead and see a rogue running towards me and immediate I shapeshift into my big Alpha wolf and tackle him down with such ease that I find actually pathetic.
These rogue are nothing but a bunch of weak scallywags who actually have nothing but dead wishes for themselves. I angrily sink my canines into his neck and he bleeds violently as I rupture a vein and in no time, he is dead.
I lounge at one who is trying to tackle one of my guards down and give him a big and intense bite on his hind limb, I only get more furious when I taste his blood on my tongue, my eyes actually turn red as I get in his body and give him numerous scratches in the face. I howl in anger the moment he becomes still beneath me.
Suddenly, Reign comes to my mind and without warning, I rush into the corridor leading to her bedroom.
She can’t shapeshift and she could get killed by a rogue.
I would die if that happens.
Once I get to her door I notice that it has been broken down and I feel all my nerves tense up when I hear her scream from within. I run into the room and lounge at the werewolf that’s trying to attack her with so much anger that I cannot comprehend. I use my paws to give him severe scratches and when it tries to tackle me down, I break his neck and goes it still on the ground.
I turn to look at Reign who is crying and Adam purrs in anger.
Crap!
Now that I’m in wolf form, he’s in control, I’m just in his mind and he has the power to do whatever it is he wants.
He starts walking close to her.
“Adam don’t!” I scream but he just ignores me as he walks closer to Reign who looks pretty scared.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
Dang it! How can she be scared of us? We just saved her.
I think of shapeshifting to my human form but then I realized that I will be stark naked before her.
Reign seeing me naked is just as terrible as it sounds.
“Please don’t hurt me” She cries and Adam stops on his tracks and let’s out a sad purr as he looks at her straight into her eyes.
He changes his yellow eyes to my usual dark brown eyes and when Reign notices them, she creases her brows and she steps forward, confidently.
“Hardin? Is that you?” She asks softly as she carefully stretches her hand forward to touch his fur. Adam immediately leans closer and rubs his head against her hand and I just roll my eyes.
Why is he so playful?
Reign gently strokes his fur and I can see her eyes turn yellow and her fingers partially transform into paws. Her wolf is trying to take over but it seems like she can’t totally shapeshift.
“Thank you for saving me, Adam” She calls and I that takes me off guard.
How did she know his name? No one knows Adam’s name except me!
“Don’t be so surprised, Lyla told me your name just now. I can’t let her out, I’m kind of badly hurt and it’ll only cause me more harm if I try to shapeshift” She explains and Adam just keeps rubbing himself on her body.
Oh boy! This is why I never let him out when I’m around Reign.
We are actually in the middle of an attack, but here he is having his moment with Reign and Lyla.
“I must confess Adam, you are one big Alpha wolf” She compliments with a sweet smile and Adam purrs proudly.
Proud jerk.
As much as I want to end this very underwhelming moment, I can’t shapeshift and let Reign see me naked, so I just have to comply with Adam and trust my guards to take care of the rest of the wolves.
Now that I know exactly what Adam is capable of doing, I will do all I can to avoid Reign when I’m in my wolf form.
What exactly am I going to tell her tomorrow?
How exactly am I going to pretend that none of this happened?