Alpha's Little Vampire Mate
33. A feeling of Betrayal

Marcus's POV:

The door suddenly flung open and Cara walked in, more like barged in. "You!" she pointed an accusing finger at me. "How could you do this to me Marcus, how could you do this to me!"

I exchanged a look with the men and Mark just rolled his eyes, while Titus groaned, scratching the back of his head. I returned my attention back to a fuming Cara, who had a finger pointed right in my face.

"I," I started with an intimidating tone. "Have no idea whatsoever, concerning whatever it is you're insinuating."

She huffed, her eyes glowing brighter as her angry expression morphed into one of great frustration. "I'm talking about that little mate of yours!" She said with distaste.

I gave her a stony look, not liking the way she referred to Chloe. "Mind you Cara, watch the way you speak of my woman when around me, for i wouldn't hesitate to chop off your tongue!"

She shuddered slightly, her mouth which had parted open to say something, snapped shut. We remained glaring at each other and by now, Titus had lowered himself into a nearby seat, going through the documents on my table. While Mark was standing with his arms folded across his chest, and observing us with a bored look.

"I can't believe you marked her," Cara hissed, finally deciding to break the silence. She shook her head, giving me a look of disbelief. "It still feels unreal, that you'd choose a child over me. For real?!"

"Don't call her that," I snapped.

She scoffed, rolling her eyes. "If someone had told me that this was going to happen, I'd have denied it! Not until today, she publicly proclaimed herself Luna!"

"Because that's who she is, your Luna," I replied.

"Never! May the gods forbid the day, I regard that inexperienced child as my Luna!" She shot back, blue eyes blazing with fire burning in them.

"Chloe's a woman! My woman!" I thundered, taking a threatening step forward and she took one frightened step back. "Don't you ever question my choices, you were nothing but a good lay and whatever we had is in the past. Chloe is now my future, my queen!"

Her lower lip trembled violently, her eyes getting glasses. "I really was nothing to you, was I?"

I uttered not a single word.

She nodded. "I knew all along, only... I thought it was because you couldn't forget that whore who calls herself Maggie. That was why I endured everyday, when you shared your bed with other 'she wolves', not once did I complain!" "You had no right to get angry, you were one of those women," I replied coolly. "You all were nothing but a quick fuck, so I'm sorry if you got some funny ideas."

She glared so hard at me, maybe, hoping to drill a hole through my face. "Didn't you promise to make me Luna? Why go back on your promise just because a child gave you a piece of ass? You could have just fucked her and move on like you do the rest of us!"

For some strange reason, her words had provoked me beyond recognition. I charged at her, pushing her until her back hit the wall and she groaned, her face contorting in pain. She had a dead wish, when she compared Chloe to the rest of them whores. She was nothing like the rest of them, and never will she be!

My hands snuck their way to her neck, wrapping tighter around it when I saw the excitement swirling in her eyes. "Oh Marcus... are you getting kinky right now?"

I heard the men groan and some shuffling of feet and in a few seconds, the door slammed. I could still see Titus through the corner of my eye. He just sat there scrutinizing us like we were some strange objects. I knew he wasn't leaving anytime soon and for that, I was grateful.

"Shut the fuck up," I growled, pressing her harder against the wall. "Today should be the last day to ever barge into my house and ask me stupid questions. I don't think the queen will very much appreciate this.

She smirked mischievously and before I could realize what was happening, she pulled my head down and took my lips in between hers, her other hand went down to grab my crotch.

I groaned quickly, detaching myself from her. She turned towards the door with a smile, "Hello there," she said in a fake excited voice.

That was when I was enveloped by Chloe's scent and my head immediately whipped towards that direction. There she stood panting, eyes wide with disbelief as she looked between me and Cara. Her gaze flickered down to where Cara still held my manhood in a tight grip.

I quickly moved out of her grip, shaking my head at Cara, when her eyes came up to meet mine.

The hurt on her face at that moment nearly killed me. I was expecting her to maybe come onto Cara and fight her, or yell at me, but instead, she turned around and started to leave. Just when her hand clutched the door knob, Cara called out to her again.

"Hello, nice seeing you again..." she paused. "Luna," she ended in a mocking tone.

I don't know how she did it, but she did. Chloe was around the room and on top Cara. She plucked Cara off the wall, and flung her to the floor. She raised her fist above her head, and was about to deliver a blow to Cara's face, when I grabbed it.

I lifted her off Cara, took her in my arms and pulled her face into my chest, not letting go, no matter how she struggled against my hold. "Please baby, ignore her," I pleaded.

Cara was dumber than the word, so it was possible for her not to have picked on the super speed Chloe used just about a minute ago. But the super strength? That'd be a different story! Cara would run off and go blab her big mouth and soon, the people may get suspicious of her.

"Stop protecting her, let me say hello back to her!" Chloe yelled, pushing against my chest.

I connected her through the link: I'm not protecting her baby, I'm protecting you."

She scoffed, but ceased struggling.

Cara was still on the floor, looking up at us and laughing in mockery. "Look who is scared to put up a fight, I thought just a moment ago that you were going to punch me," she laughed maniacally. "You aren't fit to be no Luna!" Chloe yelled, pushing against my chest with so much strength that a normal werewolf wouldn't be able to hold her back. But fortunately for me, I'd gotten equal to her strength from the mating process.

"Let me go," Chloe hissed into my chest. I couldn't feel her temperature rising and just as I'd suspected, her demon was surfacing. "I want to show her her place!"

Chloe was getting stronger, and I was feeling helpless. I turned to Titus and he just stood in the corner throwing glares at Cara. I knew he was on Chloe's side, and would be the happiest person if I let her beat the hell out of Cara. I quickly contacted him: "what are you doing standing there like a fool? Get Cara out of here!"

He immediately turned to face me, wearing a deep scowl over his face. "And why should I do that? Just let Chloe kill the bitch!"

I sighed, getting frustrated with his attitude. "Chloe is transforming, we can't let Cara see that!"

Quicker than I would even have reached her, Titus grabbed on to Cara's hand and lifted her off the floor. "You need to get out of here," he snapped, forcefully pulling her towards the door when she hesitated to move. Cara dug her heels into the floor, resisting Titus's force. She turned to me with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Why do y'all want to get rid of me? Do you all wanna have a threesome?"

I tensed, feeling Chloe also tense up against me. I felt her temperature go back to her normal coldness and she gradually turned around to face Cara. "What is that supposed to mean?"

Cara scoffed. "Oh, quit the act please! Do you think I don't know you were with the Gamma on the night of your heat?"

I felt Chloe begin to panic and she trembled slightly, as she looked up at me helplessly. She quickly turned back to Cara. "You better not speak of what you do not know, it's not what you're thinking, not at all!" Titus was also left dumbfounded. He'd stopped pulling Cara and was now looking at me with wide scared eyes. Soon, I head his voice in my head: "what if she knows about the drawing? What if she tells Chloe?!" I shrugged, hoping that Cara didn't know anything about the drawing or that would be trouble. If anyone else were to hear about it, that would question Chloe's loyalty and devotion to me and pack in general. Cara cackled loudly, like what Chloe had just said; was the funniest joke she'd heard in a while. "If so, why is there a naked drawing of you in his drawer?"

I felt Chloe inhale a sharp breath, and I cursed under my breath. She looked at Cara like she'd lost her mind. "You are being delusional right now. That never happened, what are you talking about?"

Cara turned to Titus. "Titus, why don't you tell our beloved Luna-" she pronounced the word: Luna with a hint of mockery. "-the truth about what happened that morning."

"Cara...," I growled in a warning tone.

She ignored me. "Go on Gamma, tell her," she pressed on.

Titus was left speechless, avoiding eye contact with Chloe who was staring intensely at him. He lowered his eyes to the ground, his chest heaving as a little sigh escaped him. "I'm sorry," I finally muttered.

Chloe staggered backwards, and I quickly grabbed her in my arms before she fell. "I just can't believe this," she muttered. "I'm so stupid to have trusted you when you said you did nothing!" "Very stupid indeed," Cara muttered under her breath, a smirk plastered on her lips.

Chloe growled at her and Titus grabbed her forcefully this time, pulled the door open and flung her out of the room. Before she could say anything else, he slammed the door in her face.

As if suddenly remembering that I was there, Chloe spun around to face me with scared pleading eyes. "I swear by the gods Marcus, I didn't..." she suddenly cut off, her eyes darting all over my face. Her eyes narrowed in realization. "You knew all along, didn't you?"

I kept quiet, letting her vent and not wanting to say something stupid to instigate her anger.

She scoffed, taking a few steps away from me. "Why do I even trust you so much? You're nothing but a bloody liar!"

Her choice of words really did hit me hard, causing my chest to twist in pain. "Baby, don't say that," I muttered, my voice coming out in a hoarse whisper.

She looked at me in disbelief. "You really have no shame, do you? When I walked in on you kissing and another woman and her hand clutching your dick! And you still have the guts to ask for my trust?"

Oh, well... I still had a lot of explaining to do tonight.

She gave me one last dirty look, then turned towards Titus. "And as for you, I always thought you were some kind of pervert." Titus started to open his mouth to say something, but she raised her hand, silencing him. "You better look for a way to shut that whore's mouth because if this gets out there, I'll kill you!"

Shooting me one last dirty look, she stomped out of the room.