Arranged To The Alpha
Chapter 49

Natalia:

“Nat, baby, are you sure that your back is okay? There’s still a bruise on it…”

“I’m fine, Blake. It hurts, yes, but I have no better option right now, I want to be out of here as soon as I can” I said, stopping my husband as he watched me put my shirt on. He sighed but nodded, knowing that at this moment, I was right. The two of us wanted nothing more than to get out of this place, and no one could really blame us for that.

We’ve been here for less than a day, and yet, here we were, already injured.

“Alright, but you need to promise me that you won’t start another argument with Alexander. The last thing we need is him attacking you again, because believe me, I will be ripping his head off his shoulders” Blake said, making me laugh. I knew that it took everything in him to stay under control the other night, and that controlling his wolf was a lot harder than we ever thought that it would be. However, it was a funny game of life. Sometimes, we didn’t get to do what we wanted, instinct or not, and that moment last night was proof of that.

“I can’t promise you anything, Blake, because you know that I wouldn’t be able to control my mouth if chooses to cross his limits. Plus, the man hurt you as well, and you can’t expect me to simply ignore that” I said, raising an eyebrow at my husband who smiled, cupping my cheeks as he did. He pressed his lips against my lips for a second before pulling away to rest his forehead against mine.

“I know that you’re angry with him, and I know that there’s too much on your mind right now; but for me, can you please try and allow yourself some peace?” he whispered, his green eyes mesmerizing me more than I ever thought they would. The love that I had for the man was one that I would not change for the world.

I knew since we’ve completed our mating that I was more than just his wife. The man was my other half, my soul mate, and the love of my life. The way he looked at me, and the way he spoke to me. Whether on our good or bad days, I knew that I wouldn’t change anything for the world. I nodded, and removing my forehead from his, I laid my head on his chest, wanting to listen to his calm heartbeat as he wrapped his arms around me, gently massaging my back in assurance.

“You know, I will never get tired of saying this, but I f*****g love you so much, Blake Knight” I said, not moving from the hug. His arms which were wrapped around me tightened for a second as he kissed the crown of my head, and smiled in contentment. I looked up at him to find him smiling down at me, his smile revealing the dimple that I rarely saw lately as he got too lost in the number of problems that we were dealing with, and the thing was, I didn’t know whether to blame myself for them or not. The fact that I knew that most of these problems came when I entered his life broke me, but I also knew that some were there long before I even met him, and they started when his brother grew too greedy for power that he wasn’t rightful for.

“I love you too, baby girl” Blake whispered to me “through thick, thin, our fights, arguments, literally every moment with you means the world to me, Natalia Knight, and that is something that I never want you to forget, my love”

“I love you too, baby girl” Blake whispered to me “through thick, thin, our fights, arguments, literally every moment with you means the world to me, Natalia Knight, and that is something that I never want you to forget, my love”

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“It took you two a while” Nikita stated, not looking up from the plate that she was eating from. I didn’t bother responding as Crystal flew to my shoulder, standing on it as she looked at them.

I could tell and feel my dragon’s fear; however, she was sure to stay as strong as I knew she was, standing to face them, trusting that I wouldn’t harm her. Her blue eyes glowed a bit despite the day’s light, and I could tell by her racing heart that she could sense danger in the air, something that was common when it came to almost any creature that wasn’t technically human.

“We were busy” Blake said, and Nikita nodded, not bothering to dwell on the subject. I knew that she was aware of what we were doing. The woman wasn’t stupid, and needless to say, it didn’t concern anyone what we did as a husband and wife to begin with.

“You two are getting into something that is ten times bigger than the two of you, and here you are, f*****g” Alexander, my grandfather, said entering the room. His eyes met mine and despite the urge to leave after what he’s done the other day, I knew to stay still as I faced him. The fact that I promised Blake to pass the day without getting into another fight played in my head, making me submit to my Alpha and mate.

“I believe that we are husband and wife, and whether or not I touch my wife does not concern you” Blake said, responding to the man instead of me. He knew that I wouldn’t speak to him, not unless I was planning on ripping his tongue out of his mouth, and for now, I wasn’t; therefore, I didn’t want to speak to him.

Alexander didn’t bother responding to my husband, and instead, chose to stay quiet as he went to take a seat beside Nikita. I sat on the chair in front of hers while Blake sat beside me, taking my hand in his under the table, he intertwined our fingers, gently squeezing it in assurance.

“I believe that you two must have planned something out concerning your training” Alexander stated, looking at Blake, knowing for fact that the last thing I wanted was to speak to him. I didn’t know how right or wrong I was in doing what I was, but I knew that the last thing I wanted to think of dealing with was a man like him. However, for now, knowing that I was forced to accept the fact that I had to be trained, I was going to accept him around “that is unless, of course, you’ve suddenly started craving losing your lives”

“Considering the fact that I am invited to the games as well, more specifically, I was chosen to play these games like my wife was. We are going to need your help in training; however, it cannot be done here, and no, we do not crave losing our lives; however, if things come down to that, we would not cower to lock ourselves to hide from it” Blake said, looking Alexander in the eye, making him frown. I had to fight back shaking my head as even Nikita looked up at me, knowing that my husband was referring to her and Alexander. They might have gone through a lot, but judging by the concealing spells that they had, I could tell that they’ve been here for a long while “it would be too obvious that we have found you and that Nat is being trained by you, and that is not something that I want. If the witches are putting hexes on my family for that reason, then I would rather not play with their fire for now”

“And where would we be training? The ‘witches’ and any other magical creature would be picking our scents up easily. You do realize that they could come…”

“I think that being who you are, if you’ve managed to conceal yourselves this much; then you can help hide the fact that you’re training your granddaughter. We both need to go to work, and being here is not going to help any of us. The facts are clear, element manipulators are not creatures that are very much appreciated among witches, and witches are not appreciated among most creatures for known reasons. However, we need to start discussing what we HAVE to do rationally, rather than being emotional or attached to some place” Blake said, stopping Alexander who frowned. I looked at Nikita who shook her head at me, not wanting me to interfere, knowing that my husband was taking things in the right direction. I squeezed Blake’s hand gently, and smiling at me, he turned to glare at Alexander, who was now looking at my dragon, waiting for his response.

Crystal, who was on my shoulder, hid her head on my neck as she looked at him. The man’s eyes were fixed on her, and I couldn’t help the frown that formed on my lips as his eyes darkened “the easiest option here is to simply freeze the dragon, and all this fight would be over”

“I already told you…”

“You are not going to persuade my daughter into something that she does not want to do, Alexander”