Arranged To The Alpha
Chapter 63

Natalia:

People often say that to be in love is like walking on a knife’s edge.

It hurts, cuts, and tears, but at times, it is worth every single pain that you can go through.

I never understood what that meant until I saw Blake removing the portrait off that wall.

The way he looked at me, and the way he spoke to me, everything about him was different, and I didn’t know what it was that changed him; but I was more than thankful for it.

“You need to focus on what element you want to use, you can’t use them all at random.” Dad said, breaking my train of thoughts. I nodded at him, and starting a field, I made water rise from all around me, circling us, turning around before it rose to the sky, forming a dragon’s shape. Crystal, who was on my shoulder, looked at me then at the dragon above.

“That’s me.”

“Indeed it is, little one.” I told my dragon who purred and rubbed her muzzle on my cheek as a dog would to its owner. I looked at dad who nodded before crossing his arms over his chest.

“You seem to have a preference for water. That is a good thing. But you can also use different elements to master the power of disguise as well.” He said, and I frowned in confusion, crossing my arms over my chest. The man had just told me to focus on one element to now tell me that I could use different ones?

“I thought that you just asked me to focus on one element? I chose water?” I asked, shaking my head in question.

“You always choose water, and that is not something that I want. You need a certain diversity, and you need to ensure that you can handle what you go through…”

“Wait, wait, wait, you ask me to do something, and when I have done it, you go on ahead asking for something different? What kind of game are you trying to play this time?” I asked, looking the man in the eye. I was already certain that he would try giving me a hard time, but him playing around with ‘training’ was the last thing I expected, especially since he was the one who offered to do it. Had I asked for it, it would have been a different state, but considering that he chose to want to do it, I didn’t really understand what he was on about.

“Do as told.”

“I am. But it seems like YOU are the one having a problem. Anyway, what do you want me to do this time? I’ll ensure that I do the bloody opposite.” I said, giving him a sarcastic smile. He raised an eyebrow and shot an electric bolt on me. I frowned, and chose to block it with ice. The ice came crashing down under the force of the bolt that he threw. Crystal growled, wanting to attack him, growing in full size only for his dragon to grow, towering over hers, glaring at her, wanting her to submit. My dragon, like me, chose not to.

“WHAT IS THE F*****G MEANING OF THIS?” Blake’s voice boomed across the pack’s grounds, startling everyone in the perimeter. Well, technically, the thunderbolt hitting the iceberg had managed to do so to begin with, but seeing the pack’s Alpha angry, especially over his mate, was not something anyone wanted to deal with right now.

My husband’s eyes were wide with rage, and taking a step toward my father, he grabbed him by his shirt’s collar, forcing him to look at him. Dad’s eyes were cold and void of emotions, and raising an eyebrow, he waited for what my husband had to tell him.

“What the f**k do you think you are doing?” Blake asked.

“Teaching my daughter, in case you haven’t noticed; the two of us are on YOUR training grounds, training.” Dad said sarcastically. His eyes met mine, and raising an eyebrow, he waited for me to say otherwise. The man had gone bonkers, I could swear that he had.

“I swear, you are going to get shit out of this.” Blake said, pushing him back. Dad raised an amused eyebrow before grabbing him by his shirt, and forcing Blake to turn around, he punched him in the face. Blake’s growl filled the air, and I gasped, wanting to interfere only for arms to wrap around me from the back, stopping me.

I turned around to face Rosalyn who shook her head, making me frown in confusion. Her eyes studied my expression before she leaned into my ear. “Us interfering would be breaking the rules. Considering that Jaiden chose to challenge Blake on his grounds…”

“My father is not a wolf.”

“But you are mated to a wolf, and that makes him like any other man, or member of the pack. He is not a wolf in theory, but he is not human either.” She said, making my heart drop to my chest. I couldn’t just simply watch them doing this.

“One of them would end up killing the other, have you gone mad?”

“No, but rules are rules, and Jaiden needs to be taught a lesson. Especially since he chose to do this in front of the whole pack. If Blake leaves him now, it would be a silent invitation for those who want to disrespect him later.” She said as Blake landed a punch on my father’s face. I frowned as I saw that he broke his nose, and looking away, I had to fight the urge of running to them and stopping them.

“And they would proceed on this until?”

“Until they seem to stop. Otherwise, one of them will…”

“Rosalyn,” I said, stopping her. She looked at me and shook her head as she ran her hand over my shoulder. She frowned when she felt the bandage under my shirt, and moving it aside gently, she had to fight back a gasp as she pulled me toward the house.

Her hands shook, and shaking her head in question I sighed and gave her the best smile that I could muster. “Is that why you left?”

“The fight got more heated than it ever has, and in the end, I was forced to make my choice. He wouldn’t accept us breaking up, and…”

“Natalia…”

“I didn’t want anyone finding out about it. The two of us made up, but the wound hasn’t healed yet. It would take a while, I was checked by the doctor while at the hospital.” I said, looking down at my feet.

Flashback:

My arm stiffened as I tried moving it without waking Blake up.

Tears fell from my eyes at the sight of it being as blue as it was, and shaking my head, I bit my bottom l*p to muffle the cry of pain that almost escaped my lips. I walked out of the room, letting out the sob, catching the attention of one of the nurses who frowned when she saw b***d on my shirt.

My b***d had wet the bandage enough to seep through it and rushing toward me, she pulled me to a nearby room. Her eyes widened in surprise as she took my shirt and bandage off, and shaking her head, she pulled her phone out and called for a doctor.

“This was done to you by an Alpha…”

“He was not aware of his actions.” I said, stopping the doctor from saying anything else.

“Whether or not he was aware, the cut was poisonous. Your body is fighting it, but unless we get this poison out of it, you are going to end up losing your life.” She said, and nodding, I allowed her to start cleaning the wound. She stitched the cuts, cutting off the dead skin that she knew would eventually grow back. Her eyes were so fixed on her task that she didn’t bother looking at me for a while.

“You are a lucky woman, do you realize that?” She asked, her tone softening. Her eyes were fixed on mine for a few seconds before she spoke, her next words making my heart drop. “Most wouldn’t have survived such injuries. It proves that your body is a fighter, but you are going to need to take it easy on yourself while you heal. Your body would need a lot of time to recover, and I will be putting an antibiotic on your tray, I can see that you have been here for the past few days; therefore, you are going to have to drink it every day for a week, you should be well by then, at least poison wise.”

“Alright, but I will ask for a favor.” I said, making the doctor frown. “I do not want my husband finding out about this…”

End of Flashback

I knew that it was risky, and that he could always get in my head and know of what I have been through. But the last thing I needed right now, when he was still injured and hurt, was for him to know that he almost cost me my life.

“But you are okay now, right?”

“Yes, Rosalyn, I am fine. But just as I have told the doctor, I would appreciate it if you keep this to yourself. We still have a lot to deal with, and this is not something that I want us to focus on, yeah?” I said, looking the woman in the eye. She nodded in understanding before she wrapped her arms around me, hugging me tightly, careful not to hurt my shoulder.

“I am sorry for how I have been with the two of you. Blake in specific, I owe him an apology, but to you as well…”

“Rosalyn…”

“You are this pack’s Luna, and your husband is this pack’s Alpha. I have hurt him a lot, and instead of being by your side on your toughest of days with him, I wasn’t; therefore, I apologize to you for the pain that I know I must have caused you when I brought you here as a bride knowing that my son was hurting.” Rosalyn said gently and I smiled. I took her hand in mine, and gently kissed her knuckle, making her smile as I showed her a manner of respect.

“You did what you saw as best for your son,” I said softly, and looking back at the veranda’s door, I noticed that both men were broken off by Daniel and Damon who pulled them away from one another, stopping them from proceeding with their fight. “and I have to admit, you gave me the best blessing that I could have ever asked for.”

Rosalyn was about to respond when an explosion outside stopped the two of us, making us frown in confusion. And frowning, the two of us went to walk outside, wanting to see what happened only for another one to hit the wall behind us, breaking the door down.

His blue eyes met my own as he walked through the door, and hearing a growl behind me, my heart dropped when I saw that Blake was being caught. “Drake…”

“I would love to sit and chat, mother, but I am here to take Blake and Natalia. These are your invitations…” he said, throwing a few cards on the ground as my body got dragged. Crystal was also being dragged against her will, and the thing was, it was like we were gripped by some invisible field that we couldn’t get out of.

“DRAKE!”

“See you at the games. That is of course, if you manage to have the guts to show up there…”