Arranged To The Alpha
Chapter 79

Natalia:

Blake kept his arm around me as the witches guided us back to the room that we were staying in.

The fact that more than half of us were dead was not something that I missed, and considering that we all saw that, I knew that things were going to be a lot more challenging.

Everyone was going to strive to reach the top, and if anything, I knew that neither one of them would care about the other. The elves proved to us that they didn’t care about each other when they started pushing one another to be able to get toward the door to live.

You two seemed to catch the spotlight.” Valeria said, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at both Blake and L I looked at the woman who raised an eyebrow, waiting for me to say otherwise.

She didn’t understand that this didn’t come without a cost. It was painful and scary, but we both knew that it was either we survived or we died, there was no other way around it, and neither one of us wanted to risk losing the other. Blake and I knew that we needed to fight this like a team, and it was what we did.

You chose your paths and the two of us chose ours.” Blake said, glaring at the woman who laughed.

Yes, you chose your ‘path’, and that was to give everyone up for you two to win.” Riya said, and I let out a mocking laugh before I could stop myself.

You can’t be bloody serious?” I asked the demon.

They left us to die, choosing to have a different side when we were ‘supposed’ to be working on this as a team. Elijah abandoned us even after we saved his life, and that was something that I wasn’t going to forget. It was you who chose your side even after agreeing that we would be taking one.”

“You should have thought otherwise,” Riya said, snapping at me, “aren’t you two the couple who are pretending to be the power lovers’ who are going to save everyone from this? Or has that died down when you saw that the two of you were the stars of the f*****g night?”

“Have you f*****g lost it? You all turned your backs on us….?)

“You don’t need to explain anything to them, Nat.” Blake said, stopping me. “Riya seems to think that because she is a demon, she can do what she wants, but she seems to be forgetting that we are no angels nor are we assigned to keep her or the others safe.

As you may have noticed, even those of the same b***d and families chose to give one another up for the chance of survival.”

Blake looked at the elves as he spoke, and they took a step back, wanting to avoid being the center of attention. My mate tightened his arm around me and pulled me away from the demon and the others who had their eyes on us before taking a step forward, one thing that you are going to start keeping in mind. Just like YOU were all on your own, SO are we.

And who the f**k…?”

“I like seeing that you are all challenging one another despite it being the first day only.” Drake said, entering the room with a smirk on his face. I had to fight back, setting the man on fire, and seeing my father by his side didn’t make things any better. If anything, it was more painful for me to know that the man who was supposed to be my protector was the same man who wanted nothing more than to see his daughter dead. Or to say the least, the man just wanted me to suffer.

Blake didn’t say a word as he looked at his brother and my father, not that he needed to, his eyes spoke louder than any word that he would be saying. And if anything, I knew that mine did too. I was in more pain than I could ever think of letting out, and the fact that my dad knew that sickened me more than I could even picture admitting.

It was as if I was stuck between fire and stone, and I literally had no way out.

“You killed them. Valeria said, glaring at Drake who smiled. His smile was sarcastic and didn’t reach his eyes but he shook his head in response.

I did not kill them. They failed to fulfill their tasks and ended up dying. You can’t be blaming me for that because you currently have no one to blame.”

He said, giving her a cold smile that she didn’t return. The woman’s eyes widened in surprise, but she knew not to dare to approach.

“And how did she manage to pass despite failing to answer a question truthfully? others have died..”

“Those who did not answer honestly died, all of them.” Jaiden said, stopping Valeria who glared at him. Blake and I looked at one another but we both knew to stay quiet. I knew what I saw, and I was sure that Blake was well aware of it, but that wasn’t something that we were going to discuss or argue about. If anything, at this point, it is better for us not to interfere.

“Where are we going to keep going with this?”

Blake asked, shaking his head in question. “This is obviously a public execution, and I want to know where we are going with it. Might as well let us know what you are all benefiting from it while you’re at it. “

“A new generation.” Jaiden answered, giving him a cold smile. “I believe that it is time for all of us to live together as one, and for that to happen, the parasites that have affected our society and world.”

(You are calling us parasites, and yet, it is you who have attacked us to inflict whatever you chose as a path on us. Have you thought of considering the fact that we have been living and surviving based on our elders’ rules for years with no problems for a long while now?” Riya asked, glaring at Jaiden shook his head at her.

“Coming from a demon, I am surprised that you had the urge to speak. Should I remind you of what you planned to do to the dragon when you were assigned to get her in the first place?” Jaiden asked, making me frown in confusion. I looked at Blake who took my hand, squeezing it gently as Riya looked down at her feet. You failed your task and couldn’t find the manipulators despite claiming that you would. You were given numerous chances to kill her and end things, but you slacked; therefore, from now on, I do suggest that you remind yourself of the reason why you were punished to be sent here.”

Riya didn’t dare look our way, and I forced myself to bite my tongue so as not to comment. The fact that she was planning on killing my dragon gave me a feeling that I couldn’t explain, especially considering the fact that she looked me in the eye, claiming that we needed to work together.

“Yes, exactly, keep avoiding her eyes.” Drake said coldly. I looked at Blake who pulled me away from the gathered crowd, knowing that I needed to find my peace somewhere, and that wasn’t going to be here. If anything, I knew that I needed to breathe before I did something that I was most likely not only going to regret, but was also going to end up getting in trouble for. It was something that the bastard didn’t seem to understand, but at this point, the last thing that I cared about was what anyone thought. I knew before that I couldn’t trust anyone but my mate, but now, I was a hundred percent sure of it.

“Where the f**k are you two going?” Jaiden asked, creating a barrier of ice in front of us. I glared at the barrier and watched as it burned and melted, taking everyone by surprise as I kept my hand in my husband’s, thankful for the fact that he was here by my side. To say the least, it was the ONLY thing that kept me going at this point.

Your cameras can keep track of us,” I said, not bothering to look at the man as my mate and I watched the door burn. I knew that the witches were going to get it fixed in minutes anyway, but that didn’t matter to me at this point. I knew that I wanted to, no, I needed to get out of here. And I was thankful for Blake who read and understood that. “1 believe that you don’t need anything from us until the next ‘task’ tomorrow. Therefore, go and rot in whatever hell you came from, we will manage to find our own path until then.”