The Alpha King's Heart
The Alpha King’s Heart – Chapter 122

Adira

“They are at the beach?” I asked Yang, slowly. She nodded quickly, excited.

“Lovely,” I murmured. Wyatt and Azriel were together, at the beach and they went there willingly, without being forced by Mila. A wonderful day indeed. The clouds were clear and blue. A car stopped in front of me and Faye got out, seeming chippy.

“Hi,” she waved, I waved back and exchanged pleasantries before going into the garden.

I was sitting in front of her as she briefed me on what happened last week with Azriel and his reaction to asking him out o a date.

“He just seemed terrified,” she laughed, that was so Azriel.

I spent the entire day with Faye, having fun and talking about the boys. To our surprise Rachel had joined us, she was bored at her apartment because Chance is out of the city.

“What’s up with you and Paris,” I asked Rachel.

“Oh that woman is a menace in my life,” she complained, sipping her lemon juice again.

“What did she do?” Faye asked, she and Rachel haven’t been the closest of friends but Rachel was trying and we decided to give her a shot.

“Can you believe she blocked my number off Chance’s phone?”

“Oh the audacity of that woman, can’t she see the condition you’re in?” I said, shaking my head. Paris was acting like a teenager and playing dirty!

“And, there are men that call to ask me out whenever Chance and I are together, it pisses him off… The last time one of them called, he broke my phone,” she told us and we gasped, Chance, is unknowingly falling for Rachel, which explains why he was jealous of men asking her out.

“Do you think Rachel is setting you up with these men?” Faye asked.

“Of course, all men are of high rank in their pack,”

“She’s a fool,” I said and they looked at me in confusion.

“Faye, I thought you were the dating expert. Anyway, let me explain, Paris setting Rachel up with men will just make my cousin gravitate towards her more, he’ll have a feel of what it’s like to lose her to another man,” I explained and they nodded, Rachel, smiling like a feline cat.

“Lose that smile, it creeps me out,” Faye snapped.

“Hey,” I slapped her hand and gave her a ‘be nice’ glare.

It was 3 pm now and Faye was the first one to leave, saying she is going to continue planning for her upcoming date with Azriel.

“Urgh,” A grunt left Rachel’s lips as she stood up. I instantly went to her.

“Are you alright?” I asked and she nodded.

“My baby just kicked again,” she smiled slightly at me.

“When are you due?” I asked, escorting her to the car.

“Anyday this week,” she answered. I got in the car with her as she didn’t want to go alone. I inhaled the scent in the car, it was more like citrus and was addictive.

“I should visit my doctor before going home,” she sighed.

“Okay,” I said.

“Where’s everyone at the Estate?” she asked.

“Luca is sleeping over at a friend’s house and Wyatt went to the beach with his brother,” I told her.

“Wyatt and Azriel together?” she asked.

“Yea, they are in the process of rebuilding their relationship, I think,”

“Good for them, really good. I know they’ve always deeply cared for each other,”

We had been moving for a while but the area was strange. Rachel noticed this and asked the driver and guard,

“Where are we going?” she asked, I looked behind us and a black Suv was following and before I could open my mouth to speak, I felt darkness surround me.

Wyatt

I remember going to the beach with my brother when I was young, we’d let our wolves run wild close to the water. I snorted, looking at the perfect view in front of me. I hated the beach, the sea water’s current freaked my wolf out but we came here every Friday because I enjoyed spending time with Azriel, oh how things have changed.

“Wyatt?” I turned my back to look at Azriel.

“Why did you ask me here?” I asked him. Azriel inhaled next to me and I looked at him, his eyes looked lost for a moment, they were empty abysses.

“I just felt the desire to come to the beach with you today… Like when we were younger, do you remember?”

I didn’t answer him. Azriel sat down and looked up at me. I sat next to him. We were silent for a long time, both of us lost in thoughts but peaceful. He finally spoke;

“I’m sorry Wyatt, I’m really sorry,”

His eyes were warm and genuine. My eyes went back to the beach, not knowing what to say again.

“I am so pissed at you,” I said, breathing in. I was so angry at him and our relationship. How did things get so bad between us and why did I allow it? Let it go on for years. He held onto my shoulder and I jerked back a little. He retreated his hand.

“Adira, I- I,” I trailed, not knowing what to say, words were failing me today

“I know she’s yours, Wyatt, don’t worry about me pursuing her,” he said.

“You don’t love her anymore?” I asked him, looking him in the eyes. They shone and my eyes widened, that was his wolf. It was there for only a second but he made an appearance.

“Your wolf!” I said, my excitement surprised me.

“Yeah, he makes an appearance, once in a while these days, he doesn’t talk or react but he’s there somewhere, maybe trying to find his place back,” A small smile appeared on his lips.

“That’s good, you need to build back your relationship with him cautiously,” I advised. I didn’t know how long it would take for his wolf to come back but the fact he made an impression was recurring.

“You asked if I don’t love her anymore,” he said, not mentioning Adira’s name.

“Don’t you?”

“Are you sure you want to talk about her?” he asked.

“Yes,”

“I do love her, Wyatt,”

I breathed in deeply after his words.

“How? Why?” My words were strangled. I understood why he would fall for her, who wouldn’t, Adira was a goddess but I wanted to know why my brother fell for my woman, my mate.

“She saw me and was kind to me. How could I not love her… That smile, those big baby eyes, and everything about her made me burn,” He exhaled, waiting for me to speak but I didn’t so he continued.

“For a long time, I thought she’d be the only one I could ever be with that’s why I held onto my feelings for her, they were only mine and they brought me so much consolation until I couldn’t keep them to myself anymore. I wanted to scream out loud how much I adored her,” he said. I swallowed at his words, my wolf growling but not reacting, it was normal that he hated another man confessing his love for his counterpart.

“It will take some time for my feelings towards her to go away but they will and the only thing that will remain is the platonic kind of love,” My brother was raw with his emotions and I felt vulnerable too.

“I’m sorry, Wyatt,” he said again.

“Thank you for that,” I told him at last, “And I’m sorry too, Azriel,”

We got to our feet as the sun was going down now and we needed to go back home.

“That felt good,” he said, putting a hand on my shoulder.

“Indeed but there is one thing that will make it even better,”

“What?” he asked, raising his eyebrows.

I punched him in the face and he fell to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of b***d and glowered at me.

“Wyatt,” he g*****d, massaging his jaw. I smiled and extended my hand to him, and he grabbed it and got up before pushing me into the water, I struggled to find my balance and when I did, I stumbled on a slippery pebble and fall into the water, I labored against the current of the sea while he laughed at me.

‘My king, the Luna, we can’t find her,’ Adira’s security informed me. I immediately got to my feet.

“Wyatt, are you alright, you look-“

“They say they can’t find my mate,”

We rushed back home but on my way there, I felt a sharp pain in my chest, it made me still for a good minute or so, hoping it will ease but what happened next made me mortified. The link we shared cut suddenly.

‘She’s gone,’ My wolf roared painfully.