Page 10 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince
“Celine?” I hear myself say.
“Yes, I introduced her to you, didn’t I?” Annie wants to know. “During the wedding.”
I shrug. “I don’t remember.”
“You can’t remember Celine?” Annie asks in surprise. “She’s easily one of the most stunning women I know.”
“Not my type,” I say before I can stop myself, but I can feel a twinge in my chest for talking about her like she was just any girl.
“Sure, because the worth of a person is determined by being your type or not,” Ella rolls her eyes.
She goes back to ignoring me now, and instead chats with Annie regarding their recent shopping trip. And how Celine wants to pitch the idea to Liam about holding a friendly competition between our packs and allies.
Stop talking about her, for fuck’s sake!
My soul feels like it gets ripped into pieces whenever I hear her name.
Eventually, Ella leaves to organize some things with our warriors. Only Annie, Jun, and I remain. Annie looks at me speculatively and slightly concerned.
“What?” I mutter.
“You are so quiet,” she points out thoughtfully. “Is everything alright?”
What the fuck? Why is she even worried? “Sure,” I shrug.
“Marius,” she starts, stopping to ponder. “I was wondering…”
“What about?”
“Do you have anyone to talk to?” she asks softly. “Someone you can share your problems with?”
Something in me clenches painfully. How does she know how alone I am? I go into defense mode instantly. “What?” I mock laugh. “Someone like you? Why would I talk to an omega wolf about my problems?”
She looks at me shortly before grabbing her folder again. “I didn’t mean you should talk to me, just someone,” she says evenly before she leaves the room.
Something inside me clenches again, she looked really hurt for a moment. Shit, I went too far. Before I can leave the room too, a deathly grip on my shoulder stops me. I turn around to meet Jun, the look in his eyes so cold it could freeze the fucking lake. He pushes me against the wall, making me growl in defense.
I expect Cyrus to come forward and kick him away since he hates to be cornered or attacked, and I’m a fucking lycan with alpha blood. To my surprise, though, Cyrus doesn’t come forward. He stirs slightly, it seems like he wants to say something, but he can’t.
“Listen,” Jun hisses. “I don’t care if you are a lycan or not. If you talk to her like that once more, I will rip your head off. I don’t fucking care whose brother you are or if you are a prince. You could be the literal king of lycans or the Moon Goddess’ son, and I wouldn’t care. You insult her once more, and you will wish I’d told your brother instead of dealing with you myself.”
He pushes me against the wall once more before turning around and leaving the room.
My heart beats against my chest loudly. Fuck. Where is Cyrus? Why didn’t he come forward? I’m not scared of Jun. He is the gamma and a high-ranking strong wolf, but he is not stronger than I am. Jun doesn’t scare me, but the weakening connection to my lycan does.
The White Wolf
*CELINE*
Imakesuretocheck the borders once every day. I need to let Danica out anyway. She needs to run, and we need it for our connection to each other. Before I leave though, I pick up Harmony. She is visiting her parents to discuss a few things with her father. He is currently assisting with beginner warrior training, together with Val’s father. I want Val’s dad to take over training one of the advanced classes. Brian – Harmony’s father – is particularly good with teens. They find him cool and funny and tend to naturally follow him.
Brian and Harmony are sitting in the garden when we approach. “Alpha Celine!” Brian waves and beams at me proudly like I’m his daughter too. “You two girls are really something. My tough Harmony and you, the alpha. Oh, and my sweet little Annie… a luna. Goddess, you’ve all come far.” His eyes are brimming with tears.
Harmony rolls her eyes but can’t contain her amusement. Brian’s always a bit overdramatic in an endearing way.
“Steve is doing well, too,” Harmony points out, making sure her brother isn’t forgotten. He is the youngest of the siblings and finished high school a few months ago.
“Of course he is,” Brian smiles happily. “He takes after me, naturally.”
