Sold To An Alpha

"Little wife, that's why." Adrik chuckled softly and brushed her hair, back with his fingers. "They react according to your thoughts, even faster when you are in danger."

Leia nodded slowly in comprehension and looked down at her hands, only to see them slowly stretching back in. She rubbed her tongue on her teeth to realize that even her fangs had retracted. She laughed softly in awe and couldn't help but shake her head. "This is cool." She raised her eyes to stare at Adrik, and Adrik arched his brow at her. "Anything?"

"I want to learn how to control my abilities." She gazed at him with pleading eyes, hoping that he would agree to help her out.

Adrik's eyes darted around and he let out a low sigh. "Remind me tomorrow. As of today, I won't be available." He cupped her cheeks and kissed her forehead, then glanced at the gray strands of her hair mixed with the black ones. He touched and stared at it for a while, before turning around to proceed out of the bathroom, leaving Leia to stare at his disappearing back. 

Leia averted her gaze when he slammed the door shut, and walked back to stare at the strands of hair through the mirror. Her brows furrowed deeply in apprehension, and she mixed it with the black ones to hide it, then she walked towards the bathtub and turned the tap on to fill it up.

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With a serious look on his face, Adrik stepped into the Rolls Royce, and his bodyguards shut the door. They hurried to step into the SUV parked behind it.

Alex started the car engine and drove out of the compound, followed by the bodyguards, using the SUV.

They rode at a bit of a high speed, and it took them at least an hour before they arrived near the forest that was forever engraved in their hearts. "The Deamonda Forest."

Alex turned the steering wheel and pulled over onto the narrow road, which had tall trees on either side of It. The humming of birds resounded everywhere, and the leaves made noises as the tires of the cars crushed them.

They drove through the narrow road for a whole hour before pulling over onto another route, which took them ten minutes, before finally slowing down in front of something unknown.

Where they were starting at, was invisible to the human eyes but only visible to the eyes of non-humans. 

In the eyes of humans, the only thing they can see is a dead end, that shows just the clouds in the sky. While in the eyes of the non-humans, they can view an entire kingdom protected by a barrier that only the werewolves can cross. 

Alex stopped the car, and so did the bodyguards who were behind them.

Adrik raised his head and glanced at the barrier, then took a deep breath and shut his eyes. It's been a few months since he last came to his pack, his kingdom, and met his people.

He slightly shook his head and opened his eyes, which were now golden in color. "Move!" He ordered Alex, and Alex nodded respectfully before starting the car's engine. 

As he drove forward to penetrate through the barrier, Adrik's eyes became brighter, and his iris burned bright golden, as though from a burning fire. 

The car smoothly passed through the barrier, followed by the SUV in which the bodyguards were riding, and the moment they all drove through, the barrier closed, preventing any other creature from getting in.

Adrik glanced around, his gaze falling on his people, both children, and adults, who stopped whatever they were doing and bowed before him, as the car drove straight to the packhouse. 

The kingdom didn't look ancient anymore, but modernized, showing they had adapted to modern life as it came into existence. However, the only difference between their world and the human world was that, while humans used cars for transportation and guns for protection, they preferred to walk on their feet as their speed was extraordinary, and moving from one place to another was extremely easy for them. They didn't use guns for protection because, with just their abilities, they could protect themselves more than humans could, so it was of no use to them. Another difference was the fact that a lot of trees grew near their houses compared to the human world, making them healthier than humans could ever be. 

The cars arrived in front of a huge white gate, and two royal guards dressed in matching outfits pulled it open. Alex smoothly drove in, followed by the bodyguards, and they drove around a tall statue, which was obviously of Adrik in his wolf form, before parking in the parking lot. 

The bodyguards pulled the door open for him, and he stepped down, the sun hitting down on his white clothing, which included a turtle neck, long jacket, suit pants, and a pristine white shoe.

He stuffed his left hand into the pocket of his pants and used his right hand to tuck the strands of hair that fell over his face behind his ear. 

A low breath escaped his nose as he stared at the white, tall castle-like building that stood before him, which they refer to as a palace. It was so wide and huge that one who looks at it will know it's an ancient building. But was, however, modernized to adapt to the new generation. 

On each side were other smaller buildings, which obviously belonged to the maids and the royal guards. The ground was made of concrete, and before the tall white door were stairs that one needed to climb before he or she could arrive at the entrance. 

Adrik waved his hand and motioned for Alex and the guards to follow behind him.. They began to saunter towards the stairs, and on the notice of him, the maids and the workers all ran out and bowed deeply, not daring to straighten up until he had entered the palace.