Sold To An Alpha

"Little wife, what are you talking about?" Adrik's brow creased a bit with an awkward look on his face. "What red wine?" 

"Are you joking with me now? I am talking about the red wine in the fridge which I drank last night." Leia's face darkened as her expression altered in displeasure at Adrik's response.

"Little wife, what the hell is wrong with you? Why are you getting mad at me?" He asked in a bit of a harsh tone, clearly showing how displeased he was by Leia's weird behavior.

Leia dropped the spoon on the table and took a deep breath to calm herself down, then rubbed her forehead and turned to stare at him. In a very calm tone, she proceeded to explain to him. "Adrik, I went to the fridge last night to have some cold water, but then I saw this red wine there, which really attracted me, and I suddenly found myself craving it even though I had yet to taste it. So I drank it and it turned out great and satisfying, which is the reason why I am asking you to buy more of it. But you're here telling me you don't know what I'm talking about. How am I not supposed to get mad?" She spread her hands in front of him, and a low breath exited Adrik's nose.

He fluttered his eyes as though he was thinking, and after a few seconds, he stood up from the chair and grabbed her by her hand, pulling her along with him.

They walked into the living room and to the kitchen, then stepped in and dismissed the maids inside. Adrik turned to her and gazed into her eyes. "Little wife, I seriously don't know what red wine you're talking about. I never bought any." He clarified in a calm tone, and Leia's eyes fluttered in disbelief.

Her brow creased, and her heart began to thump rapidly. "Fine, will you believe me then if I show you proof?"

"Yes." Adrik shrugged, and she walked past him to the trash can. She opened it and looked inside for the bottle. However, to her spectacle, she realized that the bottle was missing. It was as though it had never been there in the first place.

Her lashes flickered vigorously, and she furiously searched the trash can but still found nothing. Her heart throbbed within her and she staggered backward and turned to Adrik, who was staring at her with a concerned look on his face. "I... it was here!."

"Little wife-"

"It was here. I dropped it into the trash can." She walked up to explain to him with a bizarre look on her face, and Adrik pulled her into a warm hug. "Little wife, it's okay. It's just a hallucination-"

"Adrik, I am not hallucinating!" She instantly snapped at his words and pushed him away, then began to breathe heavily.

Adrik pinched between his brows and walked up to her, then gently cupped her cheeks and turned her head so she could look at him. His green eyes stared into her eyes, and he smiled lovingly at her. "Alright little wife, I believe that you're not hallucinating. Calm down and explain to me exactly what happened last night. " 

Leia took a deep breath and raised her orifices to gaze at him. "Last night, I woke up because I was feeling a bit uneasy and went to the backyard to spend a few minutes there. I returned into the living room and after exchanging some words with Rita, I proceeded towards the fridge to grab a bottle of cold water because I felt very thirsty. However, I saw the red wine and it suddenly attracted me so badly that I grabbed and instantly drank it all. After I was done, I rinsed the glass cup I used and threw the bottle in the trash can, but now..."

"This..." Adrik, who was speechless, darted his eyes around as he couldn't wrap his head around it. He took deep breaths and brushed Leia's hair back. "Listen, little wife. We non-humans that don't live off of human blood don't buy anything liquid that is red because the sight alone arouses that urge in us. So we avoid it. That's why I'm telling you I didn't buy any. The only non-humans who are free to drink those red-colored wines are those who live off of human blood." He explained with seriousness in his tone, and Leia's eyes blinked in deep confusion. Is she really hallucinating? She was sure of what she was saying. There is absolutely no way that she was hallucinating. 

'Hold on a minute!' As though an idea popped up in her head, she pushed Adrik out of the way and ambled towards the counter in the kitchen where the glass cups were neatly kept and her eyes glanced around. On spotting what she was looking for, she pulled Adrik to her side. "See... this proves that I am not hallucinating." She smiled as she realized that she wasn't hallucinating and pointed at a glass cup that was situated in a different position from the other glass cups.

"Wha-"

"Adrik, this was exactly the glass cup I used last night, and I was also the one who kept it in that position." She explained, and Adrik stared intently at the glass. Indeed, the glass looked like it had been recently used as he could spot a red stain on the tip, which was obviously wine. But, where did the wine come from? And why was the bottle missing? These questions whirled in his mind, and his brow puckered deeply. 

He turned to Leia and pulled her into a tight hug. "Forget about it, little wife, okay." 

He stroked her hair and she nodded, then he grabbed her hand to lead her out of the kitchen with a bit of a frown that settled in between his brows.

They walked towards the white door that led to the backyard, and Adrik stepped out, followed by Leia. He shut the door behind them and then glanced around the vast garden, and a smile crept onto Leia's face as her eyes fell on the white swing.

"Are you ready?" Adrik abruptly asked, and Leia turned her head to look at him with confusion evident in her eyes. "Ready for what?"