Sold To An Alpha

Seated on top of a tree near a river, Azazel gazed up at the dark sky, and a low breath escaped his nose. 

"Your highness." Gavin, who eventually found him, appeared on the tree to sit down beside him. Azazel turned his head to look at him and averted his gaze as an annoyed expression emerged on his face. "I want to be alone."

Gavin took a deep breath and lifted his eyes to the sky. "Your highness, maybe getting his majesty to agree will be better than sneaking out to find her. You know that the six princes will always have their eyes on you, and no matter what you do or how careful you are, they will still find and bring you back before you can even get close to her." He explained calmly, and Azazel unexpectedly buried his face in his palm and began to sob silently. "I just want her to see me. To look at me and realize that she-"

"No, Your highness. We are very powerless at this point, because if we could! if we really could!... then all those years we have been trying, we would have been able to get to her." Gavin wrapped his arms around him and gently stroked his silver-colored hair. "Right now, we just have to obey his majesty and let everything flow accordingly, Okay. I am sure that one day you will both stand face-to-face and everything will unfold."

Azazel slightly nodded and hugged him tightly whilst looking out into the horizon that was already taken over by the darkness. "I will let everything flow."

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Beads of sweat began to stream down Leia's face and her body started to twitch violently, as though she was fighting something. 

Adrik's eyes blinked open as her hand directly hit him, and he slowly sat up on the bed. He turned to look at her, and on seeing her sweating profusely and fidgeting uncontrollably, he immediately proceeded to wake her up. "Little wife... wake up." He tapped her cheek, but instead of waking up, her face began to alter into a deep scowl.

His eyes flickered in deep confusion and he roughly shook her body. However, deep confusion ensued in his eyes when he saw her fingers instantly elongate and her fangs stretch out.

"What is going on...?" He blinked vigorously in bewilderment and moved to gently carry her into his arms. However, Leia unexpectedly and unconsciously grabbed him by the neck, causing her fingers to slowly begin to pierce into his throat.

"Little wife!!" Adrik, whose neck was seeping blood, immediately pulled apart her hands and grabbed her by the wrist, pinning her back onto the bed. He reached for the glass of water on the mini table near their bed and poured it on her face.

The instant the water splashed on her, her eyes sprang open as her breathing became rapid and she sat up on the bed, inhaling deeply to catch her breath. 

Adrik hurriedly pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. He gently stroked her arms, trying to calm her down. "It's okay..." He tenderly caressed her hair and Leia, who was in his arms, gradually began to breathe steadily. 

"Adrik..." She spoke his name on snapping out of her disturbed state, and Adrik drew her back from the hug, then tenderly kissed her forehead. "I am here, little wife. It's all okay." He proceeded to tuck her hair behind her ears, but on sighting something, he instantly stilled and gazed in disbelief at her hair.

Leia, who saw the look of shock on his face, reached out her hand and softly brushed his cheek. "Adrik... is everything alright?" She inquired, and Adrik lowered his gaze to her face and slightly shook his head at her. "Little wife, your hair." 

Leia's lashes flickered at his words, and she roughly ruffled her hair to remove whatever was in it. However, Adrik grabbed her by the wrist and helped her down from the bed. Then he walked her towards the table.

"Look." He had her glance at her hair through the mirror, and that's when she came to realize that half of her hair had turned to a silver color. Her body began to shake violently, and a scream abruptly erupted from her throat, prompting Adrik to instantly cover her mouth and hug her tightly. "Don't scream."

Leia's breathing became unstable as she inhaled and exhaled to catch her breath. Her eyes blinked furiously, and she pulled away from the hug, then began to back away from Adrik, her body shivering.

"Little wife, calm down." Adrik proceeded to walk towards her, but she raised her hand, telling him not to come close to her. She sat down on the edge of the bed and lowered her head as unexpected tears welled up in her eyes and began to fall. 

Adrik pinched between his brows and strolled up to her. He squatted down to her level, then tucked her hair behind her ears. "Little wife-" He sat on the edge of the bed beside her and cupped her cheeks with his hands, then lifted her head, so she could look at him. "-Look at me." 

Leia raised her teary eyes and fixed her gaze on him. "Adrik... I don't want this. I was okay with it before but... all these changes, it's not what I want." 

"And why is that?" He inquired in a soft, comforting tone, and Leia lifted her hand to wipe off the tears in her eyes. 

"I don't know-" She shrugged and sniffed as the tears bubbled up in her eyes again, threatening to fall. "-I have my best friends who are like family to me, and if they see this change and eventually find out what I am... the-they will-"

Adrik immediately tugged her into his embrace and tenderly began to brush her hair with his fingers. "I understand, little wife, but this is not something you can reject or run from. If you were born to be different, then there is a reason for it. And, as I always believed, the ones who love you will always stay with you no matter what you are or how different you are from them. They will accept you."

"So if they really are your best friends, then I don't think there will be a problem. It might be hard for them to accept it, but they definitely won't leave you, okay." He kissed her forehead, and Leia took a low breath.. "Do you think I should tell them? I mean, we all planned to meet up in the morning, and if they see my hair, they will definitely ask questions."