Sold To An Alpha

"Isn't that your right-hand man?" Shawn immediately questioned when Ileus arrived near him.

"Yes." Ileus nodded, and his face creased a bit in bewilderment. "What were you guys talking about?" He inquired, and Ileus arched his brow at him in displeasure. "That's none of your business. C'mon, let's go." He grabbed him by the hand and proceeded to walk back to the car, but Shawn halted and snatched his hand away. "You can go. I will return later."

"Why?" Ileus inquired, a bit bewildered.

"Nothing. Just wanna spend some time here." Shawn shrugged and turned around to walk further into the park.

Ileus stared at his disappearing back as though contemplating something, and when he was done with his contemplation, he stuffed his hands into the pocket of his jacket, then rushed to walk beside him. 

Shawn, who was surprised, turned to stare at him, totally flabbergasted. "Ehh... I thought you were going to go back?" He asked, and Ileus grabbed his AirPods from the pocket of his jacket and plugged them into his ears, not bothering to give him an answer. "You talk too much."

"You!" Shawn's eyes twitched violently in a bit of anger, and he hissed before walking up to stroll beside him. "Never seen a rude man like you before." 

"Well... you just met one?" Ileus shrugged and a slight smile emerged on his face.

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Adrik buttoned his shirt up and had the maids park his hair in a ponytail. He dismissed them when they were done and intently stared at himself through the mirror. A deep breath fled his nose and he turned around to stare at Leia, who was unconscious on the bed. 

He slowly walked towards her and leaned down, placing a soft kiss on her forehead. 'Don't worry, little wife; I'll find out what's happening.' He tenderly smiled at her and slipped his legs into his shoes, then adjusted his white clothing. 

He strolled to the door, and with one last glance at her, he shut the door and made his way downstairs with the use of the elevator. 

The maids and the bodyguards bowed deeply in respect to him, and he slightly nodded at them in response. "Take care of my wife till I am home and do not let anyone into the mansion, no matter who it is, understand?" The maids and the bodyguards nodded, and he turned around and ambled out of the building. 

 His bodyguards proceeded to pull the door of the Rolls Royce open for him, but he raised his hands, ordering them not to bother.

He grabbed the car key from his pocket and got into the driver's seat, then inserted the key and turned it to the ignition point. Smoothly, he drove out of the compound and onto the road, heading towards an unknown direction. 

He arrived at the one familiar forest, which was his home, and carefully pulled over onto the narrow road. He drove at a steady pace and finally when he arrived at the location where he was meant to park the car, he stooped and stepped down from the car, then glanced around. 

A deep breath exited his nose, and without hesitation, he took off and rapidly began to run at a great pace, heading for somewhere unknown.

His eyes narrowed and he carefully glanced around to make sure that he was going the right way.

A smile abruptly emerged on his face as he finally reached the place, and with a low breath exiting his nose, he halted and glanced around, only for his eyes to stop on a bunch of firefly-like creatures which were flying around in a circle form. Creepy sounds resounded around the area, and the birds in the trees suddenly flew away chaotically. 

He adjusted his clothing and shoved his hands into the pockets of his pants, then began to walk further into the forest, his legs crushing tiny sticks of wood and dried leaves.

He finally halted in front of a cave covered with leaves that came out of nowhere, and with a bit of hesitation, he strolled inside. A stone staircase that led to an unknown underground came into view, and he began to step down, his eyes looking out for any flying weapons.

He strolled down from the last staircase, and three passageways came into view. He took a long, soft breath and walked through the left passageway. 

When he arrived at the end of the passageway, a familiar brownish old door came into view, and a memory of Mother Mary, holding him whilst standing in front of the same door flashed before his eyes.

He took a deep, pessimistic breath and left three light knocks on the door, then patiently waited for the person inside to open the door for him.

Sounds of footsteps resounded from within, and Adrik gazed at the door with a bit of nervousness in his green eyes.

From the small hole in the wooden door, a familiar gray eye peered at him, and next, the doorknob turned and the door was opened, revealing a young woman with curly white hair and the most beautiful face he had always admired so much then. Her gray eyes, which were a little bit large, stared at him, and his lashes fluttered vigorously.

"Long time no see, Adrik." The young woman, who was no other than Calise, smiled beautifully at him and he bowed to her before slightly nodding at her. "You never change." He chuckled softly, and Calise playfully shook her head at him, then gestured him in.

He stepped in and his eyes blinked vigorously on seeing the house completely different from the last time he saw it. "You made some changes."

"Yes! I modified it into a little bit of a modern style, as you asked me to back then. And I must say that I love it." Calise cackled softly and walked to sit down on the sofa.

Adrik moved to sit down on the sofa opposite her and crossed his legs. "Why live here? You can go out to the outside world and see a lot of things. This place is too secluded and lonely, no?"

"True, it's quite lonely. But... as I said before, I want nothing to do with the outside world, especially humans." She shrugged as she replied, and Adrik slowly nodded in understanding.

She fixed her gaze on him with a smile on her face and stared at him for a while until Adrik, who noticed her gaze, began to dart his eyes around awkwardly. "Why... are you staring at me?" He cleared his throat and inquired.

Calise chuckled softly and crossed her legs, then tucked her hair behind her ear. "I have a question that I have been meaning to ask when I see you again. May I go on?" She implored, and Adrik slowly nodded at her with a curious expression on his face. "Sure.... go on."