Sold To An Alpha

A low breath exited Calise's nose, and she interlocked her hands together, then allowed a slight smile to emerge on her face whilst she fixed her gaze on him. "Why did you suddenly stop coming and didn't visit at least once for nine months?" 

Adrik's eyes blinked furiously in a bit of surprise, and his brow arched as though he was thinking. He took his mask off, exposing his scars, and a quick chuckle exited his throat as he raised his eyes to stare at her. "Do you really want to know?" 

"Yes." Calise nodded at him with an anticipating expression on her face. 

"Well..." He glanced around the room, and a sudden smile emerged on his face. "I stopped coming the day I met my wife." He shifted his gaze to her, and Calise's brow creased in confusion. "Your wife? You are married?" She asked in a tone that held utter disbelief.

"Yes, I am married to my mate." He replied with a half-smile on his face, and Calise slightly nodded before clearing her throat. "So... why did you stop coming?" 

"Because I met my wife?" He replied, and Calise raised her brow in a bewildered manner. "Just because you met your wife?" She inquired as she found his reply a bit funny.

"Yes, Isn't that reason enough?" Adrik asked with a smile still visible on his face, and Calise slowly shook her head with amusement apparent on her face. "It's absurd to me. Do you love her?" Adrik raised his brow at her question and stared at her for a few seconds before chuckling softly. "Yes, I love my wife." He nodded as he responded, and a quick breath exited Calise's nose. "So...that means... you don't have feelings for me anymore, no?" She smiled, hiding the disappointment beneath her smile.

Adrik rubbed in between his brows and lifted his head to look at her, a half-smile ensuing on his face. "Calise... do you know the difference between like and love?" 

Calise's brows furrowed, and she narrowed her eyes at him. "What do you mean? They are the same thing." 

"Wrong!" He shook his head at her and uncrossed his legs, then interlocked his hands together. "Loving someone is different from liking someone. Liking someone is like crushing, but loving someone is different."

"Do you know why people are never happy when someone they love says, "I like you," instead of "I love you?" It's because it's not the same. They are different feelings."

"Like is mostly a temporary thing and isn't really deep. But love is very deep. It is a strong feeling which is implanted within you the moment you develop it for someone."

"Okay...so what are you trying to say?" She inquired, her brows wrinkling deeply.

"I am trying to let you understand that my feelings for you then weren't love. It's like. I was only crushing on you. If ever I found you in danger, I would try my all to save you, but-"

"You would never die for me." Calise cut him off and lowered her head as a mocking laugh escaped her throat. 

"Exactly." Adrik nodded at her and her lashes fluttered. "And what about your wife?" She implored, and Adrik's gaze suddenly became distant as Leia's image flashed in his mind. "I love my wife." A loving smile emerged on his face, and he returned his attention to Calise. "My wife is the only woman I love and the only woman I would die for." He replied, and an unknown glint instantly flickered in Calise's eyes. "I see..." She slightly nodded and took a deep breath. "One last question: If she wasn't your mate, would you still love her?" 

Adrik's brow arched, and he slightly shook his head. "Why not?" He asked, and Calise drew her head back in a bit of loss. 

"I don't just love my wife because she's my mate; I actually love her because of who she is and her personality. I mean, it's fun to have someone who makes you smile and laugh all day." He chuckled softly and relaxed back on the sofa.

Calise stared at him for a few seconds with no amusement on her face and abruptly stood up from the sofa. She strolled towards the shelf where some old books were and began to trace her slender fingers across the books. "So... why are you here?"

"I came to seek your help." Adrik stood up from the couch and gazed intently at her. 

"Help on what?" 

"Well, my wife has been having some trouble sleeping peacefully at night. I believe she gets nightmares, but the strange part is the fact that some injuries appear on her body or one thing or another happens." He explained with an apprehensive look on his face, and Calise grabbed a thick black book from the shelf before turning around to face him. 

She strolled back to the couch and took her seat, then crossed her legs. "May I see your wife's photo?" She reached out her hand and Adrik nodded before grabbing his phone from the pocket of his jacket and handing it over to her. 

Calise received it and turned the phone on to see the photo of smiling Leia on his home screen. "She's very beautiful." She complimented her before handing the phone back to him.

"Thank you." Adrik smiled at her and she slightly nodded before opening the book and flipping through the pages. "It's a curse." She abruptly blurted out, and Adrik's eyes fluttered in confusion. "A curse? By who?"

"That I cannot tell you. But what I will let you know is that no one can help your wife except herself. The curse laid on her is the Living Nightmare of Archana. "

"Live Nightmare of Archana..." Adrik repeated slowly and immediately raised his head when Calise suddenly stood up from the sofa and began walking towards the shelves. 

"Thousands of years ago, one of the most powerful witches, Archana, 24 years old, was wrongly framed by her colleagues because they didn't want her to evolve into the strongest, as she was the heir of the Phoenix clan, the rarest of all type of witches. The Red Phoenix clan were blessed and were the strongest of all witches. So, as Archana was their future heir, they sent her out into the world to evolve.. She became unfortunate and attracted jealousy and hate from her colleagues."