Sold To An Alpha

Inside the bathtub was bloody water, and she had absolutely no idea where it came from. She would have thought it was colored perfume if she poured any into it, but she didn't and this was real blood!!

Her body shivered, and she pressed her hand on the sink as she stared at the bloodstained water inside the bathtub. Could it be that... that dream was real? Wait!!!... She froze immediately, and her body began to shudder as something she didn't want to think of emerged in her mind.

She slowly lowered her head with a breath of fear escaping from her nose and glanced at her body. The instant her eyes fell on her bare skin, a scream of disbelief and terror erupted from her throat, and she rushed towards the shower with her body trembling in panic.

On her thighs were deep wounds that were oozing out blood and tainting the floor. She turned the shower on and began furiously scraping her body. "No, it's not real!! It's not real!" She vigorously shook her head as she told herself. 'It's not real...' She slipped to the floor and pulled her legs to her chest. A low whimper sounded from her and she lowered her head to her knees. What was going on?

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Driving down the road with an expressionless face, Adrik supported his head, which was tilted to one side, with his left hand and controlled the steering wheel with his right hand. The breeze basked on his bare face, and the strands of hair falling over his face blew back as the wind blew vigorously on them.

A low breath exited his nose, and the red specks lingering in his green eyes slowly disappeared. He increased the speed of the car and rode faster down the road.

He finally slowed down when he arrived in front of a tall building that looked like one of those famous restaurants and parked the car in the parking lot. He glanced beside him and picked up his mask, then latched it onto his face.

He stepped down, and with the adjustment of his clothing, which was jeans and a long brown jacket worn on top of the blacktop he was wearing beneath it, a cold expression emerged on his face.

He took a low breath as he stared at the building, then at the sky, which was already turning dark, and with his hands shoved into his pocket, he strolled towards the entrance.

The security guards standing on either side of the entrance bowed deeply with a smile on their faces the moment they noticed him and pushed the glass door open for him.

 Adrik nodded at them in response to their greetings, and his eyes fell on different kinds of people, each seated at their table, the moment he stepped in through the door.

On noticing his presence, they all turned and fixed their gazes on him. Some had their eyes dilated, whilst some fluttered their eyes in surprise and disbelief.

"Isn't that Mr. Avalanzo?" One of them who couldn't hold her curiosity asked her blonde-haired friend sitting beside her.

"Of course that's him." The blonde-haired girl rolled her eyes and sarcastically blurted out, 

"Wow, this is my first time seeing him in real life." The young girl turned her head to stare at him again. "Hmm... he looks good just like on TV and in the papers, compared to what people say." Her brow creased, and she turned to her blonde-haired friend.

"Pfft... wait till he takes that mask off." The blonde-haired girl chuckled mockingly and shook her head at her friend's ignorance.

The young girl glanced at Adrik once more and turned to face her blonde-haired friend. "What would a person like him be doing in such a low place like this anyway?" 

"No idea." The blonde-haired girl shrugged and raised her eyes to gaze at Adrik.

Adrik, who was glancing around, had his face become expressionless as he could hear every word of theirs. As an alpha wolf, his hearing was very sharp, which gave him the advantage of being able to hear the words of people quite a distance away from him.

He lazily blinked his eyes and strolled towards the bar in the restaurant, ignoring the stupid gazes from the crowd.

He pulled out a chair at the counter and sat down beside a young lady who had a depressed look on her face and was continuously gulping down a mouthful of cocktails.

He looked at the bartender and ordered a few drinks, then gradually began to gulp each bottle down as though wanting to take his mind off something. He took deep breaths and pinched between his brows.

[Fuck you!!] Adrik raised his head in surprise, having been startled by Kai's sudden speech.

'Don't start now!' He said, with no emotion apparent in his tone.

[You messed up! We had an opportunity to finally make her ours. To mark her and let the world and the wolf pack as a whole know that she belongs to us and no one else. But no, your insecurities seeped into your head and made you ruin everything!] Kai's face altered in displeasure, and he shook his head in annoyance.

'I told you to keep quiet!!!!" Adrik's face puckered in anger and a deep growl erupted from his throat, causing the young lady beside him to turn to look at him with a bewildered expression on her face.

He ignored her and shut his eyes. His wolf scoffed and went dead silent. Maybe Kai was right. His insecurities were indeed what was holding him back. He wished he could muster up the courage to tell her his secrets, who he was. But, what if she leaves? What if she disdains him and sees him as a monster or as the beast that he is? He really can't handle it if she leaves him all alone. He needs her. He will... no longer deceive himself. He, Adrik, loves his little wife.