I was Kidnapped for Revenge by a Ruthless Alpha-Chapter 24: A tear in her dress

It was that servant girl Emalea at the door.

"Come in."

When she entered, she had a tray with a bowl of water and a rag and a cup of warm water with a spoon inside.

"You can place on the nightstand. I need to know what exactly happened today?" Emalea looked at me with confusion written on her face, I could tell she wasn't sure what I was asking.

"Look at her, something happened." I snapped yelling at her, but when I raised my voice, Odette flinched.

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I didn't like that. She shouldn't flinch like that with me. Especially when I didn't do anything to make her flinch.

Who did this to my little princess?

I am going to rip apart whoever hurt her.

Wow are we agreeing on something again.

Sure.

I roll my eyes at my wolf. Onyx and I have never been at odds before, not until her I don't know what she's done to my wolf, but ever since we laid eyes on her, my wolf has only gotten more and more obsessed.

"Honestly, my King, I don't know. She seemed fine when she left for dinner with you." The servant girl answered.

"I need you to break down what you both did together today."

"Of course, my King. You already know about breakfast. After she came back from, um, serving you." I could see the awkwardness in trying to find the right phrase. "She came with me to Lady Isabella's, and they had a falling out, but nothing that would warrant her to be like this. She was pretty inspirational with how she handled thing, honestly. After we went out the side door to hang sheets together. When it got closer to dinner time, I sent her to you."

I heard her heartbeat and smelled her nervousness, but she showed no signs of lying.

Damon, run the security cams back. Check the ones that have eyes on the outside and in the servant's quarters and corridors. All of them. I want answers, and I wanted them yesterday. I said through the channel.

"On it, Alpha." Damon responded.

"Thank you, Emalea, have the chef send you a meal for a king, and tell him it's on my orders. Have whatever you like, thank you for your honesty and cooperation, you can leave now."

She looked at me with hesitation before asking "Is she going to be okay?"

"You may go Emalea, I won't repeat myself." I wanted to be alone with my fiery princess.

She bowed and excused herself. Leaving only me and my princess in the room.

Sitting back down on the bed, she still hasn't moved. I take the cool cloth and wipe the beads of sweat from her forehead.

Looking at her like this, seeing her frailness, her vulnerability, she looked beautiful. Her hair still shined like starlight. Her lashes long and thick. Her face was perfectly symmetrical and flawless. I couldn't get enough of her face. Moving strands from her face, I wanted to be closer to her. to feel her warm skin under my fingertips.

Dabbing her neck my eyes trail down her dress, and that's when I see it.

A fucking tear in her dress.

I bit down hard clenching my jaw tight and a deep primal growl escaped my lips.

Someone is going to die. Whoever touched my princess is going to die!

Your princess. Try ours.

Mine.

Ours onyx.

And then he son of a bitch actually snarled at me. So, I snarled back.

Mind your manners Onyx, she's ours. Not yours OURS.

Then protect her and kill the bastard the touched our princess.

As if I didn't already plan to.

I felt this tug on my sleeve and when I looked down at her again, her big scarlet eyes were staring back at me, tears stained the underneath her eyes. They looked afraid, lonely even. Something desperate laid just below the surface, a need.

"Please" she whispered.

And that was it for me, right now, I'd do anything to hear her talk back to me. I'd do whatever it takes.

Even if it meant holding my enemy's daughter. Somehow, I knew what she wanted, what she meant, without her even asking. She was afraid I'd leave. And right now I was all she had.

I did something I'd never thought I'd do with any woman let alone her. I laid down beside her and pulled her in close.

"No one will ever touch you again. And when I find out who did. I will personally handle it." I whispered in her ear.

A soft purr of satisfaction left her throat.

I will pull their skin from their body.

I won't stop you.

Even if you tried, I'd take over.

Onyx was getting really brazen lately. How do I teach a wolf a lesson, if he only lives inside my head?

Her breathing steady and to my surprise, holding her didn't feel like acid burning my skin, it felt. I don't know. It just felts something, I wouldn't dare say good, I couldn't let myself think any part of this was good.

Her breathing was so calm and steady, shallow even. Her smelled like her, like strawberries. At some point I must have drifted off to sleep because a relentless banging at my door woke me.

"I don't care if he asked not to be disturbed, I demand to see him this instant."

Ah hell, fucking Raven.

I roll out of bed, tucking Odette in "Let her in Hector."

The door opened and in stomped a little purple haired wolf.

"What the hell is the meaning of this?" She dared to raise her voice to me. I guess she forgot her place.

Slapping her first and then I say "You dare storm into my room, your ALPHA'S room, raise your voice and demand answers? Who the fuck do you think you are?"

Raven looked at me stunned silent. Putting a hand to the cheek that felt the impact of my slap, her eyes widened.

"Al... Alpha? You've never struck me before." She didn't yell but the hurt in her voice was evident. "Did you strike me because of her? did she tell you I slapped her? She deserved it Alpha!" She started to raise her voice again.

"You slapped my pet?" I growled; my eyes narrowed at her admission.

She quickly clamped her mouth shut, knowing she said something she shouldn't have.

"You think because she our enemy, it gives you the right to lay even a single finger on my property, what belongs to me? Your fucking Alpha?" I was yelling now "You go too far Raven, don't make me punish you."

She quieted her outbursts and lowered her head in submission. Until her eyes looked to my bed where she found my little princess fast asleep.

I watched Raven's gaze darken and steam started coming from her ear, I could see her anger surging.

"Why is she in your bed?" Raven snarls low.

"None of your business, Raven, I am your Alpha not your boyfriend. Now, why are you here, anyways?"

Raven was struggling to hold her tongue, her jaw was shut tight. Her face had easy to read subtitles, she was contemplating talking back again, I know it. But she was smarter and didn't say anything. But I definitely noticed the dagger she glared at Odette.

"Speak or leave." I walked over to my desk and sat down picking up a report a storm and an aid request. Another report of a rogue attack, but this one was small, and no one died.

"Alpha, I..., Oh, never mind." She bowed and took a hard turn away from me and stormed out.

"Ambrose?"