Chapter 3

Kaden

My lips curved in amusement as I watched the shocked look on her face. She quickly wiped it off her face, so quick that it seemed like an illusion.

"What do you want me for, Alpha Kaden?" She questioned with a blank look.

I frowned at her change of expression. Instead of the admiring gleam in her eyes when she had stepped in earlier, a dull and resigned look was now evident in those blue eyes of hers.

Although I had begun admiring and checking her out when she had run into the hall where I had been conversing with her father, I hadn't let my emotions reflect on my face.

Not that anyone could see me though. I had a mask on my face after all.

"Why? Are you questioning me right now?" I threw back smugly.

Half expecting her to flinch just like her dad did at my words, she met my eyes with a bold and fierce look. She looked at me for few seconds though, before she dipped her gaze submissively.

I almost smirked when I recalled the deserted and lone look on her face few days back when she had thrown herself off the cliff. The same resigned look that I had spotted when I had dived in and saved her, placing her unconscious body at a spot close to the cliff.

Staring at her ruby red luscious lips and pale cheeks, my heart clenched in pain.

My wolf growled in annoyance, at the sight of her in pain.

"Alpha Kaden, I hate to argue with you. But Reene isn't eighteen yet. Her inner wolf is still dormant." Alpha Dennison interrupted my little thoughts.

I frowned. He was right. I couldn't spot any wolf in her body. However, it didn't seem natural. I couldn't place what it was, and as quickly as the thought surfaced, I pushed it back.

"Tomorrow is the full moon." I reminded.

"Yes, Alpha Kaden. She'll awaken her inner wolf tomorrow." He nodded.

"Is that an agreement?" I threw a look at the obviously panicky Alpha.

"She is the future Alpha of the Redwood pack." He desperately tried pointing out.

"And he is the Beta of my pack, Alpha Dennison. Yet, he's lying in a vegetative state." I retorted with heat, as the lie flew naturally out of my mouth.

My Beta wasn't that weak.

"I will come with you." Reene whispered.

I turned my head towards her, and finally let out a chuckle.

"What are you talking about, Reene?!" Her father threw her a hard glare.

She ducked hers, and fidgeted nervously with her fingers instead. Biting her lower lip softly, she looked at her father,

"We offended his pack, father." She mumbled.

The door to the hall opened at that moment, and we simultaneously turned to see who the intruder was.

I rolled my eyes. Back at Krypton pack, no one would dare interrupt a session.

A young muscular man walked towards us, and bowed,

"Alpha Dennison." He greeted.

I frowned when my gaze landed on Reene. She was visibly shaking and her hands were tightly clenched, as she stared at the young man at her front.

"Alpha Kaden, this is Gabe, a Beta of this pack." Alpha Dennison introduced.

I ignored both of them, and watched Reene.. She didn't notice my stare, but the others did.

"Alpha Kaden, you can take her if you want. She doesn't have a mate." Gabe smirked as he noticed my stare.

I leaned back on my chair, as Reene flared up.

"You must be out of your mind, Gabe!" She yelled with flaring nostrils.

"Am I?" The bulky young man named Gabe crossed his arms and threw her a triumphant look.

She was about to continue, when I calmly interrupted.

"Can you repeat what you just said?" My voice was calm, but infused with the Alpha's command.

It wasn't supposed to work considering the fact that they weren't my pack members. However, their pack was a small one compared to mine.

And obviously against his wish, as if he just realized that he had made a big mistake, he repeated word for word,

"Alpha Kaden, you can take her if you want. She doesn't have a mate." His voice cracked at the end, and he took a step back.

I rose to my full height, mine overshadowing his, and he shrunk back.

"Don't move. It seems Alpha Dennison has forgotten his manners considering the fact that he didn't introduce us well." I patted the large diamond ring on my index finger, the way I always did if I was trying to suppress my annoyance.

Just the way I was trying to suppress the raging anger in my heart, as Reene blinked back the tears she probably didn't know was visible.

I didn't know why, but the sudden urge to protect her engulfed me.

I focused my attention on Gabe, same time a foul smelling liquid enveloped the hall. Due to our sharp senses, we had a strong sense of smell. And I definitely knew what that smell was.

Gazing down at Gabe's lower region, and spotting the large patch of wetness on his black pants, I chuckled in amusement.

"Be calm, Beta Gabe." I chuckled.

"I.... I'm sorry, Alpha..." He trailed off as if sudden realization just hit him.

"The Alpha of the Krypton pack?" He asked in fear.

Without waiting for my response, he threw himself on the hard floor with a thud, and kowtowed.

"Pardon my words, Alpha Kaden." He remained in that position.

I looked at Reene, and noticed that her shoulders were now relaxed and a shadow of a smile crossed her face.

Good.

"I believe that shouldn't be directed at me," Turning towards Alpha Dennison, I added,

"Since the Alpha is comfortable with his daughter being insulted." I shrugged and sat down.

Alpha Dennison got the message. He cleared his throat embarrassedly, and ordered Gabe to apologize to Reene.

Throwing an uninterested look at them, she smiled at me.

I got up, and cleared my throat. "I'll be back a day after tomorrow. And then, I'll take Reene away until my Beta recovers. For now, I'll leave." I nodded at her and moved towards the door.

Turning the doorknob, and on impulse, I turned towards her direction,

"You don't have a retentive memory, do you? The least you should do is remember my scent." Seeing the confused look on her face, I smirked and left the hall.