Protect Me, Alpha King
40. Bitch

Alpha King Maxxwell's hands felt warm against mine while I tried to keep pace with him as he dragged me along with him. His hands were full of calluses which complimented my calloused hands as well.

Am I a fool for feeling that I felt protected as our hands connected? I felt the tiny bolts of electricity between our hands. Did the alpha king feel that? Or was it only one-sided?

If 1 had my wolf, what would the beast be feeling right now? Happiness? Disgust? Disappointment? Would she be purring?

"Where are we going, Your Majesty? I'm afraid Lady Juliana will be mad at me now." And she will pick on me and will target me. She will make my stay in this palace a living hell. The familiarity of what would happen in the future was frightening.

He clenched his jaw, not answering the servants greeting him. He stared right ahead as if it was only him in the hallway.

"Your Majesty," I called him, grabbing his attention. I tried to yank my hand away from him, to make him recall that I was with him, but the more his hold tightened as if he did not want to release me. My heart hammered against my chest.

What is this warm feeling I have right now? It seemed like the other side of me wanted him to hold me like this.

Are you a fool, River? Then how do you differ from Nora, by then? Do you desire the alpha king now?

Horror flooded my senses. Desire the alpha king? Of course not!

"What?" he asked, not peering at me.

"Where are we going?" I whispered as I continued looking at our hands. "Are you putting me in the dungeon yourself?"

"I will think of what punishment I will give you, River. For now, our goal is to stay away from Juliana's sight. I don't want to carry more stress right now.”

My punishment was postponed. Or probably it already slipped the alpha king's mind on the sudden visit of Lady Juliana. We did know how long she will be staying in the palace, but Clara and Flare said that she usually stays longer than they wanted her.

For the next day, the alpha king and Lady Juliana seemed like they were playing hide and seek. The latter always looked for the alpha king, but he did not want us to tell the woman that he was around. So it was my task now that Lady Juliana should never know where the alpha king was and to give a head to the alpha king that she was around.

Stay away from Lady Juliana. That was the goal. However, it turned out that it wasn't only mine, but the servant's as well. The noble lady looked like the harbinger of the plague.

"Slave!"

I froze when Lady Juliana's voice boomed across the hallway. I was walking alone, going back to the alpha king's chamber (the alpha king asked me to get his coat) when she called me.

Talk about the she-devil and she will appear.

Frowning, I looked over my shoulder and saw Lady Juliana fuming with anger.

Not wanting to ruin my cheery mood, I bowed and smiled at her. "What pleasure do I owe you, Your Grace?"

"You!" she spat, pointing her fresh nailed fingers towards me.

I pointed my fingers at my chest. "Me? What about me, Your Grace?" I quipped even though I already had an idea of what she was trying to say. It would always be about the alpha king. Her obsession with the alpha king was not normal. Power hungry that much?

"Where is Maxxwell?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't have an idea as of the moment, Your Grace. The last time we met each other was when he started his day, meeting his warriors and barking orders on how to make the wall stronger than ever against the invaders. *

"You're lying! You know where he is and you are hiding it from me. I've been looking for Maxxwell but no one would tell me where he is," she spat and before I could react, she pulled my hair. I cried in pain as my hands automatically held my hair. It felt like all my hair would be uprooted and the pain was becoming unbearable.

A single tear escaped from my lips when she continued pulling off my hair. No one was around. No one would help me!

"Your Grace! Let me go! I never did anything wrong!"

"Ah. You're ordering me now. A noble of blood is being ordered by a slave? What makes you think I will carry your order huh?"

I looked around and no one was in the vicinity. Fighting the pain, I twisted my body, yanked her wrist, and threw her forward.

Her back hit the cold floor.

Lady Juliana moaned in pain and it was already too late to realize what I had done. Oh, gawd. I'm a goner

"Y-your Grace?" I asked, hesitant.

"Ouch! My back!" she cried while clutching her back. Afraid that I had broken some parts of her bones, I helped her stand on her feet and the next thing she did, she slapped me on both of my cheeks, stronger than the force I exerted while I backflipped her.

I felt the world spin around while the pain felt like a bitch, attacking me. She just used her werewolf strength!

"Maxxwell will know about this! He will punish you. I will make sure of it!"

Fixing my hair, using one hand while the other clutched my swollen cheek, I stared at her.

"Your Grace. With all due respect, it was not my fault. You started it."

Her eyes widened. "You dare to talk back? Kneel!"

I did not.

"I did not do anything wrong! You began it! And why would I listen to you? You do not have the right to punish me! I am the alpha king's personal slave and I will only listen to him! He is the only one who will castigate me—"

Slap!

My cheeks stung.

Images of my life back flashed right in front of me. There would always be bullies if the one being bullied would never fight back.

"You do not talk back, slave! You will listen to me when I talk and you will follow everything I say. Do you understand? Or are you stupid that you cannot follow my simple instruction?" Her face went scarlet from anger as her body trembled. Gone was her beautiful face in my eyes but was replaced by something hideous. No person was beautiful if they started hurting anyone!

"I won't. Like I said, I will only follow the alpha king, Your Grace.”

Not the right answer she wanted to hear. I stepped back when her claws suddenly elongated, and her eyes flashed with gold. Her beast was starting to resurface!

My heart hammered against my chest as she was fighting for control. Just like what happened with the alpha king!

I glanced around, waiting for an opportunity to run.

"You're a stubborn, bitch and I don't like your attitude especially if you're serving my beloved," she said, her voice seeming like two people were talking at the same time. "You are whoring yourself to him when I am not looking, right? Every female here wanted the alpha king for themselves but they will never succeed!"

"What are you trying to do, Your Grace,” I asked nervously, while my gaze darted sideways. "The alpha king will know you dared to harm his servant.”

"And what do you think will he do, huh?" She stepped forward, while I did the opposite until my back hit the wall. Using her claws, she brushed her fingers in my face, scraping the side of my neck when her claws pricked it.

Run!

I wished I could, but my body won't allow it anymore.

My feet were already rooted to the ground, as if a pair of nails were plunged at each of them, making me immobile left at the mercy of Lady Juliana.

Sweat coated my forehead and I felt cold all over. Breathing was restricted.

"Y-Your Grace..."

"You're testing my patience, slave!" she roared, making me winch. "The next time you will not listen to me, I will ask the alpha king to throw you at the rogues den. Do you know what they will do to the she-wolves? They abused them. They killed them. I will not hesitate to ask the alpha king that. And he will honor me because I am his fiancee. Do you understand—"

“Lady Juliana!"

Lady Juliana and I both looked at the source of the voice and saw the alpha king together with the delta on his side— Delta Isagani. The latter looked at Lady Juliana with longing in his eyes. He was a fine man who stood little centimeters taller than the alpha king. Tattoos of two wolves on both of his arms glared back at me. Wasn't he the one rumored to be Lady Juliana's rejected mate?

Lady Juliana instantly calmed down when she saw the alpha king, her expression back to the innocent and sweet noble lady. She was back to being a sheep instead of a wolf.

"What are you doing to River? Are you back to bullying my female servants again?"

"Of course not, Your Majesty! That would be horrible! I loved your servants!”

Lady Juliana's eyes darted at Delta Isagani, her face contorted with disgust before it shifted back to the alpha king wearing her sweetest smile.

Why do nobles act like bitches sometimes and abuse their power and authority? All they did was pry on the weak and the slaves. No matter where I went, everyone pricked me

The alpha king's eyes rested on my face, particularly the part where Lady Juliana pricked her claws. "Your Majesty. Here you are. I've been looking for you everywhere," Lady Juliana said, pouting her lips. She snaked her arms in the alpha king's wrist in front of her rejected mate. I felt sorry for Delta Isagani but another part of me was happy that Lady Juliana rejected him. The poor delta deserved someone who would love him more than this woman could.

What a bitch. This woman reminded me of Alpha Erik.

"Are you not acknowledging Delta Isagani beside me?"

"My eyes are only for you, Your Majesty," she retorted, and to make it worse, she pecked a kiss on his lips which made the three of us taken aback at her brazenness. Did she do it to make Delta Isagani more jealous?

"And mind telling me why your claws were out while talking angrily to River?"

"Let's not talk about that slave, Your Majesty. She is not important.”

"Every slave of mine is important, Lady Juliana and we will talk about what we witnessed earlier whether you want it or not.”

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