UNTAMED: THE ALPHA

"We shouldn't do this…" Darius pushed Jasmine away from him, but he saw the pain in her eyes at his rejection.

They were inside the library, in a secluded corner, where no one had ever stepped a foot. Not to mention this spot, the library was the rarest place that the members of the pack would set their foot on. They were not fans of books and hardly read anything that didn't concern them.

Jasmine bit her lips and took a step back when she felt the rejection, but also the frustration from Darius, as the warrior ran his fingers through his hair in desperation.

He was racked with guilt for being so close with Jasmine. He had overstepped his boundaries, it was something that he shouldn't do, but somehow, he couldn't help it. This woman knew what she had to say and also the most effective way to treat him.

"I am sorry, this is my fault," Jasmine said in a small voice, she turned around, to hide her face from Darius, but this only showed the back of her neck, the very spot where the alpha had marked her and also her bare shoulders.

She was wearing a camisole under her jacket, which was lying helplessly on the ground right now, a little bit torn in their haste.

Darius was conflicted, he felt anger building within him he couldn't forsake, yet he didn't know at whom this anger was directed.

"Jasmine," Darius called her softly and helplessly. He approached her and wrapped her in his arms, hugging her from behind, but this only made her break down into tears. "I am sorry. This is not your fault, this is my fault…"

Jasmine shook her head and covered her face with both of her hands. Her whole body was shaking, as she let out soft sobs from her lips.

"Don't cry, they will hear us…" Darius said. He knew that the other warriors were waiting right outside of the library's door. They would catch her sobbing if she cried harder than this and if that happened, both of them would be in big trouble.

Jasmine turned around and faced him, her eyes red from crying, as tears continued to stream down her cheeks.

"Kiss me…" she pleaded softly. "I want you to kiss me, so they will not hear my cries."

Darius knew this was wrong, this was dangerous. They were talking about punishment that would include unimaginable torture and death, but the rush of adrenaline from this affair and the mixed feeling of taking revenge on the alpha for killing his mate, messed up with Darius' mind.

He took the liberties, thinking that he had fucked the alpha's life when he fucked his mate. He had humiliated the alpha by taking his mate and left his traces on her body. The feeling of it was very satisfying.

But, even without that dangerous revenge as his excuse, he genuinely enjoyed Jasmine's company. He liked it when she moaned over his lips and was very responsive to his touch.

This was a mixed feeling that Darius felt toward Jasmine.

"Kiss me," Jasmine pleaded, her tears falling down her cheeks once again. She knew how to make Darius cave to her wishes.

And that was what he did.

He knew there was no coming back from the mess that he had created and that he would end up dying in the alpha's hands, yet the temptation to touch her and humiliate the alpha at the same time was too great to be missed.

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Nikolai was ready with his gear, he would lead his team to approach the dragon, but before he could go to the frontlines, someone stopped him.

Zach Ashton, he was one of the captains of this mission, he called Nikolai over to meet him in his office.

However, once he stepped into the room, two people immediately grabbed both of his arms and forced him to drop to his knees, while they bound his wrists with a pair of handcuffs.

"What is this?!" Nikolai roared, while Zach approached him. He was the most terrifying captain from the Hound.

The only encounter that Nikolai ever had with him was when he was trained as a member of the Delta, but from that alone, Nikolai could tell how horrible this man was and no one wanted to have a beef with him.

"Are you Nikolai Liv?" Zach asked Nikolai, as he stood right in front of him, while he knelt.

"Yes." Nikolai stopped fighting, because he knew there was no point in that. There must be some misunderstanding here for them to treat him like this, especially before such an important mission. "I have a mission. You need to set me free now. My team is waiting for me."

"No." Zach shook his head. "You will not go anywhere. Someone else will lead your team."

Nikolai narrowed his eyes, he thought he misheard. "What is the problem here?"

"You are the problem, Mr. Liv. You and your sister." Zach dropped to his knees, so he could be on eye level with Nikolai. "Your sister, Vanesha Liv, is already branded as a traitor."

"What do you mean? What did she do?" Nikolai's heart beat so fast when he heard that. He knew that Vanesha was up to something, whether it was for the organization or against the organization.

However, from the way Zach put it, it went without question that it must be the latter.

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"Pull it out," Chaos said tiredly when he turned around to face Zuri. His dark blue eyes had returned, his whole demeanor had changed and now he was not as scary as he was a moment ago.

Zuri could feel that this was the Chaos she knew.

"Pull it out," Chaos repeated when Zuri did nothing.

Only then did Zuri nod and proceed to immediately pull the sword out of his chest, her hands still shaking.

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