Alpha Xander

I watched in surprise, and speechless as she covered my body with the duvet, she had been careful when she placed me on the bed, it was clear she wants to avoid hurting me a bit, I had bruises and cuts over my body from the tortures the demon guards inflicted on me, and she did well to avoid meddling with them all...

"Have a good rest...." She mumbled, before heading out.

I stretched out my hand and caught hold of her palm which was so soft and tender, as it locked with my hand, I felt a sudden spark, it felt so good to hold her hand, but just as she turned to me, I took off my hand and made a deep groan, struggling to sit up. "Hey, lay back and don't stress yourself trying to get up, I prefer not to hear anything from you, all I want is that you rest and begin your work later, for now, have a good sleep!" She muttered with a shrug, avoiding my face, she was looking down to the ground as she said those words, but I craved to see her face once again, I badly want to look into her eyes.

"I can't sleep now, I have to go get the food left for me to eat" I sighed and made to sit up again.

"Stay there on the bed, I'll get the food for you, remember you lost balance and would have broken your skull a few minutes ago, you don't have to walk now, or it might happen again, I won't always be there to catch you" she inhaled and exhale heavily with a little smile.

"Aren't you the daughter of Alpha Stan?" I asked, confused at her actions, this was never what I expected from her, she is the daughter of Kyle and Stan, two heartless demons, she should be more like them and hate me so much too. "You are already calling him Alpha?..." She sighed and sniffed.

"I have no choice..." I breathed as I understood what she meant.

"I regret being the daughter of those devils, they were once my lovely parents, but now they had both turned to a devil, my father killed the man who made him who he was, your father treated him like a brother and made him the Beta when he was nothing, my mother gave her heart to the demons, and now she is being manipulated, can I still call those two my parent!!" she shrilled in sadness which exuded her tone, I could see a drop of tears fall from her eyes.

I shut my eyes and took a deep breath, every single word she had said resounded in my head in a way that made me almost cry, seeing her tears also broke my heart and I couldn't understand why all this was happening, she should be a mere stranger to me, we haven't met for the first time before, just today!

"You can't deny them, no matter what...you are their daughter, I don't think it's right being around me." I breathed, feeling hurt.

"You are the only good person here, every other person is evil, almost all are demons!" She sulked and looked up for the first time since we started talking,

Her blue eyes met with mine and my heart seemed to pause its beat for some moment, I was lost in admiration at how beautiful she looked, her face looked calm and gentle, and I wondered if she was the daughter of Stan.

"I saw what my mother did to you, she made you do evil, you hurt people you don't want to hurt, I'm so sorry, I felt like crying at that moment, I felt the great urge to hit my mother for doing such to you, but my hands are tied down" she mumbled and bowed her head in sadness.

"You don't have to come near me, your mother isn't who you know anymore, she is the body of Dracula the demon king, she won't hesitate to kill you if you dare to go against her in any way" I exhaled.

"I am so pained to see all this at my return, I'm scared they would make me a demon too" she cried and covered her face with her palm,

I sat up in a rush and made to hurry down the bed, but she sped over and held my shoulders, wagging her head,

"Don't step out from the bed, don't stress yourself!.. I'm fine, I would be going to get your food now" she coaxed while I stare at her in awe.

"Why are you doing all this for me?...you are risking your life and mine, I hope you know how much you should stay away from me!" I said and swallowed the lump which formed in my throat from her touch on my body, I could also notice her eyes glistened. She gave me no reply and head out in a hurry while I stare weakly, my body was weak and the hunger made it quite hard to breathe.

After a few minutes, she was back with a tray of food, I saw how she was looking around meticulously,

She got to the bed and dropped the tray before heading quickly to the door, she locked it and returned to the bed with me.

"This isn't my food, not with the size and plate..." I arched my brow before flashing a look at her.

She giggled and took my hand,

"My name is Kayla, what about you?" She asked, and I made a soft gasp before I could talk, her touch was affecting me differently, "Hutton..." I replied and she chuckled.

"I'll be feeding you, your hands are weary from too much work, you have no right to decline!" She shunned as she saw I was about to stop her.

"But..." I stuttered and peek at the door.

"You don't have an idea of what this would cause..." I hissed softly as she brought the spoon to my mouth, I opened my mouth and took it while she smiled, her smile made me smile back.

"I'll always help you, I'm 18 years and would be finding my mate very soon, I had always looked forward to that day, but I think I've already found him even when I'm yet to perceive his scent" she fumbled and put in the last content of the food into my mouth. "When did you find him?...how would you know your mate without the scent? He is surely not the one!" I seethed in jealousy that just seeped into my heart on hearing what she said, I can't imagine her calling someone else as her mate,

"You seem angry...or jealous" she smirked, and I exhaled heavily realizing it was true, she held my hand and looked into my eyes once again,

"Do you feel anything?" She asked and I flinched.

"What are you saying?. Kayla, you shouldn't be here!... I shouldn't be seen around you, go meet the man you already termed your mate without waiting to receive the mating scent into your nostril!" I shrugged.

"That's more reason why I should stay with you forever, the reason I won't let you go hungry, Alpha Hutton, you are the man, you are the one I want to be his mate, I pray the moon goddess binds us together" I heard her sweet tiny voice say those words and couldn't hold back my blushing cheeks, I couldn't push back the grins that covered my face,

"Are you...serious?...or it's a joke, we should be enemies, and you can't wish I'm your mate, you are joking right?" I spluttered, praying she won't say yes.

"Do you feel anything for me?..no matter how little it is, I'm sorry if I look obsessed or foolish, it's fine if you don't like me, it's fine if you send me away from you, I had just fallen so much for you at first sight, after seeing what my evil did to you, I couldn't get you off my mind...." She babbled and rose sharply, picking the tray in a haste.

"I'd be leaving, just forget about everything, I just wished you are my mate because of the feelings that grew in me all of a sudden, it's fine if you don't feel anything, I.... I..." she stuttered and took a step away with tears filling her eyes.

"Kayla" I called the moment she got halfway to the door,

She paused her pace but didn't turn to me,

"When is your birthday?" I asked.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow but I'm not celebrating it with anyone, I have no one to celebrate it with since my parent is...." she paused and sobbed silently.

I stepped out of her bed and walked to her, my hands went around her waist, sending a shivering sensation through my body.

"You have me to celebrate with you, and...you asked for my feelings for you, I'm in love with you more than you are to me." I whispered into her ear and the tray in her hand fell off and scattered around.

She shuddered and made to pick it all up,, but I won't let her do that,

"Hutton...." she called out my name while I moved my face through her neck, letting her feel my hot breath.

"I wish to be your mate, and I'll be there tomorrow, the moon goddess should have mercy on me a bit by giving you to me, at least even if I have a day to live, taking your mate scent into my system is what I crave for" I mumbled with a deep sigh as it dawned on me what might be my fate in the future.

"Hutton, I feel like fainting on hearing you say those words, I... I..." she gulped and turned to face me.

Her face was a few inches away from mine, I could see those full lips which were sensual and kissable, her eyes was damn charming and when she smiled at me, I couldn't hold myself from gasping...

"I love you" I mumbled, and she blushed.

"I love......." her sentence was cut short by the knock that sounded on the door.

It broke us apart as we both leapt away from each other in a bolt, the knock sounded again sending extreme fear over me, I just realized I was doomed, staying in the same room with Kayla.

"Who is..." Kayla made to ask but gulped in shock as the locked door gave way suddenly.

I gaped in terror as Kyle walked in, nodding at the both of us with a malicious smirk.