Lopen
Seated across Davin in the mansion, I drink in the sight of my returned Beta. "You took long enough to complete the task I assigned to you. Three days took three months"
Davin bows. "I apologize" His gaze shifts off to Emmiel. "I see you found someone to keep you busy"
"Emmiel is my wife" I correct. "We're getting married soon"
"I'm pleased to hear that, Alpha Lopen but rather than exchanging pleasantries—which I would love to do— I have to tell you something regarding the intruders that broke in just now"
I quirked my brow, intrigued. "What do you know?"
"It wasn't a random ambush. It was targeted" Davin explains. "When I came into town this morning, I overheard a group of men talking about ambushing someone of high rank but I didn't know it was you"
Davin sinks to his knees. "I apologize for letting their plan reach this far"
"Rise up and sit, Davin" He does. "You didn't know. It's not your fault. I could have easily handled them on my own as well. I'm just grateful you showed up on time to rescue my wife"
My facial expression turned serious. "Now, tell me. Who is it that made this ridiculous plan?"
"I didn't hear a name, Alpha Lopen but if we question the intruders still alive.."
I laughed out loud. "Oh, Davin. You crack me up real good. To think I left those good-for-nothing alive?"
"Forgive me, I'd forgotten your methods in my three months of absence"
"It's alright. I want to assign you with two jobs, Davin; One, to find out who dared to send those group of fools into my mansion and two, to guard my wife in my absence"
"Will do" Davin looks around the mansion. "But I have to ask, why aren't the house maid around?"
"I sent them all home not quite long ago"
"Talk about coincidence"
I didn't like the sound of that. That there was a traitor living under my roof. A liar.
"I don't like uncertainties, Davin. You know this as well" I say. "So let's not make assumptions"
"Understood, Alpha. Do you need my service?"
"No, you may go"
When Davin was out of sight, I turned to face Emmiel who had been sitting down beside me without saying a word all along.
Was he perhaps still shaken up from what had happened?.
"Emmiel" He doesn't respond. Shaking him, I called out again. "Emmiel"
"Yes, Alpha?"
"Are you alright?"
"I'm—"
"Don't lie to me. You know I hate lies"
"I'm..not" He admits. "When those men attacked, I could barely move. I was consumed by fear. Even against one beta, the only thing I could think to do was run"
He felt weak. I was not surprised by that. "That's why I insisted on training you"
"Was I.. the target?"
It was obvious that he was but I wasn't going to spell that out to him. "I bet it was me. I told you before; I have alot of enemies"
"No one dares to attack you, Alpha Lopen"
I hated his self-pity. It was disgusting to a fault. "I know you feel weak which you are but what are you so afraid of when I'm with you?. I own you. We're bonded to be married"
"If you'd sucessfully gotten captured, do you think I wouldn't search for you?" I inquired.
"I didn't mean—"
"If you don't mean it, then don't say it at all in the first place"
Springing up from the couch in annoyance, I moved up to my room. I wasn't in the mood to work especially not now after the ambush.
I just wanted to sleep off my terrible headache.
As I prepared a hot bath in the tub, a knock was heard against my door. "Who is it?"
"It's Emmiel"
"Get lost. I don't want to see you"
"I'm sorry for getting you upset, Alpha Lopen. Please, let me make it up to you"
Moving towards the door, I unlocked it and fling it open. "Do you mean what you just said?"
He nods. "I do"
"Then come join me for a hot bath" Emmiel freezes up. "What? Weren't you expecting this?"
"It's just that we'd already done it once today so I thought.."
I laughed at his deduction. "There's no specific number of times a man can sleep with his wife, Emmiel. We do it whenever I want to and for as long as I want, is that clear?"
Emmiel nods. "Understood, Alpha"
"Good. Now, if we're on the same page, you can come in. If not, fuck off"
Emmiel hesitates to make a decision so I proceed to slamming the door against his face but he holds it back.
"I'm coming in" He admits, quietly.
A slow smirk spread across my lips. "What was that?. I didn't get it. Could you speak a little bit louder?"
"I said, I'm coming in"
With urgency, I pulled Emmiel into the room closing the space between our bodies.
"Strip" I command.
Emmiel steps out of his clothing leaving him completely bare and naked. The mere sight of his body turned me on.
Licking my lips, I trailed my fingers down his chest to his lower region.
"You sly little fox" I rasped. "You're hard and yet you talk like you don't want it"
Emmiel bites down on his lower lips; suppressing his moans. This made me mad. "Release your lips and fucking moan"
He doesn't do as commanded so I smacked the back of his ass. Hard. "I said release it"
Emmiel does so as a soft moan escaped through his throat.
I chuckled, impressed. "I'm starting to think you like it rough, Emmiel. Answer me"
"I like anything you give me, Lopen"
That made me get harder. To think I almost lost Emmiel today. Those fuckers would pay when I find them. Blood for blood.
"That was hot" I admit. "Come, let's go to the bathtub to cool down a little, shall we?"