Chapter 95


    095 – Althea’s Heat


    ALTHEA.


    My body was still shaking as I moved to the backseat of the car. There was a car behind


    us with four people inside, and Dalton mentioned they were his men as well. Alpha


    Stone wanted to make sure we reached him in one piece, so he added.


    extra security.


    But I didn’t see or feel any threat. The problem was within me.


    de told me in passing about heat, but I disregarded it. I wasn’t a shifter after all, so it


    shouldn’t be affecting me. But the moment the full moon peaked, the burn


    inside me began


    Enter title…


    slow and tolerable at


    first, but it kept getting worse. I was


    trying to quietly chant a spell to take out


    the stomach pains, but it wasn’t working, and now I was having a cold sweat.


    I had no idea what to do anymore. My


    stomach was burning, but my core was it was on fire! The thing was,


    worse


    only one person kept shing through my mind.


    de. But he was nowhere to be found.


    I was relieved Dalton didn’t seem to


    notice anything. He just kept driving, but if this thing kept going, I might be forced to


    touch myself. But that would be thest thing I would do. Not here. Not in


    anyone’s presence.


    “Are you okay?” Dalton asked as our eyes.


    met in the rearview mirror.


    I could see the sweat on my forehead. I looked bad. “Do you think you can stop


    somewhere? I need to pee.”


    “Can you wait for a minute or two? I will just have to find a good spot.”


    I nodded and darted my gaze to the rough road outside. We were already on the


    forest line, out of the city. If I only knew


    this would turn out badly, I should have


    dyed my arrival. Or I could have stayed in some cheap hotels in the city and


    proceeded with the travel once this was


    over.


    But I didn’t know it would hit me. And


    Alpha Stone’s instructions were clear. He


    needed me as soon as possible, and


    Patrea was with him. So I didn’t waste


    time and asked permission from the coven sisters to bless me with spirits for a safe


    journey.


    I’d been in Fortuna Coven for a few


    weeks. de brought me there, and they


    didn’t hesitate to ept me as soon as they were able to sense I wasn’t a dark witch. I


    guess thetest spell didn’t turn me to the dark side.


    de stayed for a couple of days, but he was eventually asked to leave. They did it


    politely, and de understood. I was lost


    and didn’t know what to do. A part of me wanted to stay with my own kind, but


    there was a voice inside me that didn’t


    want to be far from him.


    I assumed it was the mate bond. So I


    asked him if he wanted me toe with


    him, and he said no. 1


    It was enough. He didn’t want me. He was just doing his job. I might be his second.


    chance mate, as he said, but I was sure I was nothing inparison to his first. So I let it


    go. I let him go.


    Moving on was hard because no matter how much I told myself he was not the right


    person for me, my heart longed for him. But he was right. I am young and have a full life


    ahead of me. I shouldn’t be wasting it on someone like him.


    He was old. And grumpy. His hands were rough, and his kisses always hurt me.


    I was not even sure if he knew how to


    hold a female with care. He probably just grabbed them and threw them around.


    I might not be made of ss and flowers, but I wanted to be well taken care of. I’d been


    alone for a long time, so I guess it was not too much to ask for someone to be gentle


    and to take care of me because I would be willing to do the same.


    But he was right. He was not the one for me. I could still find the one for me. If not now,


    maybe one of these days.


    “I think this ce here will do,” Dalton spoke, bringing me back to the present.


    I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t realize the car had stopped. I let out a deep


    breath and prepared myself to go out. The pain was still unbearable, but I


    had to move. I really wanted to touch my


    pussy now.


    I opened the door and listened as Dalton instructed me which way I should go and that


    he would give me ten minutes all to myself before he would follow me if I


    didn’te back. I asked for fifteen


    minutes instead, and he agreed.


    I only hope I can find my release in fifteen minutes.


    ***Trigger warning – I will try to be subtle, but if you’re notfortable (if you read my


    books, you are then aware of how unmated males go crazy with female heat), you may


    skip the rest of the


    paragraphs in this chapter until the next asterisk. And this is also a reminder that we are


    in the North, where no rules exist. ( ***)


    I walked quietly towards the bushes when the car following us halted and the doors


    opened. But I didn’t look back. I heard


    them ask why we stopped when all of a


    sudden, loud growls erupted in the air,


    and it made my heart stop.


    I stopped in my tracks and tilted my head to look back at them, only for my eyes to widen


    and my heart to drum loudly as if it were jumping out of my chest.


    All four of the men from the other car were looking at me with their eyes dting. I


    couldn’t figure out if what I saw in their expressions was hunger or a thirst for death. All I


    knew was that they all saw me as their prey. For what reason? I had no idea.


    “What the fuck!” Dalton bellowed and it woke me up from my shock and saw the men


    were heading toward me.


    I didn’t waste any time as I turned my body around andunched onto my feet, running


    away from them in the direction


    that led me further inside the forest.


    I kept running and kept asking myself what I had done wrong. I chanted a spell to create


    a barrier between them and me while I ran. It was the only thing stopping them from


    reaching me, but then the forest ground was so wicked that it made me tumble on a


    protruding root. Inded face down on the ground, shattering the shield I created.


    Soon, I was grabbed in all ces possible. I had no idea which was hurting me the the


    burn in my stomach or the


    most


    —


    harsh way they were grabbing and


    pulling me.


    I saw Daltone and try to knock off his men, but he was only one.


    Everything happened so fast that when a louder growl overpowered the chaos around


    me, I was almost unconscious. I could feel the cold air on my skin. It only


    meant my dress was ripped apart.


    Tears trickled down my face as I kicked and punched everywhere, not even sure if I was


    hitting anyone. I opened my mouth. to begin another spell to knock them off, and at that


    exact moment, the man


    hovering over me was pulled away from me, and in seconds, his head was cut off from


    his body and rolled on the ground.


    I was not able to finish my chant as I screamed. I had seen death, but not because of


    me, and not of someone with his head cut off right in my face.


    ***


    I was still shrieking as blood sttered around me, including on me when my body was


    lifted off the ground. But this time, instead of the pain of being


    grabbed, the touch overwhelmed me in a good way.


    The burn in my stomach lessened, but the


    throbbing in my pussy heightened.


    “de…” My voice came out throaty. My


    hands coiled around his neck as I rested


    my head on his shoulder, and my legs wrapped around his waist while his one


    hand held my ass. All the fear I felt as they were attacking me just flew out in


    the air.


    “I got you. Hold on tight…” His voice was deadly. It had been a week since I saw


    him, and he was still as cold as ever, but it didn’t matter. I knew I was safe now.


    My hands clutched onto him tightly as I pressed my body closer to him. Tears trickled


    down my face as I tried to numb myself from the noise around us. de ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    was still inbat with them while


    holding me securely in his arms.


    I needed to help him.


    I prepared to begin my spell when I felt a surge of pain surge through my whole


    body, from my neck down to my spine.


    A shriek escaped my throat until it turned into a moan. He bit me! It was painful and


    pleasurable at the same time. My hold on him tightened as I tried to keep my mind


    in the right frame.


    I tried to find answers to what was


    happening while trying to control myself from moaning loudly.


    “Alpha de,” Dalton said as he


    approached us.


    My eyes snapped open as I stared at the vast forest in front of me. Alpha de?


    “How many were dead?” de asked.


    “Just one. Two are heavily injured, but nothing fatal.”


    “Send someone to pick them up. We’ll go once they arrive.”


    “Yes, Alpha.”


    “de. My name is de.”


    “Yes, de.”


    “Can you look after them? I will have to check on my female but grab some


    clothes for her in your car.” He was talking with authority, and Dalton was just moving like


    his puppet.


    He was still clutching me tightly, and the moment Dalton walked away, his tongue swiped


    over my neck, where the pain wasing from, and it immediately sent a shiver down


    my spine. I bit my bottom lip to stop myself from moaning, but I


    couldn’t stop my hand from crawling into my core, and I began rubbing myself with my


    fingers over my underwear.


    “What are you doing?” He snapped at me.


    “None of your business…” My voice came out needy, but I was too aroused to care.


    I knew de would never touch me. This man had as much control as aputer,


    which means he had no emotions at all. So I’d better satisfy myself on my own.


    “Fuck! Stop that! I can smell you!”


    “Then leave me alone!” I said this while I continued to rub myself, one arm still clinging to


    his neck.


    “I will. You don’t need to keep pushing me away.”


    I was about to snap back at him, but he beat me to it. “Stop that or Dalton will smell your


    arousal!”


    But instead of stopping, I began rubbing myself more and moaning closer to his ear. I


    was not sure if they were affecting him, but he did this to me, so I shouldn’t be the only


    one having to control myself. If I were being really mean, I would rub my front into his,


    but I didn’t want to be


    pushed away or dropped, so I just had to


    be content this way.


    de grunted as his hold on me tightened. His hand on my ass was digging into my


    skin, but it didn’t bother


    me at all. Every part of my body that he was touching was sending a shiver of pleasure


    down my core.


    Dalton came back, and I silenced my moans. de grabbed the clothes he handed us


    and turned around as he walked us in the opposite direction.” We’ll be back.”


    I closed my eyes and dropped my head to the nook of his neck. I didn’t want to look at


    Dalton. I didn’t want to see anything


    on his face that would make me feel embarrassed at the moment.


    Reality slowly crept in – I was in heat, and de just killed one of Dalton’s men


    because of me.