Kieran’s POV


    A smile tugged at my lips as I made my way down the stairs, taking them two at a time. I ran my fingers along the smooth surface of the banisters that curled downwards to the floor below. As I continued my descent, a small hum slid past my lips.


    I couldn’t exactly tell why I was particrly happy, but that had been my life ever since I arrived at the Deathshade pack. Contrary to how I felt upon my arrival, I’d settled in quite well and just like Sabrina had said, it wasn’t such a bad ce to live after all.


    My eyes roamed the hallways as I got to the foot of the stairs. Bright lights hung up on each side cast a warm glow against the tiled floors, adding a glimt to the wallpaper. I had lost count of the number of times I’d gone through this hallway because it connected a major part of the rooms in the mansion, but no matter how many times I’d walked through here, I still found myself in total awe of the entire ce.


    I was currently headed to the garden. Right now, it was my favorite ce in the world and no matter how many times I visited there in a day, I never got tired of the ce. I would drown myself in the fragrance of a variety of Flowers ranging from roses, hibiscuses, daisies, lilies and every other one you could think of. The mansion even boasted of a rare exotic species in all of thend, and I was more than lucky to have them just underneath my fingertips.


    “Kieran?” The sound of my name had me halting in my tracks. I paused as I took a cursory nce at my surroundings, an attempt to find out where the voice hade from. I was currently a few inches away from the kitchen door, so that was my best bet. “Is that you, dear?”


    “Yes.” I beamed, the moment I realized who it was. It was Sabrina. “I’ming.”


    Without wasting any more time, I stepped into the kitchen.


    “Hi Sabrina.” I grinned before settling on one of the stools propped against the huge kitchen ind. “Good morning.”


    “Good morning to you too.” Sabrina turned to me with a smile, two tes in her grip. “How did you sleepst night? I was just about to send someone toe get you for breakfast.”


    “Ouuuu.” A steamy aroma wafted into my nostrils the moment she dropped a tray in front of me. In just one te I had bacon and eggs, with an evenrger portion of protein to top it all up. “This isn’t breakfast, Sabrina. This is a three course meal on its own.”


    “Maybe.” Sabrina shrugged, before taking the seat opposite mine. “There’s more if you still want some.”


    “No, thank you.” I dipped a forkful of food into my mouth and rxed as my taste buds came alive immediately. “Oh my God Sabrina, this is delicious.”


    “Thank you.” Sabrina beamed, as she did a mini victory dance with her fists. “Hopefully, Alpha Xander will like it too.”


    “What?” My mouth hung wide open the moment the name slipped past Sabrina’s lips. “What did you just say?”


    “Yup.” The woman in front of me nodded as she dug into her food, pretending like she wasn’t aware of the bombshell she’d just dropped. “He’s been on a trip for a while and he’ll being back today. He should be getting close, I think.”


    No, no, no. There was no way this was happening. How could I not know about this? And why was Sabrina just telling me this now? Everyone knew about Alpha Xander and no matter how angelic Sabrina had painted him the day I arrived, I just couldn’t believe it. I said I was going to run away but. ..


    Shit! I got so carried away, I totally forgot about it.


    “How long?” I stuttered. My voice croaked as anxiety swirled in my stomach, but Sabrina didn’t seem to notice. “How long will he take?”


    “I don’t know honestly.” Sabrina let out, still engrossed in her meal. “But since he was gone for a moment and a half, I know he’d be itching to get here as soon as possible.”


    What! He’d been gone for that long and I wasn’t able to escape? How could I allow myself get sofortable to let my n slip off my mind and….”


    “Kieran?” The sound of my name cut through my thoughts, pulling me back to earth immediately. “Is something wrong?”


    “Yes,” I chimed absentmindedly. It didn’tst though because I corrected myself immediately. “I mean no. I’ve just lost my appetite.”


    “Already?” A wave of confusion spread out on Sabrina’s face. “You’ve barely touched your te. Are you okay?”


    “Um, no.” I stuttered, slowly pushing the te forward. “I don’t think I’m hungry anymore.”


    “What’s wrong with you?” Sabrina pressed on. “Kieran?”


    “I’ll be fine.” I was on my feet immediately. “I just need to get to the gardens. The fresh air from there will help me feel better.”


    More like, would help me escape. Thete was no way I could let Alpha Xander find me here.


    “Oh no, no, no.” Sabrina was on her feet too in a matter of seconds. Before I could take my next step, she has rounded the corners of the ind and was standing in front of me. “You’re not going alone. We’ll go together.”


    “It’s really not important. I can help myself..”


    “Nonsense.” Sabrina caught me off and I shut my eyes. “You’re bound to needpany, right? And also the garden is the perfect ce to greet the Alpha when hees back soon”


    “Back?” My eyes flew open immediately as my heart thundered wildly against my chest. “What do you mean by back?”


    “He’s already on his way.” Sabrina exined, steering me in the direction of the garden. “He sent wordst night so he should already be on his way by now.”


    This was bad. Really bad. How could I screw up like this? Thest thing I wanted was to meet him. No matter howany good things I’d heard, he would always be a ruthless monster to me. And that wasn’t even the worst part.


    Since he was the alpha, he had every right over me, and no one would go against him. He could do anything he wanted and no one would bat an eyelid about it. What if hees back and I suffer the same fate asst time in Lucas’ hands.


    Goosebumps trailed the surface of my skin at the thought of it all. With each step I took, I found my heart dropping lower and lower to my feet.


    Goddess, please save me. I don’t want to go through all of that again.


    The sound of footsteps that weren’t either mine or Sabrina’s reached my ears the moment we stopped at the entrance.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    “Alpha!” Sabrina eximed excitedly. My head was hung low and id barely stolen a nce at him, but I could already make out some features.


    His aura smelt heavenly and I could tell he radiated nothing but regal authority, no one could dare question him and get away with it. Slowly, I peeled my eyes open and I was mesmerized immediately.


    I locked eyes with the bluest pair of eyes I’d ever seen, and I felt my breath hitch in my throat. The face that belonged to that of a Greek god stared back at me, while I drowned in his features. His nose was pointed and spread out perfectly to fit his plump pink lips and brown hair. By the side, a small dent adorned his cheek, making him look more handsome than ever.


    Tingles spread through my body and I found it strange. In my entire life, I wasn’t sure I’d experienced this kind of feeling, but there was something else. As I stated at him, realization hit me square in the jaw.


    He was my mate.


    Alpha Xander was my mate.