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ELEANOR

I squinted at Alexander whose face suddenly turned awry the second I whipped my head to eye him.

He puffed out his chest, and ambled towards our direction. In an instant, my body stiffened. His

cerulean blue eyes pierced through me like a dagger, forcing me to furrow my brows in confusion.

Why is he looking at me like that?

He stops a meter away from the table, holding out two glasses of drinks in his hand. Staring down

at me before shifting his gaze towards Ezekiel. Alexander raised a black brow while Ezekiel leaned

his back in his chair, crossing his legs in front of him. The corner of his lips arching up into a smirk.

“Sorry I took too long.” He stated. Setting the drinks down on the table before jamming his hands in

his front pockets.

For a brief moment, silence fell upon us. Rising from my seat, I examined his face. The firm line that

formed under his cheek revealed his tightly clenched jaw.

I then cleared my throat before parting my lips for words.

“Alex, this is Ezekiel. I accidentally bumped into him earlier, when I went to the powder room,” I

explained.

He focused his gaze on Ezekiel, and the latter didn't even bat an eye as he also maintained eye

contact with him.

“Is that so? What a coincidence,”

The corner of Alexander's lips twitched, and almost immediately he darted his eyes towards Ezekiel

who sat on the seat across from me, his shoulders relaxed as if he didn't have a single care for the

world. Alex eyed him from head to toe, pinning him with his intimidating gaze.

“That you bumped into each other again at such time I was... away,”

I could feel him exuding his dominance that barely seemed unnoticeable by those who stood near

our table.

I tugged at my earlobe. The air starting to feel heavy as a sudden wave of tension circumvallated us.

"Oh, I wouldn't call it a coincidence, Alpha.” Ezekiel uncrossed his legs before standing up and

facing Alexander, who stood about two inches taller than him at a whopping six’ four.

I glanced at Alexander's expression, and he pulled his eyebrows closely together. Glowering over

Ezekiel who crossed his arms provokingly in front of him.

“Let's just say, our meeting had something to do with fate,” Ezekiel added.

Alexander's hands squeezed into fists, and his nostrils flared. His face forming a scowl.

"What do you mean, fate?" Alex barked at him.

A smirk tugged at Ezekiel's lips. His head suddenly turned to give me a sideward glance, and as if

out of nowhere, he winked at me.

It was then that my eyes flew open. Blinking at him in surprise.

Pulling my brows close together, I gave him a what-are-you-doing look when he returned his eyes

to Alex, gawking at Ezekiel with tightly-knitted brows and veinous, clenched fists.

“I'm just saying, if you keep leaving Eleanor’s side, someone else might snatch her away..."

Ezekiel blew out a fallen strand of hair on his face before arching his lips upward slightly.

"Just like that,” He grinned. I could see Alexander's body freeze on the same spot right after he

stated those words. My jaw dropped instantly to the floor.

Goddess, does he have any idea what he's doing?

He's trying to pick a fight with an Alpha!

My body stiffened as I watched them stare each other down as though they were about to shift and

pounce at each other the next second. I pressed my lips into a thin line. My enhanced senses didn't

spare me from hearing the distant, subtle gasps and whispers spreading through the audience not

far from us.

“What's happening?”

"Oh goddess, are they fighting over that human?”

"Everyone knows she’s not any more special than a mere omega, who does she think she is?”

The sound of my heart pulsing wildly against my chest resounded through my eardrums. I gritted

my teeth at their insensitive, mocking words. Truly, it irks me that some people could have the

audacity to talk shit about others they never knew to begin with. Heaving out a sigh, I shook my

head slightly while trying to hide any evidence of my eavesdropping. Humans, as they believed I

was at the very beginning, are not capable of hearing distant voices especially when they have been

let out through a mere whisper.

I fixed my gaze on Alexander, whose eyes are slowly turning pitch black.

"Ellie, do something!” Ares exclaimed.

Before Alexander could totally shift into his wolf form, I raced to his side, forcing my legs to move,

and lightly placed my palm on his muscled shoulder. Sliding my fingers down his sleeve before

pulling him closer towards me.

“Alex, calm down. He's a friend,” I assured him.

When I touched his arm, it felt frozen and hard. Goddess, what is this man made of? Steel?

He suddenly jerked his head towards me. Narrowing his eyes at me with tightly-pressed lips.

“Friend?” He raised his voice a little, making me flinch back slightly as I melted in the fury burning in

his intense gaze.

He drew his eyes back to Ezekiel.

“I see, friend,” His words came out low and harsh, almost sounding as if there was an underlying

threat in his simple words

“Mind if we join you guys?”

I turned my head only to see Elijah and Veronyka standing beside each other. The aura around them

seemed unusually tense, as Elijah had a girl wrapped around him like she had absolutely no plans

on letting him go.

Soon their presence broke the heavy tension that enveloped us, and at the very least, the party went

on without any more complications. The little crowd that gathered around us back then gradually

disappeared the longer they stood there, gawking at us.

Ezekiel decided to stay, and he talked mostly to me than he did the others. However, he felt it

amusing to completely disregard Alex out of the conversation.

I glanced at Alex who was sitting by my side.

Until now, his fists were balled tightly and he kept shooting Ezekiel deathly glares the latter chose to

ignore.

I took in a deep breath before picking up the glass of vodka Alex had gotten for me. I peered at his,

and noticed he hadn't touched anything since we settled around the table.

My throat went dry, and I sipped from the drink. The liquid smoothly passed through my throat, but

there was something like an aftertaste which I particularly did not like. Just when I gulped half the

drink and was about to place it on the table, someone spoke.

"Alexander, Eleanor,” All eyes turned to the source of that voice from behind us.

Alpha Arragon stepped in. This time, he sauntered over to us without a woman by his side. With

only a frown on his face and a furrowed brow, he shoved his hands in his front pockets before

giving Alexander and me a pointed look.

"Can I borrow the two of you for a few minutes?" Alpha Arragon looked over me before motioning

his hand to Alex.

"Of course,” I agreed.

I felt Alexander squeeze my hand as he brought me up to my feet.

We excused ourselves for a few moments before following Alpha Arragon to the private balcony.

A few moments later, I suddenly feel like panting, and I could feel my back sweating even though

we walked slowly. My brows knitted. My lips pursed, and I wanted to moan.

What is happening to me?

My body is weakening, and my bones felt as though they have turned to jelly.

I staggered a bit as we continued to walk towards an empty area at a large balcony. Gladly,

Alexander didn't seem to notice me stumble on my feet as he looked like his mind was somewhere

else. His hand squeezing me oh so tight. I knew at this moment, he was desperately holding onto

me, but why? Despite the disturbing feeling of bewilderment invading my mind, I forced myself to

focus on my surroundings instead.

We neared the area and finally came to a halt. Now that we stopped, I could feel my body already

burning in the extreme, internal heat arising from my lower body.

I circled my eyes to skim the area, desperate for some kind of distraction that could bring my

attention away from my pulsing core. The tight spot that settled in between my legs nestled on my

already samp panties. My lips pursing into a firm line as I searched deep within for some dignity and

self-control.

I glimpsed at my surroundings. Alexander standing tall and unyielding beside me as I took in the

sight before me.

The balcony was wide and huge, overlooking the tall mountains and abundant forest with high,

mighty pine trees circumvallating the territory of the Wind Winders Wolf Pack. Although it was

night, the distant moon way above us provided a considerable amount of moonlight that enabled

most to sight the incomparable beauty of nature especially around this time. There were two snow-

white leather couches just in front of it. Alpha Arragon sat across the couch where we stood near,

and he extended a hand before opening his mouth to speak.

"Please take a seat,"

Alexander pulled me to the couch and we sat right before Alpha Arragon’s voice resonated through

the walls around us again, breaking the silence for one brief moment and I gulped

"Oomph," I stifled a moan when I felt my ass hit the leather I bit the tip of my tongue, squeezing my

legs together in a bid to supress a weird, burning sensation taunting me deeply.

I noticed Alexander throw me a sideward glance curiously, his brows raising and ears perking up

towards me.

Shit.

I opted to ignore his amused gaze and instead locked my eyes on the face of the man holding a

serious expression in front of us.

"Eleanor, I'm sorry to say this, but the alliance decided to hold your parents here under

investigation, including the beta. What you said earlier are serious allegations that could remove

them from their positions as alpha and luna. Are you willing to testify against them regarding their

ways of ruling?"

I squeezed my hands on my knees, processing the Alpha's words that made my heart beat quicken

in each second that pass.