REJECTED: The Alpha Behind The Mask

Alpha Eric’s POV

“She thinks you abused her.” Liam complained as soon as Victoria climbed upstairs.

“I know.” I murmured and relaxed on the couch.

“What will you do about it,” he asked.

“I don’t know, I don’t wanna talk about it.” I replied and took a sip of my drink.

Liam nodded his head and took another sip of his drink.” It’s full moon in three days, you know what will happen.”

I took a deep breath, took a sip of my drink and tapped my finger on my glass as so many thoughts buzzed in my head.

“She is already getting the sensations. You have to do something.” he suggested.

“Let it be, she is my mate, I will take care of it.” I growled in a tone that had no room for argument.

“Calm down, man, no one is taking that away from you.” he raised his two hands in a form of surrender before standing to his feet.

“I have to leave, don’t worry about Jackson, he will be fine.” those words did not leave his mouth when I heard my phone ringing. I went for my phone, and saw that the caller was one of dad’s men.

“Why is he calling?” I murmured and picked up.

“Alpha Eric, we are at the hospital, your father is running a high temperature.” He spoke, the moment I picked up the call.

“Which hospital?” I asked as I stood on my feet.

“Sterling medical center,” he replied.

“I’ll be right there.” with those words, I ended the call and nervously scattered my hair with my left hand.

“What’s wrong?” Liam asked,

“Father is at the hospital, I need to go.” I muttered quickly.

“I’ll go with you,” he offered, but I rejected. “Can you stay here with her, until I’m back, I can’t leave her in such a condition alone.” I asked,

Liam sat on the couch while running his fingers through his hair. “I can’t, man, I need to sleep, I’ve been busy all through the night, I need rest.” he murmured.

“You can stay in my room, it’s closer to hers. In case something comes up, you can just call me,” I pleaded.

Liam went silent for a while before he agreed, “Fine, but be fast.”

“I will.” I quickly left the house, took the keys from my driver and drove out of the house.

I drove as fast as I could while Jackson’s words kept buzzing through my head. “No.” I murmured as fear ran through my body.

I can’t lose dad, at least not now.

Within a few minutes, I got to the hospital, parked in the parking lot and hopped out of the car.

The moment I got out of the car, I saw one of dad’s men at the entrance of the hospital. Without saying a word, he opened the door and led me to dad’s private room.

With panting breath, I opened the door and got inside the room. When I entered the room, I stood by the door as I glared at dad talking to one of his men.

“Dad.” I muttered, as I breathed out in relief.

Victoria’s POVBelongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

“Where is Eric?” I whispered weakly while rubbing my both arms.

“He is not here.” He replied while getting closer to me.

“Are you okay?” he asked.

Slowly, I shook my head as I blew out my cheek.

He brought forth his hands and touched my both arms.

The moment I felt his touch on me, a sudden warmth enveloped my body, but it wasn’t as comfortable as Eric’s.

With a heavy sigh, I closed my eyes as I felt the warmth of his touch. “Come in,” he offered, as he opened the door of Eric’s room to me.

“Where is Eric?” I asked again.

“He is not here, but he will be here soon. Just come in.” With those words, he took my hand and led me inside the room.

I entered the room and sat on the couch as I stared around.

Eric’s room was massively big. A big bed was placed in the center of the room that could accommodate five people.

The walls of his room were painted white, the tiles on the floor were glass and transparent. His ceilings were also glass and transparent, that I could see the sky from the top of the roof.

Different paintings and pictures were hung on the wall, but there was a painting that caught my attention.

It was a painting of a familiar wolf. I could swear it looks like the wolf I’ve been seeing in my dream. It was black, big and had green piercing eyes. The more I stared at the picture, the more I felt intoxicated by it.

Quickly, I looked away out of fear, rubbed my arms and moved my gaze to Prince Liam’s direction.

He was resting his back on the wall, his two arms were folded on his chest while his left leg was crossed on his right.

Staring at him, I couldn’t deny that he was incredibly hot, but I quickly wiped off the thought, as the image of Eric flickered in my head.

“Where is Eric?” I asked as I rubbed my hands on my arms.

“He went out, but he will be here soon.” He replied with his gaze still at me.

Slowly, I took a sharp breath as I felt my body freezing, “I think I’m really sick, I need to see the doctor.” I murmured as I shivered with cold.

“I’ll call Eric, give me a minute.” he muttered, and went for his phone in his pocket.

He took it out, dialed a number and placed the phone on his ear.

I noticed he removed the phone from his ear, dialed the number again, but this time he sighed heavily. “He isn’t picking up.” he murmured as he tapped the phone on his right palm.

With a panting breath, I closed my eyes and relaxed on the couch while I sucked in a deep breath. “I’m freezing.” I murmured with shaking teeth.

Quickly, Liam hurried to me and gave me a tight hug.

While in his embrace, I felt warm, but I was still cold, and it felt like I was covered in ice.

My whole body was shivering with cold, I felt my teeth getting stiff and the air I breathed out was freezing.

“I think I’m going to die.” I murmured as I felt my eyes closing.

“Nothing is gonna happen to you, definitely not when I’m here.” With those words, he moved away from me, stared at me for a while, deliberating on what to do.

Quickly, he unbuttoned his shirt and took it off, placed it on the bed, walked to me and stood before me. He was beautifully and manly built.

His chest was a bit hairy, and I also noticed there was a tattoo on his left chest, which I couldn’t read because it wasn’t written in English.

When I realized I was staring at him, I gulped and looked away as I rubbed my two palms together.

“Why are you shirtless?” I asked as I shivered in the cold.

“I want to help you, if you will allow me to,” he whispered. With those words, he took my two hands and pulled me out of the couch. “What are you trying to do.” I asked and stood a few steps away from him. “Relax, I won’t do anything to you, I don’t want Eric coming for my head.” he gave a mirthless laugh before placing my two hands on his shoulders.

“Relax, how do you feel?” he asked.

“A bit warm.” I replied truthfully.

“Good,” he muttered, and took hold of my waist.

“What are you doing?” I asked in a shaking voice.

“Relax,” he whimpered and placed my head on his chest. “Close your eyes,” he mumbled into my ear.

Obediently, I closed my eyes and felt a different kind of warmth envelop my entire body. My body was becoming warmer, but just then the thought of Eric flickered in my head, which made me uncomfortable in his arms.

Quickly, I pulled away from him, and took few steps away. “I’ll go back to my room.” saying those words, I rushed out of the room as I heard him calling my name, but I ignored him and scrambled into my room.

I got into my room, closed the door and placed my back on the door with panting breath. I breathed in and out as I felt the warmth in my body leaving me.

With trembling feet, I went to the closet, took out two more jackets and put them on. I walked to the heater, increased the degree, and with heavy feet walked back to the bed. With a throaty groan, I lay on the bed, pulled the blanket over my face and forced myself to sleep, but it wasn’t helping.

“Eric.” I called out in fear because all this was strange to me. Never in my life have I felt such cold, it felt like I was being put in a freezer filled with ice. “Please save me.” I whispered as I fell asleep.

Eric’s POV

“And what are you doing here?” dad asked as he sat on the bed.

Hearing the tone of his voice, I sighed in relief and stepped away from the door. I walked to his side of the bed, placed my left hand on his forehead, and realized his temperature was okay.

“Thank goddess,” I murmured to myself as I took the seat beside him. “What happened?” I asked, “Nothing, I just woke up and found myself in the hospital.” he explained angrily.

I sighed in relief and relaxed on the seat as I rubbed my hand on my forehead.

“I’ve already called for a healer, don’t worry, I will be fine.” dad assured me and placed his hand on my left shoulder.

I stared at him for a while and nervously took my gaze away from him. “You look so scared and tired, what’s wrong?” dad asked as he fixed his gaze on me.

“Nothing dad.” I replied and massaged my eyes tiredly,

“You are not fine, I hope it’s something you can handle.” Dad tapped my shoulder before taking his hand off. “You are alpha Eric, you can handle any problem that comes your way, you are my son, and I’m so proud of you, now if you may excuse me I want to take a rest.” he flashed me a weak smile, lay on the bed and closed his eyes.

I stared at dad for a while, making sure he was okay, before leaving my seat.

I left the room and met one of dad’s men at the entrance. “Call me if anything happens.”

“Roger that Alpha.”

“Thank you and….” before I could complete my words, I felt a cold shiver run down my spine, but it vanished.

“Mate distressed.” My wolf announced. “Victoria.” I growled as I searched my pocket for my phone, but it wasn’t with me.

“Shit.” I muttered and walked faster to my car. When I opened it, I saw my phone on the passenger’s seat. Quickly, I went for it and saw six missed calls from Liam.

“Shit.” I yelled and started the car.

Nervously, I drove out of the hospital, drove at high speed and luckily the hospital wasn’t far from home.

I drove into the house, jumped out of the car and rushed into the sitting room. The moment I got into the sitting room, I saw Liam in the sitting room, walking around with his hands in his pockets.

“Why the fuck were you not picking up?” he yelled.

“I left my phone in the car, where is Victoria?” I asked as I stared around.

“She is upstairs in her room, and I think she is receiving the signs. You have to do something.”

Quickly, I climbed the stairs, opened the door of her room and went in.

The moment I got in, I noticed how heated the room was. I went to the heater, checked it and saw that it was at the highest degree.

“Victoria.” I called out when I saw her in bed, covered with a blanket.

“Victoria.” I called out her name and hurried to the bed. I took off the blanket from her and noticed she was freezing.

“You are finally here.” she murmured with shivering teeth.

“I’m so sorry.” I apologized and placed a kiss on her forehead.

“I think I’m gonna die.” she whimpered as she sucked a deep breath.

“No you won’t.” I assured her and went for the heater. I put it off and moved to her side of the bed.

“What is wrong with me, she asked while trying to steal a glimpse of me. “Nothing, it’s just the effect of the medication you’ve been taking.” I lied, I can’t see myself telling her the truth.

“I’ll keep you warm,” I assured her, and began taking off my clothes.

I watched her stare at me, and I knew she wanted to say something, but she was too weak to even speak.

I took off my shirt, my shoes and lastly my jeans, leaving me with just my underwear.

I climbed on the bed and pulled her to myself, making sure I squeezed her in my arms.

I heard her exclaimed in relief before she closed her eyes. “Take a deep breath and everything will be fine.” I whispered into her ears while I ran my fingers through her hair.

I felt her tensed muscles relax while she slowly breathed in and out in my arms.

She stayed in my arms for a while, with none of us saying a word. I ran my fingers through her hair and wondered what I would say to her the day after tomorrow.

Two days from now there should be a full moon and Victoria will be in her heat period. I was worried about what I would say and do to her.

I know when it gets to her heat period, she will have the desire to have me, but then she might not be able to withstand the pressure.

“Thank you.” I heard a weak whisper beneath me.

“It’s okay, just go to sleep.” I placed a kiss on her forehead and kept running my fingers in her hair. She nodded her head to my words and relaxed in my arms while I kept stroking her hair until she fell asleep.

Gently, I pulled her away from me and lay her properly on the bed. I touched her body and sighed in relief when I noticed her temperature was back to normal.

I covered her properly and left the bed, went for my clothes and picked up only my Jean, put it on and sat on the couch opposite her as I continued staring at her.

Some parts of her hair were covering her face, preventing me from seeing her face properly.

I saw her pull the blanket more on her body and go back to sleep. With my eyes fixed on her, I ran my fingers through my hair and went into deep thoughts.

Two days from now it’s going to be a full moon and Victoria knows absolutely nothing about it.

Frustrated, I took a deep breath and could perceive her fascinating scent. The closer the full moon, the more her scent becomes enticing to me.

It took everything in me to hold myself when she was in my arms because I wanted to avoid scaring her or making her uncomfortable.

My gaze was still fixed on her when I heard my phone ringing. Quick, I went for it, so it wouldn’t wake her up. I checked the caller and saw that it was Sophie calling. As much as I wanted to pick up her call, I just couldn’t pick it up in a room with Victoria because I wanted to avoid making a mistake by allowing her to overhear the conversation.

With a sigh, I ended the call and put my phone on silent. My arms were folded around my chest as I continued watching her, making sure she was okay, but then my phone beeped, indicating I had a notification.