Mated To Alpha Gregory

Lilith’s POV

A flame suddenly came on and I saw his face.

Goosebumps rushed all over my body at once as I got up, trying to hide myself from his prying eyes.

I wanted to leave the room but stopped as I heard the deep voice of my attacker groaning and cursing outside. He sounded really furious, there was no telling what he would do to me if he caught me.

Electric shivers ran through my spine as I heard Ben’s feet move behind me. I was so scared and ashamed to turn- to see his face.

He was now very close and I shut my eyes. It came as a surprise, however, when I felt something move upon my skin. I opened my eyes and saw that he covered me with a cloth before walking back to his bed.

I felt cold and began to shiver.

“He won’t stop till he finds you, but he will leave soon because the guards will soon be awake. Stay here till then to protect yourself, but leave if you think you can face him.”

All I did was look at him, so I didn’t know what to say.

“As for Ronan, he can take care of himself, the assassin won’t harm him.”

He stared at me with a knowing look in his eyes and a smirk on his lips.

“H… how did you know about Ronan? How did you know about the assassin? And why were there no guards guarding your room?”

“Are you here to argue and ask me silly questions or worry about your safety?”

“I am here because I needed somewhere to hide. Don’t think I’ll ever come here on my own!”

“You should reduce your tone, you wouldn’t want him finding you here, would you?”

I breathed heavily and sank to the floor once more, hugging my legs. Calmly, I decided to ask him my questions again, hopefully he would answer.

“Why are you helping me, Ben?”

He laughed. “I’m not helping you, you came into my room on your own, remember?”

“But you could easily throw me out, as a way of getting back at Adams.”

His eyes darkened as I mentioned Adams’ name. “I have an issue with Adams, not you.”

I didn’t expect that reply, but I felt relieved to hear it from him. We both sat in silence for a while before I popped another question his way. “Did you do it?”

“Do what?”

“Hire the assassin to kill Adams?

He didn’t reply. Rather, he kept staring at the bed where he sat on.

“Answer me Ben? Did you do it?”

The surrounding air suddenly became tense as I concentrated on him, waiting for an answer.

“Do you think I did it?” He replied, staring at me.

“I am not sure of what to think right now, everything seems messed up, and I can’t even get myself to think straight.” I grabbed my head with my hands and shut my eyes, as a lot of confused thoughts ran through it.

“How was Ronan able to get up on his feet in such a very short period of time? I thought he was seriously injured.”

I raised up my head, staring at him. He was trying to put me in a difficult spot, knowing fully well that I might not be able to defend myself.

“I don’t know, it was probably a miracle. I’m as surprised as you are?”

“Really? Why keep it a secret then?”Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

His gaze lingered on me as if he was trying to see my thoughts through my eyes. Unable to find a suitable answer to his question, I took my eyes away and faced the ground.

We both sat in silence as time went by, lost in our thoughts.

We soon heard the running of feet and we both got up. The guards were up, and the assassin should have left the mansion by now in order not to get caught.

I proceeded to open the door when Ben stopped me. “Don’t go out… not yet.”

“And why should I stay here any longer? The assassin has gone, and I’m safe now.”

“Okay,” he said, sitting down. “Please yourself. I wonder what the guard outside will think when they see their Luna coming out of the room of Alpha’s brother, who is also his rival and prisoner… naked.”

The severity of his words dawned on me and I moved back as he stood up from the bed to open the door. His body grazed my hands as he stepped out, and I felt a chill settle in my body.

I heard him speak to the guards, telling them to go a particular way. They moved there in an instant, and he returned into the room.

“They’ve gone, but you need to hurry.”

Since I would just be going to my room, which was some distance away, what was the hurry for? I ignored him and moved steadily across the passage, careful not to make a sound.

“I doubt if Adams will return tonight, there’s so much you have to worry about.”

I stopped in my tracks as I heard him say those words. Why would Adams not return? What else do I have to worry about? Before I could turn back to ask him these questions, he had gone back into the room, and he had bolted the door from behind.

Scared, I ran as fast as possible to my room, to change into something more appropriate. I wore a short gown from the wardrobe and a pair of shorts I found on the bed.

If Adams was in trouble, I had to go and help him. But, there was something I had to do.

I ran out of the room after and checked on Ronan. Opening the door, I saw him on the bed, fast asleep. It put my mind at rest as I closed it back and proceeded down the stairs.

I walked down the long roll of occupied cells and got to one which was guarded specially by two guards. The door was made up of thick iron steel so it was impossible to see if someone was inside.

“I would like to see the prisoner, I told the guards and they let me. As I opened the door, my heartbeat increased. The moment the door swung open, a confused look stretched across my face as I saw the same man who had attacked me earlier, sleeping in the bed.

He looked from me to the guards, terror visible in his eyes. I walked closer to get a better look at him. It came as a shock, but when some distance away from him, I saw his face-bare. He didn’t have any marks.