PROTECTOR OF THE ALPHA'S CURSED HEIR

Annie laughed and stepped forward "You're insane. I am human okay? I don't have claws or fangs or whatever sick fantasy you are spinning in that Crazy head of yours."

Alpha tightened his jaw "You are not human, you are not a witch and you are obviously not a werewolf. I can feel it. Your scent is different. I am not letting you go until I figure out what to do with you." He turned to leave her room.

Annie pulled up behind him. "You have no right. I need to..."

She heard the baby's voice again from within her. 

"He's right mummy. You are not human."

The baby's voice was faint and soft. Annie was shocked, clutching her belly "Did you hear that? 

"Hear what?" Alpha hadn't spoken. He watched her with curiosity and then Stepped towards her. 

Annie didn't answer. She held her belly with one hand, the other hand gripping the wall. The fear in her eyes was no longer directed at Him, it was inward, like she was trying to comprehend what was inside her.

He sensed the shift in her attitude. He took another step closer to her, his eyes narrowing, he held her wrist "What is it? What did you hear?"

"Don't touch me" Annie removed his hand. 

"Mommy, you have to stay. He is the only one who can protect us. You have to trust the Alpha." Annie instinctively knew she was safe around him.

"Are you the Alpha?" She stared into his eyes. 

He hesitated for a moment but said it calmly. "Yes, I'm the Alpha. You said you are human. How did you know that?" He watched her like she was a puzzle and a threat. 

"It's the baby. The baby said You are Alpha and that I can trust you." Annie sobbed. "What is happening to me?"

Alpha's gaze softened in a way he's never allowed anyone to see "The baby spoke to you?"

Annie nodded slowly. "I think so. I also heard it back at the hospital. It was coming out of me and it wasn't my voice."

The Alpha exhaled. Of all the strange things he had seen in his life-shape-shifting beasts, wolf pack wars and witches' curses, this was different. He lowered his voice and looked into her eyes. "Listen to me Annie, this child is not ordinary. It's special in ways you may not understand right but if this child trusts me, you should trust me and do as I say. I'll never let any harm come to either of you."

They were both silent and looking deep into each other's eyes. Then he looked away, composing himself again, commanding like a man hiding the softness he had just revealed. "You will stay here. I'll ask the maids to give you food and a change of clothes. I'll leave the door open trusting that you will not try to run away with our mysterious baby. Feel free to have a tour of the villa if you want, as long as you don't cross the gate." He left the room.

The house was quiet in the morning, and Annie woke up to the smell of rain. She left her room, gazing through the hallway barefoot. The mansion was enormous and reeked of luxury. Her curiosity led her to a half-closed door –the Alpha's study.

She didn't really mean to look but she did.

The sight of what she saw shocked her.

She saw Alpha Killian standing behind a woman, her black leather pants undone, her legs spread apart and her back arced over the table. The table shook softly as Alpha stroked her from behind. His breath came in a rough burst against her neck and she moaned in a soft low tone. Her hair was loose from Alpha's tight grip.

Annie stepped back, heart pounding and mouth wide open. The Alpha's broad back was turned towards her. His shirt was discarded somewhere on the floor. She stared a second longer, long enough to notice the control in his movement, the strange quiet authority that made even sex look like power. She slowly walked away before she would be noticed. 

Alpha, while he finished off on the woman, he held her for a calm moment and said her name. 

"Onika." 

He leaned back on his chair, half-dressed, sweat dripping down his chest. He watched her dress up.

Yes, Alpha " The room was silent except for the faint sound of Onika pulling her pants back on. Her body was full of scars– scars that held painful stories. They've had sex too many times. She didn't hide her body from him, She never did.

Alpha poured himself a glass of whisky "The baby inside her...it talks." he said quietly almost to himself. 

"Talks?" Onika sat on the edge of the table, adjusted her leather jacket and tied her hair back. She is calm, poised and her movements are soldier-like.

Alpha definitely is not going to repeat himself. He sipped his whisky. "Tighten security around her. No one– no one goes an inch near her without your clearance."

"You are worried," she said with unwavering certainty. 

Alpha looked away from her and fixed his gaze on the glass of whisky "I don't like it when you read me like that."

"You don't like that, I'm right. You've never had any weaknesses till now. She's your weakness " Onika stood up and backed away. "I'll see to the security, make sure she is safe."

"She's not just any kind of weakness, she is also a threat. I hate not knowing what's going on with her. Doctor Owen says her fucking blood is not human and he doesn't know what she is." he threw the glass cup of whisky on the wall and it shattered. 

Onika didn't blink. There is no softness in her only loyalty. She stepped closer to him "You are the Alpha. You've faced worse. You've tamed monsters. Built an empire. You are in control. Whatever this is, you'll handle it. You always do.

Alpha looked at her and said calmly "You could have had a different life, you know. 

"I did once." she said quietly " until your father destroyed my pack. I lost everything. You gave me a choice –revenge or purpose and I chose purpose."

He nodded "and you've never regretted it?"

"Regret is Luxury Alpha," she said, meeting his eyes. " You thought me better than that."

Years ago, Alpha Killian saved Onika from his father's wrath. When he rose to power she followed him, not as a lover, not as a slave but as his blade. When Alpha's curse began, and every woman who got pregnant with his child died, Onika took out her womb as an act of sexual service to the Alpha. She can never get pregnant or die from Alpha's cursed seed because she has no womb.

He didn't ask her to do it but she volunteered and since then, she had been his sex mate, his most loyal, most dangerous weapon. For two years, he had not been with any other woman sexually. 

Alpha exhaled deeply "You've given too much for me Onika. "

"I owe you my life." she smiled faintly "You got this Alpha. "

Alpha stood up and looked through the window in a silent moment. "You know she saw us right?"

Onika nodded "Yes I caught her scent too. She's a strong one." She stepped closer to the door and then turned to the Alpha "I'll see to her security. You should rest."

Alpha watched her leave and continued to stare into the air.