Alpha Maseno

An unexplainable yet explainable feeling washed over me as I looked at the cute boy with ginger brown curly hair, milky white skin, and baby blue tears curled on my bed while looking at me.

The sight of white patches of dried tears stuck on the corners of his eyes made me feel like an invisible hand with long claw-like nails that had successfully pierced through my chest and grabbed my heart, squeezing and playing with it.

"Let me take you to Maria, please, Sony." I kneeled beside the bed and ran my fingers through his hair gently, trying to comfort him. The vulnerability in his eyes mirrored my own, and I couldn't bear to see him in pain. "She'll know what to do," I whispered softly, hoping that Maria, our trusted doctor and friend, could help him.

"No," he weakly protested, his voice barely a whisper. The fear in his eyes intensified as he clutched onto my hand. "You don't like women, Sen. She'll touch me because she will need to run some tests on me. Her scent will linger on me for a while, and you will." I pressed my index finger on his lips to silence him.

His words struck me like a dagger, and I felt my heart break even more. Even in that awful condition, where he needed doctor care as soon as possible, he was still looking out for me.

"Sony, please don't worry about me," I pleaded, my voice filled with concern. "I'll be fine. Right now, the most important thing is getting you the help you need."

"I'll wait for Doctor Kedeva." He squeezed my hand, a weak smile forming on his lips. "Just promise me that you won't go and ask Maria to come and help me," he whispered. I nodded, blinking the tears away that had been stinging my eyes for a while now.

"Wait for me here; I'll be right back." I reassured him, giving his hand a gentle squeeze before stepping out of the room. As I walked down the hallway, my mind raced with worry for Sony's well-being. I knew I had to find a way to get him the help he needed, even if it meant going against his wishes.

Sony was allergic to nuts, but the chef who made our dinner today wasn't aware of this. She was new anyway. None of us checked the food before eating, making sure that no nuts were added. Sony only took four spoonfuls of his food before he started clutching his chest.

Panick washed over me with the thought that I might lose him, clouding my head. I inspected the food and summoned the chef, who ended up confessing that she had added nuts to the food. My wolf growled, and if it were not for Sony's weak whimphers and pleas asking me to let go of the chef who was then hanging in the air, my hands tight around her neck, I would have killed her.

I carried him upstairs and grabbed his inhaler, which helped him a little bit because he started crying and gasping for breath after a few minutes.

I had called Doctor Kedeva so many times and visited his room and office more than ten times already, but he was nowhere to be found. I asked the guard at the gate if he had seen him leaving, but he admitted seeing a car leaving, but he had no idea if it was Kedeva or not.

"Forgive me, Sony. But I'll be bringing Maria to you." I whirled, even though I knew he couldn't hear me, and strode toward Maria's room. Before I could knock at her door, orange lights flashed through the open windows of the hallway.

My sharp ears picked up the soft sound of a running engine from afar. I took in a deep breath as I let Doctor Kedeva's scent fill my lungs.

"Son of a bitch." I muttered under my breath while a sigh of relief escaped my lips. I practically ran out of the house and into the night, following the sound of the engine. I reached the source and saw Doctor Kedeva's car outside the gate, approaching.

"Open the gate for him," I asked the guard, who, in return, looked at me with furrowed brows instead of taking the order. I couldn't blame him, though; no one could hear the car's soft-running engine unless they possessed power like mine.

Being a Lycan, I not only had sharp eyesight that could see through thick darkness, but I could pick up any smell or hear anything, even if it was still miles away.

"Doctor Kedeva is approaching; open the gate for him." I said it firmly, emphasizing the urgency in my voice. The guard hesitated for a moment before finally nodding and reaching for the gate controls. The car drew closer, and I sensed the increased thumps in my heart.

I was happy that Sony could finally get a treat and mad at Kedeva at the same time. He knew how important he was at the pack and that he was supposed to be there twenty-fifth, but he still went out even without informing me.

He parked his car in the garage and came out. Instead of walking to me and asking what was going on, he froze, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. It was visible in his eyes that he wasn't expecting to find me there.

"Doctor Kedeva," I called, but he remained still. I could sense a mixture of guilt and fear in his body language. It was clear that I had caught him off guard, and he was unsure of how to respond.

I saw the internal struggle playing on his face as I took large strides toward him, leaving me curious about what had transpired when he left. I didn't bother to ask him, though. I made a mental note that I would question him after he was done treating my Sony.

"Doctor Kedeva." I tapped his shoulder gently, trying to get his attention. He turned to face me, his eyes filled with a mix of surprise and apprehension. I could tell that he was not expecting me to approach him. "I need your help, now!" His eyebrows furrowed in confusion, but he quickly composed himself and nodded. I could sense his hesitation, but I knew that I had no choice but to trust him that he had done no mischief.

When he walked past me, motioning for me to follow him, I picked up a framilra scent lingering around him. I had smelled it before, but I couldn't quite place where. As we walked down the dimly lit hallway, my mind raced to figure out the connection between him and that familiar scent.

"You can have a sit." He said this while pointing at the empty chair in front of him. My brain snapped back at reality, and that was when I realized that I had followed his lead to his office instead of taking him to my room. "What do you need help with?" he asked, a faint scent of liquor flowing in the air when he opened his mouth to speak.

"Not me, but Sony. Follow me." I turned around and led him back down the dimly lit hallway toward my room. Although my head was screaming, Sony, I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something off about him. The familiar scent that my wolf had identified as belonging to an enemy increased.

"Go in there and take care of Sony." I pushed my bedroom door open and motioned for him to get in. He entered the room, and I couldn't help but notice the tension in his body language. His eyes darted around, scanning the surroundings with suspicion. Something about his demeanor made me uneasy, causing my instincts to go on high alert. I decided to stay close by, ready to intervene if necessary.

"Where are you going? Won't you stay in?" He asked when he saw me turning my back, going, and standing just outside the door. I narrowed my eyes at him, and he quickly changed the topic to "What's wrong with him?"

"He is sick. He ate nuts, and you know that he's allergic. Nothing should happen to him. I repeat, nothing." I replied firmly, my voice laced with concern. "I understand the severity of his allergy, and I won't let anything happen to him. I'm just keeping a watchful eye from here to make sure he's safe." With that, I continued to stand guard, ready to act if needed.

The enemy scent that Doctor Kedeba had carried with him was not only lingering around him. It kept on increasing, and I was sure that he had brought intruders with him. These people weren't just intruders, but emenies. Why he would do that was still unknown to me, but I dared not question him.

I crimped my eyes against the darkness as I searched for darting shadows. I have so many enemies whom I knew could take different shapes and forms so as to walk into my kingdom without me seeing them. They were always mistaken, though, because I always found them, even when perched on the walls like birds and lurking around like shadows.

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