Chapter 5 Six

Elise Pov

" You pathetic loser! Do you think you deserve the Alpha?" Lilith made her way towards me, pushing me roughly.

I embraced the pain that I had anticipated as Lilith pushed me aggressively. Wasn't it bad enough to be the centre of attention by being mated to the most ruthless yet eligible Alpha?

" What bad-"

I couldn't finish my mumbling when a scent rushed through my nose, my body weakening as it ravaged my very being. Instead of the pain, I felt giddy and tingling in-between my V-spot.

Damn!

My legs wobble as my eyes caught those hazel eyes drawing me deep, enveloping my senses. Yes, my senses including my fucking sexual sense!

Memories of the steamy night rushed through and I could swear my face would be as red as tomato.

" Easy, sugary. I wouldn't want my Luna to be in pain," that masculine voice rasped in my ears, making me blush even harder. I swear, I was already wetting my damn pants.

As the Alpha's protective arm held me tenderly, I couldn't bring myself to look at that face again.

" Alpha-"

" Call my name. Xander. Or better still, you can call me baby," His soothing voice cut me off.

I felt my face getting hotter as he said the last statement. How come I never realise devils never have shame? Wasn't he the most ruthless devil Alpha?

I swallowed hard, refusing to call his name or whatever he wished me to call him. Dude, these pack members' eyes were almost ripping my soul off. Can he just have pity on me?

" You are seducing the Alpha? Do you think you are the Luna?"

I was still trying to pass a pleading message to him when the air suddenly turned stiff at the words uttered by Lilith.

" Oh...she is not? Please, tell me who she is?" Alpha Xander asked, smiling faintly.

The pack members all shivered at the familiar smile. Who hasn't heard of the deadly faint smile of Alpha Xander? That was his signature of being extremely angry.

" Alpha, don't fall for her trick. She is a worthless, wolfless girl that brings disgrace to the pack. She can't possibly have a mate, let alone be mated as your Luna," Lilith berated, her eyes filled with venom. Why does she hate me so much?

" Oh, really? Then I must be wrong.." Alpha Xander responded as his eyes remained fixed on mine, his voice booming through the gathering.

My illusions seem to shatter alongside his words. I felt my heart pounding as I slowly realised it was all just my hallucination.

" Alpha, I-"

" You bitch! How dare you seduce the new Alpha?" Lilith's voice rang out, taking a step towards me as her eyes were filled with mockery.

I stood frozen, my stepsister's words cutting deep into my heart.

"You seduced him, didn't you? You threw yourself at him like the desperate little thing you are," she sneered.

I felt a lump form in my throat as I tried to defend myself. I couldn't bring myself to look at Alpha Xander. Why was everything falling apart?

"That's not true," I said, my voice shaking. "I didn't do anything."

Lilith's laughter filled the coronation ground and I could see the pack members sneering at me.

"Save it. Everyone saw the way you were staring at him when he mentioned the Luna position. You're just a pathetic wolfless human trying to get attention from the Alpha."

I felt tears prick at the corners of my eyes as I thought about everything, including last night. I wanted to hear Xander say something or perhaps reject me if possible yet all I could hear was the murmuring in the pack.

Alpha Xander was my second chance mate, and I thought he had accepted me. But now, I wasn't so sure.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

"Because you're a threat," she spat. "You're a nobody, and you're trying to steal the Alpha's attention. It's not going to work."

I felt a wave of sadness wash over me. I didn't want the Alpha's attention if he didn't truly want me. I wanted to reject him, to tell him that I didn't need him. But a part of me still longed for him, still wanted to be with him.

"I don't want him," I said, trying to convince myself more than my stepsister. "I don't need him."

But my stepsister just laughed again. " Of course, you don't need to want him. You're just a fool who doesn't deserve anyone," she said.

With Alpha Xander still looking at me, I let out a bitter laugh. I can't believe I got humiliated again and again by these people.

Lilith spat out again, " You think you can latch onto him after failing miserably with Jason? You are such a pathetic loser!"

" Failing miserably? Jason was my mate. You stole him..." I vented out, getting fed up.

" Your mate? How so when you don't even have a wolf? Even if you are a lycan, you still need your wolf to smell the mate bond. Stop being a pathetic loser!" Lilith mocked all over.

"Loser?" I asked, not believing Lilith's words.

I stole a glance at Jason. Even if he rejected me as his mate, shouldn't he clarify it? Shouldn't he tell the pack members that I wasn't lying?

" You pathetic-"

Before Lilith could say anything more, a loud painful growl filled the air and Lilith was flung to a nearby tree trunk.

" Too noisy. Take her away!" Alpha Xander's cold voice interrupted. Then he turned to the pack members, " Anyone against her being the luna?"

The crowd went silent, same as my troubling heart. Still wondering what Xander was up to, I felt my body drawing closer to his hard chest.

Alpha Xander drew me close to himself and without warning, he claimed my lips in front of the whole pack. His kisses rendered me breathless and wanting more. Didn't he hate me? He was clearly listening to Lilith's accusations, right?

I was still trying to wrap my mind around this rollercoaster feelings around Alpha Xander and his staggering behaviour when he whispered in my ears.

" Try calling him your mate again and I don't mind claiming you right here, sugary," he said, wearing a smirk.

Bastard! Yet I could do nothing. My body seemed to want more even as I tried hard not to glare at him.

" Be good. Let's do the rest in our chamber tonight," he whispered again.

Was this truly the ruthless alpha?