Louisa's POV
Even though they had already walked far away from me, I could hear clearly their voices.
"Now tell me, where's Kylo?" Alpha Titan asked.
"He's at Emerald Creek now," Lucas answered.
"You've sent my son out to Emerald Creek? Alpha Dire's territory?" he asked.
"Uh-huh." Lucas' voice sounded absent-minded.
"Under what capacity?" Alpha Titan frowned.
"Sightseeing," Lucas said.
Alpha Titan said, "You asked my son to go sightseeing while that fucking gigolo bringing in 5,000 soldiers from King's Royal Army to your base camp?"
"A grown-up man needs to take a break from time to time. All work no play makes Kylo a dull boy," Lucas said.
Alpha Titan asked, "And you're calling me here because...?"
"As you've just said, that fucking gigolo has brought 5,000 elite soldiers. I need your men," Lucas said.
"You're out of your mind. That fucking gigolo's my nephew!" Alpha Titan exclaimed.
Lucas said, "So kill him and apologize to your sister later. I'm sure she'll understand since, you know, she's already fucking dead."
"Fuck, Lucas. You're an asshole to get me involved into this kind of bullshit. You can't just walk around and fuck with people's lives like this."
"Apparently, I can. The war's coming and you've got to pick a side, T." Lucas' voice wasn't that serious, but it sounded extremely intimidating.
"Is that why you're keeping that hybrid nymph around? Have you made a deal with those vampires?" Alpha Titan asked.
"Forget about that fucking chick. She's nothing. Vincent's son is at my hand. As long as I keep it in that way, he and his kind won't interfere." Lucas stated in an a-matter-of-fact way.
Alpha Titan's voice turned cold, "And you're having my son at hand as well..."
Lucas continued, "Kylo's your bastard son, whom you have never officially acknowledged. So do me a favor, don't pretend to be a good father, and work with me. That fucking boy king is an unelected usurper, a fucking maniac. He systematically eliminated almost all of his right-hand men and generals after he got the throne. What makes you think that you'll be the exception? "
Alpha Titan was silent for a while and said, "You've got a handful of stuff, I'll give you that, kiddo. There'll be a time that you find out that you can't juggle them at the same time. "
Lucian said, "Alpha Titan, we're offering you a way out here and you know that we don't make a second offer. So my suggestion is, take it before it's too late."
"Fuck you, Lucian." Alpha Titan said, "This is all your fucking idea, isn't it? I've known Lucas all these years and he isn't able to come up with such a fucking twisted plan. You've been working for him too long and you fail to see his true evil face. He is no longer that fucking puppy-eyed boy that you saved from the dump site. Can't you fucking see that?! How many people have you had to kill before you realize that he's advancing to a future doom?"
Lucian responded in a plain voice, "Alpha Titan, my loyalty to my Alpha is beside the point. We're asking for your loyalty now."
Alpha Titan was silent for a while. Then, he said, "I'll help you to get through this one and I'm going back to Mareeba immediately... with my son. Take whatever you need. Kill whomever you want, I don't fucking give a damn. I want my son alive. Do you hear me?"
"Loud and clear, Alpha Titan," Lucian said.
"And I want that hybrid nymph as well." Alpha Titan added. "My son needs a breeder and a hybrid like her will be a perfect choice."
"She's yours, T," Lucas said in a cool voice to seal the deal.
"You haven't bargained. Not even once. That isn't like you." Alpha Titan said in a canny voice and paused a bit. "You're really going to kill everyone, aren't you? You're going to..."
Lucian interrupted him and said, "We've prepared some entertainment in the main tent for you, Alpha Titan. I'm sure you'll like it."
I covered my ears and stepped back.
I couldn't listen to what they were talking about anymore.
Lucas wanted to abandon me by trading me like a bargaining chip, just like what my father did.
My world started turning again. I felt something stuck in my chest and I had to cough it out.
I bent down and started to cough violently until I coughed out some dark and slimy liquid from my lungs.
Was it blood? Was it parts of my lungs? That was no longer my concern.
I wouldn't care if I coughed both of my lungs out.
This wasn't the life I wanted, being hated and sold to some random man... by my own mate.
The excruciating pain spread across my chest. I retched again. But this time, nothing but silent screaming came out of my mouth.
I wiped the bitter remaining fluid from the corner of my mouth and tried to stand up straight. But then, a sudden wave of dizziness hit my head. I lost consciousness for a brief moment before I fell to the ground.
Someone caught me in his arms. I lifted my head and saw Alpha Zackery's flawless face.
"Miss She-wolf, you look very pale. What happened?" He looked down at me and asked.
"Nothing... It's the heat..." I mumbled and struggled to stand on my own.
I certainly wouldn't tell him that his life was in danger. He was the King's cousin. I knew what it meant if he heard what Lucas had just said to Alpha Titan.
Lucas would be called a traitor and all the other Alphas in the Kingdom would unite and fight against him.
I couldn't afford to even think about the possibility of Lucas getting hurt.
"You look distracted again, little girl," Alpha Zackery said. "It seems that when you're with me, your mind is always somewhere else."
I lowered my head and bit my lips. I felt guilty that I couldn't let him know the truth.
Alpha Zackery lifted me up in one arm and tapped the other hand gently over my forehead.
"You're having a temperature. That isn't a good sign. Let's go back to the carriage and I'll let my physician check on you," he said.
"No," I tried to get away from him and said, "I don't need your fake kindness. Go away."
"Fake kindness?" Alpha Zackery looked confused and concerned at the same time. "What have you been through, little girl, to make you constantly question the motive of a decent man?"