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"Master...I…"
Markus could not even speak with the smokey tentacle coiled around his neck as the strong grip made him suffocated. The alpha stared straight in his eyes with his golden slit orbs glaring at his beta. His demanding voice turned into an echo of some demonic voice which made the beta Markus realise that he needed to calm Sahan.
The man choked and kept his emotions in check so his eyes would not turn glowing red as disobedience. After all, the beta was a hybrid, half werewolf and vampire and when either aroused or angry or even slightest fluctuation could cause his physical traits to change. And that was exactly what Markus was worried about because he did not wish to unintentionally disobey his master in any case for whatever reason.
A female servant suddenly appeared in the chamber to notify the alpha that Lana was ready to have breakfast with him. The door opened slightly ajar and the maid set one foot inside and just at that particular moment the alpha’s focus was diverted. Sahan sensed her emergence and within just the snap of fingers the maid’s body exploded and blood along with the flesh was everywhere.
Everything happened so quickly like a flash moment that the maid could not react or run for her life. The alpha’s smokey aura condensed a bit and coiled around the maid’s neck. While one other tentacle straightaway pierced through her chest which did not give her any chance to run to save her life. The feeble struggle sucked all the life out her body as the woman staggered and was slightly lifted up from the floor.
The grip around her neck became stronger and shrank till the maid could not breathe. It did not take any more moment that her eyes literally bulged out of her sockets and dangled on her face. Blood began to ooze out of her eyes as she continuously screamed on the top of her lungs and struggled to break free.
“How dare you!?"
The alpha was driven blind by rage as his canines grew longer and the dangerous aura around him intensified. Due to the distraction provided by the maid the alpha’s focus shifted from his beta towards the maid. The poor woman became the victim of alpha’s rage as the grip around the tentacle around her neck destroyed her veins and breathing passageway.
Her head burst making the flesh, blood and her brain smear around as it went flying. The alpha was done crushing the woman’s body and killing her to satiate his rage. When he was done Sahan withdrew his smokey tentacles, which were connected to his back and were floating around.
Before the alpha could turn around and confront his beta, Markus seized the opportunity provided by the distraction and vanished just as he had come. The alpha was left alone in the room with his breathing irregular and a pale complexion because his energy had been drained to a greater extent.




The alpha was left alone in the bedchamber of his favourite concubine, Sahan was still immersed in his own emotions and the feeling was overwhelming. He was unable to keep himself calm not knowing what he had just done to that innocent maid. The alpha was driven by rage and the way his mind was clouded with anger and the thought that somebody stole from him.



Sahan turned around and looked towards the roof as he inhaled deeply. The smell of blood filled his nostrils making sure that something terrible must have happened near him. The alpha’s eyes stopped glowing right golden as he tried to control his burning emotions. Sahan raked through his sleek hair as the bun loosened a bit while he breathed calmly but deeply.



It was the moment he looked around near him and noticed that his beta was gone. Markus had sneaked away when he got the chance making it obvious that the alpha was not in his right senses.

“Argh! I should have kept my energy and controlled my anger.”

Sahan mumbled to himself upon seeing the maid’s dead body with her torso having a huge hole in the middle.



It did not take any more moment for Sahan to figure out what must have happened because he was himself aware of the consequences of his anger. The alpha was well informed and aware how lethal his demonic curse could be which was inflicted over him by a coven of witches. He was sure what must have happened when he was with all those women who were not his mate.



When the alpha knew that the concubine who managed to win over his heart was not his mate he rage took over him. The whole feeling intensified and he himself killed that woman and threw her off the cliff. Nobody knew how that concubine won over him and made the alpha love her but her death certainly affected Sahan to a greater extent.



The alpha was unable to take any kind of liking towards anyone and being with that woman who was not his mate Sahan’ health deteriorated. His search for his mate grew faster and the desperation also increased with the gradual health issues. His beta was aware that being a hybrid and connected to his master due to the blood bond, if Sahan died then under the pact Markus would face death too.



Well, until his master would break the blood pact before dying.



“Tsk, who the heck can dare to steal from me!?”

Sahan was still thinking about that and the way he had to ensure that the culprit would get caught. The alpha knew where that person might have taken that dress but something was not confirmed whether some maid stole it or someone else did. He was aware that all the theft was a trap set for Lana and to make the alpha despise her even more.



It was the first time any such thing had happened, but it was still obvious for him to understand that every other suspicious thing that would happen now in Belle Morte will be related to Lana. There were people within those four walls who did not want her to stay there for long let alone capturing the alpha’s heart to begin with.