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"What were you doing till now, huh? How could you do this, Curtis!?"
Curtis was linked with Lord Sahan with a blood bond that any danger or anger would summon and notify Curtis. However, he could only read and sense those two emotions, and somehow he failed to do anything to catch the culprit. The alpha was genuinely infuriated because someone dared to disobey and steal from him.
But what would happen when he came to know who would be wearing that very forbidden pink gown!?
"Master...I…"
Curtis 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 Curtis 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 Curtis 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, Curtis 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. Curtis 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 Curtis 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 castle 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.



“I just hope she is not wearing that dress or has stolen it. I would not be able to forgive her.”

The alpha mumbled to himself silently hoping that Lana was involved in all that mess either way. After all, the dress belonged to someone who was once dear to him but still deceived Sahan. That was why there were multiple emotions connected and associated with that pink gown and it was also the reason why he did not want anyone to come there.




He walked past that innocent maid’s dead body and stepped ahead of her torso. Sahan did not care for cleaning or removing the traces of his cruel killing. He had people to do that and the way it was obvious that his heart might have hardened upon the murders. Sahan did not feel immensely remorseful upon the whole thing but he did feel somewhere guilty for not controlling his rage.



The alpha cast a brief look at the woman’s body as he headed out of the bedchamber. He had to confirm that the dress was not with Lana and hoped genuinely that it would not be. Sahan could not bear anyone touching that gown let alone wearing it. That was the sole reason he wished to visit Lana before breakfast so he could rest assured that she was not involved in that mess.



His rage was now in control which made those smokey tentacles vanish into his back. Sahan growled as his canines shrank and his golden slit eyes returned normal. He did not wish to scare Lana with his partial wolf transformation, although it was another thing that he could not completely access his wolf anymore. The constant deteriorating health had prevented his access and mind established link with his wolf.



The alpha took bigger steps and headed towards Lana’s room, he was looking straight into the direction of his nose. The staff who came in his way immediately scattered upon seeing the alpha’s stern expression which indicated his anger. Sahan hurriedly marched towards Lana’s room while hoping for good and his assumptions to turn out to be wrong.

The staff members who were cleaning in the arcade became worried about the matter. Whereas two female members seemed happy about the whole thing. They exchanged glances with each other as the alpha walked past them while clenching his fingers into fists. The two women were perhaps involved in the theft of that pink gown which made them elated upon knowing that Lana would be kicked out.

Iit was obvious that whoever was involved in that matter had one motive, to make Lana leave the palace. It would not be a surprise if these two maids were also the cause for kicking out all those previous women who were brought to castle. Nonetheless, they grew closer to each other after the alpha marched by taking bigger steps and headed towards the bedchambers of Lana. He seemed to be angry over his beta too for not keeping an eye on the staff because that was also involved in Curtis’ duty.

It appeared that Lana had made enemies without even knowing, just because she was favoured by the alpha as he bought her. It enraged the female wolf staff members of castle even more when the alpha gave Lana a separate room. However, being bought with the status of sex slave their hatred and resentment towards Lana grew stronger.

They would do anything to kick her out of the castle, even if it meant sacrificing other’s innocent lives!