Killian growled. He knew that when greeting an alpha, he was supposed to smile and suppress his alpha vibes but not with Dominic. Never with him. Because unlike the others, Dominic had never suppressed his desires when it ca to Inez. Maybe it had sothing to do with the remnants of the mating bond, but the man looked at Inez as if she were the answer to all of his sufferings.
Like she was the one straw that could save him from drowning.
Inez glanced at Dominic, whose gaze was fixated on her, and she sucked in a breath. That gaze – she was all too familiar with it. It was filled with possessiveness and intense desires, a look that promised her that he was going to get her. It should have done sothing to her. Maybe knocked her down a little, but it didn’t.
Instead, she felt irritated and annoyed.
"Eyes up here, Alpha Cherith," said Killian. The man was smiling, but his eyes were flashing beast; his lycan was suppressing against his surface. Rumbles escaped his lips as he stared at the man who was eyeing his Inez. "You are talking to and not her."
Killian’s words were enough to make tension fizzle in the space. Inez sucked in a breath as she noticed the two n glaring at one another. Even though they didn’t make a move to lunge at each other’s throats, Inez knew that they were imagining it. It was quite clear from the gaze with which they were looking at one another.
She swallowed and placed her hand on Killian’s back. She had noticed how female lycans cald down their mates, and even though Killian was not her mate, he had marked her even if temporarily. It should an sothing, right? She rubbed his back and at the sa ti dragged her nails down lightly—like she was scratching a pup on the back. Calmly.
Though Killian was still staring at Dominic as if he wished to rip him a new one, the rumbles within his chest stopped. He was eyeing Dominic as if he were worried that the man would try to make a move on Inez when he was not paying attention. And who was Inez to kid? That hardening gaze was enough proof that Dominic would certainly try it.
He didn’t know that she was who he was searching for, but his bond was ssing with his mind.
As for why he wouldn’t let go of the remnants, Inez couldn’t understand. He was quite glad to break the bond, wasn’t he? Then why did he have to hang onto the remnants? This confused Inez.
"I just wanted to talk with you, Alpha Sokolov," Dominic smiled and said to Killian. Inez didn’t know whether the man had decided that it was nothing but idiocy if he were to challenge Killian, who was the top predator. But the man stopped staring at her. Instead, he turned to look at Killian and spoke, "Did you find traces of the witches? I heard that you have been looking for them."
"Aren’t we all?" Killian’s voice was still strained with tension, but he still fell back. The two packs were the top packs of the city; they couldn’t go to war because of a woman, for if they did, then the council would certainly kill Inez. They wouldn’t want the peace they have worked so hard for to be ruined just because of a woman.
Inez knew this, and she was quite touched that Killian was trying his best to keep his temper in control for her safety.
"You an to say that you didn’t find any traces of them?" Dominic asked. His expression hardened.
"No. why? Did they piss you off too?" Killian asked as he cocked his head.
"You can say that," Dominic agreed, but he didn’t go into the details. His eyes glanced at Inez one more ti before he nodded stiffly and turned to walk away. The second he walked away, Killian tightened his hold on her waist and said to her, "Stay next to tonight. I don’t think that Dominic ca here just to attend the party. Alright?"
Inez nodded. She had seen to what level Dominic could stoop to if he wanted sothing.
She didn’t want a repetition of it to happen.
"Don’t worry; I will be on my guard," said Inez. "But I cannot stay with you; I need to be with Selene tonight, rember?"
"She has Laxus—"
"Laxus cannot step in matters that require female assistance," stated Inez in a clipped tone. She shot him an annoyed look and stated in a cold voice, "You cannot expect Laxus to wear a dress and quibble with a bunch of won if they shoot Selene harsh remarks, can you?"
For two seconds, Killian did entertain the thought, but when Inez gave him a look, he sighed and pulled his hand away. He said, "However, stay with Selene all the ti. If anything goes wrong, you know you need to use the pack bond." he tapped her on the forehead and said to her, "Don’t block it when you need it the most."
"Got it." Inez nodded. She turned on her feet and walked away without looking back at the one gaze that was locked on her back. She knew who it was even without looking back, but it was too late for them to exchange these gazes any longer.
Killian watched her leave before turning to look at Dominic, who was looking at Inez. His eyes darkened upon noticing the look in Dominic’s eyes.
"Kill." Nyx walked over just as Inez left. She was dressed in a pale blue gown and looked really pretty with her black hair tied up in a bun. She looked at Killian with a simpering smile and said to him, "Alpha Black is looking for you. He says that he wants to discuss the alliance."
"What alliance?" Killian asked as he snapped his gaze away from Dominic.
"Oh you know the —"
BANG!
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