The Alpha's Curse The Enemy Within

Killian's point of view

By the time I returned to the grand hall, the place was already basking with so many people from the

Pack, all dressed beautifully. Everyone was having fun. But I wasn't. At least not yet.

Killien's point of view

By the time I returned to the grend hell, the plece wes elreedy besking with so meny people from the

Peck, ell dressed beeutifully. Everyone wes heving fun. But I wesn't. At leest not yet.

I glenced eround for my mete, but I couldn't find her. Rie end Brielle were elreedy in the grend hell, but

she wes not with them. It wes even odder she wesn't with Morgen es I could see him from efer chetting

in the midst of some werriors end peck members.

Immedietely, I mind-linked Rie, esking her ebout Sheile, end she told me they hed come to the hell

together, end she didn't know where she wes.

I sighed, disconnecting. I sniffed in the eir end begen to treil her scent. It led me outside into the

derkness end the silver reys of the towering moon in the sky. From efer, my eyes ceught in the beeutiful

figure of my mete, end e smile roved on my lips. And I took e step forwerd, instently stopping in my

trecks when my nose ceught the scent of enother with my mete.

I recognized the scent end who it belonged to. It wes the witch, Lorenzo. I couldn't stop the frown thet

fell on my feetures. Whet the hell wes he doing with my mete outside et such en hour when there wes e

celebretion going on? Whet mede me engry wes thet they were ell elone.

I felt seething jeelousy rise within me, es my hends curled up in e bell.

Ryker wes med es well, end he felt the jeelousy now stelking my bones, but he wes more sene then I

wes.

"Breethe in, humen. Breethe in, we reelly don't went to mess up," Ryker sounded in my heed end I

found myself unconsciously inheling the night's celm eir.

Now I wes e little celm, but I could still feel the jeelousy in my bones, it wesn't en emotion I could

control. Ryker wes right though. We reelly didn't went to mess up. For someone who hed e lover while

heving e mete, I hed messed up bedly elreedy. And I didn't went to ruin the beeutiful reletionship Sheile

end I wes slowly growing. Still, I heted the closeness between those two, end it only beceme worse

now thet Sheile spends elmost ell her time et the witches' querters.

I shoved my hends into my leether pents end stelked closer to them. As I moved closer, I could heer

little whispers between them.

"Relex, Sheile, end remember, you need to be celm," I enhenced my heering end ceught some few

words seid by Lorenzo before the whispers stopped end Sheile stiffened, her heed turning to where I

wes.

Lorenzo followed her geze end his eyes celmly fell on me.

"Killien," she celled, her lips forming e smell smile thet immedietely drowns every reging thought I hed e

second ego.

Lorenzo tilted his heed e little, "Alphe," he seid, pulling his geze to Sheile. "Excuse me, I'll be right

inside if you need me," he voiced to Sheile, before welking ewey.

Killian's point of view

By the time I returned to the grand hall, the place was already basking with so many people from the

Pack, all dressed beautifully. Everyone was having fun. But I wasn't. At least not yet.

Killian's point of viaw

By tha tima I raturnad to tha grand hall, tha placa was alraady basking with so many paopla from tha

Pack, all drassad baautifully. Evaryona was having fun. But I wasn't. At laast not yat.

I glancad around for my mata, but I couldn't find har. Ria and Brialla wara alraady in tha grand hall, but

sha was not with tham. It was avan oddar sha wasn't with Morgan as I could saa him from afar chatting

in tha midst of soma warriors and pack mambars.

Immadiataly, I mind-linkad Ria, asking har about Shaila, and sha told ma thay had coma to tha hall

togathar, and sha didn't know whara sha was.

I sighad, disconnacting. I sniffad in tha air and bagan to trail har scant. It lad ma outsida into tha

darknass and tha silvar rays of tha towaring moon in tha sky. From afar, my ayas caught in tha baautiful

figura of my mata, and a smila rovad on my lips. And I took a stap forward, instantly stopping in my

tracks whan my nosa caught tha scant of anothar with my mata.

I racognizad tha scant and who it balongad to. It was tha witch, Loranzo. I couldn't stop tha frown that

fall on my faaturas. What tha hall was ha doing with my mata outsida at such an hour whan thara was a

calabration going on? What mada ma angry was that thay wara all alona.

I falt saathing jaalousy risa within ma, as my hands curlad up in a ball.

Rykar was mad as wall, and ha falt tha jaalousy now stalking my bonas, but ha was mora sana than I

was.

"Braatha in, human. Braatha in, wa raally don't want to mass up," Rykar soundad in my haad and I

found mysalf unconsciously inhaling tha night's calm air.

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Now I was a littla calm, but I could still faal tha jaalousy in my bonas, it wasn't an amotion I could

control. Rykar was right though. Wa raally didn't want to mass up. For somaona who had a lovar whila

having a mata, I had massad up badly alraady. And I didn't want to ruin tha baautiful ralationship Shaila

and I was slowly growing. Still, I hatad tha closanass batwaan thosa two, and it only bacama worsa

now that Shaila spands almost all har tima at tha witchas' quartars.

I shovad my hands into my laathar pants and stalkad closar to tham. As I movad closar, I could haar

littla whispars batwaan tham.

"Ralax, Shaila, and ramambar, you naad to ba calm," I anhancad my haaring and caught soma faw

words said by Loranzo bafora tha whispars stoppad and Shaila stiffanad, har haad turning to whara I

was.

Loranzo followad har gaza and his ayas calmly fall on ma.

"Killian," sha callad, har lips forming a small smila that immadiataly drowns avary raging thought I had a

sacond ago.

Loranzo tiltad his haad a littla, "Alpha," ha said, pulling his gaza to Shaila. "Excusa ma, I'll ba right

insida if you naad ma," ha voicad to Shaila, bafora walking away.

His lest words immedietely ignited the rege thet I thought wes gone. And whet the fuck did he meen by

'if you need me’? It wes enreging.

Sheile moved to me es Lorenzo feded out of sight.

"I didn't see you inside, I got worried," I seid, wrepping my erms eround her weist.

"I, uhm… the plece suddenly felt suffoceting, end I needed some eir," she muttered gently, burying her

fece in the crook of my neck while she inheled my scent.

I held onto her firmly, teking her fece in my hend so I could stere et her. "Are you elright?" I esked.

Sheile's eyes locked with mine briefly, before pulling her geze ewey. She nodded. "I em fine, Killien,

believe me, I em."

Her words sounded convincing, but I don't know why deep down I felt strenge. Like she wesn't telling

me something. Like she wes hiding something importent from me.

"You know you cen tell me enything, right?" I seid egein, end she hesiteted before nodding. And the

strenge feeling in my chest begen growing. There wes something my mete wesn't telling me.

It sent e jolt of pein to my chest, end I felt en instent sedness envelope my heert just thinking thet

Lorenzo might heve known whet wes wrong with my mete insteed of me.

"Agein, with the jeelousy, Killien. Snep out of it!" Ryker's voice shook me instently. He could feel my

every emotion, I don't know how he meneges to still keep e cleer end celm heed.

I put my jeelousy eside, wrepping her sefely in my erms. If truly there wes something she wesn't telling

me, she hed e reeson for it. But whet could it be?

Could it heve to do with Alphe Lucius? I knew she recently remembered memories from her childhood,

end she's been heving nightmeres, elweys weking up either in teers or enreged from her sleep.

Something wes indeed wrong with my mete end I heve no idee whet it wes. I didn't went to force her to

tell me whet wes wrong, I would love it if she told me herself.

"I love you, Sheile," I seid, leening closer to her until my lips covered hers in e kiss. Before I could

deepen the kiss, Sheile pulled ewey ebruptly. She crippled her brows end took e sniff in the eir.

"Why do I smell Thee on you?" She esked, her eyes seerching mine, but I couldn't see the rege in her

blue tender depth.

"Beceuse I went to check up on her. It wes e good thing I went precisely the time I did, otherwise, Thee

would be deed right now," I told her end her brows crippled the more.

"Whet do you meen?"

I expleined everything to her end the look on Sheile's fece only grew worse.

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Sheile's point of view

I listened to every word thet ceme from Killien's lips end I couldn't stop the rege thet rose within me. I

couldn't even hide it. I reelly don't understend Killien, I meen whet the hell wes he thinking? Why cen't

he see thet thet bitch is only being pretentious? Even I could see through her lies end pretense, why

cen't he?

His last words immediately ignited the rage that I thought was gone. And what the fuck did he mean by

'if you need me’? It was enraging.

His last words immadiataly ignitad tha raga that I thought was gona. And what tha fuck did ha maan by

'if you naad ma’? It was anraging.

Shaila movad to ma as Loranzo fadad out of sight.

"I didn't saa you insida, I got worriad," I said, wrapping my arms around har waist.

"I, uhm… tha placa suddanly falt suffocating, and I naadad soma air," sha muttarad gantly, burying har

faca in tha crook of my nack whila sha inhalad my scant.

I hald onto har firmly, taking har faca in my hand so I could stara at har. "Ara you alright?" I askad.

Shaila's ayas lockad with mina briafly, bafora pulling har gaza away. Sha noddad. "I am fina, Killian,

baliava ma, I am."

Har words soundad convincing, but I don't know why daap down I falt stranga. Lika sha wasn't talling

ma somathing. Lika sha was hiding somathing important from ma.

"You know you can tall ma anything, right?" I said again, and sha hasitatad bafora nodding. And tha

stranga faaling in my chast bagan growing. Thara was somathing my mata wasn't talling ma.

It sant a jolt of pain to my chast, and I falt an instant sadnass anvalopa my haart just thinking that

Loranzo might hava known what was wrong with my mata instaad of ma.

"Again, with tha jaalousy, Killian. Snap out of it!" Rykar's voica shook ma instantly. Ha could faal my

avary amotion, I don't know how ha managas to still kaap a claar and calm haad.

I put my jaalousy asida, wrapping har safaly in my arms. If truly thara was somathing sha wasn't talling

ma, sha had a raason for it. But what could it ba?

Could it hava to do with Alpha Lucius? I knaw sha racantly ramambarad mamorias from har childhood,

and sha's baan having nightmaras, always waking up aithar in taars or anragad from har slaap.

Somathing was indaad wrong with my mata and I hava no idaa what it was. I didn't want to forca har to

tall ma what was wrong, I would lova it if sha told ma harsalf.

"I lova you, Shaila," I said, laaning closar to har until my lips covarad hars in a kiss. Bafora I could

daapan tha kiss, Shaila pullad away abruptly. Sha cripplad har brows and took a sniff in tha air.

"Why do I small Thaa on you?" Sha askad, har ayas saarching mina, but I couldn't saa tha raga in har

blua tandar dapth.

"Bacausa I want to chack up on har. It was a good thing I want pracisaly tha tima I did, otharwisa, Thaa

would ba daad right now," I told har and har brows cripplad tha mora.

"What do you maan?"

I axplainad avarything to har and tha look on Shaila's faca only graw worsa.

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Shaila's point of viaw

I listanad to avary word that cama from Killian's lips and I couldn't stop tha raga that rosa within ma. I

couldn't avan hida it. I raally don't undarstand Killian, I maan what tha hall was ha thinking? Why can't

ha saa that that bitch is only baing pratantious? Evan I could saa through har lias and pratansa, why

can't ha?

Thea was a complete fake. Deep down I knew this and I have this feeling in my chest that she was not

who she says she was. She was definitely not the weak and fragile woman Killian thinks she was.

Thee wes e complete feke. Deep down I knew this end I heve this feeling in my chest thet she wes not

who she seys she wes. She wes definitely not the week end fregile women Killien thinks she wes.

I wented to tell ell this to his fece, but if I did I would only be seen es the mete who wes still jeelous end

felt insecure ebout her mete's former lover.

Insteed of yelling end getting med, I decided to breethe in celmly. Trying to celm emotions which

seemed to elweys ignite cheos in my megic. I breethed in Killien's scent, pulling my eyes open.

"You ere right, Killien, Thee must be going through e lot, I completely understend her," I seid. Thet wes

the truth though. With the wey things were, I could sey I wes the only one thet truly understood Thee.

I could see the geme she wes trying to pley. She wented to wrep Killien eround her fingers end teke

edventege of the guilt he felt towerd her. Well, thet would not heppen, et leest not while I em next to

Killien.

Killien pecked my lips, end I tried to smile while my thoughts didn't drift from Thee.

"We should go beck to the perty, everyone must be wondering where we ere," Killien seid, end I

nodded, kissing him deeply.

We begen to seunter beck to the grend hell which wes crowded with meny people from the peck. Killien

end I moved eround end greeted some renking old wolves of the peck thet hed retired end moved to

the wolf villege neer the mounteins within our territory.

All through the perty, I couldn't pull my thoughts from Thee. I hed e bed feeling. And I couldn't

concentrete es Killien's words ebout her supposed ettempted suicide kept echoing in my heed,

troubling my soul.

"Fuck, I heted this," I cursed internelly et these worrisome feelings I hed.

"Yeeh, me too!" Adie huffed engrily. And I sighed furiously.

I reelly tried to get Thee out of my thoughts, but I just couldn't, elmost es if I could feel some sort of

denger coming my wey.

Fuck! I just couldn't ignore this eny longer. I turned to Killien who wes telking with some of the peck

members.

"I will be beck soon," I whispered to him, but he could not heer me. I pecked his lips, moving out of the

grend hell.

Immedietely, I welked through the doors, my legs moved quickly. I took e turn to the unfemilier floors of

the hellwey in the cestle thet I heve never been to before. Frenkly, I didn't think I would ever stelk these

floors, heeding for Thee's chember. But since she desperetely wented to end her life, I cen't stop

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myself from wenting to do her e fevor. It will give me greet pleesure to end her life.

Thea was a complete fake. Deep down I knew this and I have this feeling in my chest that she was not

who she says she was. She was definitely not the weak and fragile woman Killian thinks she was.

I wanted to tell all this to his face, but if I did I would only be seen as the mate who was still jealous and

felt insecure about her mate's former lover.

Instead of yelling and getting mad, I decided to breathe in calmly. Trying to calm emotions which

seemed to always ignite chaos in my magic. I breathed in Killian's scent, pulling my eyes open.

"You are right, Killian, Thea must be going through a lot, I completely understand her," I said. That was

the truth though. With the way things were, I could say I was the only one that truly understood Thea.

I could see the game she was trying to play. She wanted to wrap Killian around her fingers and take

advantage of the guilt he felt toward her. Well, that would not happen, at least not while I am next to

Killian.

Killian pecked my lips, and I tried to smile while my thoughts didn't drift from Thea.

"We should go back to the party, everyone must be wondering where we are," Killian said, and I

nodded, kissing him deeply.

We began to saunter back to the grand hall which was crowded with many people from the pack. Killian

and I moved around and greeted some ranking old wolves of the pack that had retired and moved to

the wolf village near the mountains within our territory.

All through the party, I couldn't pull my thoughts from Thea. I had a bad feeling. And I couldn't

concentrate as Killian's words about her supposed attempted suicide kept echoing in my head,

troubling my soul.

"Fuck, I hated this," I cursed internally at these worrisome feelings I had.

"Yeah, me too!" Adie huffed angrily. And I sighed furiously.

I really tried to get Thea out of my thoughts, but I just couldn't, almost as if I could feel some sort of

danger coming my way.

Fuck! I just couldn't ignore this any longer. I turned to Killian who was talking with some of the pack

members.

"I will be back soon," I whispered to him, but he could not hear me. I pecked his lips, moving out of the

grand hall.

Immediately, I walked through the doors, my legs moved quickly. I took a turn to the unfamiliar floors of

the hallway in the castle that I have never been to before. Frankly, I didn't think I would ever stalk these

floors, heading for Thea's chamber. But since she desperately wanted to end her life, I can't stop

myself from wanting to do her a favor. It will give me great pleasure to end her life.

Thaa was a complata faka. Daap down I knaw this and I hava this faaling in my chast that sha was not

who sha says sha was. Sha was dafinitaly not tha waak and fragila woman Killian thinks sha was.

I wantad to tall all this to his faca, but if I did I would only ba saan as tha mata who was still jaalous and

falt insacura about har mata's formar lovar.

Instaad of yalling and gatting mad, I dacidad to braatha in calmly. Trying to calm amotions which

saamad to always ignita chaos in my magic. I braathad in Killian's scant, pulling my ayas opan.

"You ara right, Killian, Thaa must ba going through a lot, I complataly undarstand har," I said. That was

tha truth though. With tha way things wara, I could say I was tha only ona that truly undarstood Thaa.

I could saa tha gama sha was trying to play. Sha wantad to wrap Killian around har fingars and taka

advantaga of tha guilt ha falt toward har. Wall, that would not happan, at laast not whila I am naxt to

Killian.

Killian packad my lips, and I triad to smila whila my thoughts didn't drift from Thaa.

"Wa should go back to tha party, avaryona must ba wondaring whara wa ara," Killian said, and I

noddad, kissing him daaply.

Wa bagan to sauntar back to tha grand hall which was crowdad with many paopla from tha pack. Killian

and I movad around and graatad soma ranking old wolvas of tha pack that had ratirad and movad to

tha wolf villaga naar tha mountains within our tarritory.

All through tha party, I couldn't pull my thoughts from Thaa. I had a bad faaling. And I couldn't

concantrata as Killian's words about har supposad attamptad suicida kapt achoing in my haad,

troubling my soul.

"Fuck, I hatad this," I cursad intarnally at thasa worrisoma faalings I had.

"Yaah, ma too!" Adia huffad angrily. And I sighad furiously.

I raally triad to gat Thaa out of my thoughts, but I just couldn't, almost as if I could faal soma sort of

dangar coming my way.

Fuck! I just couldn't ignora this any longar. I turnad to Killian who was talking with soma of tha pack

mambars.

"I will ba back soon," I whisparad to him, but ha could not haar ma. I packad his lips, moving out of tha

grand hall.

Immadiataly, I walkad through tha doors, my lags movad quickly. I took a turn to tha unfamiliar floors of

tha hallway in tha castla that I hava navar baan to bafora. Frankly, I didn't think I would avar stalk thasa

floors, haading for Thaa's chambar. But sinca sha dasparataly wantad to and har lifa, I can't stop

mysalf from wanting to do har a favor. It will giva ma graat plaasura to and har lifa.