Found By The Lycan King novel Chapter 14

ALPHA XANDER'S POV

I’d just returned from my run, feeling slightly better than I did before I left. I was restless through most of it but once I shifted and found that harmony with the earth, everything felt better and I was able to think clearer.

I walk up the stairs, still trying to drag out my time before I get to work for the day. Daciana is at the top waiting for me, I groan lowly but don’t stop walking. She glares at me and opens her mouth to speak, I stop her with my hand raised and if looks could kill, I would have dropped dead.

There are a lot of things she hated and one of them was being cut off, especially when it is done to dismiss her. I love her but I don’t have the strength to deal with that, or her.

“I need to get ready for work, I’ll see you later.” I’m about a hundred meters away from her when I offer that explanation. She growls in a way that tells me it isn’t appreciated but what can I do?

My shower is quick and I dress simply in jeans and a plain t-shirt. Since I’ll be working from home, I don’t see the need in getting dressed up. I’m relieved when I don’t find Daciana waiting for me by my office. That is what she usually does after I dismiss her, she finds a way to make sure I listen to whatever she has to say, she also makes sure to do it in the most annoying way possible.

I start working in peace, ignoring the thoughts that keep pushing to the forefront of my mind. Most of them involve or are completely about Adriana, what I will do with her. If she is worth the trouble and why the hell my mate is a werewolf. Surely, the moon Goddess isn’t playing any games with me.

My thoughts drift to Donovan and it doesn’t matter how much I try to push them away, they still come back. I’d acted rash, but I couldn’t handle all the disrespectful things he was saying. As my friend, he gets away with a lot of things but he knows it is only because I allow it, I can easily change my mind about all of it.

“Xander,” a heavy sigh slips past my lips at the sound of the voice. I knew she wouldn’t let me have peace for long.

Daciana saunters into the room like she owns the place, she looks around the office with a visible frown before her unimpressed eyes land on me. I cock a brow when I see the filthy look she is throwing at me.

What is her problem? It is like everyone in my life just chose this time to be a pain in my ass. The fact that life is also giving me a short hand doesn't make it any better.

“I think you should let Adriana out of her room now, the punishment is enough.” She says not missing a beat. Her eyes are dark and though she isn’t outwardly daring me, there is defiance in her body language.

“I don’t think she is ready for that.” I tell her simply, using the same fran tone she did. She grumbles inaudibly, then shakes her head. She seems to work through some things mentally before nodding with a sigh. She leaves where she had been standing like someone told her if she walked any further into the room, she would burst into flames. She sits on one of the two visitors’ chairs in front of my desk and rests her back. She closes her eyes for a brief moment before opening it and fixing her dark eyed gaze on me.

“She made one mistake, I don’t even get what you’re upset about.” My teeth grind but I control myself and stop from saying anything that’ll anger her. “You’re just being difficult Xander and you know it.” She pushes, giving me an exasperated look. “Or is there something you’re not telling me?” her lips purse and she watches me with scrutiny. I don’t move or do anything, confident that she won’t find anything on my face. She doesn’t and she sits back with a sigh again.

“Normally, I mind my business when it comes to your leadership and your women,” the last word comes out with a bite. Though what she is saying is the truth, she minds her business more than any other sister in the world probably, and once she realized my women were never going to be permanent. She stopped bothering herself with them. I don’t even know why she’d taken interest in Adriana, seeing how when I invited her to go to the ball, she’d rejected the invitation and instead went out for a drink with a few humans that she mingles with.

“What you’re doing isn’t fair and I can’t sit back and let you destroy her or whatever. She is so sweet and she seems nice, please don’t ruin this Xander.” there is an air of frustration around her words. I don’t let it bother me that much but I'm aware I'm going to be thinking of how ‘sweet’ she is, except in a totally different context from what Daciana expects. “She isn’t like the rest of them, is she?” I shake my head no.

Hell no! Adriana is not and will not never be like the rest of them, not in the way that she thinks. There is no way she is joining my harem. I share that with others and just the thought of another man looking at her perfect body and face for more than a few seconds has my blood boiling, I can’t even picture it happening in real life. I know I’ll just tear that person into pieces.

“If there is something more, you can tell me. I’m worried about her,” she pleads with a resigned sigh.

I study my sister, looking like I’m considering what she said and I might actually indulge her, but I know I won't. She realizes that the first few seconds and her frown returns.

I rake my hands through my hair, still not saying anything of substance. I’m worried about a lot of things and if I honestly thought Daciana could help, I would have gone to her. I know she wants the best for me and she tries hard to give me good advice even when I don’t ask for it at times, or when I know I won’t use it. She has never given up on me and I’ll forever love her for it.

“Alex,” I ignore the pang that goes through my heart at the sound of ‘that’ name coming from her lips.