Alpha Damien's Trouble Maker (by Ruby Anne) novel Chapter 165

Chapter 165

Selene

Alpha Damien stood in front of me, tall and unmoving, his crimon eyes so emotionless that they almost looked empty, as if nothing in this world could stir even the slightest ripple within them.

Despite that cold vacancy, his face alone was enough to put every other man in this territory to shame, and 1 almon pitied them for having to exist in the same era as him. It felt as though the Moon Goddess had taken her time crafting him, carefully selecting every trait other men would kill for and placing them all into one single being He was not only devastatingly handsome in a way that bordered on godly, but he also carried himself with the quiet, suffocating autorty od a true Alpha, the kind who could make warriors lower their heads and strong women drop to their knees with nothing more than a glance.

To put it simply, Alpha Damien was perfect.

So perfect that I found it difficult to look away from him.

If he had not been an Alpha, if he had not been this untouchable demon of the West, I might have already dragged him into my own bed and made him serve at my bedside just for my personal satisfaction. I had always had a weakness for beautiful men, especially those who looked like they belonged in temples rather than battlefields, even if I never openly admitted it.

Perhaps after I settled everything with the Mooncrest Pack and reclaimed what was mine, I would build myself a small harem of stunning men who could keep me entertained on dull nights. The thought amused me more than it should have, and a smirk curved onto my lips before I could stop it.

However, the moment I lifted my gaze, I found Damien already looking at me with one dark eyebrow slightly raised, as though he could see straight through my skull and read every inappropriate thought passing through my mind.

My throat suddenly tightened, and I coughed lightly to cover the strange rush of heat creeping up my neck.

gods, what was wrong with me?

Why was I reacting like some foolish girl caught thinking about something indecent?

He continued to stare at me without blinking, and I forced a small, composed smile onto my face, though it felt stiff and unconvincing. Before I could think of something clever to say or do, Kauis suddenly stepped forward, turned, and dropped to his knees with a loud thud.

“Alpha, forgive me,” he said quickly, lowering his head.

Damien’s attention finally shifted away from me and down to Kauis, and he tilted his head slightly, his expression remaining calm and unreadable as he spoke in that deep, lazy voice of his. “Forgive you? You have done nothing that requires my forgiveness. You made a proposition, and I merely came to test i Is that not what you wanted? To be proven right?”

I blinked.

His words were brutal in their simplicity, yet he delivered them with such expression that one might almost start believing they were reasonable. After all, who would not want to be proven right?

Kauis swallowed visibly and forced a strained smile onto his face as he shook his head. “Of course not, my lord. I absolutely do not wish to be right. I was only speaking carelessly because that boy over there claimed that you were his big fish and that you would help him. I was merely trying to explain to him that such a thing was impossible.”

The room grew quiet again.

Damien’s crimson gaze slowly lifted from Kauis and shifted toward me, and with it, everyone else’s eyes followed.

Every single one of them looked at me.

I turned my head toward Kauis and rolled my eyes at him without the slightest bit of gratitude, silently cursing him for so shamelessly throwing me under the bus the moment the Alpha appeared.

Damien’s crimson gaze remained on me as he spoke in that low, unhurried voice of his. “I see. Then I am curious. How exactly do you intend to accomplish that?”

I held his gaze for a moment, and then a slow, cunning smile spread across my lips.

If he wanted to test me, then I would give him something worth watching.

I rose from the chair and began walking toward him, fully aware that every single pair of eyes in the room was following my movement as if they were witnessing someone calmly strolling toward execution. The guards stiffened, Kauis looked like he wanted to grab me and drag me back, and even Yara’s eyes sharpened with interest. I ignored them all and walked with confident steps until I stood directly in front of Alpha Damien.

He looked down at me, his expression unreadable, as though he were waiting to see what kind of foolishness I would dare attempt next.

I smiled, then I reached out and held onto his arm as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

“Baby,” I said sweetly, leaning slightly into him, “you’re finally back. Do you know how much I missed you, my Alpha?”

The entire room froze.

For a full second, there was absolute silence, as if the air itself had stopped moving. Even Damien stiffened ever so slightly, clearly not expecting that.

Behind me, someone muttered in disbelief, “Is he trying to commit suicide and chose this method?”

Another whispered, “I have no idea, but he is insane. He is definitely courting death.”

I ignored them.

Maybe they were right. Maybe I was courting death. But death and I were old acquaintances. It had tried to claim me ten times, and ten times I had clawed my way back to life. I no longer feared it, and I certainly did not fear the demon standing in front of me.

I focused only on Damien. His crimson eyes were locked onto mine, and I could have sworn something flickered in their depths, something sharp and dangerous and almost amused.

Encouraged, I pressed myself closer to him and softened my expression, forcing my voice into something almost pitiful.

Everyone froze.

Kauis stared at him as though he no longer recognized the man he had sworn loyalty to. “Alpha, I-”

“All right, that is enough,” Yara interrupted smoothly, though her eyes were gleaming with interest. She grabbed Kauis by the arm before he could protest further. “You heard him. Let’s go.”

Reluctantly, the others followed. The guards stepped out, Jason hesitated for half a second before bowing, and then the door closed with a soft but final click.

Silence settled in the room. I exhaled slowly in relief and loosened my hold on Damien before stepping back to look at him properly.

That was when I noticed it, his crimson eyes were no longer dull or empty.

They burned.

The air around us felt heavier. My instincts screamed at me to step back, and I was about to. But his hand shot out and wrapped around my waist, pulling me back against him before I could create even an inch of distance.

He held me there effortlessly.

His gaze dropped slowly, tracing from my eyes to my lips and then lower before rising again, and I noticed the subtle way he bit his lower lip as if restraining something.

“Running away already, little wolf?” he murmured, his voice lower than before. “That is disappointing.”

My pulse quickened.

“If you dare to claim me in front of everyone,” he continued, his grip tightening slightly, “then be good and you learn exactly what that claim costs.”

I opened my mouth to retort, to say it was all a misunderstanding and that I only wanted them to leave so we could talk about business, but I never got the chance.

His hand moved to the back of my neck, and in one smooth i

It was not gentle, nor hesitant.

His lips claimed mine with a depth that stole the breath from outside that closed door ceased to exist.