Mated to the Alpha: Sold to the King novel Chapter 61

Chapter 61: 0061

Kaelen POV

"Don’t you have unfinished business at the border that needs your immediate attention?" I asked.

My words hit their mark, causing Darius’s grin to falter for the briefest moment.

"No," he replied smoothly, finally dropping his arm from her shoulders. "I contacted the outpost captains an hour ago, and they said everything is completely under control."

Slowly, I stepped out from behind my desk and shook my head.

"Well, something came up at the last minute. As the Beta of this empire, you should go take a look yourself."

This time, his arrogant grin disappeared completely. His jaw tightened as he glared at me.

Seeing him finally snap out of his casual attitude made my lips curl into a small, victorious smirk.

But just when I thought I had completely won this round, Darius let out a long, heavy sigh.

"I guess I really do have to go," he said, turning toward Ella, who looked completely oblivious to the silent, suffocating war raging between the two of us.

His expression softened instantly.

"But thank the Moon Goddess you came by. I’ve been so restless about what happened last night. I felt like I needed to apologize again. It was just too improper of me."

Instantly, my brow furrowed in confusion.

Last night?

What the fuck happened last night?

I watched in real time as a deep shade of pink rushed up her neck and spread across her cheeks.

She looked completely flustered.

Her eyes darted away from Darius, and she shifted nervously on her feet as though she desperately wanted the conversation to end.

"I’m really fine about it," she stammered softly. "It was clearly a mistake. There’s really no need to feel..."

"A mistake?" I cut in sharply. "What mistake?"

Darius’s smirk returned in full force.

Meanwhile, Ella opened her mouth, then immediately closed it again, looking completely trapped.

"Nothing, Alpha," she said quickly, her voice tight with panic. "It was just..."

"I walked in on her by accident," Darius interrupted smoothly.

The bastard made sure he was staring directly into my eyes when he delivered the blow.

"She had just gotten out of the shower."

For a moment, the entire room went silent.

Instantly, her eyes widened in pure horror, and she dropped her gaze to the floor.

Meanwhile, a violent buzzing filled my ears as my mind processed what Darius had just said.

I stared at him.

Then I stared at her.

The blush on her face deepened so dramatically that I didn’t need another word to know he was telling the truth.

The second the image clicked into place, Darius seeing her naked, seeing the body my wolf had been obsessing over all night, fury slammed into me so hard it nearly knocked the breath from my lungs.

"What?!" I barked.

The force of my voice made her flinch so hard her shoulders jerked, but Darius, of course, didn’t even budge.

"Don’t raise your voice," he said calmly, deliberately stepping closer to her as though shielding her from me. "Can’t you see you’re embarrassing her? It was my fault, not hers."

"Get out," I said coldly, the words vibrating with a lethal edge. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think.

I didn’t want to hear another word from him.

"Which one of us?" Darius asked.

Even now, standing on the very edge of completely losing my temper, he was still finding ways to get on my last nerve.

I drew in a deep breath, but it came out as a low, dangerous growl that seemed to vibrate through the office walls.

"Get out."

This time, Darius finally recognized the deadly shift in the atmosphere. Or maybe he simply didn’t care to push me any further.

Either way, he didn’t argue. He had already accomplished exactly what he wanted.

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