Protect Me Alpha King novel Chapter 10

The rogues continued firing at us while I rooted on the ground, shivering in fear. My blood went cold as one of the bullets passed through and hit the seat of the coach.

I shrieked. Breathing was labored.

"River! Do not panic or it will kill you!"

King Maxxwell continued protecting me even if it should never be the case. I should be the one protecting him! Not the other way around!

I glanced at him. His eyebrows met. His fist clenched.

My lips quivered, tears brimming in my eyes. "Your Highness, will we die now?" I whispered under my breath.

He looked at me and scoffed.

I shrieked again when another bullet grazed my skin and fell to the ground.

"No one is dying, River. You have to serve me, first in return for helping you. Stay here," he commanded.

Before he could go away, I grabbed his hand. I gasped when sparks flew between our connected hands. He gritted his teeth as he stared at it for a long time.

What. Just. Happened?

Confused, I pulled my hands and touched them. The alpha king felt it too, right? There was no way I was the only one who felt the spark. Right.

Whether he felt it or not, the alpha king did not comment on that.

Knowing there was far more important thing than the shared electricity between them, King Maxxwell said, "Fall on the ground. My warrior will help us."

"Where will you go, Your Highness?" I asked, my voice coated with worry for his safety.

"Outside. To kill them," he said nonchalantly.

My heart skipped a bit. As ungrateful as it sounded, I did not care what happened to him, outside. But if he died in my company, the people will blame me for not protecting my master. And if the alpha king died, the customs dictate that all the servants and horses will go along with him.

I shuddered at the thought. I did not want to die. Yet. I wanted to look for my parents.

“B-be careful, Your Highness. Your people are waiting for you.”

“You are not included, River?”

“I am included, Your Highness. I am your servant.” Out of courtesy, I muttered, "What if something happens to you, Your Highness? We can just stay here," I offered.

He scoffed. "Stay here and let the bullets enter our skulls? I would rather go outside and fight, River. An alpha king is never a coward. He will fight for his people."

Are the people worth it? I asked in my mind.

However, what he said hit a spot. If there was a coward between us, it was me for cowering in fear right now!

"But Your Highness…" I protested.

"Can you go outside and kill them for me, River? While I waited for you inside the coach?"

I shut my mouth.

I couldn't do that. I don't know how to fight and I couldn't even defend myself from the bullies.

When I did not answer, he said, "I know you are useless to me. I wonder what had gotten into me when I asked you to be my slave when in fact you cannot even fight."

I played with my hands. The gunshots continued. But it seemed like it was no longer directed to our carriage.

"Y-you can teach me, Your Highness. I can be your weapon."

"Are you sure about that? There is no turning back, River."

I gulped and stared into his eyes. "In return for something, Your Highness."

He cocked his eyebrows. "Do tell me."

"Marked me as yours."

His lips pressed into a thin line. "Such a topic needed a thorough conversation. We will talk about that later when we reach the palace." And with that, he jumped outside and shapeshifted into his dark wolf.

He was magnificent. Jealousy attacked my heart. If only I also had a wolf with me.

King Maxxwell reached the ground on all fours, looked at me, and howled. It was a long and soulful one as if his wolf was calling for me. As if it knew me for a long time.

I held my hand, wanting to reach his wolf, but put it down. If I had my wolf with me, it could communicate with the alpha king's wolf.

The dark wolf turned its back on me and went in the rogue's direction. The next thing I heard was the shouting of pain, of cries, followed by King Maxxwell's wolf growls. And everything went eerily still.

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