The Alpha Claimed Me Deeply novel Chapter 52

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Peter’s pov I watch her run away, her speed amicable. For a none werewolf, she was pretty fast. But that probably had to do with her knowing her life was in danger.

People tend to have a speed they usually never knew they were capable of until they get frightened.

She stumbles, falling to the ground. I reign in a snort.

Clumsy girl.

I watch her, suddenly intrigued when she stays down longer than necessary. My palms push on the bark of the tree as she finally gets to her feet, seeming to be contemplating before deciding on what course to take then, runs.

I take a step forward, stopping when she slows down to take a look back. I hide in the shadows, not wanting her to see me.

My eyes fall to where her eyes were fixed on and my eyebrows shoot up in shock. Is that what I think it is?

Wolfsbane?

That witch Malia was right. She was right about everything. About all the events that happened tonight. She was absolutely right.

Which meant she was probably right about Essi’s true intentions.

My wolf howled in my head in pain, knowing that our mate was deceiving us in the worst possible way.

I stiffen when the scent of a rogue reaches my nose. That thing wasn’t supposed to be here.

It bounds out of the shadows, its fur matted and its scent nasty. I could tell it was female due to its size. Its yellow eyes are beady as it stares at me.

It snarls knowing that it had breached a territory and I could have its head. But instead of coming towards me, it runs in the opposite direction, towards Aurora.

I don’t bother trying to catch it, in fact, it would be a good thing if it manages to catch Aurora and kill her.

Shaking my head a little, I step out of the shadows and strut over to the blooming flower. I stared at it, utterly shocked that I was face to face with one. It had been years since I last saw one.

Not since our council destroyed every single plant.

Who would’ve thought Aurora could create such a poisonous flower?

The girl never seemed intimidating. In fact, she had seemed practically useless. Until now.

Did Raphael know?

No. If he did, he would’ve surely used her already. I don’t think anyone knew, well anyone other than Malia and Essi.

Her name brought on a wave of pain. I didn’t want to think that she was using me to get to Aurora. I didn’t want to think that she wanted to destroy my kind……me.

Angered by my wave of thoughts, I pulled out the plant from the earth, my intention set on confronting Essi about all of this. I need to know the truth. I need to know if she was using me all along. If she never intended to ever make me mark her.

I walked into the mansion, my eyes scanning everywhere. I clenched my jaw when I saw Malia already standing beside a wall, leaning against it as she regarded me.

She must’ve already seen me coming because she didn’t look the least bit shocked to see me burst through the door. In fact, she looked like she was expecting me.

Her eyes fall to the plant and she smirks. “Did I not tell you?”

My canines throbbed as I pictured tearing off her neck. “Where is Essi?” I snarled. I needed to know if she was truly just using me.

But before Malia can answer, Essi comes downstairs in a blurry flash. Her fangs jutting out as she looks at me in annoyance. “I thought I told you to come back when you have her!” She ground out, but then her eyes sweep low and they widen.

I throw the wolfsbane at her feet. Her eyes follow the plant.

“What did you do?” She ground out, snapping her head up to glare at me.

“Found out why you were telling me to keep an eye out on Aurora. Why do you want the wolfsbane Essi? What are you going to use i t for?” I asked tightly. Her eyes flashed red.

Her long fingers grab around my neck so quickly that all I could let out was a breath before I am slammed to the wall. I hear the sound of wind before more than twenty vampires join us.

I looked down at my mate, not once seeing any other emotion than disgust. “You were using me,” I whispered, hurt that I would’ve left my pack for her. I didn’t care that it wasn’t common to be mated to a vampire. I had wanted her.

But she didn’t want me.

My wolf whines in my head.

Essi levels her head to a side and stares at me coldly. “You mutts have pin-size brains. Years I’ve been keeping a low profile, for years I stayed back, waiting for that dumb girl to grow up. I’ve waited too long. Too long to get my revenge. I’ll wait no longer. I refuse to wait any longer!” She snarled, black veins crawling on her neck to settle on her face.

She adds pressure to my neck until I was nearly choking. I looked around, too outnumbered. “Now. Tell. Me. Where. Is. She?” She gritted out every word with malice.

She moves the pressure of her hands a little so I’d be able to speak. “She escaped. She’s heading to Alpha Xavier’s territory.” I said i n one breath. With the look in her eye, she’d kill me if I didn’t speak, mate or not.

Her eyes flashed more. “Alpha Xavier! The most ruthless and cruel Alpha alive? You dumb mutt! How am I supposed to get her away from his clutches now?!”.

“You can’t” Malia suddenly speaks up.

I sweep my eyes over to her. She doesn’t look the least bit afraid.

Essi turns to her, her expression angered. “You saw something, didn’t you?! Tell me what you saw!” Essi snarls.

Malia doesn’t cower. “I saw your death.” She stated blandly. She then turns to me. “I saw his death.”

“And I saw the death of every vampire. Your clan, your people will die.” She stated. For someone who always cowered when Essi was near, as of now her posture was straight and unafraid.

Essi stiffens, her eyes blazing with rotten fury. “You knew this. You knew everything, didn’t you? You planned all of this!”

Without warning, Essi leaves my neck, her hands now around Malia’s neck. She doesn’t flinch just looks at Essi dead in the eye and said. “I have played my part. Everything I have planned is set. No matter what way you go, you’ll fail. She’s in the arms of her mate and he’ll fight demons if he has to for her. He’ll protect her. She has a pack now that will protect her. You’ll fail Essi. And I have won.”

Essi beyond furious at the witch’s words plunged her fangs into Malia’s neck who only gasped but made no effort to move as the vampire queen drank every last drop of her blood.

But before dying, Malia whispered.” You’ve already lost.”

I watch her body slump to the floor but Essi doesn’t stop there, she starts to tear off every limb of her body while snarling. “This ugly bitch. How dare she trick me! How dare she fool me! Traitor! Fucking traitor!”

I watch as everywhere tumed a bloody mess with Malia’s blood. When Essi seems to calm down, she doesn’t tum around to stare at me. No. She only murmurs coldly. “Kill him.”

Essi’s pov

I licked the blood off my fingers while staring at a dying Peter. His chest rise and fell as he fought to pull air into his lungs. I felt no remorse, no pain. I can’t feel that emotion again, not since one of those dogs killed my little brother.

“Well it was good while it lasted mutt. You fucked great. But all great things must come to an end. I’ll make it quick for you so it wouldn’t hurt anymore.” I said playfully and pushed my foot down on his neck until I heard the sickening crack.

Well, that was one distraction out of the way.

“What are we going to do now Essi? The girl has escaped Raphael and from what I’ve heard Alpha Xavier is ruthless and no one can hold a candle to him.” Rick says beside me.

I licked the blood off my fingers and removed my foot from Peter’s neck. Can’t say I won’t miss his warm cock.