The Alpha's Omega Mate-Chapter 53: Heated.

~Dahlia’s POV~

More blinding pain slammed into my body, especially around my abdomen and pelvis, but between the haze of pain threatening to string life out of me, there was something else.

Something I have never felt before.

Something that sizzled and burned. Something that made me—for the first time—think I could crush Ms Jennifer under my boots like a fly.

Her teasing voice snapped me out of my reverie, and I looked up just in time to see her smirking down at me, her eyes alight with mischief... or maybe that was evil, the look in her eyes was a little more than mere mischief.

She spat; "For someone who carries herself with so much grace, you definitely have the strength of a two-year- old, Omega!"

I gritted my teeth, willing myself to ignore her, to pay no attention to her and her snarky remarks; but the more she smiled in my face, the more the anger spreading across my chest flared. I needed to leave this place.

I have to leave this place!

My eyes snagged on the door just then to see it still left open, easy for me to walk through, easy for me to pretend that this never happened. Anger clawed at my chest, and with it came desperation. In tears, I ran some of my fingers along the broken shards of glass on the floor, a few pieces pierced into my skin, drawing blood, but I paid no attention to the sharp pain it sent through my fingers as I dipped my fingers into the warm liquid—the spilled heat suppressants— and dipped it into my mouth.

"Eww!" Her voice came back, louder this time... more annoying. "Did you just eat from the floor like a damn dog? You’re more desperate than I thought!"

’A breath in. A breath out.’ I chanted in my head as I slowly rose to my feet.

My heat still flared with vengeance, but maybe it was the effects of the tiny drops of heat suppressants, I was able to ignore it. I bowed, dropping my gaze to the floor and murmured; "Your majesty, I’ll like to take my leave now."

Jennifer’s eyes widened at the tone of my voice. It was ice cold, dripping with disdain for her. In the blink of an eye, her hand connected with my face so hard that my head lolled to the side; And maybe that was the height of it. The final move that broke the camel’s back.

"HOW DARE YOU?!" She bellowed but instead of cowering like I usually would at the sound of her angered tone, I didn’t.

I snarled, my rage coming dangerously close to the surface, and with it momentarily blinding me, I charged at Ms Jennifer. My hands had just connected with her neck, ready to squeeze just as hard as she had slapped me when I felt a force yank me backwards so fast that I nearly toppled to the floor.

And I would have... if it wasn’t for the warm calloused hands that positioned itself on both sides of my waist, steadying me. I gasped.

A shiver ran through me as a familiar pleasure sent electricity running up my spine and I parted my lips to let out a whiff of air when dizzying pleasure slammed into my body like a freight train, only coming to settle at my core.

I glanced up, my pupils dilating when my eyes caught a rich shade of green staring back at me with scorching intensity and I darted out my tongue quickly to lick my suddenly dry lips. His eyes followed that action; And in embarrassment, I looked away, dropped my head and whispered;

"Alpha Zarek, good afternoon."

He didn’t respond, he didn’t even move but I could feel the anger radiating off of him in waves. Was he... was he mad at me?

I squeezed my eyes shut.

"What happened here?" A voice growled, and at first, I would’ve thought it was Alpha Zarek speaking but from how closely pressed I was against him, and how I didn’t get to feel the vibration in his chest as the words rumbled out, I knew he wasn’t and I twisted my head around just in time to see Beta Orion holding Ms Jennifer in a tight grip, mimicking the hold Alpha Zarek had on me.

And Ms Jennifer was glaring... she was glaring so hard at me.

"What happened here?!" Beta Orion snapped again, his voice sharper this time and I dropped my head in worry. Naturally, this was the part where she would tell him lies, where she would twist the story so bad, I would hardly remember it ever happening.

And she didn’t disappoint.

She seethed; "This Slave girl jumped at me after accusing me of taking her heat suppressants!"

At the sound of her shrill voice, Alpha Zarek’s hold on the small of my back tightened and in response, I bit down on my tongue. He was too close for comfort, and his hold was doing something to me that I couldn’t piece together.

I should be mad. Mad at Jennifer for bullying me and now lying against me, but with his body pressed against mine so tightly, I couldn’t bring myself to. I could only think of the feel of his toned hard muscles under my fingers, of his warmth, of the way his body seemed to fit perfectly into mine like a glove. The way his eyes and fingers lit my body on fire...

Damn these heat hormones!

I snapped my teeth together in a bid to focus and noticed just then that everyone was looking at me expectantly, as if waiting for me to say something.

Shit, I wasn’t paying attention. I didn’t even know what I was supposed to say!

My eyes found Alpha Zarek’s green ones pleadingly but when I remembered that he probably doesn’t even understand what the hell is happening here, I dropped my gaze and turned to Beta Orion.

"She’s lying." I said softly, my voice barely above a whisper. "Ms Jennifer picked on me for no reason and broke by heat suppressants too. I could not think straight due to pain and would’ve attacked her, despite knowing how weak I am compared to her if you hadn’t intervened."

"LIAR!"

"The goddess bear me witness that I am not lying against you!"

"Oh, come on!" She scoffed, rolling her eyes. "You peasants lie in the name of the goddess all the time!" She spat, causing me to stiffen at the very direct insult.

Alpha Zarek probably felt it too because his hold on me intensified. I had since calmed down but he still wouldn’t let go of me.

His hold was doing too much to me, making it impossible to concentrate. My core throbbed with desire just as my skin scorched with untamed passion. For a second, I was transported back to that evening in his study... the day he had ravaged my body like a monster, but had still not touched me in the way I wanted to be touched.

A blush spread across my face at the thought, tinting my cheeks and ears pink and I took a step forward, hoping to be let out of his hold but that was impossible as I was soon pulled back into his crushing arms.

My gaze lifted to his and in a whispered tone, I said to him; "Please let go, Alpha. I can stand just fine now."

He didn’t.

I vaguely felt Beta Orion’s eyes as it drilled into my skull from the side. I could even feel Ms Jennifer glaring daggers at me, and right now, I couldn’t ascertain if she was mad at me for almost attacking her or for being this close to the Alpha.

I bit my lower lip hard and tried again. "I don’t feel too good Alpha, please let me go."

"LIAR!" This time, it was Ms Jennifer’s voice that snapped at me. "You’re trying to pretend just to escape being questioned! You’re not in any form of pain!"

But I wasn’t lying. This close proximity with Alpha Zarek was weakening my defences, making my body too limp with each passing second. I was too overcome by pain... too horny that standing straight felt like a lot of work.

I groaned. "I’m not lying."

The men probably noticed the change in my voice because then Beta Orion’s eyes snapped to me, but before he could rush over, Alpha Zarek plucked me into his arms like I didn’t weigh anything and carried me bridal style out of the kitchen even as Ms Jennifer’s angered voice rang incessantly behind us.

She was seething with rage, letting off strings of profanities from her lips, but for the first time, none of those mattered to me. All that mattered was Alpha Zarek’s arms protectively wrapped around me as he led me away from her, whilst ignoring the curious stares from the other slaves.

All that mattered was the fact that now, he was marching to his chamber and not to the slaves’ quarters where he should be headed.

Maybe, I was meant to correct him, to show him the right way to my room seeing as he probably doesn’t remember, but I was tongue-tied. I didn’t.

And I let him take me wherever he intended to, only if it meant remaining in his cushiony arms, even if it was just for another second.