Page 58 of Her Destined Alpha (Alpha #3)

She looked at him, and I was sure they had just mind-linked. I didn’t question it, simply frowning slightly as I thought of Blake. I could relate a lot more to him now. Losing one’s mate… fuck, just the thought hurt.

“Well, you better go pack. It seems like you’re coming with,” I told Chris.

“Cool…” He sighed.

I really needed to speak to him and Raihana…

Delsanra

I splashed my face with water in the bathroom. I couldn’t deny the panic I was feeling at the thought of everyone seeing me. Meeting Rayhan’s mother… I was scared. I just didn’t want him to get hurt if she didn’t like me…

I had stopped by downstairs for a glass of water when I had heard the omegas whispering in the kitchen.

I was surprised that I could hear them from so far away; they were in an entirely different room with the door shut.

How good was werewolf hearing? I was surprised at how much I could hear despite not being a werewolf.

“The new Luna is extremely beautiful, but I wonder if Luna Maria will like her. She is human... and she has always said her son will have a strong Luna…”

Their voices echoed in my head repeatedly, and I closed my eyes, trying not to let their words get to me. Everything seemed to zone out, and I could hear my breathing.

Calm down, Del… breathe…

“I think the Luna will accept her; she loves Rayhan dearly.”

“That or she just won’t show Rayhan her dislike.”

I clutched my head. I had hurried back upstairs, but their voices had followed. Was this normal? How could I hear them in this huge, vast building?

I opened my eyes, gasping as I saw the flames that surrounded me, licking every inch of the marble walls.

The heat in the room was burning hot, but it didn’t affect me.

I looked at the mirror, gasping at my reflection.

My blue eyes glowed a deep reddish orange, the outline of my eyes dark black, as if I wore a thick layer of eyeliner, but it was the sharp teeth in my mouth that made my blood run cold.

I gasped, stumbling away from the reflection staring back at me. Despite the fear on my face, there was something more... something dark in the way my deep cherry lips seemed to curl upwards, that intense fire in my eyes...

What is this? What’s going on?

The flames were only getting hotter, and I ran my hand through my hair. I froze when I looked at my hands; my nails were longer and sharper.

No… no! What was this? Stop!

I looked at the flames that were only growing.

“Delsanra? Are you okay?”

The moment the door swung open, Rayhan stood there staring at me and then at the flames.

The confusion was clear in his blazing green eyes, but he rushed through the flames, pulling me into his arms. I gasped when his touch sent a shock through me.

Sparks and calmness rushed through me, and I felt soothed.

“Hey... calm down… reign it in, Kitten. Deep breaths and focus,” he whispered.

I did as he said and calmed myself, feeling the heat vanish from around us, but the smell of charred wood, metal, and smoke lingered.

I opened my eyes, turned my head and looked in the mirror. My blue eyes stared back at me, full of fear and confusion. I didn’t get it… this, whatever that was, was not from inside of me. I didn’t even feel it... it was not my powers…

“There’s something really wrong with me, Rayhan… that wasn’t me…” I whispered. He cupped my face, frowning.

“What do you mean?”

“I’m not using my powers… there are voices in my head... I know that werewolf hearing is amazing, but why can I hear the omegas all the way up here from the kitchen? Am I turning into one?”

“Hey, we’ll figure this out. I don’t think that’s anything you got from me.

.. the extent would have been just a slight increase in your hearing, even I can’t hear the omegas through a closed door; our walls are soundproof, and we can’t really turn people into werewolves,” he explained softly, kissing my forehead.

“Look, something happened last night when I marked you, and we will figure it out.”

“I… look what I’ve done…” I said, pulling away and looking around the ruined bathroom.

Strangely there was no smoke, just a burnt bathroom. I was a danger to be around... all I was doing was destroying everything…

“Hey, calm down. This is really no big deal. We’re werewolves; destroying, burning, and wrecking stuff is normal. I will get Lola to get someone to sort this out. When we come back, it’ll be perfect. Come on, Kitten, it’s going to be okay,” he promised, cupping my face and kissing me deeply.

My mind calmed down, and I clutched his shirt, kissing him back. He lifted me up, his hands cupping my thighs as I kissed him faster, my core throbbing. Before we could get any further, we heard a knock on the bedroom door.

“Guys! Shall we go? We will need to get ready once we get there, too!” Raihana called. I pulled away, gasping, and quickly jumped down.

“We should go,” I said, hurrying to the door only for him to grab my wrist and spin me back into his arms.

“We will, relax. Everything will be okay,” he repeated firmly. The confidence in his tone made me want to believe it. Had he not seen my eyes and teeth? Taking a deep breath, I looked up at him.

“Rayhan… did you see me?” I whispered. He raised an eyebrow, amused.

“Kitten, I have fangs, eyes that change colour, heck, I can turn into a huge wolf. Why would gorgeous eyes, some sexy little fangs, and claws on my kitty alarm me?”

I didn’t know if I should be insulted or not. I pouted as I glared up at him.

“I looked kind of creepy, actually,” I stated, looking at my acrylic nails that looked the same as before. How odd... I swore it seemed like they had grown and turned darker. Weird…

“Come on, my feisty little snowflake, let’s get this party over with so I can enjoy some of this,” he said, slapping my ass and making me jump.

“Rayhan!” I blushed.

“You mean yum-yum. Last night you referred to me as ‘Ray-Ray Yum-Yum with a sexy bum’.” He started laughing. Despite the way the sound of his voice made my stomach erupt with butterflies, his words mortified me.

Oh hell, did I actually say that? Major cringe!

He winked as he slid his arm around my waist, still chuckling as I refused to embarrass myself further, allowing him to lead me out of the bathroom... I took a deep breath.

Luna Maria, my next challenge… and needless to say, I was terrified.