My Bestfriend Slipped Inside Me (An Alpha’s Secret) by Demiah13

Xade’s pov

I become solid stiff. Your mate. Your mate. Those words ring in my head over and over. How did he know? How did he figure it out?

Henry must have seen the gears in my head shifting and decided to answer my silent question. “No one can be fooled by the way you stared at her. The way you almost lost control,” he eyed me. “I guess you know the consequences of not being able to give in and mate with her fully since you took a while to notice I was close by.”

My jaw clenched and he looked at me in pity. “I guess you made the decision for her as well. This can be avoided you know, your death. If you just mark her.”

My claws pierce the skin of my palm and the warm blood dripped down to the forest floor. “I won’t risk it, there’s a good chance her body will reject it and she’ll die. I’m not risking her life just for my sake.”

He shook his head. “If you had not slept with her the bond wouldn’t have woken up and demanded you mate her fully. This is why your wolf is already dying so quickly, not being able to even be close to her is slowly killing him and it won’t take long until your human soul withers.”

I scowled, grounding my teeth. “Don’t you think I know that! But I won’t risk it, I won’t risk her.”

Henry sighed as if he was talking to a child. “I won’t force you, but if I were to bring this to Alister he will. He likes order and he rather save his people than see them die because of a human. If he knows-

Before I could think my fingers are around his neck, my claws digging into his skin and drawing out blood. Henry’s eyes widen a bit as I snarled in his face. “You won’t tell him a thing!”

I am bargaining with you kid.” He managed to pull my fingers off his neck and I am not surprised since my wolf

“I won’t just

have a good grip in you kid,” he coughed

and tell me why you want me to keep some girl in my house and what is she to

and began to speak. “Her father is a rogue we recently captured. Alister had him beheaded because he refused to cooperate and leave the packs alone. His daughter….we were to kill her too since she shares the same blood and is rumored to have helped her father in the

brows draw. “If she’s as bad as her father why do you want

chance like you got. I don’t believe she helped her father and in fact was perhaps

killer isn’t written on anyone’s face. This could be a mask. They like to play

She stayed in one very far away from him. The few children we were able to save from their slaughter…came to her and offered her water and bread. When they saw me they

Alister

be beheaded like her father to make sure we don’t

right, everyone deserves a second chance, however accepting a strange girl in my home wasn’t something

She’ll get a new identity etc, might even get her to join a

and his head tilted as he stared at the young girl sleeping soundly on the sofa. She seems to be around my

been