The Female Alpha’s Sanctuary

Chapter 52
“Alpha Locksworth, we thank you for coming here to talk about the situation with my daughter, Hestia. Alpha Crestfield, if you will, Alpha Walker still has yet to say his part.”
Benicio sounded relieved. I turned my attention back to Locksworth who was still looking at me. I was starting to feel self conscious from his gaze. Realizing now, just how weird it must’ve been to be staring at each other for almost a minute, I snapped myself out of my Raizel induced fascination. Clearing my throat, I looked back Benicio with narrowed eyes. Whatever the hell was going on, they could do without me. I already seemed to have expected too much of them. The most I could do now was wander around and see if I can catch anything here. That is, if I don’t get caught. I kept my eyes locked on the Beta who seemed very shifty from Locksworth’s presence.
I couldn’t blame him.
The Alpha’s presence behind me was so overwhelming I almost didn’t notice the man who stood behind him. Presumably, his Beta. A tall guy, slightly shorter than Locksworth with sandy blonde hair and brown eyes stood calmly by his side. I couldn’t detect any fleeting emotion from him but I could see the amusement in those eyes.
He and Noah would get along quite well.
I felt heat crawl up from my back. Heat from the smoldering gaze of the Alpha behind me chaining me to the ground I stood on. His attention initiated foreign sensations from puffing out inside me. My wolf purred, laying on her back with her paws outstretched. She was seriously confusing me. “I have no business here. If it isn’t pack related, I’m not interested.”
I reply sharply, not bothering to hide the venom lacing my words. I turn to leave, shooting them one last glare and strode my way to the door.

“I’ll have to second that. I didn’t come here to entertain your daughter’s delusion from three weeks ago, Dixon.”
I freeze. The deep, raspy rumble from his chest lured out ripples of shudders from me. Locksworth. directed his attention to Benicio. His eyes hardened, narrowing into slits as he released more of his dominance into the air. Most of the occupants in the room tensed.
My wolf barked, hungrily watching the ascending signs of a fight. She ruffled her fur out, eyes switching back and forth between the Alpha and our blood related father. I could feel her excitement trying to overrun my emotions into a high.
Benicio glared angrily at Locksworth. His wolf peeked out, eyes slowly inking red. The shaking fists at his side let everyone know of his arising temperament.
“Are you denying my daughter? Your mate?”
Alpha Locksworth rose a brow, amusement dancing in place with a hint of anger under those smoldering dark eyes. Though his expression was unchanging, the way his body stiffened said otherwise. He didn’t like the tone Benicio was giving him but he was quick to restrain the growl I knew was bubbling in the pit of his chest. His muscles were tight, itching to reach out and put the Beta threatening him in place.
“Frankly, yes. I’ll say this only once: she isn’t my mate, but she is a liar.”
His eyes drift to Hestia whose face is red. She looked embarrassed under his gaze, uncomfortably fidgeting in her stance. With her eyes glued the floor, she slowly took her seat as Landon threw her a nasty look. I could feel her wolf whine at the pressure being pointed at her.
“If you strongly believe that, then I’m sure you won’t mind if we go to the Moon Goddess’ Sacred
Pool.”
“Beta Benicio!”
Landon finally speaks, appalled at the challenge directed toward Locksworth. Benicio, ignoring Landon’s interjection, continues to challenge him silently. I can see the start of a smirk on his face, but Alpha Locksworth was quick to dismiss it with his own. A slow, dark, cynical smirk knowing no bounds of mercy inched across his attractive face.
“Of course. But you must be prepared to pay the consequences in full once I prove you wrong, Beta.” His eyes darkened.