Bonded By Destiny

Chapter 9

***Alpha Ryker***

My ears perceived her words clearly even though they had been whispered. My vision zeroed on her petite frame, wanting to confirm the mere truth of what she had just uttered.

However, her contrite expression rid off whatever ounce of uncertainty I had about her words. I wanted to ask her questions, I needed her to explain exactly how and when she started hearing my thoughts.

'I didn't mean to. ' She softly muttered.

Chuckling humorously, I pinched my nose between my thumb and index finger. ' You didn't mean to...you say. '

My nostrils flared at her blatant lie.' Then why the fuck did you wait till now to tell me? '

She shivered at the ascend on my voice scale. I wasn't vigilant of the change of my own testosterone until her body visibly shivered out of fear.

'I uuh...I only heard you back at the meadow for the first time, I swear. ' Her hardly audible voice filtered through my ears.

'Stop lying to me! Fucking stop it before I...' I stopped for a moment to recollect and rearrange my words. Was I really capable of striking her?

'You invaded the privacy of your Alpha, kept quiet about it and now you are justifying it? '

'I swear on my life Alpha Ryker, I didn't mean to. I couldn't control it, I was very much startled at first when I heard you. You said it yourself that I was jumpy...' She paused, her voice taking a desperate tone.

'Please believe me Alpha, I don't how or why I can hear what you are thinking. '

'Everyone knows not to believe anything that comes out of a witch's mouth, and that includes me. '

I wasn't about to let her innocent and angelic appearance fool me. ' You are no different from your traitorous parents Tamara. I bet they are putting you up to this from their graves. '

I watched her pertinent facial expression turn to one full of anguish. The mention of her parents had clearly altered something inside of her.

'I am going to ask you one last time, and this time I need a truthful answer. Otherwise, I will use you as am example before the entire pack. You will yearn for death in my hands. '

Her right knee came into contact with my tiled floor at the force of my Alpha aura. 'Please, I am telling you the truth. I would never invade your privacy like that. '

Her pleas were muffled and broken with her unshed tears. That alone, invoked some kind of mercy from inside. I wasn't one to show pity yet, her teary eyes calmed my rage in ways I found unexplainable.

'Do you know why you're hearing them, I mean my thoughts? '

'No, I..'

'Alpha! ' My beta barged in my office in hyperventilation.

'Jayson! how dare you barge in here without knocking ? ' I had warned him countless times to knock every time he wanted to come in.

'I'm sorry Alpha but you really want to hear this. '

'What? ' He turned to look at Tamara.

'Not when she is here, this is important. ' I understood his insecurities plus pack business was highly important.

'Get out! ' She stood up shakily on her feet but before she got out, she looked at me briefly. Her teary eyes stirred something in me.

'Beta Jayson, how is Janette? ' She turned to my friend, ignoring my order.