The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter-Chapter 38: QUENCHED HIS THIRST

The pain was unbearable when his bones dislocated and he was forced to shift into the monster that people thought was the epitome of the bad omen for a shapeshifter. He and his people would be doomed once the word of his condition got out.

"ARRGHH!" Cane roared in agony, this kind of pain almost felt like every bone in his body had been broken into a million pieces. His body felt so hot, as if there was someone pouring melted iron all over his body. Thawed his brain and liquefied his being.

He couldn’t sense anything anymore, as he felt his body turn into a ball of flames. Every inch of his skin was so painful, even the pain from the silver chains seemed heavenly compared to this one.

Cane had gone through this six times, but he had never gotten used to it, he didn’t think that he would ever get used to this. He felt like his insides were being minced when he had to shift into that monster.

The monster he had to become as the price for the sorcery that he had committed, in order to free his people from the tyrant.

And once the monster was out, it wanted to run rampant, thirsting for blood. It wanted to be freed, but the chains stopped it. The thirst was unbearable, coupled with the pain of forcefully shifting, Cane knew no pain greater than this. freewēbnoveℓ.com

The flames turned into inferno with every second that passed.

He was howling in agony.

But then, there was this scent that bothered him, the scent was akin to a fresh air that let him breathe for a moment. It was so heavenly in his current state. He howled even harder, calling for whoever that scent belonged to, to come closer to him, as he was in a lot of pain.

He kept howling, calling...

And there she was, a girl, a very young girl with auburn hair and a pair of deep blue eyes, as deep as ocean, which the monster gladly wanted to drown himself in, to put off his misery and the flames inside of him.

Yet, she moved away from him. Scared.

NO!

That was the first thing that came to Cane’s frenzied mind. Her presence allowed him to breathe. She was like a breeze of fresh air in the desert, water to quench his thirst.

The monster roared more viciously again this time, as if the air that he breathed was taken away from him.

The walls rumbled and the chains rattled.

The only thing in his mind was how to reach for his savior.

But, the girl kept moving away and he was starting to feel that misery looming at the back of his mind, coming in full force at him, as he had tasted a little bit of mercy.

He couldn’t lose this.

Amidst this craziness, no chains could stop the monster from getting what it wanted and once the chains were broken and the wall crumbled, the monster immediately pinned the girl down to the ground, rendering her unable to move.

And the touch...

Once they made physical contact, the flame subsided a little more, leaving him with more bearable pain. The monster put its muzzle against her neck and the scent hit him hard. It was heavenly, as blissfulness surrounded him.

Her slender neck was so close, the monster literally could hear the blood coursing through her veins and his instinct kicked in, it was a primal instinct, almost like it was the course of nature for him to do it.

His canines elongated and he sunk his teeth into the tender flesh of her neck, drank in her blood, which reduced the pain even more. It got rid of the fog in his mind, allowing him to think clearer.

The girl beneath him kept thrashing, fighting him off with such a measly effort. She cried and screamed, but then her voice faded as her consciousness left her, blood drained from her neck, drank by the monster, which slowly returned to its original shape completely.

And now, it was only Cane, the alpha, pinning her down and putting his mark on her. But once he got a little bit of his sanity back, it was too late, Iris lost so much blood. Her blood was still dripping down Cane’s chin.

In the distance, there were noises and Ethan and Jace came over as they heard the sound of the wall crumbling.

"FOR FUCK’S SAKE!" Ethan cursed once he caught the sight before his eyes. He stopped ten steps away from Cane, who had just mauled Iris, while Jace stayed close to him, he was at a loss for words as well.

They came running after they heard the loud sound of the wall collapsing. They knew they would be in great trouble once the monster was unleashed, but they didn’t expect to come face to face with something like this.

They thought they would fight the monster, lure Cane to the Goffa mountain, so he wouldn’t attract attention and keep him there until the sunrise, which was not an easy task to do, yet that was the best plan that they had.

But, they didn’t expect to see Cane in his human form with blood dripping from his mouth, while beneath him was a young girl, pooled in her own blood.

What the hell happened here?! The sky was still so dark and the dawn was still so far away.

The silence was suffocating, until Cane spoke in his deep and dark voice, as he wiped the blood from his mouth.

Iris’s blood tasted very sweet, it almost felt like fresh cold water that moistened his dried throat, quenching the flames in him. He wanted more, but then she would be dead.

"Call Amee here," Cane said. He lifted his head and his red eyes stared straight at Jace. "Tell her to bring her herbs and give her the details of the situation."

Jace was stupefied for a moment, but then he composed himself. "On it."

"Who... who is that?" Ethan asked warily.