The Supreme Alpha

Author's note: This is from Seraphina's point of view

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I first introduced Treva to Zoe and Cristina who were chatting on the terrace that was facing the garden, and then we found other guests in the living room who gathered around Fynn.

I never thought of Fynn as an entertainer, yet there he was, surrounded by werewolf teenagers who listened to his stories. Mona was on the side, browsing on the tablet, probably waiting for Fynn to finish so that she can take over with her planned activities.

I quickly introduced Treva from the door and said that Treva will join them later.

Mona was excited to see another female and she immediately inquired about Treva's skin.

"You don't have a single blemish, and I see no makeup. I would like to check your skin under the magnifying glass if you don't mind…" Mona's expression was fervent, to the point of making me uncomfortable.

"Later.", I told Mona. "Treva traveled a long way and I'm sure she needs rest."

Mona pouted, but she didn't stop us from leaving.

"Mona is a beautician.", I told Treva as we went to the second floor to Treva's room. "She is obsessed with skin, makeup, and such things. Mona means well, but sometimes she gets too carried away with her work. If you are not OK with something, you need to speak up."

"OK", Treva said, but her expression told me that she won't dare to object to whatever Mona has in mind, out of fear to offend her. Treva is a gentle soul.

Treva was happy to see a tray with food waiting for her, and there were several sets of clothes in the closet, in addition to what she had in her suitcase. We are about the same size, so I instructed Maria to move some of my unused clothes in the closet for Treva.

I thought of asking Mona and Zoe to take Treva shopping in a day or two. Before Mona goes back to London.

"Don't worry about me. I will take a bath and sleep after eating. I'm exhausted. Mentally and physically.", Treva said.

"Alright. I will wake you up in time for dinner, and if you are up earlier, feel free to come down and join the party. They have activities planned throughout the day. Follow the noise and look for Mona, and she will hook you up with whatever they are doing. If you are hungry after you finish that, there are snacks in the living room, or you can find the kitchen. And there is also this...", I pointed at the intercom that was next to the door. "Push this button and someone from the staff will ask you what you need."

With that, I left the room.

I was sure that Treva wanted time to unwind and process things that happened.

Next, it was time for Duke.

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Duke and I sat on the sofa in the study, with me in his lap. Duke cradled me in his arms while listening attentively to my detailed recollection of what happened in Genoa.

He already knew my watered-down version of what I experienced at Lost Isles when I went to learn how to control air, so he was aware that harpies wanted to keep me there, and Treva was the one who helped me escape.

"Was it smart to call Bolek?", Duke asked when I ended my story. "Now he suspects that we have a harpy here. Do you think he will let it be?"

"I didn't have a choice.", I responded honestly. "Those guys were set on staying until I give them Treva, and I had no intention of doing that. If I just eliminated them, another batch of hunters would come to investigate, and if I chased them away, they would alert their superiors. In either way, Bolek would find out. Eventually, Bolek will come for Treva, and I hope that he will be cautious because of my father and that will give us a breather." I was not looking forward to dealing with hunters.

Now that we spoke about this, I realized that I left in a hurry without explaining the situation and I also made decisions that impact both me, Duke, and our little family.

"I apologize, Duke. When I heard that Treva was here with hunters on her trail, I panicked. If she didn't help me escape the Lost Isles, I don't know where I would be now." Maybe in a pile of naked harpies, high on aphrodisiac. "I needed to confirm if that was really her, and when I confirmed that it is, the only thing on my mind was not to let hunters touch her. Treva risked everything for me, and if I failed to stop them, I would never forgive myself."

"Sorry, love", Duke said. "I didn't mean that you shouldn't save your friend. But I am worried that we are attracting more enemies than we can handle. I fear that we are not ready to face them."

I was moved to hear him open up like that.

I caressed his silky hair, enjoying the feel of it sliding between my fingers.

"Everything will be alright, as long as we are together.", I assured him. I will not let anyone or anything endanger what we have.

Duke hummed ambiguously before asking, "What did you want to talk to Zeiroi?"

"I want to try something…", my voice trailed together with my thoughts and only when Duke squeezed my waist, I continued talking.

"Zoe's wolf is still not awake, and she is devastated. I have a theory that her wolf is sleeping because something is missing. Sergio explained that in order for a wolf to fully awaken, there are several conditions that need to be met. Zoe is grown and nothing seems to be lacking physically, and she is mature, so it must be the energy. I want Zeiroi to help provide additional energy to Zoe."

I was thinking about this on my way from Genoa. I believe it should work, but until we try, we won't know.

Duke cocked his handsome eyebrow skeptically. "Can he do that?"

I was not sure. "Zeiroi doesn't have magic, but he can manipulate an existing one. Think of it like directing the flow of the water. During the ceremony tonight, Sergio will create an energy surge and I want Zeiroi to capture how much he can, and direct it at Zoe. Think of it like jump-starting her wolf."

Duke thought how that ability was interesting. "So… our elf-gardener is something like a battery for magic."

I was not sure where Duke was going with it. "Something like that."

"How long can he hold that energy within him?"

That was a good question. Maybe I should do some tests to get a baseline. But even without tests, I could answer Duke's question. "Not long. Zeiroi explained that it feels like holding sand that is slipping through his fingers. The sooner he directs it at his target, the more efficient it will be, and if he delays too long, there will be not much left to work with."

Duke was visibly disappointed with this, but he moved on to his next question. "What if he hurts Zoe?"

Sergio mentioned how the energy surge during the ceremony was much stronger when the Bluemoon pack was thriving, and he talked about it like a blessing from the Moon Goddess that invigorated everyone. I didn't think there is such thing as too much blessing.

It reminded me of the feeling when I took in vitality from others.

"I will talk with Sergio to verify the chances of overdoing it.", I assured Duke.

"Don't you think that you should talk to Zoe about it and see if she agrees to this?"

"Yeah, yeah. I will talk to her also." I said quickly. Why was he such a worrywart today?

On second thought, maybe I won't talk to Zoe.

I was confident that Zoe will agree to it because she is desperate to awaken her wolf. If I tell her and it fails, she will only be more depressed.

Duke tightened his hold on me and buried his face in my neck. What's up with him today?

"Are you OK?"

"Let me hold you.", he murmured, and I leaned on him helplessly.

It seems that my Alpha wants to cuddle. Isn't he sweet?

I could feel his hot breath caressing my skin and the tingles traveled over my body as I was getting aroused. Suddenly, I had a feeling that he didn't want just to hold me.

"Duke…", I called, and his lips moved to trail kisses on my neck.

I shuddered.

"Duke…", I called again breathily. "I have a lot of things to do. There is no time for this…"

"Yes. There is a lot of things.", he murmured between kisses. "And one of the things you must do, is to pacify me."

I couldn't believe this. "Why do you need pacifying?"

"I was under a lot of stress the whole morning. Pacify me. Now…"

And then his hot palm slipped under my skirt, and I gripped his shoulders to steady myself.

I had a lot to do, but my mind was spinning and the only thing I could think of was that my Alpha needed pacifying as we slid from the sofa onto the carpet.

It was just me and Duke and the lust that consumed us, and everything else will wait for later. Much later.

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