Category: SOVEREIGN ALPHAS

SOVEREIGN ALPHAS
Sovereign Alphas-Chapter 13

©Bunmi B. Gabriel

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bechira <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Moments beats moments in our lives, one thing is always either better or lesser than the other. For me, that moment, on the bed, enfolded by heat and the whole new feeling he gave me was perfect. The feeling his lips and tongues gave to my mouth, neck, cleavage, bosoms and stomachs was nothing. What I was experiencing was far more advance, deadly advance. I had my fingers squeezing the life out of the sheets with eyes closed and head thrown back into the pillow as he explore my lower part.

The feeling was a great mix of fire, lightning and…and…geez! I don’t know. The hot draw of his lips, the moist of his warm tongue swept me clean. His hard male fingers slid past my soft folds of skin, pushing in and out of me, filling me up and burning me. My stomach tightened with every new pace he drove at, the pleasure built up higher at each passing minutes. I could feel my heart struggling to keep up with the demands the new feeling was placing on it, I could barely breathe. It beat hard and fast, a pleasure in and of itself. It was the best feeling in the world, at least to me it was.

‘Noriel,’ I moaned under my very breath. I was right when I said sex would kill me, the heat alone would have if I wasn’t well already. He smirked against me, he wasn’t done yet. My hands left the sheet as he took a new method, one that had me screaming and pulling at my own hair as the pleasure burst inside of me. Desperate for more, I bucked my hips like I would die if I don’t do that. That was it, hot pulsing relief flooded out through my cunt, causing it to grip tighter around his plunging fingers. He wiped it all off with his tongue, leaving me to shudder and gasp with pleasure and exhaustion.
I covered my face with my hands, couldn’t believe I was the one under a guy and getting a head. Hope he won’t suggest I queen him, I won’t be able to stand properly. ‘Tired?’ He asked playfully.

‘I can’t breathe,’ I puffed, dropping my hands. ‘Where did you learn how to do that when you have always been stuck in here?’

‘I’m a three thousand years old being who have seen a lot, I watched civilization grow and rotten and it is partially my doing, I would know what to do to tempt a woman.’ True, very true. He didn’t let me ask the next bothering question, his lips came back to mine, reminding of how I almost died of lack of breath the first time. Nevertheless, I couldn’t resist the sour sweetness it gave, I was tasting myself and I liked it.

He sat up and reached for his drawer, what for? ‘What’s wrong?’
‘You wouldn’t want a baby, would you?’ The thought alone made me shudder spastically, I didn’t mind at all. I’ve always wanted a baby, one I could pamper and give the life I never got to live. Carrying his would make me the happiest person. I swayed my mind back to the present happening, him unwrapping a sheath. I rolled my eyes, it’s my baby, right?

‘I don’t want to use that,’

‘If we don’t use that, you’ll get pregnant for sure, no doubting it.’

‘Well, I don’t mind carrying your baby, or do you?’

‘That’s a big step love, you sure about it?’

‘Don’t use that on me,’ I said adamantly.

‘As milady wishes,’ he smiled, throwing the sheath away. He climbed back on the bed and took my lips in his, sure it was a big and fast decision but I’d always wanted one. Imagine having a child for him, my baby will be gorgeous. A spasm of excitement, nervousness and anticipation rushed through my veins as his choad rubbed against me. My toes curled up, awaiting the bittersweet feeling but he was intentionally torturing me.

‘Noriel,’ I groaned. He let out a low chuckle and slid his tongue back to the place where he marked me.
That was all the distraction I needed, I sank my teeth into my inside cheek and lip. The pain was suggesting a syncope for me but I wasn’t going to take the offer. I sealed my eyes shut and embraced the pain.

‘Sorry,’ he whispered. I nodded, sooner than any word called later, the bitterness was gone and my body was soon vibrating with pleasure. I moaned and threw my hands around his shoulders as he started off with gentle thrusts. The pleasure tore through me, heaving my body. It was undeniably sweet and better than any I had felt in my entire life.

What have been done had already been done, I was his mate now.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aaron <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Jeff was reckless, in pain, in tears. I knew what was up, she had hidden chosen him over me or he forced her; either way, she was his now. The anger raging me was so intense my body shuddered endlessly. She was gone now, never to be mine again.
‘Sovereign,’ Leslie called.

‘I demanded to be left alone,’ I snapped.

‘It is very important I speak to you….’

‘Get out Leslie!!!’ I roared, she squeaked and ran out. Noriel, Noriel, Noriel!!! I puffed out through my nostrils, now I will really end you.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bechira <<<<<<<<<<<<<
I skipped down the mountain as I sang to myself, woke up to a beautiful morning. Noriel refused to wake up, he was in a deep sleep with his entire body glowing so I took a walk. Washed up, wore his long shirt and woolly sneakers for fun. My hands were buried along with my neck but at least, he scent was allover me. Some guards greeted me warmly, I waved at them happily. The next thing is calling dad and filling him on the detail, I’m no longer a virgin!
I cupped my mouth and giggled, last night was amazing to me. He was really gentle and I appreciate that. I was about jumping down a small slope when my feet left the ground. At first, I thought it was him but the thing was lifting me far above the mountain. I started screaming and calling for help but all the men were rooted to the ground by force. ‘Noriel!!! Noriel!!!’ I hollered in great fright.

 A oyster portal opened up in the sky above me and dragged me in.

I screamed loudly as I was whipped to and forth in the portal, whirled and joggled as I fell down or up, whatever, it was severe. Another portal opened below me, I fell through it and landed in a bluish gray water. I spluttered and swam out to the glass floor, where the heck am I?! I sat down and looked around the crystal cave, where am I?

‘Unimportant,’ I screamed at first before relaxing and staring at the woman. ‘I’m not his mother, just borrowed her face. ‘

‘Where am I?’

‘Where you will get your answers,’
‘Which is?’

‘Why you were reincarnated,’ she smiled, interesting topic. I folded my legs and listened. ‘The main question should be why were you given to Noriel who is of pure darkness than Aaron who has light. Simple, your mission was to separate the darkness from the light, remove the dark force from the other. Aaron is loyal, nice, easy to change because he will never hurt people but Noriel is a killer, god of discord. Aaron’s light conquered his darkness in a way but if Noriel was to have conquered his light,’ she paused and laughed sinisterly. ‘That would have been the end. We the force of all force, the universe and powers beyond your comprehension came to the conclusion that he needed something to keep his light active, someone who would give it a reason to be active; in other world, you.’

‘Then why did I free Aaron?’

‘One, Aaron walking the earth wouldn’t cause damage but Noriel,’ she chuckled again. ‘He would have destroyed everything, killed Aaron beforehand. Reason number two, by touching his stone, you connected Noriel’s light to the full one in Aaron. As long as Aaron’s light grew brighter, it helped weaken the darkness in him and also helped give Noriel enough compassion to love him very dearly. Noriel love Aaron with his life, that is the link you created between them. You are not Aaron’s mate, just the bridge connecting both emotionally.

By loving both you and Aaron dearly and being connected to the light in him, Noriel remained at bay somehow. Now, your final job is to have Noriel himself give up his darkness for the sake of his good side, his love for you.’

‘How?’

‘A life for a life Bechira,’ she said sadly. ‘He will trade his darkness, for you.’

Huh?

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aaron <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Both brothers were enraged, one angry because his brother marked his mate and the other thinking his brother stole her while he was stuck in his sleep. The battle was on, something they decided to settle once and for all. Armies of good and evil faced each other in a clear desert ground under a thundering gray sky. It was dark already, late in the night yet both side were ready to fight. The twins stared at each other with so much hate or anger rather.

‘Where is Bechira?’ Noriel snarled.
‘Why are you asking me? You stole her away from me and claimed her,’ Aaron hissed. ‘I will make you pay!’

‘Aaron!!!’ Noriel thundered.
‘Where is my mate!!!!’

‘Where is she!!!!’ They roared at each other. Both sides quickly clashed together like a raging tide, falling and rising. Neither of the twins moved nor did anyone neared them as they slayed each other. Growls, snarls, barks, bite, slashes, fire and every means were thrown at each other. The two brothers remained rooted, eyeing themselves from their position.

‘For the last time Aaron, where is my mate?’ Noriel asked rather calmly.

‘I should be asking you that!’ That was all it took, Noriel ran across the large ground in a flicker and threw Aaron far away from the others. Like a cat, he landed on his feet, refusing to let his back touch the ground because of a single toss. The others stopped, all paying attention to the Sovereign Alphas battle. Aaron and snarled at Noriel, his mane flowing down as he slowly shifted.

The others were not aware of their size, so they didn’t shift away, not until the large black Alpha lion with golden lightning stood up way tall. Noriel was fast enough to shift too, their colours brought confusion. How was Aaron black and Noriel white? Their confusion did nothing to hold the battle, the beasts charged at each other with vicious snarls. They wrestled and clawed at each other, rolling on the quaking ground and passing electricity to the other. Noriel got a good bite at his brother’s lion’s neck, just one rip but he let go, his better conscience sweeping in. Aaron was fast to use that opportunity to bulldoze him, hurling him across the trembling supernaturals watching the fight. They hadn’t even started using their real powers yet, powers that would cause greater destruction.

Aaron roared to the sky, surge of golden lightning whipped down to strike Noriel, in a blink of an eye, a pair of double blade wings sprouted out of his back and shielded him from the attack. The wings were red, thick, sharp. He spread the wings and flapped it, sending the lightning back to it owner. Aaron slammed his heavy and large paws on the ground, the earth shielded him from his own lightning. The earth lowered it armour around him, revealing his own addition form. Two large golden tusks and long golden spikes trailing on his back. They had shifted to kinetic energy, stage two.

From the core of the galaxy, a large ray of light burst in between them, breaking deep into the earth. The entire desert split, like a bad drought. Some already fled, flew still stayed. ‘Today wasn’t the day,’ a deep voice said calmly from the middle of the ray. ‘Why did you fight?’

‘He took my mate!’

‘You took her from me first!’ Of course, no one could hear their telepathic accusations. Bechira’s body lowered down, her hands and legs chained apart by invisible forces. ‘What are you….’
‘Everything is set with time, she is the reason you broke the rules so her life will be used as replacement for yours.’

‘Who the fuck are you to tell me that!’

‘Nothing but something, in other to save her, one must remove his stone from his own chest.’ The voice said again.

‘What! Removing it will kill us!’ Aaron shouted.

‘It’s either her, or you. Whom will it be?’ Noriel looked at Aaron’s large lion, he wasn’t ready to leave but he couldn’t let her nor his brother die. Bechira was his life, the only thing he lived for. His lion whimpered as his stone glowed, the darkness trying to fight his emotions. He slowly shifted back to his human form, his body trembling from his sad decision.
‘I’ll give up mine,’ he said softly. ‘You must promise to take care of her, love her like I do or more,: he said not looking at his brother. His eyes went deep and red as blood flowed out of his nose because of the internal battle. ‘Remind her of why she must ne’er forget me.’ With that said, he sank his claws into his chest and with a painful smile, ripped his stone out.

Black energy burst out of the red stone and dashed into the sky, it rolled around in a dancy manner and flashed down to Aaron to take his remaining dark energy. Jeff roared, the pain tearing his own stone open and releasing all the energy in him, the light and little dark force. The two separated dark force combined as did the light. Both forces entangled each other again like they used to and dashed into the ray, back to where they ought to be.

The clash sent a heavy wave of power through the desert, causing an intense explosion of wind. Everyone in sight, blacked out.

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SOVEREIGN ALPHAS
Sovereign Alphas-Chapter 11

©Bunmi B. Gabriel

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aaron <<<<<<<<<<<<<
My head hurt, something wasn’t right, like someone was reaching out to me but something was blocking it. I massaged my temples, what is hurting me now? I scoffed painfully and bit down on my lower lip, what is wrong with me? Why isn’t Bechira back yet? I need to tell her I’ve decided, I can’t selfishly keep her when I am not certain about my feelings. It will hurt her but she will have to manage it.
‘Hello?’ I directed my attention to Leslie who strolled in with a smile. She looked around and arched a brow. ‘Where’s Bechira? We are going clubbing.’
‘What clubbing?’
‘I don’t know, what is clubbing?’ She asked rudely. I glared at her. ‘I’m sorry. Where’s she?’
‘I don’t know, she went out on a stroll but is yet to return,’
‘And you didn’t check on her?’
I shrugged. ‘She wanted privacy,’
‘Urgh!’ She groaned, biting down at her lower lip. ‘You are such a horrible mate!’
‘Excuse me?’
‘Seriously, what is wrong with you? I even thought you would check on her, see what’s going on. You claim to want to protect her but you ignore her, even when she needs you the most. What kind of fucking being are you!!!’
‘Do not speak to me with such….’
‘The fucking least you can do is fucking end my life! I seriously don’t regret a thing because you are the biggest idiot of the century…..’ Jeff roared at her insult, I used her to whip the wall and strangled her neck.
‘You will….’
‘Noriel has your mate you stupid fool,’ she gasped, I released her.
‘What?’
‘I’m just coming from the forest where I searched for her,’ she coughed and gasped. ‘I perceived vampires and faes and Bechira’s scent is gone.’
‘No, that’s not possible.’
‘Really, check on her, your brother easily slip in and out of your land and you cannot sense it.’
‘That’s a….’ I dashed out of the house straight to the forest, her scent was gone. ‘Noriel!!!!!’
‘Yeah?’ He chuckled in my head.
‘Get out of my head you annoying bad luck!’
‘Little brother, don’t you know it’s bad to yell at an elder?’
‘Where’s she?’
‘Sleeping, don’t worry, I won’t harm her, you know that.’
‘Why? What do you want from her? Just break your chains and what else? Kill her?!!!’
‘Unlike you Aaron, I don’t put this stupid war as my priority. I still have time to flex before I die or kill you so why stress myself,’
‘What are you talking about?’
‘Baby brother, looks like fate is playing a game with us. Your pretty little mate is also my mate, we both own her.’
‘How the fucking hell is that possible!’
‘Careful, angels don’t swear,’ he said laughingly. I groaned. ‘Like I said, she’s mine as well because we are twins, our power mixture makes us two bodies with one mind. It’s hard to explain but what’s mine is yours and blah blah something like that.’
‘That makes no sense!’
‘Oh it does,’ he chuckled. ‘Why do we communicate telepathically so easily? Why can I get close to you without any effect? Why are we somehow at peace but at war with each other? You have a little of my greater side in you, the one that should have completely killed all human emotions, that’s the one you have. As for me, I have the part of your light that waves compassion and all the bloody shit I shouldn’t be feeling. Pretty ironic and a very useless separation but what can I say, it’s not my doing. Anyways, what I wanna tell you is that it is her decision to choose who will be her mate and mind you, whoever she chooses will gain the greater power because somehow, she holds some kind of light that can grant more powers than we have. The power of the scale that was once broken. You will never see her again Aaron, at least not as your mate again because I’ll mark and claim her as mine.’
‘You are selfish! You just want her for the so called powers you mentioned!’ I yelled, how come he knows more than I do?
‘Easy, he takes his time to do his assignment and not just walk around gathering supernaturals for battle.’ Jeff replied angrily.
‘And that my dear, is very true.’ Noriel said humorously, it is so funny to him.
‘Keep your hands away from my mate, I’m warning you.’
‘You know what makes me better than you? For every sacrifice I make from the depth of my heart, comes a gift. I do not want her for the powers she bring, but for the love I have for her, the one I always had the moment she was born as Princess Danika. You cannot take her from me Aaron, I have waited a thousand years to finally hold her…..’
‘You won’t lay your filthy hands on my mate!!!’
‘She was originally my mate before she touched your fucking stone!’ He roared. ‘I watched her grow as a princess, did everything in my limited powers to make her father buy the island so I can lead her to me. Even after she ended up touching your stone that bond her to you, I still watched her, protected her as she became a knight. I mourned when she first died, rejoiced when she was reborn and yes, I watched her every step until the day you claimed her as your mate. You will not steal her again Aaron, I promise you that.’
‘Noriel…’ He broke our telepathic link, shattered it completely. The action caused thousands of church bells to bang in my head, the effect was extremely painful. I am such an idiot! I don’t know what’s going on but curse this stupid war, I’m going for my mate.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bechira <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Sounds of dripping water slowly slipped into my semi consciousness, I slowly turned my head and groaned at the pain radiating from my neck. I sighed and tried to open my eyes, I remember what happened very well. Leslie really betrayed me, that’s harsh.
‘Careful,’ that voice. My eyes opened sharply as I sat up instantly, his face turned out to be just three inches away from mine. I was hit immediately by his hot breath, the feeling sending chill down my spine. ‘Good morning sleeping beauty, did you sleep well?’ Wait, where am I?
I looked around, I was in a magnificent bedroom, even more than Aaron’s. I averted my eyes to his body, I scanned him from head to toes, normal. Hmmm, except the glowing heavy metal bands on his wrists, one I think is hurting him. ‘Where am I?’
‘Island, I upgraded it to look nice.’
‘How come? You are free?’
‘Not entirely,’ he raised his wrists. ‘They keep me tied here. After I used up all my energy to save you, I thought I would go blind or fall into a coma again but the chains broke instead. I got free in a sort of way so viola! The island’s mountain is now my castle.’
‘Aaron will find and take me back,’ I said confidently. He chuckled.
‘If he can find the island that is,’ he smirked. ‘Unlike him, I didn’t build my camp in the open, I have plans my love….’
‘My love? Leslie did mention us being mate, how come? Can you also shift back? You are distracting me with your face.’
‘I’m gorgeous, I know,’ he said proudly. He did shift back anyways. ‘As for your questions, I will answer them after you clean up and eat something.’
‘I won’t drink water until I get the answers I’ve been dying to get since I first knew I was the reincarnation of a dead girl.’
‘And I promise to give you all without hiding anything. Just clean up, and we will talk over breakfast, okay?’
‘Okay, where is the bathroom?’ I asked sheepishly, the way he was staring at me was unnerving. He jerked his head towards a foyer. ‘Everything I need?’
‘In there,’ he stood up from the bed, he is the god of seduction and he isn’t even trying to seduce me. One kiss and I swear I will fall. ‘Try not to speak so excited in your mind, when you do, I feel it and get tempted to read your thoughts.’ I now see what both brothers have in common, smirking is their spiritual wife. He chuckled, obviously hearing what I said in my head and zap! He was gone.
‘Great,’ I sighed. I tapped my red cheeks, is it so weird to be so comfortable around him already? His vibe already blends. Anyways, I jumped down from the bed, not as soft as the one back at Aaron’s but okay. I wonder what Aaron is doing about my disappearance and of course, that backstabber I took as a sister; I wonder what debt she owed Noriel.
The walls were neatly plastered, still rocky but better. The bathroom was more fascinating, it was like walking into a cold cloud. Everything was made out of clouds, very diligently I doubted the possibility. The shit was real, damn real. I brushed my teeth with the toothbrush available, packed my hair into a bun and stripped from what I had on to bathe. As expected, the water was extremely chilled, too chilled but what choice do I have?
‘Nice,’ I smiled, scrutinizing the towel. It was my favourite design, rainbow in candy kingdom. It even had sparkles, lot of them. I dried my body and wrapped the towel around myself, so warm and cozy. ‘I can marry you,’ I cooed, hugging myself. I giggled at my stupidity and skipped out with my slippered feet. A dress was waiting for me on the bed, my favorite house wear! ‘Wow!’ I exclaimed. I picked up the spaghetti hand crop top and soft loose shorts. I slipped on the pink gladiator sandals and laced it up to my knees. ‘Now I look perfect.’
After parking my wet hair into a ponytail, I found my way outside, to the living room that is and there I met my second surprise. ‘Twyla!’ I squealed, my fat cat. She lazily stretched and purred, I carried her happily. ‘Jeez! What have Leaf been feeding you? You are as heavy as a house,’ she purred again and snuggle herself against me.
‘I thought you might need a friendly face, she missed you,’ I looked over my shoulder, he was coming with a tray of food.
‘Leaf would be worried about her, he might think he have lost her.’
‘True, that’s that,’ I sat down on the leather cushion and tucked one leg under my butt. ‘Sorry, I burnt the egg and bacon a little, hope you can manage it?’ I dropped Twyla and examined the food, burnt but wow! When have any guy other than dad ever bring me breakfast in bed? Hmmm, well, almost in bed.
‘Thank you,’ I smiled shyly. I used my hands to eat, I enjoy breakfast that way. ‘Mm, too much salt,’
‘I accidentally turned the whole spoon in, is it that bad?’
‘Yes,’
‘Oh, I’ll order pizza then.’
‘Pizza?’ I chuckled.
‘What? You think I don’t have one here? You’ll see. I’ll be back,’ and like that, he was gone again. He even had television, a large plasma and complete set, nice place. I picked up the tea and took a sip, too much honey. ‘I’m back!’ He announced. ‘Pizza will be here in ten.’
‘Great,’ I said absent mindedly, eyeing the hopeless cup of tea. ‘Can we talk now?’
‘You might lose your appetite,’
‘Just tell me already!’
‘Chill,’ he said chucklingly, is he always chuckling? He sat down beside me and carried Twyla, she seems to like him which is surprising. Twyla is very picky, so picky that in all our years together, she still hates my dad and never let Leaf touch her. ‘Where do I start from?’
‘From the beginning,’ I said dropping the cup. ‘I already know about the war, how you summoned me to break you free but opposite me went for your brother instead. I know I was reincarnated but something is still missing.’
‘Yes, something is. What you and Aaron don’t know is that you were my mate the moment you were born as Princess Danika.’
‘How?’
‘As you know, I have a little light in me and that light is more compassionate, considerate and caring. Disgusting but I’m stuck with it. Aaron however, collected my coldness, the last piece of darkness that should have made me completely heartless. Since the trade took place like that, I was destined with a mate because I have the heart to love but Aaron don’t. When Danika was born, I sensed it, went to her and from there I watched her; every creature under me did.’
‘So just guessing here, you used that mate link to lead her to you so she could free you, right?’
‘After I manipulated her father into buying the island. When she freed Aaron instead, she touched the stone on his chest, linking him to me through her and thereby bonding us three in one zone. She left, grew up, got married and later died after bearing children, do you know how painful it was to watch all that take place?’ He chuckled bitterly. ‘I remained there, my own mate freed him and not me, it was really painful. I hoped that you would come back, hoped that maybe somehow, they will return you back to me and give me a second chance. Do you know how happy I was when I felt your presence on earth again? Do you? Nothing felt better than my prayers being answered.
I waited for hundreds of years to have you back, for a second chance and I was given one. When you were born, I watched you with as much zeal as I did with your previous self, never let a hair on your head get hurt. It pained me seeing you suffer from that illness for long, I couldn’t do anything because I was still stoned. I had many watch you, keep an eye on you for my sake. Then all of a sudden, you were with him, the same person that ruined everything the first time. You are originally my mate, that is why you feel more connected to me than him. That is why seeing me makes your heart jolt and rage with lightning bolt more than you do to him. You are comfortable around me, you trust me even without knowing me…’ He dropped Twyla on the floor and shifted closer to me as he spoke. I couldn’t move, my throat had gone dry. ‘Even when you were with him, something was always missing, not just by his coldness but the emptiness inside your heart. You felt like loving him was right yet so wrong, you knew that a bond was pulling you but not from him. Am I right Bechira?’ I opened my mouth and closed em like a fish on dry land. Everything he said was true.
I kept trying to force myself to love Aaron but something was always missing. It was like I was meant to be in love with him but not him, another him and now I get it. ‘But,’ I finally said inaudibly but his ears caught it. ‘Aaron cares about me….’
‘Because the bond is compelling him to and his lion won’t let him be. Left alone, Aaron will never give you the happiness you deserve and you know it. He isn’t meant to love but to remain loyal to his course….’
‘He will come for me….’
‘Because he feels that as a mate, it is his duty to protect you and duty is one thing Aaron respects. I can’t convince you about something you already know.’ If only I could disagree.
‘So, I’m your mate and not his?’
‘You already are his as you are mine but the decision is yours.’
‘Why will I pick someone as evil as you are? You have killed many innocent souls with your unholy armies.’
‘How many do you know of?’ I kept my lips pinned. ‘Don’t judge me before you even get to know me Bechira. I am evil, yes. Kill a lot and cause discord, guilty as charged. I work as a means to enslave beings, affirmative, indubitably. However, my mate is the only soft spot I have. Aaron thinks you are his weakness, he doesn’t know true weakness when he sees one.’
‘You tried to kill me and you killed my mother,’
‘She would have killed you first,’ true. ‘If I really wanted you dead, you would have been dead a long time ago.’ I don’t believe that but okay.
‘What debt do Leslie owe you?’
‘I saved her life, thrice.’
‘Why?’ I asked curiously.
‘If she had died, would you have met her?’ Okay, he does think ahead. ‘Any more questions?’
‘You and Aaron, who’s older?’
‘Me.’
‘Do you really love me?’
‘I will let you decide that,’ he looked at the long stairs leading upward. ‘Breakfast is here. Do you wanna come up with me?’
‘Yes,’ he stood up, he carried me before I could ask how I would get up there and bam! We were already at the top of the island. My Lord! The wind was excessive but that was the least of my amusement, wanna know what?
We were underwater! The whole island was protected by a shield and the lower part of the mountain was a city. I could see cars, bushes, people etc. All going about their creepy normal lives.
‘Wow! You built an underwater city? Like Atlantis?!’
‘Took me almost a thousand years but I did it. Why do you think it took so long to break free? I spent more time building this with my mental abilities and having them support. The pizza guy was smiling at me, he looks familiar….
‘OMG! Leaf!’
He laughed. ‘Hi Bechira,’
‘How come? When? How? When? What!’
‘Like I said, I had a lot of beings under me watch you.’ I couldn’t get over it, this is too much for me to handle.
‘I’ll take my leave Alpha,’ he bowed. Like that wasn’t enough shock, two large wings popped out of his back and then he disappeared.
‘Back to humans,’ my best friend is a fae. Now I get why he never left my side, I need my dad, I need to breathe before I pass out. What other shocking shit will I hear or see next.

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SOVEREIGN ALPHAS
Sovereign Alphas-Chapter 1

©Bunmi B. Gabriel

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bechira <<<<<<<<<<<<<
I shut my locker with a heavy yawn, my eyes sagging, I didn’t get enough sleep last night, not even a wink. I yawned again and turned around, leaning my back on the locker, I’m stressed out. I hugged my book, I was having a serious headache, I couldn’t see well but I had to manage. Just three more weeks to go and I’ll be free from college stress, free from all the troubles and intimidation. Attending a school for the rich under scholarship is not easy, not easy at all. I yawned one more time and pushed myself off the locker, the air smelt nice, really nice. My name is Bechira Jastun, only daughter of an old carpenter, he had me with a young woman at a old age. My mom eventually died of cancer, not that they were together, but at least I was seeing her. Since then, father have been the one raising me, trying his best to make sure I get the best in life. It wasn’t easy though, not for a sick girl like me, I always fell ill at every little thing, at least twice a month I fall terribly sick for reasons the doctors don’t understand why. So always been sick wasn’t good for us, he would always spend so much money on me. I still tried my best though, kept pushing until finally, I was 21.

‘Bechira,’ I started walking, didn’t have the strength to wait, he jogged to me and waved a flyer at my face.

‘What’s this?’ I asked taking the flyer with my left hand while my right hand held my books gently.

‘The school is holding a graduation field trip!’

‘Pardon?’

‘After graduation, for all who pass, the school will take them to the new park in the woods, we will be the first to explore it.’

‘What are you talking about? You are confusing me.’

‘You remember the time last year when the school said they were gonna build a camp ground, not just any camp ground, a large one for competition and…..like an amusement park?’

‘I still don’t get what you are talking about,’ I huffed.

‘Okay, the main thing is that we will be the first to go there, enjoy it.’

‘I’m not going,’

‘Why?’

‘One, this flyer says you gotta pay for what they call free, I’m talking about 50,000 dollars here and we both know I don’t have that money.’

‘Money? I will pay for you, for the first time Bechira, can’t you try something new?’ His name is Leaf, Leaf Bartholomew, the only rich friend I have. He’s my only friend, like from everywhere. I’m belligerent.

‘I don’t want to go,’

‘Why?’

‘Leaf, you know I can’t let you pay for me,’

‘Still doesn’t natter. You never attended frat night, bonfires or any parties, don’t you want to live?’

‘Leaf, you know I can’t be around noise, loud noise. Too much flashing of lights and colours will make me faint, too much cigarette inhaling and the smell of too much alcohol gives me stomachache. If I be in the midst of too many people, I get dizzy and driving in a car or any vehicle for more than 2hours will make me woozy and most time, vomit blood. I can’t transport by air, I always get admitted every time after flying. Heat makes my body weak for 25 hours and too much cold send me into a semi coma. So, what do you want from me?’ Yes, I’m a correct sicko.

‘Okay,’ he said thoughtfully itching his head. ‘The ride from here to there is an hour and twenty minutes, that’s enough time.’

‘I can die, anything can happen between those minutes to increase time. Sorry Leaf, but I can’t go.’

‘I’ll figure out a way girl, you must celebrate this time.’ He said determinedly, ruffled my hair and walked ahead of me. I never walk fast, always sauntering no matter how urgent I need to get anywhere and he is a guy who loves fast things. I can’t run, my heart will stop working for ten minutes and I will die. Same thing happens if I do anything fast generally, I’m a handful of bad luck. Leaf is not a bad looking guy, just not my type. He’s blonde with bowl cut brown hair and dark blue eyes, tall and well, broad chested and tattooed allover. If it wasn’t for him, many people would have bullied me, he’s like a protective alpha wolf.

I dragged myself into class, went to my favorite spot, the backseat. I dropped the books on the table, flipped my first book open and looked at what I drew. Apart from my strange illness, every night when I close my eyes, I see myself as a little olden days Britain princess running away from my father, my father in that dream that is. I explored the island, got lost and….a lot of things happened but the one thing I will never forget is the statue of the man chained, how he got me home, the electric that surged through my veins. I didn’t see the face well but I knew he was handsome, my dream crush.

‘Why can’t I dream of anything else but you,’ I murmured, trailing my index finger on the drawing, I drew everything exactly the way I saw it. The whole book was a drawing of my dream, why, is what I don’t know. I took in a deep breath and exhaled heavily, the dream feels so real, is real. The only problem was that for the pass six months, every time it gets to the part where I fall down the mountain, I fall into a dark space where I watch a very terrifying war. The war was horrible, people died like chickens, blood was everywhere. I was afraid to sleep, why sleep and see that? So what I do is sleep a little at day and read all-night.

‘Good morning class,’

‘Good morning Prof. Levi Rules.’

‘How was your weekend?’

‘It was fine,’ the class replied. He looked around for me, he loves making me look like a fool in front of anyone because I refused to sleep with him. Today however, I had no strength to talk.

‘Bechira,’ I looked at him plainly. ‘Stand up,’ I closed my book and stood up. ‘What was our last lesson?’

‘I don’t know,’

‘Pardon?’

‘I don’t know, I slept through your last lesson.’

‘Are you talking to me?’

‘Are you trying to say my lesson is boing?’

‘I don’t know, all I know is that I slept through it.’

‘You will be punished,’

‘For not knowing anything?’

‘Get out of my class!’ He shouted angrily, the girls tittered.

‘Thank God,’ I breathe packing my books.

‘What did you say?’

‘Thank God, I can go sleep somewhere else,’ he glared at me.
‘Sit down,’ I sat down back with a smile, easy.

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I dropped my bag on the bed and fell on it with a puff, that was exhausting. I kicked off my shoes and rolled into the bed properly, sleep was the only thing on my mind. My pet cat, Twyla, jumped into the bed and snuggled itself Into my stomach.

‘Meow,’

‘Are you hungry?’ I sighed. ‘I can swear I dropped enough fish and milk for you,’

‘Meow,’ she meowed again and jumped into my back. She laid on my back, she wants to sleep.

‘Okay, we both need sleep.’ I shut my eyes tiredly, my eyelashes were tired. I board the bus to dreamland, it was going well when I heard a voice.

‘Bechira,’ I murmured. ‘Bechira,’

‘Dad, I’m sleeping,’

‘Bechira,’ I groaned and raised my head, my body still hurt.

‘Dad, I’m sleeping!’ I shouted annoyed. No one replied, I turned Twyla on the bed and sat up tiredly. God, I need to sleep. I stood up and plodded out of my room to reply him, he ought not to be back by now. Surprisingly, he wasn’t home. ‘Who then called me?’ I asked myself as I plodded back into my room. I sighed, that was not important, sleep first I jumped on the bed, my fat cat didn’t even move, just rolled over. Without wasting time, I slept off.
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I was back at the mountain, in my dream again. This time, me as the little girl took the left path instead of the right I originally took. It was like my eyes was opened spiritually, I could see a red trail of smoke surrounding and dragging me to the left, that was the force pulling me. I walked to the end, as I did, I jumped into the mountain. It was just like I did with the right path, exactly the same. When I reached the bottom, I was in a underground cave looking just like the other one, only that it had moonlight and red fireflies instead of golden dust. A guy was there too like the other, chained and a statue, his aura was bad and disturbing.

‘I led you here to free me, touch the stone on my chest,’ I heard the voice in my head. ‘Free me!’ I woke up, gasping for air and sweating terribly. It was dark already, very dark. That was odd, I never dream at day so what’s up.
‘What is wrong with me,’ I sobbed. ‘This is getting too much.’ I folded my legs, Twyla was gone but I could hear the sound of television downstairs. I cried there for a while before standing up and going to the bathroom to wash up.

 I came out, wore my pyjama jacket over my black loose shorts and walked outside. The dream repeated itself in my head, this one is weirder, much weirder.

I was meant to free him? What does this all mean? Why do I always have this dreams?
‘Good evening dad,’

‘Good evening dear, you seemed to be enjoying your sleep when I returned so I let you sleep. How was lectures today?’

‘It was fine,’

‘I saw a flyer today, about the after graduation camping, you are going, right?’

‘Dad, you know I can’t, I will get sick and stress you again. Too much wind gives me fever, too much water, gives me rashes.’

‘Come here,’ he stretched his hand to me, I walked over to him and sat down very close to him. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and rest my head on his chest. ‘Baby,’

‘Daddy?’

‘Don’t let your sickness stop you from living….’

‘Father, I don’t have a choice.’

‘You have, you can prevent it,’

‘I don’t want any complications,’

‘You won’t if you just try,’

‘I don’t want to take that risk,’ I said adamantly.

‘But it’s true, you have to live or you will never improve,’

‘I will improve, I promise but not this way.’

‘Okay,’ think about it but if you don’t want, we could go for father daughter camping somewhere else, just the both of us.’ He suggested. He will know what and how to do to it to sustain me, I nodded excitedly to the idea.

‘I’m in, after graduation, we’ll go camping.’

‘It’s a plan, poundsie!’ I giggled and bumped his fist. ‘So, any decision on where to apply for internship?’

‘Hmmm, I have concluded on three, hopefully, one will accept me. Or, I can just get a job instead.’

‘Alright, you must be hungry,’

‘Very, what did you prepare?’

‘Rice….’ I groaned, sliding to the floor, he chuckled.

‘Dad, you know I hate rice.’

‘I made rice pudding and garden egg stew, interested?

‘I’ll starve,’ I said coldly. He laughed and stood up.

‘I made dumplings and chili sauce,’

‘Yes!’

‘And watermelon juice,’

‘No!’

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I tossed and turned on my bed, voices were whispering in my head, my head which was banging by the way. I couldn’t sleep, I was finding it hard to for six months now. Maybe because the eleventh war was close or maybe because Noriel’s crack was getting bigger. After my statue form broke along with the chains, I went to see my brother at his prison. His form didn’t break but his rare stone broke free and his chest cracked. As time went, the cracks increased, soon he would be free. Then it would have been easy to kill him but that is too easy, against the rules.

‘Urgh!!!’ I screamed, sitting up. What is going on! I threw the duvet away and massaged my head. Something us wrong somewhere, something is certainly wrong. I laid back on the bed and tried to get some sleep, I was reckless, in need to punch someone…certainly the war. I closed my eyes, the blank faceless form of the little girl that set me free coming into my mind for the first time in a thousand years.

Hmm, that’s odd.

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