The Alpha’s Exclusive Stripper by Selena Madrid
Chapter 8
AS SILENCE reigned between us, I heard the warriors took a rough breath. And when I glanced their way for a brief moment, I caught them staring at their alpha as if they were looking and hearing him for the first time. Their jaws dropped and their eyes were wide with disbelief about the words Trevor just muttered but when they saw me looking, their expressions went back to being stoic.
My eyes darted back to Trevor who looked like every woman’s wet dream. Unlike mine, his short pitch-black hair was styled perfectly. He had a blood stain on his coat but I was the one who felt dirty standing beside him. I must have looked like a big chunk of mess right now with my crumpled clothes, tousled hair, and with my eyes that must still have looked swollen from tears.
Anyone could detect the danger Trevor hides underneath his expensive suit but that didn’t stop the women from dreaming to be his, from wanting to crawl up his bed.
Trevor wanted me. All of me. What he just said should be a huge honor to any female species in the world.
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But I didn’t see it like that.
This would never be an honor for me. This was a trap. The instant I heard those words, I felt chained. After my contract with Spencer, Addison thought I could finally fly like a bird. She believed my wings had healed enough. But now, I felt like my wings had been cut off.
The freedom that I dreamt of was back to being an illusion again.
The whole time that I was quietly debating with myself, Trevor’s ocean-blue eyes had never left mine like he didn’t give a damn about the rest of the world. Like it was just the two of us on this rooftop.
He was h*ard to read except when we were in Oblivion.
I could never tell what he was planning. After some time, I let out a shuddering breath. At the back of my mind, I knew I was the prize. After all, there was nothing I could offer other than myself. But hearing it straight from his m*outh still hits differently.
From my n*eck, Trevor’s h*and went up my chin. He grazed his thumb over my lower l*ip. I struggled to fight the heat that was beginning to consume my b*ody. I hated it. I hated how he was the only man who could elicit this kind of reaction from my b*ody so easily.
I wanted to step away and Trevor must have known my plan because his other h*and t*ightened around my waist.
“Your heart, b*ody, and soul shall be the price of your aunt’s life, Priscilla,” Trevor added.
In short, he wanted my total submission.
I could feel the growing lump in my throat. “I understand but… for how long?”
Trevor’s eyes grew dark as if he didn’t like my question. “For as long as I want you to.”
Of course. He was the one who gets to call the shots here. Why did I even ask?
“I don’t have a choice, do I?”
Trevor’s wolf growled at me like I had gotten on its bad side by my response. And then he answered, “No. You don’t.”
“I was only gone for a while but it looks like a lot has happened already. Damn. Had I known, I would have come back sooner. I missed the entire show!”
Spencer’s sudden appearance had broken the stifling tension between us. I knew he was referring to the dead bodies.
“Addison is now awake. Go and see her, Priscilla. She’s a little hysterical right now. The Alpha and I will have a chat for a moment. We’ll see you in a bit.”
There was nothing I wanted more than to run to Addison, to the only person who was familiar to me in this place. But I had a feeling that if I did that without Trevor’s go signal, I would be in trouble. Spencer may be my boss who owned two and a half years of my life but this alpha was the one who owned me completely now.
Trevor nodded and released me. “We will continue our conversation later. You can go now, Priscilla.”
“Thank you, alpha.”
The foolish omega in me had instantly craved Trevor’s heat and his t*ouch on my b*ody. It wanted to go back to him, back to his wolf, back to his b*ody. It had never wanted any other alpha the way it wanted this man in front of me.
And he was looking at me as if he knew.
With my cheeks flushed, I turned around. I didn’t waste another minute and ran back inside. Every single cell of my b*ody was aware of Trevor’s gaze on me until I headed out of the door.
I was p*anting when I reached Addison’s room. Now that my mind had calmed down, I noticed that she was in the most expensive room in this hospital. But I would worry about the bill later. I stopped in front of the door to compose myself before I knocked three times.
It was a relief that we got here in time through Trevor’s helicopter although I regret not being awake during the entire ride since it was my first time riding one. Once again, I was reminded of how wealthy the Rodrigos were. They got money to burn while I had to save up every penny of my salary so Addison and I could live comfortably in a far-away place after my contract with Spencer. And if Trent, Addison’s nephew, wanted to, he could also come with us.
Luckily, Oblivion provided housing for their star dancers although Spencer was pissed because I had to move several times because of my stalker.
My forehead creased when Addison didn’t respond. I knew she was awake. I could feel it, that’s why when she remained silent inside her room, I got worried and opened the door.
I couldn’t see her face right away but I could tell that she had been crying. Her shoulders were shaking. The sight slit my heart in half. She was fifty-one but she had always been a bright and cheerful woman. That’s why she looked younger than her age.
And I had never seen her cry like this before.
I closed the door and cleared my throat. “Aunt-”
Addison lifted her face and burst out in furious tears as soon as our eyes met.
Her voice was laced with sheer agony when she asked, “What have you done, Priscilla?”
Addison was no stranger to the world I lived in. She was once a nurse in Oblivion. She knew the ways of the wolves and the vampires. It was part of her training. She knew that with an accident like last night, there was only one way to save her life.
“Spencer was here,” she said, confirming my thoughts. “I forced him to tell me what happened. You didn’t have to do that!”
“Calm down. Please listen to me first-”
“You didn’t have to sell yourself to the devil just for me!”
“And what do you want me to do? Just let you die?” I yelled back.
Both of our c*hests heaved. We had never raised our voices at each other before. She seemed surprised by my sudden outburst too.
“What? You think you are the only one who can beg others for the people you love? I can do it too! And I will do it a hundred times more for you, aunt. You know why”
Addison was the only one brave enough to take me in after I escaped from the hellhole that I had been trapped in for so many years. She was the only one who had shown me warmth when she lent her h*and to me. She found me.
She gave me a home. She gave me security. She gave me hope and she gave me a name.
Because of her, I was no longer just Omega 22.
I became Priscilla Wilson.
When all I could see was darkness, she made me see the light. She had shown me a rainbow. But here she was, telling me to just let her die? I knew she was worried but I was worried too. No, that was an understatement.
I was terrified.
“I can’t lose you,” I added in a softer voice. “I’ve already lost a lot in my life.”
Addison looked more heartbroken than before when she finally reached out her h*and to me. I ran and grabbed it with both h*ands as I sat on her bed.
“Don’t worry about me. I’m okay.”
That will be my mantra from now on. I would repeat it over and over again in my head until I finally believed it. And who knows? Maybe I will really be okay one day.
“No, you’re not. If I didn’t know the Rodrigos, you could have fooled me. But that was just not the case.” Addison pressed her forehead against mine. “My poor child!” Her voice cracked. More tears spilled from her eyes. “I’m so sorry. You’ve just started living. And now, you had to give it up because of me.”