Healing the Ruthless Alpha novel Chapter 16

I fell asleep after Cahir left although I spent a full hour tossing and turning and wondering what he was doing, where he was and things too explicit to recount. The sensation of freezing water on my face jolted me from a dreamless sleep.

“Holy –“ I gasped as I jumped upright, wiping water from my face as I came up. “What the hell?” My eyes focused on Felicity with her hand on her waist and a bottle of water in her other hand. “Why did you do that?” Asena snarled at the girl.

Looking at her made me remember Rena. Rena had been an innocent and harmless wolf that only wanted to protect me but Felicity cost her her life – the life of my only friend in the world. I wished that instead of healing, the goddess had gifted me with the ability to shoot lasers from my eyes. This bitch standing in front of me deserved to be burnt to a crisp.

“Get out of that bed!” She shrieked, coming to pull at my hair. Anticipating the move, I shifted to the middle of the bed and considering its size, she could not get to me without getting into the bed. “Get out, you whore!” She tossed the bottle of water at me.

I waited for her to throw caution to the wind and climb into Alpha Cahir’s bed. I needed to see if she had the audacity to leave her scent on his sheets. If she was all bark and no bite, I wanted to find out then.

“Who do you think you are to ignore me?” She continued to shriek.

For a split second, it seemed she would jump into the bed to attack me and from the increasingly crazed look in her eyes, I knew it would not be long before she damned all the consequences. This time, I would be prepared for her. Her existence made me boil with hatred.

“Do you think you are better than me or something because you’re mated to that monster!?” She jumped into the bed right as I rolled away, leaving her flaying around for a second. “You bitch!” She bellowed, rising from the bed as I did.

“Stop describing yourself, Felicity,” I said in a tired voice as I put a safe distance between the two of us. “You’re the one who spreads your leg for anyone who smiles your way. A bitch in heat,” I sneered. She threw her slippers at me. It missed and hit the back of the sofa.

“I am going to kill you today, stupid slut! How can you be mated to Cahir yet you’re still chasing after Aristo?” She rushed at me to tackle me to the ground but I sidestepped her. The force with which she propelled herself against me almost had her face planting the ground as she staggered.

While she displayed her antics, Asena raged against her. Rena had been our friend who she provoked and had killed like the heartless monster she was. Goddess, I hated this girl! I hated her father, her brother and this entire pack! I wished they would burn to the ground for all they subjected me to!

“Why would I want Aristo when I have Cahir?” I sneered at her as she righted herself. “You’re the slut with a pussy itch, going after any man that would have you. Go ahead!” I screamed, rage making my voice strong. “Fling yourself at Aristo! Let him use you like the dirty rag that you are, filthy slut!” I threw her words back at her.

“I will teach you some manners!” She barreled into me, anticipating my move as I tried to dodge her.

I had no chance of winning against Felicity who was a beta with an Alpha’s blood in physical combat but the anger I felt against her for the atrocity of killing my friend, I did not want to let her go. My wolf itched to tear into her, to bash her head against the wall and coat my fingers with her blood.

“You’re only jealous Aristo won’t go for an ugly bitch like you!” She landed a punch on my cheekbone and I yanked her hair as hard as I could. Her expensive-as-hell hair extension came off as I yanked her hair backwards.

“You think you are pretty!?” I sneered, getting breathless as I tried to block her attacks and throw her off me at the same time. Her fists came down in rapid succession, beating down on any part of my body she could get her hands on. “I can wipe off your beauty with a wet towel. Stop deceiving yourself, you look like your father!” I pushed her off me with great effort, heaving her off.

“How dare you insult my father!” She had gone red in the face as she tried to attack me as I jumped to a stand.

The door opened and Avalon peaked her head into the room. She rushed in when she saw Felicity. She walked over and tried to land a slap on my cheek but I was too tired to endure their bullshit. I slapped her hand away as it came for me.

“Great! The queen bitch is here.” I sighed.

Standing there with the two girls glaring at me, I felt my legs shake from fatigue. This whole ceremony happening was forty percent my effort. I worked long and hard in order to make it happen and now that it was almost over and I didn’t have to wait tables and serve drinks, I wanted to sleep for a full day and put all these behind me.