The Alpha King's Series novel Chapter 51

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CHAPTER- FIFTY

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BRINLEY.

The palace hasn't changed in these five years since I've been away. It's still beautiful.

"Mom, can I go explore?" Dominic asks.

"You can after I show you your room," I nod.

Kyle stops at the staircase and turns toward me.

"Xander just asked if you could meet him in his office," Kyle says.

"I can after I show the kids their rooms," I pause. "Unless Xander doesn't want us to stay?"

Kyle shakes his head.

"This is your home, Brinley; pick any rooms you will like,"

"Dominic's old room is still there," He adds.

"I want the room across from the rooms with the adjoining doors. In case my little one gets scared, she can run into Dominic's room,"

"Okay," Kyle nods.

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"Dominic, don't go too far. I have to talk to your father. I will be right back. Let your sister sleep," I tell him, and Dominic nods.

I walk downstairs to Xander's office and knock on his door.

"Come in," His deep raspy voice is as I remember.

I open the door and walk inside the office, closing the door behind me. Kyle was sitting on the chair in front of Xander's desk.

Xander's office was the same, but I saw the patch job on the left walls, and I frowned. What the hell happened there?.

I shake my head.

That's none of my business. Xander is married to Julia.

I was even saying the words in my head, filling my throat like a fire.

Xander was standing with his ass against the front of his desk, and he was wearing blue jeans and V-neck white shirt that looked too small for his toned chest.

Xander's long black hair was down in the back, and the top half was in a messy bun on his head.

Damn, Xander hasn't changed a bit; still sexy as hell.

"Brinley," Xander says. The sound of my name, I looked up into his silver eyes, the same eyes that pull under a spell, and I can't think of anything or anyone as long I'm staring at him.

I look away.

"I need to know why you left? And why Charles is after you?"

I once again look up at Xander and frown.

"Didn't Charles tell you?"

Xander shakes his head.

"It's nothing important," I sigh.

"To fuck it ain't," Xander shouts, and I cringe.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you," He says, standing and making his way toward me.

"I didn't leave because I wanted to, Xander. I did it to keep everyone safe,"

Xander stops moving.

"For five years?"

I nod my head.

"Tell me something, Brinley, if Charles wouldn't have you, would you have come back?"

My lips part.

If Charles hadn't found me when he did and the kids and I were still safe, I wouldn't have returned to risk the Kingdom being in danger of my presence here.

The longer I stayed away, the safer the Kingdom was.

"I don't know," I lie.

Xander shakes his head.

"You wouldn't have come back,"

"Xander," I start.

"Don't even bother Brinley. Obviously, you've moved on," Xanders says through clenched teeth.

I raise both brows.

"I've moved on?" I say, pointing to myself.

"I'm not the one who is married to your friend, am I?"

"No, you have a daughter from your boyfriend,"

"Have you taken a good look at her?" I frown.

"What does that mean?" Xander asks.

Kyle stands.

"He's here," Kyle announces and leaves the office with Xander right behind him.

I cannot believe Xanderthinks I had a boyfriend and another baby after all the stuff Dominic went through. I thought he got a good look at Caliana. He would know who she was and that I didn't betray him like he has done me if he did.

I walked out of the office, and Dominic stood wide-eyed.

"What's wrong, Dominic?"

"Outside," He points to the door.

"There's a lot of men out there, and they are yelling and growling,"

I kneel.

"Go upstairs and stay with Caliana; I'll be up in a minute,"

Dominic nods and runs upstairs.

I waltz to the door and jerk it open.

"Just the girl I came here to see," Charles says with menace laced in his voice.

"I said leave," Xander seethed.

Charles looks at him and raises a brow.

"Why would I do that? Brinley and I have unfinished business,"

Xander steps closer to Charles.

"You have no business with her as of right now,"

"That so?" Charles asks.

I watched how Xander's breathing got wilder, and he clenched his fist. He is going to shift.

I got to do something.

Charles's body stiffens as his nose flares.

"It can't be," Charles says, shock evident on his face.

Shit, he smells Caliana.

I walk down the steps and step in front of Xander.

"I'm the one you want," I tell Charles, "Just take me and leave everyone here alone," I say.

Charles shakes his head.

"You know I can't do that."

"What the hell are you doing? You ain't going anywhere with him," Xander says, grabbing my forearm.

"I see you haven't told him," Charles says.

I jerk my arm free from Xander's grasp.

"How about I tell him now? I left you, Xander, because of Charles," I tell Xander, but I keep my eyes on Charles.

"He offered me some of his dirty money to leave you, and when I refused to accept it. Charles told me he wanted you to be like him, so he killed Caliana, your mate, and didn't think you would get me as a second chance, so Charles tried to buy me off, and when that didn't work, he threatened to kill Dominic if I didn't give him Caliana's box,"

The men that surrounded us fell silent.

"Did I miss anything?" I ask Charles.

"You threatened my son? And you killed Caliana?" Xander asks Charles.

"Xander, you know I would never hurt a Caputo. And I killed Caliana so that you wouldn't have to. This bitch is trying to get between us," Charles tells him.

"She's my mate," Xander says, clenching his jaw.

Xander's fist collided with Charles's nose, and the crunch sounded painful, and blood squirted everywhere.

Xander's men grabbed Charles and pushed him toward his car.

"I don't want to see you in my Kingdom again," Xander yells.

Charles laughs.

"You honestly think you've seen the last of me?" Charles continues to laugh.

"Did you forget one thing, Xander? All Caputo's must attend the crowning of new a King; once your boy turns twenty, you cannot keep me away, and mark my words, I will finish what I started," Charles says and looks right at me as he says.

"She will die by my hands then, and the amulet will be mine," Charles says and gets in his car and leaves.

Xander turns me around to face him.

"You have Caliana's box?"

I nod.

Xander turns to Kyle.

"Brinley must have protection at all times. Charles has made it clear he wants her dead,"

I grabbed Xander's hand, ignoring the tingles that spread on my skin, and shook my head.

"Charles wasn't talking about me," I tell him.

"Yes, he said I will finish what I started. She will die. I heard him," He says.

I nod.

"Yes, but he wasn't talking about me,"

Xander frowns.

"Then who was he talking about?"

I swallow hard and look up into his eyes.

"My daughter,"

******

"Brinley, move," Xander says, and I shake my head.

"No,"

Xander Nudges me and walks into Dominic's room.

"Fuck," I mutter out loud and open the door.

I forgot they have adjoining rooms.

I press my body against the door, so Xander can't get in.

But he is too strong, and I fail.

I run over to Caliana and pick her up in my arms.

Xander stands there frozen.