The Alpha's Temptation

Kypho had been extremely anxious for the entire morning. Platt had left early in the morning without waking him up or talking about their plan. Every hour was crucial for them to execute their plan and this stupid man had left. He knew that Platt was worried about Nora and had gone to find her.

Angered as hell, he was pacing the small house. He would look out of the window but wasn't going to the balcony, trying as much as possible to stay on the inside. However, by the time it was mid-morning, he grew very restless. In order to reduce his anxiety, he walked to the balcony. His tipped his head up and closed his eyes to soak in the sunshine. Even though it was so chilly, the Draka Kingdom was blessed with sunshine.

He scanned the whole neighborhood. It was mostly quiet except a few noisy men and women round the corner who were buying things from a vendor. Occasionally a few men would walk down the alley. He saw a man slapping the ass of a woman who squealed and giggled. He gazed at them and wondered if Nora was trying to play hard. A half smile appeared on his lips. He was going to handsomely reward her this time.

He turned to look at the stash of dried herbs that were spread on cot in the balcony. Platt was very careful with these for they made money for him. He wondered where did Platt stash that money. Taking a deep breath in, he thought of going back to the room and sleeping a little more. He couldn't do anything but wait a little more. If they didn't come, he would go with the second plan, which was to leave Draka as quietly as he had come and then travel to Eridanus.

He was to go inside when from the corner of his vision, he saw a blur of movement. He stared at the ramshackle building in front of him to see if he wasn't imagining. But there was no one. However, Kypho was no fool. He was on guard immediately. He was sure that he saw the familiar deep blue uniform of a guard with a spear. He clenched his teeth and waited there patiently. If he got inside too soon, he would be suspected. At the same time, he wasn't sure that they were looking for something or someone.

With his heart accelerating, Kypho leaned on the edge of the stone railing and casually glanced around. His eyes went to all the blind spots that he had seen before and to all the places where the guards could have hidden. He clenched his fists when he saw two guards in the corner of the street, standing next to a vendor who was selling lanterns. One of the guards was talking to the vendor while the other scanned the street.

Kypho's instincts were on high. He withdrew back from the rail and sat on the cot. Why were there so many guards in the street? It wasn't that Platt was caught. But Nora was a foolish woman. He didn't rule out the possibility that she might have committed a grave mistake. The woman was practically missing for over a day now.

With a ragged breath, he thought it would be best to simply get out of this place. As far as killing Tania was concerned, he would do that after a few months. It was important that he saved himself before his cover blew off. It was better to retreat. He was getting panicky by the minute. He had to leave as soon as possible.

Kypho got up and stretched his limbs as if to show all the guards that he didn't know about their presence. Ever since he had come here from the first time, he had studied the routes of escape very well. There was a very thin alley at the back of the house. There was no opening on that side in the house. He had to climb the wall, go to the neighbor's balcony and jump in the alley.

Had he not had the potion, he wouldn't have been able to jump because of his hunchback. But now that his hunchback had gone and he felt stronger, he could jump down easily. He walked in the room and started collecting every one of his items. He threw them in his saddlebag. Then he went out and collected some weed to sell them and make more money. He secured the metal card in his inner pocket.

He strapped the saddlebag to his shoulders and without delay, went out to the balcony. He slid against the wall while keeping a watch on the building in front of him. It was silent. Quickly, he made his way to the next balcony and jumped in it. The alley was only a few meters down. He climbed the railing and then jumped over it onto the alley. Even at this time, the whole cobbled street was very quiet. The stench of garbage hit his nose. He saw a beggar down the street who was sleeping.

Kypho looked both ways and then headed to the right. He started to walk fast which soon turned into a sprint. He knew that if he kept to the narrow streets that linked with it and continued in this direction, he would reach the main gates of the capital in less than an hour.

On the inside he was so furious and nervous that he thought that he would teach Platt and Nora a good lesson of their life when he returned a few months later. His hand went to the metal card that he would use again to enter almost instinctively.

He was about to round a corner, when suddenly, something huge collided with him and the next thing that Kypho knew was that he flung in the air and landed a few meters back on the street with a loud thud. He stifled a scream. When he looked up, he saw—