Chapter 31

Luca POV

I sigh heavily as my heartbeat increases. Lia's face and laughter fill my head. I drive my punching gloves into the bag. I have been boxing for over an hour now.

I am seriously meant to be exhausted but I am not. I increase my pace, punching and punching trying to drive every anger and feeling into the bag.

An effort that fails miserably.

I should never have started anything with Lia. I should have stayed clear from her and her son.

Fuck! I shouted as I drove my hand into the punching bag. To think that she has been occupying my mind for the past few hours.

A knock on the door stops me from my boxing session.

"Come in" I ordered. The door opens slightly revealing a bodyguard. He bows his head

"Sabrina is around" he informs me. I nod my head slightly. He walks away after bowing to me.

I heaved a sigh of relief. I walk towards my chambers and change my clothes to the royal Alpha clothes with a smile on my face.

I make my way towards the sitting room. Sabrina smiles immediately when she sees me in the royal robe.

" Royalty suits you," she says with a smile as she bows her head. I know she does not mean it. Sabrina has never bowed to anyone, even my father.

We move towards our respective chairs and sit. A maid comes in later to serve her drinks and food. She thanks her and starts eating.

"So how fun is it being a leader?" She asks me about her eating.

I smile evenly tapping my hands on the throne arm. I gulp down my breath to stay quiet. I have to keep putting her in a good mood before I bring forth my intentions.

"It's fine. Everyone seems to be complying although I have not made an official announcement" I say.

She scoffs and rests her back on the chair "It's a lie. The news is everywhere" I ask.

I furrow my eyebrows "How?". I mean It has not been long since I took over.

Her smile grows wilder"Never underestimate the power of gossip" she says.

She clears her throat "When are you going to ask my kind to return to their land"

"As soon as I get crowned. After all, you are the one who put me in this position" I replied with a smile.

She nods her head with a smile. Her blue eyes shine wilder "good"

I take in a shaky breath. Is time to make my request. "I kissed Lia"

She pauses to look at me. Her eyes widened with shock. She drops her glass of juice on the table.

"Are you serious?" She asks. Her voice was on the edge.

"Yes," I reply, waiting for her to lash out. Falling for Lia has never been the plan.

She takes a deep breath and plasters a smile although her blue eyes darken. " That was never the plan, Luca"

I sigh heavily as I rub my forehead. "I know but I could not help it."I pause for a while to see her reaction. "I want her out of our plan"

She raises her eyebrow"Only her?" She asks.

"Her and her son, of course," I add.

Sabrina was the one who told me about Merlin and Lia. She was meant to use her as a medium to get to Dean and kill all of them thereby making me the Alpha.

I would in turn become the next Alpha and bring the witches. Then I set my eyes on Lia's milky skin and blue enchanting eyes. I just made up my mind to have her.

"No Luca. This was not the plan" she replied quietly with a low voice.

"I -" I began

"End it" she replied with a voice of reproach. Her voice was at the edge.

I closed my eyes. Gosh! Witches were a pain in the ass. Although she was the one who saved me from being kept in the room with Dean.

"I am saying we can handle them without ending Lia and Merlin. I can't hurt her, Sabrina" I explained.

Her eyes reduce to a split then her eyes widen "Oh my god. You have fallen for her" she says more of a statement than a question.

I shrug."I won't say fallen". My mind goes back to her pale face when I told her to get out of my room. When she arrives I am going to have to explain even though I don't have an explanation, or I don't know how I would explain myself to her understanding.

How do I tell her that I was meant to destroy her, to kill her and her son, and ended up falling for her? If I should let her know about my plan she would never look at me the same way.

She might slip out of my hands into Finn's hand. That is something I cannot bear to see.

My gaze rises to her eyes. "Her son is a threat to us. If Dean discovers that she has a son with him he will not let her go. If he dies he will become the next Alpha and not you. Don't you want your blood to sit on the throne?" She asks.

I nod weakly. "Good, then she must go"

I shake my head "No, Sabrina. I can't"

"You have to or else I will turn my back against you" she warns me. Her eyes darken.

My phone peeps with a message notification. I tab on it. My skin turns pale, and my heart drops for a while.

Lia has been kidnapped.

What the fuck? How did she go out without telling me?

"What happened?" She asked, seeing the worry on my face.

"Lia has been kidnapped"