The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 195
Third person
The heavy, furious pounding that suddenly sounded on her hotel room door could not mean anything good. Scarlet hurried over and flung it open.
Donovan stood there in the doorway, wide-eyed; he was angrier than she had ever seen him. He was holding her son Lucas in one hand, clutching him by his loose shirt collar and holding him just high enough off the ground that his feet could not touch it.
cas was in the middle of muttering. His voice croaked, sounding half-strangled.
hat on eart
ry was interrupted when Donovan abruptly threw Lucas over the threshold, launching him across the bedroom. The young man landed in a heap with a heavy thud and a pained ou
ibrated from the vampi
as stunned froze
es, too. He strode into the room – Scarlet anxiously closed the door behind him – and began to straighten out his shirt and jacket.
has been exceedingly reckless.
ed on her son. Lucas had righted himself into a sort of crouched position on the floor. “He has been out partying this week. Visiting the hotel attractions.
r, I’m afraid.”
him.
“But seeing how as you and I have such a special history…”
nto a bright, toothy smile.
ue to stay here under our protection.”
.
.
t clear?”
hed. “As crystal,” she said quietly.
accommodations.”
to the door, opened it, walked out and left it op
t before wheeling back around to face her son.
g around like a careless child-“
You are insane!” Lucas groaned, clutching at his untidy hair. “They’re not protecting us, Mother
trust them.
u!”
two round, scabby bruises on Scarlet’s neck.
torted through gritted teeth.
n, lowering his volume. His hands were
ked out and left
locked it before wheeling back around to face her son
sh!”
trying to push his disheveled clothes back into place.
is will be over soon, and when it is, we will finally be in power. But none of that can happen if you keep running around like a careless child-“
Lucas groaned, clutching at
ing us captive
at what they di
ises on Scarlet’s neck.
the best I can
eeth.
he dragged them down the sides of his face. He was still staring at his mother’s bite woünd. “Oh, we are so f****d.”
”
to ambush Alexander and lo
part to me. All you need to do is f*****g behave yourself, Lucas! Your job is easy!”
y to eat us both? It’s been weeks of this already. I’m going crazy, Mom! I can’t just do nothing all day, forever!”
hat would you propose w
s hands. He began to pace the room slowly.
what. This situation is so beyond f****d up. But you have to see, these monsters you think are your allies have no regard for our lives.
he would show us mercy.”
ll open. She stormed acros
olding an arm out to defend against a possible second assault.
ugged. “Alexander would kill us both in an instant,” she whispered. “Or else, put us in prison for life!”
the alternative?” Lucas snapped, still retreating from his mother who followed him in slow pursuit. “Live on the run forever, hiding and afraid? Be a vampire’s midnight snac
his shirt.
mpires heard you talking like this…
Caius discovering this act of treachery.
hile she stood helpless, forced to watch. He’d do it in the most cruel way he could think of
ut of this place,”
red
ugh
I say. I am trying to keep us both alive.”