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The way I smirked must have been noticeable enough to catch Willow's attention as she side-glanced at me. Malachite was also staring at me, and though his face remained stoic, his eyes showed a glimpse of merriment in them.
"Excuse me?" Felicia snapped. "There are two Betas in this hall."
"Just as there are two very powerful individuals standing before you," Willow tossed back. "I don't have the time to waste on your petty antics and belittling behavior. You want to act like a child, go down to the daycare center and they'll happily feed you a bottle to tame your temperament."
"Our woman is so hot when she's angry,"my wolf growled with a husky tone that made me mentally roll my eyes.
She's not "our woman" and tame yourself.
Willow turned around. "Beta Malachite, follow please," she announced, but she couldn't take a step forward as Felicia was now in front of her.
"You think because you recently got a mega-deal in the business industry after you killed yourself for sympathy points that you can dismiss me?"
The strike of words was unexpected - enough for my wolf's growl to actually slip from my lips and make the walls of the hall tremble slightly.
Felicia's eyes briefly met mine, and I could see the rebellious surface of her wolf that was seeping more and more into control by the second. She smirked slightly and returned her gaze to Willow as she took a step forward to purposely be in her personal space.
"Listen, Pinky Weakling. Don't think because you have more money in the bank and a curse of magic that makes you grow a dick that you can walk all over me. The only person I take orders from is Roberto. So why don't you scurry back to your hole with those psycho freaks you call wolves and leave us to do our jobs as Betas of the De Luca pack?"
I'd lost my last shred of patience, but I was frozen in place. My eyes widened as I noticed the flickering of the lights above.
My focus moved to Willow, and the way my eyes widened would be a first just like the intense shock that took over and triggered my wolf to get up and stand inches from the surfaced barrier that kept him at bay.
He wasn't going to trigger our shift because we weren't in danger. He wanted to be present as the blazing energy of royalty bled around us with enough force to bring me to my knees if I wasn't fighting against the urge.
Felicia didn't stand a chance. Her body took two steps back as if she'd gotten burned before her knees buckled, and she collapsed before Willow.
That's when I noticed Willow's smile as she took one step forward. The pulsing force of her step could leave any submissive or even mid-level wolf trembling for mercy.
"Who's the weakling now?" Willow asked, and her voice was no longer close to her usual tone. It was rich with power, authority, and a level of control that wasn't asking nicely to be followed. "For a Beta who loves to talk a bunch of smack, it's disappointing to witness how fucking weak you are."
Willow crossed her arms and with a lift of her finger, Felicia was gasping as her whole body was jolted into the air while it looked as if she were being choked by an invisible force. She was clawing at her throat to try and loosen whatever hold was around her neck, but it was no use.
It took me a mere second to zone in on what Willow was doing. My eyes picked up on the almost invisible threads of wind magic that were in such a condensed form that you wouldn't be able to pinpoint them unless you held a high affinity for magic.
"You mock my suicide, but at least I had the courage to fucking kill myself. You belittle my achievements and yet I'm sure you're not a trillionaire standing in this hallway. You say you take orders from no one and yet here you are, bowing at my feet and now in my possessive hold. The fate of your life is now in my grasp, so what are you going to do, Beta Bitch?"
For a brief moment, I could see that cynical flow of power that would glaze the surface of Roberto's eyes - that pulsating power that made any who defied him bow and ensured he was feared by all those who couldn't put up with the first wave of his purging aura.
Felicia didn't stand a chance at this point, clawing her neck to the point that she was making cuts against her flesh. Willow couldn't care less, her eyes only narrowing while her smile blossomed across her face.
She was obviously enjoying the sight, and I was curious if this was a quality that was more from her mates than Willow's personal amusement. Mate bonds made it so that similarities and desires began to blend between one another.
Could Neo's or even Onyx's interest in watching their prey suffer be something that's been passed over to Willow?
"I apologize for intruding, Willow," Beta Malachite began. "But I'd suggest keeping her alive. I need someone to oversee the duties of the other Betas, seeing as my absence will be extended."
Willow glanced over her shoulder, her hand reaching up to slip those black shades off her face. I had to fight to not show just how mesmerizing her eyes currently were, but I knew right away that her wolf was in full control.
"When I'm present, you refer to me as Alpha." There was no room for debate, and we'd be fools to ignore that obvious confirmation.
"Yes, Alpha," Beta Malachite replied and bowed his head enough to please Willow. She briefly acknowledged me, her eyes twinkling with curiosity for a few seconds before she snapped her fingers, which dropped the hold around Felicia. She dropped to the ground and gasped for air, but Willow was already opening the door to Roberto's room.
Neither I nor Beta Malachite delayed in our movement, the two of us already entering the room before Willow's gaze returned to Felicia, who was still sputtering on the ground.
"You will return to the Pack House and get right back to your duties. You will not tell a damn soul of our confrontation, and if you ever decide to be bold enough to confront me again, be ready to face the consequences. I won't have leniency next time around." She didn't bother waiting for her reply, but she did chuckle. "Me? A weakling? How fucking absurd. I don't need to sell my body to make the world see me. Yet this slut loves to talk bullshit. Funny."
She slammed the door closed, and I didn't need to lock it because Willow snapped her fingers again - replicating the exact spell I'd done.
