The Alpha’s Curvy Cinderella - Chapter 148: Chapter 148

Josie POV
I rolled over, opening my eyes, Rohan’s eyes staring down at me intently, a smile on his face. “Good morning beautiful” he commented, his hand lightly stroking my side as I slowly stretched “how are you feeling?” he asked.
“Sleepy” I yawned as he laughed.
I noticed he was fully dressed and frowned. Had he allowed me to sleep in? I was a little disgruntled by the thought. He stroked my hair. “You needed your rest,” he said softly, as though reading my mind.
“You could have woken me” I protested and his eyes smouldered.
“If I had woken you, I might not have been able to stop myself from having you again” he growled and I blushed, understanding the meaning of his words.
He chuckled as I sat up and then kissed me, leaving me panting and breathless at the same time.
“I’ll start the shower for you,” he said easily, walking with a spring in his step to the bathroom. I got out of bed and stumbled to the shower, hopping in while he went back to the bedroom.
I was quick to get myself clean and dressed and then Rohan took my hand, leading me downstairs to the kitchen and dining room, pulling out a chair for me, and sitting beside me, at the head of the table. Pack members went silent, looking at us both with curiosity and I was glad to see that nobody was eyeing me with disgust or contempt, although one girl looked at me with anger, while eyeing Rohan with longing in her eyes.
Whoever that girl is, she better stop looking at Rohan like that! He’s ours and that b***h better know it too. She’s looking at him like she’s dying of thirst and he’s a big ass glass of water.
Calm down. The girl is probably just unaware that Rohan and I are mates. We aren’t marked remember? Still I’ll admit that I’m finding it difficult not to call her out on it.
She doesn’t know you’re mates only because Rohan wants to get to know each other first. He doesn’t have to be so damn chivalrous about it. I was happy for him to mark us, it’s he who worries about it so much. It’s not as though it’s going to hurt that much. A slight sting, nothing more. I want to be claimed by our mate. There is nothing more thrilling than being marked by the one you love.
I think it’s sweet that he wants to wait. At least he hasn’t tried to mark us out of anger or aggression. I like that about him. He’s always caring about our feelings. Not many men are like that you know. At least not the one’s I’ve met.
Yeah but how long do you think his wolf is going to want to wait?
My wolf had a point. I sighed. I perked up considerably as a plate was put in front of me, filled with all sorts of different things. Rohan picked up a piece of bacon off of his plate and began to munch on it. I suspected this was his second breakfast but made no mention of it. His wolf probably had a high metabolism or something and if he’d been out training then he was probably starving again. Plus I appreciated the gesture of something so simple as having breakfast with me. He took my hand and I smiled, tentatively nibbling at a piece of toast.
“How can a fat slob like that be our luna? It’s disgusting!” hissed a voice.
I didn’t even have to turn my head to know that it was the same girl who’d been eyeing Rohan from before. It was instinctive. The girl had long dark brown hair and big dark eyes with a golden glow to her skin. She was clad in a skintight dress emphasizing her tall and slender frame.
I saw Rohan’s eyes darken but something came over me. This girl, thought that she could personally attack me at the table? Was she stupid or just plain daft? Rohan let out a roar, that made everybody turn their eyes towards him, but I put a hand on his arm and stood up. My wolf was angry, very angry and my eyes darkened as I looked at the girl who smirked at me. She thought that she had the upper hand. I was about to show her that she didn’t.
“Do you think it’s wise to offend your Luna?” I said coldly.
The girl sneered. “You are not marked, so you are not our Luna,” she said with a malicious grin.
The girl had some serious nerve speaking like that in front of Rohan and the pack members like that. Especially since she was nobody special, merely a pack member.
“She is your Luna and you will treat her with the proper respect” Rohan began angrily, but I moved closer to the girl, who stood up, facing me, her eyes raking over my form in contempt.
“Somebody who looks like you has no right to be the Alpha’s mate, or Rohan’s for that matter.”
Slap. I raised my hand and smacked her straight across the face. She raised a trembling hand to her cheek, staring at me while I eyed the red handprint with satisfaction. My wolf wasn’t finished though. My claws grew and I slashed her across the chest, watching blood trickle from the scratches. Her eyes widened and then she shifted. I did the same and she gave a yelp as I swiped her across the midsection and sent her flying across the room.
I had had enough of being disrespected. Of people looking down on me because of my size. I stalked over to her wolf form, an average grey and white one, and placed my white paw on her throat, crushing it slightly as she looked upwards at me in terror. Nobody sitting at the dining table made a move. Rohan watched intently as the wolf trembled and then shifted back to the girl’s human form as I snarled at her.
“I’m sorry” she whimpered.
I shifted back and then motioned towards some warriors. “Take her to the dungeons for her disrespect,” I said coldly.
They didn’t hesitate. They each seized an arm and dragged her to her feet, yanking her towards the exit of the room as she sobbed, her injuries numerous on her naked body. I glared at her.
Rohan calmly stood and then glared at the table. “Avert your eyes” he growled and every single pack member stared resolutely at the table as he picked me up and began to carry me towards the stairs.
“That was really hot back there” he murmured as I put my arms around his neck “and I would like nothing more than to ravish you” he breathed as my heart skipped a beat “but we need to have a little discussion, you, me and Claudia.”
“Claudia? Why her?”
He sighed “We must be grateful to her. Without her phoning your father, you never would have been saved. Also, she’s a good person, even if she was going to become Alpha Drake’s mate. She’s just a little naive but otherwise kind and good-hearted. I’m worried for both of your safety. Primarily yours” he said with a crease between his brows as he walked me into the bedroom and put me down, grabbing some clothes from the dresser and throwing them to me to catch.
I laughed. “Alpha Drake wouldn’t dream of coming back here. Not now that he knows I have my wolf and that I’m protected by you and my father’s men. It would be suicide. Why are you so worried?” I asked confused.
It was only a matter of time until Alpha Drake was caught. It’s not as though he could disappear off the face of the earth. But Rohan looked grim and slightly worried. I began to put the clothes on as he turned and faced me.
“I am worried for your sake” he said carefully, his eyes narrowed “and I am scared. I would never want to fail you and have you hurt because of it. You are everything to me Josie. I have waited years to find my mate and now that I’ve found you, I couldn’t bear to have you hurt or put in danger. Alpha Drake is not the kind to just give up” he said heavily.
I melted. I finished putting my shirt over my head and crossed over to him, putting my arms around his head. “Rohan,” I said gently “I know that you’ll keep me safe. I have my wolf now remember and she’s badass. I’m not incapable of defending myself if the need arises. I want you to relax a little. Do you think that he’ll retaliate against Claudia if he discovers she’s the one who made the call to my father?”
“I don’t know, but it wouldn’t surprise me,” he said tightly “it’s why I’ve asked her to remain in a separate room away from the pack. Although I believe all these members to be loyal to me, there’s always a chance that one or two aren’t as loyal as I thought and if Alpha Drake is controlling them somehow and he catches wind of Claudia’s doing…” he trailed off and I didn’t need to fill in the blanks.
“Well let’s go have that discussion then,” I said trying to lighten the mood and the worry on my mate’s face “and see what we can do to make Claudia a little more at home. We both owe her our thanks” I added and Rohan nodded.
As we headed down the stairs, I couldn’t help but shiver at the thought that Alpha Drake might somehow manage to infiltrate the pack and take his revenge on Claudia or get close enough to me to take me. Even with all my bravado, I was afraid, but I didn’t want Rohan to see it. I feared if he did, that he might take even more precautions, including never letting me out of his sight and I did not want to put that kind of burden on him. It wouldn’t be fair.