Through The Eyes Of My Alpha

Chapter 33

RILEY.

I smelt her the moment she entered the basement. Lately, I’ve been able to scent her even from a distance, and now, despite the smell of antiseptic all around us, her scent was the most evident one that I could identify clearly.

And I didn’t know how I should feel that she would see this part of me.

I have nothing to hide. I’m an Alpha. I functioned as one. I might have my own faults and weaknesses, but I never condoned beating and assaulting my pack’s females. And regardless of who committed the crime, the punishment remained the same,

Manuel was one of our warriors. A trusted one. For some unknown reason, he consumed too much alcohol last night and went into a rage. And the victim was his mate. She was found unconscious this morning by Manuel’s sister, and words spread out immediately.

My Gamma found Manuel in the basement of their house, repentant for what he had done to his mate. But it wasn’t enough. He needed to learn his lesson not to touch her or any other female in this manner again.

And this was something my mate needed to understand.

There were still many things I didn’t know about Nadia, but I was sure she had a soft heart and I needed t o toughen her up, but not to the extent of losing her humanity, as I did for a period of time.

I coiled my fingers on the rod that holds the single tail whip. Its end was dipped in a small amount of silver, just enough to burn the skin on the first whip.I was getting ready to strike the first lash, but I couldn’t ignore her anymore. I wanted to see her, to understand the emotions she was sharing with me.

My head tilted in her direction, and our eyes met.

Her face was showing no emotions at all, but her eyes were telling me a lot of things – but it all boiled down to one thing: she didn’t like what she was seeing. She hated this part of me.

I dropped my gaze down and took in a deep breath, moving into position as my men turned Manuel’s body around. I tried to block off the sound of a wailing female, pained by her mate’s punishment.

‘Leave.’ I sent Nadia a mindlink, my eyes still locked on the grounds.

‘No, I want to see you.’ Her voice was cold.

“There will be blood. And you might not be able to take that.’

‘I can.”

“You might not like this part of me.’

I want to stay

“You can’t stop what I am about to do. I won’t let you. You have to trust me.’

I took it that she didn’t want to discuss it anymore.I opened another mindlink, this time

emotions. Own up to the pain and don’t

‘Yes, Alpha.’

matter what happens, don’t turn around. I want the lashes on your back, not

blow to his head or chest would be fatal, and it was not part of my plan. I needed him alive to learn his lesson, not dead.My hand tightened its hold on the

knew she was holding

I don’t think I can take

my hand raised and the whip flung into the air, hitting Manuel’s back in a second. I heard the tearing of his skin, but he didn’t utter a

fell to her knees and begged me

of blood was

my hand and reached for the clean whip from my Beta. This one would not tear his skin, but it

in coiled fists.I took a deep breath before the whip swung in my hand and

Five. That was enough.

my hand as Manuel’s body slumped to the ground. My gaze darted to his female and she cowered under her sister’s arm, her lips quivering as

Did she ever think I

wall behind her, but I ignored her and went to crouch in front of

me. If you think I enjoyed whipping you, I didn’t. But I was disappointed in you. You made my heart ache because I had too much faith in you. Do not touch your female in this manner, ever again.

wait for him to respond before I got up on my feet and gave an order to my men to take Manuel to the infirmary and make sure he would be

but it was enough for him to feel the burn. I was hoping he would

but he would still

able to get back on his feet after a month, I would allow him back into the troop. But I’d keep an eye on him and make sure he

in her tracks as she was about to go after her as well.I saw Nadia vomiting on the large sink, but it seemed like

face before throwing it in the hamper by the sink.She stood straight in front of me. She was just staring as if she wanted to say something, but there was just

to me.” My voice almost

“You scared me.”

a deep breath before my hand

that some females would do nothing to stop their mates

deep breath. Her eyes were fixed

needs to fight that,

my own demon would come

over her cheek as she closed her

did you not inflict harm to the female because of

plan to hurt her. I

away the sweat and the drops of blood that were