Mated to the Alpha King novel Chapter 5

Damon's fingers gripped her shoulders tightly, holding her against his chest. As a result of their proximity, Sarah felt his heart beating against her back but she failed to notice that the intervals between each heartbeat lessened as time passed.

Before they could get too engrossed in each others warmth, Damon tightened his hold on her shoulders and easily lifted her into the air then swivelled on his feet and dropped her behind him. Sarah stiffened and stood silently in place like a statue even when he placed her feet against the floor. She was too overwhelmed by both her near death experience and Damon's abrupt appearance.

"Alexis, I suppose you can tell me what's going on here?" Damon boomed, facing the three girls who had been rendered dumb by the power of fear.

Alexis who was under the impression that Sarah fell because she poked her, flinched as her face drained of colour. Guilt didn't run through her despite her thoughts, she was simply scared for her life, so much so that she wished she had not dared to encounter or even speak to Sarah. She had a vague idea of what would happen next but she couldn't bare to imagine herself in that position. She had been living here for five years straight and now, she was about to get in trouble because of a filthy woman who had just arrived hours ago? Over her dead body!

"She was the one who started it first!" Alexis cried, pointing at her with a petrified finger. Though Sarah's eyes widened at the false accusation, Alexis didn't feel the least bit sorry. Lying was her only way out of this situation. "I was just going about my business when she threatened me!"

"Is that true?" Damon turned his head towards Sarah, eyes looking as cold as ice. She wasn't an idiot. She could easily tell that he was angry, very angry. But what made her quiver was the fact that his anger was directed at her, the innocent one.

"I-I d-didn't-" she swallowed, fiddling with her fingers nervously. She desperately wanted to speak up for herself, but Damon's cold gaze stroke fear into her. It was her first time seeing him in this state. Last time, he had gotten angry at her for no reason but this time was different, it didn't even seem like he recognized her as his mate neither did it seem like he cared whether she was scared or not.

"Are you incapable of speaking? Do I need to draw an answer out of you myself?"

Sarah flinched at the threat. Why was he angry at her when she didn't do anything? She looked up at the woman who had framed her, eyes catching the way her lips twitched upwards for a second then downturned once more. She was enjoying this...That much was obvious. Her friends were silently standing by her, so they were just as bad as she was.

Sarah frowned and directed her gaze back at Damon. To put it simply, he looked just about ready to murder someone....She couldn't just sit and let herself get accused. "I didn't t-threaten anyone." From the corner of her eyes, Sarah saw Alexis stiffen, but she didn't let that make her waver. "She was the one who approached me and accused me of-"