Chapter 87

Alpha glared at him but didn't argue further. He allowed Lia to guide him toward the door, though his steps were heavy with frustration.

Behind them, River shook his head. "Yeah, I definitely missed something."

Scout stood at the door with his arms crossed. His usual sharp gaze softened slightly as he delivered the final update.

"The kids will be normal by tomorrow. They were all under the influence of the drugs. Once it wears off, they won't remember much—just fragments, hazy and disjointed." He hesitated, then added, "Unfortunately…some of them didn't make it."

Lia's expression remained unreadable, but his grip on Alpha's hand tightened. Alpha felt it—the silent acknowledgment of grief.

"Some were killed by Antonio's guards," Scout continued, his voice steady, "and…some were killed by…Alpha."

Alpha's breath caught in his throat but he didn't speak. His hands trembled at his sides, his nails digging into his palms. He had known. Of course, he had known. Blood still stained his hands, his clothes and his soul. He had seen their faces—the ones he had torn apart, the ones whose screams still echoed in his mind.

He wanted to say something but no words came.

Meanwhile, Lia simply nodded. He didn't look at Alpha with pity or judgment, only a quiet understanding. 

And that, somehow, hurts more. So, he pulled his hand out of Lia's and stormed away. 

"I'll have all the bodies and the school cleaned up before the kids wake up," Scout finished. "There won't be any traces left of what happened today."

Lia nodded again. "Alright."

With that, Scout left down the hall.

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Lia stepped inside the dorm but his heart sank when he found the room empty. 

"Will?" he called softly but the silence only deepened. 

However, before panic could fully take hold of him, a faint sound caught his attention—the soft click of the mirror closing. Lia exhaled, rubbing his forehead as his nerves relaxed a bit. 

Although he wondered if it was really possible that Alpha didn't remember him? Scout had assured him that Lia's presence, combined with the drugs, would trigger Alpha's suppressed memories. So why was Alpha acting like this? Pretending? 

Taking a deep breath, Lia turned to the mirror. He pressed his hand against its cool surface, he pressed the corner three times and with a faint shimmer, it opened. Stepping through, the mirror closed behind him, sealing them in a secret place only they knew. 

Alpha was sitting on the edge of the bed with his face buried in his hands. Lia's chest tightened at the sight. 

Without looking up, Alpha asked coldly. "What are you doing here?" 

Lia crossed his arms, his eyes never leaving Alpha. "Why are you pretending?" 

Alpha finally lifted his head, his stormy gaze meeting Lia's for the briefest moment before darting away. "I'm not pretending. I really don't remember you." 

Lia gritted his jaw in rage. "Stop lying. I can see it in your eyes. You know me." 

Alpha's hands curled into fists on his lap. "I don't." 

The intensity in Lia's gaze sharpened. "Then why do you keep avoiding my eyes? Why does my presence make you flinch?" 

Alpha's silence spoke louder than his words. 

Frustrated, Lia took a step closer. Fine. Let's test this. "Willulf?" 

Alpha's head snapped up instantly, his body answering to the name better than his mind. His eyes widened in shock, betraying the truth he was so desperately trying to hide. 

Lia smiled, a small, bitter curve of his lips. "So are you still going to pretend?" 

"Don't," Alpha growled, standing abruptly. His hand shot out, grabbing Lia's collar in a tight grip. His voice shook furiously as he yelled, "Don't fuck with me! If I say I don't remember, then I don't!" 

Lia's eyes turned dark in anger. The denial in Alpha's voice made his blood boil. Without thinking, he swung his fist, connecting squarely with Alpha's jaw.

Alpha stumbled backward, landing on the bed with a startled grunt. Alpha was still reeling from the punch when he found himself pinned down onto the bed, his wrists held above his head with a force that left no room for struggle. Lia loomed over him like a crazed beast, his eyes twisted with an unhinged light that made Alpha's stomach twist. 

"If you don't remember me," Lia hissed menacingly. "then I'll make you remember." 

Alpha's breath hitched, his wide eyes locking onto Lia's. There was no hesitation, no gentleness, just unbridled desperation radiating from the man above him. Lia's grip tightened as he leaned towards Alpha's face. 

"No…" Alpha managed to choke out. But before he could say anything else, Lia's lips crashed against his own in an aggressive kiss.

Alpha froze and gasped for air. He tried to push Lia weakly, his hands pushing at Lia's chest, but it was futile against Lia's strength. His heart pounded against his ribs, each beat echoing with the memories he'd tried so hard to suppress. Oh how much he had missed this feeling. 

But as much as he wanted it, he knew he couldn't allow himself to give in. Because he's aware that Wagnar would never let him free and he can't put Lia's life in danger again. 

This is wrong. His mind screamed at him to stop Lia, to shove him away and end this madness. But his traitorous body remained pliant beneath Lia's, melting into the forceful kiss despite his efforts. 

Lia's growl reverberated against Alpha's lips, sending alluring shivers down his spine. Alpha surrendered to his dominance as Lia deepened the kiss, his tongue exploring every inch of Alpha's mouth with a ferocity that left him breathless. It was a kiss that demanded submission, one that tore down all the walls he had built to keep Lia at bay.

Alpha's body arched instinctively under Lia, his fingers gripping the sheets as he struggled between his mind and heart. His breaths came in heavy gasps, his chest rising and falling with each passionate touch of Lia's lips.

"Stop..hey...please," Alpha rasped weakly when their lips parted for just a moment, but Lia's grip remained firm around him. 

Lia's fury was evident as he watched Alpha struggle against his touch. It gave him satisfaction so he decided to assert his dominance by swiftly unbuttoning his own shirt and tossing it aside before shimmying out of his jeans, revealing his naked body. Alpha's eyes widened in shock.

"W-What are you doing?"

Clad in nothing but his raging emotions, Lia straddled Alpha's waist. With a deft hand, he tore Alpha's shirt, sending buttons flying in every direction. Lia made quick work of his pants, exposing his rapidly hardening cock. Lia's fingers wrapped around it, stroking up and down with a strong grip that elicited a surprised gasp from Alpha.

"Stop! Just what the hell are you doing?" Alpha yelled, his anger obvious but his arousal betraying him as he hardened with every stroke.

From their many encounters, Lia had become an expert in reading Alpha's body language and knowing precisely where to touch him to evoke the strongest reactions. His free hand caressed his balls while maintaining the tantalizing rhythm on his member. A malicious smirk crossed Lia's face as he taunted Alpha. 

"Your body is more honest than you. See, you're already hard. You say no, but your body begs for me. Which one should I believe?"

"You're fucking craz–ahh!" Alpha couldn't finish his sentence as Lia tightened his grip on him, stroking even faster while rubbing the sensitive tip with the pad of her thumb. The sharp pleasure pulled a moan from deep within him, betraying any facade of resistance he had tried to maintain.

"You act so innocent, but when I touch you like this, I can see how much you love being corrupted," His breath was uneven, quickening with his obsession, his insatiable hunger for the man before him is unhinged like a knife scalping against bones. As their eyes locked, Alpha's heart picked up speed, though he cursed himself for being so excited.

"Every time you try to pull away, it'll only make me want to pull you closer, tighter, until there's nothing left of you but me."

The way Lia's gaze roamed over Alpha's body left him breathless and feeling naked than he already was. Lia's mad eyes made his blood run with undeniably thrilled. Lia drew closer, carefully examining the wound on Alpha's abdomen.

"I think your wound might reopen if I fuck you right now," Lia whispered, a sultry smile playing on his lips.

Alpha's cheeks flushed crimson at the thought, and Lia couldn't resist leaning down to nibble gently on Alpha's lower lip. "Don't look so disappointed. We have other ways."

Lia coated his fingers in the precum dripping from his rock hard cock and locked eyes with Alpha as he brought them to his own entrance. Lia let out a small gasp, gritting his teeth through the discomfort as he pushed two digits inside himself. He made sure that Alpha was watching his every move closely. 

"Anngh!" Though Lia moaned at the sensation, it wasn't quite as pleasurable as he had hoped, his fingers couldn't reach the spot that would truly satisfy him. Frustration washed over him and he withdrew them before reaching for Alpha's cock, which was comparatively thicker and longer than Lia's own fingers and gripped it firmly.

Alpha sucked in a sharp breath as Lia positioned himself above him, inhaling sharply when the head of his cock met the tight heat of Lia's entrance. With measured slowness, Lia began to sink down onto him, each inch taking its sweet time to breach that confining barrier.

Despite his lack of proper preparation, both men seemed unbothered by the pain and only focused on the upcoming pleasure. Their bodies seek not just pleasure but the intoxicating sting of pain, as if the ache was the proof of their connection. 

Lia's wet and velvety walls enveloped Alpha's cock hungrily, leaving both men moaning in ecstasy as Lia finally took his full length. Their heads thrown back and lips gaping with laboured groans. 

When Lia finally got his breath back, he looked at Alpha and smirked sinisterly, digging his nails into Alpha's shoulder he lowered his face, his hot breath tingling over Alpha's lips as he whispered. 

"You're the air I breathe, the blood in my veins. And without you, I'd rather cease to exist. I don't need anyone's permission to love you. Even yours. It's fine if you pretend not to remember me because I'll still love you in the most twisted and insane way if I have to, but you'll never escape me. I'll ruin myself if it means keeping you, and I'll ruin you if you ever try to leave me again." 

Unknowingly, Alpha gulped hearing those words. His cock twitched at the possessiveness coming from the insane man on top of him. His own fingers squeezed Lia's hips, begging him to start moving. 

A slow, crooked smile crept onto Lia's face, curling unnaturally as if he found amusement in Alpha's action. 

Lia roughly pumped his hips, driving Alpha's cock deeper into him, relishing the fullness and the pain that came with it. His face scrunched up in pleasure and discomfort as he started riding Alpha with long, powerful strokes. A thin line of sweat formed on his forehead, and he bit his lip hard to stifle his moans. 

"Agh…move faster!" Alpha couldn't hold his words anymore. Dark pleasure surged through his veins like a forbidden poison, igniting every nerve with a sharp ache that bordered on torment. Lia bounced faster and the pleasure Alpha received wasn't gentle but burning, leaving behind the exquisite sting of surrender and making it hard for Alpha to think straight.

"Fuck," Lia groaned, the word turning into a shrill moan as he picked up the pace. His muscles rippled underneath his tight skin, and every time he drove down on Alpha's cock, it seemed to hit a spot of pleasure inside him. But it wasn't enough. He needed more. He needed everything.

Without warning, Lia leaned forward and bit down on Alpha's neck, drawing blood as he ground his hips against him in a frenzy. The warmth of the bite mixed with the heat of their bodies sent shivers down Alpha's spine. His eyes rolled back into his head as the pleasure overtook him, and he couldn't help but push up into Lia's tight hole. 

Their hips collided over and over again, and somewhere in the back of his mind, Alpha realized they were making too much noise for anyone to hear them through the walls. But there was no one to hear them and even if someone can hear them, he doesn't care anymore. 

As their movements became more frenzied, Lia reached between them and grasped his cock roughly in one hand while continuing to ride Alpha. With his other hand he grasped Alpha's jaw to slightly pull him down from his internal bliss and warned him aggressively. 

"I'll carve my name into your soul so you will ever forget who you belong to again. Your heart, your mind, your body, every piece of you is mine. I'll destroy anyone who tries to take you from me," Lia's breathless voice was like a predator making its prey. But that's exactly what Alpha was right at that moment. 

Alpha began to tremble uncontrollably as the heat rose in his stomach, his chest rising and falling in rapid succession, unable to fight the way those words burrowed into his mind. 

The fire in their blood increased and Lia and Alpha reached the peak of their passion simultaneously. Lia's seed erupts, splattering across Alpha's chest and landing on the corners of his panting mouth. At the same time, Alpha's own release filled Lia's insides. 

Lia gasps for air, beads of sweat glistening on his forehead. When both regain their senses, Alpha meets Lia's gaze and notices a melancholic expression clouding his eyes. A somber feeling begins to gnaw at Alpha's heart as well.

Reaching out tenderly, Lia draws Alpha in and connects their lips, gently tracing the curve of Alpha's quivering lower lip with his tongue.

"If destroying myself could fix you, then I'd gladly destroy myself. If loving you might kill me, then I'd happily die. But never ask me to stop loving you, because you're the only reason I started to live, the only reason I'm still breathing…

….so please don't forget me, Will."