Alpha’s Tormented Seductress

As Liam lay on his bed looking up at the ceiling, his mind couldn’t help but drift back to the conversation he had with Tiffany about Alyssa earlier. He wasn’t sure why but he had a nagging feeling that she knew something but she had denied it vehemently.

Alyssa’s cold face from earlier appeared in his mind and he couldn’t help but sigh heavily. He regretted not telling her the truth from the beginning and at the same time he was kind of thankful he didn’t because he was sure that if she had known then, she would have immediately distanced herself from him. If she had done that, the beautiful love they shared presently would have never bloomed.

Whatever! I’ll make sure I win her back, even if I have to do that for the rest of my life because she sure is worth it.

Thoughts of how to win Alyssa back occupied his mind as he drifted off into the dreamland.

Liam opened his eyes and was immediately met with darkness that went on as far as his eyes could see. Distressed, he began wandering around trying to find his way out as a suffocating feeling threatened to engulf his whole being.

After wandering for what felt like hours, he cited a halo of light that was illuminating a petite silhouette, one that he could recognize in a heartbeat. He froze for a moment before whispering the person’s name into the darkness.

“Alyssa”

There was no response so he increased the volume of his voice and began approaching her. His voice which was a bit loud pierced into the darkness and seemed to disturb the eerie atmosphere that accompanied the darkness.

Soon, he was standing behind the still Alyssa and then he reached forward to grab her shoulder.

What happened next made his pupils constrict in shock.

His hand went through Alyssa’s body and came back out the other way. Liam stepped backwards in shock while he studied his hand then Alyssa.

Fear engulfed him at that moment.

It’s wasn’t fear of the unknown or one influenced by such a strange phenomenon. It was fear that came with the foreboding feeling that the distance between Alyssa and himself was getting wider by the moment.

He wasn’t sure how that feeling sprouted in his mind but once his hand had passed through Alyssa’s body, it was just there, festering and growing by the minute.

He stepped forward and made to reach for her again but the same thing happened once more. This time, Alyssa’s figure became faint as if trying to prove his fear and worries right. No matter how many times he screamed or tried to hold on to her, he couldn’t.  He could only watch as she finally faded into nothingness and disappeared.

Immediately after, Liam felt a suffocating feeling engulf his whole being and he fell to his knees with a thud. His heart tightened, sending spirals of pain running through him to the extent that he curled into himself and he let out a bl. ood curling scream.

He suddenly jolted up with heavy pants and looked around in panic only to realize that he was still in his room and that everything he just saw was a nightmare. Even with the knowledge that it was all a nightmare, he still couldn’t stop the suffocating feeling that wrapped around his heart like a vine, slowly squeezing as if to warn him that something bad was about to happen.

He had a premonition that something was going to happen and it involved Alyssa. As if to prove him right, a frantic knock was heard at the door. He told the person to come in and he was surprised to see a panic stricken Tiffany with Ryan hot on her tails.

“What’s wrong?” Liam asked, confusion written all over his face.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Tiffany didn’t reply to him as she began to search the room frantically while calling out Alyssa’s name as if she were hiding somewhere in the room.

Liam panicked hearing Alyssa’s name which made him clumsily stumble up from the bed and approach Tiffany.

“What do you mean by this? Where’s Alyssa? Why would you search for her here? What’s going on, Tiffany?”

“I don’t know where she is. I thought I convinced her but when I came back to the room, she was no longer there. I….” She explained amidst tears but trailed off because Liam had dashed out of the room at lightning speed.

She turned to Ryan with sad eyes and soon he embraced her as she sobbed miserably and blamed herself.

Liam’s heart was thumping as he rushed towards the room he had become familiar with these last couple of days when he went to apologize. He hoped and prayed fervently in his heart for a miracle, any sort no matter how small to happen and make sure his dream never came to pass. He wished that he would enter Alyssa’s room and see her sitting in the bed like she always used to, while smiling radiantly at him.

He wished that she would call him closer and hold his hand while telling him that she had forgiven him. She would say that she had thought it through and it made her realize that they were destined to be together.

As he reached the familiar door, he reached for the doorknob but paused and didn’t turn it. He wanted so badly for what Tiffany said not to be true. He was frantic and desperate at this point that he could do anything to make it true. After taking a deep breath to steady his trembling hands and heart, he twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open.

A part of him was already aware that what Tiffany said was the truth but seeing the empty room and bed that lacked signs of an occupant sent a sharp pain piercing into his heart. It hurt so much that he staggered and almost collapsed on the floor right there and then but he still willed his feet to move. He walked into the room with heavy steps and finally stopped at Alyssa’s bed that was empty without a sheet or the usual clothes that she left on it.

He walked around the room and checked, hoping to find anything that proved that Alyssa was not gone. After searching fruitlessly for a while, he finally gave up and sat on his bed, staring fixedly at the door as if to will it to open and invite Alyssa back in. The door did open but instead of Alyssa walking in, it was Ryan and behind him were some of the warriors of their palace.

“Liam! It hasn’t been that long since Alyssa left so there may still be a chance to find her if we…” Ryan started to say but trailed off when he saw that Liam didn’t seem to hear him.

His brow furrowed, and then he walked to where Liam was sitting and tapped on his shoulder. That seemed to work in getting Liam out of his daze because he jolted up like he had just been shaken awake.

“What’s going on? When did you come here?” Liam questioned with a frown on his face.

“I’ve been talking to you ever since I stepped into this room but you didn’t reply. I know that this sister a shock for you but there are more important things you need to do right now than wallow in self pity and stare dazed at nothing. Alyssa is still out there so you need to mobilize warriors to search for her. That much is needed at the moment. Can you do that?” Ryan said.

Liam dazed and dull eyes seemed to light up in realization once Ryan said that.

“That’s right! Why didn’t I think of getting people to search for her? She may have left due to reason that left her helpless so I need to find her as soon as possible to reassure her that I’m there for her. Liam! ”

“Yes your highness” a burly guard that had been standing at the door answered.

“Quickly get your team of warriors to look for Alyssa for me. Make sure that she’s found as soon as possible. Also make sure that no harm comes to her” Liam ordered curtly before dismissing the men.

Liam watched his men leave and that built hope in his heart that Alyssa could still be found.

“Alyssa please wait for me, I’ll find you”