Chapter 4 – The Guest

Early morning, Maxwell, Gordon, Jim, Scott and Anna were sitting at the table for breakfast, while the server was serving them food, Gordon notices the chair in front of him is empty. He wanted to ask about Sharon whereabouts but he decided not to be too inquisitive about her. He came for breakfast almost famished but now he has lost his appetite.

Upon noticing his son fidgeting with his food, Maxwell asked “ Son, did you have a good sleep last night?”

“Yes” is his only answer.

“Don’t worry about today, everything will be just fine.” When Gordon did not reply back to his father, he narrates his own coronation day. “I myself was so scared on my big day; I was only nineteen years old and was having cold feet.”

But Gordon was not listening to his father he was thinking about her, the one he must stopped thinking about but he cannot help it and he is worried and want to know why she is not here. He wonders if it is because of him.

“Gordon are you alright, you seem lost in deep thought.” Query Anna with a worried look on her face. But Gordon did not reply to her and start to eat his food furiously.

Scott know better never to question Gordon when he is thinking about something, but he does want to know what he is thinking about, but the way he is looking at the empty chair he hope that the Alpha is not thinking about that human.

Since Gordon is ignoring Anna, she asks Maxwell “Your majesty, I am wondering if I can have someone to take us to the town, we have some shopping to do for tonight.”

“Anna dear, any driver will take you there."

Looking at his son, Maxwell gently asked "Why don’t you accompany Anna for shopping Gordon, it will helped you to divert your attention from the hassle happening now. May be afterward you will feel more relax?”

“Father, you think going out shopping will divert my mind and make me feel relax right now, I am an alpha for god damn sake and not a girl in tutu.” Gordon growled at his father.

“Son, I did not mean it like that, apparently something is upsetting you, and I just wanted to help you, I am sorry.” Maxwell say apologetically.

“I am sorry father for snapping at you, I am actually having a bad morning.” Gordon defends himself for his misbehavior.

“Don’t worry your Majesty, actually I am going with Sharon, she does not have a proper dress for today and since she is ‘so curvy’ I cannot lend her one of mine.” Anna informs Maxwell smiling innocently but Gordon has notice how she has emphasis on the word curvy.

“Actually I need to get myself cuff links, I can come with you.” Gordon states sounding a little too eager for Scott ears.

“I will get it for you, don’t worry about it. You just relax for tonight. After all you are not some girl who wears tu-tu right?” Scott tease Gordon knowingly, he is sure something is going on between Sharon and him.

He receives a glare as reply from Gordon.

***

After the girls left for shopping when Scott went to Gordon room after breakfast. He knocked but receive no reply from him, he turn the golden door knob and all of a sudden he is pinned on the door, Gordon squeezing his neck tightly in a grip.

“What the hell, you were trying to do downstairs. Are you trying to defy me?” Gordon hissed at him.

Scott eyes turn red and teary as he is not able to inhale air “I….ca..can’t..bre..athe.” he breathed out.

Gordon gave him a hard punch on his chest and let him fall on the floor, struggling to gasp for maximum oxygen possible.

After a while when Scott is able to compose himself, he blurt out to Gordon; “Are you out of your mind, you could have killed me and what is going on with you and that human?”

“Will you keep it down?” Gordon almost yelled at him

“So you like her, really? But she is human, this is forbidden.”

“I know that why I am asking you to shut the fuck up, I already know all the shit you are telling me.” Its infuriate Gordon when people try to explain things that he already knows.

“ And?” Scott looked at frowning

“And what?” Gordon try to dismiss him. He is already so confused with his feeling for the human girl. He does not want Scott to add some more.

“ What you are thinking of doing about it, you need to get rid of her”. Scott said shrugging his shoulder.

“No, I cannot throw her out, she needs us, you heard father. I will only distance myself from her.” Deep down Gordon knows he cannot be away for the girl. He has an odd connection with her.

“ Yeah right, that why you are upset when not seeing her.” Scott teased him.

“ Its not like that, I am only protective about her.” Gordon brushed his hair with his long fingers out of frustration.

“Come on Gordon, cut the crap, you were like a yearning puppy wanted to go out for shopping for fucking cuff clip, and you want me to buy it. In your mere existence when have you gone out to shop for something…. Let me remind you… NEVER!” Scott yelled at him.

Gordon was standing in front of his window, with his back turn toward Scott. He closes his eyes and exhale loudly and mumbles “I am only protective about her, nothing else. She is innocent like a child; I am not a fucking monster who will want to bed a kid.”

Scott knows Gordon is a beast but he will never harm a child, thus he kept quiet not wanting to argue any further on this.

“I trust you Gordon; I just don’t want you to fall in the trap of some cock tease.” Scott warn him. “You want my help for something or should I leave you now.”

“I am ok, go on and be on time for tonight, it’s your big day too.”

“ Ok then I am leaving you… for the cuffs link, you are ok right, you do not need them.” Scott questioned him before leaving.

“Yes right.” Gordon simply replied.

***

Sharon hates shopping but because Anna insisted she had to come. Last night when Anna came in her room, to look at the dress she was to wear for tonight, she said the dress seem too casual and poor branded cloth, and since Maxwell treat her as his own daughter she need to dress nicely.

So here they are shopping for one hour, all the dress she like as she wore them on, Anna find it hideous on her or she is looking too fat in it. Finally Anna selected a tight black strapless bodycon mini dress. Despite Sharon’s protest that she is not feeling comfortable in the dress, Anna purchases the dress for her.

Sharon has not liked the way Anna behaves with her; she spent most of her life with bad people and can identify them when they wanted to harm her even though they claim they are helping her. She really thought Anna wanted to help her to find a dress, but then she brought a dress that does not even fit her well and made her uncomfortable, she know Anna does not like her much and try to belittle her for petty things but she does not know the reason for that. Thankfully she had retrieved her dress yesterday when Anna had thrown it in the bin.

***

When they reach home it was time for lunch and everyone was sitting around the table, Anna heads to the dining table, while Sharon almost run to go upstairs, hoping no one sees her.

“Sharon my child, where you are rushing at like that …come eat with us.” Maxwell interrupted her on her run.

She look toward the voice and her gaze meet with Gordon’s and a chill run down her spine. She suddenly cannot look away “I…I… ‘m going to k..Keep my bag in my room.”

“Come join us, later on you can keep the bags and anyway after lunch it will be time for u to dress up.” She nodded to him in response.

Gordon is please to see Sharon but the way she had look at him the first time compare to now it is very different. It is almost like she is disgusted by him.

Once the food is served, they all start to eat in silence. Everyone had witness the grumpy mood of Gordon in the morning and no one want to infuriate him more.

Gordon notices Sharon is not eating but only moving the food around on her plate. He looks at his father to see if he has noticed Sharon is not eating, but Maxwell was not looking at them.

“You don’t like the food” Gordon grumbled at her.

Sharon tensed up, but does not look at him “I am not hungry”

“Eat! No one will leave this table until you have not consumed your food” he ordered her.

Almost in teary eyes forcefully she gulp down her food, and once she finishes eating she excuse herself and rush to her room.

***

At six in the evening most of the guess have arrived, everyone was smartly dressed. This is the most awaited event of the year, covered by hundredth of news channels all over the world. Many important and wealthy people have flown from their different countries to assist the imperial coronation.

Gordon has put on a tailored white tuxedo, he looks almighty with his gel haired brushed up. Every women are smitten by him as the men envy him. Standing next to him was Scott also looking attractive in his well suited black tuxedo but tonight he has braid his hair along the top and sides of head and tie the remaining strands into a thick bun which give him a chic look.

Gordon’s eyes wanders around in the hope to see Sharon, but find Anna instead, dress in a backless floral crochet pink dress. The dress emphasizes her physical attributes. Gordon has also notice some men drooling over her. She brightens up when she find his gaze on her and proceed to stand by him and Scott.

“So how you’re feeling about tonight.” She chipped, drawing most attention on them while she leaned on his arm. Scott could not help but roll his eyes in annoyance while he look at Gordon for his reaction, but Gordon’s eyes were looking at something with narrow eyes and his muscle harden. He follows his gaze and spotted Sharon in a black floral one shoulder dress detailed with ruffled flowers and a voluminous full knee length skirt. The dress was not extravagant compare to the other guest and she has on very light make-up but still she is looking breath taking.

Gordon eyes are ablaze in anger because Sharon has her arm link with Jonathan, Jim’s eldest son. He is 6ft tall man, triangular face, straight nose and athletic body. He is frivolous and is known for having many bastard of his roaming around in the country. This is the main reason he was not assigned to be his beta, and Scott was called from another pack to join his team.

Gordon was lost in his thought when they heard someone in a coquettish voice exclaims from behind them “Hey baby, you've missed me?” he was about to turn around to the familiar voice, when he feels someone hand roaming all around his chest, while Anna automatically move some steps away from him. It was Barbara, a petite woman, with round face, tiny black eyes, button nose and pouty lips. Shoulder length black hair, tan complexion wearing a white colour align off shoulder maxi dress. She is one of his ex-girlfriends a very conniving woman with no scruple.

“What you want, Barbara?” he spit out with hatred pushing her hands away from him.

“You” she laughs out