Chapter 16: Pay Back Time

Chapter 16: Pay Back Time

Aria’s POV

Alpha Gregory shouldn’t be in my pack, especially when he knows that I have ascended to the alpha position. He should have been scared of the outcome, but he didn’t. Instead, he came right here just the way he had always done to see Lana.

I approached them, each memory of the torment I experienced from them flashing into my heart like venom. It is so painful, and right there, nothing came to my mind but to humiliate him in front of all the people present in the club.

Gregory deserves more than that from me.

As I stood in front of them and Lana lifted her head, a smirk appeared on her lips. She scanned me from head to toe, her eyes filled with hatred as if she would pluck out my limbs if she were opportuned.

However, she wouldn’t dare do that since she knows the consequences. If it were back at the Silverclaw pack, she wouldn’t have hesitated to pick on me.

Gregory, on the other hand, has his eyes pierced into my skin like a predator. His aura dominated the atmosphere, giving it the evil vibe it always does. In his eyes, there is nothing but disgust, hatred, and anger.

“What is this omega doing here?”

He mocked, spitting the red wine in his hand. Since he wouldn’t order me around like in his pack, he resorted to picking on me. But that was the mistake he didn’t know he was making. Nobody dares pick up on me now that I have become the leader of the pack.

Nina tapped my bicep, but I ignored her. The only person who should be afraid of Gregory was me, but I wasn’t. Not anymore.

“Who gave you the permit to step into my pack, Gregory?”

Confusingly, Gregory and Lana exchanged glances. His face was painted with the shame of embarrassment. But he hadn’t seen anything yet.

“What are you doing here?”

Lana scowled, placing her wine glass on the table. She looked up, eyes glinting in mischief.

‘We’d better get out of here,’

Liza shuddered, pacing uncomfortably in my mind.

To leave was before. Right now, I am no longer a weakling.

“Pour,”

Gregory commanded, pointing at his glass cup on the desk. He was expecting me to refill his empty cup the way I always did back at the pack. His action at that moment made me wonder if Gregory didn’t know yet that I am the alpha, or if he was only trying to make a fool out of me.

“I said you should pour!”

His commanding tone resonated in the building, and to be honest, it made my heart flap like wings. My knees would have started to wobble, and I would have fallen to the floor. But I stood still, eyes fixated on him with hatred.

My eyes caught Lana resting her hand on the back of his hand. She taped it gently, her eyes directed towards me.

Gregory didn’t need to be told what she meant by that before retracting his gaze from me.

“To me, she is still the omega who served and entertained us.”

That word struck me deep like a dagger. It made my saliva bitter, and my gut painful. Nevertheless, that wasn’t a big deal. It wasn’t like he could walk all over me and go scot free anymore.

I stepped closer to the table, lowered myself, and picked up the wine bottle. My eyes were fixed on him with a broad smile on my face. He wanted the wine, so I would give him the wine in a good way.

“Allow me,”

Gregory picked the cup, holding it towards me in disgust.

I flipped the cap Lana’s way, and it did well by hitting her on the face.

“Oops! My bad.”

I covered my mouth with two fingers, giggling at her.

Lana furiously sprang up, pointing a finger at me.

I ignored her, turned towards Gregory, whose hand was still stretched towards me, ready for a drink. My eyes went from the cup to his face, then an idea crept into my head. I stepped a bit closer to him, brushing his hand with my waist.

He furrowed his brows into a frown, but I cared not. So, before he could grab my waist the way he had always done, I lifted my hand and turned over the bottle on his head. The wine swooshed all over his body, staining his white shirt.

“What are you doing?”

Lana’s loud gasp echoed in the room, drawing everyone’s attention to us. Everything, including the music, died down, turning the atmosphere into dead silence like a graveyard.

Gregory’s eyes were widened in shock, and he was frozen on the sofa.

“Do you now see how it feels to be embarrassed?”

I placed the empty bottle on the table, chuckling. To say I was excited at that moment, seeing Gregory in that state, was an understatement. I was over the moon, and I wished there was something else to do to him again.

‘Are you nuts?’

Liza paced restlessly, her tails flapping behind her.

‘He is going to kill us, Aria! You shouldn’t have done that.’

“Aria, we are doomed. Let’s get out of here!”

Nina whispered, brushing her trembling hand with mine. She wanted to grab hold of my hand and drag me out of the clubhouse, but I wasn’t going to leave.

I am not a coward who is enticed by anyone. Gregory is an Alpha, and so am I. I am ready to let him know that I was not the Aria they all bullied in his pack.

‘Do you even have the strength to fight?’

Liza asked, still restless.

No, no strength to fight, but my mouth is sharp, and with just a few words from me, I was certain he would crawl out of my pack.

Gregory finally regained his senses. He wiped the remaining liquid on his face, gently got up on his feet, his height so long like that of a giant.

He reached for a towel on the table, cleaned his hair, and dumped the dirty towel on the floor, then looked at me.

“You’ve grown wings, Aria,”

His face muffled, and the moment he got a hold of my wrist, a loud thud pierced my ears.

My eyes shut instantly, and my heartbeat increased. Surprisingly, I didn’t feel any pain, nor do I feel any tingling sensation on my face or ear.

When my eyes parted, Gregory wasn’t holding my hand anymore, he was on the sofa, his eyes as red as a flame.

Before I could turn around to find out what made him fall to the sofa, a heavy hand dropped on my shoulders.

It was so heavy that it could have dipped me into the ground if my legs were pointed and sharp like a needle. Fears gripped me, but not for long. His cologne filled the air, making me realize who it was.

“Are you hurt?”

Kael turned me over to himself, running his fingers on my chin. My mind relaxed knowing that someone had come to save me from the trouble I made.

But how did he know I was there? I was told that among all the brothers, Kael was the only one who didn’t like going to the club.

I nodded gently, avoiding eye contact with him.

“How dare you!”

He shoved me aside, grabbed Gregory’s hand as he was trying to hit me, and punched him in the face.

Blood splashed out of his mouth, spreading across the room. Some people whose mouths were wire opened got blood inside their mouth and the next second, the room was filled with ‘eews’, spitting, and wiping of faces.

That was a funny moment, but the atmosphere wasn’t suitable for a laugh.

Whispers broke out among the people, but it was audible enough for us to hear.

“Doesn’t Alpha Kael know who that is?”

“Of course he does.”

“Have you forgotten that Alpha Gregory tormented Alpha Aria when she was still in his pack?”

“Serves him right.”

“If I were him, I wouldn’t have come here.”

The fourth and the fifth statements got me. What I did served him right, and Kael had just put him in his place.

He grabbed Gregory’s collar, pinning him back on the sofa.

“This is my pack, Aria’s pack. The next time you set foot into this territory, I will personally cut off your limb!”

Jeez! That threat made me shudder. Kael’s tone and flaming eyes were enough to make Gregory know that he wasn’t joking.

“Now get the fuck out of here and never return!”

He pulled him up and released his collar.

Gregory was so embarrassed to even utter a word. He only glared at me, picked up his phone, and stormed away, brushing shoulders with Kael.

Eyes followed him as he headed towards the exit door, and they returned their gazes at us after he was out of sight.

‘Now run!’

Lisa shouted. But why would I run? Kael is my brother; he wouldn’t scold me. And where is Lana?

I scanned the whole room, but she was nowhere in sight. She wasn’t there when Kael was throwing blows at Gregory either.