The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

"If I were you, I wouldn\'t hurt people even more, Nik Russel," Malika said, patting him so hard that he fell to the ground with a loud thump. Oh, he definitely broke more bones, not that Malika cared.

"Oww you litt—" Nik began and Malika stepped on his back in warning.

"Language…. There are kids around and you can\'t just be doing whatever you think is right. Get up now, and start fixing whatever you ruined. I\'ll be here watching you, Russel," Malika said and Nik considered his options.

He was healed and his bones were working fine. He was not going to let the woman treat him like some slave.

So instead of doing what he had sworn he would do, he created a portal and went through it, only for the portal to take him inside the shop that had people so mad and disappointed in him.

"What the fuck?" Nik asked frustratedly as he created another portal, but this time it brought him back right in front of Malika who was staring at him with a disappointed face. You would think she cared about a Russel.

"Are there any more portals you want to create, Russel? Mauve you want me to create on that should take you to Razia and Atticus, no?" Malika said sweetly and Nik paled instantly. Of all the things he had imagined happening, this wasn\'t it.

"What?" Nik asked as he looked around. It was then that he realized that the humans hadn\'t heard what Malika had just said to him and he knew he was screwed. He couldn\'t make a run for it, and he couldn\'t say anything because he was scared.

Nikolai Russel knew what happened to his siblings and right now he was regretting ever coming to this side alone. He had been glad to have met the Sicario and Greyson alphas, but he hadn\'t expected to meet this kind of fate.

"So, what do you say, Nik? Will you keep running or will you do what you said? A man\'s word is all he got and you already tried breaking it. Or, maybe we should stone you to teach you a lesson on never screwing the pope\'s things, huh?" Malika asked as the door to the shop opened.

The humans could see the change in the man and he looked pale. Of course, they thought it was because Malika had ever so casually mentioned that they could stone him, and that he was scared of what would happen to him.

But then he was scared shitless because he was slowly realizing that he had crossed the woman who wasn\'t meant to be crossed. He had tried to mess with the devil who was in charge of a greater devil.

He had stumbled upon the worst, and now he had to decide fast because he was aware Malika wasn\'t going to give him another chance.

"I\'ll keep my promise. I\'ll fix this up. I\'m really sorry," Nik said and Malika patted his back roughly making him bend over in pain while everyone watched. It was an interesting sight really, seeing him do all that work.

Somewhere in the night, Hawi and Ruru had figured that it was pointless for them to stay and watch, so they disappeared into the night to enjoy whatever remained of that night for them.

That was because the moment Malika mentioned Nikolai Russel, they knew that trouble had come knocking and this time they wouldn\'t be yearning for peace or anything. They would be forced to be bloodhounds.

"Is everyone sorted?" Malika asked three hours later when Nik was done with sorting everything. The humans had been released and the police had stayed to make sure Nik didn\'t try to play games with Malika again.

They admired her tenacity and believed that she was a headstrong woman in the best of ways. Oh, but if they knew she was older than all their ancestors they would be bowing to her.

"Yes. You can go home now," the officers said to Malika as the shopkeeper thanked her for standing up for him. He told her that he was praying she led a long and happy life and the only thing Malika could think of then was her sister.

She hoped she would live long enough to see the day that her sister looked at her with love instead of convenient love. It was something that got her head whirring with so many questions but maybe she could get her answers then, right?

Eventually, they would be fine. They had to be.

"I\'ll walk with Nikolai to make sure he doesn\'t screw anyone up again or I\'ll summon my grandma and her witchy shit to fuck him up. Goodnight officers," Malika said and the humans left, leaving Malika and the Russel brother who had just walked himself into the worst of traps.

"You did great, Nikolai. I bet you wanted to know my name, right?" Malika asked and instead of responding, Nik just shook his head as if he didn\'t want to know her name anymore, and that amused Malika.

She could see that he had heard the rumors and had believed them too.

The rumors of anyone who knew her name not living to see the next day. She had never debunked them but she hadn\'t been kind enough with them either, so she didn\'t stand his worry. Even then, she wanted to test that theory.

"I\'ll tell you anyway since you asked me early. You asked what I am. I\'ll tell you. I\'m a protector. One of the best protectors in the realm. As for my name?

I am Jabali. THE Jabali.

"My name is Jabali Malika, pleased to make your acquaintance, Nikolai. Now that the introductions are done, I believe you and I have things to talk about, right?" Malika said to Nik and she could see him tremble.

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He couldn\'t look at her in the face like he was scared she would gouge his eyes out. It was a tempting idea really because then he wouldn\'t have the tie to stomp on people\'s hard work and learn to survive.

He would make the perfect prey for Malika and he would be the best pet for her games. She could tear through him any time she wanted to and there wasn\'t a soul that would come to his defense simply because he was a Russel.

"Please… Please don\'t. I won\'t do shit,\' Nik said and Malika let out a laugh, making the poor warlock stare at her in confusion. When the fuck had they gotten to this point in time with each other anyway?

"For someone who\'s a shadow warlock. You sure scare easily," Malika said and Nik stared at her sadly. It was like he wanted to say something but then he couldn\'t. No one could outsmart Malika Jabali and he was doomed.

His magic against Malika would just be like a tap on the back for her and it wouldn\'t do anything. If anything, he would just be an annoying fly on her food and she would squash him instantly.

"I didn\'t mean to scare them. I thought they were alone," Nik said.

"Who?"

"The Greyson and psycho alphas. I didn\'t mean to scare them," Nik said and this time, Malika laughed at him with all she had.