Omega's Rebirth-Chapter 571: Want It All ()

Alessio awakened to a burning pain spreading from his wrists and a quiet groan escaped him as he sat up.

This was not the first time he would wake up to this dungeon, to the pain of the silver cuffs around his wrists, or to the deathly silence.

Alessio glanced down at his wrist, red and raw as the silver burnt through steadily, a continuous process of healing over only to be burned again at the slightest movement.

"Fancy." Alessio murmured to himself, sitting up to lean against the wall.

When Alessio was well seated, he then picked up on it, the sound of approaching footsteps.

Thump...thump... thump...

Alessio could recognize that haunting sound long before a word was spoken.

"Well, if it isn’t the new Alpha King..." A taunting voice sounded from the shadows.

Alessio slowly lifted his gaze, unfazed to find Alpha King Lothaire staring back at him, a smirk set on his lips.

Alessio sat up straight, returning the smirk with one of his own.

"Hello father... I wondered when you would show up." Alessio greeted, his tone calm.

"I hope I have not kept you waiting for much too long." Alpha King Lothaire replied, crossing his arms over his chest.

"I would say no, but given the lodgings... I have to state, your reception is quite unseemly. This is no manner to treat a King, would you not agree?"

"I mean, the King is god...you thought me that yourself. Locking me up like some prisoner should be considered a sin...a sin against your god." Alessio stated, his tone was casual but there was a deadly tinge to it.

Alpha King Lothaire was quiet for a moment, and then his smirk stretched into a wide grin and he chuckled quietly.

"You have grown balls, kid... the throne does wonders on a man, does it not? There is an even more unique thrill to it too, when it doesn’t belong to you..." Alpha King Lothaire trailed off meaningfully.

"I believe father would know better. The world knows my father was King, the line of succession is natural... I wonder if father can say the same?" Alessio asked, sniggering beneath his breath.

The grin dropped from Alpha King Lothaire’s face and his expression turned ugly.

"For a throne that was never yours either, you have taken this a little too personal." Alessio commented, lifting up his cuffed hands.

"The throne belongs to the man who can take it!!" Alpha King Lothaire snarled.

"My point... exactly." Alessio concurred, his tone also taking a dark and deadly tinge.

Alpha King Lothaire’s gaze narrowed into a cold glare before his expression eased.

"If you had half the balls you do now, I would not have found you so disappointing. I can almost say I am proud of you now, son... just almost..." Alpha King Lothaire commended.

"But you got the order all wrong... when you wish to take something, you do not snatch it when the owner is away like a snivelling coward...no..."

"You take it, right in his face... right before you rip out his heart. That way, it truly becomes yours." Alpha King Lothaire lectured quietly, walking closer to the cell door.

"Do you wish to be me so badly, son? You should have found a way then...to kill me. It has been months already and here I am, alive and well..." Alpha King Lothaire taunted.

"Not so well..." Alessio interrupted, glancing over his father’s state from head to toe.

Far away from the luxuries of his Eclipse Palace and constantly attacked by Alessio’s men, Alpha King Lothaire looked worse for the wear.

Not so much that he could be tagged haggard, but enough to afford Alessio a deep sense of satisfaction, not once had he ever seen his father appear anything less than regal. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Alpha King Lothaire scoffed beneath his breath.

"Did you really think you could get away with this? That I would not be able to get to you?" Alpha King Lothaire asked darkly.

"Oh, I am well aware of how resourceful you are father, you taught me everything I know. I am not silly enough to believe I could outsmart you forever..."

"Infact, outsmarting you for this long already was unexpected, disappointing..."

"I had begun to believe you had grown old and senile. It is comforting, to know that you are still a worthy opponent." Alessio replied, his shoulders moved slightly in a casual shrug.

Alpha King Lothaire’s brows twitched visibly in annoyance, but there was an intrigued glint in his eyes.

"Now that it has come to this, I will offer you a chance. You still are my only son, my sole heir, killing you is a loss to me...it will be a hassle to father another burden, teach it my ways and raise it up to your prospects."

"We do not have to be friends, but we are enemies that can coexist, you and I...as we always have. I must leave the throne to my own bloodline, you see...that is true victory." Alpha King Lothaire asserted.

"And what must I do, for that to happen?" Alessio asked with a raised brow.

Alpha King Lothaire smirked at Alessio’s interest.

"Renounce the throne and your coronation. Admit to your crimes and kneel before me in the presence of all Eclipse Alphas... stand by my side as I tear to pieces all who joined hands with you."

"I can forgive my blood, but everyone else must pay the price. If you do this, I will let this go, and everything will return to its rightful place." Alpha King Lothaire assured.

’Rightful place?’ Alessio thought.

There was nothing right with the world, not anymore.

"Everything but one..." Alessio murmured beneath his breath.

"What?" Alpha King Lothaire asked.

"Not everything can be returned to its place father. Some things once given away, can never be restored..." Alessio spoke up louder.

"What is that to mean?" Alpha King Lothaire demanded.

"My meaning is simple, father. I do not wish to coexist... I wish to dominate."

"I want it all... everything that is yours, everything that you have to give me, those you wish not to give me and even that which you have given away... I will have it all!" Alessio clarified coldly.

Alpha King Lothaire was quiet for a moment and then he chuckled, shaking his head in amazement.

"This is about her, is it not?!" Alpha King Lothaire asked in amusement.

"All along? I thought you had grown some balls and what?! Your motivation was her?! Omega?! You lovesick fool!" Alpha King Lothaire snarled.

"Lovesick..." Alessio murmured quietly,

"You said it yourself father, we both are alike. We both covet a woman to the point of madness... Neveah is my madness. But you are not without sin, are you father?"

"Was Eira her name...?" Alessio asked, a sinister glint in his eyes.