32. You''re not my type


    My eyes narrow. “How did you know that?” I ask my voice dangerously calm.


    Gosh he better not have installed a camera without my permission. Not that I have anything to hide but


    it was a breach of my privacy.


    “That’s beside the point” he growls coldly


    “Nothing is beside the point, Sebastian. Now how the hell did you know he was on myp?”


    I was furious because this meant that he either had cameras installed or he had someone spying on


    me. The camera option seemed more likely.


    “I don’t like the type of tone you’re taking with me Lauren. Have you forgotten who the hell I am?”


    Why was this even turning into an argument? I just wanted to know how the hell he knew. Like I said, I


    swore that I wouldn’t let a man control me. This felt like he was trying to control me. Monitoring my


    every move, just like Darren did. How did I never see how toxic that was?


    “And have you forgotten that I am your Luna? You freaking mate” I counter.


    I was stretching it a bit far but I was also trying to make my point without giving away our secret. After


    all, Hunter was still in the room. Our argument didn’t even faze him. He had yet to lift his head from my


    “Goddess, you’re a pain in my ass” he says and I roll my eyes. “Fine! I had your office installed with


    cameras”


    I fucking knew it. It pisses me off because he didn’t tell me. Just like with the decision of having a


    personal bodyguard he didn’t consult me first. Just made the decision without caring about my input.


    “Now tell me why he’s lying on your fuckingp. You’re mated in case you have forgotten and I won’t let


    you embarrass me in that manner Red.”


    I didn’t even know I could get angrier. I was beyond pissed, beyond angry. I was fucking livid. My chest


    heaving


    “Since you have the footage, why don’t you listen to the fucking audio instead of asking me stupid


    questions” I snap. Yelling through the phone before hanging up.


    I almost throw the phone across the room but then I remember that it’s not mine. I know I’m probably


    making matters worse but I don’t stand up immediately. Instead I burry my fingers in Hunters thick


    brown hair and give him a massage. I didn’t know where exactly the cameras were but I smiled just so I


    could piss him off even more.


    ‘You know you shouldn’t piss him off. We need him after all” Blue says in amusement.


    ‘He also shouldn’t piss me off, after all he is also benefiting from this unholy union’ I murmur, making


    her chuckle. Her voice bringing a small smile to my face.


    My phone rings twice interrupting my conversation with Blue. I ignore it. It was probably Sebastian. It’s


    confirmed when Hunter''s phone rings again but I don’t pick it up. After about three tries he gives up.


    Thirty minutester Hunter was snoring. I carefully rece myp with a pillow.


    I sit at my desk and get back to work. There were some designs I liked so I approved them and set


    them aside. The others weren’t really bad but they needed something more. So I made modifications in


    each one, showcasing the areas it needs improvement.


    “What’re you doing back to work?” ire asks, bursting through the door. Scaring the living crap out of


    me.


    In her dramatic entrance she wakes up Hunter. Who looks around in confusion before his face falls.


    “Could you not do that again? You almost gave me a heart attack” I use, narrowing my eyes at her.


    She doesn’t even seem fazed when she speaks up. “You should be home resting.”


    My eyes turn to look at Hunter. He is slumped on the coach like a bag of potatoes. He looks like


    someone who has lost all hope and is just waiting to die.


    “I’ve been resting for over a week. I couldn’t stay at home doing nothing”


    “But you woke up yesterday” she argues.


    I just shrug my shoulders. Despite feeling a little bit drained and tired I knew I couldn’t stay at home. I’m


    not one to stay still. I have to be up doing something.


    Hunter releases a groan and ire turns to him. As if only noticing him then.


    “Oh hello, I remember you. Sorry I didn’t see you there” ire tells him and he nods in


    acknowledgment, but in apletely lifeless way.


    Poor guy. Anyone seeing him right now will have a hard time believing that he is one of Sebastian’s top


    warriors.


    “What’s wrong with him? He looks like someone ran over his cat” she inquires looking at me.


    “I don’t have a cat” he says softly but we ignore him.


    I sigh. “Sheryl is his mate”


    Her eyes widen in shock. Her mouth opening and closing like a fish. It wasical how she was trying


    to form words but nothing came out. She was speechless.


    “What am I going to do?” Hunter asks. Almost begging.


    ire takes a seat opposite me. Her arm was on my desk and her fingers were drumming. Her eyes


    closed into slits as she thought.


    “Why don’t you try wooing her?” I suggest. “Like humans do”


    ire immediately chimes in. “Oh yes. Ask her out. Take her on dates. Buy her flowers. Make her fall in


    love with you. Since she’s your mate she’ll feel the connection even though she doesn’t understand it”


    “Once she’s head over heels in love with you, it will be easier for her to ept that you’re not


    I nod my head. I watch Hunter’s face begin to rx. Hope filling his once sad eyes.


    “That could work” he rumbles. “Thank you so much, you’ve just given something to hold on to. I now


    have hope of getting my fated mate”


    I smile at him. I am not even sure that it’s going to work but I pray to the goddess that it does. He may


    look like a scary motherfucker but the few hours I’ve known him. He is like a teddy bear.


    We sit around for a while. Discussing how he’ll approach Sheryl and ask him on a date. After we finish


    his magazine.


    My door opens but I don’t look up. “Sheryl, could you get me some lunch? I am starving”


    I hear Hunter chuckle but I am too focused on the design at hand. I add a slit on the side and it makes


    the design look so much better.


    “Since when do you call me by your secretary’s name?” The deep husky voice makes me look. I do it


    so quickly that I get a crank on the back of my head.


    “Fuck!” I grit out while rubbing my shoulder. The two men chuckle. I re at them


    Sebastian is leaning on my closed door. His arms folded over his chest. He doesn’t have his coat on.


    Just a white shirt and ck cks. The top buttons of his cor are undone and his sleeves are folded.


    His wavy hair is a bit of a mess. Almost like he has been running his fingers through it. He looks so


    delicious. Too bad I can’t take a bite out of him.


    “Sorry about that” I answer his first question. “What are you doing here?” I enquire almost breathlessly.


    It seemed like our earlier argument was forgotten but I doubt it.


    I leave my desk and go stand in front of him. It seemed rude to be seated while he stood up. Not to


    mention Hunter was in the room and to him, Sebastian is not only my alpha but my mate.


    I stretch my head towards him and his hands wrap around my waist. A move that I interpret as an


    automatic reaction. I ce a soft kiss that lingers a bit, on his cheek. He stiffens a bit and I feel


    Hunter’s stare. I only pray that he hasn’t noticed Sebastian stiffening. After all, we were supposed to be


    madly in love.


    I pull back truly shaken. My lips on his skin felt like I had just touched wire. I can’t imagine how it would


    feel if we kissed. Lips to lips. I open my to find him staring at me


    “I came to take you out for lunch.” He answers my question. His arms still wrapped around me.


    I look at him surprised before epting. “Okay then, let me just get my things first”


    He lets me go and I get my bag from behind my desk.


    “You’re dismissed Hunter.” Sebastian turns to Hunter just as I cross over the room to him.


    “Yes Alpha” Hunter replies, bowing his head slightly.


    “What about me? He drove me here”


    “I’ll drop you off after lunch, then pick you up when you’re ready to go home”


    Today is just full of surprises. I can’t help but wonder why he was doing all this. Was it just because he


    saw Hunterying on myp or was it something else? He always avoids me unless there''s something


    he wants us to discuss. Maybe that was it. But then he could have waited for me to get home.


    I nod and he opens the door for us to leave. I tell Sheryl to hold all my calls for an hour or so. It was


    already past one thirty. So I give her a break. Maybe Hunter will invite her for lunch or something.


    The moment we get outside I spot a reporter hiding in the bushes. I subtly take Sebastian’s hand and


    again he stiffens.


    “Act naturally. There’s a reporter taking our picture” I whisper through a stered smile.


    N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    “Fine” he replies in irritation.


    We walk to his car. He opens the door to the passenger seat for me before getting inside. He starts the


    engine and drives off. I didn’t know where he was taking me but I wanted us to get there quickly. I


    hated the awkward silence. It’s funny how the only thing we talk about is important stuff. Other than that


    we don’t have anything to say to each other.I have a lot I could tell him but I am usually afraid of


    crossing the boundaries he’s set.


    Around fifteen minutester we stop at a restaurant. Just like the one he took me before, this one also


    seems posh.


    When I was with Darren, he never took me to these kinds of restaurants saying that they were


    expensive and a waste of money. Which is ironic given he was an alpha and was loaded. Also the fact


    that he took Miranda a couple of times before I left. He used to refuse even though I wanted to sample


    their food. So I never went alone. I felt it would be wrong to go without him. Looking back now I see it


    for what it was, he cared little for my wants and desires because he never loved me.


    We get in and we are immediately seated. I guess it was one of the advantages of being with one of


    the most influential men of the country.


    “Why did you kiss me?” Sebastian growls the minute our waiter leaves. I guess the peck pissed him off.


    “It was for appearances sake. Hunter was there and in case you hadn’t noticed he was studying as” I


    take a sip of water. Trying to cool myself off.


    His face bes hard. “I’m not stupid Red, I saw your reaction. How many fucking times do I have to


    tell to stay in your fuckingne? And what you did with Hunter, it was out of line”


    He bangs on the table making the other upants stare in our direction.


    “It’s not my fucking fault that I am horny and my body reacts to you” I whisper yell. “You’re a man and I


    haven''t had this much contact with any man for over a year so of course I would want to jump your


    bones. It’s purely physical. And as for Hunter, I am his luna and one of my jobs is to offerfort. He


    found out that his mate is Sheryl and waspletely devastated. What the hell was I supposed to do?”


    I really wanted to hear his answer because I don’t get him. I was just doing what I thought was right.


    “I’m warning you again Red, keep your fucking hormones in check” he fumed. “I’ll never touch. What


    we have is a contract. You’re not my type so you can forget about me ever fucking you”


    Hisments angers me a lot. Mostly because he made me feel so rejected. So unwanted and he


    managed to dig up my insecurities.


    I stand up and grab my handbag.


    “Sit your ass down” hemands.


    I throw my napkin on the table and give him the middle finger. “Fuck you Sebastian” I spit and stomp


    out of the restaurant.


    I am angry but beneath it all I am hurt. Hurt that yet another man doesn’t want me. Not even sexually.


    That’s a big hit to my already fragile ego.