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<b>Chapter </b>168
<b>Biancha </b>POV
Lying down with Toren provided all the <b>sce </b>I needed in this world. He <b>was </b><b>so </b>warm and huge that he wrapped me up in his arms and I instantly went off <b>to </b><b>sleep</b>, his scent washing <b>all </b><b>over </b>me.
I hadn’t <b>slept </b>so <b>well </b>all my life<b>. </b>A mattress <b>was </b><b>a </b>luxury for me, and on top of it, sleeping with Toren soothed my senses. When I woke up, I stretched my body with a <b>yawn</b>, feeling fresh and rejuvenated. A smile spread on my lips and I rose from the bed. As I walked out of my room, I heard Aiden and Toren talking about something regarding species. Intrigued, I stopped at the door and leaned my ear against the wood.
“This book <b>states </b>the <b>species </b>that are extinct<b>,</b><b>” </b>Aiden said.
A pause <bter</b>, I heard shuffling <b>of </b>pages. <b>“</b>Man, the <b>list </b><b>is </b>long!” Toren sighed.
<b>“</b>Yeah!<b>” </b>Aiden gritted, as if frustrated.
Why <b>were </b>they reading about extinct species? Finding it strange, I stepped out of my room and walked to where they were sitting. They were both surprised to <b>see </b>me. Toren closed the book immediately <b>as </b>he looked at me with wide eyes. A faint blush crept on his cheeks. “Biancha?<b>”</b>
“Hi!” I tucked <b>a </b>strand of my hair behind my ear, embarrassed that I had intruded on something important. “I’m sorry.” Turning around quickly, I muttered, “Sorry for intruding!”
“Hell, no!” Toren replied. “Come <b>back</b>. We could use your help.”
I turned back to look at him. As I nced at Aiden, I found him pursing his lips. “Yeah, you can help us,” he murmured.
<b>For </b><b>the </b>next two hours, all of us <b>researched </b>about the extinct species of Lore. “Why are we researching it?” I asked, feeling slightly irritated.
“Are you bored?” Toren asked.
I let out a rough exhale. “I am!”
His lips curled up. “Would you like to have coffee?”
When I nodded, he jumped up and rushed to the kitchen, leaving me with Aiden. I gave him a tight smile and continued reading my book.
<b>“</b>Can <b>I </b><b>ask </b>you a question?<b>” </b>Aiden’s words broke the chain of my thoughts.
<b>“</b><b>Sure</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>I looked at him with curiosity.
He licked his lips <b>as </b><b>if </b>wondering whether he should <b>ask </b>about it. Then he sucked in <b>a </b>ragged breath and asked, “<b>Has </b>this <b>ever </b>happened to you
<b>earlier</b><b>?</b><b>”</b>
“What<b>?</b>” I said, my <b>brows </b>furrowing.
“Men getting <b>attracted </b>to <b>you</b>? Even strangers getting attracted to <b>you</b><b>?</b><b>”</b>
His <b>question </b><b>was </b><b>so </b>off–putting that I clenched my jaw in anger.
He <b>corrected </b>himself immediately<b>, </b>sensing my anger<b>. </b><b>“</b>I’m sorry, Biancha,” he said. “But <b>there’s </b>no other <b>way </b>of putting my question to <b>you</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
I looked <b>away</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>No</b>, it hasn’t. This <b>was </b>something pretty unwarranted. People <b>are </b>just perverts<b>!</b><b>”</b>
Aiden nodded. “Thanks, Biancha<b>, </b>but I <b>may </b><b>ask </b>more in the future<b>.</b><b>”</b>
When I <b>stared </b><b>at </b>him, he <b>stared </b><b>back</b>. Lowering his voice<b>, </b>he almost <b>growled</b>, “Toren and I <b>are </b>cousins. We have each other’s <b>backs</b>. I don’t know why Toren is so invested in <b>you</b><b>, </b>but he ispletely <b>head </b><b>over </b>heels in <b>love </b>with you. The surprising part <b>is </b>that he fell for you the day <b>you </b>met him. But <b>that </b><b>day</b><b>, </b><b>even </b><b>I </b>felt <b>an </b><b>attraction </b>towards <b>you</b>, like <b>all </b>the men out there at the <b>restaurant</b>. <b>Now-</b>” he looked over his shoulder <b>to </b>check if Toren wasing. He looked <b>back </b><b>at </b>me and continued, “<b>I </b>don’t want <b>Toren’s </b>heart to break. He is loyal to T. <b>If </b><b>you </b>have him in your clutches because of whatever <b>magic </b><b>you </b><b>are </b>churning <b>out</b><b>, </b>then let me <b>tell </b><b>you</b><b>, </b>once the magic <b>breaks </b>and this thread between you and him <b>snaps</b>, I’ll hunt you from the depths of hell and wring <b>your </b>neck! Do you understand?”
My mouth fell to the floor as I <b>gaped </b><b>at </b>Aiden<b>. </b>His <b>fury </b><b>was </b>evident in his <b>eyes </b>that shed amber. And <b>Toren </b>loved me? What kind <b>of </b>insta–love <b>was </b>this? <b>I </b>had feelings <b>for </b>him which <b>were </b>indescribable<b>, </b>but <b>love</b>? Did <b>I </b><b>love </b>him <b>back</b>? How <b>could </b><b>you </b><b>love someone </b>who you’d just met? Or was he my <b>mate</b>? The thought made my <b>head </b><b>reel</b><b>. </b><b>Mate</b><b>?</b>
Aiden didn’t stop. <b>“</b>You <b>are </b>wolf less and so <b>there’s </b>no way <b>you </b><b>can </b>say that he is your <b>mate</b><b>. </b>Then <b>exin </b>to me this weird attraction! Even though I feel attracted to you sometimes, <b>my </b>attraction is nothingpared to Toren’s. <b>So </b><b>tell </b><b>me</b><b>, </b>what is <b>it </b><b>you’re </b>doing? Are you some sort <b>of </b>gold digger? <b>Are </b>you trying to force your <b>way </b>through his <b>heart</b><b>?</b><b>”</b>
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I didn’t have words <b>to </b>answer him<b>, </b>so I snapped my mouth shut. What he said hurt a lot. <b>Tears </b>welled in my eyes. “I’m not <b>a </b>gold digger<b>,</b><b>” </b>I said in a <b>gravelly </b>voice<b>. </b><b>“</b><b>And </b>I didn’t <b>ask </b>you to give me <b>space </b>here. <b>It </b><b>was </b><b>you </b>people who wanted me to stay here<b>.</b><b>” </b>A tear rolled out. I wiped it. “I’m equally puzzled by what <b>urred </b><b>at </b>the restaurant <b>because </b>I didn’t know any of them. All I can <b>say </b>is that some men are perverts. Maybe a group of perverts came to the <b>restobar </b>and decided to behave like this with me? I don’t know<b>!</b><b>”</b>
Aiden <b>stabbed </b>his <b>fingers </b>through his hair, gritting his teeth. He shook his head and closed his eyes<b>, </b><b>as </b>if trying to unravel a mystery. “Look, <b>I </b>just don’t want Toren’s heart to break. You <b>are </b>wolf–less, and so your mate bond is not manifesting. But Toren’s strong attraction is undeniable. And so I believe that you’re not <b>a </b>werewolf.”
Once <b>again</b>, shock and surprise washed <b>over </b>me. My gaze drifted to the books about various species they were reading about, and suddenly it urred to me what they <b>were </b>trying to ascertain. “I’m not <b>a </b>witch!” I blurted. Turning my hands around, I said, “I don’t have magic. I am a <b>werewolf</b>. <b>Maybe </b>I’m a <bte </b>bloomer.”
Aiden raised his eyebrow and opened his mouth to <b>say </b>something when Toren came in with three cups of coffee. He gave one to me and sat down <b>beside </b>me with <b>a </b>big smile on his <b>face</b><b>. </b>Aiden looked at us and took a ragged breath. Toren cocked his eyebrow. “What?”
<b>“</b>Nothing!<b>” </b>Aiden huffed. He picked up his coffee mug and walked out of the room.
“Is something wrong?<b>” </b>Toren asked me.
How could I tell him about the conversation? All I could do was stay away from him. So I got up, smiled at him, and walked back to my room, carrying the book in my hand. Toren watched me leave with doubt and anger. I closed the door a little more forcefully than required to stop Toren from following me. Feeling horrible, I <b>sat </b>on the bed and spread the book in front of me. I wasn’t the one who asked Toren to love me. He followed me. Yes, his attraction- our attraction was gargantuan, but it wasn’t my fault. Tears ran down my cheeks. My little euphoria came to an end. Anger bubbled inside my chest<b>, </b>and all I wanted was to go <b>away </b>from here.
When Toren opened my door, he was holding a te heaped with rice and chicken. “I thought you would be hungry,” he said with a soft face.
Looking at him was enough to melt my anger. I nodded. “<b>Yes</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
He chuckled and came to me<b>. </b>“I knew.” He watched me eat. “Do you want to go out?”Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.
“I want to!” I eximed. I needed a change. “But with-”
“Ah, don’t worry,” he cut me off. “I’ll take you to a secluded spot where no one <b>can </b>see you.”
The idea was fantastic<b>. </b><b>“</b>Great! <b>Let’s </b>go.”
Toren stopped the <b>car </b>at the base of a grassy knoll outside the town. It <b>was </b>so beautiful that I couldn’t help gasping. The velvety night sky stretched <b>over </b>the knoll with stars twinkling and the waxing moon shining between them. “It’s breathtaking!<b>”</b>
“Hmmm…” he said, looking <b>at </b>me. “No one wille <b>here</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>He caught my hand and pulled me up with him. When we reached the top, I almost <b>squealed </b><b>as </b><b>a </b><b>fresh </b>cool breeze hit my skin. We both <b>sat </b>there together, watching the night sky.
This <b>was </b>bliss. I leaned my <b>head </b>over his shoulder <b>as </b>he curled his <b>arm </b>around my waist. Our connection <b>was </b>soul deep<b>. </b><b>It </b>couldn’t <b>just </b>be a lewd attraction. <b>I </b><b>could </b><b>feel </b>it.
<b>“</b>Ooooo, <b>lovers</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>a <b>nasal </b>voice reached my <b>ears</b>. I whipped my head to the left to see three boys standing a <b>few </b><b>feet </b>away and studying <b>us</b><b>. </b>No, watching me.
Not again!
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