《My Personal Lycan King》 Chapter-1 In the new town Pearly Canines Chapter-1 In the new town ''Pearly Canines'' VICTORIA''S POV "Dear diary, today is thest day of me being here. It''s been exactly a year since the incident happened. I have been told that all my decisions are always impulsive and rash. But I am moving out of here to further my studies and maybe for a break too. Mom and dad would''ve wanted that, right? For me to live my life happily. I know I''ll miss here, but I think I need a change of life and ce, otherwise, I don''t think I''ll ever be able to get over the fact that both of them left me to fight in this world alone. I am moving with my aunt Ma to her town Pearly canines. The name''s weird, right? But it is the closest to the university I once liked and will also help her look after me. She is great and super cool, I had always thought about living with her and having fun, but I never pegged that I would be doing that under these circumstances, I just hope I won''t implicate too much on her. Need to pack now. Love. Vic." Writing thest entry of the diary, I quickly ced it inside the hiddenpartment of my room, which was behind my wardrobe. Just like today, even the entry I wrote on the diary wasst, because it was thest page. Looks like I need to buy a new one as soon as I get there. New life, new entries, new memories. That was my n for the future, nothing tooplicated. I just hope things work out like I am expecting. Checking onest time that everything was ced perfectly, I zipped my duffle bag and picked my suitcase. I had decided to only take few things, like my favorite clothes, necessities like my mom''s dad''s photo album, and all other small things that''ll keep me happy and will make me feel at home. The rest of the things, I just made sure were ced neatly and were not in danger of falling out of ce. Though I was moving out of this ce, I don''t intend to sell this property for now. It has memories of mom and dad with me. Maybe after the university will be over, I mighte back and live here. Making sure all the taps and windows were locked, I took onest look at the house before smiling sadly and locking the door. "You''re going Victory?" My neighbor''s aunt who was in the police asked. "Yes, aunty. I''ll have to trouble you to look after the house." I said politely. "That''s not an issue dear. I am ready to take you under my wings and discard that useless son of mine if you agree." She joked. "Hey!! I heard that mom!" A voice came from inside her house. "It was meant to be heard." She yelled back to her son, beforeughing politely at me. I smiled sadly at the mother-son interaction. I just miss mom and dad too much, even though they were not my real parents, I never loved them any less. Nodding onest time at her, I went around the house where a cab was already waiting for me. Carrying the duffle bag and a suitcase, one in a hand each, I was off to the airport. The town was at a three hours distance from the airport. And my flight would take around 4 hours, so all in all, I had to suffer almost 9 hours of traveling now. Just great! Plugging in my headphones, I quickly downloaded a few more songs, 3 audiobooks to listen to when I will be on the flight. I know they have turned off phone policy everywhere, but I can always listen to downloaded songs in airne mode. Feeling greatly satisfied with my idea, I embraced the idea of gruesome traveling. ___________After 9 hours__________ I asked the driver of the cab to stop in front of the address that I remembered and took out my luggage before giving him the fare. I don''t know why but I was feeling a weird kind of vibe from the moment I have entered the city. As if something is attracting me. And it didn''t help much when the driver looked at me like I was some weird personality when I said I wanted to go to Pearly canines. He charged me double the fair, which made me roll my eyes at his tactics. Way to go with new people in the area. Not minding much I epted his offer because no other person was even ready toe here. Standing in front of a house, I contemted if this was the same address or not? I have been here only once when I was a kid, where I had almost fought with a kid and since then, mom and dad never allowed me here. The house that I remembered from around 9 years back wasn''t like this. But from what I remember this should be the exact ce. Also, the window chime hanging at the balcony of the room on the first floor was too hard to ignore, because it was personally made by me. I looked at the exceptionally well-built house and rang the bell two times, however, no one opened the door. Taking out my phone, I scrolled through my contact list and saw a few numbers, under a single name. I called aunt Ma with a number she had used to call mest time. I just hope it is the same one as before, because she has a habit of keeping different numbers and which one is working when, no one can predict. "Hello? Am I talking to Miss Ma Gibberson? Huh, thank god. Ma, I am in front of your house. Can you pleasee and open the door, if you''re home." "Hey sweetie, I am soo sorry. I am at a nearby supermarket buying groceries for you, I''ll be there in half an hour. Can I please trouble you to sit in the cafe nearby till then?" Ma asked awkwardly. Knowing her habits, she was probably busy buying thest minute, groceries, snacks, and choctes for me and was contemting if I would like them or not. "No worries, take your time. And don''t bother yourself too much. I like everything you choose." With that, I ended up the call. Did she say a nearby caf¨¦? I looked to my left and right to check if there was one, and soon enough, I found one. The sign of the cafe was too hard to ignore. cing my luggage behind the main gate, I took out my wallet, before moving towards the caf¨¦. This caf¨¦ looked good. From the outside, it might not look that great, but the inside was a whole different story. It was both homey and elegant. "Hey, what can I get you?" Thedy behind the counter asked. "Mm a cold coffee with extra chocte syrup and choco chips for beverage and can I have those two sandwiches along with them? Thank-You." I ordered politely. "Honey! You heard her. Two sandwiches and a cold coffee with extra chocte and choco chips." The "Honey, you look new. Are you visiting someone here? I am sure, I have never seen you around." The "Umm yeah...I will be staying here for some time. I am here at my aunt''s and will pursue university from here." I replied. There was nothing wrong with answering a few questions, I thought. Plus thisdy looked harmless and weing. I sat in a booth near the window after I ordered my things. Looking outside, I noticed a bunch of teenagers around my age,ughing and joking around. It was an exquisite view for me. I used to have fun with my friends like this before my parents left me. Shaking my head to get myself out of the sad memories I stared back at the group and noticed something. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g Not only the boys in the group were extremely well built and handsome, but the girls were also too, exceptionally beautiful. ''Is this the ce from where future models and people for entertainment businesses are picked up?'' My gaze followed one of the males that looked my type, or my type beforest year. I saw them entering the caf¨¦ and so, themotion that was happening outside was heard in the caf¨¦ too. "Guys, stop shouting. You are ruining the first impression of this town in front of our guest." The counter As if her words triggered something, in them, everyone quietened down immediately and started looking my way. So, peeps, this is how you be the center of unwanted attention. I wanted to roll my eyes at this. Does this town don''t get that many outsiders? "Hey, you new here?" The guy that I said was my type came to me and asked politely. ''Thanks for asking the obvious, Mr obvious.'' I wanted to say. "Yeah. I''ll be attending Uni here." I said and thanked the waiter who brought my servings. The food on the flight wasn''t too good, and I was feeling hungry. "Wow..that sounds good. We all are going to attend uni this year. Hey guys, we have a new ssmate here. Come and say hello." He shouted towards his friends. "Oh, I forgot, my name is Daniel. You can call me Dan or Niel or Daniel. Anything. I don''t mind." He said showing me his perfect teeth. "Victoria," I said. "Hey, hurry up. I want to introduce myself to that chick." I heard a distant chatter, that made me a bit awkward. It''s been soo long since I''ve been called a chick like this. Otherwise, I was just used to sympathy gazes from my friends and anybody who knew me. I just smiled at Daniel''s friendly attitude. He was good-looking and great, but I still wasn''tfortable with soo many people around me. Before everyone coulde to me after cing their orders, I took mine in my hand before rushing out of the caf¨¦. I know, I chickened out and I did say I was going for a change, but I just couldn''t bring myself to fake smile for too long. It will take me some time to adjust here, especially with these surrounding forests. Reaching my aunt''s house, I noticed my luggage wasn''t there. Probably aunt Ma already took it inside. Huh! Looking at the house, I took a deep breath before putting on the best smile natural I could muster and went inside. ''Here Ie new life.'' Entering the house, I greeted Ma with a sweet hug, which was reciprocated by a bone-crushing one. Even though she was my aunt, she never liked being called one. ording to her being called aunt makes her feel old, and I think she was right about it. If someone doesn''t know her, then he or she probably would think she is just turning 22 or 23 even though she was turning 34 this year. "Hey, Victory. So finally we get to live together uhh? I know you must be sad and feeling solemn about what happened, but you are not allowed to stay sad here. Promise me you''ll forget about the bad memories and will move forward, cherishing the good ones." She said. "I promise," I replied. This was exactly why I was here. To forget about the bad memories and move forward while cherishing the good ones. "Ohh, I forgot to tell you. I have a boyfriend named Markus. Most of the time I live with him, but don''t worry I''lle daily to give youpany for some time." She said as she moved around the kitchen to ce the groceries in the cabs. "Are you guys like serious?" I asked curiously. I have never heard of her having a boyfriend, for all I know, she always said that she was waiting for the right one. "Of course, he is my mate." She said. "Mate? As in soulmate?" I asked. I never pegged someone as cool as Ma to believe in this mate shit. All I know is, people nowadays are soo greedy that they won''t approach anybody without an ulterior motive. And even if someone is in a rtionship, it doesn''t guarantee that they''ll remain together for the eternity of their life. "Uhuh... Soulmate. Well, this topic is to be discussed some other day. I have ced all the groceries and snacks that you''ll be needing. I know you have always loved being alone, don''t you dare think that I don''t know, how much of a shitty life you were living this past year." She reprimanded again. I on the other side just nibbled on the candy she brought for me while listening to her. "What I want to say is, it''s time for you to move on Vic. There are still people who care about you. And you''ll find out soon. I''ll be leaving now. Remember to close doors and windows at night. Many wolves "Yeah yeah¡­.and it just happens that I am the new flesh of meat here." I continued. "Well, at least you got the point." She chuckled before hugging me and leaving with her handbag that contained some unmentionable stuff that I don''t wanna even talk about. ''Looks like they are too much serious with their rtionship, given the number of protective measures Ma bought. Are they nning to note out of the room for a whole year?'' I thought in my mind. Chapter-2 New day, New Life, New Friends! Chapter-2 New day, New Life, New Friends! VICTORIA''S POV Today was my first day of university. I took a shower early in the morning and dressed neatly with a crop top paired with a washed denim jacket, high waist jeans, and boots. Tying my hairs in a high ponytail I was ready to venture out of the house, practically towards my new life. To be honest, I was super nervous. I didn''t want to read people''s thoughts, which has always been my biggest concern. Yes, you guys got that right, I am telepathic. Sometimes, if I concentrate a bit, I can read people''s thoughts, with an uracy rate of 99%. It is pretty much exhausting and well, downright annoying. I always feel like I am invading someone''s privacy and I hate the idea of it. Till the age of 16, I didn''t even have any friends, because of the sole reason that I would always find some fault in their attitude and thinking by reading their thoughts. After that, I tried controlling this gift/ curse of mine as much as I could. And now I can read someone''s thoughts only when I want. Earlier I didn''t have any control over it and most of the time I woulde home screaming in pain and agony because of my head pounding with unbearable pressure. Sighing loudly I locked the door before breathing in the fresh air. Since the university wasn''t that far away from Ma''s ce, barely 10 km. I decided to walk down there. Walking had always helped me to clear up my mind and looking around towards forests and this naturally beautiful ce, I feel more at ease. Plugging in my headphones, I was tuning my favorite songs when I saw a blur of something passing in front of me. It appeared like a silhouette of a giant animal to me. Pausing my song I looked to my left where it went nervously but didn''t found anything suspicious or any sign of a big animal going there. ''It''s just my hallucination'' I consoled myself. Maybe because this ce is named pearly canines and Ma had been telling me ancient stories about why this town was named so, I am imagining things now. Wolves living with humans as their friends? Really? Give me a break! Looking at my old-fashioned watch, which was gifted to me by my mum, I noticed I only had half an hour left to reach there and thus, I decided to sprint the rest of the way. However, the image of that blurry figure kept popping in my mind. Reaching the university the first thing I noticed was the grandeur of it. I don''t know why a university this big and reputation isn''t popr and is in a secluded town like this. I heard from Ma that it only takes selective students in, and the criteria of that selection is a mystery to everyone. And here let me make it clear, I am not an academic type of person, though my IQ is always said to be more than average making it easy for me to score marks. "Hey? Victoria right?" I turned around to see who called me and saw Daniel walking along with his friends, in my direction. "Yeah..you are Daniel if I remember correctly." "Yup! That''s me. Last time you left in a hurry. Let me introduce you to my friends. This is Ka, this is Aiden, this is Chris, this is Ang and this is Tina. And that two guys who are rushing towards us are Sean and Matt." He introduced. I just gazed politely at everyone before muttering my name. "I am Victoria, Victoria Gibberson." With that, I turned around to leave for my ss when I felt a heavy hand on my shoulder. ''Let''s talk about personal space.'' I thought rolling my eyes at that. "You live in our town and we have a rule that no one is to be left alone. If you are one of those geeks who like to live in their bubble, you are in the wrong ce, dear. And thus, we proudly include you in our group." Sean muttered. I looked at others who were just smiling shaking their heads at him. To be honest, it was really sweet how they wanted to include me in their group without even prying about my whereabouts and whatsoever. "Haha..he is right. We heard about you. You recently moved here, to pursue your further studies because you wanted a so-called less crowded ce. However, we don''t like any person living in our town all alone and shady and we will make sure to take you out of your shell. Because we believe we are a family." Daniel said gazing at me deeply as if he knew my darkest and deepest secrets. Breaking the staring contest with me, he looked at his phone and then at his friends before shouting, "Guys! Guess what? Alexander ising back from his trip. He should be here, by tomorrow night or the day after tomorrow. This calls for a celebration ain''t it?" Everyone started cheering at the mention of this new person Alexander and I unknowingly felt a shudder run down my spine. This name, why am I having a weird feeling about it? Reaching the ss was a chore for me. Even though I was moving with this group, it didn''t stop people from hitting andmenting on me. What was much worse was that, because of me trying to avoid thosements, I had to concentrate on walking which resulted in me hearing more colorful thoughts about myself. One was even thinking about an aisle and me being his bride. That made meugh internally. I was naturally gifted with light brown long hairs that reached below my hip with a lot of volumes. My height was 5''10" and I had curves in all the right ces. I won''t call myself extremely skinny or fatty, I was in between I guess. My eyes were an amber-brown color that would look like hazel in sunlight or bright light. To be honest, I was soo used to getting those sympathy gazes that I forgot, I once had that life where I was a party girl and a girl that most of the guys in my high school wanted to have. "You got some pursuers, Vic." The girl, I guess named Ka said while bumping into my shoulder yfully. "I don''t understand, I am walking with the hottest girls I presume then why am I the only one who is beingmented on?" I asked genuinely confused. I was an average girl in my eyes, andpared to these hot girls walking beside me, I must be looking like a beggar walking with celebrities. Why were those guys not even looking at these girls? Do they suffer from myopia or hypermetropia? "Hahaha¡­that''s because these girls are already taken," Matt said as if annoyed by the fact that he didn''t have a girlfriend yet. "Yup! And you are kind of fresh meat in the town, right now." Chris said, earning a re from Daniel. I chuckled awkwardly at thisment. This was the same line I had used to describe myself in front of Ma. I entered the ss with Daniel, Ka, Aiden, and Sean because we had the same lectures. Before I could even ce my book on the table, a guy randomly came to my side and asked me. "Hey, babe! You look hot! What do you think abouting to my party tonight at the beach? We''ll be having a lot of fun with everything you could ever imagine. And we too can have some fun, if you want." He said suggestively. I looked in his eyes and could read nasty thoughts about me, that made me feel squeamish. I wanted to cringe and roll my eyes at this. Like really? Can you get any more straight to the point? I saw Daniel standing from his seat anding towards us with an angry expression maybe to help me out of the situation. Looking back at the guy, I answered him politely. "Sorry, mister. You are handsome as well, but I only want to use my reproductive organs with the one I want to reproduce. And you surely are not that person." I said, clicking my tongue to show my dissatisfaction. Everyone around me paused and started looking at me as if I had grown two heads. Suddenly the chit- chat of the room stopped and there was a pin drop silence, until, Sean startedughing. He wasughing soo hard that he would''ve fallen out of his chair if not for Aiden using his hand to hold him still. Everyone in the room startedughing at my remark. I don''t understand what was soo funny about it, I mean, I just politely declined the guy. I even took the pain to call him handsome. Rolling my eyes at his retreating angry figure, I opened my textbook and focused on the text written on it, while keeping my mind barrier up, so that I won''t be hearing anyone''s thoughts around me. The rest of the 3 lectures went uneventful with only professors giving me weird gazes because they don''t expect many people to shift in this town. I don''t understand it. Well, this town is covered with forests from all sides and wasn''t the safest ce to live with all those rumored wolves and wild animals, but that doesn''t mean it wasn''t beautiful. I found it extremely beautiful, calming, and tranquil when I came to university today. Currently, I was sitting in the canteen with the soo called group I was added to without asking my permission, though I never minded that and I kind of liked them already. They were like a fresh gust of breeze for me right now. And the most important fact was, that, they weren''t too judgemental or prying. Right now, I was busy sipping my chocte milkshake while Sean and Aiden were busy recreating the scene of me rejecting that boy earlier. I still couldn''t find what was soo wrong with the way I rejected him. I know I was too straight forward but I don''t think it was rude or anything. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g "Hahahha¡­. that''s soo funny, I wish I was there to watch the scene unfold with my own eyes. These skunks had been too proud about themselves hitting soo many girls. It''s good to see someone rejecting them." Chrisughed. "You are one hell of a sassy girl, I must say that," Ka saidughing along with him. "True. From her face, can anyone judge that she woulde up with aeback like that? More like softly saying no with a sorry. But you amazed us." Ang said winking at me. "Okay stop it guys. Look at her face, she is getting all red by soo much attention. Let''s change the topic now." Daniel said. And I smiled at him thankfully for that. The rest of the day went in a blur for me. Going back home, I decided to take the path of the woods. I don''t know why I felt like, something was calling me and me being the dumb ass followed my heart even though my mind knew that this wasn''t safe. Yes, I was probably acting like the heroine of those chick-lit movies where she knows there is danger out there but still goes in the woods because she is probably dumb as fuck. Telling myself that it was the shortest one with only 3-4 km distance, I started walking along with the tall trees with my headphones plugged in. I set the volume to the minimum so that I can also hear any other sound near me. It was not dark yet because it was only 4 pm, and thus, I had plenty of time to wander around. So I decided to take a look at theke that Ma had once told me about. Reaching theke I inhaled deeply in the fresh scent of the water, wet soil, and different flowers. It was beautiful scenery. After standing for 10 good minutes, I decided to go back home when I felt a shiver run down my spine because of the cold wind of the evening. Sighing loudly I started walking in the direction of my home, promising myself toe back. Chapter-3 Antsy wolf Chapter-3 Antsy wolf ALEXANDER POV Texting the message to my alpha-beta Daniel I rxed back in my chair. I didn''t want to tell him, that I am already in the town and had been living in the wooden cabin at the outskirts of the town for the past two days. I didn''t want to alert them and wanted to observe the security of my pack and how things have been managed in my absence. I know my father was there to guide them, in my absence but I also know that he been relying too much on him to see if he was capable to be the alpha-beta of the pack or not. That was the sole purpose of me staying in this wooden cabin, to observe things and also, to rx a bit. However, now I was feeling a little bit confused and the sense of yearning for my mate was increasing with each passing second from the moment I smelled that intoxicating scent. I don''t know what it was, but I have been smelling this alluring scenting from near the town or inside the town, I don''t know from where exactly. I had tried to follow this scent multiple times already, but after a few steps, I always lose the trail of it, which has been keeping my wolf on edge. For a wolf, not being able to follow a smell trail was like the biggest shame, because this was how we catch prey and protect our loved ones from our enemies. My wolf or my other half side was on edge and agony not knowing what exactly this scent was. Yes, that was right. I am a werewolf and a strong one at that. We all are a pack of werewolves and yes this wasn''t a fantasy, we existed. However, because of our natural blending among humans, no one ever suspected anything. The sheriff of the town, the professors even some students, and many other people here are werewolves like me and are a part of my pack. We are spread all over the world. It''s just hard to distinguish one from a human if he doesn''t tell himself. I wanted to have a break from my alpha duties. Work had been increasing these past days because of the intruding rogues in the nearby packs and the alpha demanding me for my help and suggestions, along with constant pressure from my parents about finding a mate for myself. Sometimes I just want to yell at them to give me a break. But I can''t me them for it either. I am not a normal alpha, to begin with. I am their alpha king who is above all the alphas. They look upon me for many important decisions not only regarding packs, rules but also about their household matters. And an alpha king without his luna was like an alpha king with only half his power. Plus, I want to find her, my mate. I have already passed the age of finding a mate two years back. And now, I was getting edgy about the matter. I have heard about the stories of people not finding their mate for the rest of their lives and then settling for someone who didn''t belong to them aspensation. I didn''t want that. I want to settle down and have four, no, eight children with my mate. Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. Sometimes I try to imagine, how she will look? Will she belong to the werewolfmunity or will be a normal human? That''s also true. Humans can also be our mates. And in thest decade, the cases of humans appearing as mates of werewolves be it a woman or man were more prominent than a werewolf being a mate of a werewolf. Looks like the moon goddess wants to make the two species live with togetherness peacefully. I leaned on my chair inhaling deeply, closing my eyes while remembering that alluring scent. Before I could rx properly, a gust of wind hit my face, and, I smelled that same intoxicating scent My wolf purred with pleasure and urged me to hurry up and find the person from whom this alluring scent wasing. Changing quickly into my wolf form, I strutted down the forest, heightening my sense to follow the trail of the scent. The scent was fainting with each passing second and my wolf was getting antsy again. I reached theke to calm my nerves, however when I reached there. I smelled the same intoxicating scent and the trail this time was leading inside the town. My wolf was now getting angry at me. ''Okay. okay. I''ll cut my observations period short and go inside the town to check who this person is.'' I said to my wolf before going back into the cabin and changing back to my human form. Looks like the holidays are over. Chapter-4 Weird attractions Chapter-4 Weird attractions VICTORIA''S POV "Dear diary, I know this is my first entry ever since the time I moved. Well, I''ve been trying to keep up and adjust to the norms here. Tomorrow is my fourth day of university. I had never thought that I would be able to bear with it soo smoothly. Daniel and his friends have been keeping mepany and have be is a good distraction for me. They are great and I think I kind of like being around them. Today, they are going to throw a party to celebrate one of their friendsing back. I''ve decided to go to this party. I know it would be my first party after 15 months. I am super nervous. I just hope I will be able to keep up my act. Also, I think I am kinda liking this Daniel guy. He is super caring and attentive towards everyone. I like how he carries himself and would always find a way to take me out of my awkward situations. Love Vic." After writing the entry in my diary, I stood up from my chair on the balcony to pick up the top I had left there to dry, and also to close the window, while I go to sleep now. My balcony was west-facing, which meant towards the forest and thus, I have taken a liking to sit there and write. Feeling a creep, as if someone was watching me, I looked back towards the forest, but therge and dense trees paired with darkness didn''t allow me to see much further. Maybe it was one of the hallucinations again. I''ll have to stop Ma from telling me those weird stories. _______ Next morning. Like the previous three days, I walked to the university. Ma did try her best to talk me out of it and offer me her car, but I politely declined. Even Daniel and his friends had asked me numerous times to join them, but I think I am good at this. Reaching the front of the university I saw a crowd forming around Daniel''s friends. Deciding against the fact that it wasn''t probably the best time to greet them, I started to move inside the university, when my idea was busted by Matt. "Hey! Victoria! Over here!" He yelled while waving at me, and everyone turned to look towards me. Smiling awkwardly, I started to move towards them. Soon I saw everyone bidding their good-byes and leaving for their sses, apart from Daniel''s group. Reaching them, I think I saw the most handsome man in the world. Well, it appeared to me, momentarily. Even though only his side profile and half of the face were visible, I could say that he was extremely handsome. He was few inches taller than me and I almost had a nosebleed then and there. Scrunching my eyes and nose at this weird feeling, I crossed my hands in defense, to control my thoughts and emotions. As if sensing something, he stopped what he was doing and suddenly turned around to look towards me. Caught in the act of sneaking nces, I stood there frozen for good seconds when my savior finally came to my aid. "Alexander, this is Victoria I had told you about her. And Victoria this is the main member a.k.a head of our group, Alexander." I nodded at him in the introduction and after giving a brief smile to Daniel and others, I left for the ss. Though the guy was handsome and all, his stern gaze was creeping the hell out of me. He looked like if he got a chance he would probably eat me alive. Was he thinking of murdering me? "Hey! Wait up! We are alsoing." Daniel and Aiden said as they both ced their hands on my Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. shoulders. "You guys are soo heavy. Get off of me." I mumbled. "Hehe¡­.yes we are. And you''ll have to bear with it." Aiden said cheekily. I don''t know why I was having this constant feeling of someone staring at me and thus, I looked back but found no one. Three lectures went in a blur, with me only thinking about that mysterious guy Alexander. Yes, he''s been constantly on my mind since morning. I get it, that he is handsome and all that stuff, but I was feeling weird with this newfound sensation of mine. I don''t know why I was feeling a strange sense of attraction towards him. I mean I have seen plenty of good men, but I never felt like this for anyone, not even for my favorite actor. Spotting the empty chair beside Aiden and the creepy attractive Alexander not there, I heaved a sigh of relief before sitting beside him. "Hey? You look zoned out today. Anything I can help you with? Are you thinking about today''s party? Don''t worry about it, you don''t have to stress about it. We''ll just gather around chat and have a little bit of fun, nothing overboard." Aiden said leaning closer to me. I smiled at him genuinely before standing to excuse myself. "Hey guys, I am gonna go and order myself something, do you guys want anything?" I asked. "I''ll go with you." Daniel immediately stood and his friends started whistling at this. I know what they were implicating and I don''t know why but I involuntarily blushed at that. "Umm..okay," I said. Before we could start moving, someone grabbed my hand and I felt electric shocks run down me. It felt like I was electrocuted for a good 2 seconds. But it felt soo good. I looked up and saw none other than my new creepy attractive crush Alexander. "I''ve got a few things to order too. Let''s go." He said, not gazing into my eyes. I nodded briefly before moving towards the counter, which was almost on the other side. ''Why am I letting someone else decide my emotions for me?'' I thought of getting angry at my behavior before ordering two chocte shakes with chocte chips and two cheese sandwiches. My tummy needs to be feed because he was upset that I let someone get better of me. I took my things to an empty table because my seat on Daniel''s table was upied and I guess Daniel''s too because he immediately sat on my left. I looked at his order and I was truly amazed. There were 3 burgers, one medium-sized pizza, 2 overloaded pieces of cheese sandwiches, a banana shake, and a bowl full of noodles. "You sure you can eat all of it? I mean I can apany you if you can''t." I saidughing at the end. "No problem. Take whatever you want." He said before tugging my loose hair behind my ear. I know my ears turned a bit red at this because I was feeling extremely warm. Before I can react to it, Alexander came and sat beside me. I looked at him questioningly. "My seat over there is upied." He stated the obvious in his velvety smooth voice. Sensing my gaze at him, he turned towards me before smiling cutely. I so wanted to pinch his cheeks or maybe bite them and suck them. I shook my head shocked at the kind of thoughts I was having for a person I just met. ''Geez, Vic! What is wrong with you?'' I wanted to shout at myself. "So today''s party, is it for you?" I started not liking the awkwardness. "I am having a party? Howe I don''t know of it?" Alexander said looking at Daniel now. Oops! Did I just spoil their surprise n? I looked at Daniel apologetically. "Alpha, I mean Alex, you know we wanted to have some fun and youing back is just right for that purpose and thus we are celebrating." He said as a matter of fact, before smiling at mefortingly. "Will youe?" Alexander then asked me, his full attention on me now. "I...I am thinking about it." I said not knowing where my confidence left. "She''lle. I''ll make her." Daniel said pinching my cheeks, before winking at me. And I don''t know if it was just me or what but I think I heard a loud growling from somewhere near me. I almost spilled my chocte shake at myself. When I looked up after cleaning my mess, I saw both Daniel''s and Alexander''s seats empty. I looked at their almost empty tes, and then I looked towards my te that contained a slice of pizza and some noodles. ''Must be Daniel''s doing.'' I thought before digging in my food. Chapter-5 The Wilf wolf bear! Chapter-5 The Wilf wolf bear! VICTORIA''S POV I looked towards my wardrobe and then at my bed at the mess that I''ve created. Currently, I was thinking about what to wear to this party, which I was invited to. Was I excited? No. However, due to some unknown reasons, I was feeling super nervous about this whole thing. I was not a nervous freak who would be nervous just because she was invited to a party. Maybe I was feeling this way because I haven''t been to a party for more than a year and my friend from my home town wasn''t here to give me some sassy girl motivation. Huffing in frustration, I decided to go with a washed denim thigh-length shorts with a white top and my favorite ck jacket. Wearing my medium heel boots, I think I was ready to go after applying some lotion to my face. I didn''t go with the makeup, because doing makeup wasn''t my thing. For all I know, I might as well turn myself into a panda if I tried doing it on my own. I pulled my front hairs in a side wave and pinned them properly, while the rest I decided to leave open. Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. Satisfied at my image, I locked the door before going out in the left direction from my house. I was good with directions and thus, I knew exactly where the party was when Aiden gave me the directions from that cafe. Reaching the party, I noticed the grandeur of it. The garden in front of that mansion-like house was soo There were huge stalls ced on both left and right sides with different dishes ced on them. Let''s talk about why it wasn''t exactly a small get to gather like I was told. I scrunched my eyes at this and thought of leaving before anyone sees me here. However, before I could turn around and leave, my hand was grabbed by none other than Sean. "Where do you think you are going, beautifuldy?" He asked me flirtatiously. "Uhh...look Sean this is a really big party. And sorry to say, but this isn''t something I imagined when I said yes. Please let me go. Crowded ces aren''t my thing." I said feeling a bit ufortable. "Victoria, I know you don''t like crowded ces, but how can you judge a book by its cover. This is a normal party, which is being held outside. The real get to gather party is inside and only a few people apart from us are there." Sean said while trying to pull me in. "Okay. Let''s make a deal. We go inside, and if you still feel that it is too much crowd for you to handle, I''ll personally drop you at your home? Okay?" He said looking deeply at me, trying to get me to agree with it. I felt myself rxing when I looked into his eyes and thus, I smiled at him before muttering "okay". Since I am already here, there is nothing wrong with giving it ast try. After getting my approval, he started pulling me inside the house at a great speed as if eager to bring me there, while muttering a ''sorry'' or ''get aside'' asionally. When I reached inside the so-called house, I felt like I was standing in an ancient mansion or some fantasy pce. It was soo big and beautifully designed. Like a movie set. Is this the ce where they do all the parties? If yes, then it was great. They had invested a lot in making such a ce. Maybe it is used for other meetings too when the crowd of the whole town is needed to gather. I looked at the people who were dancing softly whileughing at each other''s jokes. It was a different thing from what was going outside. I spotted Daniel talking to some girl and as if he sensed my presence he immediately looked towards me with a polite smile. "So what''s say? Do I still need to drop you there, beautiful?" Sean whispered in my ears. I shook my head at his words, looking around still dazed when he ced his hands on me while pulling me closer to himself. I felt a shiver run down my spine. A good kind of shiver. It didn''t felt right when I suddenly started feeling a warmth creeping my body, from where his hand was ced on my waist. I looked at him wide-eyed before he winked at me and pulled me towards the dance floor. I don''t know what was happening to me? Do I like Sean? Is this why I was feeling this way? The questions suddenly started popping into my mind. Deep in my thoughts, I almost lost my bnce at the twirl he made, but he grabbed me at the right time. Pulling me closer to his chest, he looked into my eyes, gazing with soo many emotions crossing his eyes. I don''t know if I should do it or not, but thinking I needed to know what was going on, I put the barrier around my mind down a bit and tried to read his thoughts. [So beautiful. Maybe if I try my best, I can have her. I am not finding my mate anyways. And she is a good girl. I feel attracted to her. Is she, my mate?] I heard the thoughts in his mind. However, I couldn''t concentrate much. As if sensing something wrong with me, like he knew I was trying to read him, he looked at me with shocked-filled eyes, before leaving me from his grip. I stumbled on my boots, already expecting a fall when someone held me. The pleasant electric shocks were there again. I think I knew who held me. Standing straight, I turned around and was met by an angry face of none other than Alexander. "What are you doing here, dressed like this? Couldn''t you wear something appropriate?" He suddenly muttered with anger-filled eyes. I looked at his eyes. They appeared so dark at the moment as if trying to suck on your soul. A total contrast to what I remember from the morning. Suddenly remembering his words, I looked at my clothes. There was nothing wrong with my clothes. I have seen girls wearing shorter shorts than mine and a crop top that is more like a sports bra. But why the hell, am I the only one being reprimanded? "Look, Mr. Alexander, if you got a problem with my clothes, you can just turn around and go on. I was invited to this party and thus I am here. I am not interested in a party of a psychopath anyways, I was here just because Daniel invited me. And I can see, girls are wearing more fancy clothes than mine, so if you''ve got a problem with only my clothes, then let me phrase it, '' Go see a doctor!''" I said not knowing why I was feeling so much angry at this. I took a deep breath in to control my anger and noticed something was wrong with this. I looked around and saw that everyone has stopped doing whatever they were, and were now looking at us bickering. Just great! Because this couldn''t turn any less humiliating. Smiling in Daniel''s direction, onest time I decided to leave the party. I was not one of those pushover girls, who would stay at a party even though they were insulted like that, just because there was a guy you like at the party. Running out of the area, I finally felt relieved. Sitting on a random rock, I massaged my head, which was pounding heavily. This was the first time my head was in pain just because I tried to read someone''s mind. Usually, it won''t take a toll on me to read 100''s of minds in a go. Maybe it''s just because my mind hasn''t read anyone since 6-7 months and now that I used it, it took a toll on it. Sighing loudly, I was about to stand, from the rock when I heard the rustling of leaves. It was only then I noticed, that I was currently sitting in an area surrounded by huge trees. From what I remember, it must be the forest I visitedst time. "Who..who is there?" I asked. The rustling of leaves got louder and louder. Before I could find myself a stick or something in my defense, I looked at the thing that has appeared in front of me. I dropped the idea of finding a stick because, I wouldn''t be able to defend my sorry ass, even if I was holding arge wooden log. In front of me, a giant wolf was standing. His hazel brown eyes were set on me as if I was his prey. He was taller than me from what I could see, and with his bulky body, I didn''t stand a chance against it. Taking out my phone with trembling hands, I tried to call someone while keeping a look at the wolf who was observing my every movement. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw the wolf has suddenly started walking towards me, resulting in me dropping my phone. Is he angry at me, because I took out my phone to call someone? And guys, this is how you be the food of a giant animal! God this isn''t how I wanted to die. From all the things that I have suffered till now, you can''t just make me die by making me the food of some giant wolf bear. I know I should run at a moment like this. But this wolf was soo big, that running was futile. Plus, don''t wild animals like things, like chasing. Maybe...maybe if I plead to him to not me, he will leave me? I was still contemting what to do when I noticed he was only a few feet away from me now. ''It''s now or never Victoria. You can do it.'' I pep talked myself. Immediately sitting on my knees, I started my begging. Seeing me sitting on my knees, the wolf tilted his head as if confused or thinking something. It was a good sign I guess. "Wolf bear, please don''t eat me. Look I am so skinny and you are soo big. You won''t be able to feed your hunger properly if you eat me. Why don''t I give you an address where a party is being held? If you like vegetarian food you can eat anything from the counters and if you are non-vegetarian then you have the choice of eating soo many people. It''s a good bargain, please, please spare me?" I pleaded with my closed eyes. I was still pleading thinking what else to say when I felt a lick on my thighs that made me squeal a bit. ''Is he tasting me? Maybe he wants to taste if the food he is going to eat is up to his standards or not.'' I thought in my mind nodding at my exnation, before praying to God. ''Please don''t like the taste. Please don''t like the taste. I have applied body lotion today. Wolves have good smelling sense, maybe he won''t like the chemical in it. Please think that I am dirty and not suitable to eat.'' Before I could say or do anything else, the wild wolf sat in front of me before cing his head on my I looked at therge wolf bbergasted, not knowing what to do. Does he want me to pat his head? Or he is looking for a pillow to sleep on? Hmm...this could be the case. Sleeping on this hard forest floor must be tiring and rough, and that''s why he wants to sleep on myp. I looked at his face, and god forbid me to say such a thing to a wild animal but he was soo cute. With his bright eyes opened looking towards me, he appeared like a domestic animal wanting to y with his friend. Gathering the little courage left in me, I ced my hand on his head, feeling his velvety fur. His fur was soo thick that I wasn''t able to see my hand once I ced it on him. I faintly heard a satisfied ''purr'' from him and I think it was the cutest and loveliest voice I ever heard in my life. For the first time after a year, I smiled, genuinely happy. Chapter-6 Tasted the heavens! Chapter-6 Tasted the heavens! ALEXANDER''S POV I met her today. My mate. It all began in the morning, inside the university. Everyone was happy because of my arrival and a huge crowd formed when I entered the gates of the university. My alpha-beta Daniel, Aiden, Sean, Matt and, their mates all were beside me. I was standing there talking with my friends about my not-so-good holidays, and that''s when I smelled her. That same intoxicating scent that had been keeping me on edge for thest 3-4 days. The smell of whose trail, my wolf has been trying soo hard to find. "Hey, Alexander, I forgot to tell you something. We have a new member in our group. Ummm... it''s a human girl." Daniel said, immediately catching my attention. "A human? Are you kidding me? Don''t you know, that no human is to be involved in the group until and unless he/she is a mate of one of us." I asked utterly confused by his decision. Normally, he was not the one to make such silly mistakes, then why did he do it now? "Alex, I don''t know this feeling yet. But I think she might be my mate. I just don''t know about it. I have this strange sense of care and love towards her, but I am still not able to make sure because she is a human. If she was a werewolf it wouldn''t have been so hard." He muttered looking clueless. "Hey, Victoria! Over here!" I faintly heard Matt yelling to someone. "I see where you areing from but you''ve got to understand that there are some procedures to everything," I said trying to make it short, while my wolf was edging me to go and find our mate. The smell of my mate was getting incredibly close and one thing was clear now, she was studying at this University. It won''t be hard to catch her anymore. "I understand Alex, I am-" I cut off Daniel mid-sentence, with my hand, when I felt her presence near me. Smelling the air normally, I could tell she was standing somewhere, near me. Turning around I was utterly shocked when I saw her, the most beautiful girl in my life. She was so dazzling that I couldn''t take my eyes off of her. Her height was ideal considering she was my mate. I think she would reach somewhere a little above my chest. And her hairs, they were so long and looked soo smooth like silk strands. Her eyes were an amber hazel color. She peeped a look at me and I stopped breathing then and there, shocked, not knowing what to do at this moment. She was human! Oh god! What do I do? I don''t know what should I do? Should I go there introduce myself as her mate? But that would look too creepy, what if she rejects me thinking I am some kind of psycho. What should I do?! I was screaming inside my mind, asking my wolf for help. But he on the other hand was a different story. He was edging on the surface ready to pounce on her and mark her his. Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. Which I must remind him, will be the worst nightmare of her life. "Alpha, I mean Alexander, this is Victoria, the girl I was talking about." "Victoria this is the main member a.k.a leader of the group Alexander." Daniel introduced us. I was still looking at her waiting for any reaction when she nodded at me in the introduction before smiling dazzlingly at everyone. Turning around she looked at me critically before leaving. Why did she look at me like that? Did she not like me? Was she feeling bad that I didn''t say hello? Should I hug her and say hello? My mind was in havoc now. I looked forward and noticed, Daniel and Aiden cing their hands on her shoulders while entering the corridor andughing along happily. I was not a jealous kind of person. I know they were having fun just as friends but I don''t know why I felt a sudden pang of jealousy hit me. Like, I am her mate, thinking what should I do, while they who are also werewolves are befriending her without any care in the world. ''Wait! What did Daniel say? Does he have feelings for this human girl? Is she the same girl he was talking about?'' I thought wide-eyed before rushing inside the building. The next three hours were torturing as hell. My wolf wanted to go and see how our mate was doing. He even tempted me by saying that this university belongs to us and we can do anything we want. I wanted to smack him at this one. He surely knows how to use his power. As soon as the bell of lunch rang, I jumped up from my seat and rushed outside towards the canteen. My group was already there. She was also there, sitting leisurely with my friends. I started moving towards her when I heard her words. "Hey guys, I am gonna go and order myself something, do you guys want anything?" She said in her honeyced voice. As I started walking towards her, I saw Daniel standing ready to go with her. This made me walk faster to her side and before I could help it, I grabbed her hand. The next thing that happened not only shocked her but me too. Electric shocks were running all over my body. And god forbid me but they felt so pleasurable. If grabbing her hand could do this to me, then what will holding her in my arms, kissing her, hugging her-. I stopped the thoughts my wolf was implicating in my mind before I be too tempted. "I have a few things to order too. Let''s go." I said. Nodding at me she moved towards the counter before ordering her things. I liked how she was scrunching her brows cutely in between, like a cat. Noticing how she gazed at the chocte milkshakes with a happy expression, I made a mental note to buy things need to make these, first thing in the evening today. So that I can offer, whenever I bring her home. She sat at a new table when she saw her seat was upied there, which was of course apanied by Daniel. And me, who has turned into a jealous freak over a day, also sat there. I don''t know if it was okay for me to hate my alpha-beta like that. I nibbled at my food, watching how Daniel was flirting with my mate in front of me. I was already having a hard time controlling it, and it didn''t help when Daniel was triggering my feelings like that. Myst string of control broke when he touched her hair pulling them behind her ears and then winked at her. My wolf unknowingly released an angry low growl of warning, shocking both me and Daniel, which made me look at my mate who was busy wiping the spilled milkshake. I immediately stood from my seat and left, followed by Daniel. "What was that all about alpha?" He asked me. I don''t know if I should tell him anything or not. I couldn''t tell him because I can''t mark her yet. We have heard in many movies and stories that an Alpha forces his mark on his mate and then they live happily ever after. But this was not the case here. If our mate turns out to be a human, it was the utmost rule of our pack, formed by our ancestors 200 years ago, that no human is to be marked without his consent and full authority with him knowing all the truth about your species and presence. I know this will put our identity to risk, if the human does not agree, and thus, we are allowed to make them drink a special potion that lets them forget about us. And I being the Alpha king can''t risk it. I can''t risk being rejected by my mate. Moreover, I can''t risk if the word gets out that I was rejected by my human mate. That''s why, it was important for me to keep this secret, until and unless I tell her everything and rest, fate will decide. "Nothing. I think I smelled a rogue somewhere around me." I said quickly finding an excuse. "A rogue? Let me check with the border securities alpha. No need to worry. You can go home rest assured. Don''t forget about the party after college." He said leaving me with my thoughts. Peeping inside the canteen from the window, I looked at my mate who was eating like a hungry pup. ''How cute.'' I muttered before going home to decide what to wear on this special asion of meeting my mate. ____ After the college hours ended, almost everyone started to gather outside the mansion to party. That''s how things worked here. Only a few people were given liabilities toe inside the mansion and the rest enjoyed the party outside. Most of the people partying outside were humans and elders, who couldn''t care less about whether the party was being held inside or outside. Wearing my tuxedo, I was standing on the upper staircase waiting for her. After around half an hour of waiting, I finally smelled her. She entered the mansion with Sean. What was Sean doing with her? I tried to heighten my hearing amid the music and heard his words. "So what''s say? Do I still need to drop you there, beautiful?" I heard him say and rxed, that he was the reason why she decided toe inside. Looks like I need to praise him someday. However, all the good thoughts about him vanished when I saw him pulling her closer to his chest while dancing on the dance floor. Not being able to take it anymore, I started walking towards them and noticed Sean''s shocked face. What the hell was going on there? I started walking a bit faster and immediately rushed when I saw Sean losing his grip around her, causing her to stumble. Holding her, I felt the same goosebumps that I felt in the morning. The pleasurable thoughts started forming again. I looked at her attire of clothes and felt myself getting aroused and jealous at the same time, that she had been showing those long milky legs to men other than me. Her body was only for me to see. Especially, when she attracted soo much attention and men towards her. Feeling my temper losing, I looked into her eyes, which were turning from normal to shock. "What are you doing here, dressed like this? Couldn''t you wear something appropriate?" I yelled at her involuntarily. I was shocked at my own words. I know I didn''t like that she had been shing her milky white legs to everyone, but that doesn''t mean she was wearing anything inappropriate. I was about to apologize when I looked at her angry face and heard her. "Look, Mr. Alexander, if you got a problem with my clothes, you can just turn around and go on. I was invited to this party and thus I am here. I am not interested in a party of a psychopath anyways, I was here just because Daniel invited me. And I can see, girls are wearing more fancy clothes than mine, so if you''ve got a problem with only my clothes, then let me phrase it, '' Go see a doctor!'''' she said looking at me still angry. I know I, the alpha king was being reprimanded in front of soo many people, but don''t know why rather than feeling angry, I was feeling immensely proud of my mate. I liked how she stood for herself and didn''t take a shot even from me. I liked how she looked so bold and dominating. From start to end her eyes didn''t waver even for a second, showcasing how strong she mentally was. And was it wrong that I was feeling extremely aroused at this moment? I was busy with my thoughts and didn''t notice when she left the party. "Alpha? Are you okay? Why did you tell her? I don''t understand. Look at Lexi, she is roaming around almost in a bikini yet you shouted at Victoria even when she was wearing one of the most decent clothes. Do you know how hard it was to persuade her iing today?" Daniel said and Sean nodded in agreement. It was only then, did I realized I screwed big time. I looked around and saw her nowhere. She even called me a psychopath for god''s sake. My wolf was urging me to go find her because our mate was hurt because of us. Going into the forest and quickly changing into my wolf form, I followed the trail, which was much easier to follow, now that I''ve seen her. Soon, I spotted her sitting on a rock near the road inside the forest. She was busy cursing me. I padded slowly-slowly towards her, to not shock her, but my idea was busted because of the rustling of leaves I caused. Looking at her shocked expression I remembered I was in my wolf form, and I can''t just change back to my original form right in front of her. Thus, I didn''t have any other choice than to go towards her like this only. She was scared, I could see. Everyone would be. Still, I decided to go towards her, bowing my head in submission to let her know I don''t mean any harm. I don''t know what crossed her mind, that she immediately fell on her knees and started begging me. "Wolf bear, please don''t eat me. Look I am so skinny and you are soo big. You won''t be able to feed your hunger properly if you eat me. Why don''t I give you an address where a party is being held? If you like vegetarian food you can eat anything from the counters and if you are non-vegetarian then you have the choice of eating soo many people. It''s a good bargain, please, please spare me?" she said. And let me tell you, this was the funniest thing I''ve ever heard. She was soo cute that if I was in my human form then I would''ve just hugged her tightly and kissed her all over the face, to tell her how cute and lovely she was. Looking at her milky white thighs that were exposed to me, I couldn''t help my wolf when he decided to lick them. Ohh...the taste of her. It was soo mouth-watering. Her smell was making us go haywire here. She doesn''t know how much I wanted to shred her clothes and just lick every inch of her body then and there. Thinking against the idea that it wasn''t good to have those pervy thoughts about our mate, I took a deep breath in before sitting in front of her and ced my head on herp. This was the most as a wolf I could do to show my no-harm attitude. Luckily she understood me and even started patting my head with her soft hands. I can''t exin, how calm and tranquil I was feeling at that moment. Now I truly understand why my father used to always say that your biggest peace is in the arms of your mate after your mother. I was truly at peace now. I know I fucked up big time in my human form, but I''ll try to gain her back. One thing was sure now, I can''t live without her. Now that I have tasted heaven, I won''t continue to live in hell. I will make sure she belongs to me now. Chapter-7 A Weird dream! Chapter-7 A Weird dream! VICTORIA''S POV ''Run!'' That was the only thing going inside my head from thest 20 minutes or so since I woke up in this dark forest. Currently, I was standing in the same forest, in front of that same beautifulke, that I had visited two days back. The only difference was the darkness. Everything around me was so dark and just ck that I wasn''t even able to pinpoint which way to go to reach back my home. Deciding that it was probably best that I wait for the sun to rise, I was sitting on this big rock, waiting for it to happen, while my mind was bugging me and telling me to run in any direction I could. "Baby Vic?" I suddenly heard a whispering from a distance. "Who''s there?" I yelled back looking around me to locate the source of the voice. I turned to my right and saw some lighting from a distant source. I think I should probably go there, maybe that''s one of the street lights of the town. "Baby Vic?" The voice called again, this time from behind me. "Who''s there? Come out if you want to talk. Look, this isn''t funny. I am already having a bad day." I yelled back to whoever was it, calling to me. I wasn''t in the mood for any games. Soon, I saw ady dressed in a white gown,ced with pinkces and flowers,ing out from the darkness, looking like a beautiful angel. And if I wasn''t wrong thisdy was not walking but practically floating in the air. "Are you an angel?" I asked, wanting to smack my head at myment. Even I don''t know where it came from. She wasn''t an angel but a ghost probably. "No baby. I am someone you should know of." She said in her angelic sweet voice. I looked at her closely observing every single detail, when something struck me. The thing that astonished me, was the appearance of thedy. She looked almost like me. Or the older version of me. It was just that she was more alluring and beautiful. The kind of beautiful I would never be able to be. She looked enchanting with her shimmering skin as if there was some invisible energy making her glow more. "Who...who are you exactly?" I stammered, not knowing what exactly to say to this illusion. This must be an illusion right? Or why would I see an older version of myself? A version that is calling myself baby. "It''s a dream," I said to no one in particr. "It''s a dream indeed. But I am reality. Don''t you want to greet your biological mother?" Thatdy suddenly spoke again. "Biological mother?" I asked in a hushed tone. It was a foreign term for me. I never met my biological parents, I was told that I was adopted at a very Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g young age, that was also because I found out that myself during the blood test when my friends made fun of my blood not matching with my parents. "Yes, baby. I am your biological mother. And the man over there is your biological father." She said pointing in a direction. Soon I saw a handsome man emerging out from the direction she was pointing at. "I don''t understand anything. After all these years, why are youing only now, when I have decided to move on from all the rtions?" I asked utterly confused. This was probably the first time they had appeared in my dream. And why the hell my mom''s voice sounded exactly like the person who usually urs in my mind, often telling me what to do or not to do in difficult situations? Why did she sound like the voice in my head? I always thought that voice was probably because of me being telepathic. "Baby. You''ll understand everything slowly. What I am here for is to warn you. I had been protecting you for soo long. But now that you are of age, my spells had been weakening. I don''t think I will be able to control you any longer." She said. "Mom? What are you talking about? I don''t understand a thing. What spells? What powers?" "Baby Vic, what your mom is trying to say is-" the man who was probably my father started. "No! Don''t utter a word. The less she knows, the more she''ll be protected." My mom immediately yelled at my father. "It''s time for us to go now. We will visit you again, don''t worry. Don''t get too anxious. We will meet soon baby. Take care of yourself till then. And congrats on finding your mate. May your love bloom till eternity." My mom said. Before I could say anything, I saw both of them starting to fade in the darkness again. "Mom! Dad! No! Pleasee back! I don''t understand a thing! Please, mom! Don''t leave me again!" I don''t know why but I involuntarily started crying as they kept on disappearing. I know I talked rudely at them, but somewhere deep I knew whatever they were telling me was right. ''But, why would they leave me just like that? What is the meaning of all this? I don''t understand a thing!'' I sobbed, my head starting to pound again. "Sshhhh....it''s a dream darling. Don''t cry." I suddenly heard a voice inside my head. This voice, I have heard before, my mind immediately recognized the voice, numbing the pain. Turning around I saw the person that I had started to hate. "Alexander?" I whisper asked. What the hell was this creep doing in my dream? "Hello dear, mate. Let''s fall in love with each other." He said before forcing a Kiss on my forehead, making my body tingle with pleasurable electric shocks. What the-! I inhaled deeply before opening my eyes startled. I looked around in a hurry and rxed when I saw no one. I don''t know why but that kiss on my forehead felt so real. It was like he was here and had kissed me on my forehead. Touching my forehead confused, I looked at the window that was left open by me yesterday to let the cool air in. ''It''s just another illusion.'' I thought. Maybe I dreamt of it because of how hot I found him, I reasoned with myself. To be honest, apart from his confusing attitude, I think everything is great. He was the typical hot guy type that can have all-girls swooning over him. What would it feel like to have that man for me? Will that make all other girls jealous? Shaking my head at my stupid thoughts. I remembered the dream I saw just now. It was probably nothing. Maybe it''s because I have been missing my mom dad too much, that''s why I am seeing now illusions of my biological mom and dad. Chapter-8 Lets be friends! Chapter-8 Let''s be friends! VICTORIA''S POV The next day at university. Today I decided to wear an oversized hoodie that''s covering more than half of my face to save my ass I know what I did yesterday was a little bit exaggerated. I mean Daniel and his friends were so good to me these past days, even helping me get over my sadness unknowingly, and in return, I insulted the main member of their group, that they respected soo much, practically insulting them. Entering the University gate, the first thing that I noticed, was them standing in the parking lot, beside a red Bugatti. Pulling my hoodie down a bit, so that my face is covered properly I dashed towards the entrance of the university, with my eyes constantly on the group to make a sharp escape, however, my oh so genius n as always, didn''t work and before I could even take 10 steps, my hoodie was pulled back by someone. "Geez! Look at you Victoria. What are you doing being so secretive and all that?" Chris asked before dragging me towards the group while still holding onto my hoodie. ''Well, you can let go of me now, you know?'' I wanted to scream at him. Though I was more than 5''10" in front of him, I still looked short and with him holding onto my hoodie like that, it appeared like an elder scolding a child while dragging him. "Look what we have here," Chris announced to get everyone''s attention. Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. And soon, I was able to achieve everyone''s attention. I was feeling soo happy. Not. Snapping at Chris''s hands, I loosened my hoodie from his grip before standing straight. I should say sorry anyway. I indeed made a mistake yesterday. "Look, guys, about yesterday-" Before I couldplete my sentence I smelled an intoxicating scent "Hey, um, Victoria. Can we talk? Alone?" Alexander said awkwardly scratching his head, before giving me a boyish smile. And let me be honest, my heart instantly melted then and there. "Ooohhhhhh." Everyone started teasing him at his awkwardness. "Sure," I said, cing my hands in my pockets before walking out of the parking lot once, I made sure Alexander was following me. Once, we were at enough distance( ording to Alexander), which was at the backside of University near the forest, I turned to him, with my eyebrows raised. "So?" I asked, not knowing how to start the conversation. Well, this was awkward. He indeed was a bit rude to me, but I think I yelled at him 10 folds of what he said to me, calling him a psychopath. "Umm, I don''t know what to say. I just want to apologize to you about yesterday night, at the party, I mean. I know we didn''t start well, but I am just hoping that you can forget all of that, maybe we can start afresh?" He saiding close to me while holding my hands. That intoxicating scent that had me attracted, wafted through my nostrils, immediately making me hazy. I looked at our joined hands, and couldn''t help but like the feeling of his hands intertwined with mine. Inching closer to him, I was about to smell him when I heard the sound of a twig breaking, and all my senses came back to me hitting me like a cold wind. Widening my eyes, at this new sensation and our proximity, I pulled away from my hands before making some distance between us. I don''t know what it was, but touching him, always makes me want more. And what is with this smell, that I keep attracting me. "I wanted to say sorry too. I mean you were indeed rude to me, no doubt, but what I said was also unforgivable. I mean, I called you a psychopath, that you should see a doctor, that something-" "Okay. You can stop. We don''t want to remember those things again, now do we?" Heughed awkwardly. "Yeah, you are probably right." Iughed along when I realized I was about to insult him again by repeating those words. "So friends?" He asked extending his hand, with that handsome smile on his face. "Friends., I assured smiling back at him while controlling my mind to not waiver when I felt those pleasurable shocks again. "Let''s go, I don''t want to miss my lecture, I said before pulling away from my hand and rushing towards the front. "Hey, be careful!" I heard him speak, but before I could react, my foot entangled in an uplifted root of the tree, and guys this is how you make a fool out of yourself, I thought before cing the hands in front of the face, to block the impact on my face, but that impact never came. I opened my eyes when I felt myself being lifted in the air and the warmth of being close to someone. I looked at Alexander in shock, my mind going nk with my body nted closely to his. I know it wasn''t right, but at that time my mind was screaming at me to inhale into his shirt and that''s exactly what I did. I know I was turning into a true creep. "What are you doing?" He asked confused, looking like a cute puppy. "Will you believe me, if I say that I was relieved you held me at the right moment, and that''s why I ced my head in your chest, in relief?" I asked. "I would." He replied. "Well, that''s exactly what happened., I said clicking my tongue, too embarrassed to even look in his eyes. Removing his hands from around me, I stood straight before thanking him and started running again, this time more careful, with my mind under control and my eyes on the path ahead. I could vaguely hear hisughter ringing in my ears as I made the narrow escape. _____ "So Alexander just apologized to you? And nothing else?" Daniel asked once the lecture ended, and he got the chance to sit beside me. "I have been saying the same thing from thest 5 minutes, I guess," I said looking at my book. "Yeah, but my mind doesn''t want to believe it?" He said pensively. "What is so hard to believe? He made a mistake, he said sorry. I made a mistake, I said sorry and then we both forgave each other and became friends. Were you expecting a catfight You do understand that if that would''ve happened, then you wouldn''t be sitting here, more like outside the I.C.U with me inside the ward right?" I asked closing my book. "Well, that. But it''s just strange because Alex never says sorry to anyone." Daniel said before going out of the seminar room, leaving me in a confused state. ''What does he mean he never says sorry? And if that''s right then why did he make an exception with me when it was me who insulted him more?'' I thought, packing my bag mindlessly. ''Maybe it''s because I am new in the town.'' I reasoned with myself before making my way towards the canteen. Reaching the canteen, the first thing I noticed was the grand presence of Alexander on our usual table. And I say grand because, he was surrounded by soo many girls because of his looks that, it wasn''t hard to know who was in the middle. Minding my own business, I went straight towards thedy and ordered my things before taking the tray outside in the garden beside the canteen. Sitting under the tree, I plunged in my earphones and started eating my pasta peacefully, while sipping my chocte milkshake. Once my favorite song started ying I kept my pasta aside before sipping on my milkshake while moving my foot to the beats, waving my body slightly at the music. "It looks like, it is more enjoyable here than inside." I heard Alexander say as he sat beside me. "Mmm, I like calm and serine ces more," I said shrugging my shoulders. I was about to sip on my chocte shake when he snatched the shake from my hand and started drinking from it. "Hey! That''s mine." I shouted. "But I drank it." He said casually shrugging his shoulders as if there was nothing wrong with it while tossing the ss inside the bin, making a perfect shot. "Well, Mr now we got bad blood. Take a look at what you''ve done, and it can''t be solved just by talking. Buy me a new one." I said firmly. "You serious? We are having bad blood just because of a milkshake now?" He asked in a perplexed tone. "I love it more than anything, "I said crossing my hands. "Huh...okay. wait for me here. I''ll go and buy you one quickly." He said before running towards the canteen. "Hehe... messing with me. Now he has to buy me a new one. It was going to end anyway, now I can drink more. Hehehe." Iughed evilly at my cunningness. Chapter-9 Sinful thoughts! Chapter-9 Sinful thoughts! VICTORIA''S POV Waking up early in the morning I decided to take a quick run to theke, to enjoy its magnificent view. Since today was a Sunday, there was no hurry to going to university. I still had plenty of hours before Alexander woulde and pick me for the day out. It''s been quite a few days since we became friends, and let me be very honest with the fact, his friendship was the best feeling in the world. He had been taking care of me as a boyfriend, loving me as a friend, and was always there if I needed anything. After a lot of courage, I also told him about the death of my parents and the real reason why I was here. There had been times when things became heated between us, like when ites to choosing between him or food, I''ll always choose food and he would get angry over that, but to be very honest, I don''t think I can choose anything over him anymore. Coming back to the present, we were going to a Carnival on the countryside beach which was around 1.5, hours away from here. Don''t ask me, it was his n and I couldn''t deny him when he said he wanted to go. Besides, we were not alone, everyone including Daniel, Aiden, Chris, Ang, Tina, Sean was going. Quickly changing into a decent pair offortable clothes, I locked the door before running towards theke. It was looking more beautiful than I expected, with the sun just above the horizon, spreading its redness both in the sky and on theke, it appeared orangish-red in color, with small fishes swimming in it. Breathing in the fresh air, I smiled looking up in the sky. It was soo calm and tranquil with birds chirping melodically. Sighing loudly, I was about to sit on the same rock where I sit daily when I heard him "You came," I said without looking behind. He also had been keeping me a goodpany since the day we met. I don''t know what and over me that I named this wolf, thunder. If someone would see me, he might think there''s something wrong with my head for me to y with a wolf almost 2.5 my size like this. However, I liked him soo much that, I couldn''t even describe what to say about him. He wasrge, there was no doubt in it, but he looked so domestic, besides when he is near me, I always feel a strange sense of being protected. I mean, with his size, he can protect me from other wolves and wild animals at least. He sat beside me in an upright position, looking at me with adorable eyes. "Huh!! God is so cruel. Even arge animal like you looks more adorable than me." I said before ruffling his fur. He would look offended whenever I would touch his ears, but I knew he liked it because he would always release a small bowl whenever I stop. "You know, today I am going to a Carnival with my friends. Do you know what a carnival is? How would you know? It is somewhere, where we humans can y and have fun. There are lots of rides, interesting things, shops, and food. Do you guys have something like this? Maybe you guys collect hunted animals and ce them in between before enjoying the feast? Maybe that''s your kind of party I guess?" I mumbled to no one in particr. "I might note in the evening to meet you. Will you miss me?" I asked as Iid my head on his back while ruffling him. A small howl from him confirmed that he would miss me. I know it was pretty insane to talk with him. He might not even understand most of my words, but something in the look he throws at me every time I share something with him, tells me, he gets everything I tell him. "Time passed soo quickly when I am with you. If you were a man like the Jacob one in the Twilight movie, I would''ve taken you to my home so that we could always be together." I said, thenughing at my imagination. Was it even real for a human to change into a wolf? Maybe it''s just because of me living alone in that Plus, those ancient stories that Ma told me have gotten into my head. Seeing me lost in my imagination, thunder nuzzled my neck almost making me fall on my butt in the process. "You are soo cute, I don''t think, my house gate will be able to take you in, besides people in the town will get scared if I take you. We''ll meet again tomorrow okay?" I asked while kissing his head multiple times. I don''t know why but I always feel like I should coax him. Showing adoration and love to him, always makes me happier, which in turn makes me love him more. Kissing him goodbye, I started running towards my house with my wild imaginations of how to make him enter my house still going inside my head. I washed up quickly, took a shower, and got dressed infortable jeans and a top with my windbreaker jacket and boots. Preparing myself a quick breakfast that mainly contained pasta and milkshake, I started eating enjoying my masterpiece. There were still 30 minutes or so till Alexander''s arrival. Maybe I can watch a movie till then, I have a habit of watching a movie at the speed of 2x while skipping things anyways. Before I could even decide in which movie to watch, the doorbell rang, confusing me, as to who it is. Ma neveres early in the morning. Shrugging my shoulders I yelled, ing'' before standing to open the door. "Hey, morning beautiful," Alexander said hugging me, as soon as I opened the door. "Good morning to you too. Didn''t you say you''lle till 10?" I asked confused, before closing the door. His random hugs always leave me speechless with my heart beating like I ran a marathon. "Well, I was getting bored at home anyways, that''s why I decided to drop by early. I hope I am not disturbing anything." He said before plopping on the couch, looking as handsome as ever. "I came at the right time, I guess." "Huh?" I asked absentmindedly sitting beside him. "Breakfast, I brought some doughnuts and cookies. But looking at your pasta, I think we won''t need that." He said before beginning to eat. "Mmmm...it''s really good. Are you taking master chef sses or something?" He asked with his mouthful. Even his moan of approval is so sexy, what would it be like, if I am the one making him moan? "Victoria? You there?" He asked waving his hand in front of my face, bringing me out of my shameful thoughts. "I asked what were you watching?" "Ohh..about that, I haven''t decided yet. Do you want to watch something? You can y it as you like." I said before standing up abruptly, to clean the dishes. He and me in the same house, inside the same room, on the same couch, wasn''t a good idea probably, for my mind. It''s not like he has not been here before, but thest time he came, everyone was there. This time it felt soo much different. "What are you thinking about, beautiful? Are you not feeling well? You seem so out of ce today, I mean you seem lost in your world. Is something bothering you? Something I can help you with?" Alexander said standing directly behind me. My heart was beating soo fast right now, that I was even scared to turn around and look into his eyes. ''This is an illusion Victoria. It''s all because he is handsome and sweet. Don''t spoil your friendship over these nasty temporary thoughts.'' I repeated in my mind before taking a deep breath and turning around. "Nothing like that. So, What''s the n? I mean, how is everyone going?" I asked changing the topic quickly before, going back to the single-person sofa, to maintain a good distance from him. "We are taking three cars, everyone else is going in Daniel''s and Aiden''s car. While you are going with me?" Alexander said as a matter of fact. "Why? I mean, is there no ce for two more people? If there is then can''t we adjust? It''s better than wasting the fuel of another car." I said. I don''t know what came over Alexander''s mind, he pulled my sofa towards him, with his right hand, till we were face to face, before looking straight into my eyes. "Are you by any chance afraid of being alone with me?" He asked skeptically looking at me. ''Was I afraid? Yes. I was afraid, of our proximity. I was afraid that I might do something sinful, or say something sinful that can ruin this beautiful friendship. I was afraid of losing him. But was I really afraid Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. to be alone with him?'' I thought. "Don''t worry, I won''t kiss you without your permission." He said out of the blue. "Huh?" "Just kidding beautiful. Look at yourself, acting like a kitten. You are so cute, that I can''t help but tease you more to get those cute reactions out of you." He said before stroking my chin. "I...I think we should get going. Let me bring my purse real fast." I said before rushing towards my room upstairs. I could faintly hear hisughter, as I closed the door before leaning on it to calm my heart. Taking my purse quickly, I went downstairs. He was nowhere in sight, probably went outside already. Locking the door, I sat in the co-pilot seat of his SUV. I turn to him, to ask if other''s already started their journey, but, before I could say something I saw him leaning towards me, his face getting incredibly close to mine. "The first thing we do when we start a journey is to put on our seatbelt." He said before cing my seatbelt in ce. I don''t know if it was just me, but I think I saw him briefly looking at my lips before he sat upright in his seat. "Let''s go. Shall we?" He said, giving me one of those handsome heart-melting boyish smiles, making my heart flutter again. ''Oh boy! What was happening to me? Was I turning into a freak now? How will be ever able to resist his charms at this pace?'' I thought inside my mind, before looking outside the window enjoying the view. Chapter-10 Invading his privacy Chapter-10 Invading his privacy VICTORIA''S POV Reaching the Carnival the first thing that I noticed was therge Ferris wheel and the huge roller coaster, making everyone scream in fear, wanting to ride it already. "Let''s go beautiful," Alexander said opening my door like a chivalrous man. ''Huh? When did he even leave the car?'' "Looks like chivalry isn''t dead yet." Iughed along with him before exiting the car. "Of course, mydy." He repliedughing along. Closing the car door behind me, he ced his hand at my back, just above my waist, leading me towards the entrance of the carnival, making pleasurable tingles run down my body. "Uhh..can you not ce your hand on my back like that? It''s ufortable" I shyly said, while walking. "I am sorry, I made you felt ufortable, it''s just-" I had to cut him off in the middle, to not create any misunderstanding and prevent him from feeling guilty. "No, It''s just, I am a bit ticklish there," I saidughing awkwardly to hide my embarrassment. Hearing my response, he immediately stopped in his track also, stopping his trail of thoughts, and before I could even react, he pulled me by my waist to his side. I knew, telling him was a mistake. I tried to wiggle out from his hold, however, seeing my defensive movements, he started running his fingers along my back, smoothly making meugh involuntarily. "Hahaha...stop. Look, haha, it''s not funny. People are looking, Hahahaha, at us." I said between my "Looks like someone is already having fun, without us." I heard Daniel''s voice from behind me, which made me ran towards him. Hiding behind Daniel''s back, I took deep breaths, to calm my nerves, my heart racing from all his touching and tickling. Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org. "You are soo mean Alexander." I puffed my cheeks in annoyance before holding Daniel''s hand and entering the Carnival. Throwing onest look at Alexander, I don''t know if it was just one of my hallucinations, but his eyes were fixated on my intertwined hands with Daniel and I think, I saw his eyes glowing a bit hazelnut color before his color changed back to that amber brown. Thinking that it was just because of the reflection from the sun, I shrugged my shoulders before pulling Daniel to a candy shop. "What? Don''t tell me you''re gonna buy some candies now." Daniel said looking adorably at me. "So what? You don''t need to be a kid to eat candies, plus, your heart is always a kid." I reasoned before buying cotton candy. "Huh...okay. Now if your heart is satisfied and your mind has cooled down, let''s go back to our friends and ride those rollercoasters together. Okay?" Daniel asked, to which I nodded my head in agreement. Reaching back to where the group was standing in a line, to ride a small-scale rollercoaster, I stood with Daniel in the back to avoid Alexander who was standing in front. As if he sensed our presence, he immediately turned back once we stood there, giving me a "This rollercoaster is the smallest one with the least turns, don''t you think it will be boring?" I asked no one in particr. "I know, but ording to Aiden, we should prepare ourselves slowly for thatrge one," Sean said pointing at the biggest rollercoaster, where people were screaming madly. Those who might''ve just gotten down from it were puking their contents at the side. "Okay," I said. Once I turned back to my candy cotton, I saw a half of it already gone, looking at the culprit beside me, I puffed my cheeks in annoyance, not talking to him. "Okay, I am sorry. Will you forgive me now?" He asked getting infinitely closer to me. Once, he started getting closer to me, only then did I noticed that Daniel was nowhere near me and I was now behind the wall, hidden from others. "Don''t do it again in front of soo many people. I get easily embarrassed." I said, without looking at him, my face starting to burn again. "I promise. Next time, I''ll do it, only when you and I are alone, beautiful." He whispered into my ears slowly, making me widen my eyes at his words. What was he implementing saying things like that? Was he giving me some sort of mixed signals? Before I could refuse and tell him that''s not what I meant, he closed my opened mouth filling it with chocte candy. ''Huh!! Chocte candies are the best in the world.'' The person in mind said. Sucking on the chocte candy slowly, I looked ahead, when it was our turn. I was about to sit in the middle with everyone, rolling my eyes at their choice of seat, when Alexander pulled my hand and brought me to thest two-seater. "Hey, shouldn''t we be sitting with them?" I tried to form the words with my mouth full. "This ride is no fun already. Sitting in the middle will make it worst." He reasoned, and to be honest he was very right about it. If it wasn''t for everyone wanting to ride this one first, I wouldn''t even think about riding this ride. "Okay," I said before sitting in the right with Alexander on my left. He looked at me with an adorable expression, confusing me a bit, before wiping the chocte that might have out of my mouth, with a tissue. "Thank-You," I said, looking at the other side to calm my burning face. The ride started with a jerk, making me involuntarily hold Alexander''s hand, which he might''ve identally ced on the hand-rest of my seat. Realizing that I have held his hand, I immediately released it, muttering a quick sorry. I sat along the ride, enjoying the view of the carnival, wanting to scoff at those adults who were screaming madly even on this one. I was pretty much bored since this ride was taking multiple turns and don''t know, what came over me but I suddenly desired to read Alexander''s thoughts. Looking beside me, at him, I concentrated my mind for a second, before I was stopped by a wall. It was a wall, almost everyone builds around himself to protect his inner thoughts from being read. But the wall around Alexander''s mind was soo thick that it was practically unbreakable. As the quote goes, ''Curiosity kills the cat'', the wall around Alexander''s mind made me more eager and curious to read his thoughts. Before I could concentrate harder, the wall around his mind immediately vanished, allowing me in, and I saw visions of a wolf. Arge wolf, that looked undeniably familiar. Maybe it was because he was thinking about that wolf, he might have encountered in the forest. Deciding that it was probably best to retreat, I was about to exit, when that wolf came near me, looking at me while tilting his head, I faintly heard the ''wolf'' say, "Hello mate, let''s fall in love with each other." And with that, my head started pounding with unbearable pain. Closing my eyes as the tears started to flow out of my eyes, I tried to stop the unbearable pain. Involuntarily holding Alexander''s hand, I brought it close to my face, hugging it as if it was myst hope to cure the pain. And it indeed helped. The pain started subsiding, but not before I started falling into a dark abyss. Chapter-11 The presence of Carla Chapter-11 The presence of Ca VICTORIA''S POV ''Victoria? Victoria? Are you alright?Hey?'' I faintly heard someone calling me, however, all I could see was pitch ck darkness surrounding me. Soon I saw a light shimmer of hope when I saw a door like something lightening in the darkness. I didn''t know what it was, but my mind was telling me to run through the door if I want to gain my consciousness back. Now that I see, my consciousness or should I say thedy inside my head has been getting more active these days, than anytime before, talking to me like she is a part of me now. I opened the door with arge force, my eyes immediately blinded with the bright white light, that felt like piercing my eyes. Opening my eyes slowly, I winced at the bright light of the sun, before looking at the person who was calling at me. "Thankgod Victoria, you woke up. What happened? Just now, you were enjoying the ride and then you grabbed my hand and fainted just like that. You got me soo scared." Alexander said. His face too close to mine for my own liking, with his hand ced on my cheek, making me a bit embarrassed now that I woke up. It felt like, he would''ve kissed me if I wouldn''t have woken up anytime soon. Like the prince does to sleeping beauty to wake her up. ''Geez! Are you living in a fantasy novel? Stop these bullshit thoughts and answer him, or he might think you are some kind of freak.'' Thedy inside my head reminded me while invisibly smacking my head. "Umm yeah, I don''t know, what happened, I just felt a bit dizzy and maybe that''s why I held your hand right now." I tried to reason, even though knowing very well the reason why I fainted in the first ce I looked around and saw that the ride was almost stopping now. Sitting upright, I smiled carefully at Alexander before exiting the rollercoaster and going towards the nearby bench. I don''t know if it was just me, but the look that Alexander passed me just now when I said I felt dizzy, it felt like he knew something about what had happened. Like he knew I was trying to pry into his mind, to hear his thoughts. My head was still aching a bit, and I knew, it wasn''t probably the best idea to ride another rollercoaster again, and that''s why I decided to rx a bit. ''Why don''t we eat something to cool our mind and improve our mood.'' Thedy inside my head said. ''You! Thedy inside my head, are you a pig or what? Always thinking and suggesting me to eat.'' I annoyingly yelled inside my head, in my thoughts to be precise. ''What? Thedy inside your head? Jesus! Is this what you''ve been calling me all those years? What the real hell! My name is Ca. Plus, don''t everpare me with those swine. You''ll know who I am, once the right timees.'' Thedy inside my head, a.k.a Ca said loudly, almost making me hold my head to stop the pounding. ''You are my head woman! I can hear you crystal clear, no need to yell!!'' I yelled back with equal intensity, resulting in her holding her head, making me smile cunningly in victory. Hehehe...did she really think, I was going to let her win this? I smiled, however, the smile on my face, immediately froze when I realized something. Was I seriously talking to the voice inside my head like some other person? Am I for real?! I thought widening my eyes when the realization hit me, that I might as well be turning insane now. "Hey? Are you okay? I just saw you exiting the ride in a hurry and couldn''t help bute over here to ask if you were okay. And to be honest, you look totally zoned out, and pardon me for saying this, but a little bit creepy smiling like that." Chris said as he sat near me offering me a bottle of mineral water. "Thanks. Yeah, I am fine. It''s just, I felt a bit dizzy. Maybe it''s my blood pressure reacting or something. I don''t think it''s a good idea to ride another roller coaster, and that''s why here I am." Iughed awkwardly, trying my best to hide the expression. "Would you like to grab something with me? I am not in the mood of a rollercoaster or any ride either, after this lousy one." He said, making me smile thankfully, for not making fun or bringing the scenario up again. "Let''s go," I said, taking his hand that he extended. "What are you guys up to?" I heard Alexander''s voice from behind me, as he ced his hand on my shoulder like we were some great bros. "Nothing, we just decided to grab something quickly till these guys enjoy another ride since we both aren''t in the mood of riding one," Chris said, absentmindedly as he looked around the stalls to find something suitable. "Let''s go together, since, it''s my duty to make sure, she has fun here because I was the one who suggested this to her," Alexander said smiling at me while ying with my hairs that have fallen out of the bun. "Hey, you don''t have to be always around me just because you were the one who suggested this. You''re notplied to do this. You can enjoy yourself with everyone, till I enjoy some food. It''s not like, you are obligated to be around me." I said while following Chris''s eyes that lingered in a stall that was selling some chili potato. "That''s not the case. Actually, I enjoy it more when I am with you, rather than enjoying those one-time rides. Your long-time presence is more important." Alexander said while smiling cheekily at me while flunking my cheeks with his finger, as he blinked his eyes looking as cute as ever. "You sure know your way around words Mr.," I said while dismissing his cute look. Huh! I bet one day, I''ll end up forcefully kissing him if he continues this cuteness of his. ''You know, you don''t have to resist soo much. If you feel like kissing him, then kiss him. What if he is waiting for you to take the first step?'' Ca asked making her presence known once again. ''Yeah, and then if that''s not the case, I might as well risk this amazing friendship? No thanks. Besides, will you stop appearing out of blue? You are freaking me out.'' I said in my head. ''Who said I am appearing out of blue? I have always been here, I am just making my presence known to you now so that you get used to me. Plus, look at those luscious lips, oh my god, if I were you, I would just grab those between my lips and suck the hell out of them.'' She said, making me want to roll my eyes at this. Someone is surely getting horny looking at him. However, her words did make me look at Alexander''s lips out of the corner of my eyes, making me distracted for a second. Shaking my head to throw the nasty thoughts out of my head I entered the stall with the least crowd, to eat one cheeseburger. "What are you having? Let''s have it together." Chris asked looking at the menu. Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. "Nothing much, just a cheeseburger and milkshake," I said while looking at them to decide their orders. "Let''s order three sets of this only," Chris said because it was the fastest thing we could get within few minutes. After having our mini-break, we decided it was best to get along with our friends who probably haven''t felt our absence till now. After looking around for a couple of minutes, we spotted them exiting the second rollercoaster, and moving towards thatrge Ferris wheel. I wanted to ride it from the moment, I looked at it. Without even looking back, if both Chris and Alexander wereing or not, I moved towards the group. We were thest in this round and I didn''t want to ride it with some strangers, that''s why I cheated and went in between of line, saying I went to the washroom break and I am with my friends. When I stood with them, I noticed everyone was already in a pair of quadruple and couple, leaving only me alone. And to be honest, it was after a long time, I was feeling sad because I was alone. "Hey, umm, why don''t you join our booth," Matt said awkwardly probably seeing my saddened expression, while his arms around Katie. Everyone else was already seated in their booths and thus, didn''t know I didn''t have a pair. "No, that''s really okay. I will be able to think things through, and I wanted to ride it alone anyways." I cane down for me to enter now. I looked back towards Chris and Alexander who were talking with some man. ''Should, I call them or not?'' I thought aloud. But, Chris already said that he didn''t want to ride any rides for now, and Alexander didn''t look like the one to be riding such rides. Sighing loudly, I decided to enter the booth alone. "Are you going to ride this alone miss?" The man who was responsible for the Ferris wheel asked politely. "Yeah, I guess." I awkwardly smiled. "If you want, should I call someone who might be riding alone too, to give youpany?" He politely suggested, while opening the gate for me. "No thank you." I smiled thankfully for his consideration before entering the booth. "Okay, since, everyone is ready, let''s start. Please sit upright." He announced. I closed my eyes, to enjoy the ride, deciding to open it only, when I will be at the height to enjoy the scenery. This will make me feel less lonely. Before the ride could start, I felt my booth shaking, making me open my eyes abruptly. I looked at the person sitting in front of me in confusion. "Were you seriously thinking of riding it alone? Without me?" Alexander asked as he sat on the same seat as mine, making me squeal as the booth shook violently as the wheel started. Chapter-12 The accidental kiss Chapter-12 The idental kiss VICTORIA''S POV "What? No obviously. I just thought that you wouldn''t be interested in riding-" I wasn''t even finished with my sentence when Alexanderpleted my words for me, "rides like these?" "Well yeah. That." I awkwardlyughed, deep inside feeling thankful that I wasn''t riding it alone or this would''ve made me feel bad the whole ride back home. "Well now that I am here, you don''t have to feel bad," Alexander said. "Did I said that aloud?" I asked and his expression was telling me that I did, making me look another way in embarrassment. "I don''t ride, these things, but since it''s you, I am riding it with, I thought of giving it a try. I heard people get mushy-mushy inside these when they are together." Alexander said winking while smiling at me with a knowing look. I don''t know if he was really saying those words in a double-meaning way, but I felt like he was hinting at something when he said that mushy-mushy word. ''and why the hell was he winking at me like this?'' I thought in my mind. "What do you mean by mushy-mushy?" I asked trying to sound ignorant and confident like I didn''t understand a thing what he was talking about. I always thought and was proud that I was a confident girl, but I don''t know what happens to me when I am around him. It feels like, a different side of me pops up when he is around. The shy side of me. "Well you know, friendships grow, rtionships turn better, things advance." He said smiling lopsidedly. "No I don''t know, why don''t you enlighten me about it, Mr. Alexander," I asked leaning towards him, in an intimidating manner. "You''ll know when we''ll be at the top," Alexander said leaning towards me mischievously before holding my hand in his hands. "Hold my hands like this. It will keep your hands warm." He reasoned before looking outside towards the view of the carnival and I followed suit. "It''s really beautiful from up here, no?" I asked enjoying the view which was better than I had expected "It is indeed very beautiful," Alexander said in agreement, smiling one of his dazzling smiles making my heart do summersaults. And god forbid me, but if he keeps smiling at me like this with those dazzling eyes, I''ll do something that surely will change our status from friendship to none. "You know, we''ll be stuck by boredom soon if we sit quietly like this. Why don''t we talk about something, maybe get to know each other better?" Alexander suggested after a few seconds. "What would you like to know about me? I think I told you pretty much everything. About the ones that got away, leaving me alone. About why I am here and all that stuff." I replied still looking in the distance at the pond that was now visible from the height, apanied by the setting sun. "Not about that. It is your circumstances. I want to know about you. The real you, that you hide behind that strong facade of yours." Alexander said. His meaningful words making me look at him. I looked into his eyes, which was looking soo deep at the moment as if wanting to suck me in. His orbs were turning a bit yellowish hazel, a beautiful color that was shimmering in the dim sunlight. "So will you tell me about you?" "What bout me?" I asked absentmindedly, still lost deep in his eyes. "About what you like." "I like you," I replied absentmindedly. "What?" Alexander asked his eyes widening at my words and only then did I realize what I have said just now. "Among friends I like you, Daniel, and the whole group. You know my food preference already, anything with a chocte milkshake. I am the type of girl who would rather go on a decent road trip with her loved ones than having a party." I said in a hurry to cover up for my previous words. "That sounds good." Alexander smiled, though there was something about his expression that seemed off. Like he wanted or expected to hear something different from me. "What about you?" I asked thinking it must be just me thinking too much into things. "I don''t know how to describe myself. People usually say that I am very impatient and get angry very quickly." Alexander saidughing awkwardly. "What seriously? They must be blind to say something like that. Apart from that outburst at that party, I have not even once seen you getting angry or anything. ording to my, you are one of the best guys I have met, you care about your loved ones and would do anything for them, and you are one of the sweetest men. " I said meaning every word. "I didn''t know, I had such a positive image in your mind," Alexander said widening his eyes, while looking at me with an emotion I wasn''t quite able to define. "I mean every word of it," I said while patting his cheeks. It was only after, I ced my hands on his cheeks and felt the warmth of his skin touching mine did I realize what I was doing. I quickly removed my hands from his cheeks, before looking in the distance to Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g hide my now, red turning cheeks. I was surely bing bolder these days with him. ''Why don''t you just agree that you like him. Even I love him soo much. You should reveal your feelings soon.'' Ca suggested appearing out of blue. ''It has nothing to do with you, so stay quiet. I don''t want to ruin my friendship with him. It''s really hard to gain such a friend who doesn''t judge you and throw pitiful looks after hearing about my conditions.'' I said back. ''Then what do you really want right now? This ride will be over soon. Then you''ll be back home, all alone, and will probably reminisce about why you didn''t talk more or did anything.'' Ca said rolling her eyes at me. And I hate to admit it, but she was right. ''I just want the time to stop here for a few more minutes. I just want this ride to stop, so that we can spend some more time together.'' I sighed back closing my eyes. ''Well, your wish is mymand.'' She said making me want tough at her attitude. Before I could think about anything, I felt a warmth engulfing me, and then, the cabin jerked violently making mend on Alexander, and the Ferris wheel stopped. "Hey, you okay?" Alexander asked hurriedly as he helped me get up from my awkward pose. "Umm yeah, what happened?" I asked to no one in particr, soothing my hair a bit. I saw Alexander taking out his phone before he dialed a number and talked to the person on the other side. "Hmm yeah. I understand. It''s okay. No, don''t worry. Let him enjoy his moment." He said before ending the call. "What happened?" I asked. "Nothing serious. Apparently, someone had asked the person responsible for the Ferris wheel to stop the wheel for a few minutes because he wanted to propose to his girlfriend." Alexander said. "Wow! How romantic" I said while rubbing my arms up and down to ease the cold. "Are you feeling cold?" Alexander asked. "Just a bit. Maybe it''s because of the height." I said, before hugging myself. "Come here," Alexander said and without even waiting for my response, pulled me into his arms. "Hey! What-" I was about to struggle when he opened the chain of his jacket before wrapping it around us. "This way both of us will feel warm." He said smiling at me. I wanted to refute more if it wasn''t feeling soo good. His body was extremely warm and paired with his intoxicating seducing bodily scent, this position felt like a perfect ce to sleep. "So where were we?" He asked when I started to close my eyes, to enjoy his scent. I turned a bit on hisp, to look up at him so that we can continue talking, however, as soon as I looked up, I regretted doing so. With me wrapped in his arms, his lips were so close to me, that I would have to move just a few inches and we would be kissing. As if sensing my gaze, he looked down at me, before smiling with a raised eyebrow. His hot breaths were fanning my face and it would be a total lie if I would say that it didn''t tempt me to kiss the hell out of him. However, thinking back to the friendship thing, I stopped myself, before sighing at my dilemma. "We were talking about-" Before I couldplete my words, the Ferris wheel jerked again, resulting in Alexander tightening his hands around me, and jerking forward, which ultimately resulted in him kissing the side of my lips. My eyes immediately widened at the sensation I felt and this time he felt the same thing judging from his reaction. If I was saying that his touches were like pleasurable electric shocks earlier, then those were nothingpared to what I felt just now. Even if the peck was just on the corner of my lips, it felt soo much appealing and alluring that for a moment I was convinced to kiss him back and feel this feeling wholly. Chapter-13 The crazy Professor Chapter-13 The crazy Professor VICTORIA''S POV Listening to my professor''s narcissistic words about boys being stronger than girls, I was wondering when this lecture will be over. I mean it''s good that you want the ss to take part in a debate and have some discussion but it doesn''t mean you have to pick such a controversial topic for that. Like seriously? Who is the best, girls or boys? I mean, you need to grow up before you decide to teach some grown-ups! And was it just me, or what? I think this new professor has been looking my way quite more often than I would call usual. Is he a creep of some kind? Or maybe some pedophile? I shuddered at the thought of him, thinking anything nasty about me. Doodling on my notebook, I looked around the ss, everyone quite busy listening to what others were saying. "Ipletely oppose what Jane said right now. Did you just question our strength? I mean seriously? You weren''t the one to talk when you were enjoying my strengthst night." A boy with a blonde guy smirked causing everyone to hoot at his choice of words he used to refute. "Dude? Like seriously? You are proud of that measly strength? Yeah, you had soo much strength that you couldn''t evenst for few minutes and I was left all high and dry, you jerk. And here you are talking about strength." That girl called Jane replied before smirking l and once again the ss erupted in loud hooting with that blonde guy sitting with his face all red because of embarrassment. This couldn''t have gone worse than it already was, could it? To be honest, that guy, invited this upon himself. Who asked him to bring their private life on a stage like this. I felt bad for both of them for they were shamelessly telling everyone what they didst night just for the sake of winning in this lousy debate and judging by how that creep professor was smiling, I know he was enjoying every bit of it. Sighing loudly, I decided to think about random things to take my mind off these things that were making me annoyed. I don''t know why this was happening with me, buttely, I find myself getting angrier than it sounds usual. Even the slightest trigger is enough to send me in an angry frizz and all I would want at that time is to run and cool off my mind. ording to Ca( thedy inside my head that I had mentioned before), this was something usual that I will be feeling from now on. Is it because of her known presence in my mind? Or something else? Or was she hiding something from me? Things easily make me frustrated these days. I am feeling frustrated even now as I am Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g thinking about my changed attitude. And to top that, I am having this weird presumption that being around Alexander calms my mind and keeps my mood in check. Maybe it''s because he has be my level 1 crush these days. Looking out of the window at the distant tree, I started thinking about the day of the carnival or about Alexander to be precise to calm my mind. Thinking about that day, about that ride on the wheel, I must say that Alexander was right about one thing- People who end up going on that Ferris wheel as a couple either have their rtionship''s status changed or their rtionship is advanced in most of the cases Though I can''t tell what happened in our case, it surely turned out good. After that idental kiss, none of us talked for the whole ride, but it didn''t mean, it''s because we were on bad terms. In fact, if I remember it correctly, Alexander had his arms more tightened around me after that kiss or should I say a small peck on my cheek. It felt good. Being in his arms like that, it felt right in its way. I know that I''ve been thinking about things all wrong, since the day we met, and that all of this is probably because of my lusty self, but I can''t deny the fact that being with him, makes me feel good and content. It has been 5 days since, Sunday and there wasn''t a day when Alexander didn''t meet me and we had fun either at our ce in the forest or at my house. There were two days when he didn''t even turn up at college but woulde to my house after he is free or when my lectures finished having some fun. He would usually show up with my favorite milkshake so that I won''t deny spending time with him. But, if I am, to be honest with myself, then I must say I won''t need any bribe to invite him in. His presence is enough to make my day. Our spending time routine usually included movies and snacks in each other''spany or walking beside theke, but it was fun nheless for me. I remember yesterday itself, I didn''t have any lectures after the lunch break and neither did he had any, so we came to amon conclusion of having some fun. We decided that it was best to take a walk near theke, but when we noticed the dark clouds that were an indication of rain, we canceled the earlier n and resolved to go to my house. I prepared pancakes for both of us and he prepared my favorite milkshake along with me. Working in the kitchen with him, it felt like we were husband and wife preparing dinner together. I know it was stupid of me to think like that, but I enjoyed the thought of it. Later on, we yed a horror series on Netflix and as soon as I sat on the sofa, with the popcorn and lights off, he immediatelyid down and ced his head on myp. I don''t know if he could hear my fast-pumping heart at the moment, but I could feel the blood rushing to my face, my cheeks and ears making me feel all warm just at this mere action. I was soo nervous and happy at the same time that, rather than watching the series I was watching his face. I don''t know when I fell asleep watching his face, but when I woke up, in Alexander''s arms, I was almost lying on top of him with my face stered below his chin and my arms around his body-hugging him. "Morning sunshine." I heard him speak and only then did I realize that I had slept all night hugging him like this, and it was already 5:00 am. Muttering a quick sorry, I dashed towards my room, to save myself from more embarrassment. After calming my heart, with me consoling myself that it was okay, there is no harm in that, what if he also slept along with me, when I went back to the living room, he was nowhere to be seen. However, one thing was crystal clear to me. I was feeling something for this guy called Alexander and I knew this was one hell of a strong crush. Chuckling at the thought of his cute face and my feelings, I scribbled something on my notebook when my name was called by that narcissistic professor. "Miss Victoria, I see you are smiling at something. Care to share with us? So that we all canugh too." He asked looking at me pointedly. "Of course. I was smiling at the thought of how strange things have turned out these days. I mean how do they even allow such narcissistic professors to teach university students like us who think it''s fun to debate on a controversial topic like boys and girls in a ss full of both genders. I mean, aren''t you afraid that someone might record this and upload it. I mean, if it were me, I would never do such a thing that can put my teaching license in danger." I said while smirking making everyone nod andugh at my statement. Before that professor could say anything to me, the bell rang indicating the end of the lecture. Packing up my stuff that wasn''t much, I was about to exit the ssroom when my name was called up by the professor. "Victoria, a moment please." He said. I know I shouldn''t have said soo much, but as I said, I can''t control my anger and mouth these days and this debate was annoying me. "Yes, professor," I said not looking at me. "You should at least look at me when you speak. By the way, are you Victoria Gibberson, daughter of Martha and Nelson, adopted by Jenny and Harry?" He said with a strange robotic voice. Though his words stunned me. Nobody and I means nobody except Ma knew my real parents'' name. How does he know all of this? I looked up from my hands to his face and I don''t know if I should say it like that or not, but I felt like, he was very simr in appearance to someone I know. I am damn sure, I have seen him somewhere, but where, I can''t pinpoint exactly. "How do you know my real parents'' name?" I asked finally finding my voice. "I know your real parents'' name because your father Nelson was my elder brother." He said, making me more shocked than I already was. As far as I remember, didn''t Ma say that I don''t have a rtive from my father''s side and mother''s side? Who was this professor talking about? Then I remembered that Ma was probably talking about my adoptive father. Before I could open up my mouth to ask the question, I saw his blue eyes glowing a bit, making me attracted to it as if that glow was calling on to me. Before I could react to it, I saw a yellow light kind of thing, engulfing his body. It was beautiful but scary at the same time. I tried to move, but to no avail, was I able to move my limbs. "Shit! This can''t happen, he is under someone''s control. Someone hasmanded him to unveil it. Do something Victoria! You can''t let him unveil it yet! Now is not the time." Ca yelled in my mind engulfing in white energy of her own. This whole thing was confusing me, but as much I have known Ca I knew whatever she did was for my benefit. I tried my best to move but it felt like I was glued in my position. I noticed that the professor was now looking at me with a warm smile. A smile that was making me want to go and embrace him and engulf myself in that fatherly love, but the emotion didn''tst for long, as I suddenly heard the door of the ssroom opening and Alexander''s distant voice. "Victoria! Victoria! Get away from him!" I could hear him yelling. His voice was apanied by Daniel''s and Ang''s. "He is under someone''s control. Shit! Knock him down!" Someone I don''t recognize the voice of yelled from behind me. But no matter how much I wanted to respond to their voices, I wasn''t even able to move a finger, let alone run away from the professor. In my subconscious state, I saw Alexander punching the professor twice making him fall on the ground groaning painfully and all that yellow light that engulfed him earlier started subsiding, releasing me from my stuck state at the same time. I would''ve congratted and praised Alexander for his braveness and protecting me, but my mind was still overflowing with Ca''s white energy, which I don''t know for some reason was unable me to see things clearly and before I could smile and say few words to Alexander to tell him my condition, I cked out, falling miserably in Daniel''s arms who was standing just behind me. Chapter-14 Waking up in his bed! Chapter-14 Waking up in his bed! VICTORIA''S POV ''Uhhh. My head hurts.'' Was the first thing that came to my mind, when I started getting consciousness. ''Of course, it hurts dumb ass, you almost got us killed.'' Ca yelled at me, making it worse than it already was. ''Can you shut up for a moment woman? I am trying to open my eyes here.'' I yelled back at her, making her roll her eyes at me before she sat in the corner doing god knows what. ''Uhhh...why is it soo hard to open my eyes? I can''t even hear any whispering near me. Am I dead?'' I asked. ''Am I dead Ca?'' I asked her again. Good, now she is ignoring me. Just fuckin great! this reminds me why am I even talking to her in the first ce? Sometimes I really think, I need to go to see a psychiatrist and get myself thoroughly checked if there was something wrong with my mind. Groaning at my failed attempt, I went still for a moment, trying to remember why I was in this position and situation, to begin with. "She should be awake by now, why are the pills not working?" I heard a faint whispering from somewhere near me. "I don''t give a damn K! Either you try something else to wake her up, or I''ll make sure you''ll never be able to treat someone again." That voice yelled again, this time, a lot louder than earlier. Whoever, this person was, his voice was strangely calming my nerves and easing my pain. Sighing, I tried one more time, toe out of this darkness of my mind, and it wasn''t long when I was able to open my eyes. However, as soon as I opened my eyes, all I could see was pitch darkness surrounding me. But, why was it soo dark, even when I have opened my eyes? I looked around, iling my hand on the bed that I was lying on, or should I say have been sleeping on. It was clear that my right side was empty since I couldn''t even feel any warmth. But as soon as I moved my left hand, to my left side, that''s when I felt it. I don''t know whether should I scream or just retreat my hand in horror. It was soo warm and hard, that there was no doubt it was a chest of a man and a bare one at that. As if feeling my hands on his body, that man jerked before switching themp on his side. "Victoria? Thank God damn it! You are awake, I don''t know-" I screamed cutting him off mid-sentence when I looked at the state he was in. He was lying there shirtless, showcasing his well-built torso, with those 6 abs, muscr arms, and as my gaze traveled downwards, he was just in his knickers that reached just below his knees. "What...what are you doing in my bed?" I asked horrified. "Your bed? Look around beautiful, it''s my bed you are sleeping in." Alexander said as he smiled that sweet smile of his. "You-your bed?" I stammered before looking around. It was indeed not my room. I tried to sit up, to have a closer look at the massive room, when I felt the cold wind on my bare legs. Wait! Bare legs?! Peaking inside the nket, I looked at my attire, before screaming. "What the hell did you do with me!!?" I yelled covering myself with the nket again. "Me? I didn''t do anything. Let me exin." Alexander said as he tried toe closer to me. "What do you mean by nothing? You are sitting there shirtless, with those knickers, all sweaty and I am here in your bed only wearing your oversized t-shirt!!? And you still dare to say, you didn''t do anything!!" I yelled at top of my lungs. "It''s not what it looks like, Victoria. At least-" I cut him off mid-sentence, pushing him away, as I saw him near me. "It''s exactly what it looks like. Otherwise, why would I feel like this? My body is aching all over and wait, why the hell don''t I remember anything?" I shouted before throwing a pillow at him. "First, it''s not my oversized t-shirt, it''s a dress that I borrowed from one of my friend''s girlfriend. Second, it was not me who changed you, but a trusted aunt of our house did. Third, I didn''t do anything. I would never do anything with you, damn it!" Alexander yelled back, and I don''t know why, for some reason, I felt a pang of hurt at his words. Before I could say anything, the door of the room opened and Daniel came rushing in. "Victoria, that''s not what I-" Alexander started as I tried to near me again, but paused when he saw Daniel. "Daniel!" I said, sighing in relief before rushing to his side. "Ssshhh...I am right here sweetie." He said, before tugging the hairs behind my ears. I don''t why, but I always feel a strange sense of care and warmth radiating from him, when I look at his face. Hugging him tightly, I ced my head on his chest, before asking him to take me out of this room. I know I was a bit rash, leaving Alexander like this, when it was me who started all of this, even not giving him the chance to exin, but it didn''t mean his words didn''t hurt me. Now as I think about the past, whenever I had those naughty thoughts about him, I feel d that I never initiated anything or should I say, expressed my feelings. It was good that my fear of losing him always came in between, or I really would''ve lost him as a friend too. Hearing my words, Daniel picked me up in his arms, before nodding at Alexander who looked angry, making me whimper and tighten my arms around Daniel even more. As soon as we exited the room, I heard a strange sound of something crashing behind us before the door of the room closed. "It''s my fault, for jumping to conclusions and making him angry," I muttered to no one in particr. "It''s not your fault Vic, give him some time. No one would like it when they are misunderstood right?" Daniel asked, making me nod my head in agreement. This was what, I liked about Daniel. He was mature beyond his age. The way he carries himself like a gentleman and would always talk soo politely to everyone was what makes him such a good person. Sighing loudly, I leaned my head on his shoulder, as I could feel my head start to ache again. Opening a random door in this massive mansion, Daniel ced me on the bed, before asking me to getfortable, till he prepares some food for me in the kitchen. "Whose room is this?" I asked as I looked around. "It''s mine, why?" Daniel asked as he stopped near the gate. "Nothing, it''s quite colorful and calming," I replied, making himugh before leaving me alone. I looked towards therge windows that were covered with the curtains before walking to them. Sliding the curtains aside, and opening one of the windows, I looked at the marvelous view outside. It''s probably already midnight, given how dark the sky was. Looking at the fountain lights on the right side, I smiled at the artificial dolphin that was going inside the water anding up again and again. As I was enjoying the beautiful view of the darkness that engulfed the forest to my left, I heard the door of the room opening. "You are quite fast," Imented at Daniel who probably brought me something to eat. However, when I turned around, I noticed it was Alexander who was standing there fully dressed now. I turned around as soon as I saw him. "I am sorry about what happened in your room. I shouldn''t have jumped to conclusions like that." I said before smiling politely. "No, it''s okay. I actually wanted to say sorry to you too for saying that I would never-" "Let''s not talk about it now. I get it okay? I don''t need you to talk about that scenario again. Besides, I should be thankful to you for bringing me to your house, when I was in trouble. Of course, I remember, what happened in the ss, with that creepy professor." I exined before looking back at the dark forest, leaning on the window sill. "Don''t do that," Alexander muttered from behind me. "Do what?" I enquired raising my brows in question. "Don''t lean on the sill like that. It is exposing your umm..legs more." He said and I saw a faint blush creeping up his cheeks making them look red like rose petals. I wanted to pull his cheeks at that moment but stopped myself when I remembered his words in the room. I looked down towards the dress and noticed that the dress only reached above my knees. ''Then, when I was leaning it must''ve gone up to my mid-thighs. Hmmm, he''s right.'' I thought before turning back to the scenery and enjoying the view, without leaning on the sill this time. I know what happened today, had turned both of us a bit awkward and it won''t be getting normal anytime soon. Before I could ask him, if he wanted anything else, I saw Daniel entering the room with a tray in his hand containing food. "Sorry, all thedies in the house are already asleep since it''s midnight, and I didn''t want to wake them up. So I brought whatever I could find." He reasoned, scratching the back of his head in a boyish manner. Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org. "Haha.. that''s okay. I should be the one apologizing to you since I have been implicating soo much on you guys." I said as I sat on the bed. "You are not implicating Vic, you are my mate, that''s the least I could do," Daniel said. "Mate? What''s that?" I asked confused as I took a bite of the sandwich he prepared for me. "She is your mate?" Alexander asked at the same time as me. But I don''t know if it''s just me, but I think his voice sounded more strained this time like he was controlling his emotions. "Mate, as in my friend," Daniel said to me, before nodding towards Alexander making him leave the room in anger, closing the door with a loud bang. "I think he is jealous that you called someone other than him, your mate." Iughed, making Daniel chuckle at my words. Chapter-15 Became dinner overnight! Chapter-15 Became dinner overnight! VICTORIA''S POV Sipping on my milkshake monotonously I gazed outside the window at the forest, silently. The trees were waving around with the wind that has picked its pace, with the now forming clouds. They looked like they were traveling, with how the crescent-shaped moon was hiding behind them asionally, making it dark around everywhere. We both (me and Daniel) had been sitting in silence since Alexander stormed out of the room. It was a That''s what I had been telling my mind for the past 10 minutes. It was turning more of a consoling self now. That it didn''t affect me, how Alexander said those words or how he stormed out. I don''t know why, but from the moment Alexander left looking all angry, I had been feeling this strange kind of emotion swirling in my heart, like an emotion of sorrow or loss. I don''t know how to describe it, but I was feeling a strange sense of hollowness as if there was something wrong. Like I was doing something wrong being here. Apart from Alexander affecting me, was I forgetting something else too? Am I missing something? But what could it be? If I missed my parents, I would''ve known about it. I mean, I do miss my parents but this time, it wasn''t about them. It was something different. I don''t want to bother Daniel with it, nor do I want to call Alexander over this, given he himself was angry, and when I don''t even know what it''s all about. Besides, the guys had already done too much for me. If not for them, then I probably would''ve been lying in some sickly hospital room, which would''ve made me sicker because of its smell. Gazing at the sky, I looked at the clouds that had appeared out of nowhere. ''Looks like even the weather is sharing my emotions.'' I thought, smiling at my imagination. Even Ca was silent from the moment I yelled at her. Soon, the clouds were apanied by lightning with a rumble of deafening thunder, making me shudder at the sound. It really resonated with the turmoil inside my heart. Looking at the lightning, something struck me, and it was then, when I realized, why I was feeling like this. I forgot to meet him! My daily dose of happiness. I had made it a point and also promised him, to meet him, no matter what, till I am here. I forgot to meet my cuddly wolf-bear thunder! As soon as I remember not meeting him, it was as if someone triggered my mind and I started feeling this strong desire of seeing him. It might sound weird but I felt like he needed me right now. Like he was in some kind of trouble. What if he is waiting for me in the same ce, where we meet daily? It''s lightning and probably would rain soon, where will he go in this weather? Does he even have a cave to hide in? What if he decides to wait for me at our usual ce even in this weather? And if he doesn''t have a cave, where will he hide if it pours? Shouldn''t I arrange for him to hide, given how I boldly dered that day, I that I would take care of him? Is he waiting for me to take care of him? What if he misses me? What if he is scared in this weather? Was he feeling lonely? Doesn''t animals have a strange sense of loyalty with people who they befriend? All sorts of questions started popping inside my head, sending my mind into a jiffy. cing my cup on the table, I looked towards Daniel with urgency, "I need to go back, like right now. Can you please take me home?" Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. "What''s the matter, Vic? As far as I know, you live alone, don''t you? Do you have to tell someone that you are staying here? You can use my phone if your battery is dead. It''s not a bother to us. You can sleep here. Don''t worry about me, I can sleep in Alexander''s room." He said as he put down his phone while sitting straight. "No, it''s not about that. It''s just, I can''t exin, but I need to go back. Someone is waiting for me. I need to feed him, he might be feeling lonely without me." I said, as I took my clothes that had been given ced on the table by Alexander, when he came earlier, before dashing inside the bathroom to change. "It''s one in the morning, Vic. Who do you want to feed this early? If it''s a pet then it can wait till the sun rises. Besides, you can see the weather, no animal would be out in this weather." Daniel reasoned, and probably whatever he was saying was right, but I couldn''t lift this desire of seeing him at the moment. I wanted, no, I needed to see him. I knew he needed me somehow. And even if he didn''t need me, I needed him, because I missed him. "Uhh...you are right. It''s okay. This mansion is not that far from my ce. Raining hasn''t started yet. If I go now, I might reach before it starts pouring." I reasoned beforeing out of the bathroom, dressed in my clothes. Wearing my jacket, I left the room, having a gist of where to go for the exit, when Daniel was taking me down to his room. "Wait, Vic," Daniel said behind me, but I didn''t want to listen to him. He is right with all of his reasons, however, it won''t be the first time someone might think, that I act too irrationally. This is my nature I guess. Looking in the sky from time to time, shuddering at the echoing sound of the thunder, I went straight to the forest, without even watching which way to go. "Thunder!!" I shouted, which was obviously a bad move when I already knew there were many other wolves apart from the thunder in this forest. Running in a particr direction in which I had gone earlier, on the day of that party, when I had met him for the first time, I switched on the torch of my mobile to see clearly, since the light of the moon was blocked by these heavy clouds. After around 30 minutes of constant searching, I sat on a nearby branch that had fallen from the tree, to catch my breath. Opening my cellphone, I decided to call Daniel, to see if that dropping home option was still avable or not. Maybe thunder was waiting on the side near my home. He knew where I lived because he had developed this habit of seeing me off till I exit the forest and go towards my house. However, as I dialed Daniel''s number, it said the number is out of the coverage area. Fumbling around my contacts list, I was about to call Alexander, but was stopped when I heard it. The sound of a twig breaking not far from behind me. I knew thunder would find me in this forest from anywhere because I''ve heard that dogs have a strong sense of smell. Smiling happily I turned around to greet thunder and apologize for beingte, however, I didn''t know I was in for a big shock this time. The wolf that I thought was thunder, had yellowish-red eyes and was snarling at me, with some sticky liquid, maybe his saliva dripping off his snout. Have you ever felt like regretting a decision you made in a hurry, not even listening to others when they had already warned you about not doing it? Well, that''s exactly what I was feeling right now. This wasn''t my thunder. This was some other wolf. Some other wolf, who was hungry. And the way he was looking at me with those hunger-filled eyes, I knew he wanted me. He wanted to eat me!! ''And guys this is how you be the food of an angry hungry animal overnight! Do not ever try this stunt at home!'' Iughed awkwardly at my thoughts before looking back at the hungry wolf. Chapter-16 Thunder saved my ass Chapter-16 Thunder saved my ass VICTORIA''S POV ''Ca? Are you there? Got any suggestions on what should I do at this moment?'' I whispered inside my mind, my body starting to tremble with the uncertainty of my future. ''You only remember me when you are in deep shit, don''t you?'' Ca said still sitting in the corner of that ck room, which apparently was my mind. Dark and hollow. I wanted tough at my own thoughts and throw some snarky remarks back at her since I wasn''t the one who asked the god to curse me with this telepathy or this weird woman in my head, but I knew now was not the time to go all haywire on this cursing thing. I knew she might be the only one who could help me in this situation where I am stuck with this hungry wolf, alone in this forest, because of my stupidity. Why didn''t I listen to Daniel? Oh yeah, because I was too busy missing thunder and procrastinating about how Alexander saying those hurtful words didn''t affect me. ''Now is not the time to discuss your bad blood with me woman! You do realize that if he eats me, there will be no you too, right?'' I tried to reason with her. ''Huh! You are probably right. Okay. So let''s start with the description of this wolf. Yellowish-red eyes, saliva dripping snout, rough hairs, and overall a dirty appearance. He is probably a rogue, that had entered the territory by tricking the border patrol and without the information of alpha. If i-'' I cut off her mid-sentence, with my own words of urgency, ''Can we just talk about how to tackle him? Or should I say, save our ass from bing his dinner?'' I yelled in my mind. I wanted to listen to her nonsense, it was interesting, I swear. But I don''t think we were really in a position where we could just sit and talk about these imaginary things like we are on some vacation. We have a task in hand of saving our sorry ass for god''s sake! ''Huh! You are no fun.'' Ca huffed before standing up from her ce anding into the center. ''Wait! Did you just change your dress? Can you even do that?'' I asked mortified. ''Of course, I can. I am a free spirit, to begin with. Now if you are done, let''s handle this situation first. Ask him to shift.'' Ca said making me cough and look at her as if she had grown two heads. ''You are asking me to ask the wolf to shift? Shift to where? On top of me? Are you fuckin'' insane?!'' I yelled at her while looking at the wolf who had started to walk towards us, I mean towards me now. ''Jesus! Will you stop with this yelling? I am just inside your head.'' she said holding her head. ''Look''s like you are not ready yet. Gosh! I don''t know how long will I have to stay hidden like this. Don''t worry, you don''t need to do anything. He is here.'' Ca said as she sat back rxed on the chair. From where the hell did this chair appeared in my mind? ''Why are you sitting soo calmly? What happened to that shifting thing? What should I do? What am I not ready for? Were you seriously thinking of me fighting with a wolf almost my size? Do you think I am some medalled Bellicose?'' I asked horrified at her trail of thoughts. ''And what do you mean by he is here? Who''s-'' I wasn''t even able toplete my words when I saw a Looking at the lush whitish fur, I think I knew who he was. It was my thunder who hade to save me! I knew he would find me! ''Yeah! Yeah! You were also the one who was on the verge of cursing him when the other wolf wasn''t your thunder.'' Ca reminded me, making me roll my eyes at her. Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. Thunder looked at me out of the corner of his eyes, with a strange emotion, before he held the leg of the other wolf in his mouth and took him away. ''Where is he going?'' I asked no one in particr. ''Where do you think dumb girl? He doesn''t want to shred that rogue in front of his mate and scare the shit out of you.'' Ca said rolling her eyes at me. ''Mate? Oh, friend.'' I said as I remembered Daniel''s exnation of the word ''mate''. Looks like people call their friends ''mate'' over here. Hmm...It sounds reasonable too. Like the person who sits with you in ss is called a ssmate, the one who goes to school with you is called a schoolmate. ''It will be really hard for him to exin things to you.'' Ca said and disappeared in thin air when I saw thunder approaching me. "Thunder?" I said as I ran towards him to hug him. I looked at his body, circling him, to check for any signs of wounds that he might''ve suffered from that bad wolf who wanted to eat me. When I saw no visible sign, I sighed in relief before hugging his back. However, as I tried to hug him, he backed away from me, making me squint my eyes in confusion. "What is it, thunder? Are you angry that I didn''te to meet you today?" I asked as I saw him walking away. "Hey! Wait up for me. You don''t know what happened to me today." I said as I started following him, knowing all too well that he was moving this slow only so that I could follow behind him. ''Looks like someone is just pretending to be angry, how cute!'' I wanted to giggle at the thought but stopped when I remembered this might make him angry. As if he understood the meaning behind my words, he tilted his head to his side urging me to continue. "Today in college, a new professor, attacked me with some weird energy. What a bastard! He called himself my biological father''s brother. Can you believe it? Bloody scoundrel!! I had fainted at the time, due to God knows what reason, and Alexander and Daniel, the friends I have told you about, took me to their mansion. After that, as I woke up in Alexander''s bed, we had a misunderstanding, more like I did, but then he said some hurtful words, that made me angry and hurt." I stopped reminding those words, and I don''t know if it was just my premonition, but I felt like thunder also, paused for a few seconds when I said I felt hurt and angry. "After that, I went to Daniel''s room and Daniel called me his mate, which made Alexander angry. Don''t you think this Alexander is soome? I mean, just because his best friend called some other girl his mate, he became angry? Such an attention-seeking person!" I stopped at the thought, before continuing, "After Alexander left, I started feeling this strange sense of loss and sorrow and that''s when I remembered that I forgot to meet you. You know it really wasn''t in my hand today, and as soon as I remembered I immediately took off the mansion, however, that was a bad decision, given how I would''ve be the dinner a few minutes ago if you hadn''t shown up." I said before stopping, making thunder also, stop in his tracks and look back. "Are you still angry at me? I was really scared right now. Apart from you, I don''t even have anyone with who I can share my feelingsfortably, without the fear of the person judging me. Will you leave me just because of this?" I asked, not knowing why exactly I was spouting all this nonsense and feeling this way. Sometimes it makes me feel like, this wolf-bear who was almost triple my size if I calcte the volume, understands everything that I tell him and share with him. Though he can''t talk back and share his opinions those random purrs of satisfaction and nodding of his head, makes me feel like he was more than enough for me. I know animals have 6 senses and they can feel your emotions. And looks like my thunder also sensed my sadness as he shook his head, before turning his whole body towards me. Before I could prepare myself, for his next move, he jumped on me making me fall on the ground with a loud this, before he licked my face, to tell me he was not angry with me. "Haha.. good boy...good boy," I said as I ruffled his hair before groaning with pain. Chapter-17 Got a Genie on my back? Chapter-17 Got a Genie on my back? Third Person''s point of view(POV) "That new rogue wolf, that we had sent on the borders of Pearly canines, we''ve got some news about him, boss." A man said bowing in front of his leader, as he entered the lush office, of the leader of the rogues who were now camping on the border of the noman''snd, nning a devious n to attack other packs. "He is dead, ain''t he?" The leader asked as he swirled the knife in his hands before pushing it into the skin of a woman sitting on hisp. Feeling the pain of the knife entering her skin, the woman hissed painfully trying to control her cry, so as not to annoy the leader that could cause her, his mate''s life. The leader, however, smiled satisfactorily when he listened to that hissing sound of pain from her mouth. It gave him momentary happiness, as he pushed the knife deeper. Oh, how much he loves the sound. It''s like music to his ears. The sound that tells someone is in pain gives, and the fact that he was the one causing that pain always makes him feel ecstatic. "Y-yes, boss." His beta stammered as he looked at the blood dripping from his mate''s hands, while her tearful eyes looked at him sadly because both of them knew they can''t protect themselves from their strong boss. "Ahh...don''t mind him. He was just baiting, for me to see how strong their patrol is. It means if we take help of that stinky old witch, then we can enter the border without getting noticed.." The leader said, as he saw the wound on that woman healing anding back to normal. Throwing the woman away, who was a werewolf with good healing powers, he stood before asking his beta, "That witch. He was talking about finding some girl right? Is she human?" He asked as he looked outside the window towards the perimeter of the kingdom they wanted to take over. "As far as I can depict, she cannot be a mere human, right? Or why would a powerful witch like him try to search for her? There must be something more to her. No?" The beta asked, resulting in the boss throwing a dagger at him, without even turning to look where it hit. If not for the subordinates'' keen sight, the dagger would have hit straight into his chest, however, he blocked the dagger by turning around and taking the hit on his hand, making him wince in pain and fall on his knees because of the dagger beingced with silver. "Did I ask for your opinion? Do you think you are worthy enough to share what you are depicting with me? I am just asking is she human?" The leader asked again, his eyes seething with anger. "Yes, boss. She apparently is." The beta said groaning painfully while pulling out the dagger from his wounded hand with his good hand. "That''s great. I want her. It''s been too long since Ist yed with a human girl." The leader said before entering his room or den as called by others. ____________ VICTORIA''S POV "Aish! When will this thing get over!" I whispered in frustration, before banging my head on the table for the tenth time probably. "Just 5 minutes more, before the bell will ring," Daniel muttered from beside as he looked at me with one of those charming smiles. Currently, I was sitting in this seminar room, listening to an old man talk about history. As I looked at my watch for the fiftieth time, suddenly an idea popped in my mind. Closing my eyes, I joined my hands to pray, "Dear Genie, please make the bell ring early today." Before I could even open my eyes, I heard the bell ringing, making me squeal before I dashed out of the room. I know you guys didn''t understand what happened just now. To be honest, it was quite a surprise for me too. It''s been a week since that creepy professor''s and wolf incident, and things had gone back to normal for everyone. Well not for me. They have turned to another level for me. I have recently discovered that I might be having a Genie following me, who grants whatever wish I make. Like just now, I asked him to make the bell ring 5 minutes earlier and it did. Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. It started when, or let me rephrase it, I came to know about it when, I was lying in my bed, on this Monday afternoon, toozy to close the curtains that were allowing the sunlight to enter the room. I was groaning while tossing and turning on my bed when I murmured casually, ''I wish someone could close those curtains for me.'' And soon, I heard the noise of curtains sliding and before I could turn around to react, I noticed my room getting dark because of the closed curtains. Initially, I was soo shocked that I immediately stood from my bed and checked the curtain a few times, all the sleep already vanished from my eyes. After seeing that ddin movie, I had always wished to have a genie, who could fulfill all of my wishes and not only just three but millions of them. It probably might sound crazy, but somehow my mind believed that it was some supernatural power a.k.a genie that closed the curtains for me. So to check, if I had one, I closed my eyes and prayed, ''I wish I could get some chocte syrup pancakes.'' And before I could even open my eyes, I smelled them. There were pancakes on my bed. And then I asked for a pizza, and then a burger, and then a cold drink and as soon as I would open my eyes, they would already be there. I was so excited about this discovery that I wanted to share it with someone, but, didn''t know who to share this newfound information with. Not having anybody else near me, I disturbed Ca. ''Hey! Did you see that? I think I''ve got a Genie on my back that fulfills all my wishes.'' I shouted excitedly. ''Genie my ass. You are just misusing your own powers to fulfill your greedy needs. Howzy! If I were you, I would''ve probably used it to set a fire or create myself a mini swimming pool in the backyard.'' Ca had replied making me roll my eyes at her. This girl doesn''t know how to enjoy small moments of pleasure. After that, I had been using these soo called genie powers quite frequently, to make things easy for me, like washing the dirty dishes or my clothes, trimming the grass of thewn and you know all that small stuff. I don''t want to be too greedy and annoy my Genie, because I am afraid he will leave me, once he discovers the greedy side of me. As I was running towards the cafeterias, I bumped into someone, making my bag fall on the ground, resulting in all the belongings scattering around. "Watch where you''re going human." I heard a mean voice sound above me as I had to bend to pick my belongings. "It applies to you too, miss-" I looked up before looking her up and down to disregard her more, "- nobody." Ipleted it before picking everything and going towards the cafeteria. ''Jesus! If I wouldn''t have been feeling soo hungry, I would''ve waited for her remark so that I could have some fun.'' I thought in my mind before ordering my food. These days, I had been feeling a lot hungry than usual. When I ined about it to Ca, she said, it''s all normal because I was eating for two, which made me look at her as if she had grown two heads. I mean, sometimes I don''t get what goes in that tiny mind of hers. Eating for two? Seriously? That''s what she came with? Am I pregnant or something? Or was she referring to herself as the other person? She does realize that she is just a spirit in my head right? Shaking my head at the insane thoughts, I looked at the things in front of me, before sighing loudly. There was arge bowl of noodles, arge bowl of pasta, 4 cheese sandwiches, and two milkshakes to go with it. It might look too much right now, but I know I''ll eat all of it within 10 minutes without even feeling overloaded or something. ''Give yourself a broken girl. I have already said, it''s normal. Your body is in the transitioning phase and you won''t be fat, because of the strong metabolism. So eat all to want, you are loaded anyway.'' Ca said again, as I looked at her, who was hungrily looking at the table. ''If I eat these things, will you also be able to enjoy their tastes?'' I asked her out of the blue. ''Yeah, I will, since, I am a part of you.'' Ca said as she looked at the food happily. ''Then, I mean I am not being suspicious, but is it by any chance, that it''s you who has been nting these thoughts of ordering all of this food into my head?'' I asked squinting my brows at her. ''That...haha...what are you talking about. How can I do that?'' Caughed awkwardly while looking in all directions but at me. It means, she indeed has a hand in doing something like this!! No wonder, I''ve been feeling strange from the moment she had made her presence known. I was busy with my own thoughts when I felt someone''s presence behind me and from the alluring intoxicating scent that I smelled, I knew it was Alexander. "Don''t you think, it''s a bit too much for your little body, Ria?" Alexander asked as he sat in front of me looking handsome as ever, making me roll my eyes at him. Chapter-18 Nightmare of powers! Chapter-18 Nightmare of powers! VICTORIA''S POV "Have I ever judged you guys when you order those truckloads of food when you are only ''snacking''? No right? Then you ain''t got any right to judge me too." I said while filling my mouth with spoonfuls of pasta. Before Alexander could reply to my words, Daniel and the rest of the group came to the table taking their respective seats. I saw Alexander giving Daniel the sour eye. Looks like he is still pissed at him for calling me his mate in front of him. Aish! ''He is seriously such a girl who doesn''t want to lose his best friend and is jealous of that new girl who is having her best friend''s attention.'' I thought looking at his weird expression. "Hey! That''s mine!" I shouted with my mouth full when I noticed Sean taking one of my sandwiches. "You have soo much here. One won''t make a difference right?" Sean said sticking out his tongue to me while taking arge bite from the sandwich. Grumbling in a low voice, that I couldn''t do anything when he already ate it, I resumed back to stuffing my mouth with food. ''I don''t like her. Ask her to keep her hands off our mate!'' Ca suddenly said. ''You don''t like who?'' I asked confused. ''This girl who is practically all over our mate Alexander.'' Ca said making a disgusted face. Looking up from my bowl, I noticed the same egotistic girl that I bumped with, earlier in the hallway, sitting close to Alexander. Too close for my liking. ''Hmm, I don''t like her either.'' I said back to Ca seeing how she was practically flexing her breasts in front of Alexander. "Whose she?" I asked Aiden, as my curiosity got better of me, while I pushed my fork into the pasta angrily wishing it was her hand in ce of my pasta. "She is La. Alexander''s girlfriend." Aiden said in a strained voice. Looks like someone else is also there who doesn''t like her. "And can you please go easy with that fork? It looks like you are murdering your pasta." Ka said as she looked at me weirdly. "Alexander''s girlfriend?" I murmured, not even bigger to reply Ka, as I felt tears forming in my eyes. I knew my crush was only one-sided and was never reciprocated but somehow I felt wronged. I felt N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. wrong that he never told me about having a girlfriend, that he continued to flirt with me, or should I say over-friendly without making it clear that he was off-limits. Looking at their close rtionship, I couldn''t help but feel a great sense of betrayal. I know it''s probably me overreacting, but I just can''t control this feeling anymore. I could feel a strong sense of hatred for the girl building inside me. ''Ca, are you nting these hateful emotions in me?'' I asked Ca so that I could me her for whatever I was feeling and feel less burdened myself. ''I am and you are feeling this way because it''s us who is supposed to be with Alexander our mate and not her.'' Ca said. ''Damn it! Ca. You are taking this mate joke a little bit too far.'' I said as I felt the need of leaving the ce. "Hey, Sean. Did you want to have some of this no? You can have it all." I smiled, before standing and taking my backpack in my hands. "Will see you guyster, I guess," I said, my eyes still on La''s hand that was draped over Alexander''s shoulders. If I had a choice, I would''ve twisted her arm back pushing her off that damn chair. Shaking my head I decided it was better to leave when Alexander didn''t even look up when I said I was leaving. He forgot me as soon as his girlfriend is back, looks like I was just a temporary recement for her. However, as soon as I took a few steps, I heard a deafening screaming from behind me. I turned around abruptly to see who was it and noticed La''s right hand that was earlier draped over Alexander''s shoulders twisted in an awkward position before she was pushed off the chair, her back hitting a nearby table making arge bang sound. It looked like she broke a bone or two. ''What the actual hell?!'' I thought aloud before my mind went back to how I had said those words not a few seconds ago. This is not for real right? This can''t be true. This is not my doing. O didn''t cause that. No! I can''t hurt someone like that, right? I could faintly see Ca smirking in my mind and knew that it''s rted to me somehow. Was it really because I had said those words? I don''t see any other reason why she will be pushed like that, without anyone even being near her. I looked in horror, as to how my simple murmuring turned into such an ugly site. Both Daniel and Alexander rushed towards her aside as she groaned in pain. I know I should not be here, it was only making me feel worse. ''What are you feeling bad for? That bitch had iting. How dare she touch our mate?'' Ca said seething with annoyance. ''Jesus Ca! Alexander is our mate but La is also his mate like everyone else. Don''t you feel even a little bit of sympathy for her? Don''t take this mate thing too far okay?'' I whisper yelled feeling a bit scared myself of this power that I was possessing. I never knew this power and genie that was fulfilling my wishes was soo strong and followed my orders soo strongly. I can''t even curse casually anymore. I looked at the girl who was wailing in pain, scared to my bones that it was all because of me. I don''t know why but when Alexander''s eyes met mine as he was helping La stand up, I felt like he knew it was my doing. That I was the reason behind all of this. I couldn''t bear with the suspicion in his eyes that his gaze was showcasing towards me. Not knowing what else to do, I ran. Yes. Like a coward I was, even though I knew no one can guess it was my fault, I ran. I ran faster than I ever did. I was feeling an irresistible heat burning up my body. I was angry at my pathetic self, for thinking something so cruel even though I know that I am having a genie with me these days. I ran towards the forest to findfort from thunder. The only being who can understand me and I can share my feelingsfortably with. ''You are not at fault dear. Calm down. You are being delusional. Your panicking will only trigger your powers need to protect you more. You won''t be able to handle soo much in this state. So I beg you to calm down okay?'' Ca said. Not a single word of her was making sense to me. I couldn''t calm down. Not when I have hurt someone just now. I can''t. I was running soo fast that I didn''t even see the uplifted tree branch and stumbled upon it. Already knowing that I was about to fall, I ced my hands in front of me to protect my face, and that''s when I felt it. ''It looks like a nightmare of my powers has only started.'' I thought as I saw it with my own eyes. Chapter-19 I am my own genie Chapter-19 I am my own genie VICTORIA''S POV The fall that I was expecting never happened. When I didn''t feel any pain, I opened my eyes to see what was the reason for me not falling, when I clearly remembered myself stumbling soo hard on that tree branch. However, the situation in front of me or that was happening with me was no joke. It was true. The nightmares of my power were just beginning. There was a weird kind of magmaing out of my hands, that I had ced in front of my face earlier to protect myself. The Magna had made a force soo strong on the ground, that it didn''t let me fall. On the contrary, I could see that there were no leaves or stone on the ce where the Magna was pointing at. All the leaves have been pushed away and the floor was so clean that it appeared as someone had mopped it. ''Wh-What the hell did just happened?'' I asked no one in particr. ''I told you didn''t I? Your panicking will only increase your power''s desire to protect you and things will turn bad if you don''t control them correctly.'' Ca said. ''You mean to say, I did this? This power, this Magna or whatever it is called, it''s all from me?'' I asked her. ''Obviously. Did you thought there was a real genie on your back?'' Ca scoffed at my stupidity. ''Then does that mean, I don''t have a genie? That genies aren''t real?'' I asked her, my hopes crashing, making me sad. ''Jesus Victoria! That shouldn''t even be the point of your concern. I am telling you that these powers belong to you and all you are concerned over is that you don''t have a genie? That genies aren''t real? Are you for real?! You are that fucking genie for yourself.'' Ca shouted at me, making me squint my eyes in annoyance. ''Wait, what the hell am I saying? Your stupidity germs are inflicting me too. There is nothing like a genie in the first ce. They are wishing fairies okay?'' Ca said. ''Then, shouldn''t I at least wish for a Broom to travel around?'' I asked her, which I could see was only irritating her more. ''You know what? Whether you wish for a Broom or even a fuckin airne to travel around, I don''t care. It''s not a matter of my concern in the first ce. Besides, I am hungry. Let''s eat something before I smash your head with my annoyance and irritating emotions.'' Ca warned me before sitting on the couch inside my mind. Wait! Thest time I checked there was only a freaking chair, how did it turn into a couch? ''What if? Just what if, Ca is that genie, who is fulfilling my wishes and has those powers? It can be true right?'' I thought while blocking my mind so that, she couldn''t hear anything. Before I could even take a step ahead, I heard some rustling from behind me. "Hey! Ria! Why did you run off like that? God damn it! You run faster than a wolf!" Alexander said as he started nearing me. "What are you even following me for? And what wolf? You talk like youpete with a wolf every day." I asked keeping my emotions in check just like how Ca had said. I don''t want to disy my freaking powers in front of him just like that and scare the shit out of him. I don''t want people to think that I am some weird psycho or something like that. "I just, I saw you running out of the cafeteria after the incident with La, so I-" "So, you naturally thought I am the reason behind that incident? That I did that to your girlfriend? Right?" I asked cutting him off in between. Though I was trying to keep my cool ''I am not at fault, so I don''t give a damn'', facade, I was barely keeping it in. I was feeling so nervous that he might know about my powers. I still can''t forget the way he gazed at me, with those suspicion-filled eyes like he knew it was me, who wished that and asked someone to do it. "No, I know you would never do that. You are just a normal human, to begin with. Why would you think that?" Alexander asked scratching the back of his head. Hearing his words, I realized he didn''t defy the fact that I called La his girlfriend. Looks like it''s true. Besides, what''s with this just a normal human? Is he some alien, for calling me a human-like that? "Nothing. I am just used to people using me of wrongly." I said before walking more inside the forest. "University is this way, you know?" He reminded me. Rolling my eyes, I muttered casually, "I know. I am not intending to go back to university. My lectures are over for the day, anyway." As soon as Ipleted my sentence, I saw him following me again, which made me annoyed. "Why are you still following me? Look, it might sound rude, but I am here to meet someone special okay? How about you go back to your girlfriend La and tend to her. See if she broke a bone or two? She looked like, she needed you." I said irritatingly. I know my rude words might''ve shocked him, that am I the same sweet girl who doesn''t badmouth anyone. When I didn''t hear anything in return, I turned around to onlye face to face with a goofy- looking Alexander.Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. "What are you smiling at?" I asked my annoyance beginning to take over me. "I see, you are jealous," Alexander said boldly, before smiling like a freak that made my blood boil. ''Oh my god! The nerve of this guy! Does he think I have that much time on my hand to only think about him and who he is ying with?'' I thought in my mind. ''Well, he is right, no?'' Ca beamed in. ''Shut up Ca! Now is not the time for you to make me self introspect my feelings.'' I reprimanded her before looking back at Alexander with my own lopsided smirk. "And why would you think that I will be jealous, when I have mates other than you, that I can talk and hang around with, for example, Daniel?" I said, patting my shoulder in my mind for the niceeback. ''I don''t think, it was soo nice. I think you just made our mate angry. You might not know, but the males are very protective of their females and you talking about hanging out with another male in front of him just fueled his anger. Oh boy! I could see thunder taking over.'' Ca said smiling cheekily with those doe eyes you make when you see your lover. To be honest none of her words were, making any sense to me or were understandable, and thus, I did the only thing I am bing best at, I ignored her like always, pushing her in the back corner of my mind. I could hear her faint shouting from the back of my mind and seeing her like this, let me tell you, was a truly epic sight. Turning my attention back to where Alexander was, I was confused a bit when I saw his eyes glowing hazel with an amber color circle in his iris. "What the hell is happening with your eyes?" I whispered asked. Alexander looked at me deeply before, he started speaking, and I must say, the words that he spoke, are the words that I''ll never forget in my whole life. Chapter-20 Hallucinations Chapter-20 Hallucinations VICTORIA''S POV ''Aish! It hurts.'' Were probably the first sybles that came to my mouth, after I gained my consciousness back. ''What the hell happened?'' I asked no one in particr. ''You tell me. I don''t even understand how you can be unconscious at all the important events.'' Ca said rolling her eyes. ''Huh? Important event? What happened?'' I asked her, while I tried to regain and arrange the bits of memory that I could recollect. ''I was supposed to be in the forest, looking for thunder. What the hell am I doing in my room?'' I asked Ca. ''Good going. Try to recollect some more.'' She replied in annoyance. Rolling my eyes at her, I decided to not argue with her and concentrate on the task at hand first. ''I was looking for thunder when Alexander came rushing behind me. He was following me. He was asking me if I was jealous because of La and I said I had Daniel and others as mate to spend time with. Then...then...Aahhh it hurts!'' I said while holding my head in my hands as it started pounding with the pressure I was putting on him. ''Common try to recall more, you are doing good. I can''t always help you in a situation like this.'' Ca groaned. ''Then...Then..his eyes! Yes! Alexander''s eyes! There was something wrong with them. He also had "Hello, Ria. I am your love. You are my mate, and you belong to me. So let''s fall in love with each other." Alexander had said before his canines elongated as those of Edward in Twilight, before he leaned his head closer to my corbone, licking my neck. ''His canines elongated?!'' I shouted in my mind, sitting abruptly, which caused me to feel dizzy for a few seconds. ''Ahhh! Thank God you remember clearly. I was afraid you won''t remember anything. I practically sat there at the back of your mind, watching how they were hypnotizing you to forget everything that happened.'' Ca said. ''They? Who?'' I asked getting out of my bed, however, before she could reply, I saw the door of my room opening and a handsome-looking Alexander strutted in with a tray in his hands. "You''re awake beautiful? I thought I''ll have to call the doctor." He said looking at me closely, maybe checking if I remember anything or not. Huh! Dummy! "Yeah! I am awake. What happened?" I asked scrutinizing him from head to toe. "Oh about that. I ain''t sure about that. You just heard a wolf howling and saw a giant wolf before fainting." Alexander lied straight through his teeth. "Ohh..well I was about to meet my friend thunder. He is also a wolf, quite big. I don''t know why I fainted like that after seeing some wolf when I am used to seeing my thunder. I am gonna go and meet him to lighten up my mood. Wanna tag along?" I asked already knowing that he would deny and he didn''t disappoint me. "Why do you want to take help of some wolf when I am here all yours, at your disposal madam?" Alexander asked as he started toe closer to me. There we go again! He and his flirty remarks! "Of course you would say that. So you''re gonna pretend as nothing happened? Guess what, even after you guys tried soo best to hypnotize me and tried to made me forget everything, I still remember everything. How dare you lie to me! I clearly saw your canines elongating, what are you, Alexander?" I asked scared to know the answer. cing the tray aside, Alexander came more closer to me, than he already was, before smiling a goofy smile. "You are soo desperate to know who I am. Right?" Alexander asked, making me nod my head in anticipation.N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. This is what Be did in that twilight movie. This should work, right? "Well, your wish is mymand, my love." He said before his eyes started to change color into a shade of hazel and then red, and his canines started to elongate once again. The sight was like a horror movie for me. I never imagined I would see someone like Edward in real life. "I am a vampire, my dear." He said before holding my neck with his hands and tilting it to the side that showed my corbone perfectly. "Haha.¡­right, you are one. You can leave me now." I said praying that he would leave me already. "And why would I do that? My little one? Let me show you a proof of what I am. I have been waiting to taste you for soo long that it practically hurts my insides to stay away from you anymore." Alexander said before he started to bring his face closer to my neck. Wait! Wait a minute! This is not how things should be turning! Shouldn''t he show me his shining body or something like that for proof rather than taking a bite on me?! What went wrong? ''Ca!!! Where are you when I need your help?'' I yelled in my mind. Before I could even yell for someone to save me, I felt him licking my neck, before kissing it. And oh boy, did it feel soo right. I couldn''t help but lean my back on the cupboard to enjoy his kissing that was making my mind go crazy. It was not long before I felt his canines grazing my skin and all my sanity came rushing back at me. I need to call someone to save me. Save me! Yeah, Ca did mention the powers that can save me. ''Oh dear powers, Imand you to save me from this Alexander who has turned into a vampire.'' I prayed. After a few seconds, I opened my eyes, but couldn''t see any effect on Alexander. He was still there nibbling on my skin, practically making my mind go haywire with his seduction. Great! Now even my powers are refusing to protect me. And where the damn is this Ca when I need her to advise me! "Enough chit chat beautiful. It''s time for me to finally sip your luscious intoxicating blood." He said gazing at me with those hunger-filled eyes. "No, please no. Look I don''t know anything about you," I said begging. "Well, I would''ve spare you, if you haven''t discovered my secret. Aren''t you a funny little curious cat? It''ll be soo fun unraveling you, to taste the blood of this cat. Let''s see if your blood is equally funny and loving as you or not." He said before leaning again. "No! Wait! Please don''t hurt me. I promise I won''t tell anybody about you being a vampire." I said assuring him. "I wish I could help it, baby. But it''s toote now." Alexander said before biting my neck making me go numb for a second before my whole body shooter with unbearable pain. ''Ahhhhhhh!!!'' I wailed in pain before everything went ck. ''Jesus! Victoria, what was all that shouting for? Can''t you for once consider me, thedy who practically lives in your head? I have never been soo disgraced by anybody in my whole life as much as you insult me.'' Ca yelled in my mind. Slowly opening my eyes, I looked around myself. I was in my room, lying on the bed. It was a dream? Thank god it was just a dream!! Before I could do a happy dance, I saw Alexandering with a tray of food in the room. Looking exactly like how it was, in my dreams. Chapter-21 The plan to Alexanders destruction! Chapter-21 The n to Alexander''s destruction! STRANGER''S (point of view) "You bitch! You are telling me only now? That bastard Alexander has been secretively forming the anti- rogue squad with the toughest rogues onmand! If not for my men hovering in the pack these days, I wouldn''t have known the strength of their squad. You useless piece of shit!" He yelled at me before pping me. His p was soo hard that my body collided with the bench behind me. I could feel my left ear ringing. My head was getting a bit dizzy, and my wolf was urging me toe out to fight but I knew I can''t let her out like this. She was an alpha and I can''t let this lousy man know about it yet. I can''t risk my n for anything. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g Coughing out the blood, I looked up, not daring to utter a word. It''s not like I can''t utter a word, it''s just I chose not to. It was my n too. It was our n. I will make that Alexander and all his legacy pay for what he did to us, to our lineage. "I only came to know about it recently. It couldn''t be helped." I said as he looked at me waiting for a suitable answer. "It can''t be helped? Or were you too busy fucking that mate of yours! What is he called?" He asked, his eyes turning a dangerous ck. "Don''t involve him in this!! I mean, please don''t involve my mate in this matter. I will make sure to be more useful from now on. Besides, my mate is the one who had been giving us this information. If he suspects me, then it won''t take him a second before he exposes me, exposes us." I said, trying to reason why my mate shouldn''t be involved in this mess. "Listen, and listen clear you bitch! You getting exposed has nothing to do with us. You came to us that night demanding revenge and that''s why we added you here, not the other way around. If I ever heard this syble again, I will tear you into pieces before I year your leftover family." He warned me, making me wince as he pulled my hair to his heart''s content. "Yes," I muttered. "What did you say? I can''t hear you." "Yes, master!" I screamed as he pulled my hair more. I could feel my scalp going numb with pain. I won''t be surprised if I see blood there. "So what''s the n?" He asked before sitting back in his seat. Sighing that he finally left my hairs, I sat on my knees before looking up and replying politely. "Everyone will be invited to a party in the club tonight. I have something nned for the night. I want to torture them slowly by weakening their immunities so that they lose their fast healing capability eventually. This will help us in the long run. Today it will just be a starting. I am gonna spike their drinks." I said as I could imagine my n getting in full form. "So, today you are inviting them. But, by that, they will only drink that one time. How are you going to make sure that it continues for a long time?" He asked me while looking at me with those lustful eyes. Bastard! ''Calls himself a master when can''t even guess this much. Looks like I will just have to discard him once my task is over.'' I thought deviously in my mind before looking up at him. "I am living in the same pce as them master. I will make sure to add the drug in the water supplies as well as drinking water and food." I said before bowing. "Okay, you may go now. I better hear some good news about it soon. I don''t want casualties with this n. It''s kinda interesting and appealing. Till then we are training our wolves. We will strike once the right timees and that lousy king is too busy with some chores." He said dismissing me, as one of his sluts entered the gate of the room. "Hey, baby? Why don''t you strip down, so that I can have easy ess? You can see I don''t have much time on my hand." I could hear before the door closed. ''Useless bastard.'' I thought before going into my hiding where my men were waiting for me for the next orders. As soon as I entered the cabin, I was greeted by a solemn-looking crew of mine. "What happened?" I asked solemnly, already guessing the reason. "This, one of our mate who was in the drug preparing department found his soulmate." He stopped before continuing, "In pearly canines." He said scared that I might kill them. I was not against finding soulmates. What I was against was finding a soulmate in this pack called, pearly canines. But, since my mate was also, in pearly canines and knowing how that can help us, I let go of the idea of killing him. "That''s great! Why don''t you call him for me to have a sweet chat with him?" I ordered one of the men, before signaling the others to meet me in my room. "So, how long will it take, before the drugs will be ready?" I asked as soon as I sat in my seat. "370g of the drug is ready soo far madam. It willst for 3 days approximately if we are targeting the whole pack." One of them said before bowing. "How long will it take for the rest of the drug to get ready?" "Around 4 more days." "That''s good then. We are going to use 100 g of this drug at today''s party. Have you checked that it doesn''t smell different, or the taste isn''t weird?" "Yes madam. We have already checked it on one of our men who didn''t know about it. His wound hasn''t been healed till now. It''s been 33 hours already." One of them said as they called the man with a wound, inside. Soon I saw a few men bringing the man on the stretcher. ''Wow, it''s more effective than I had thought.'' I thought smiling at the effectiveness. "Mam, I have a doubt though." One of the men said. "Hmmm, shoot away." "You asked to use 100g of the drug today? But that drug is effective for the whole pack. And there will be hardly 50-60 people in the club. What if someone guesses there is something wrong or suspects if the drink changes color? Because the only negative part of this drug is that if used inrge amount in one ss, it starts to change its color to a dirty green because of the excess of herbs used.." He said. His words did make some sense. "What do you suggest? How much should we use?" "10g will be more than enough." "Do you all agree with him?" I asked and everyone in the room nodded at his suggestion. "Okay. Use 15g then. I don''t want to take any chances." I said before the man who found his mate was brought in. Of course, the only reason why I called him, was to make him understand how important is it for us to have our mates leak information about the pack to us. It was an easy task. A little bit of examining, exining, and the warning was enough. As my task was over, I took out my phone before messaging one of my so-called friends about organizing a party since tomorrow was the holiday. ''I will wait and watch how you''ll take this Alexander Hunter. I''ll give you a death worse than you''ve imagined. All of you will be the witness of it. And eventually, the victims as I''ll see your downfall with popcorn in my hand.'' Iughed at the thought. Even the image of it is was soo satisfying and pleasurable to me. Chapter-22 Not gonna go all bella Chapter-22 Not gonna go all be VICTORIA''S POV "You''re awake beautiful? I thought I''ll have to call the doctor." He said. It was the same thing he said in my dream too. Was it a mere coincidence? Or was it a reality that was going to happen with me now? But, now that I observe Alexander, unlike my dream there was no such suspicion in his eyes. I could only see genuine concern for myself. Looks like all of it was just my imagination. I think I need to stop watching those movies for a while and give myself a break. ''But what about the forest? He indeed said something at that time right? What was it?'' I thought in my mind before practically detouring through my memory to know about it. His eyes had started to change color, it was as if he was angry when I said Daniel''s name. And then he came closer to me before muttering, "You don''t need any other mate, other than me. I am your only mate and will always remain your one and only. Like you are my only mate." He had said at that time. Yes, that was what he had said at that time. What does that even mean? Was it some drunk talk or what? Shaking my head, I looked at Alexander who was sitting there looking at me with concern-filled eyes, still waiting for my reply. "I am good now. What happened?" I asked cautiously. "Your stupidity happened. I was telling you about the mate the- nevermind. And you kept backing off like you were scared of me or something. Before I could notice, you stumbled upon a tree falling straight, hurting your head on the branch." He exined, making me check the back of my head subconsciously. There was indeed a bump forming. "Haha...I don''t remember any of it." I awkwardlyughed, at both my stupidity and my imagination. Heughed at my reply, showing those canines. "Your canines are soo sharp," I said involuntarily, before realizing my mistake. Stupid mouth! Can''t even control yourself! There is no way I am gonna go all Be in this situation. For God knows, not every vampire is sweet like Edward. And what if he turns out to be a vampire and decides to suck my blood. I am even living alone for god''s sake!! Will anybody even file a missing report for me? "Have you ever seen yours in the mirror? Yours are sharper than mine. Are you a cat or something?" He joked not at all mind my words. I awkwardlyughed at hisment touching my canines involuntarily. What if all of it is just my pure imagination? Elongating canines? Wow. I think I should start writing a novel or something. Maybe my novel could make a movie too. "Okay. Thanks for taking me here. You can go and do whatever you want. I was going to meet my friend thunder. He is a wolf." I said, not at all mind sharing it with him when I have confirmed my suspicion that he was not a vampire. Vampire hate werewolves right? "Thunder? You even named a wolf. Wow. But why would you go and meet a wolf when you have a wolf-like muscr and sexy friend at your disposal?" Alexander said. "I would rather be with him. And have you checked up on your ''girlfriend'' if she''s alright?" I asked emphasizing the girlfriend part. "Why are you calling La my girlfriend again and again? I don''t understand." Alexander asked as he took a bite from my pancake. He took a bite from the pancake I was eating!! Geez! What is wrong with his head? He could''ve just picked a new one. ''I know right?! We just indirectly kissed!'' Ca screamed like a fangirl excitedly. What the hell!! We indirectly kissed?! Sometimes I don''t even understand, how her thought process works. But that doesn''t mean it didn''t catch me off guard. "You have some honey here," Alexander said as he wiped the corner of my lips, making my eyes go wide as I started feeling hot. ''Ahem! I know we like this proximity with him, but it would be better if you can stop panicking, I don''t want you to burn the house.'' Ca said out of nowhere. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. Why would I burn the house? I said in my head before my gazended behind Alexander on the curtain. There was fire lit below my curtain and it was starting to burn. ''Oh my god! Please tell me I didn''t do it.'' I said. ''I would''ve loved to console you, but please extinguish it rather than panicking.'' Ca said as she sat there casually as if watching some kind of movie. Standing from my bed, when Alexander was busy eating the pancake, I took the jar of water and three the water on the curtain to extinguish the fire. ''Phew! That was a close call. You better warn me if you are nning something like that.'' I scolded Ca before smiling back at Alexander. What we were talking about before Ca showed her stunt? Oh yeah, La his girlfriend. "Well, isn''t she? She was practically all over you during lunch. And Aiden confirmed it." I said shrugging my shoulders as if it didn''t matter to me when from inside I was dying to know what he had to say regarding the matter. "From your angle, it might''ve looked like she was all over me. It''s just her being her. She is my third in Besides Aiden said all of that because we did go out on a holiday somewhere, it was work-rted but people thought that I was dating her because I didn''t tell anybody about it. Also, I have a presumption that Aiden liked her but she rejected him, so he is just jealous maybe?" He exined while scrutinizing me for any reaction. "Well, you didn''t have to exin that much to me. You could''ve just said that there is nothing like that." I chuckled. ''Shameless girl. You are practically dancing inside but giving our mate a hard time.'' Ca said rolling her eyes at my words. Disregarding herment, I smiled at Alexander who came closer to me and sat beside me leaning in the headboard of my bed like I was. ''Take it, easy girl. Don''t overthink anything. Just go with the flow.'' Ca said disturbing me again. ''Shut up, will you? It''s all you do?'' I said loudly. "Woah! I am sure I didn''t do anything." Alexander said. "I said that aloud didn''t I?" Iughed awkwardly at myment before ring at Ca who was I was about to eat some more pancakes when my phone rang. It was a message from the girls of Daniel''s group. I think I should stop saying Daniel''s group when I am also part of that group now. The message was from Ang, it said- "Hey sweetie, tomorrow is off due to God knows what, how about going to the club with us, tonight?" Before I could even reply to that, another message popped. "Don''t even think about defying. You are going with us and that''s it. We''ll be there at 8 sharp and you better be ready till then, or I am gonna drag yourzy ass in those pajamas only." I smiled at Katie''s message before replying a quick ''okay''. "So are you going?" Alexander asked as he peeked through my phone. "Jesus Xander! There is this thing called privacy, ever heard of it?" I asked before hitting him with the pillow. "Well, what''s yours is mine. It will eventually." Alexander said smiling like a jerk he was. What a flirt! "Besides, we all are going. It''ll be great if you could join in the fun." Alexander said before leaning towards me. ''If youe any closer to me, I''ll burn you alive.'' of course I didn''t say that aloud, but that how I was feeling with my body getting all hot. "Get out," I said annoyed at my powers. "What? I mean why?" He asked confused. "Get out! I''ll rest for a bit before getting ready. So atop annoying me and get lost." I said pushing him out of the room. "Is this how you treat your savior? Chivalry is dead." He exaggerated making me roll my eyes. Yeah totally. ''Why are you sending our mate away. Let him stay. I am not done ogling him.'' Ca said adding fuel to my fire. ''Shut up woman. It all started with you, I know that.'' I said that made her immediately shut up. "Wait! What did you call me just now?" Alexander suddenly stopped. "What did I call you?" I asked confused. "When you were talking about that privacy stuff." He said. "Jerk? Rude? Stupid? Dumb?" I asked. And he looked at me as if I was some dummy. And then I realized, these are the names that I call him in my mind. "Xander?" I asked finally remembering the name. "Yeah that. No one has ever called that. It''s unique and I like it." He said beforeing closer to me and kissing my cheeks. "I would like to hear more of it." He said seductively in my ears before rushing out of the door as if his pants were on fire. Wait, what the hell did just happened? ''Our mate like the name you called him. He kissed us.'' Ca said jumping around like a happy chicken. Oh, he kissed us. Wait, he kissed us?!! And I was just standing there? Shouldn''t I have given something in return? A p maybe? ''Oh shut up girl. You and I both know, how you are practically dying to kiss those soft luscious lips of his.'' Ca mentioned, making me turn a deep shade of red. ''Jesus! Go easy on your powers will you?'' Ca said before pointing at my front where the cloth on my table was set up on fire. ''Shit!'' I said aloud before rushing to extinguish it. Chapter-23 Getting ready for the party! Chapter-23 Getting ready for the party! VICTORIA''S POV ''Sexy Nerd?'' ''Unleashed demoness?'' ''soul-sucking friend?'' ''Temptress?'' ''The infamous pole dancer?'' ''What about a sweet lovely seductress?'' You guys might be thinking what all this fuss is all about right? Well, I guess it''s Ca being her usual self. Here I was, standing in front of my full-length mirror, trying N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. on various dresses to go to the party while Ca being the nosy one, was giving me rmendations on what to wear and how should I look. The things that you guys heard before, were actually her ideas on how should I go. Crazy right? However, I must say, getting ready for an asion has never been so easy. Since I have my powers, I was currently using them to get dressed in different dresses. With a swipe of my fingers, I was able to change my outfit into a new one without even taking the pains of changing them. And the best part of it was that some of these dresses don''t even belong to me. ''Stop!'' Ca suddenly squealed making me jump slightly. ''What now?'' I asked perplexed. ''This looks great. You should go with this. It doesn''t show too much skin but is sexy and alluring at the same time. I love our bodies. Oh my god these curves, oohhh, our mate will be happy with these, don''t you think so?'' She said looking at my figure with puppy eyes. Have I mentioned that these days she has umted a new habit of calling my body her own? She presumably thinks that now that she is in my head, she owns me. Well was that the case? Nope. But I don''t want to Hurst her happy bubble either. "You do realize that I am going to a party and not doing any kind of cosy. Right?" I asked loudly since there was no one around to judge me. She had chosen this white chiffon shirt that was showing a bit of my cleavage and was showing my curves perfectly. The high waist blue shorts that reached my mid-thighs were looking good with it. I can just pair them with my new boots. It was a good choice regarding how they looked at me, but is this really what we call party wears? I don''t guess. Clicking my fingers, I did my hairs in wavy beach curls. Now the most crucial thing, should I apply some make-up or not? I only had 5 minutes left till the girls will be here. Yeah...I know what you guys must be thinking. I amte even when I am using my magic for all the stuff? Well, that''s Victoria for you. It was kind of fun trying different things anyways. I didn''t want to rely too much upon my powers with makeup, since I don''t think I''ll be having enough time to wash and do it again if something bad happens. Deciding on a bold eyeliner, and lip gloss, I applied a little bit of blush to my cheeks before wearing my favorite earrings and bangle. I think I was ready to go. This dress was making me really anxious though. I don''t want to show too much skin, but I don''t want people to think I was underdressed for the asion. I know this was my first clubbing after almost 1.5 years and I was not the same outgoing girl anymore. Things were different and I could feel it in my bones. That fear of receiving judgment from people, that I never would have feared if I was the same girl as I was before that incident. ''Take a deep breath. You look like, good girl. I mean we look great!'' Ca cheered me making me Before I could pep-talk myself some more, I heard the doorbell going off. Looks like they are already here. "Coming!" I shouted before taking my phone and wallet and rushing towards the gate to open it. "Hey!" I said as soon as I opened the gate. And boy was I jealous for a second. They all looked soo good. Soo confident, soo alluring, soofortable, and just amazing. "Woah! Woah! Woah! Is this really how you are going to go to the club?" Katie asked me. Her words immediately crushed the little bit of confidence I had built. "I know, I just couldn''t find somethingfortable and ended wearing it. How about I change into something else quickly?" I awkwardly said as I invited them in. "Are you kidding me?! I was saying that because, if you''ll go like that, I don''t think we will enjoy properly the night. We''ll have to look out for you since all the boys will be all over you." Katie said. What does that even mean? Do I look good or not? "Haha don''t mind her. You look great. If I were your boyfriend, I would''ve never let you leave the house tonight. I would''ve rather enjoyed some bang-bang" Ang winked, making me blush at herment. This girl was wild. ''I told you. We look great. Our mate will surely like it.'' She said sitting back in the chair as if watching some kind of show. "Okay, don''t tease her more. Let''s get going." Tina saidughing while slinging her hand on my shoulders. Locking the door, I just wished one thing. To let loose and be that carefree girl once again. Smiling with new build-up confidence, I looked forward to the night. Chapter-24 Alexander being possessive! Chapter-24 Alexander being possessive! VICTORIA''S POV "Let''s go girls!" Tina shouted as soon as all of us sat in the car. "Girl, I do agree with Katie, you look so damn hot today!" Tina said as she looked at me with furrowed brows. "But, you''ll look hotter, if this will note in between." She said before opening the top button of my Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. shirt that made a little bit of my cleavage on disy. "Hey, it''s not a good idea," I said as I tried to button my shirt, however, when I looked at the button, it was broken in two. ''Just how much strength did this girl used to break my button without me knowing about it?'' I grumbled while looking at her. "Haha...she is right. Live little babes. It''s not like your aunt Ma will be at the party." Ang said as she looked in the mirror while driving the car. ''They were indeed right about it. Why was I acting soo stuck up on things? Besides, it was not like this was anything inappropriate.'' I thought. Earlier when I had seen that a lot of cleavages was being shown in the shirt, I had buttoned it to the top, so that no one could judge me by saying I was doing it deliberately, showing my cleavage. But now that I think about it, wasn''t that thought useless? Why would anyone judge me when we are going to a club and not to a church? The rest of the ride went silent with everyone busy with their phone while I was busy with my thoughts and in no time we were standing in front of the gates of the club. "You guys go. I wille after parking the car." Ang said. "I wille with you." I immediately said, wanting to pep-talk myself a bit more as I felt my heart beating loudly when I heard the loud sound that peeped outside whenever someone opens the door. After Ang parked her car, we started walking in the direction of the entrance of the club. ''I wonder if Xander was here yet? How will I find him in such a big ce?'' I thought as I walked along with Ang who was chatting with someone on her cellphone. "Hey, beautiful." Someone said from behind us when we were about to enter the club, and from the voice, I knew it was none other than Alexander. Call the devil and devil''s here. "Hey!" I smiled turning around to face him. "You guys talk. I am gonna go inside now. I can''t control this adrenaline anymore." Ang said before "So you came." He smiled as he looked at me with his adorable smile. He was wearing ck ripped jeans and a t-shirt which was paired with a denim jacket and his hairs were styled back. He looked handsome all in all. "Yes, I came and you can see it since I am standing in front of you," I saidughing. "Aren''t youing in?" I asked as I turned around to go inside the club. "Wait!" He said. He looked like he wanted to say something to me but was hesitating over it. "Whatever it is, shoot fast. If the girls don''t find me inside they''lle out to practically pull me inside. I was warned." I quotedughing when I remembered their warning about how they would take me out to every clubbing all week if I don''t enjoy the night. "It''s just, you look pretty." He said. I could see his ears turning a bit red at that and it made me want to awe at him. "Well, thank you. Now let''s go." I said. "No, wait!" He said as he pulled me away from the entrance, towards the parking lot, as if sneaking. "Well, you are not thinking of going inside the club, looking like that, are you?" He asked as he looked anywhere else but me. "No, I am doing a cosy. And since I have already shown you the dress I am gonna change in the washroom." "Seriously?" He asked wide-eyed, believing my sarcastic remark. "Obviously, not Dumbo. Doesn''t I being here in this dress mean that I am gonna go inside in this one?" I asked as I looked up at him. And did I mentioned that we were in apromising position right now? Like Alexander was practically leaning on me to hide me from others while talking to me. As I was reminded of our position and how close his face was, while his body was practically touching me, I started feeling hot again. ''No, now is not the time.'' I said as I started to panic inside my head. ''Don''t panic. Nothing will happen if you have it in control.'' Ca reminded me and I took a deep breath to calm my nerves down, which resulted in me inhaling Alexander''s intoxicating scent. Oh boy, how much I much want to eat this candy! "You can''t go in looking like that. I don''t want lusty men to look at you with that dirty gaze. I can''t let it happen." Alexander said as he held my hands before pushing me on his car, making my back hit the car with a soft bang. "Shut up Alex. We are here to enjoy. I don''t think there is anything wrong with this dress. It''s not like my body is on full disy. Besides this is the second time you are offending me bymenting like that. Did you even notice Ang that went inside the club? The girl was wearing a crop top and a miniskirt with a deep cut." I said as I looked him straight in the eyes. "What Ang wears or anybody else wears has nothing to do with me. My concern is only you, okay?" He said as he brought his face closer to mine. "Why am I your concern? Why do you feel such a strong sense towards me? Is it because you pity me as a girl who doesn''t have anyone to look after or something along the lines?" I asked, myself not knowing where did ite from. "Of course not! How did you evene to that conclusion? Has all my care for you and attention, seen as a pity towards you, by you?" Alexander asked and I could see the pained look in his eyes, showing that he was hurt by my words. "No, I didn''t mean it like that. It''s just I am confused okay? It''s like you are my closest friend here and I don''t want to lose you, no matter what." I said changing my words when I wanted to say it because I like him a lot and didn''t want to lose him. "Hey, I am right here. No one''s gonna snatch me away from you, okay? No one can even if they want to. Didn''t I tell you, you are my mate?" He asked as he hugged me cing my head on his chest. "Well, that doesn''t make a difference. I am Daniel''s mate too, and Chris, Aiden, Ang, Katie, everyone in the group." I said meekly as I hugged him. My hands around him became involuntarily tight when I suddenly heard a deep growl from around me. "You are only my mate. And you will always be the only mine." Alexander said as he forced me to look him in the eyes. His eyes, there was something strange about his eyes. I don''t know why but they remind me of someone. Like I know him but can''t recall. Releasing the hug, he took out the jacket he was wearing before forcefully making me wear it. "You''re gonna wear this and stay close by my side. Let''s go and enjoy the night." He said before kissing my temple, making me go hot all over again. I could feel some hotness shifting over to my hands and before I could realize it, the bush behind us was on fire. ''Oops!!'' I thought, thankful that Alexander didn''t see it felt it. ''The first thing you are going to do tomorrow is practice how to channel and control your powers.'' Ca said more like ordered as she rolled her eyes at me. Chapter-25 Love is in the air? Chapter-25 Love is in the air? VICTORIA''S POV Enjoying the party along with Alexander was fun and a chore both. It was fun because as you all might already know, how much I like the guy, but it was a chore because of his sense of ultra Pro Max protection towards me. And when I say Ultra Pro Max, I do mean it. He has been standing close to me, ever since we entered the club, and guess what, he isn''t even dancing on the floor in the first ce. Just imagine how awkward it was for me to dance freely with girls when he was always behind me, standing soo close. Though the asional bumping into him and falling in his arms or his identally touching my skin because of the crowd was something I can''tin about. It was also funny to see him like that. Whenever he has to go somewhere and by chance did any guyes to me to ask for a dance at that time, I don''t know from where would he always appear to scare the shit out of the guy. He would always quote after scaring the guy, ''They are not good.'' Like, seriously? As he was acting like this, it was cute seeing him all this worried about me. The way he would scrunch up his nose and stare at any guy who woulde closer to me, up and down as if indirectly signaling that he doesn''t deserve me. Or the way he would always smile awkwardly at me after sending people away. It was all cute to me. Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. I wanted tough at his expression many times but would always stop at thest second, whenever he would look at me with that adorable soft gaze. Huh!! Guess I am totally screwed in this crush on him. Currently, I was sitting in this booth along with Alexander and Chris who were tired from dancing, while gazing at the girls who were having the night of their life. "You haven''t drink anything yet, would you like to have some?" Alexander asked while motioning towards the bar, where people were drinking merrily. Alcohol wasn''t my kind of thing, but seeing how he wanted to go there so badly, I just smiled before nodding. "What will thedy have?" The bartender flirted as soon as we made our way towards the bartender and I knew what wasing next. As expected of Alexander he looked at the bartender meaningfully before ordering him to do what he was there for. "Woah! Easy there, jealous guy! Your boyfriend is soo protective, it gives me chills. How do you even handle him?" The bartender joked, which made me blush involuntarily. ''Wait, why the hell was I acting shy?'' I thought in my mind. "He is not my boyfriend." I smiled at the bartender guy before ordering a non-alcoholic drink. "Really? Does that mean I have a chance, pretty girl?" He winked at me as he poured some beer for Alexander. "Does beer here are pink colored?" I asked as I looked at the dirty pink appearance of the beer. "Haha...I guess we have some love blooming in the air. That was a nice line." The bartender replied as he sent a flying kiss towards me. "What does that even mean? No, you are taking it all wrong, I mean it. Why the drinks here are mostly pink in color?" I asked as heughed at me before replying. "There sweety. I know what you want to say. I''ll reply to you, once I serve that man over there." He said before winking and taking out a bottle from underneath the cab. "No I mean, what-" I asked confused when I felt myself being pulled by someone. I looked behind me and saw Alexander pulling me away from the bar towards the booth we were sat in. With his trying hold on my arm, I knew that he was annoyed. Maybe he was annoyed because of the constant pushing of the people who wanted to have drinks. But wasn''t he the one who brought me here in the first ce? Why was he getting angry over the crowd now? "Hey? What are you doing? I am yet to get my drink." I shouted over the music for him to listen but looks like my words were falling on deaf ears. As soon as we reached the booth, Alexander pushed me on the couch, where we were sat earlier before he looked at me with an angry gaze. He held my shoulders in a strong grip as he held me close to his body as if contemting what to say to me. ''Wait. Why the hell is he angry at me now? And why was I constantly having this urge of pulling him even closer and kiss the hell out of him, for not allowing me to enjoy the whole night?'' I thought aloud in my mind. ''You even dare to ask that question? Seriously? Isn''t he angry at us because of how you were flirting with that bartender?'' Ca suddenly said, making me jump a bit as I wasn''t expecting her to answer. ''When did I flirt? I was just casually talking. And wasn''t that bartender an eye candy?'' I asked chuckling and in reply, she only rolled her eyes at me. ''And here you were talking about screwed for him. You change your type so soon.'' Sheined. ''When did I say, I changed my type. I am just saying he was handsome, though he was nothing in front of the candy boy I am having almost on top of me.'' I said before blocking her out. Now was not the time of talking with Ca when I have an angry dude to deal with in front of me. And an obnoxiously sexy dude at that. Before he could do anything or say anything, we were interrupted by the sudden voices of girls and boysing out away, and Alexander immediately left my hand, before sitting straight as if nothing happened. I looked at him, for any exnation but all I got in return was a monotonous state from him. ''Weird guy!'' I shouted in my head huffing when I didn''t receive any action like kissing and hugging as I was expecting. Maybe I was thinking too much about things. If he liked me and was jealous, shouldn''t he be doing something like making me his own? Aahhh!! That bartender raised my hopes towards Alexander. Chapter-26 Dancing the night away, amidst the creep Chapter-26 Dancing the night away, amidst the creep VICTORIA''S POV I was pissed, and I want to murder someone right now. And I was not saying it in a joking causal manner, but I meant every single syble of my above statement. I was afraid that if I sit here for some more time, then I would do something disastrous that none of us would like. Currently, I was sitting on the couch, with Alexander on my left and Daniel on my right. But that wasn''t something I was pissed about. I was pissed at how La was sitting on the left side of Alexander. The girl was sitting on the arm of the couch while leaning on Alexander for support. If you look carefully then she was practically half sitting on him. I mean, this couch is made for three people to sit at maximum, can''t you see that? There is an empty chair over there if you want to sit. Or at least just say, that you want to sit here so that one of us can go and sit over there. And the way she was moving her hairs from her left shoulder to right and then back to left with her head tilted towards Alexander while looking at him, was soo irritating and annoying. I mean, was it a way of seduction or something? Because from what I can depict it looked more like she was having some itching problems on her back. Sighing loudly I leaned back in my seat before looking at Alexander annoyingly. First, this guy didn''t let me enjoy the night because he thought it was a nice idea to be super protective as Victoria is the only girl in the club that all boys are gonna think about banging, even when there are other hotties like Katie, Tina, Ang and I don''t want to say but La too. And second, after acting like a possessive freak, he wasn''t even looking at me or talking to me since the moment the group entered, or should I specifically say La entered the room. ''Not his girlfriend, my ass.'' I thought rolling my eyes, before puffing out my cheeks in annoyance as I remembered hisme exnation he gave me back at home. "You look annoyed," Danielmented from beside me, as he leaned towards me to talk, because of the loud music. "Are we here to talk? I thought we go clubbing to enjoy and dance while keeping all the tensions at bay." I shrugged before pursing my lips annoyed. "Haha, so that''s what it is all about. You are annoyed because everyone is sitting and chatting and no one is dancing and enjoying with you. Hmm, so our Victoria wants to dance." Daniel said before standing and sitting in front of me. "Will you give the honor of dancing with you, to this subordinate, Queen Victoria?" Daniel said as he slightly bowed before extending his hands. His words made me giggled as he mimicked the thick British ent of old times. "Of course, the subordinate shall let the queen enjoy the wild night," I said before we both erupted into aughing fit. What I didn''t know was, he wasn''t joking about the dancing part, he was serious about it. The next moment, before I could even stop myughter, he took my hand and pulled me out of the booth from behind the couch, to not disturb anyone''s conversation. "Let''s dance to the beat as if it''s ourst dance," I shouted over the music, meaning for Daniel to hear, however, I didn''t imagine that not only Daniel but everyone around me would holler at that sentence. I hid my face in Daniel''s chest to hide as I suddenly felt shy. I was about to stand back straight as a very good song started, however, I stopped when I felt Daniel cing his hand on my back. "Loosen up a little today? Yeah?" Daniel said before looking me in the eyes. "Yes," I said before starting to dance like no one was watching me as I have never danced before like there was no one who would judge me on I was movingughing or smiling, or there was nothing wrong with my life and I didn''t fear anything like I wasn''t alone. The song confetti by little mix was ying in the background and I couldn''t help but close my eyes at the lyrics as they started sinking in my mind and the girl from one year back started making her presence known. The girl who was a pro at dancing. "From the sky, drop like confetti All eyes on me, so V.I.P Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. All of my dreams, from the sky, drop like confetti, drop me down" I started to sing along with the song, as I motioned my hands in the air ording to the lyrics. It was such a good feeling, I know the imaginary world of happiness that I have created, would remain intact only till my eyes were closed and thus, I didn''t want to open my eyes as I swam in the lyrics of the songs that were ying one after the other. As I was dancing along with the beats, I was feeling a weird creep in my bones, making me shiver from time to time, like something bad was around me, like a bad omen. Also, the absence or almost no presence of Ca since I entered the dance floor was creeping me out, because I don''t want to admit it, but I am used to her nagging now. Thinking that it was just my wild imagination because I had locked myself in the prison of my mind for one year, I let go of that idea. However, I didn''t know that tonight''s night was going to mark my journey towards a new hell and heaven in this new town ''Pearly Canines''. Between the lyrics, I felt someone ce his hands on my waist as we danced along. It was a familiar scent but I couldn''t pinpoint who it exactly was as my mind was engaged in enjoying the music. The person shifted his hands on my back, before he twirled me around, and pushed me forward, before pulling me indefinitely closer to their body. Ahh.. it wasn''t like how I wanted to dance. I wasn''t in the mood for any salsa or something like that. I wanted to dance alone like I was the only person in the world. I removed my hands from the grasp of the person before I started moving my hands on the beats again. "I wanna f-Woop-Woop-Woop, but I''m broken-hearted Cr-cr-cry, but I like to party T-t-touch, but I got nobody Here on my own." I shouted over the music as I shook my head with my body enjoying the music. However, because my eyes were closed, my bnce was a bit off, when I twirled around, I lost my bnce and harshly collided with someone. Feeling the familiar scent I opened my eyes in confusion, but before I could apologize he took my hand before he started pulling me towards somewhere. Since my mind was still lost in the music, it didn''t register what was happening until I felt cold night air hitting my face and legs, making me shiver. Turning around I looked at the person before anger started to creep in. Chapter-27 The old creepy psychotic woman! Chapter-27 The old creepy psychotic woman! VICTORIA''S POV "What the hell Alexander?" I asked angrily. I was done with his attitude towards me and I meant it. Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. I was done with him acting so on and off with me like he was some girl on his monthly days. "What the hell is my problem? What''s your problem Victoria?! First with bartender then with Daniel and now on the dance floor? Did you even see, how you were dancing like a drunk girl? Were you trying to seduce someone? And if yes, then congrattions, miss Victoria almost all guys were looking at you like some hungry meat." Alexander said angrily as he punched the wall behind me. What?! The nerve of the guy! I will definitely die someday because of how infuriating he is! He dares to use me of dancing and enjoying when he himself was flirting like there was no tomorrow. "Oh? Now you''ve got a problem with me talking with Daniel too? If you have forgotten then let me remind you, that Daniel was the first friend, I made when I moved here and it''s all because of him, we are even talking in the first ce. And about that dancing part, for your kind information, they were looking at me in appreciation and were even dancing along with me. They were enjoying the songs just like I was, but who am I talking to? Of course, you didn''t see all that since you were busy with your girl, right? Was the flirting good? Did you get some good action? Eh?" I asked getting equally angry. Rolling my eyes at him, I pushed him out of my way, so that I could go out of the club. I can go back on my own, I don''t want the girls to leave the club just because I wanted to go home. I thinking here was a mistake. "My girl? What girl? What flirting? And why are you acting angry? If you don''t know, I am trying to protect you here. Don''t you see that?" Alexander asked as he pushed me back under him on the wall, his eyes turning a shade lighter from his usual hazel eyes. ''Protect my ass!'' I said in my mind as a foreign idea of showing him my powers and scare him came to my mind involuntarily. "Now you even want me to spell it, who am I talking about when I say your girl? You know what? Just leave me alone okay? I don''t want a person who is not clear about his own actions protecting me. One moment you act like I am your only priority and the next moment when some other girles you act like I don''t even exist. And for your kind information Mr. Alexander, I don''t need your or anybody''s protection. I''ve been doing fine alone for more than 15 months and I think I''ll do just fine in the future too." I said. "God damn it! Victoria. You are such a dumb girl. I''ve never seen a girl dumber than you! Don''t you see it, why am I so protective of you?" Alexander asked as he closed his eyes while leaning on me. ''Did he just call me a dumb girl?'' I thought in my head. ''Seriously Victoria? Was that the only thing you grasped?'' Camented from somewhere in my mind, however before I could reply to her, she suddenly disappeared in thin air. I looked back at Alexander. ''No I don''t understand anything and I don''t want to because expectations only hurt me.'' I told myself, before sighing. Right now my only focus was on one thing. I wanted, no, I needed to get away from him, from here. It felt like my anger was consuming me now as my body was bing hotter with each passing second. It wasn''t good. My powers can make their appearance at any moment. I was only thinking about my powers going haywire, but the very next moment, I saw the fire extinguisher behind Alexander falling, confirming my doubts. I looked at Alexander, who had said something but I didn''t hear it and was nowing more closer to me. I looked back at the fire extinguisher in horror, before closing my fists so that, no energy is released anymore, however, what I didn''t know was that, this wasn''t my doing. "Ahem! Ahem! I hope I am not interrupting something." I heard the voice of an old woman from somewhere near us, and Alexander immediately stood straight after hearing that voice. "Miss Azrael?" He asked shocked as he looked at the olddy, who I don''t know has somehow appeared on our left side. How? I myself don''t know. "What are you doing here miss Azrael?" Alexander asked as he shifted his stance became more dominant and I could feel some strong leader-like vibesing from him. Who was thisdy and why was Alexander looking so cold and alert with her arrival was confusing me, but what was confusing me more was why thisdy had been looking at me since the moment she came? ''Creepy'' I thought as I involuntarily shuddered under her gaze. "Oh, I am here because I came to know, a very powerful person who shouldn''t have been born in the first ce was here. I came to pay my respects and check if that person is not having any troubles." Miss Azrael said. I looked at the old woman who looked like she was only a few years younger than the god and would die just any day, skeptically. ''Okay. We got your point. Why are you still standing here? Go on, go where that person is, or just stop looking at me with that creepy gaze?'' I thought in my head as I rolled my eyes. Yeah! Yeah! I know! I am not a person who is too respectful. For me, if someone treats me good, I''ll treat him good and bad if he treats me bad. And since this woman was looking at me with that suspicious creepy gaze, I did the same with her. I know this wasn''t the best behavior, but I never said I was a saint either. Before I could continue my trail of thoughts, I heard herughing loudly, like a maniac, while still looking at me. "Victoria, my dear, you might not know. But I can hear every thought that you are thinking in that naughty mind of yours." I heard a voice inside my head, which made me jump in my ce as I was only used to it one voice and that was of Ca. Jesus! That creeped the hell out of me! The voice that echoed in my head suspiciously sounded the same as the voice of this creepy about to die, woman. The sinking of the realization made me look at her in horror, What the real hell?'' I thought as my mind went nk not knowing what was going on. "Y-you!" I stuttered not knowing what to say anymore. Chapter-28 She says I was what? A witch? Chapter-28 She says I was what? A witch? VICTORIA''S POV "Who are you?" I asked in a soft voice, which was equally confident and respectful. I don''t know where that courage of talking wasing from, but something inside me was telling me to appear strong in front of her. "As Alexander mentioned. I am Azrael the leader of the Centauri n, my dear Victoria." I heard her voice in my head again. A bit more respectful this time. "How are you able tomunicate with me like this?" I asked, wanting to get a grip of the situation and know how she can put her voice in my head just like that. Is she someone just like Ca? To be honest it was both creepy and cool at the same time. Mind to mind conversation. Just wow... "Didn''t your parents told you anything, when they met youst time? Didn''t they tell you who you were and what was your purpose?" She asked with a calm face, though I could see a hint of confusion in her eyes. "And, what are you talking about? I canmunicate with you like this, because you and I are the same, the witches, though other supernatural also have this ability." She said proudly. I looked at her. Waiting for her to say it was all a joke and she was just kidding. However, when I saw she didn''t have any intentions of doing that, Iughed. Yup! I literallyughed at her face. Her words sent me into a hysteric ofughter before Iposed myself. What did she say?? What was the term? Witch? "Witches, you say? Are you crazy or something?" I asked as I chuckled at her nonsense. "Yes. And actually, you and I are not same. You are different but in a good way, you are the crown-" she was about to say something but my burst ofughter stopped her mid-way. "Hahaha...you have a funny way of joking. Okay,mon, jokes aside, I am serious this time. How can you do this telepathy thing with me? I want to earn this technique." I said trying my best to put on a serious face. "You don''t believe me? Okay. So tell me what about your powers? Why do you think you have those magical powers that guides you, protects you, always stay by your side and in your case, helps you dress up?" She asked, making me feel a bit embarrassed at that dressing part. "Isn''t that because I am gifted naturally? Besides, there are plenty of magicians out there. I hardly believe they are witches. Besides, are you living in some twilight fiction? Don''t you think, you are a bit old now to y that kind of prank on me? Don''t think that you can act funny and trick me. You are telepathic right?" I asked. The nerve of this old woman trying to trick me! "Telepathic? Is that the term you have been using all along? You don''t remember anything, do you?" She asked after a long pause, smiling creepily. That smile was making me shudder as I could feel that something was wrong about that smile. It wasn''t particrly scary, but it felt like she was controlling her anger. However, the smile was there only for a few seconds before she changed her expression into that of a sweet woman. I was about to ask her what she was talking about when she suddenly widened her eyes. "Oh my god! They didn''t tell you, what you are, did they? The nerve of this daughter of mine who didn''t even warn her daughter about this beautiful gift you have. Oh my god! I can''t be more shamed at this fact than I already was. What will the ministers think about it when they''lle to know about it? The strongest n is ashamed of their powers?" She said squinting her brows as she mumbled among herself. "Uhh, excuse me? Can you please speak a bit clearer? I mean, I know you are old and might have some mental issues but, at leastplete what you started, I mean isn''t it rude-" I wasn''t even finished N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. with my sentence when I saw a ck shadow engulfing around her. "I''ll show you." She said cutting me off. "I know, no matter what I say, you won''t understand a word. There''s a lot you need to catch up with. I didn''t think I had such an incapable scared daughter who even after knowing what you are, didn''t dare to tell you anything." She said before the ck energy around her starteding towards me. "You! Stop right there! Whatever that is, keep it away from me. I have experienced this. You want to harm me! Ca! Ca!" I panicked as the ck energy started to circle around my body. I looked at my side at Alexander who was just standing there looking dazed as if he couldn''t even see me. "Alexander! Help me! I promise I will stop ying hard to get! I''ll do whatever you''ll say! Just stop this looked like my words were falling on deaf ears. It felt like I was there and not there at the same time. Where was Ca again? Why wasn''t sheing? Did she leave? "Ssshhh... Your panicking will only make it tougher for you. It will hurt a little, but it''s necessary." She said smiling as her eyes suddenly turned pitch ck that made me scream in horror. ''Aahhhhh!! Stay away from me'' I wanted to shout but no words came out of my mouth. I tried to move my hands to stop her energy from approaching me, but couldn''t even move a finger. It felt like she was forcing my soul to leave my body. What kind of horror movie had I got myself into!! ''Aaaahhhhhh!'' I heard a shrill scream, however this time, it wasn''t mine. I closed my eyes as the pain started to surround my existence. Chapter-29 A glimpse of past. Why was she sent for adoption! Chapter-29 A glimpse of past. Why was she sent for adoption! VICTORIA''S POV I closed my eyes, feeling the pressure as a buck load of images started appearing in my mind. The images of women running around, the image of some weird faces holding amittee, about an old woman holding a newborn child, about a dark stormy night with thunderstorms, a woman screaming enraged as a white light wasing out of her, about a woman who was staked with a wooden dagger, about a man crying while looking up in the sky. There was soo many images that I couldn''t even focus on one of them. There were hundreds, no thousands of images. Finally, the images stopped circling before I was pushed inside a hospital room, where I almost fell on top of a doctor who was running around. I looked around the room as my eyes fell on a beautiful woman who was in her early twenties. She looked strangely familiar. I know that woman. She is my biological mother, as far as I remember from my previous dream? What was she doing here in the hospital? Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. Did she look in pain? She was sweating profusely and screaming from time to time. Confused, I looked at her huge belly which was covered with a white sheet, and that''s when I understood. She was pregnant and was about to give birth. "Martha, just a little more baby. Push darling. For our little princess. Push harder." A man was seated beside her holding her hand, as doctors were running around and one female was standing near her helping her to push down the baby. ''Where the hell was I? Why did it look like ancient times.'' I thought as I looked around confused. The way people were dressed was so different. ''And was that a crown that was ced on the nightstand? What does it look like some royal setting?'' I thought as I looked around the room, which looked so ssical and expensive. "How long will it take? Why isn''t the crowning happening?" The man turned around as he yelled at the female doctor who looked scared as hell. As the man turned around, I was able to have a clear look at him. He was my father. He looked so young and handsome. My mother was also incredibly beautiful, even though she was sweating and was in terrible pain. I couldn''t see her in pain. I wanted to touch her. As I moved towards her to tell her it was going to be okay, I was suddenly pulled from the setting and then pushed into a different one. I fell into a bedroom this time. It looked like my parent''s bedroom. My mother had a baby in her hand. "This is the token of our love, we need to protect her with our life, and we will do that. My Princessa." My father said as he kissed the baby''s forehead. I wanted to have a look at the child too. I was partly feeling jealous for not having that kind of love from my father but also wanted to see the baby who was apparently my little sister. As I went around the bed, near the baby girl, my mother suddenly turned towards me, as if she could see me. Ignoring her gaze, I looked at the baby girl and was shocked when I saw the girl was no one other than me. The little me. I remember my face because back at home my adoptive parents had framed a photo of, the little me in their arms, as they posed happily while looking sweetly at me. They said they had done that to always remember the beautiful day when I was gifted to them. My attention went back to my parents when they started talking again. "Darling. I don''t know what to do. All the elders are against us! They want to kill the child. I can''t let anything happen to my baby! Please do something Nelson. Why don''t you ask your father? He can talk to the former alpha king and the council." My mother Martha said as she broke down into tears. "We can''t my dear. There is only one way we can protect the child. The only way is to dere her dead." My father said. "No!!!" My mother screamed as she hugged the little me close to her body. She stood with her limping form and went out of the room, with me close to her heart. The scene brought tears to my eyes, as I felt a stabbing pain in my heart. "Listen to me, Martha! I am not asking you to kill her. She is my child too. All I want is for you to dere her dead and make someone adopt her. We just want her to survive these transformation years." Nelson said. "But, how will she be able to live among those humans! They will be a threat to her. The transformation phase is soo hurtful, how will she be able to bear with it alone, without our guidance. Will you be able to bear with living without her?" My mother cried as my father held her close. I was suddenly pulled out from the image and the scene changed back to another one. "Please take her. I am entrusting my granddaughter to you. Keep her in good hands. I have cast the spell you asked for. The transformation won''t begin until she is 18." An old woman was talking to someone. I went around the night closer to them. I looked at the woman and that woman was none other than the woman that was standing in front of me. As I turned around to look at the face of the ones, to whom I was being given, I was suddenly pulled back to reality. My body felt like, it was on fire. I fell to my knees as the pain started to creep inside me and tears started to roll out of my eyes. "Aren''t you the one, who had marked my hand with this mystical tattoo? You were there with me back at my old home. I remember you." I said before I leaned on the ground to catch my breathlessness while closing my eyes. Chapter-30 Now I know, why I am different! Chapter-30 Now I know, why I am different! VICTORIA''S POV Earlier, I wasn''t able to recall, but now that I have seen her up so close and some of my memories, I suddenly started to remember a few things. I remembered how she was there when I had fallen into theke and my adoptive parents were inside the Lakeside house preparing dinner for me. It was she who had protected me but had disappeared in thin air after that. I had always thought it was just my illusion. I remembered that on my 18th birthday, I had met her on my way back to the house after grocery N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. shopping and had lent her some money as she had appeared as a beggar in front of me. At that time she had held my hand and a weird mark was left after she removed her hand. The mark was still there. I remembered her words from back then. She had said, "This is my gift, for your 18th birthday." Feeling myself bing hotter with each second, I opened my eyes and looked at my hands which looked alien to me. I could see some strange violet light around my hands as the scorching heat started to envelop my whole existence. "A violent light? Doesn''t this means..." She started but stopped mid-sentence before nodding her head as ifing into agreement with something she thought. "Easy their child. We wouldn''t want to turn those hands in other''s direction." She warned me before looking at me with keen eyes. "Keep your hands on the ground like that. Looks like your powers are handling their intensity, just fine by themselves." That olddy smiled before she came near me and put her hands on my shoulders, as she asked me to channel all the power into the ground. I did as she told me. I pressed my hands further into the ground, as a violent ring started to form near my hands. It was growingrger andrger as I felt some of my heat leaving my body. I could feel the ground shaking below me. I don''t know what was happening. All I knew was that I was feeling scared. I don''t know who I was, or specifically what I was? All I know is I had been living in a bundle of lies all my life. I had to part away from my parents because of some shitty things that they weren''t even ready to tell me. The pain they had to go through. The judgment and suspicious eyes I had to face all my life because I was different. It all started piling suddenly. All my life I had been thinking it was my fault for being different, that I was being punished. It wasn''t until I came in contact with my powers and Ca did I started feeling sane again. "Aahhhhh.¡­" I shouted on top of my lungs, to stop my emotions, as I saw suddenly the violet energy spreading all around me before it rose in the air makingrge pirs like things around me, and with a "Sshhh... Don''t be scared. They are just trying to protect you. From now on you''ll have to act ordingly with them. They''ll go to any extent to protect you, even if it means taking someone''s life." She told me as she patted my head coaxing. "At least, now I know why my daughter didn''t tell you about anything. I am sorry Victoria. I am sorry. First I triggered the activation of your energy and now I had opened the gate that was stopping your powers from affecting your life." The olddy said as she squatted down close to me. "It''s okay grandma. As you have said, one day or another I had to know about them. It''s better sooner thanter." I said as I smiled at her reassuringly. "You are right, but I must warn you. Don''t use your powers until and unless it''s a life and death situation for you. Your powers will o Lu attract evil energy towards you and your loved ones, and that''s thest thing you''ll want on your te since you''ve found your mate." She said to me. "Mate?" I asked confused. I have been hearing this word a lottely. "Mate? Soulmate? Hadn''t he told you yet?" My grandma asked, and then smiled as if realization hit her. "He hadn''t told me anything. Is there something I should know of?" I asked though I knew she won''t tell me anything by the knowing smile she was giving me. "All I can say is that the boy likes you. What are your feelings for him? As your grandmother, I think I have the right to know." She said, using the grandma''s card so that I can''t deny it anymore. "I like him a lot. And about him liking me. I know about that. I mean I have a gist of it. But I can''t say anything about it. To be honest, I am afraid of rtionships. First, my real mom dad had to leave me, then my friends left me thinking I am weird, them my parents died. I can''t bear to lose more people than I already have." I said not at all hiding my true feelings. It''s been a long time since I have been lying to myself, to Alexander, and more importantly to our friendship. It''s good to tell your real feelings to someone for a change. "I understand dear, but mark my words, he ain''t going to leave you for your weirdness, and nor he will die easily. Regarding leaving you, if he wishes to don''t die early, he won''t do that either. His wolf won''t allow." She said while murmuring thest part, that I could catch. "I don''t know. I think I am just not ready. Besides, am I not the person who wasn''t even supposed to be born? I don''t want to implicate anyone." I smiled sadly. I looked at the guy who was still standing dazed, knowing this has to be my grandma''s doing. Sighing loudly I looked at my hands that had created the pir earlier before waving them in the air while thinking that I am calm now. And as expected, all the pirs disappeared. "You are doing great. Remember my words. No use of power. Don''t show them, even to Alexander. There will be a right time for everything. Also, open your heart, my baby. There''s a world greater than the one you have created in your mind. I will suggest you give the boy a chance. You won''t be disappointed, I am sure of it." My grandmother said as she flicked her fingers and Alexander immediately came to my side. "Look, she is a human. Let''s talk alone." He said as he stood in front of me as if protecting me. I wanted tough at his gesture but thought against it. Seeing how Azrael nodded at me, I went ahead of leaving the party, knowing it was Alexander''s turn to hear her talk. But, wait a minute! Why would my witch Grandma want to talk to a human-like Alexander? Is it because I said, I liked the guy? Huh! I just hope she doesn''t reprimand him too much. Chapter-31 I am pissed at my mate Victoria Chapter-31 I am pissed at my mate Victoria ALEXANDER''S POV To say I was pissed today, would be an understatement. Currently, I was sitting in this booth talking with my friends about the pack matters, which I am sure Victoria wasn''t able to understand, by the look of her cute squinting face that she was scrunching from time to time as she sipped on some c that Daniel had offered her. Everything started good, with me flirting with Victoria in her house and would''ve even got a chance to hug her or maybe ''identally'' kiss her? But everything got spoiled because my wolf couldn''t take it, that we were trying to trick our mate. All romantic scenes watched in movies on how to pursue your girl and make her heart flutter went to waste. He wanted toe clean and don''t want to do anything until I tell her everything. I just don''t understand what does he expects from our human mate. I mean, does he think that I''ll go tell a human girl that, ''Hey! You are my soulmate, and we are meant to be together. And to add to that, I am a werewolf, you know, the supernatural who can turn into a wolf on a full moon? Well, I can turn anytime, and yeah one more thing, I am the alpha king, so will you be my queen?'' Like seriously? I am sure the girl would just p me and run miles away from me thinking I am some kind of freak. It''s not like I am not trying. I am trying my best to fill her heart with love so that things will be a bit easy-peasy for me. But, no! Even our mate is not helping me in that. I don''t know what goes in that cute little head of hers that whenever I try to show my concern, she just takes it as a sympathetic gesture. I mean, girl I freaking love you? And you are calling that pity? Though I can''t me her too much for it either, she has gone through a lot. At least she loves hunter, or thunder as she calls him. He is very content with that, and it often makes me feel jealous of him. The way he cuddles with her licks her and even can kiss her makes me jealous of him. And she is not any less, she also hugs him, ruffles his hair adoringly, kisses him, and sometimes even sleeps with him. Ahhhh!!! She will surely turn me into a lovesick puppy who is on his way to bing a real psychopath. Coming back to the point, I was pissed because my mate wasn''t making things easy for me in this club either. ''Did you know how she turned up at the club today!'' I yelled in my mind trying to ease some of my frustration. ''Well, that''s how everyonees to clubbing. Get over it, jealous freak.'' My wolf hunter chuckled, making me more frustrated in the process. Of course, he would say that. He gets his token of love every day, the problem is with me! ''Yeah! That''s the outfit, but not for her! Didn''t you see how alluring she looked in that outfit? I felt like ripping those clothes and have my way with her then and there. I so wanted to mark her mine, to tell the whole world that she was mine.'' I groaned before putting up my mental barrier to block hunter. And, her outfit wasn''t enough! She has to even talk with that bartender who was looking at her with a lust-filled gaze. It was as if, I wouldn''t have been there, he would''ve surely taken her out today. Luckily, he turned out to be a wolf and understood she was off limit, the moment he looked in my eyes, which I am sure were glowing with anger. At that time when I was pulling her away and had thrown her onto the couch. Oh god! What a perfect chance it was to devour those lips and punish her for her little mischief, but no! That also has to be ruined with my group that entered and made things awkward for us. And did I mentioned Daniel? He is always hovering around my mate like he is her mate or something. He did say one day that she was his mate, I don''t know what goes in that head of his. He has just mistaken his little fantasy towards my mate as some real love feelings. Oh my god! My alpha-beta is in love with my mate!! Does that need a council to be called? It''s a serious matter, no? Huh! So here was I back on the couch sitting like an angry king that I was because I wasn''t able to spend some alone time with my mate which I terribly wanted. I looked at my side, to pull her closer to me, in name of giving the space to everyone to sit as La was practically sitting on me that I didn''t like a bit, but she couldn''t sit there along with Aiden either because I know it will start a new blown fight among them, which is thest thing I wanted on my mind right Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. now. However, before I could say anything I was shocked when the seat beside me was empty. ''Where did she go now?'' I thought in my mind before I stood and started looking for her. "Alpha, so we were talking about those wolves who had been seen from time to time on the pack borders," Aiden said to me. But I was least bothered about that matter right now. It''s not like I want her to always stay in front of me, well it''s like that, but, right now I was feeling anxious because I had been feeling this strange premonition that someone was watching us from the moment I entered the club with her. I didn''t want to tell anyone because I didn''t want to spoil everyone''s mood, though I had alerted all the guards to be on guard if I needed them with something. I exited the booth and looked towards the dance floor to look for her, however, the sight that greeted me was something I wasn''t expecting in the slightest chance. There standing on the dance floor was Victoria, dancing do happily and sexily with her eyes closed and almost everyone on the dance floor was looking at her. I looked at how her top was rising a bit whenever she would throw her hands in the air, giving me or should I say everyone a perfect view of her milky skin. I looked at Daniel who suddenly, pulled her closer to himself and started dancing salsa with her. Though she didn''t dance much with him, it doesn''t mean it didn''t make me jealous for a second. Looking at her circling form, I started moving towards her in long strides, as she suddenly bumped into me. She was the epitome of seduction without even knowing it. The moment she collided with me, my body had a sudden reaction to her intoxicating sweating scent. When her soft chest collided with my stronger one, I couldn''t help it anymore as my body started to grow needy for her. There was only one way to extinguish this fire now, and that was none other than the person standing in front of me. So I did the only thing I could do at that time, to stop her from seducing everyone else. I pulled her out of the dance floor so that we can talk, but who knew she would be so angry at that. To be honest no one has shouted at me soo much, like the way she shouted at me. I was pissed and was getting angrier by each second. And the anger was not on her. It was on me because I can''t do anything to show her my real side and show her how much I loved her. I was angry because she med me for trying to act protective, that she said she didn''t need me. "God damn it! Victoria. You are such a dumb girl. I''ve never seen a girl dumber than you! Don''t you see it, why am I so protective of you?" I finally said, not being able to keep it in anymore. I have such a lovely mate, but here I am acting like a cat because of my fear of losing her. Deciding, it was enough, that I have given her enough time, I leaned towards her to finally taste those luscious lips. Ignoring all the weird noises that wereing from around me, and drowning in her intoxicating smell, I was about to touch our lips and seal the bond, when I heard a voice, I was least expecting. "Ahem! Ahem! I hope I am not interrupting something." Miss Azrael, one of the strongest witches of the strongest witch n was standing there, looking smilingly at us, or should I say, at my mate to be precise. ''What the hell is this all about?'' I thought as I Involuntarily pulled Victoria closer to me. Chapter-32 She cant reject me! Chapter-32 She can''t reject me! ALEXANDER''S POV No wonder I had been feeling that someone was watching over me or following us.te moment I entered the club. It turns out it was this witch''s doing. Noticing her creepy gaze at my mate, I asked her what was she doing here,ing and meeting the alpha king uninformed, through my mind link to which she replied smilingly, "Oh, I am here because I came to know, a very powerful person who shouldn''t have been born in the first ce was here. I came to pay my respects and check if that person is not having any troubles." Did I mention she didn''t even look at me while replying to me? Is she disrespecting the future alpha king because I am not throned yet? Moreover, her constant gaze on my mate was making me uneasy now, and what this powerful, should not be born person is all about? Is there something I should be worried about? Before I could ask her what she was talking about and should speak clearly rather than coherently puzzling me, I felt my whole body going numb and I fell into a dazed state. If it would''ve been any other normal supernatural, they wouldn''t have understood what happened in these few seconds, but being the alpha king, I knew what had happened. The witch had put me in a dazed state by surrounding my body with her hazy effect and plummeting her unconscious vibes in my body. Since my body was strong enough, they didn''t make me unconscious but it didn''t mean I didn''t felt dazed for a few seconds. The nerve of this woman!! I tried to look past the hazy cloud towards my mate, however, couldn''t see anything until I heard a shrill scream. That scream belonged to mate! Listening to our mate''s painful scream, the hunter immediately started panicking. I was standing there dazed because of the respect for the elder witch, but now that my mate''s safety was at stake, I couldn''t stand still anymore. Closing my eyes, I was about to ask the hunter to take over when suddenly I felt all the unconscious energy leaving me. Though the process was not more than of few seconds, it still unnerved and angered me. I looked at my mate that looked fine, apart from her dull and watery eyes that were a clear indication that she had just cried. It made my blood boil, to see my mate in such a state. This witch must have said something to her to ruin her mood like this. "What the hell did you say to my mate!? Now you are daring enough to y with the mate of the alpha king? Do you want to die?!" I asked Azrael through my mind link, to which she only smiled before shaking her head to tell that she didn''t say or did anything wrong. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g I looked back at my mate, who just smiled sadly at me before going towards the exit of the club. I turned around to follow her, because I knew she needed me right now even if she doesn''t agree to it, however, the next words of Azrael caught my attention and I involuntarily stopped in between. "You like her, don''t you?" She asked me, making me look at her as if she had grown two heads. ''She is my fuckin mate!! Do I like her? Are you crazy? Is that even a question? Of course, I don''t like her! I fuckin love her for god''s sake. Looks like the witch''s old age is getting to her head now.'' Of course, I didn''t say anything aloud, in fear that she mightin about it to my father that I was disrespecting her again. But, seriously, What kind of tricky game was she ying at? I looked at her questioningly not wanting to exin my love to a witch who supposedly knows nothing about the mate bond and its strength. "Awe¡­did I angered the to-be Alpha king now? Haha...you are truly epic. But, I would like to know, why haven''t you told her about your feelings for her, yet? I can practically feel the sexual tension in the air, whenever both of you were around each other alone, from thest one hour in the club. " Azrael ''This old woman doesn''t have any shame, does she?'' I thought while I rolled my eyes before leaning on the railing of the balcony. "Ohmon, cut the crap already! I might look old, but I am keeping up with your generation too." She said looking at me earnestly to check if my anger has died down or not. "What do you want?" I asked getting straight to the point, though, feeling less angry than before. "All I want is for you to take care of her. If I wouldn''t have interrupted just now, you would''ve kissed her right? Don''t you know kissing your mate, with your strength as alpha king will start the mate bond and she will involuntarily fall for you? Don''t you think it''s appropriate for you to tell her all about yourself before you kiss her or make any moves on her? Look, I don''t care whatever you do or how much time you spend with her, just don''t break her heart. I have taken the child under my care, and if I see as much as one tear falling from her eyes, I will make sure to destroy many packs before I go down." Azrael said as she smiled creepily at me. ''Well, that''s a relief. At least she doesn''t want to hurt our mate.'' I thought in my mind. ''You are contented with that? Who does this old hag witch think she is to order and warn the alpha king around! Has she lived enough? Does she not love her life anymore? Though, I must say, her words did make sense, about that mate-bond thing.'' Hunter said as he paced around with his glowing eyes indicating he was still a little bit angry. Rolling my eyes at him, I looked back at Azrael. "I don''t intend to make her cry myself. I just, I am not sure if she would ept me, the way I am. I mean, it doesn''t happen every day that a werewolf would propose to her. I am just a little bit vary of being rejected." I said finally admitting to someone that I was afraid of for the first time. I know Azrael since I was a kid and know that apart from her unfiltered mouth, she doesn''t mean any harm, because their n had already signed a peace treaty with us. "What if she thinks the same? That, why a man like you, would love her and dedicate his whole life to loving her? Looks, it''s all between you and her, and I don''t mean to interrupt your pace, but you do remember that you are going to be throned soon right? Do you really want to wear the crown, with no one by your side? And this fear of being rejected, if you''ll let it take over like you are doing, you''re never gonna make it through. Just give it a chance. Besides, she is a mere human as you have said, she won''t even know how to reject a werewolf properly, then how do you think she will reject you?" She asked and I hate to admit it, but her words made sense. Until and unless someone rejects their mate by saying those words including the full name, with adding few droplets of blood does only, the mate bond cease to exist. She is human and doesn''t even know about our species. How will she be able to perform the ritual of rejection? Besides, even if she just says no to my proposal, I can always try to win her back. Smiling thankfully at the witch, that my thought was sorted now, I was about to turn around to follow the trail of my mate, when the next question she asked stopped me, dead in my tracks. "By the way, are you guys trying to weaken your immunity and powers or something?" She asked making me confused as I looked at her with a questioning gaze, signaling her to continue. "If not, then why are you drinking these weakening potion herbs that renders a werewolf powerless and make him unable to heal for the next 40 or so hours?" She asked truly confused, while my eyes widened in shock. "What did you say? A weakening potion?" "Yes, I have been seeing this potion, in every drink including beers and wine, since, the moment I entered the club. Didn''t you notice the pinkish color of the drinks? Are you guys practicing some new trend that I don''t know of?" She asked me tilting her head, looking truly confused. However, I couldn''t wait there to reply to her anymore, as I opened my mind link to all the pack members and informed everyone about the situation and rushed inside the club to ask the humans to throw all the drink away, who I can''t contact with my mind link. Chapter-33 I dont need my powers to protect myself! Chapter-33 I don''t need my powers to protect myself! VICTORIA''S POV "Ca! Ca! Save me! I am on fire! My whole body is burning!" I shouted in my head as I looked at my body that was engulfed in fire. "What are you doing?! What am I supposed to do in a situation like this! It''s not me who can control your powers. It''s you!" Ca shouted back making me wince in pain. "Then, who am I supposed to go to look for help?" I asked back. "Didn''t that olddy told you to keep your emotions in check. Can''t you see that you might be on fire, but you are not particrly feeling any pain? Even your clothes are not burning for god''s sake!" Ca remarked. Her words made me looked at my clothes. They were on fire, no doubt, but not even a single thread of the cloth was burning for real. Just what kind of magic is this? I have so engrossed in my thoughts that all my previous thoughts of self-depreciation dissolved and the N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. fire around me started to fade eventually. I looked at my hands in shock that were clean, like I wasn''t on fire, but was showering. Not even a spec of ash was there on my body. However, when I looked down, I could see the leaves around me all burnt and the ground was wiped clean. It had formed a circle kind of thing around me. You guys must be confused as to what''s happening and what the hell am I talking about right? Let me start from the beginning. So as everyone knows, I exited the bar after my talk with Grandma Azrael because I wasn''t interested in what she has to say to Alexander. "Wasn''t it because she didn''t allow you to say anything?" Ca said rolling her eyes. "Uhh...I didn''t want to listen anyways okay. I don''t like intruding on people''s privacy." "Look who''s speaking. Weren''t you the one who tried to read Alexander''s thoughts?" Ca said making me groan before I blocked her. So as I was saying, I went into the forest after exiting the club. Now you guys might reprimand me that why I came into the forest after what happened earlier with that bad wolf. And honestly, I don''t have any words to exin myself. I was so lost in my world constantly thinking that how much my real mom and dad had to suffer so that I could live in this world, that I didn''t even notice that I was in the middle of the forest until I smelled fire smoke around me. It was only then that I realized, it wasn''t that the ce around me was the only thing burning, I was burning with it. Or should I rephrase it and say, I was the one burning it. Of course, it''s because I was soo lost in my thoughts of self-loathing that I forgot that I have some supernatural powers that go to any extent to protect me. And maybe the fire was just a symbol of my anger towards the world that made my parents suffer so much. So here was I, trying to calm my nerves as I noticed the ce around me burnt. As I was busy looking at the burnt leaves I felt someone nearing me from my behind. I turned around to see who it was, however, when I looked back I didn''t saw anyone there. Thinking that it might just be one of my hallucinations, I shrugged my shoulders and was about to start moving out of the forest when I felt a presence near me again. This time closer than I would''ve liked. Closing my eyes, I tried to feel the presence as I continued moving. "Whoever you are,e out before I get angry. I am already in the bad mood, okay? I don''t want to kill someone now. So let''s talk it out, yeah? I mean if you don''t want to die." I tried thinking that the person might get angry if I talk such nonsense. Much to my horror, I saw a man dressed purely in ck clothes from head to toe, running towards me with a knife in his hand. Even his face was covered with a ck mask. "Good going Victoria. Maybe that person wasn''t even here for you. But you have to go around provoking bad people so that they can mess with us, no?" Ca rolled her eyes as she sat in the chair rxing. "Dude! Can you stopining? The man is running towards us with that knife. And thatrge knife looks no joke." I thought as I tried to spot a wooden log around me that can be used to knock the person off. "I am so dumb. I can use my powers to knock the guy off." I smiled wickedly, excited that I will get to use my powers for protecting myself for real. "Uhuh! Didn''t that olddy told you? No use of powers until it''s a life and death situation." Ca said as she squinted her brows at my suggestion. "This girl. You can''t give me any suggestions on how to fight back, but always have enough points to reprimand me." I said as I looked at the nearing man. Holding the hand that he raised in the air to hurt me with the knife, I turned the man around before taking him in a hand lock position. Before he could react to my new position, I kicked behind his knees making him sit involuntarily as I turned his wrist to free the knife from his hand. Kicking his vital spots, near his chest, hand, and leg, I turned his body in another deadlock before choking him. I released him when his face was turning purple and stood back. As soon as he stood again trying to fight me, I kicked the chin of that man in the upward motion, and soon I could see blooding out from his nose and mouth. ''Does these people think I am only dependent upon these problematic powers to save myself? I have been learning taekwondo and ancient martial arts since I was seven.'' I thought proudly. However, my moment of feeling proud was cut short when I see two more mening towards me with clear killing intent in their eyes. "I think they are angry because I killed their friend." I thought in my mind. However, this time rather than making some snarky or sarcastic remark, Ca said something that left me in a thoughtful gaze. "Or they areing at you because they wanted to kill you from the very beginning?" She said and I saw her concerned-filled eyes for the first time. Chapter-34 I dont want to die like this Chapter-34 I don''t want to die like this VICTORIA''S POV I don''t want to admit it, but seeing her concerned-filled eyes, I felt a bit touched. Sighing loudly, I smirked before saying, "Don''t worry baby, I got this." I winked before I pulled my hair right and with a jerk broke a branch from the tree that could be used to beat these guys who were making my night more worse than it already was. As one of the men neared me with that knife in hand, doing the mistake of dying as the previous man had done, I lifted the stick in the air before wiping it with full force on his hand. As the knife fell from his hand, I turned around before swinging the stick and hitting the second guy to make him drop his dagger that he had taken out from his jacket when I was hitting the first one. I was about to turn around, when I felt a punch to my side, making me stumble on my footing. This made me angry this time. I hated being hit from behind the most. Breaking the log in two, I looked at the guys with newfound anger, as I started countering their hits with the log while kicking their vital and weak points. Giving the roundhouse kick to the second guy who was about to punch me, I send him hitting the tree before I looked at the guy who looked a bit scared now. Looking into his sacred eyes, I wanted to spare him, but his next move of secretly taking out the small knife from his back pocket made me angry. Punching the face twice, I kicked him straight on his nose bone. His eyes rolled back in his head which was a clear indication that he was dead now. ''Welk it wasn''t as easy as I was guessing.'' I thought and was about to show off and boast about my fighting skills to Ca, however, before I could do that, I could see three more men running towards me while screaming a scream of anger. "You''ve got to be kidding me!" I thought in my head as I took the fallen knives of the two-man that came at me earlier. Taking a knife in each hand, I looked at them with a confident gaze. To be honest, today was the first time I was feeling the soul of that confident girl from two years back inside me. This time, I didn''t wait for ten toe at me, rather, I ran towards them with my knives. Well, technically they aren''t mine, but you got the point. Bending down I slid towards them while knifing two of them in their thighs. I heard a shrill scream of agony from them before I turned around and stood again. As one of them swung his knife towards me, I bend down before turning around and knifing the person in the stomach. Kicking off the second person that was about toe at me, I knifed the third person straight in the chest before he could plunge his knife at me. I looked at the only left man on the ground, as he started backing while he was down on the ground. The sight was truly pathetic, with my bloody hands and clothes, but these guys left me no choice but to turn into this monster. I was about to swing and plunge my knife into the chest of this person, but before I could do that, he whistled loudly. I looked at him confused, not knowing why he did that. Shaking my head to cancel every second thought I was getting to spare him, I plunged my knife in the side of his neck, and stream blood started oozing out. Looking at my bloody hands, I wiped them on the nearby tree leaves, because let us be honest, the smell of blood is gruesome. I know what you guys are thinking. You probably might be thinking I am some kind of weird psychotic murderer. I won''t refute it either. I was taught to save myself at any cost from any evil thing, even if thates at the cost of killing someone, from a very young age. This wasn''t my first killing either. I have been attacked like this at my home back in New York too. Maybe that was also because I was the daughter of the strongest witch n princess in the world. They might''vee to know about me, about my telepathic powers, and that''s why they tried to hurt me. Though, I won''t deny that my adoptive parents had be too protective of me at that time. I guess, they also knew the truth about my species and what it meant to be existence. My father even bought me a pistol, and I still remembered how he had urged me to get well versed with all kinds of ammunition. At that time I thought he was going crazy with his overprotective feeling, but now that I think about it, it looks like I will be using those skills quite a lot from now on that I know the truth about myself. I stood ready to exit the forest before some other persones trying to kill me, however, I was in for a bigger surprise. Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. I looked up and noticed around 15-20 men running towards me with the killing intent while crying a war cry as if they were hell-bent on the idea of ending me today. I won''t be able to fight them I know. Winning over all of them was a far cry. Besides I can''t even use my powers. Wait! My grandma did say to use the powers only when it''s a life and death situation. It''s a life-and-death situation, isn''t it? I will die at their hands today if I don''t kill them first, no? I hated to admit but I was feeling scared for real. I don''t want to die like this. I haven''t even tell Alexander that I loved him. I was yet to be rejected by him if he didn''t like me. I am yet to be in a serious rtionship. I haven''t even had a nightstand with anyone! I haven''t even tried the strongest alcohol in the world. "There are soo many things I am yet to try. I can''t die like this. No, I won''t allow it." I thought as a newfound determination pounded in my heart. I was busy thinking about whether should I use my powers or not when suddenly I saw one of them almost close to me. As I looked at him plunging his knife at me, I kicked him away, making him hit the tree. However, before I could turn around and fight back the second person, someone hit me with a log on my back that made me lose my bnce as I fell on the ground feeling a bit dizzy. I looked up with my blurry vision and saw one of them plunging his knife at me. Caught off guard, I sat with my knees closed as I raised my hands in front of my face to protect myself, however, the hit never came. Before I could open my eyes to see why I wasn''t hit, I heard a scream filled with agony, as I was engulfed in a familiar scent. "Alexander?" I whispered feeling a little bit secure in his arms. Chapter-35 Feeling aroused at the wrong time Chapter-35 Feeling aroused at the wrong time VICTORIA''S POV Before I could rejoice in my happiness that Alexander was here and I might have a chance at survival, a thought struck my mind, that made me more scared than I already was. "Alexander was just a normal human being. How will he be able to fight off these men alone?" I thought and suddenly remembered the shrill scream filled with the agony that had echoed in the forest just now. Opening my eyes from the bliss that I was feeling, I looked at the man that was holding me in his arms. However, his eyes were not on me. His eyes were trained on the men that were standing there while they looked at Alexander. And wait, is that fear in their eyes, that I am sensing? My eyes then followed on the ground where the man that was about to attack me earlier, was shredded to half. I looked at Alexander in horror. Did he do that? "Oh my god! How much strong is he, to shred a person in two? What is he hiding under that shirt of his?" I thought as my eyes widened in shock. "Jesus, girl! Is that the only thing you are concerned about? You''re more naughty than me!" Ca asked as she looked at the scene in horror. I smiled awkwardly at herment before I blocked my mind from the view I''m front so that she won''t have to see this gruesome sight. She might not be used to all this blood and human killing for all I know. I must add if you guys were thinking that I am some weird psychotic murderer then Alexander was on a whole other level from me. I looked back at the guy, and it was only then, did I noticed his clear hazel eyes that were shining in the dark. It made me want to touch his face, and grab his attention towards me. "Alexander?" I whispered. Is that weird, that even after seeing such a gruesome sight, I was still not feeling any kind of fear from him. The sense of security from earlier only increased. "Sshh...I am here. No one will be able to touch you or hurt you anymore, my mate." Alexander said, and boy did his voice felt so nice to my ears. I don''t know if it was just me but I felt like his voice was way deeper than the other times. It might be just my hallucination or because he was angry at the guys, but it was sexy nheless. ''Uhhh! Concentrate Victoria! Now is not the time for you to get aroused because of his voice and surface your love for him that you have hidden behind all thoseyers.''I reprimanded myself before I looked back at him. Lifting me in the air, he made me sat behind a tree before he bent and looked at me, "Now, we won''t want these pretty eyes to see such dirty things and taint them, do we?" He asked as he tucked a strand of hair behind my ears. Looking in his eyes that were so captivating and alluring, I just nodded before shaking my head in denial. "Then, my sweet Victoria will keep her eyes closed until I say to open them, right?" He said as he gripped my chin gently, wiping the side of my lips. I nodded in agreement, still dazed in his eyes, as I saw him retracing his had. I could see a little blood on his thumb that he used to wipe my lips. Still gazing at me, he put the thumb in his mouth, before he sucked on it. ''What in the actual hell!'' I screamed in my mind, feeling more aroused than shocked at his gesture. "Good girl." He said before he went behind the tree. Do you guys ever get that feeling, when someone tells you to not look at something or do something, but then every cell of your body forces you and bes curious as to why they denied and then you can''t help yourself but want to peak at the thing? Well, that''s exactly what I was feeling right now. Thinking that a small nce won''t hurt, I turned around slightly, while still hiding behind the tree. I tried to spot Alexander among the men of the opposite party. I could hear the screams of pain and agony, and knowing that none of them belonged to my Alexander, I heaved a sigh of relief. ''Wait, did I just called him Mine? Where the hell did ite from?'' I thought surprised at my feelings. As I turned around again, to see what was happening I saw only 5 men were left standing and one of them punched Alexander in the chest, with a knife in his hand. I was almost convinced to go there and start fighting again to help my savior, but, then I saw him holding the hand of that person in his hand before he kicked the man away. This resulted in that man''s limb separating from his body, as the man hit the tree while his hand was still in Alexander''s hands oozing blood. Throwing the hand away, Alexander took the knife from the ground, before he plunged the knife in three of them at lightning speed. He was soo good at this!! And here I was, always acting proud because of my skills. In front of him, my skills were nothing but like a newborn baby in front of his ancestors. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g Seeing that almost everyone was down and Alexander was fighting off thest man, I turned around so that I can act like I didn''t see anything, that included him dismembering the man or taking out limbs from a few. I waited for Alexander toe to me, but when few seconds passed and I didn''t hear any sound, I thought of turning and see what was happening, but as soon as I tilt my body, I saw Alexander face almost a few inches away from mine, which shocked me making me fall back, as I hit the ground with a groan. "My naughty Victoria, don''t you know, curiosity kills the cat," Alexander said in his same deep sexy voice that I havee to love before he chuckled and helped me get up. Once I was sitting again, I looked at his body, for any wound, but didn''t saw anything from above. Taking his shirt in my hand I tore the shirt, exposing his chest to me. cing my hand on the ce where he was almost knifed, I searched for any wound and sighed when I didn''t feel anything. "What are you doing?" Alexander asked as he held my hand in ce, by cing his hand on top of mine. It was only then, did I realize, what I was doing, and how much of apromising position were we sitting in. Earlier, when I tore his shirt, it was done with a pure intention to check for wounds, but now that I have checked already, my eyesnded on his chest again, going down as I noticed his abs. ''Oh..oh..these lickable abs..oh my god.'' I thought in my head, as my eyes explored his chest, looking at them like they were the best candy that I want to taste, forgetting all about how my hand was still on his chest under his. Holding the hand that was on his chest, Alexander pulled me close to himself, before, making our bodies almost touch each other. "You didn''t answer me. What are you doing?" He asked as he leaned closer to me, cing his head in my neck. Maybe he is tired after fighting soo many men. "I was checking for any wound. By the way, thank you for saving me today." I murmured slowly, knowing all too well, how it would''ve turned if he wouldn''t havee in time. "It''s my pleasure and duty to save my mate," Alexander said, as I felt his deep breathing on my neck. "Wait, are you sniffing me?" I asked horrified when I realized what he was doing for thest few seconds. "Mmm...your scent calms me." He said as he ced his left hand on my back before he brought me closer to his body. "Yeah? Then smell all you want. I am free anyways." I said casually. ''Seriously? You horny girl! You just want him to keep hugging you, while he rxes, no?'' a voice boomed in my head. Realizing what I said just now, I coughed awkwardly, "I meant to say, you can rx all you want because I am tired too. Let''s go backter together, yeah, that''s what I wanted to say." I said correcting my words. Soon I heard his deep and sexy chuckle reverberating my whole body as we were still hugging. "I know baby." He said before he hugged me more closer to himself. Oh, how much I want this moment tost for eternity. Chapter-36 I want to propose Alexander but he isnt even asking me to prom! Chapter-36 I want to propose Alexander but he isn''t even asking me to prom! VICTORIA''S POV Uhhh! I was done with this nagging argument between me and my conscience, about whether I should tell Alexander about my feelings or not. Sitting in the ssroom where our biology teacher was busy exining the anatomy of a human, in which I was least interested, since, I have already studied this material and was well-versed with that, I was thinking about how should I tell Alexander about my feelings for him. Yup, you guys heard that right. I was thinking of proposing to him, for real this time. It has been 3 days since that incident outside the club happened. Though he had never expressed any strong feelings towards me, however, I don''t know why, I get this feeling that he also likes me, especially, after the way how he protected me that day. Besides, the fight outside the club that day made me realize, that my life was full of animosity and danger. Who should I fight for? I don''t even know if I will get to see the next day or not. Now, amidst all these things, if I have to live like a coward, hiding my feelings, hiding everything from everyone, then was it even worth it to live? "Aren''t you saying too much? Don''t go that deep into things. People might start thinking that you care for yourself." Ca scoffed in between making me roll my eyes at her. Okay fine, I am bluffing. It''s all Ca who has been nagging me to tell him how I feel before, he is snatched away by other girls, because let me be honest, this university is filled with sexy and beautiful girls. "Happy?" I asked her after praising her, to which she nodded happily. However, proposing him wasn''t an easy feat either. I was terribly confused, about how should I go with this process. Yup, it was a process I know I have to go through because I was sure that whatever I feel for him was Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! real. Should I just directly go to him and say, ''Hey I like you and want to give it a go, do you like me too?'' but that would sound toome and rude. Or should I go for something romantic and poetic to make his heart swell, that he finds it hard to reject me? But that won''t suit my personality. It will look too fake if I do something like that. As I was busy in my thoughts thinking about different methods of proposing Alexander, something hit my head, making me jerk my head in the direction from where the note came. "Are you fuckin'' crazy?" I mouthed to Chris who was grinning like an idiot he was. Opening the note that he had thrown on me, I read, "Who are you going to prom with?" This reminds me, I was still without a partner and practically ineligible to join the prom that was going to be held tomorrow night to celebrate 50 years of the university. "I don''t have a partner yet, what about you and others?" I write before looking at our teacher, rxed when she wasn''t looking this way, and throwing the note back at him. It hit him square in the nose, pleasuring me as I giggled at his squinting face. I don''t know what he found funny in my note but as soon as he opened my note, he started giggling as he bends his head to hide from the teacher''s gaze. I looked at him out of the corner of my eyes as he scribbled something again. He threw the note at me, aiming for my face again. However, this time I was prepared and caught it right in time. Smirking at his failed attempt, I opened the note to see what he wrote, but my smile froze in ce, as I looked at him in disbelief. It said, "I am going with Ang, Aiden is going with Katie, and Sean is going with Tina. I am not sure about Daniel but I heard some girl talking about asking him out today." "You guys already have partners? So fast?" I mouthed to him in disbelief as he shrugged. "What about me? Am I the only one left without a partner?" I wrote, hurriedly throwing the note at him, waiting impatiently for him to reply. After reading the note, he looked at me, before shaking his head in my direction as if thinking I was a lost cause. Well, I was without a partner anyways, doesn''t that make me a lost cause. I waited for him to write whatever he was writing while ncing at the teacher from time to time who was busy teaching with her back facing us. I didn''t have to wait for long, as soon I saw a note flying towards me. It read, "Well, you wouldn''t havee to this, if you weren''t hell bend on rejecting everyone who asked you to the prom." I hate to admit it, but, he was right. When we came to college today, and the talk about prom was all over the ce, guys were lining in my ss to ask girls out. Luckily, I was one of those single girls because my partner was not decided yet. Unlike, Tina, Ang, Katie, and others, I didn''t have any partner, which made me eligible for being asked out to dance. However, I refused everyone politely as I was waiting for someone special''s proposal. Now that I think about Alexander, I wonder if he had said yes or asked any girl out, yet. I took out a fresh note and asked, "What about Alex?" before throwing it back to Chris. Reading my note he just shrugged which made me disappointed. cing my head on the desk sighing heavily I waited for the bell to ring as all my good mood from earlier was spoiled. I exited the ssroom as soon as I heard, the bell ringing. This was myst ss for the day. I was hoping to have fun with guys, but now that my mood is all spoiled, I am nning to go meet thunder after having lunch. cing my bagzily on my left shoulder, I shoved my books inside my locker, before closing it with a loud bang. "Woah! Someone looks angry." Danielmented as I saw him leaning on his locker while he was looking at me with a quirked brow. "AHH! Don''t talk to me right now. I am super pissed." I said before walking away. Jogging along with me, he ced his hand on my shoulder before pulling me closer, as the corridor was swarmed by studentsing out from their sses. "And what is it that made our sassy girl, pissed?" Daniel asked making me chuckle at his sassy remark. "I don''t have a partner for the prom yet. Doesn''t that makes me ineligible for tomorrow''s dance?" I said, before hanging my head disappointed. "Aww...so this is what it''s all about? Don''t worry, I can- ouch!" Daniel started but stopped mid-sentence making me look at him in question as he halted his steps making me stop along with him, because of his hand. Before I could ask him what happened, I smelled the familiar scent that I havee to love, near me. "Ouch! Will you release your hold now?" Daniel whispered yelled making me look behind him, before rolling my eyes as I saw Alexander holding the back of Daniel''s neck. "How dare you leave me behind to pick all the balls ande here chat with girls?" Alexander said before he jumped aside and ced his hand on my other shoulder. "Well, wasn''t it, ''your'' punishment to begin with? Why would I help you, knowing too well, that, Mr. Peter will probably kill me if he came to know that I helped you." Daniel said as they started walking together. "Guys, can you remove your hands? I am not your handstand you know?" I said, feeling burdened when these heavyweights were suddenly ced on both my shoulders. But, did they listen to me? "Still, as a good friend, you could''ve lent me your help in cing them. The punishment was about picking the balls not cing them." Alexander said pouting his lips. ''Good, ignore me, now.'' I thought angrily. "Oh, I forgot to greet you. How was your day beautiful?" Alexander asked me, which made me looked at him with anger-filled eyes. ''You hadn''t forgotten to put your heavy hand on my shoulder! You ask me how was my day? Well, I was swarmed by guys asking me to prom, but the guy that I wanted, wasn''t even anywhere close.'' I thought in my head as I looked at him. "Woah! Why are you shooting daggers at me?" He asked as he raised his hands in the air as if surrendering in defeat. "You! You.¡­don''t talk to me." I said before pushing both of them away and leading straight to the canteen. "What happened to her?" I heard Alexander ask Daniel as I was leaving. "What happened to me? Love happened! You happened!" I wanted to scream at him but controlled my anger, as I didn''t want to ruin my mood, since, I still have to think of ways of confessing my love to him. This guy is dumb. He wouldn''t even know of his feelings even when he falls in love with me. Looks like it''s me who needs to take the first step here. Chapter-37 Daniel is going to propose her? Chapter-37 Daniel is going to propose her? ALEXANDER''S POV ''What has gotten inside her brain?'' Was the only thing I could think of when she told me not to talk to her. I mean, was she alright? This wasn''t how her reaction should be after I saved her life two days back, no? Currently, I was confused because I didn''t know why Victoria was giving me a cold shoulder today. "You must''ve done something wrong. You always screw things anyways. Huh!! She is always happy with me, be it in Human form or my wolf form." Thundermented, making me more annoyed than I already was. Did I mention that I was also feeling super jealous since that fight in front of the club? Let me tell you what happened that day. Once, Miss Azrael told me that there was something wrong with the drinks, I had asked everyone to throw away all the drinks and vomit out the drink, who have drunk it. Though I was giving them instructions, I was having this constant bugging feeling that something wasn''t right. "There is something wrong with our mate. I feel like she is in some danger." Thunder had warned me at that time. "Shut up, you are just a lovesick puppy who always wants to be with your mate, but, you need to understand that being the to be alpha king, we have to look after our pack first and then at our motives." I reprimanded him, to which he only growled at me. Though I was telling him to concentrate on the duties, I can''t deny the fact that even I was having this uneasy feeling of something being wrong with her. I have to get this over with so that I can check up on her as soon as possible. "Is everything in control?" I asked Daniel and once he gave the nod of approval, I ran out of the club towards the direction where I had seen her going. As I was getting deeper inside the forest, I could feel the feeling of dread settling in my heart as I smelled blood. With thunder pacing inside me, urging me to rush towards our mate, I followed the scent of blood, and it wasn''t long before I reached there. The first thing that came to my notice was the bodies of the dead man sprawled on the ground, heavily wounded. I was observing their bodies closely to see if that was an animal attack or what when I suddenly heard the noise of people fighting. I looked towards my left, from where the noise of rustling of leaves wasing, and tiptoed in the direction. The scent of Victoria was strongest here and I hated to say it, but, I was feeling fearful, afraid of what I will see here. As I turned around the trees, the sight that came in front of me, angered me soo much, that before I could try to control it, thunder took over my body. "Thunder! Come back! She doesn''t know about us, yet! You can''t just change your form like that! She will be scarred for life! I promise I won''t spare anyone who tried to hurt our mate and will kill them brutally, please don''t scare her more than she already is." I yelled from inside whole thunder just looked at me with red eyes, indicating he was too angry to care right now. I know our mate''s safety was more important in this scenario, and that was the main reason why I was stopping thunder. I didn''t want her to get scared of us and run for life. "Does fighting them need me changing into a wolf? I am powerful enough." Thunder words echoed in my head, before he or should I say, I jumped in front of my mate who was about to be stabbed by a man. Dismembering his hands, thunder immediately hugged her, in a protective gesture. ''Gone. Everything is finished. She will hate us from now on.'' I thought as I looked at how Thunder had dismembered the person. I was about the ask, thunder toe back and let me take over the body so that I can still handle the situation, but before I could do that, I heard thunder speaking in his deep voice, "Sshh...I am here. No one will be able to touch you or hurt you anymore, my mate." I looked at our mate, waiting for her to push back thunder away from her and scream in horror, but to my surprise, none of that happened. She was getting shy listening to thunder''s words offort as if her long-lost lover hade to save her, as she looked at him with doe-like eyes. ''Shy'' for god''s sake!! And for all the time I saved her ass from all the trouble, what did I get in return? She would always get angry at me or fight me! Even though she doesn''t know that it''s Thunder inside the body, she is still siding with him. Her Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. favoritism for thunder is beyond me. Seriously! I looked at how Thunder dismembered and killed everyone who was there to kill our mate and how our mate was watching him in amazement. Shouldn''t she be feeling disgusted? How the hell does her brain works? I think she has a thing for a macho man or something for her to react like that. I practically sat there watching how thunder was flirting with our mate and she was acting all innocent and shy. She even tore his, or should I say my shirt to check for the wounds. She never did that when I was in control of the body! I watched how she roamed her soft hands on my chest, while thunder was looking at her as if it was taking him a lot of effort to not kiss her then and there. If that would''ve been some other person, I would''ve probably tried to kill him, but can I kill my own body? After that, thunder sent her back home safely and they almost kissed, if not for thunder being righteous because he didn''t want to try anything before I tell her everything. Yeah! You heard that right. We almost kissed! All in all, the point of all this talk was, that, Victoria didn''t know whether it was thunder or Me inside the body. Then, why was she acting cold to me now? "Hey! You''ve been calling me thunder for quite some time. Have you forgotten my real name?" Thunder asked. "No, but don''t you like this name because our mate calls you that," I asked. "Well, that''s true." Thunder or should I say hunter shrugged. Rolling my eyes at his behavior I came back to the present, where Daniel was saying something and I suddenly heard Victoria''s name. "What about Victoria?" I asked. "You didn''t hear anything I said?" Daniel asked as we moved towards the canteen. "Oh, I was thinking about something You tell me, what you were saying earlier." I urged. "Nothing much. I received a message from Chris. I had asked him to ask Victoria if she was going to prom with someone, and luckily, she doesn''t have a partner." Daniel said smiling. The prom! That''s right! I am still to ask Victoria to be my partner for the night! With her being so angry with me, how will I be able to do that? "And?" I asked confused, shifting my focus back to Daniel. What has Victoria not having a partner got to do with him? "I am thinking of asking her out," Daniel said causally. Hearing his words, I could feel thunder feeling possessive, as he wed at me toe out. "Don''t!" I shouted at him. The word was for thunder, to stop him from wing at me toe out, however looks like it worked for Daniel too, making him widen his eyes in surprise. ring at everyone to go with their work, I looked back at Daniel, as I looked him straight in the eyes to make my point clear. "Don''t bother with that. I am her partner. She is going with me." I said as I started to move. "Do you have feelings for her?" Daniel asked out of the blue and I couldn''t help but pause at his question. Did I like her? People have been asking me this question quite a lot. When I didn''t say anything, he continued, "Well, I was asking because I am nning to propose to her today after the dance. Wish me luck. yeah?" He said before running towards our friends who were calling him while ying some game. It was not until he was out of my sight, did I realized, what he meant. He is going to propose to her today? As soon as I heard his words, the shback of Victoria smiling andughing with him, starting surfacing in my head and I couldn''t help but feel the fear of losing her if she says yes to him. "I have never seen such a coward, seriously. You are a freaking alpha king! She is your mate and you are afraid of proposing to her. How are you even able to stay calm, after hearing, that some other man is going to propose to her?" Thunder reprimanded me that added fuel to my anger. "Shut up okay! I am gonna ask her out today myself. With me in the picture, I will make sure that she doesn''t say yes to Daniel even if she denies me." I said with finality, my voice bing deep because of the contained anger. Chapter-38 Alexanders weird way of asking me to prom includes kidnapping? Chapter-38 Alexander''s weird way of asking me to prom includes kidnapping? VICTORIA''S POV Can you guys guess, what I am doing right now? Eating? Yup, you are right. I was eating. And not only eating, but I was also staring at the people who were sitting in front of me, eating while they boast about having a partner for the prom. Taking a bite from my sandwich, I stared, more like red, at the girls of our group who were giggling happily, as my annoyance was getting near its peak. Gazing to my left, I noticed Chris moving towards us with his lunch as heughed with his friends. Isn''t he the reason why I am not in good mood, in the first ce? "He is," Ca confirmed and thus, smirking widely, I looked back at my food, taking another bite, to act monotonous. Since the only empty seat on the table was beside me, Chris ced his te on the table beside me and was about to sit, but, as soon as he bent his body to sit, I pulled the chair underneath from him, making him fall with an ''oomph''. Everyone paused what they were doing, and looked at me shocked. After a few seconds of silence, I heard loudughter erupting from my table as everyone started "Try disturbing and annoying me next time," I said smirking, before sipping on my juice, while everyone showed me two thumbs up,plimenting my revenge, making me bow dramatically. "You!-" He started while ring at me, but stopped when he nced behind me. Turning around, I noticed Daniel standing there leisurely, with a yful smile on his face. "Is our Victoria getting mischievous again?" He murmured before he pulled on my cheeks. Swatting his hand away, I went back to my eating, while the guys started talking again. "Hey, umm, so I wanted to ask you something." Daniel started. "Mm...shure...go aheazz," I said with my mouth full, as my gazended on his pasta. Taking a bite from his pasta, I almost moaned because of its taste. "Umm, so here''s the thing, I want to say something to you, but Currently, for several reasons, I can''t. I was thinking of saying it after the prom tomorrow, but now that Alexander is your partner for the night, can you spare me a few minutes after the dance?" Daniel asked smiling at my eating while scratching the back of his neck nervously. I almost choked on my food, listening to his words. "What did you say, in the end?" I asked again, not sure if I heard it right. "Spare me a few minutes?" Daniel repeated confused. "No, before that." "Because Alexander is your partner?" "Yeah, about that. Who told you Alexander is my partner for the prom, as long as I know he hasn''t even asked-" before I couldplete my sentence, arge hand mped on my mouth, rendering me unable to say anything. Smelling the familiar scent I knew, who it was, and thus, after quickly finishing the food in my mouth, I bit on his palm. "Geez! Ouch! What are you doing?" He whispered yelled. "What the hell are YOU doing, with your hand-" I turned around to shout, but stopped mid-way when I noticed how close his face was to mine. If we both pucker our lips, I am sure, we will be able to at least have a small peck. Looking at his luscious lips, I so badly wanted to cover that 2 inches difference, but controlled myself at thest moment, and turned back to front. I was about to put thest piece of sandwich in my mouth when I was forcefully pulled out of my chair, as Alexander grabbed me by holding on to my shoulders as you would do to a kid. "Hey! What the hell? I am not done with my food yet! Guys? Help me?" I looked at our friends who just continued tough at my miseries, especially Chris, who even dared to re is tongue at me. I looked towards Daniel who had aplicated expression on his face and was about to call to him for help, when Alexander lifted me in his arms, and mped his other hand on my mouth again, which made me speechless. Literally! I so, want to smack the funny expression that everyone was giving me. "What are you looking at, creep?!" I shouted at one of the guys, removing Alexander''s hand with great difficulty, making Alexander turn around and ring at everyone. Much to my surprise, everyone immediately stopped looking at me. "Woah! What kind of leader power does he have, for everyone to fear him like that?" I thought aloud in my head. "Girl! That''s not even the point. You are practically getting kidnapped!" Ca reminded me, and I started to struggle again, for him to free myself, but nothing worked. It wasn''t until, we reached a little bit inside the forest, which was at the backside of the university, did he finally put me down. "Thank you, for putting me down yeah?" I scoffed annoyed as I straightened the clothes that crippled because of his hooligan carrying me. "I know it was wrong of me, to carry you out like that, without your permission, but I had no choice. You would''ve said yes, to him, if I weren''t there. What I mean to ask and say is, will you go on the prom night with me, as my dance partner, as my mate?" Alexander asked me, with a mischievous glint in his eyes. However, I would definitely agree that it was different from what I imagined it would be all about? I never thought he wanted to ask me out when he carried me like that. I thought it was one of his pranks again. ''Well, that''s one hell of a way of asking someone out. No?'' I thought not knowing whether should I be happy at that or not. Leaning on the tree, I observed his stance from head to toe. Honestly, I won''t deny the fact, that I liked his hooligan style of asking me out to prom. I know, something was wrong with my head. Looking back at his expectant, my gaze flickered back to his lips, "kiss me and I will say yes." I wanted to say, but I knew, I will receive a good one from Ca and thus, refrained from saying something like that. However, it didn''t mean I can''t do anything else. "So will you?" Alexander asked again, as he came closer to me when I didn''t answer for long. I don''t know why, we always end up in a position like this, and couldn''t help but get annoyed now. Isn''t the hero supposed to kiss thedy, when they are so close leaning on each other, in a Sighing, loudly, I straightened before holding Alexander''s hand and turned him around, as I pushed him on the tree. ''Should I proceed like the hero of this drama?'' I asked Ca, who for some unknown reason was fangirling in my mind. I looked back at Alexander who had a surprised and shocked expression on his face. Straightening my left leg, as I raised it and ced it beside Alexander''s shoulders, I leaned a bit closer before holding his chin in my hands. "You tell me, what do you want me to do," I asked. As I noticed his Adam''s apple going up and down, which made me traced it, with my index finger. "What are you doing?" He asked, his voice getting deeper and trembling a bit, with his eyes widening at my actions. "Can''t you see? I am taking action here." I replied with my gaze still focussed on his lips and then back to neck. ''Oh! How much I want to bite his neck right now.'' I thought as I felt that my canines were practically asking me to bite him, as a faint pain shot in them before dying down. Thinking it was just my imaginations running wild because I want some intimacy, I concentrated back on his lips. I could feel my throat drying as I tried to control my feelings. "What?" He asked surprised, making me roll my eyes at him. This guy is even dumber than me. cing my hand on his chest, where the two buttons of his shirt were undone, I wanted tough when Alexander''s face immediately started reddening. How cute! "You haven''t replied to me yet. What do you want me to do?" I asked, with a hidden meaning in my question. ''Ohh, just say kiss me. And I will. Oh god! How much I want to rip his shirt right now and roam my hands all over his chest, feeling that kissable skin, as I-'' I thought in my head, stopping myself just in time to not get carried away with the emotions. I could feel my hand starting to feel hot, because, let me be honest, I was doing something like this for the first time. Seducing and making a guy ufortable, you know, and thus, deep down I was myself feeling shy. "Go with me." He said, as he leaned forward, ''much to my surprise'' before cing his head in my neck, while he took a deep breath, making a shiver run down my spine. This reaction of his surprised me so much, that my stance trembled and I hurriedly put my leg down, before trying to make some distance between us. However, his firm hand on my back rendered me unable to move even an inch. "Let me stay like this. It calms me down, you know that. Victory, you have no idea, how much I hate it when you talk to other guys." He murmured in my hairs, and I think it wasn''t meant to be heard because of how low he whispered, but I still heard it. I know it sounds weird but, this made me smile so wide, that I got reprimanding from Ca again. ''Just look at you, acting like a lovesick puppy, when he hadn''t even proposed to you. Get your act together girl. I want him to propose us, first, because let me warn you- Your transformation is gonna take ce soon. I just don''t want to force you into it, until he tells you everything. Your canines- leave it.'' Ca said before sitting back calmly. Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ''What?'' I asked, not even a single word she said getting inside my brain, as my head was muddle- headed, with Alexander''s proximity. cing my hands on his chest to support myself, as I sneakily undid one more button, I gently leaned on him and making him lean back on the tree, to support our weight so that we can lean on each other for a while without having the fear of falling. I don''t know what this feeling was. It was so confusing. We both haven''t proposed to each other yet, but I am sure if we keep kissing and other things decide, then aren''t we practically living as a couple already. No? Or was it just my wishful thinking? "I will go with you." I finally said, and I could feel him smiling in my neck, which made me smile, as I tightened my fists on his shirt. "You know, you are gonna rip that fabric out. You can tell me if you want to have me shirtless. I promise this privilege is only for you." Alexander winked at me, which made me hurriedly push him away as I ran back to the university in embarrassment. I could hear his distantughing, as I was running away, which made my face burn more than it already was. Chapter-39 It was okay when he flirted, now he kissed my neck too! Chapter-39 It was okay when he flirted, now he kissed my neck too! VICTORIA''S POV If someone would''ve asked me to get ready and try on different dresses for the prom to see which dress suited me the best, I would''veughed in their face, if it was the same as before. I was such azy bum, and with my powers in the picture, shopping for the dress wasn''t something in my ''to-do list'' for the day, and that''s why when girls asked me to go shopping with them, I denied with a simple no, before ending the call. You guys might''ve already guessed by now. Today was the so-called prom today. And currently, I was sprawled on my bed with all kinds of snacks I could find in my house, as I have a very important task to do today, that is, to look out for the best way to propose Alexander. Thinking about Alexander, the way he hugged me yesterday, was still making me feel warm inside my heart. Closing my eyes, whileying down t on my stomach, I thought about him. How nice would it feel to be in his arms? The thought made me feel really happy, as I smiled at my imagination. Getting back to what I was doing, as I surfed the web, with only two hours remaining in my hand before he would be here to take me out, I typed the message on the question forum while describing my condition. It wasn''t long before multiple replies started to pile up my Inbox. I scanned through all of them, and let me say people indeed have interesting ways to propose. Huh! This won''t help, I''ll have to think about something. "That''s okay. You have all the time in the world. Why don''t you shower first? I bet he will run miles away if you propose with your current stinky self." Camented as she yed on the couch leisurely. "You are right," I said once I smelled my clothes, which were stinking for real. Rushing towards my bathroom, I decided to go with a rxing bath. After quite some time, I opened my eyes and checked my clock which stated that I''ve been lying in this bath for more than 40 minutes. Yup, I have a clock in my bathroom. And my careless sleeping in the bathtub, or enjoying the shower too much is the reason why I have ced one there. It helps me keep track of time. After drying myself and applying some lotion to my body, I finally draped the towel around my body and went near the mirror. ''Let''s go with dress trial now.'' I announced in my head, before I turned on my powers, to activate the dress changing mode. Okay, I am bluffing. There is no dress-changing mode in my body. Waving my hands in the air, as the dress keeps changing itself, my eyes beamed when I saw the perfect red dress. It had a small cut in the neckline, and then near the stomach. The back fabric was ring loose and was giving a perfect view of my upper half back. The sleeves of the dress were long, and the skirt had a wavy slit in between which exposed my legs below knees. Finalizing the dress, I styled my hairs in a retro high bun, with my bangs loose in the front and some curls along the back. I was not a big fan of makeup. One reason for that was because I don''t know how to do it. After applying mascara, eyeliner, blush, and lip gloss my look was almostplete. Wearing the matching red long earrings, and a silver bangle, I chose a pair of silver high heels to I checked onest time in the mirror and I would agree that I looked pretty and sexy at the same time. Checking the time on the phone, I picked up my phone and the matching clutch to go with the dress, before descending downstairs, as it was almost time. I looked towards my kitchen and saw a window open. Closing the window, I was about to pour myself a ss of water when I heard the bell going off. Not wanting for Alexander to wait for long, I rushed to open the door. However, as soon as I opened the door, I regretted doing it. I shouldn''t have rushed to open the door. I should''ve prepped to talk myself about it, about what I was going to see today and what I was getting myself into because my heart was beating so fast when I saw Alexander dressed in a ck three-piece Armani suit. "Hey!" He said as soon as he saw me, and gave me a bouquet of red roses. "Hey," I said breathlessly, as I looked towards the flowers, smelling them, before inviting him in. How romantic! He is doing soo much when he is just my friend. What would it feel like to have him as my boyfriend, like my husband? ''Stupid heart, can you beat a bit slower? I don''t want to get a heart attack before I propose him.'' I reprimanded my heart as I ced my hand over there. Going back inside the kitchen I hurriedly ced the flowers inside a vase before pouring myself a ss of water to wet my drying throat. "You know, if I knew you were looking this beautiful, I would''vee way earlier, to enjoy your beauty more." Alexander suddenlymented from behind me, which made me cough as I choked on the water, I was drinking, when I felt his body touching mine from behind. Patting my back slightly, he helped me towards the living room, as my coughing died down. It was only after I was done with my coughing fit, did I notice that his hand was still on my back, and with my dress being half backless, I felt his strong palms directly on my skin, and couldn''t help but think, how nice it would feel like to have his hands all over my body, over my back, on my arms, on my legs, on my- "You there?" Alexander said as he waved his hands in front of me. Realising, in which direction my thoughts were leading me, my face immediately started to burn as I looked at him with an awkward expression. "Y-yeah. You were saying?" I said after coughing awkwardly to control my thoughts. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. ''What would Alexander think, if hees to know what goes inside my head all the time, towards him? Will he think I am some kind of pervert?'' I suddenly thought as I waited for him to continue. "I was asking if you were ready to go, though, I won''t mind if you have other ns for the night." He said as he leaned towards me. ''Being with Alexander at home, on the same couch, sitting so close, and did I mention alone, was not at all a good idea for my heart.'' I thought as my heart started to beat faster again. "What ns would I have? Let''s go. Our friends must be waiting for us." I hurriedly said to create some distance between us, as I stood. But, have any of you guys gone through that awkward moment, when you want to get out of an embarrassing situation but something happens at the same time, making you feel more embarrassed? Well that''s exactly what happened when my heels thought, it was the perfect time to get stuck with the carpet, which resulted in me stumbling and I fell back in my seat. And no, I didn''t fall on the couch, I fell straight in Alexander''s arms. Opening my eyes, I looked at Alexander''sughing eyes and his face which was so close to mine, as I wanted to trace those luscious lips with my tongue. ''I know we are perverted and want to love our mate, but, I don''t think this is the right time for that. Wait till your proposal, no?'' Ca said, which reminded me, I was still sitting on Alexander''sp. Laughing awkwardly at my stupidity, I stood again, making sure that I don''t stumble this time. "Let''s go. I don''t want our friends to wait for long. Especially Daniel who wants to talk to me about something." I said. Before I could even step out of my house, I felt Alexander pulling me towards himself, before my back hit the door. "What-" I started but stopped when he leaned on my body to breathe in my neck. "Don''t talk to him. I don''t like it." He said. His words were slightly surprising, but what happened next took over all the surprise moments I have felt with him. He kissed the junction between my neck and shoulder, before licking my cor bone. "Wha-what are you doing?" I asked petrified. "You smell nice. Like rose and choctes, with a hint ofvender perfume. I was checking if you taste good too." He said before straightening his body. ''What the hell am I to reply to that?'' I thought in my head as I looked at his dark eyes. "So, I''m did you like it?" I asked awkwardly. ''Seriously, Victoria? That''s what you came with? You seriously have a way of making things awkward, don''t you?'' Ca said as she smacked her forehead while shaking her head at me. "I love it. Would you like me to taste some more?" He said before he inched closer towards me. It was not until he startedughing, did I realize he was joking with me. "Go away! You pervert!" I shouted, which made himugh even more than before. "Comm''on, you know you love me." He said before exiting the house. Oh boy, how much I wanted him to taste me! Chapter-40 Daniel proposed to me, what am I supposed to do? Chapter-40 Daniel proposed to me, what am I supposed to do? After locking the house, I sat in Alexander''s Mercedes and it wasn''t long before we were standing in front of our university. Taking my hand in his, he leads me towards the gate where our friends were waiting at the entrance of the gates that would lead to the celebration night. "Wow! Who is thisdy in front of us? No wonder, you said you don''t want to go shopping. Who would''ve known you had such pretty dress in your hands." Tina said before whistling which made me a bit shy. "You look beautiful Victoria." Daniel suddenly said with a soft smile on his face. I looked towards him thankfully as I noticed his partner looking at me with a weird expression. ''Geez! I am not here to steal your partner, so be rest assured. I already have my man by my side.'' I wanted to say to her. "Let''s go. Yeah?" Alexander suddenly cooed in my ears, his voice a bit deeper than earlier, as I felt like he was suppressing some emotion inside. Shrugging my shoulders not caring much, I took Alexander''s hand back on mine, before we entered the gates. For a college that didn''t have too many students, it was surely crowded today. "You just be surprised seeing the crowd right? It''s because people from near like the whole town of pearly canines are also invited to the celebration." Alexander said. Well, that exins. "I know you love dancing, so, would you like to be the first dance of the night along with me?" Alexander suddenly asked which confused me. "Why would we dance first? Shouldn''t founders or someone like that do it?" I asked. "You are right, the privilege is for the founder''s family. And I am telling you to dance first because my lineage is the founder of this college and my parents who used to dance first always, are not in the town currently, they won''t be able to make it before tomorrow, do you want everyone to wait till tomorrow." Alexander said. Uh-oh.. that wasn''t expected. Before I could give him my confirmation or deny it, he pulled me along with him to the dance floor as a ssic pop song started. cing his hand on my back, he pulled me towards himself as our bodies almost touched each other. Taking my other hand in his hand, he started to lead me through the song. Dancing with Alexander was the best feeling, however, I won''t deny the fact that his hands on my bare back were highly distracting. I often found myself drifting to my Lnd and doing some unmentionable things to Alexander. If it wasn''t for Ca who was reprimanding me from time to time, I would''ve surely spoiled this dance with him. Once our dance on the first song was over, everyone started to enter the stage with their partners they hade with, to enjoy the night. "Would you like to dance some more?" Alexander asked in his husky seductive voice, however, before I could reply to h, I heard a shrill annoying voice from behind me calling for Alexander. "You have already danced with your partner. Mind dancing with me?" La suddenly said, which made me leave Alexander''s hand immediately. I looked at his face, for any emotion of denial, and felt extremely disappointed when he looked dazed and was constantly looking at La. I was disappointed but I knew where he wasing from. I mean, I wasn''t his only mate. She was his mate too. What was I supposed to do in a situation like that? Thus, excusing myself, I left the dance floor, not even giving Alexander any chance to say anything. I know it was cowardly of me to leave the man I love for someone else, but what would I''ve said to stop them from dancing? I haven''t even told him about my true feelings. What right do I have, to im him for myself alone? "You are stupid Victoria. He is our mate. Obviously, he will choose us over anyone. Can''t you see that the guy also has feelings for you?" Ca said. "Yea? She is his mate too. And if I was soo important then why do you think he is dancing with her? Look how close they are." I said, to her as I turned around to look where Alexander and La were dancing. La''s head was almost ced on his chest and he hugged her closer. Turning back around, not wanting to watch more, I was about to go towards the food section when I saw Daniel waiving at me. "Woah! You looked so beautiful when you came. What happened to your happy mood? Who is daring enough to ruin the mood of the alpha mate?" Daniel said jokingly. "Alpha?" I asked questioningly. "Here, me? I am the alpha-beta of Alexander." Daniel said. "Eh?" I asked more confused. "Haha... nothing. My bad. You won''t understand anything right now." Heughed before taking my hand in his own. I looked at our intertwined hands and couldn''t help but feel the same sense of security I always feel when I am with him. "How about, we get out of here and talk a bit. I want to tell you, more like confess something important." Daniel said as he pulled me out of the crowd towards the corridors of the university near a secluded area. Seeing the darkness around me, I would''ve be self-conscious if it would''ve been anyone else. But knowing that it was Daniel who was such a sweet boy, and with whom I always feel this strange sense of security, I didn''t feel any fear. "Say it, what do you want to confess," I asked, as I turned around to face him, smiling sweetly at him to encourage him to go on. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. "I like you." He said before closing the distance between us. "Wait, what?" I asked confused. "I like you Victoria. I know it''s abrupt of me to say something like that when I don''t even spend much time with you. But it''s all because I always feel shy whenever I am around you. It''s not long before I finally realized my feelings for you, and decided that I can''t stay away from you any longer. I want you close to me so that I can cherish you, care for you, and love you. There is this strange sense of responsibility I always feel towards you. Like it''s my duty to protect you, care for you. If this isn''t love, then what it is? I am really confused. If you have any solution and suggestion for me to control this feeling, then please tell me, or ept me." Daniel said in one breath. I hate to admit it, it was the cutest way someone had ever proposed to me. Before I could say anything, he came more close to me before hugging me, as he whispered, "I am also, scared of losing you." He looked at me, while still hugging me, as he started to inch closer to me. Oh my god! Oh my god! What do I do? What do I do? I don''t want to break his soft heart, but I can''t lead him on either. What do I do? ''Ca, help?'' I whispered in my head. As I was about to reply to him, but before I could do that, I heard a loud growl of anger, something that thunder usually makes, scaring the shit out of me. Before I could even react to the sound more, Daniel has immediately pulled away from me, and in front of me standing was a very angry-looking Alexander. Chapter-41 Alexanders blissful kiss made me punch him Chapter-41 Alexander''s blissful kiss made me punch him VICTORIA''S POV ''Why is Alexander so angry?'' I thought in my head, as I looked at Alexander holding, Daniel''s cor before he lifted him in the air. ''Maybe that''s because you didn''t listen to him and talked to Daniel?'' Ca suggested. ''To hell with listening to him! I am my agree soul. He can intimate dance with any girl, and I can''t even talk to my friend. I have never seen such a hypocrite in my life!'' "What the hell Alexander! Put him down! We can talk things out okay? You don''t need to be violent." I said as I tried to reason with him. ''No need to be violent? Says who. The person who doesn''t even think before punching anybody who ruined her mood.'' Ca said scoffing at my words. ''Now is not the time Ca! Let me handle this first yeah? You''ve got all the time in the world to mock me.'' I said before I concentrated back on the duo who was fighting, more like Alexander who was trying to start a fight. "How dare you try to kiss her?! Do you even know who she is?" Alexander roared, which involuntarily Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! made me shudder as I felt his anger creeping my body. ''What''s happening, Ca? Why am I feeling so weird?'' I asked as I looked at him in horror, whole my own body felt like it was on fire. ''You are feeling his anger? You have started to feel his emotions? You are feeling your mate''s emotions in your body? Why didn''t you tell me earlier! Oh my god! It''s starting, the transformation is starting. We need to get away from here as soon as possible.'' Ca said as she stood from the couch and started pacing around restlessly. ''Calm down! Let me get through this. I will take us out from here soon, and then you''ll tell me what''s happening. Yeah?'' I said before blocking her temporarily because her panicking like this, was a matter of concern for me too and I don''t want that to distract me. I have a more important thing on my hand right now. "I..I..she is my mate, Alexander. You might like her because she is beautiful and sweet, but you need to get over it. She is my mate. You might be my alpha king, but she is my mate." Daniel said with a lot of struggle, while Alexander''s grip on his neck tightened. "What are you doing, you will hurt him!" I yelled at Alexander. "Do fuck with your screwed imagination. You are feeling those emotions of protectiveness and care towards her because she is your Luna queen! My true mate! I never told anybody about it because I was fuckin afraid of losing her." Alexander said before punching him square in the face. ''What the real hell? What are they talking about? They are speaking English I am sure, but why am I not able to understand their conversation? Is this some codenguage?'' I thought in my head panicked when I saw Daniel''s face paling because ofck of oxygen. "What the hell are you doing! Leave him alone! If you gotta problem with me, then talk to me, damn it. You manwhore!" I shouted, which made Alexander look at me in anger. I know I shouldn''t have used such profanity at him, but I couldn''t control it anymore, as he was constantly ignoring me and Daniel''s condition was worsening. I think my yelling finally triggered something inside him, because as soon as I shouted those words, Alexander loosened his grip, making Daniel fall on the ground as he started taking deep breaths. "What the hell are you getting angry for?" I asked in a loud voice while jabbing my finger in his chest with each syble. And I think that was a bad idea, because next thing I know, he lifted me in the air, before cing me on his shoulder like I was some sack of potatoes. What the fudge? I knew I was acting too confident for my own good, provoking an angry wolf like that. Uhh, why do I always think about thunder when Alexander gets angry. Focusing back on my current situation, I realized I was now dangling upside down on his shoulders, while he started walking in opposite direction, which leads towards the back gate of the university. "Leave me alone! You scoundrel! Alexander! You better put me down! I''ll beat you to death if you don''t put me down this instant! Alexander! I am definitely gonna destroy your baby-making machine today if you don''t listen to me!" I yelled as my body dangled on his shoulders, because of his fast running. "Alexander, you-" I started but stopped when he finally put me down. Smoothening my clothes, which had be a bit improper, I looked up so that I can tell him off, but the next thing he did wasn''t something I ever expected to happen in such a situation. Pushing me on the tree, he closed the distance between us, as his lips touched mine. As soon as his lips touched mine, I felt sparks erupting in my body, and let me be honest, it was the most blissful feeling I ever felt. I know the situation, emotion and our condition, didn''t match perfectly for acting romantic, but I can''t help but feel immense pleasure bursting inside every cell of my body, as my hand involuntarily reached to caress his face, while he kissed me with such passion, like I haven''t felt ever before. Pushing me more into the tree, he ced one of his hands to cup the back of my neck, as he tilted my head more, to his convenience, and continued his rough kissing. I know I should say something, at least kiss him back? Or just anything? But being the dimwit I was, I just stood there doing nothing except with my hands on his face, while Alexander was having his way with me. And oh boy! How well did it felt! If this was the reaction of angering him, then should I try talking with more guys? Will he kiss me every time I don''t listen to him? As I was busy with my procrastination, I felt his hands on my back, (did I mentioned my bareback) as he started to roam his hands while his sturdy chest pushed against mine. Finally, after a minute which felt like an eternity to me, realizing that we both needed to breathe, Alexander pulled away from my lips, without pulling away from mepletely as the distance between our faces didn''t widen. Looking at his face, I noticed some of his earlier anger fading away, and I did the only thing that came to my mind, which I know, no girl would do in a situation like this when the person she is crushing on kisses her. I punched him! Chapter-42 Using my powers at the wrong time! Chapter-42 Using my powers at the wrong time! VICTORIA''S POV "Ouch!! I am sorry okay?" Alexander said while he massaged his jaw, to ease out the pain, that my punch might''ve caused. "For a girl that looks so delicate, your punches are surely powerful." Hemented again when I didn''t say anything. Meanwhile, what I was doing? I was trying to smoothen my messy thoughts that were all over the ce. "Look, I know, I shouldn''t have kissed you so suddenly before saying anything and-" Alexander started, but I cut him mid-sentence when my anger started to rise. And I know I need to take out my anger, before my powers think, that it''s a perfect time to make Victoria''s life messier than it already is, by exposing her in front of her crush, so that he can run miles away from her, just after kissing her. "How dare you!" I said, nearing Alexander as I jabbed my finger in his chest. "Do you have any idea of your own feelings?" I said looking him straight in the eyes. "How dare you, dance intimately with La, when you showed so-called like feelings towards me?! How dare you send mixed signals to me! How dare you kiss my neck at my home!" I said jabbing my finger in his chest with each sentence. "Look, I know it must be confusing, but hear me out first okay? I was-" Alexander said as he raised his hands in the air, as an indication of surrender. "You bet, it''s confusing! First, youe to hug me, kiss my neck, then go to your so-called friend and then dance with her, and then when I am with my friend, youe, punch him, kidnap me, and then kiss me on lips! Do you have any idea what you are doing, yourself?" "Look-" Alexander started again, but I wasn''t done with him, so yet. "Kissing is not an issue. How dare you kiss me thiste?! Do you have any idea there were so many times I wanted you to kiss me? But you are such a dimwit. Did it take you three weeks after that idental kiss on the Ferris wheel, to kiss me? That to be in a fit of anger?" I said. "I know, it was wrong of me to kiss you, and I should be-" he started again. He said it was wrong of him, to kiss me? The fuck is wrong with his brain today? "Now you regret kissing me too? Wow! Just great! To hell with your fuckin slow mind processing! You!! You are dumber than me Alexander! Ahhh!! I will surely do something, that I will regret today. I don''t even want to talk to you anymore!" I said as I stomped my foot in irritation before turning around, wanting to leave. "Victoria, don''t go like that. At least listen to me. Wait.¡­" He paused as his eyes widened in understanding, before he held me by my shoulders, startling me in the process. "So kissing is not the problem? I mean, you mean, you like me too?" He asked as he looked at me with those expectant happy puppy eyes. ''Cute!'' I thought before I reprimanded myself to concentrate. Now was not the time to go head over heels for him. Though I was feeling irritated earlier and like my brain was about to get fried, however, when I looked at his happy expression, I couldn''t help but feel happy deep inside my heart. "What do you think, dumbass?" I rolled my eyes, as I turned around again, hiding my face, not able to keep that ghost of smile away from my face anymore. "Oh god! You like me! You fuckin'' like me! Jesus, is this some fantasy?" He asked raising his brows before his lips turned into the best smile I have ever seen on his face. "You don''t have any idea, how happy I am today. I feel like I am the happiest man on the earth today. I finally got my queen." Alexander said, and I was about to reply to him andment on that queen part when he lifted me in the air and started circling me around. ''Not again!'' I thought as my stomach started to have a weird reaction because of him circling me. "Alexander Hunter! You better put me down! This is not funny at all!" I said with my head getting dizzy with each passing second. But did he listened to me? Nope. He wasughing so hard that, I doubt, he was even listening to anything I was saying now. After a few seconds, which felt like an eternity to me, he finally put me down, which made me lose my bnce, because of my dizzy head. Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. However, before my butt couldnd on the ground and make me taste some pain, I was caught by Alexander as he held me in his arms, looking at me with that signature smile of his. "Don''t worry, I will never let you fall." He said as he smiled at me, and I couldn''t help but feel my heart swelling with love. If I would''ve seen the same scene in a movie, or happening to someone else, I would''vemented on how cringe-worthy the scene was. But, now, that it was happening with me, I couldn''t help but feel giddy about it. "So, umm you ept me as your mate?" Alexander asked as he scratched the back of his neck, once he helped me straighten. "Aren''t you already my mate?" I asked confused, as I leaned on the tree, my head still a bit fuzzy from his earlier stunt. "Yeah, but we are updating our rtionship, so we are like mates that cannot be taken away from each other because we like each other. So umm, do you ept me as your mate?" Alexander asked again, without looking me in the eyes Why do I feel like, there was more meaning to his words and they weren''t as simple as he was making them sound? "You are sure, one weird guy," I said not knowing why he was doing that. "Common, just say yes. Say it like, ''Yes, I ept Alexander Hunter as my mate and my other half for the rest of my life.'' Please?" He said, which made me raise my brows at his tactics for real. The nerve of this guy! He just kissed me, and now he is wanting a promise for life? Though I don''t oppose the idea, however, with my doubts regarding La, still in mind, I don''t want to "I won''t do that. I don''t want a dumb husband, who is not even clear of his feelings." I said as I started walking again. "Why not? Of course, I am clear about my feelings. I love you, damn it." He said, which made me stop dead in my tracks. "What did you say?" "That I am clear?" He asked confused. "No, after that," I asked again. "That I love you, damn it?" "Yeah, that. Is there something wrong with your head today? You''re acting weird. I mean, you didn''t have the guts to propose to me or say you have feelings for me. But, today, first you kissed my neck, tried to seduce me, kissed me on my lips, and now you are saying you love me?" I asked startled while knocking his head with my knuckle to check if he still possesses that tiny brain of his. "Common, nothing is wrong with me. Just say it, okay? All you have to do is say it, why are you hesitating." Alexander said while looking everywhere but me. "But, he is saying that I am his lover, and not yours," I said. "Who is saying?" Alexander asked his words, having a tiny hint of anger in them. "Daniel is saying. Didn''t you hear him? He is standing right over there." I said as I looked behind him, towards an angry-looking Daniel, apanied by Sean, Aiden, and Chris. ''What the hell was this all about?'' I thought as I looked at Daniel''s angry stance. This was the first time I was seeing him so angry, but for some reason, I wasn''t feeling afraid of him. Rather, I was getting a sense of more security, when he looked at me with that angry gaze of his. Am I sure something is wrong with Alexander? Because of the way my thoughts are leading, I feel like something is wrong with my brain too. "Howe you were able to hear his words when he didn''t even utter a word?" Sean suddenly voiced out confused, as he looked at me with that suspicious gaze of his. "Are you guys deaf or what? He just said that I am his lover and that Alexander is just trying to take me away from him. He also pleaded for me to look at him." I awkwardlyughed, at their joke. They sure have a weird sense of humor. "What are you talking about, he didn''t say anything like that. He hasn''t uttered a word, since we came, to begin with. We are closest to him, shouldn''t we also be able to hear him, if there was something like that?" Chris scoffed, looking at me weirdly, with a hint of hatred and loathing. "I indeed didn''t say anything. However, these were the exact things I thought of just now. How can you-?" He trailed off as their eyes widened in surprise. ''Oh my god, did I just used my telepathy against him? It''s been so long since Ist used them. Are my telepathic powers updating themselves now, without even notifying me? Jesus, what the hell did I just got myself into?'' I thought as I closed my eyes, wanting to reprimand my stupid self. Opening my eyes, I looked at the five pairs of suspicious eyes, waiting for my answers. Chapter-43 My friends turned into wolves, scared for life! Chapter-43 My friends turned into wolves, scared for life! VICTORIA''S POV "I.¡­I..." I started, not knowing what to say. "Why the hell are you guys scaring her? Don''t you know that mates have telepathicmunication?" Daniel said as he rushed towards my side, before taking my hand in his own. "You don''t need to be scared. I got you." He said, smiling at me. That''s the exact reason, why I always say, I feel a sense of security when I am around him because I know, he will always have my back. "Leave her hand. This has nothing to do with that. Besides, are you insane? Are your ''were'' hormones reacting too much now, that you''ve been left without a mate for this long?" Alexander said as he pulled me toward him, holding my hand firmly in his. "Look Alexander, I don''t want to disappoint you, but I also have feelings for her. And they are real. You feel it too, don''t you? I respect you because you are my alpha king, but that doesn''t mean I''ll bow down to you, even when the love of my life is at stake." Daniel said as he pulled me towards him. ''So currently, one of my hands was in Alexander''s grip and one in Daniel''s. Why am I the only one targeted every time? Can''t I have a decent night?'' I thought silently weeping in my head. "Leave her hand!" "You, leave her hand!" "She is my mate, Alexander." "She is your Luna queen Daniel." Both of them started fighting while ying tug of war with me. "Umm..guys, I don''t really think, this is the best way to decide that. I am both of your mates. So I will appreciate it if you can leave my hands." I said, trying to pull my hands, while my legs were dangling in the air now. "You are mine!" Both of them said simultaneously. Looking at my current condition, I remembered fighting with a friend of mine, when I was little. She had this beautiful doll that I wanted to y with, but she wasn''t allowing me, and I had started the tug of war game just like now. Now that I think about it, that doll Becky must''ve felt the same way, like I am right now. ''Dolls can''t think.'' Suddenly a voice echoed in my head, which made me roll my eyes at her. I know she isn''t going to help me. The best she can do right now is to keep her mouth shut. "Guys, what I am trying to say is that we can talk like civilians and shouldn''t get involved in fighting and all that stuff," I said trying to reason with them. As I looked above, I noticed both of them engaged in a tough staringpetition. They think this is fun, ain''t they? As I was still forming reasons for them, to leave my hands, I suddenly felt a burning sensation bubbling inside me and knew that if I don''t react fast, something else will decide to react. And unlike earlier, where Daniel saved me from that telepathic incident, I am sure, no one will take my side when my hands will start oozing fire. "Alexander hunter and Daniel! You better out me down, or I swear I am never going to talk to you guys!" I shouted, and they immediately left my hands. Did I mention earlier, that my legs were dangling in the air? So now, that they left me like that, what was supposed to happen? You are right. I fell right on my butt. "You morons!" I shouted, as I massaged my butt, which was hurting for real. "Oh, I am so sorry, Victory," Alexander said, as he helped me up, and before he could say anything, I was snatched in Daniel''s arms. God! Not again! "Okay, since you are soo sure, that she is sure mate. I am gonna prove it, that''s she isn''t." Alexander said. Before anyone of us could react to his words, he suddenly pulled me towards himself and kissed my cheek. And the sparks that I felt earlier suddenly started again. Well, that was a sweet way of proving, I guess. "So, I kissed her. But, did you feel anything? Any pain? Any emotion other than irritation, which is also because of your prejudice?" Alexander said as he hugged me sideways. Well, his words weren''t making any sense to me, but I liked the way his hands were draped on my waist. "I didn''t, but, these feelings-" Daniel started, but Alexander cut him off in between. "These feelings are temporary. She is your Luna queen, you will feel protective of her. And regarding that telepathy thing, I will check that myself, I have some doubts of my own." Alexander said, as he looked t me at thest part, making me look down, as I was afraid that he will know the truth if I look him in the eyes. "But, I still don''t get it. You haven''t let me kiss on her cheek, either. How will I confirm that she is your mate?" Daniel said. "Why don''t you-" Alexander started but stopped, before lifting his head in the air, as if smelling something. "Rogues!" Suddenly Chris shouted. And before I could understand what he was talking about, I heard loud howlings and growling from somewhere near us, making me shift closer to Alexander involuntarily. Thest incident with that wolf when I ran away from Alexander''s home to meet thunder was still encrypted in my mind. ''Oh my god! What are we gonna do now! Even thunder is not here! He is also conscious of people, what if he doesn''te since there are soo many people around me!'' I thought as things started to register in my mind. ''Don''t worry girl! You are surrounded by wolves.'' Ca said and I looked at her as if she has grown two heads. But her words soon turned true. As I was praying in my head for thunder to show up, I suddenly noticed a pack of wolvesing from the left of our site, as they circled us. ''Did Ca said not to worry? She was kidding right?'' I thought as I looked at their angry hungry face in horror. ''Done! We are done! We all will die today. I just had my first kiss with Alexander. God? Why are you so cruel to me?'' I thought as I felt a sudden cold inside my body. This reminded me, Miss Azrael said, to use my powers in front of anyone when it''s a life and death situation. It''s like that right? As I was contemting, whether I should use my powers or not, I saw Chris tearing off his clothes, as he looked at the wolves. The fuck is wrong with his brain? What the hell is he doing? Can''t he see I am standing right there? Moreover, does he think he is some kind of macho man that will scare wolves off with his bulky body? More like, he is inviting those wolves with that meaty body of his. Likee here, I eat me, I have spent my whole life creating this meaty body for you. Come have a feast. I bet you''ll like these juicy muscles. Whatever he was doing, I surely don''t want to be a part of that. But what happened next, surprised me to a level, where, I wasn''t even sure, if I was sane anymore. Chris changed into a wolf! And not only Chris, but Aiden, Sean, and even Daniel changed into a wolf! A wolf for fuckin sake! I looked at Alexander for some sort of surprise from his side so that I can feel relieved, as my mind was in shock, but when I looked at Alexander, I saw something even weirder than them changing into wolves. Something had happened to him! His canines were elongated and his eyes turned yellow, while his palms and feet turned to wolf paws while his nails elongated. ''What kind of monster is this?'' I thought in my head I looked at him startled, as I stepped away from him. "Hello dear, mate. I finally get to meet you. I am Hunter, the alpha king of Pearly Canines and well a part of Alexander." He said, and before I could say anything to him, an immense amount of pain shot in my jaw, that shifted to my head, as I looked at the so-called hunter with my dizzy eyes. Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. "You-you-look like thun-thunder," I said as I saw him fully turning into wolf-like others did, as my mind went ck and I fell to the ground lifelessly. Chapter-44 My own personal Jacob! Chapter-44 My own personal Jacob! VICTORIA''S POV "Do you think she went in shock?" "What are you talking about? Are you crazy? Don''t spout nonsensical things." "But he is right, why isn''t she awake yet?" "I think you should ssh some more water on her face." "I have a better idea. Throw her into waters. She will wake up when she''ll drown." "Daniel, you better take him out of here, before I decide it''s much better to drown him." "Ignore him. But I do agree with his idea of sshing some water on her." "I don''t know. I am kind of feeling a bit jittery. Will she think I am some kind of monster?" "Don''t overthink. I am sure, she''ll understand if we exin her and give her some time." "Yeah, maybe you are right. I don''t think I can live without her if she decides to leave me because of my species. Hunter will be heartbroken, and I don''t even know how will I be able to mend things with him." "We are not done with this mate topic. I think we need to consult some witch regarding the matter. Besides, she is such a brave girl, I don''t think she will leave here like this." "Yeah, but it''s not like youe to know-" "Hey, look her finger moved." Uhhuh! What was all this noise around me? ''Who are these guys, talking just above my head to annoy my sleep? Is aunt Ma back? She must be watching movies, I am sure.'' I thought while trying to open my eyes so that I can greet her before she decides to go back to her boyfriend''s ce. As I opened my eyes, the first thing that I noticed was a branch. Branch? From when do I have branches in my room. Wait! Is that a tree? "Hey, you are awake. How do you feel? Does your head still hurt?" Alexander said with a worried expression etched on his face. What is he doing in my room now? "Why would you ask that? What happened-" I stopped in between when the shback of the events after the dance started surfacing. Extending my hand, I touched Alexander''s cheeks and sighed loudly when I felt his normal skin instead of the fur that I had seen. I need to stop watching those unrealistic movies. "Okay, umm...you can take her back home, that she is awake now. We''ll meetter. Yeah?" Daniel said as they all looked at me as if I was some kind of mental patient. Alexander helped me up and supported my body on the tree beside theke. Once everyone was out of sight, I looked at Alexander before eximing, "You won''t believe what I saw Alexander! Before fainting, I feel like I saw Chris, Aiden Sean, and Daniel changing into wolves! Wolves for god''s sake! Can you believe that? Even you, you changed into a caveman withrge nails and...and...you looked like...thunder..." I trailed off, while looking at Alexander, who wasn''t reacting or saying anything anymore. With his back to my side, he sighed loudly, and I couldn''t help but guess why it was like that. I looked at the beautifulke, which was shining under the moonlight, before muttering softly, "You can start with your exnation." It wasn''t hard putting two and two together anymore. I remembered asking Alexander so many times to go and meet thunder with me, but he never agreed to it, and would always make some excuse. Apart from that, I used to hear growling and roaring sounds whenever these boys were together. They also have a huge appetite. And that day, I was sure Alexander was wounded with a knife and there was blood on his shirt, but when I checked, there was not even a scratch. His eyes would always change colors depending on his mood, and his voice will also change its tone from time to time as if he was a different person. I might be wrong, but years of reading those online novels, movies, web series, indicated one thing only. Alexander was a werewolf. But, I still needed some confirmation from him, some kind of thing or hint that he wasn''t the thing that I was thinking he was. Something that would tell me, it''s not just my fantasy or a part of some novel but real life, where supernatural creatures don''t exist. That, I was not in love with my personal Jacob from the twilight movie. "I am hoping you remember what you saw before fainting. I don''t want to hide things from you anymore and I won''t sugarcoat things either. It''s true. I am a werewolf. I think it''s time I introduce myself to you. Hello, Victoria, I am Alexander Hunter, a werewolf and Alpha king of Pearly canines, the to be the ruler of the werewolf species." Alexander said as he turned around and looked at me dead in the eyes. Well, if this isn''t weird. What did he say? he is a king? Smiling stiffly, I urged him to continue and tell me more about these things so that I can get a hold of the situation I was currently in. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. "I don''t want to go into details currently, because you won''t be able to process that much information in a go." "As I have mentioned, I am a werewolf and so is almost everyone in this town. Daniel is also an alpha and my beta who works like a...if I put it in yournguage then manager, while I am the CEO, director, or whatever that helps you understand. We all are a pack of werewolves. However, because of our natural blending among humans, no one ever suspected anything. Even your aunt Ma is a werewolf and the boyfriend she keeps on talking about is her mate. Now, you must be thinking why, am I telling you all this, and why I targeted you, or maybe something along the lines." Alexander said as he took a step forward. Well, I was indeed thinking that. Note to self- werewolves also have mind-reading power, so do not think anything bad about anyone, especially here. "Now, you must be feeling confused as to why I am telling you all this stuff. I am telling you all this, is because, you are my mate, my soulmate, my other and better half who will apany me, marry me, fall in love with me, bear my kids, help me run my pack, for the rest of my life, until our kid takes over the throne after me." "You are kidding right?" Iughed as I looked at him intently, waiting for him to crack a smile and burst intoughter. However, even after waiting for a minute none of that happened. "I am not kidding Victoria. Moon goddess or God in your case, gifts us with our destined mate. Every werewolf has a mate, predestined for him. It''s rare for a werewolf to find a second chance mate, otherwise one has to live with the love or sorrow of that particr person." He paused before continuing. "It''s not that the mate of a werewolf has to be a werewolf. Just like in our case. You are a human, but I am a werewolf. Humans can also be our mates. In thest decade, the cases of werewolves having human mates have been more prominent than a werewolf being a mate of a werewolf." "But, how do I know that you are the person I am destined for?" I finally asked, keeping the fact that my heart was still beating fast, just be the thought of having some mate, at bay. "The sparks that you feel, whenever you are near me, or we hug, hold hands, or like today kiss. This is a clear indication that I am your mate. You won''t feel the same thing with any other male and it will practically break my heart and soul if you go with any other man because my only chance of having the love for my life will be destroyed." Alexander said, as he hid his face at thest sentence, though I was still able to see his glistening eyes, which meant he was feeling emotional. This wasplicated and I don''t even know what should I do in a scenario like this. "Look, Victoria, I don''t want to pressurize you into anything. epting me or not, is totally up to you. I will never for e myself onto you, even if that means living in agony for my whole life. What I need from you, is love, trust, and care. Rest I will handle. Marrying me will indeed make you Luna queen and that will put some responsibilities on you, but I''ll try my hardest to lessen them. I know it''s new for you-" Alexander was concentrated on his exnation with his back towards me when I felt a piercing pain in my jaws again. However, this time, my canines, my ribs, my bones, everything was hurting. I gasped for air as the intensity of the pain increased. "If you want some time, I''ll wait for you, until you are ready. I know being human, this is new for you and-" Alexander was still talking, however, none of his words matters to me right now. All I wanted was for this pain to stop. Feeling the excruciating pain in my mouth, I lifted my hand with great difficulty before touching my lips. Bringing my hand in front, I looked it has some blood on it, as I gasped for air while my canines continued to hurt. "A-Al-" I wanted to say, but no words or sound, not even a whisper or hissing sound came out from my mouth. As I looked towards theke, so that, I can take some water and rinse my mouth which was choking on my blood, I saw another, more shocking sight in front of me. As I looked at my reflection in theke''s clean water and gazed at my mouth, my hairs that had changed their color from pitch ck to dark brown, and my eyes, I couldn''t help but gasp at the sight. What the fuckin hell is happening to me? Chapter-45 Why do I feel like Laila is scheming something? Chapter-45 Why do I feel like La is scheming something? ALEXANDER''S POV "Hey dad, yeah, I understand that. I''ll be going to prom tonight. Don''t worry, I have a partner. No, it''s not La. Okay, I''ll tell you the detailster. I am going to gette if I talk to you more." I said before ending the call. Now don''t get me wrong, you guys probably might think, how rude it was of me to end the call like that, but I did it for his good. I don''t want to disturb their holidays, besides, they''ll be back tomorrow anyway and I can tell them about Victoria when I''ll let them meet her. Checking my reflection in the mirror onest time, I took my car keys so that I can pick Victoria from her house. On my way to her home, I couldn''t help but pick a bouquet of red roses, as an indication of my feelings. I was going to propose to her tonight, that''s why it''s better if I test the waters before making the proper Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! move. I mean she will let me know, if she isn''t interested in my advances, no? Besides, I was positive that she also has feelings for me. Parking my car in front of her gate, since, we won''t take long and she has a habit of getting ready on time, unlike other girls who let their friends wait for hours when they go outside. As I rang the doorbell, the sight that weed me once she opened the door was both jaws-dropping and lucrative for me. To be honest, I wasn''t prepared for something like this. Looking at her face, the only thing I wanted to do was smear her lipstick with my lips. She looked so seductive, sexy, and innocent all together that even the hunter was having a hard time keeping it in. Entering the house, I looked at how nervous she was acting. She was cute in her way. Following her in the kitchen, I looked at her back which was showing a lot of skin than I preferred As she drank her water, an idea of flirting with her popped in my head. "You know, if I knew you were looking this beautiful, I would''vee way earlier, to enjoy your beauty more," I said, before stranding behind her wanting to hug her from behind. What I didn''t expect was for her to choke on her water, as soon as my body touched hers. ''Look what you did! You Pervert!'' Hunter yelled from inside my head as he paced back and forth looking at our mate with concern. Taking her towards the hall, I helped her ease the tension in her throat by patting her back. Though I was helping her, I couldn''t help but blush when my hands touched her bareback. Her skin was so soft and milky that I wanted to take a bite out of it, but controlled knowing, what a hard time hunter will give me if he hears my thoughts again. Feeling a bit fidgety because of how her gaze was concentrated on my face, I became self-conscious, and couldn''t help but wave my hand in front of her face, to get her attention. "I was asking if you were ready to go, though, I won''t mind if you have other ns for the night," I said trying to act calm, though only I know how nervous I was feeling tonight. "What other ns would I have? Let''s go, our friends must be waiting for us." She said before standing abruptly. However, I think the moon goddess is also on my side today, because the next thing I know, is Victoria sitting on myp again. I looked at her face, as she had closed her eyes expecting some pain from the fall. This gave me enough time to gaze at her luscious lips and slender neck, without getting caught. ''Hmm.¡­this ce is good. This is where I''ll mark her once everything between us is sorted out.'' I thought, while still looking at her neck when she opened her eyes. Chuckling at her embarrassed expression I couldn''t help but want to pull her cheeks. "Let''s go. I don''t want our friends to wait for long. Especially Daniel who wants to talk to me about something." She said as she stood again, trying to hide her embarrassed face. I wasn''t intending to do anything anymore, but the moment she uttered Daniel''s name, I remembered how he had told me, about proposing to her. And I don''t know what got over me, as I pushed her on the wall before hugging her without touching as I kissed her neck to calm hunter who wanted toe out so that he can meet our mate. I knew he was as anxious as me to make her ours, but I knew today was not the day to let him out just yet. ''shut up! You are just jealous that she likes me more than she likes you.'' Hunter said childishly before sitting in the corner with a happy satisfied smile on his face. Just now, I had allowed him to take over me for a second just for kissing her neck so that he stops pestering me for the rest of the night. "What are you doing?" She suddenly asked petrified. ''What was I doing? I was letting your wolf taste you so that he can stop annoying me. Isn''t he the one you love the most?'' I wanted to say, however, controlled my emotions at thest moment. "You smell nice. Like rose and choctes, with a hint ofvender perfume. I was checking if you taste good too." I said truthfully. "So, umm...Did you like it?" She suddenly asked, which even, rendered me speechless. She just did not say that! ''Tell her I like it! I like it! I love it! I want to taste her all! Tell her that! That I love her.'' Hunter suddenly started shouting from inside of my head. ''Jerk.'' Imented before closing the mind Barrier. "I love it. Would you like me to taste some more?" I finally asked. "Go away! You pervert!" She suddenly yelled which made meugh even more than I already was. She is such a cutie! God! I can''t wait to have her in my arms. I''ll propose to her today, no matter what! I thought in my head before we went out, to head towards the university for prom. Tricking her into the first dance was even easier than I had thought. Though it wasn''t wrong when I said that my parents dance first, but it was not because they were some kind of founder of this university, but because they are the current Alpha king and queen of the pack. Since try wasn''t here, it was my duty to have the first dance, and it was bliss that I got to dance with my mate and didn''t had to dance with some random arrangement. This was my first dance, I was doing with the acknowledgment of being to-be Alpha king, and being able to do that with my Luna queen was the biggest gift someone could have given me right now. "Would you like to dance some more?" I asked Victoria wanting to feel her closer to me for a longer time, but before she could reply, "You have already danced with your partner. Mind dancing with me?" I suddenly heard La''s voice. I don''t know if it''s just me, but I have been observing that La is always finding ways toe between me and Victoria, however, this time I won''t let it happen. ''I am not interested in dancing with you La. I have already made it clear that I love her. Mate or not mate. She is the one I choose and will choose over and over again.'' I said through the mind link as I gazed at her with a monotonous expression. ''I know alpha, that I loved you and wanted to be your mate, I still want, but this is not about dance. I want to report to you about the recent rogue activities on the west side of the forest. I hope you still remember that I am a fighter of first defense who is responsible for the safety of the pack from the west forest.'' She said as she looked at me seriously. ''It better be important!'' Suddenly hunter growled. ''Calm down. Let me handle it quickly and we can be with our mate for the rest of the night.'' I calmed hunter, however, before I could exin to Victoria about the situation, she excused herself and went off the stage. I looked at her figure and couldn''t help but jerk my hand away when La touched my hands. "It''s just a dance alpha. So as I was talking about the patrols of the west side of the forests the rogue activities have been more prominent there because of theck of people guarding the area. I also suspect that there is some insider in our pack who has been leaking information from our pack to someone who doesn''t want us good." She said as she almost ced her head on my chest. "You are too close! Move back!" I said with a warning glint. "Okay, alpha." She said, however, I didn''t miss that mischievous evil glint that passed through her eyes for a second. Just what is she nning exactly? Chapter-46 Has Victoria left me? Chapter-46 Has Victoria left me? ALEXANDER''S POV Once the song was over, I couldn''t help but push La away from me. "Next time, you only approach me if there is something serious. For trivial matters like these, you can approach Chris." I said before looking towards the food aisle where I had spotted herst. Not being able to find her anywhere near me, I couldn''t help but feel worry wash over me, when I noticed even Daniel was nowhere to be seen. Since, I have been acting more intimate with Victoria, I can trace her smell more urately than before, though I still don''t understand the reason why tracing her smell is so difficult in the first ce. Following the trail of the smell, my heart started beating a bit irregrly when I also smelled Daniel''s scent alone with her. Turning around thest corner which leads to the backside of the university, I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Daniel about to kiss Victoria. Watching such a scene unfolding in front of us, I couldn''t control Hunter anymore as he released an angry growl of anger and agony. ''He dared to fuckin touch what''s mine!'' Hunter shouted in my head before he pushed the mind Barrier and took over my body. Before I could react, the hunter ripped Daniel off Victoria as he nced at Daniel and with the intent of killing. ''Hunter calm down! I am also angry that he tried to kiss our mate, but we can''t let anger control us! He is our beta for god''s sake. Let me handle this, okay? Thest time you became this angry, you almost shredded the rogue into pieces. Just think, how devastated Victoria will feel if her best friend dies like that. So you want to make her cry. Look how worried she is.'' I tried to reason, though inside I was feeling jealous of the fact that Victoria was concerned for Daniel. "What the hell are you doing? Put him down!" Victoria yelled at us, which filled the hunter with grief, as he instantly let me take over while sitting in the corner like a wounded puppy. ''Don''t be so dramatic okay?'' I rolled my eyes at his actions before looking at Daniel as my hands were still wrapped around his neck. "How dare you try to kiss her? Do you even know who she is?" I asked as my anger surfaced. "I..I..she is my mate, Alexander. You might like her because she is beautiful and sweet, but you need to get over it. She is my mate. You might be my alpha king, but she is my mate." Daniel said as he struggled to get himself free from my hold. He just did not say that! He now dared to call her, his mate! "To fuck with your screwed imagination. You are feeling those emotions of protectiveness and care towards her because she is your Luna queen! My true mate! I never told anybody about it because I was fuckin afraid of losing her." I shouted in his face before punching him square in the face. How dare he! Picking him up, again, I was about to punch him again when my anger didn''t subside, however, I was stopped by Victoria when she shouted in an angry voice, "What the hell are you doing! Leave him alone! If you gotta problem with me, then talk to me, damn it. You manwhore!" Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. Did she just call me a manwhore? ''It''s all on you. It''s because you danced with La, she had misunderstood us. You always find ways to screw things up, no? No wonder, she doesn''t like you and likes me. Because for me, no one is above her. Because she is the only girl I will ever dance with, the only girl I''ll let touch me, or the only girl who I''ll ever look up to. But you, you have to go around discussing pack matters while intimate dancing with other girls.'' Hunter shouted at me as he put all of the me on me. Listening to both Victoria and Hunter''s words was so frustrating that I couldn''t help but pick her up in my arms before running towards the forest so that we can talk things out. She shouted multiple threats at me during the time, but my only goal was to take her out of here. Putting her down, as I tried to even my breath because of the amount of anger I was feeling, I couldn''t help but gaze at her as she started smoothening her clothes. I so wanted to punish our mate, for talking to other boys. Hadn''t I already warned her that I don''t like it? Not knowing what to do as I lost control of my emotions, I pushed her on the tree, before closing the distance between us, as I finally crashed my lips on hers. As the sparks started erupting from inside me as my whole body burst with pleasure, I couldn''t help but bring her impossibly closer to myself, feeling more confident when she ced her hand on my cheeks. Even though she didn''t kiss me back, but the thing that she didn''t push me away and ced her hand was enough of an indication for me. And I finally updated my definition of heaven from licking her thighs at my arrival celebration party to Kissing her in the lips now. ''Uh-oh,'' Hunter suddenly said, as he sat on the couch with a nk emotion. Have I mentioned that since we share one body, we can feel what the other person is feeling? Well if not, then let me tell you, we can do that, and I know hunter was also feeling giddy about the kiss. After a minute, which felt like a few seconds to me, since I didn''t want to stop, I finally pulled away, however, what happened next was something I was hoping for from her. She punched me! And let me make it clear, though she was a mere human, her punch hurts like hell. No wonder she was able to take those men back to the club when she was attacked. ''You know, you screwed big time, don''t you?'' Hunter finally said after a long time. ''It was a risk I am willing to take. Either she will ept me or reject me now.'' I told Hunter with a calm face, though deep inside I knew how much I was pissing my pants. Looking at her, as she started shouting at me profanities andining about the kiss, I couldn''t help but want to kiss her again, however, controlled myself just in time, to not anger her more. "I know, it was wrong of me to kiss you, and I should be-" I tried to say but stopped mid-sentence when she spoke again and told me how dumb I was and whatnot. It wasn''tter done I finally understand the meaning behind words, did I looked at her with surprise. ''She says, Kissing is not an issue? Doesn''t that mean, she epts us? our mate epted us! Isn''t this great!'' I asked hunter who was also doing his signature happy little dance in my brain. When everything between us was sorted out, I was about the kiss her again, when Daniel thought it was a great time to interrupt them. I don''t get what people in my pack think of their alpha king. I don''t want to act tough like other douche alpha''s and want to act friendly with everyone, but is that making them think, I am easy to defeat and someone you can walk over? It was getting on my nerves with his nonsensical imagination and everything. All o wanted right now was to kiss my mate senseless until she agrees to say that, ''She epts me as her mate and will spend the eternity of her life with me.'' But what my pack members want? They want their alpha king to stay single for the rest of his life. Kissing Victoria''s cheek, I was finally able to make him understand that Victoria wasn''t his mate, though even I found it weird that he had such strong feelings for her. Looks like I need to consult some old witch. I was about to take her away, from the forest so that we can spend some night time alone when I smelled a weird smell of blood and dirt in the air. "Rogues!" Chris suddenly yelled. I knew it was rogues, but they are so protective of their alpha king, that without even waiting for my instructions they changed into their wolf forms, as we were surrounded by rogues. ''We need to protect her. I am taking over.'' Suddenly hunter said, and before I can register what he meant, he suddenly took over the body as my canines started elongating and my hands turned to paws before I fully changed interested the wolf form. But, what the hunter had never imagined was, that Victoria will fall unconscious. After fighting and killing all the rogues, I asked the patrol to take away the bodies so that they can be burnt, as we took Victoria near theke, and waited for her to wake up. "You know you can take her back home," Daniel said, when she finally woke up, before walking away with everyone. ''Nice move!'' I wanted to shout at them. Aren''t they the real reason why we are like this in the first ce? I started exining to her about everything, our race, our species, why she was important and what was a mate, ignoring all the details to not confuse her, I suddenly smelled a weird smelling from behind me. As I turned around to see why I was smelling blood, I couldn''t help but gasp at the sight that weed me. On the ground where Victoria was sitting earlier, there were few droplets of blood, but the person whose blood was that was missing from the spot. What happened? Where did she go? Did she leave me because she got scared of me? Chapter-47 Transformation Chapter-47 Transformation VICTORIA''S POV Running at the fastest speed I could, I finally reached the goal that Azrael had set up for me, for today, which was 30 km. Okay, fine. I cheated a bit. It''s been a month since she started training me vigorously so that I can transform less painfully and cooperate with both, my witch powers and Ca. Now, you guys must be feeling confused, thinking what''s this all about. Let me brief you, I started transforming, from that day in the forest, when I saw my horrified reflection for the first time in theke. When Alexander was telling me about his species of werewolves, and all that mate stuff, and I was feeling this excruitiating pain, Ca''s voice filled with urgency echoed in my head. ''I warned you to get far away from here as soon as possible. Didn''t I? Now that our mate has kissed us, it has triggered the transformation process by 10 times. Even your witch powers are having a hard time suppressing it.'' She said as she started to pace around with a painful expression on her face. I don''t know what she was talking about, all I knew at that time was that I needed to get far away from Alexander because I didn''t want him to see me like this and get worried over anything. As soon as that thought crossed my mind, I suddenly felt like I was pushed into a dark pit and before I know it, I was lying on the wooden floor of some house. When I opened my eyes and looked around, I noticed it wasn''t some random house. It was the house I used to live in before I moved to pearly canines. It was my adoptive parent''s home. My home in New York. "I thought I would have to help you teleport. Who would''ve known that your powers are leveling up with such great intensity." Suddenly I heard a familiar voice from behind me. It belonged to none other than my grandmother Miss Azrael. Turning around, I looked at her with teary eyes, with some hope that she will help me in stopping this pain, as I was still choking on my blood. What I didn''t expect was, as soon as grandma Azrael started to walk towards me, with her extended hands,rge ck pirs suddenly formed around me, which prevented her from moving any closer. "Victoria, I know it''s hard on you. But it''s only you who can do this. Your powers won''t let me help you. You need to do it yourself. Your powers are getting too agitated with you crying like that. First, try to control your emotions." She said looking at me with a sympathetic gaze. ''You damn crazy woman! Has old age got inside your brain? My canines are elongating, my bones feel like they are breaking and my muscles feel like being ripped apart and you want me to smile? Are you sure, you are helping me out?'' I wanted to yell at her, as one more tear dropped from my eyes, immediately turning the pirs from ck to dirty blue. "Victoria! You have to understand. You have to ask your powers to let this transformation take ce. The more your powers will interfere the more painful it will be." She said, her eyes glistening at thest part. Taking a deep breath as I was still lying on the floor in a cocoon position, I tried to convey the message to myself that it''s okay, and that this needed to be done, using all the ways to all to my powers, since this was something I was doing for the first time. But, before I could do that, I heard a cracking sound and felt like my legs were broken in two. ''Ahhhhhh!!'' I shouted in agony as I felt my breath hitching with the pain. "Stop! I can''t! I can''t take it anymore. Please..please..please make it stop. I can''t. I can''t..please. I beg you...please do something, to stop this. Please!" I pleaded. My tears falling without any control now, as I curled my body back in the cocoon position, and closed my eyes. "Victoria! Wake up! You can''t close your eyes! You''ll die, dear, if you close your eyes. Please...wake up. To protect you from the pain, they''ll kill Ca! She''ll die a painful death inside you. Much more painful than you are going through right now. Do you not love her! Just think of her! Do it for her. If you want to save her!" Grandma Azrael said from afar, as my pirs were still not letting her in. ''Ca?'' I thought. Will she die, if I don''t bear with this pain? Thinking about Ca, her nasty remarks, her sarcastic self, and how she has always been there with me as a part of me, I couldn''t help but wipe my tears, as newfound energy started creeping inside me. ''I am scared Victoria. I don''t want to leave you. I want to be with you.'' I heard a faint voice in my head, and I knew it was none other than my Ca. ''Don''t worry. I won''t let anything happen to you. You are one of the best things that happened to me. I N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. won''t let my powers hurt you.'' I smiled stiffly as another bone-crushing pain passed through my hands. "You are doing great! Just keep going like that." Miss Azrael said, as I looked towards her with my teary gaze, and noticed how the pirs were changing their color to ck again. It was a great sign, no? With newfound motivation, I tried, to sit on my knees, supported with my hands. With each wave of pain, I was falling to the side again and again. But, thinking about Ca, gave me hope and every time the pain used to make me fall, I used to sit back, with a stiff smile on my face, as I let the pain wash over me. Closing my eyes, I searched through my head for Ca to be with her, as the pain in my body increased tenfold. Thergest hit of the pain washed over me, which threw my body towards the door, making me hit the bench on the side, however, I still didn''t stop searching for her, because some droplets of blood fell from my head on the ground, because of the previous hit I tried to sit back in the same position I have been sitting in for quite some time, but, when I didn''t find her, my body started to panic again, which made me lose my bnce. My powers were about to take over again when I saw her. As soon as I saw her, I smiled Involuntarily, before falling on the ground, with my sweating, bloody, and bruised body. "Congrattions. The transformation ispleted. I am amazed that you were able to endure 6 hours of bone cracking and reforming without falling unconscious. Look like you love Ca too much, to lose her. Your new life begins now." Miss Azrael said, which made me smile at her. "Thank you for being there," I said gratefully before closing my eyes with a satisfied expression. ''I did it. I saved Ca from dying. I saved my witch powers from extinction. I saved myself dying. I did a good job.'' I told myself with a tired but happy smile. I am not the wolf, that you guys must have been thinking of. I didn''t change into a wolf after my transformation. However, Ca is surely a wolf. As to the reason, why, I didn''t change into a wolf, is because changing into a wolf will change my scent slightly which will let other wolves know that I am a wolf. But since, my smell won''t be entirely like a wolf and will have a hint of a smell of a witch, since I possess witch powers, they''ll easily detect that I am the hybrid that everyone has been looking for. You guys heard that right. I am a hybrid. Nor human, nor witch, and neither werewolf. I was a witch-wolf. Since that day, Azrael has taken to herself to train me in both witch powers and well my mental wolf, so that I can stand the strongest, that I am. It wasn''t as easy as it sounds. And no, I am not talking about myself, I am talking about Azrael. The very first day when Azrael told me to show her my fire powers, I almost burned her hairs, and let me tell you, she wasn''t very pleased with my style of disy of powers, and the next thing I know, she made me run 50kms. But it wasn''t my fault entirely. Ca and my powers have not been on the best terms since the day I transformed. My powers, as I used to say, clearly mentioned to me that I need to give them a name so that I stop calling them ''powers'' and treat them as an individual like I do to Ca. They want to be treated like Ca like they want me to talk to them like I talk to Ca and also share everything with them. I named them my little Joy and they were quite happy with that. And only then did I came to know that my powers though always act angry also, have a childish side to them. There was this one time when I wanted an opinion on which colored top should I wear to go shopping. Ca suggested that I should go with the blue one, but My powers Joy wanted me to wear the Baby pink one. And do you know what happened after that? Joy turned both the top into baby pink colors. Ca was so angry, that she fought with her. And well the sight wasn''t very pretty when they burned her tail, and she scratched Joy''s arms like that. It has been difficult to handle both of them since then, and I am still learning. "Victoria Joy Ca Gibberson!!" I heard an angry voiceing from upstairs and I couldn''t help but run out of the house towards the forest again. ''Hehe...I turned her bath water to ice.'' Suddenly Joy eximed from inside my head which made me stop dead in my tracks. ''What did she say she did?'' I thought horrified. No wonder her voice was so angry. And here I was thinking she was yelling because I cheated in running today. I wanted to shout at Joy for being so childish and putting me in a tough situation like that, however, I won''t deny the fact that it was so hrious that I had to support myself with a tree as I held my aching stomach because ofughing. Hahaha...just imagine, Miss Azrael lying in the bathtub stuck in ice. Even Ca wasughing so hard that she patted Joy on the back in appraisal for the first time. So that''s pretty much how myst month had been going. Chapter-48 Her Stunning entry during my crowning! Chapter-48 Her Stunning entry during my crowning! ALEXANDER''S POV "Would you like to wear, the ck one or the blue one?" My mom asked me while holding two suits in her hand. "Choose whatever mom, it''s not like these suits are going to make any difference," I said pissed before going out of the room. Once I was out of my room, the guilt of talking rudely to my mom washed over me, as I hugged before exiting the corridor. But I can''t help it either. I have been feeling like this for a month now. It has been exactly a month since Ist saw her. Hunter has shunned me out since he mes me for the reason she left us without saying anything. Neither does he talks to me, nor hees and takes over my body anymore until it''s rted to some killing. He has barred himself from changing into a wolf until a rogue is in the picture. He had killed more than 200 rogues in thest month, even going to the extent of venturing out of the boundaries so that he can kill some more and ease his anger. I didn''t stop him either. It was a good way to channel our anger from our mate to those rogues, who was the reason why she got scared and left us in the first ce. "Alpha, the council head is here. He wants to talk to you before the royal ball and crowning ceremony." One of my soldiers said. "Tell him I''ll meet him directly at the ball. If there''s anything important then he can talk to my father, I am yet to be the king." I said before going out of the mansion so that I can roam through forests, where memories of Victoria were still embedded deeply. Today was the throne ceremony. On the day, I''ll be announced as the alpha king by my father and will step up the throne in ce of my father. One month before I was soo happy and excited for this day toe because it''s a blessing for an alpha king to take the throne with his queen by his side. I was happy because I had my queen in my arms. But then everything has to change. The initial days when she disappeared like that, was worse. I roamed outside her house for hours, wanting to know why she ran away, but her house was locked. I contacted her aunt Ma who told me she had no idea where she went, which pissed me even more. What kind of aunt she was, not knowing where her only niece went? Hunter almost had her head, when she said that statement. College sucked even more than it used to before I had met her. All in all, I yearned for her. It was okay, if she rejected me, I would''ve felt the pain, but now that she isn''t even in my sight anymore, I feel like a part of me left with her. ''I smelled her. I smelled her presence. She is somewhere near us.'' Hunter suddenly said pacing around like a mad wolf. ''Shut up! She is nowhere here. She is just not here, don''t you get it?! Didn''t she messaged Daniel that she might not continue with the university?'' I yelled back at Hunter, feeling agitated by the fact, that he always says the same things whenever I enter here. I believed him for the first few days, and even searched the whole forest for her, but did I find her? No! Not even a hint that she was here at all! "ALEXANDER HUNTER! Where the hell is you?! And what did you tell your mother to make her so sad?!" I heard an angry voice through my mind link. "I didn''t do anything okay! I just said that the color of the clothes won''t make any difference to me. Without my mate by my side, I''ll just look like any other alpha getting his position." I shouted back, with an equally angry voice, which immediately shut my dad. He knew something was wrong with me these days and had been bugging me for quite some time. But what should I tell him? That the person who they are going to the throne, was not even able to keep his mate by his side? That he wasn''t even able to make a girl fall in love with him? I mean this wasn''t the first time a human girl was a mate, but this was surely the first time where the girl had left without even properly rejecting her counterpart. "You better get your ass back here before I decide it''s time to whip your wolf out of you." He said with a cold voice, which made me groan. It was not like he really will be able to do something like that, I was going there out of pure respect. Once I reached back home and told my mother that I liked the ck one better because ck was Victoria''s favorite color, I left to get ready, before dad decides to annoy me more than he already had. "Alexander, council head has asked La to stand by your side, for the throne handing ceremony, since, you don''t have your mate, yet." Suddenly Chris''s voice echoed in my room. Did I mention, that even my friends don''t consider Victoria as my mate, since she didn''t ept me and left me without any message, but messaged Daniel? They believe it was just my wishful thinking because I still haven''t found my mate and Victoria was a good girl. Coming out from the bathroom after taking a long shower, I looked him in the eye, before muttering the sentence slowly and clearly, "I won''t allow it." With that, I pushed him out of my room and closed the door on his face. "I don''t care if my mate is not here. Until she rejects me, I''ll not allow any woman to take her ce, neither in my heart nor beside me for my ceremony." I told all my friends, who knew I had feelings for Victoria but don''t believe me, through the mind link, before putting up my barrier. After 3 hours, all the family members, friends, important werewolf leaders, alphas, their betas with their respective mates were gathered inside the hall of the mansion, as everyone waited for the ceremony to start. "I Theodore Roosevelt and my mate Rosaline Roosevelt hereby announce that today we are finally letting ourselves free from all the responsibilities of the alpha king and queen and thus handover the responsibilities to our only son Alexander Hunter, who will continue as the new alpha king." My father Theodore said, and everyone erupted with joy as they started pping happily. "I hereby, ask our son Alexander Hunter to step up the stage and receive this crown before taking the oath." He further said, and I finally started walking upstairs where my mom and dad were standing with the crown of the alpha king in their hands. "Since our son hasn''t found his mate yet, we thus, asks Miss La, the daughter of the second council to stand by his side while he is crowned." My mom further added which made my dad frown but he didn''t say anything altogether. However, I wasn''t my dad. I loved my mom, but it doesn''t mean I''ll agree with all of her arrangements without saying anything or opposing them. I looked at La who was already standing on the stage smiling like some fool. Geez! Why is there this stupid tradition of having a woman by your side? Stepping up the stage while standing in front of my mom and dad, I faced the audience with my authoritative demeanor, before turning towards my mom to convey my message, that I want La out of here. However, before I could even utter a word, I finally heard the voice, I''ve been yearning to listen. "You dare to stand beside another woman and step up the throne? Just because I didn''t contact you for a month? Is this what you call your so-called love?" Victoria said, with a confident and smirking gaze. Oh, how much I loved her voice. As I looked at her, I don''t know why I felt like something has changed in her. It was like she had a more confident aura than before. An aura that asks for submission. "Victoria. This is not some kind of party you can go around and dance to, besides, who invited you? Guards take the girl out. She is human and has no business here." La suddenlymanded. I was about to ask the guards to stop as they neared my mate and reprimand La that she dared to me gaping, as I looked at my mate. "Kneel!" She said in a clear bold sound. Her voice was so cold that it aroused the alpha in me, as I looked at all the guards, betas, their mates, alpha''s mates, and even some alpha, suddenly bending as they bowed at her. "So, you were saying? Who invited me? Do you think I need an invitation to steal away this man from here?" She said, while walking upstairs, with such an authoritative voice, that it made hunter squeal Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! with excitement as he was edging to go and meet his mate. "Victoria! You are going overboard!" La suddenly screeched while stomping her foot. "Oh, I am yet to do, what I came here for." She smirked before her eyes settled on me and all the emotions from her eyes turned to nothing, which made dread creep my body. She looked me dead in the eye, with no emotions, before muttering, "I Victoria Joy Ca Gibberson,-" She started, which made my heart beat fast, as I anxiously looked at her, not wanting for her to reject me in front of soo many people. But the thing she did next was even perplexing than her arrival right now. Chapter-49 Sweet photos Chapter-49 Sweet photos VICTORIA''S POV "I, Victoria Ca Gibberson-" I started, however, before I could utter the words I had been aiming to say sincest month, arge hand mped on our mouth, stopping us from speaking anything further. "I think we need to talk alone about this Victoria. Yeah? Let''s not talk about it right now. Please?" Alexander said, with glistening eyes. It broke my heart to see him like this, but I wanted to say those words so that we can get past this phase and get this over with. ''Just get it over with Victoria You are scaring the guy." Ca shouted from inside my head. ''I was doing that only. It''s him who stopped me in between.'' I remarked before rolling my eyes. Oh, did I forgot to mention that while I was doing the things that Ca had been instructing me to do and was having a tough time outside, Ca and joy were rxing inside my mind. ''She is ying him, I am telling you.'' Joy remarked before popping some invisible thing in her mouth, like a gesture of eating popcorns. "Alexander, why are you even talking to her? She is not worth it. Besides, who allowed this human to enter the gates of the mansion when a ceremony this important is going on? Alexander, this is your crowning ceremony. Have you forgotten, if the time is over and the full moon is uppletely, you''ll have to wait for another year for the ceremony?" La said, nearing him while holding his head. "Ahhh...the nerve of this girl. Haven''t your parents taught you not to touch other''s things without permission?" I asked before taking her hand that was touching Alexander''s in mine as I raised it in the air. Well, she was shortypared to me. "Aish, what if I don''t want to listen to your shit? Don''t you know to keep quiet when someone is talking? Besides, why are you even standing here?" I asked, as I looked at Alexander with a quirked brow, who was still in shock, thinking, that I was going to reject him today. "Alexander! Who is this girl? Talking to my daughter like this! And, why are you all standing doing nothing? Have you forgotten that she will be the Luna if he doesn''t find his mate within six months? Are you letting a human touch your future Luna like this?" Suddenly an old man stood and shouted from amidst the crowd. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! "She? Luna? Alexander''s wife? Seriously? From what angle, is she suitable?" I asked, looking at them with scrutinized eyes. "From this angle?" I asked before I broke the arm that she had used to hold Alexander''s arms while smirking at the old man, who dared to shout at us earlier. As soon as I broke her arm, an ear-piercing scream echoed in the hall, which made me wince since I was closest to her. "AHH...keep the voice down, will you? So where was I? Yeah, I don''t like your arrangements of making her the Luna. I won''t let it happen. Stop me if you can." I said before I pushed her back, which resulted in her hitting the pir behind her. "Alexander who is this girl and why aren''t you saying anything while she is disrespecting so many elders here by acting like that? Please ask her to go out. We don''t want to be harsh on this human." The otherdy, who looked in herte forties suddenly said. "This, I-...she..." Alexander stuttered as he looked for words to describe my position in his life. ''Well aren''t we the reason for him acting like that? If we had sorted things out on that day only, it wouldn''t havee to this situation in the first ce.'' Ca said. ''What can I say, you both are stupid, aren''t you?'' Joy said, making Ca scoff at her, but this time she didn''t say anything else. ''Shutup! Let me handle this matter here first.'' I told them, before putting up the barrier of our mind. "You guys keep distracting me, don''t you?" I said before I looked back at Alexander. "What I was intending to say before I was stopped harshly was, I, Victoria Ca Gibberson, mate of Alexander hunter, epts Alexander hunter as my rightful mate, my soul mate, and my other half for the rest of my life," I said without a single emotion on my face as everyone in the audience gasped at my words. "Now that you know my position in his life, I hope you''ll stop calling me an outsider and her as the insider in his life. Please throne him now." I said to the man and woman who have been standing there for quite some time without any reaction or emotion on their face. "Are you serious?! Tell me this is true!" Alexander suddenly eximed as he stopped the man who was about to put the crown on his head. "Do you think I am joking? Do you want me to take back my words? Or do you want me to make out with you in front of everyone to prove you as mine?" I asked as I couldn''t keep the smile off my face anymore. Before I could say anything else, he suddenly hugged me in front of everyone and all my confidence from earlier, left my body as sparks started to flow between us, which made me blush as I knew everyone was probably looking at us right now. "Nowe back here before I decide that it''s better to throne this girl here. Let''s begin the ceremony. You have a lot to exin young boy." The man, who looked unbelievably familiar said in a reprimanding way to Alexander before he made him sit on the throne. cing the crown on his head, he nodded at Alexander before cutting the middle of his palm followed by cutting his own. He ced his hand on top of Alexander''s and let their blood mix as he announced, "Please wee your new alpha king Alexander hunter." As soon as the words came out of his mouth, the blood that was on their palms suddenly turned blue before evaporating in the air as everyone started cheering since the ceremony was done. Looking at Alexander''s bold and strong aura that had a hint of happiness, I couldn''t help but feel happy for him. I was so proud of my man. You guys got that right, he was finally my man now. pping along with everyone, I looked beside me where an angry La whose hand was probably already healed was looking at me with a piercing gaze. I couldn''t help but scoff at her attitude. ''She looks awfully angry.'' Joymented. ''Well who wouldn''t, when you were about to be the queen but couldn''t?'' Ca scoffed at her, which resulted in a new fight between them. Sometimes I feel like two kids are living inside my head. As I was lost in my thoughts, I suddenly felt someone pulling me and before I could react, I was sitting on Alexander''sp while he looked at me with a proud and loving gaze. "Look in front if you don''t want to look like a lovesick puppy in the photo." He said, which made me turn and look in front as I tried to adjust my sitting position to look more confident and presentable in the photo. "You better stop moving Ria. I don''t want to jump on you tonight. It will be too soon, and I don''t think you are ready for that." Suddenly Alexandermented, which made me look at him wide-eyed with my reddened face. However, as soon as I turned to look at him, he also looked at me which resulted in our lips touching each other. "Perfect! You both look good!" The person who was taking the photo''s suddenly eximed, which made us look at everyone who wasughing while looking at us. "You nned it, didn''t you?" I whisper yelled at Alexander, to which he replied with another sweet kiss on my cheeks. "I didn''t n it. But I do think that tomemorate my happiness that I was crowned by my mate on my side, I should take some pictures like these." He said before he ced his hand on my stomach and hugged me from behind as I ced my head on his chest. After two more photos, I stood from hisp as it was getting really ufortable sitting like that while everyone including many elders was constantly gazing at us. "Let''s begin the feast after the oath." The man who was appearing familiar to me said as everyone who had stood earlier during the crowning process sat in their seats waiting for Alexander to take his oath. As I was waiting for Alexander to start the oath, the man who was looking familiar came to me before whispering, "We meet again youngdy." Chapter-50 Saving the damsel in distress Chapter-50 Saving the damsel in distress VICTORIA''S POV "Ummm..sorry. But do I know you?" I asked confused. "You don''t remember me? Well, that''s very unlikely of you. You are the first person I''ve met, who dared to say that she doesn''t recognize me." The familiar man said with a hint of a smile on his face. "Well, I don''t remember you. And, if you don''t mind, can you please step aside? You''re blocking my view of my mate Alexander taking the oath." I said, trying to see past him. "Hahahaha...you are a funny one. I like you already." The man said before he went near the woman whose gaze has been fixated on me since the moment, I entered the room. ''Well with that creepy gaze you are throwing towards me, I surely don''t like you.'' I wanted to say but stopped myself. He can be some higher-up for all I know since he was the one who crowned Alexander. ''Weird uncle.'' I thought before looking at my man who was taking the oath. "-And I will conclude it by saying, I promise as the now, alpha king to cherish you all as my own, till my ''Uhh! I missed the oath because of this uncle.'' I cried in my mind, staring at the uncle in anger. ''I am hungry. We are hungry.'' Joy eximed, pacing around. ''Can a soul get hungry? Shut up, don''t try to outsmart me.'' I said, rolling my eyes at her behavior. ''Soul can get hungry too! I am hungry! I want food! If you don''t go and eat something, I am gonna burn the aisle.'' Joy scoffed before sitting on the chair like a madwoman. ''Fine.'' I mumbled. Noticing that Alexander was talking with some friends and colleagues, I went towards the food section, which was situated in the backyard. ''There''s a lot. Tell me, what do you want me to eat for you? You are going to turn me into a pig, I am sure.'' I sighed before going towards the Chinese section and taking some spring rolls. ''Don''t worry, we wolves have a strong metabolism. You won''t be a pig even if you eat food all day and night.'' Camented, making Joy happier at that. Since when exactly did they turn into good friends? Eating my spring rolls, I turned around to look at the people around me because I was feeling terribly bored now. As I was scanning my eyes through the pool of people, a certain couple caught my attention. They were standing in the secluded corner, where no one was paying them much attention since everyone was busy gazing at their new alpha king. The guy and the girl looked like they were arguing about something. Concentrating my gaze at them, I tried to listen to what they were talking about because the girl looked pitiful with her almost crying eyes as the guy held her hand tightly, which I am sure will form a bruise. "I love you, Zen. Can''t you see that? What it has to do with that bitch of your mate? She is just an omega, while I am the beta and also the best fighter the pack can have. Can''t you see that I am the best fit to be the Luna of our pack?" The girl said. Woah! It wasn''t something I was expecting. When I saw that guy holding that girl''s hand in a tight grip, I thought he was bullying her, but it was the opposite. This tells you to never judge a book by its cover. And why does it sound like something me and Alexander will be facing in the future with La in the picture? I mean, I am not to judge anybody''s character, but from how La is behaving and if it happens exactly how it happens in the movies, she is surely going to create some troubles for us. "I AM NOT having this conversation with you Cami. She is my mate and I love her. Even if she wasn''t my mate, I would''ve chosen her over you a hundred times because of how she is. She is not a self- centered, scheming bitch like you." That zen guy said. Now you guys might be thinking why people around them weren''t reacting even when they were talking so harshly, right? Well, they weren''t talking exactly. They were using their mind links to talk. A power that all werewolves possess by birth. And I being the witch-wolf, don''t need to be a member of their pack to know what they are talking about. Before that Zen guy could say anything, that Cami suddenly jumped and kissed his lips while her gaze was settled behind him. "What are you doing?" Zen said through the mind link as he held her hand to push her away, but before he could move an inch, I saw a girl my age rushing towards the couple. ''Looks like she is his real mate.'' Camented. "What are you both doing?! I thought you love me!" That girl said, with tears running down her face as she pped that Zen guy before running out. ''Ouch! That might''ve hurt.'' Joymented, making me roll my eyes at her. No, shit-sherlock. Since the drama was over for me, I was about to turn around when I heard a shrill screaming from outside the mansion. "Someone jumped in the river." Someone shouted from outside the mansion, and I couldn''t help but run towards the exit since I was near the backyard door and closest to the river. Rushing towards the river, I saw the girl who ran out of the mansion earlier struggling in the river as she iled her arms in the water. ''I don''t think this is the best outfit for swimming. Besides, Alexander has this big swimming pool here, why would she jump in a river to calm her mind and emotions.'' I thought. ''That''s because she isn''t trying to calm her emotions but ismitting suicide.'' Joy scoffed at me. ''Why would she do that?'' I thought as a strong sense of protecting her bubbled inside me and before I could know what was happening, I was already falling from the hill into the river. ''Ca!! This isn''t funny!'' I yelled at Ca, knowing all too well that this was her doing. ''Sorry, as a queen, I have to protect my people.'' She apologized. I wanted to say more and reprimand her, but falling into the cold water of the river with a ssh, stopped me from talking any further as I gulped some water. ''My dress!'' I wailed as I looked at my dress that was wet and was making it difficult for me to swim. I tore a part of the skirt which was getting entangled in my legs so that I can swim properly, and save my life before I think about saving her. To say I was angry would be an understatement. I was agitated! Swimming towards the girl who was now close to drowning, I took her hand in mine before swimming towards the shore, which I am telling you was more difficult than I had imagined. Tip of the day- Never believe those romantic movies in which heroes protect the heroines from drowning like it''s his second job. The petite-looking girl who weighed more than a wild pig has already fainted, which made me panic as I started pushing her chest to help her cough the water out. It wasn''t long before she gained her consciousness, and the first thing I did when I saw her fully awake was to p her. As soon I pped her, I heard an angry growling from behind me, and I couldn''t help but turn around and scoff at the wolf knowing all too well that this wolf must be her mate, who was angry that I pped his mate. "Shut up you moron of a mate!" I shouted as I saw a very angry-looking Alexander walking towards me inrge strides. Well, he was not my biggest concern right now. "Why the hell would you do that for? Did you know the truth? What happened and what was the situation? And if your mate was even at fault or not? No! You just jumped in a river to end your life and give him a lifetime of misery! You are such a loser, seriously! And now, I don''t disagree with that cami girl to be the Luna. Such a scared cat girl can''t run a pack alongside an alpha. And if she bes the Luna, it''s all on you. Because you are so pitiful!" I yelled at the girl, not knowing from where this all wasing. The wolf who had growled at me earlier changed back to his human form and shuffled closer to his mate to hug her while I shouted at her. "You! You better exin the situation and get things clear between you guys. And you, moron of a girl. Get your act together. This is not a ce where weaklings like you can live. If you are not strong enough, learn to be strong! And if you can''t be strong, then get prepared to lose your life because girls like her wille in front of you in all phases of life." I said before turning around and walking towards the forest area, still panting with burning anger that wasn''t anywhere in my control. ''You did a good job, victoria.'' Camented and I must say shemented at the wrong time. ''Good job! You bitch! I almost died because of you! Next time can you please warn me before you decide it''s better to push Victoria in the river to save a damsel in distress?'' I shouted at her. ''You''re feeling too angry. Calm down. Do you want me to burn this Ca''s tail again? Or, do you want me to burn this tree? It''s dried anyways.'' Joy said as she started zing like a fireball, with fireing out from her hands. ''Shut up.'' I rolled my eyes at her, though I couldn''t keep the smile off my face. Her fire joke never gets old. Going back towards the shore, that I was finally feeling under control, I noticed almost everyone has left and the only people left there were that Zen, his mate, two other men that I don''t recognize, and a little bit angry Alexander. "I am sorry, about that," I said, once I reached there before inching closer towards Alexander and putting on my cute smile to not get too much reprimanding from him. "To hell with your sorry. Do you even know how dangerous it was? Why are you soo impulsive, god damn it. I nearly had a heart attack when I saw you jump in the river like that. Never do that again okay?" Alexander said before bringing me close to himself as he hugged me tightly, which calmed the remaining anger in me. "I am wet. Don''t hug me." I said as I looked at my soaked clothes and my torn skirt sticking to my body pitifully. "Don''t say words like that in public. If I wasn''t familiar with your way of using words, I would''ve thought you are inviting me." Alexander said as he snuggled his face in my neck. "And what if I am?" I asked, not knowing from where that confidence to flirt wasing from. I was about to apologize for that, however, the next thing I heard was a very tempting growl as I heard his deep and sexy voice again, "Don''t tempt me, baby. I can''t promise I will be easy." And oh boy, it would be a total lie if I say it didn''t turn me on. Our little sweet moment was interrupted by that couple again as that girl spoke, "I am sorry, miss. I know what I did was an act of cowardice and I am ashamed of myself for doing that. Even I don''t know what came over me that I did something like that. I promise I''ll be strong and prove to myself that I am capable of his love and my pack''s love. Also, I will prove to cami that I may not be the perfect Luna, but I am the best Luna this pack can get." "Thank you, madam, for saving my lifeline today. I don''t know what would I have done if something had Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! happened to her. I will always be thankful to you and promise my life and my pack''s support to you." That Zen guy said, bowing full nighty degree before cing his jacket on his mate to cover her as he picked her up bridal style before going out of the ce. "Well, I don''t know about her. But you surely are the best queen I can get." Alexander said before nuzzling his face in my neck as he kissed the junction between my neck and shoulder. "I am gonna mark you here. This is my favorite spot." Alexander mumbled as he sucked on my skin, making me moan involuntarily. I was so lost in his kiss that I forgot that we still hadpany, and it was not until we heard a loud cough, did we finally detached from each other. Looking at the two pairs of eyes gazing at us, I couldn''t help but hide my face in Alexander''s chest, and in return, all I heard was three different chuckles which made me hit Alexander''s chest lightly. "Don''tugh at me, or I will bite you." I threatened, which made himugh even louder as he started walking while side hugging me. Chapter-51 Interrogation Chapter-51 Interrogation VICTORIA''S POV Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! The first thing that I did once we went back to the mansion was to change my clothes. And while I was at that, I almost slipped that I wasn''t a normal being and was some witch that can make dresses appear out of thin air. Let me tell you what happened, "Hey, I''ll send some clothes to you, don''t worry they''ll be new. You can change ande down once you''re done. Yeah?" Alexander said once we were in his room before kissing my forehead. "AHH...don''t bother about that. I can always use joy for that. Bringing a dress is nothing more than blowing a spec of dirt for joy." I said casually, before smiling and it wasn''t until Ca shouted from inside my brain did I realize I made a slip-up. "Who''s joy? And why would he help you in dressing? First, tell me, how are you acquainted with him and is he here? Is he a werewolf-like me?" Alexander asked as he looked at me with scrutinizing eyes, while his eyes started to have a hint of yellowish tint in them. ''Who is he calling a man! I am a girl and a cute one at that! Tell him that right now, or I am gonna burn his clothes. Don''t me me for making him stand naked in front of the whole crowd then.'' Joy eximed, more like shrieked from inside my brain, fuming as the cold fire was zing from inside her again, and Ca jumped out of the couch to save her fur. Rolling my eyes at her, I looked at Alexander before saying, "First, she is a girl, and I said that because she is umm..a designer and sells beautiful dresses. And, I forgot, I wasn''t back home. She is a friend from there. What were you saying about sending the clothes? Please make sure they are not short dresses." I smiled when his expression finally rxed. "Okay, I just don''t trust other men around you. Don''t take it to heart. You are the most precious possession that I am intending to take care of and cherish, with all I have. Also,e down soon. I want to introduce you to my parents. You haven''t met them yet, and I know they are itching to talk to you." Alexander said smilingly before pecking my lips onest time and leaving, closing the door behind him. ''My hubby is so sweet.'' Ca said, fangirling at his words, which were ignored by both me and Joy. ''Huh! I need to control my mouth and think before I speak such words again.'' I thought before going inside the bathroom to take a quick shower. After taking the shower and changing into a golden sundress that Alexander must''ve asked someone to put on the bed, I sat on the bed to rx my muscles, feeling a bit tired. ''His room is not bad. It looks quite decent and is nicely organized.'' I thought as I looked around. Walking around the room as I was just ncing around, my gaze traveled to the nightstand, and I couldn''t help but widen my eyes when I saw the photo frame. It was a photo frame for 5 photos, and guess who was in the middle? It was me. All five ces were taken by me. One photo was from when we were on a Ferris wheel, and I was looking towards the horizon. Another one at the party. One from the university prom and one from somece in the forest, and one was probably taken when I was home. I was lying on the bed in my cute shorts and was smiling at something on my phone. When did he take these photos? Is he some kind of psycho? Was he always stalking me when I wasn''t looking? Was he always in love with me? But why didn''t he tell me earlier? "Victoria? Are you ready? Alexander is looking for you." I heard Katie''s voice from outside. "Yeah. Coming!" I said, cing the photo frame back on the table and taking ast look at his photo that was hung on the wall. ''We wasted a lot of time because of mimunication and misunderstandings. But now that I''ve finally gotten a hold of you, I am not gonna leave you, ever.'' I promised myself while looking at his image. A promise, I was intending to keep as long as I was alive. Spotting Alexander again was not a hard task since he was swarmed by people. I smiled at him as our gazes identally met for a second and couldn''t help but feel giddy that this awesome man was mine. I haven''t gotten aplete hold of this mate thing. But from what I could gather from Ca''s rambling, we are destined to be together and are made for each other. I think this is the best thing that has happened to me since the day I moved here. Looking behind Alexander, I noticed that familiar man gazing at me from time to time. I don''t understand what was his deal. ''Where have I seen him? Why can''t I remember?'' I tried to think hard. Deep in my thoughts, I didn''t notice when Alexander came closer to me. "Victoria? Are you okay, now?" "Yeah, I am fine. How is your ceremony going so far?" I asked absentmindedly. My thoughts still on that old uncle. "It''s going good. Here, let me introduce you to my parents. Theodore Roosevelt my father and his mate, my mom Rosaline Roosevelt." He said smiling happily. However, I was too shocked to react. That weird familiar uncle was Alexander''s dad? Wait, what? Is this some kind of joke? "He is your dad? From when?" I asked, my stupidity taking over again. "Uhh..from the moment I was born, and even before that, when I was just a sperm you know," Alexandermented shamelessly, as my face burnt with embarrassment. "Look at how you are talking. Where are your manners? Don''t mind him, sweety. Like father like son." Alexander''s mother Rosaline said in aforting tone as she held my hand excitedly. However, my gaze was fixated on his father only. "Theodore Roosevelt? Aren''t you the one who I asked to-" I stopped mid-sentence when the realization hit me? "Yes, darling. You are the one, and I must mention, the only one who dared to order an alpha king around." Alexander''s father said, with his signature smirk. ''He remembers my face...I am gone...done.. finished.'' I thought, closing my eyes at my stupidity. I should''ve listened to Azrael. "About that, I...I can exin it." I said, not knowing what else to say when both Alexander and his mother Rosaline were looking at me with that confused suspicious gaze. It was the incident from around 20 days back. On the day of the transformation, I learned that I can also teleport from one ce to another if I concentrate hard, and that''s exactly what I had been doing these past days. Though I was away from Alexander, I was always worried about him because I was feeling sorry for leaving him like that and wanted to check up on him from time to time. And that''s why I was using this teleporting power to teleport from my house back there to the forest and then back to the house again. And while doing so, a few days back, I stumbled upon Alexander''s father. He was in his wolf form at that time. He was so magnificent andrge that I couldn''t keep my eyes off him, and fear started to creep inside me. Ca was constantly reminding me that there was nothing to be afraid of, but what would you if you see a wolf four times bigger than you, standing in front of you, growling? I was so scared that joy had toe to rescue me, and before I know it, the tree beside the wolf started to burn. She did that to scare the wolf away, but it only angered him. "Ask him to shift," Ca ordered confused as her energy started to ignite as an instinct to protect me, and before I know anything, I shouted a boldmand, "Shift!" I saw that wolf trembling a bit, but he didn''t shift and looked at me with a tilted head. After some time of staring at each other, it felt like he was too bored to look at me, and before I could react, he shifted into a man. His aura when he shifted was so strong, that I involuntarily took a step back. ''Why does he have an aura like that of Alexander when he was talking to Azrael?'' I had thought at that time. "You are a human, but the aura around you is different. Howe you knew I was a werewolf? Who are you associated with?" He asked in his bold voice, but I couldn''t help but feel that the man looked familiar. Not knowing what to say, because I was about to get caught, I couldn''t help but start running in the opposite direction and hide behind a tree. I was breathing heavily, checking behind me to see if he wasing at me or not when I suddenly saw miss Azrael with an angry look on her face, standing in front of me, looking all pissed. "Didn''t I warn you to not associate yourself with anybody for next one month. Is that so hard to follow?" She said before she teleported both of us back home. I remember she cast a spell on my so-called powers so, that I couldn''t teleport here and there again for 5 days. And it was only after she thought that it was time for me to train my teleporting power, did she finally removed the spell. Now that I think about the sense of familiarity with him, I understand why it was like that. Because he was Alexander''s father. "I did it because, because, I thought you were also a werewolf-like Alexander and Chris and Sean and Daniel and almost everyone here," I said confidently, however, only I knew how much I was sweating inside. "You run quite fast for your human speed. Do you think you can hide the fact that you are a wolf from us? Tell me, have youpleted your transformation process? You didn''t transform into your wolf, does that mean you are ate bloomer? But you are already 19, which means, you are antern." His father said, taking a step forward with an intimidating aura, which made both Alexander''s and Rosaline''s eyes widen in shock. "So?" I asked, confidently as some of the Magna of Ca started to enter me again, making me confident and bold. I don''t know why, but sometimes I feel like, Ca is one hell of a strong wolf. Whenever she shifts some of her Magna to me, I feel so powerful, like I can rule the world now. (I know, I am exaggerating, but still.) What if she takes over me someday? How powerful would it be? "No wonder, I always felt you were quite different and carry a different aura. Do you have werewolf genes inside you? Today is the best day of my life. First, my mate not only epted me but now I have Alexander said as he hugged me, but I don''t know why, for some reason, I felt like, he was feigning his enthusiasm. I was about to ce my hands on his back to reciprocate the hug when he was harshly pulled away from me. "We are talking right now. Save your hormones for your bedroom." His fathermented smilingly, making my ears turn red once again, as Alexander coughed at hisment. I could see him ncing at me from the corner of his eyes as if to see my reaction, and it turned the situation, a whole lot embarrassing than it already was. "I uh...hahaha...uncle you are too funny," I said awkwardly. "I bet you are funnier than me, miss Victoria. Let''s go and talk about the matter in the study after an hour. The party is almost over anyway." His father said before turning around with a polite smile on his face. ''I don''t know why but his polite smile looks like a trap to me. We are going to be interrogated and roasted, I am telling you. He is not an only former alpha king, but is also an active member of the council of werewolves.'' Joy eximed before moaning in displeasure. ''Let''s hope for the best. The only thing you need to say is you don''t know anything.'' Ca said. ''Thanks for theforting words, Ca.'' I said, rolling my eyes at her. I was still annoyed at her for her earlier stunt. "Have you eaten yet? Let''s have something, yeah?" Alexander said as he brought me closer to him while looking into my eyes. ''Ahhh!! X-rated scenes!'' Joy eximed, closing her eyes, only to get hit by Ca. "Yeah, let''s go," I said and Alexander started to dip towards me, maybe for a peck, but before he could do that, we were interrupted by a familiar voice, to whom I was still answerable. "Can I have a moment, Victory?" Daniel said as he looked at Alexander uneasily. I don''t know why, but when I looked into Daniel''s eyes, I felt like, I was some wife who was cheating on her husband with some fling and couldn''t help but cringe at this feeling. Pushing Alexander away slightly, I smiled at Daniel before tucking a strand of hair behind my ear, awkwardly. "You go ahead. I''lle in a few minutes." I told Alexander before following Daniel. However, before I could move one more step, I was brought back in Alexander''s arms, as he encircled me in his embrace. "Make it quick. I''ll be waiting." Alexander said before pecking my lips, while his eyes were trained on Daniel. ''Uhh...why would you do that while looking at him! You are making it more awkward!'' I wanted to exim, but thinking, that he would carry me around as he did earlier in the forest if I said anything, I decided against it and only nodded my head before following Daniel. Chapter-52 She is here for revenge Chapter-52 She is here for revenge VICTORIA''S POV Following him out of the party area, the only thought that was constantly going through my head was, why the hell does I feel such a weird attraction and want of love towards him if he''s not my mate. "So, uhh..you are Alexander''s mate," Daniel said awkwardly as we stopped near a hut-like thing in the garden. "Well, it turned out to be like this," I said, awkwardly looking at him as I folded my hands in front of me. "You don''t have to feel awkward with me, you know. When I said I love you. I meant every word of it. I Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! know I and Alexander had decided that we will consult someone before anyone of us fully ims you as one of ours. Now that you have yourself dered that you are his mate, I don''t think there is any need to do that. I just wanted to say that I am hoping that we can remain good friends without any awkwardness between us. Yeah?" Daniel said before giving me one of his signature smiles. "Of course. You will always remain that one friend that I will always look up to and run to if anyone bullies me or makes things hard for me." I said as I held his hands in mine to show him that I meant every single word I uttered. "That''s great. I can''t promise that I will beat up Alexander for you because he is still stronger than me, but I promise I will put up a good fight if he bullies you." Daniel said, making meugh at his words. And just like that, all the awkwardness between us dissolved into nothing. "Thank you for not leaving me. For not breaking our friendship." I said before hugging him. "I cannot leave you, even if I want to Victoria," Daniel said before he reciprocated my hug. "Let''s go, before our alpha king thinks that I am going to steal his mate andes here for us, looking all angry and ready to kill." He said, making me chuckle before he held my hands in his, and we started moving back to where Alexander was. Initially, I was hoping to eat this lunch with Alexander by his side, but seeing how he was busy with other alphas, I ended up eating with our friends. "So, it''s true that you are his mate," Chris said with an apologetic voice. "What mate? I bet she is just scheming something." Suddenly La said from behind me. Hearing her voice, I wanted to roll my eyes at her and punch her in the face, but I was too happy to care about that. As I saw her pulling out a chair for herself, I couldn''t help but wave my fingers under the table. And as expected, as soon as she tried to sit, the chair broke, resulting in her falling miserably on the ground. "Hahaha...your bad luck is really bad today, La." Katieughed, which made usugh harder than before. Did she think I am gonna let her go without doing anything to her? "Well, let''s not talk about this mate thing anymore. We don''t want to burden her just after she came, now do we?" Daniel said, and I smiled thankfully at him. He was really like a knight in shining armor for me. "Yeah, about that, are you okay? I heard from Daniel you were sick. Are you fine now?" Ang asked, to which I only nodded while concentrating on eating. The rest of the lunch was uneventful, with random questions and answers. Or maybe, it appeared uneventful because of what was going to happen next, the real interrogation with the council head, a.k.a Theodore Roosevelt. Since Alexander was still busy attending to everyone, I asked the maid of the house where the study room, was and went for the interrogation around myself. "Come in." I heard a voice from the other side as soon as I raised my hand to knock on the door. ''Maybe he smelled me as soon as I came here.'' I thought as I''ve recently found out that werewolves have an excellent sense of smell. "Mr. Roosevelt." I greeted formally as he motioned for me to sit down. "Miss Victoria Gibberson, that''s your name, right? May I know how long it has been since you came to know you have werewolves genes inside you?" He asked,ing straight to the point. "It''s been 29 days 14 hours and 23 minutes to be precise. It was the same day when I came to know about this werewolf species'' existence and happened to feel this terrible pain in my body suddenly and went under transformation. However, I didn''t transform into a wolf as someone had told me, I should''ve." I replied. "The person that you mentioned, told you about it. Is the person a family or friend? And if family then to which species does he belong?" He asked. "The person is my god grandmother, Miss Azrael. She is a witch. You know her." I said, hiding the fact that she was my real grandmother. "Miss Azrael? Yeah, I know her. She is your god grandmother? I see. So you''ve been told that you have werewolf genes inside you, but you still didn''t transform into a wolf and have crossed the 18 age bar. Do you know what does that means?" He asked. "It means I amntern which are the most unpredictable species in the werewolf ss," I said, to which he smiled with a weird glint in his eyes. "However, I would like to add, that I am not antern. I have a wolf who is not ready toe out. Also, miss Azrael told me to not reveal this secret information to anybody, not even to my mate." I said smiling at him. "You have a wolf? And she doesn''t want toe out? Well, this is something new. And, why are you telling me all this, when miss Azrael warned you against it?" He asked with a confused expression. Looks like I finally caught him off guard. "Well,.this is because-" I said before bending to inch closer to him. "-you are going to protect my identity from now on," I smirked. "And why do you think I''ll do that? Aren''t you afraid I will blow your cover? Besides, no matter what are your reasons, an alpha king or council head is not liable to protect anybody. It''s the duty of the Pack''s alpha. And in your case, you don''t have an alpha." He said, leaning back in his chair. "Well, I think I didn''t make myself clear. You will protect my identity from everyone and will help me hide it from the world because my wolf''s name is Ca. And you were wrong at the beginning. My name is not Victoria Gibberson. My name is Victoria Ca Gibberson." I said mentioning each syble slowly as I saw his eyes widening in shock. "Ca? Ca from the reign of Damien?" Alexander''s father asked as he stood suddenly. "That would be me, sir," I said bowing my head in greeting, while Ca wasughing and enjoying the show. "How could it be possible? Didn''t she die and her soul was said to be lost and captured by some witch?" He asked further. "Well, the only thing she is saying in answer to your questions, is, she is here for the revenge on that witch," I said. "If that would be all, I''ll be leaving now," I said before turning around to leave. "Miss Ca, no, miss Victoria, are you sure you are my son''s mate?" He asked with aplicated expression on his face. "Well, aren''t you too curious, Sir?" I said before leaving the room. Once out of the room, I couldn''t help but ce my hand on my heart as it was beating at a pace, which made me feel like it will jump out of my mouth. "What the hell was that all about Ca?" I asked. "You''ll know when the timees. For now. Let''s concentrate on our mate and make him ours." Ca said before sitting leisurely on the couch again. ''You are back in your human form, is there any specific reason for that?'' I asked as I started moving towards the living room so that I can bid goodbye to Alexander before I head back home. ''Ahh, I was done with Joy always threatening me for my tail. She is too much. Besides, aren''t we going to make love to our mate?'' She said making me look at Alexander with a shy expression, who was