My hands tightened into fists. Damn it, Mariana!
My glare was fixated on the girl who now very graciously wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and looked at my brother marching over to us. I wish I had the superpower to burst her into flames.
“Apologize to Mariana right now.” Rhett said in a cold, strict voice.
My eyes narrowed on the scrunched up form of the girl pretending to be dripping with innocence.
“Twilight!” Rhett repeated and came between me and Mariana. With his large body, he completely towered over me.
“But I did not do anything wrong.” I mumbled, my hands dropping to the sides and my eyes staring down at the uneaten lunch plate.
“You skipped college. You came here and picked a fight with your pack members. You then insulted Mariana. She is the alpha’s daughter. You should be having more respect for the people around you, especially for our alpha!”
“But she is a tattletale! She had no-”
“Enough!” Rhett snapped, making my eyes snap to him. His light brown eyes which were the same as mine were now glaring down at me, “training ground. Ten laps. NOW!”
He turned around to face Mariana, his body stiff with anger but he softened his stance and started to bow in front of Mariana, “I am s-”
I grabbed Rhett’s arm and pushed him to the side to come face-to-face with Mariana. I was shaking with frustration and anger. As much as I hated the bitch, and as much I was always frustrated with Rhett, I could not let him bow in front of other people for my issues.
“I am sorry.” I said in the calmest voice that I could muster up and then turned around to stomp out of the pack house.
My heart was thudding with hurt but I was habitual of this pain now. There was only one sentence in Rhett’s dictionary for me- ‘Twilight is a troublemaker’.
I fished out my phone from my pocket and called a number while taking one more person on the conference call.
“Hey, Light.” a soft voice said.
“Wassup.” the opposite of ‘soft’ voice said.
Five hours and a half later room number 81 of Heaven Glaze Bar was dimly lit with blue- pink light but noisy with the sounds of two young girls’ ramblings and a man’s ear-splitting roar.
“The song is already over, Dylan!” the girl sitting next to me on the couch screamed at the crazy lion-headed boy who was singing at the top of his lungs.
The table in front of us was littered with wine, beer, whiskey, and many food dishes.
I had changed into a baby blue dress before meeting up with my best friends Dylan and Anna. After several drinks and selfies later Dylan decided that this was the best time for him to show us his undiscovered singing talent.
The slightly tipsy boy who was the same age as I burst out in another song with his arm flinging in the air, “So baby pull me closer…”
His grating voice had already forced Anna and me to cover our ears and groan in pain.
Finally frustrated, Anna got up and snatched the mic out of Dylan’s hands, “Stop singing before you rip Light and my eardrums.”
Anna was similar to me. Full of confidence, kind of spoiled, but pretty and smart enough to get people’s attention easily.
Then turning around to look at me with mischief in her eyes, she quirked a brow up with a cunning smile on her lips, “What’s the excuse for us to get drunk today?
Breaking my engagement? Getting my freedom? The soon upcoming end of my little lifespan? Too many to count on fingers.
I grinned at her in exchange, lifting the beer bottle in the air like it was Simba, “Because I am happy!”
Dylan shot me a scornful glance, “You say that EVERY TIME.”
I got up from the couch and slung my arm around his neck to pull him down, “Do you seriously need a reason to get drunk, you little drunkard?”
Dylan snorted in disgust and threw me back to the couch, “You drank ten glasses of wine alone! You are the drunkard.”
“Anna drank eleven!” I exclaimed in shock, “you are just too harsh to me Dylan Fangshire.”
My phone on the table started to ring. I avoided the call and grabbed another bottle of beer to chug down. Anna leaned over and picked up my phone. Her eyes narrowed to focus on the words on the screen, “R- Rh… Rhett?” she slurred.
I shot out of the couch immediately and snatched the phone from her hands.
I stumbled out of the room. The second I opened the door of the dark room, the yellow dim lights almost made me blind.
I picked up the call and put it to my ear.
“Where are you?” Rhett asked, the same cold, emotionless voice.
“Heaven Glaze Bar.” I tried to say the words right but my voice was slurred.
There was silence on the other side for a few moments, but then he muttered, “Don’t drink anymore. Dylan and Anna are with you?”
“Mmmhmm..” I mumbled.
His voice faded, he was saying something to a man on his side. Then he got back on the call and stated, “I have sent someone to pick you up. Be ready.”
He hung up the call. I dropped my hand to the side again and stumbled back inside the room. Dylan was now drinking another glass of Whiskey while irritating Anna by telling her all the things that are wrong with her face.
“I am heading out!” I shouted at them, and grinned again, “meet tomorrow at college.”
“Byeeee…” Anna waved her hand.
Dylan nodded his head and went ahead to pick up the mic again, making Anna jump at him to wrestle it out of his hands.
With my phone in my hand, singing ‘so baby pull me closer…’ I walked out of the club with a grin on my face.
There was a black car at the entrance already. Rhett was QUICK! I skipped down the stairs and jumped in the passenger seat of the car immediately. Turning my head to the driver, I found a man dressed in a crisp white shirt, and black slacks.
He looked to be in his mid-twenties, large, and tall build. His face was that I had seen male models have, all angles and square from his forehead to the jawline. He looked like the men who always stood out in the crowd for looking like the rich- handsome perfection. But his eyes… they were so cold that it sent a shiver down my spine when he glanced at me.
I was frozen for a moment, thinking ‘Why does he look so familiar?’
His brows knitted in a frown of annoyance and he opened his mouth to speak. Even with this frown he looked so handsome! I was never attracted to a man as much as I was to the man who sat in front of me with a displeased look on his face. Before even a word could come out of his lips, I leaned over and kissed him.
PERFECT TIME TO RESTART THE CLOCK OF MY REMAINING LIFETIME! - these were the words running through my entire head in my drunken, peaceful haze.
It was just a peck. I kissed him and immediately withdrew.
He was surprised, but then his face darkened in anger. I turned around, threw the door open, and ran back inside the club shouting, “Go away, driver man! I will ask my friends to drop me off!”
As I rushed back toward my room I saw Anna standing by the entrance of the club with her mouth open, her phone in the air pointed at the car. Ignoring her I just dashed back to my room. Footsteps followed me.
I and Anna ran back together inside the room. Anna looked at a sprawled out Dylan on the couch and announced with wide eyes, “Light just kissed an unknown freakishly handsome GOD, Dylan!”
I was rubbing my red cheeks in embarrassment. It was the most insane thing I had ever done! My heart was pounding and my mind was just lost, repeating the kiss over and over again. ‘God! That was my first kiss! I don’t even know who that man was!’
And while I was not looking, Anna was busy uploading the video of me kissing the man on I*******m for everyone to see my hot rendezvous with an anonymous hottie.
Did I just cheat on my Fiancee?
Obviously not! I already signed the annulment papers!
And even if Edge refuses to sign it, I am dying soon anyway. It doesn’t really matter if he agrees or not.
I have never seen the man, nor do I think he has any intentions of meeting me. So we don’t really have any relationship, which means I did not cheat on him.
And it was just a kiss…
While all these thoughts were running through my head, I forgot that there were people around me.
Suddenly Anna screamed and jumped to her feet from the couch, snatching our attention. Her phone was pinging with notifications constantly. Her shock filled eyes lifted up to look at Dylan and me, and then breathed, “Twilight… you just kissed ALPHA EDGAR DARKMOON!”
"ALPHA EDGAR DARKMOON!" Anna yelled as she looked at my face. The name was already enough for them to know who the man was. The wine sputtered out of my mouth the moment Anna said Edges' name. I began coughing violently, unaware that I had spluttered the liquid all over the food on the table. Instead of getting mad at all the food getting ruined, Anna was stunned. Even Dylan was flabbergasted when he heard the name. "Alpha Edgar? Light, you are done for!" he said. Dylan was the son of Alpha Willaims who was also a partner with Edge’s company. The shock on his face was clear enough to show the effect of Edge’s name on him. I shuddered at the thought. 'Damn it! Does he know my face? Or my name?' “Shit!” Anna hissed, her fingers moving over the screen of the phone quickly. She brought the phone close to her eyes, “people are going mad in comments.” She then sat back down on the couch and started reading the comments out loud, “Twilight you have lost your mind. How dare you force your
I clutched the sides of my dress as I inched closer to him with dreading steps. Nobody scared me in the entire world. Except Rhett. The way his eyes were filled with anger right now…. I wondered if it was hatred instead. There was a very thin line between both anyway. Rhett stood with his hands on his waist, his muscular form towering over my small one. I lifted up my eyes and brought it until his chest, unable to lift them more up to look into his eyes. “I- I was- it-” I stammered, trying to find words to explain. Rhett’s hands dropped from waist to his sides. Clenched fists, breathing heavy. “Training. 4 AM.” He growled out the words, turned around, and stormed back inside the house. I waited until I could not hear his footsteps anymore. Once there was not even a peep, I let out the breath that I was holding from so long, and slumped in relief. I tapped on my phone screen that showed it was One am already. Damn it! Climbing up the stairs, I quietly ran inside the dark house
The entire morning was spent chilling in the grand swimming pool of Wilderings Inn resort even though I did not know how to swim. The tubes came in handy to support my body, though I was already very petite. Anna, on the other hand, was more on the chubby side, so it was fun watching her struggle and cry out why this tube is too short for her boobs. Wilderings Inn was one of the most famous resorts in the city, giving access to only the most privileged peopled. With Dylan by our side, who was the heir to one of the most influential families working in the real estate business, we easily got access to this place. With an open ceiling, the sky covered in dark clouds that were trickling down on us as we played in the large private pool, and the line of so many snacks placed on the edge of the pool, we didn’t realize when hours passed. By four in the noon, we got dressed in casual clothes again. “This was fun.” I grinned at them, rubbing my wet hair with a towel. “What should we do n
“HEY! You are here too?!” I exclaimed, immediately approaching Kane, “how have you been?”Kane was so surprised that before he could even utter a word, he was grabbed by his arm, and dragged to the side by me.I was pretty sure that my entire face was contorted in panic as I kept praying Kane keeps his mouth shut for now. I can not let Edge know about my identity! The last time we met I kissed him and now again we came across each other! If Kane spat it out right now, Edge will obviously believe that I did everything on purpose so he would pay attention to me.“Mr-”“Oh come on, it’s me, Kane! Twilight!” I quickly wrapped my arm around his neck, pulling him down playfully and changing the subject. I told him already to not call me Mrs.! He is going to blow my cover. I dragged him even more far to make sure we were well away from Edge.Kane’s face was filled with confusion as if a thousand questions were in his head with no answer.“Mrs. Darkmoon, what’s wrong? Alpha has not seen you b
Blaze… our alpha’s son.Throughout my last two years of high school, he had been my ‘secret friend’. I had a crush on him because he was always good to me. We had secret night outs, fun games, and everything else that friends do. I had naively thought that there was something between us. A special connection. I had fallen for him.That dream got ruined when out of the blue he announced to me that he was leaving the country to complete his college degree and I should just forget about everything that happened between us because his sister, Mariana was obviously not a big fan of mine. He said ‘my sister would not like it if she found that you and I are friends.’He said all that with a smile as if it was just an obvious fact and break
The mean girl gang and some other pack members cheered in the victory for Curtis. I was breathing heavily, barely able to catch my breath. The pain in my head had disappeared as fast as it had come so that was a relief at least. But still, my entire body was aching. I felt weak, and a little shaky.Dylan and Anna had scowls on their faces, but the moment I stepped up on the hill, both of them ran to me with some pack members who were cheering for me.“You were about to win! You almost made Curtis a loser, Light! I never knew that you are so great at running!” one of the boys cheered, slapping my shoulder.“For sure. You are the real winner today!”Their words brought a grin to my face.
EdgeMeanwhile, several hours ago at the Sigma Group Headquarters, a man strode out of the main building surrounded by bodyguards. Edgar’s secretary, Kane, opened the doors for him to get in before taking his seat, and driving off to a meeting. Keeping his back straight, Edgar rested his head on the back seat, and closed his eyes.Strangely, the first thing that flashed across his mind was the girl been coming across so often now.Barely a week ago, he had just finished a meeting at the Heavens Glaze Bar. The Sigma group was as large as any property business could get. Being the owner of one of the largest real estate companies in the industry, his work was never ending. Taking off his suit jacket, he chucked it into the back seat to drive back home.At that very moment
Twilight“Banish me?” I stared at Beta Archer in bewilderment. My mind was still trying to understand what exactly was happening right now.“The video of you screaming the words at the hill was displayed publicly at one of his important events. He has already asked his men to look into the matter.What the hell was he even talking about? What video? What public display?Perhaps he saw the confusion on my face pretty clearly. He asked me to check the latest news on the phone later on“Edge called me and asked me to banish you from our pack. I am assuming Edge would not ask me to banish you simply because of a viral video. Do you know him? Has anything happened between you two in the past that might have displeased him?”Without a pack there was no way for me to survive. I did not want to leave my friends, Rhett when I already did not have much time left. I didn’t want to die being hunted by rogues to become their last meal. Even though I was panicking, I met Beta Archer’s gaze and ans