Mira looked around, skipping and bouncing as she walked. She was eating candy while her hand played with the ball she had just taken from the basketball field. She was dribbling it nimbly.
The time was too early for the students to come. Azarias probably had woken up quite late, so Mira just left a message that she'd go to the college first.
The college ground was vast and filled with green scenery. It was not such a wonder since the area was so close to a forest itself. Werewolves sometimes spent their time in nature when they were in wolf form.
So, the forest wasn't completely unexplored despite its vast area. It was only right to say that this whole area was practically the territory of the werewolves.
Mira had called that dork, Josh to accompany her to play and come to the college sooner, but he refused. From the drowsiness in his tone, he was probably going back to sleep after picking up her call.
After some time playing around, she grew bored. At the same time, Mira spotted a familiar figure in the distance. He was sticking out like a sore thumb among the others.
He was gazing unrestrainedly at her, which oozing no goodwill in those eyes of his. Mira frowned, disturbed. This man had been acting so strange since yesterday and it irritated her.
Mira continues to look around and her eyes lit up.
"Arlan, look this way," Mira called out to one of her basketball teammates nonchalantly.
A redhead with cute freckles immediately turned his head at the call of his name.
"W-what--" his words were cut short as an expression of shock went through his face. Yet, that shock was only temporary until he finally came to his senses. His body nimbly moved to the side, avoiding the ball coming toward him at full force.
"You ... you, what the hell?" Arlan gasped, clutching his chest as he crouched on the ground.
"Did I offend y-"
The sound of something hitting against the skin caused the whole place to be silent.
Arlan's eyes widened at the sight before him. That light brown-haired man, who was known as an Alpha, had his right arm hit by Mira's ball. Arlan gulped in disbelief, realizing what had happened. At the same time, he was relieved that he wasn't the one who had offended her.
Mira didn't have any expression on her face as she skipped around until she arrived near Arlan. She asked him, "Are you alright?"
The brown-haired man had a frown on his forehead as his lips twitched.
Arlan didn't answer as he stole a glance at him worriedly. That man was an Alpha famous for his strength. Mira, this girl was currently seeking trouble with him.
"Ah, I am sorry." Mira pretended to be 'shocked' as she stared at the man whose name she hadn't been bothered to find out yet.
"I was intending to aim for my friend since I want to test his reflex. Unexpectedly, he managed to dodge, and thus the ball was heading toward you instead."
Arlan cursed in his head. The way she worded it sounded like it was his fault for dodging the ball, and she hadn't expected him to dodge it at all.
Mira sighed, continuing with her words. "I also hadn't expected the ball could still run so long that it reached your position. I think I had underestimated the force I put into it. However, a mere human's girl's power is nothing in front of an Alpha. I hope that the high and mighty Alpha would be magnanimous to forgive this offense of a lower human girl."
No matter how one looked at it, Mira's words sounded quite polite, even to the point of lowering herself. The tone was quite sincere. One would notice that she looked like she was faintly shivering with that almost seemingly frightened, pale expression of hers. She seemed to be afraid.
Something flashed in the brown-haired man's eyes.
"Get lost." His rough voice and harsh tone came after.
Mira secretly took a peek, yet she didn't meet his eyes. She could still feel his intense gaze was secretly assessing her from head to toe. It caused a faint ripple of unknown emotion to rise within her heart.
"Thank you." She gulped, swallowing down the somehow whatever it was the sudden anxiousness crawling within. Inwardly, she narrowed her eyes as her brain thought of something.
"Mira, let's go." It was unknown when Arlan had arrived beside her. He picked the ball and dragged Mira away.
After they had arrived in a place quite far away, he looked around to make sure that none was in the vicinity. They should be out of that man's range of earshot from then.
"What the hell did you just do?" Arlan rebuked her, running his hands through his hair.
Despite his seemingly average built, Arlan was the captain of their team.
His eye twitched when he noticed that lazy and nonchalant look on Mira's face. The complete contrast to the earlier seemingly defenseless little girl in front of a powerful Alpha.
He had suspected from the start that this girl was playing around. Yet, when he saw that the other party was an Alpha, he thought that she was unintentional. He couldn't be more wrong.
Mira snickered, snatching the ball from Arlan's hand. "I put quite a lot of force into the ball earlier."
Arlan was in disbelief when he heard that. "And you aimed that thing to me?"
"Yep," Mira answered almost instantly, no trace of guilt appeared on her delicate face.
"You--" Arlan was speechless when she admitted it so easily.
"And what's your deal with that guy earlier?" He asked in frustration. "You know that you are dealing with a powerful Alpha."
She shrugged, answering without sugarcoating her words at all, "He looks so unpleasant in my eyes, such an eyesore. Even more, he has been staring at me for a long time. What a creep."
Arlan was surprised to hear that. She didn't know whether she was bold or simply too reckless. He seemed to have thought of something. "Eh, really? Could it be..."
Mira blinked. Her hand had covered Arlan's entire face the moment it landed, effectively shutting the words he was about to utter.
Whatever it was, Mira didn't want to hear anything regarding that guy anymore. Then, she spotted Azarias in the distance.
"Rias!" Mira shoved the ball to Arlan's arms, surprising him that she just ditched him like that. Mira bounced over to Azarias happily.
***
Mira checked the watch on her hand, occasionally let out a yawn. She stretched her body and sighed in exhaustion.
She was in the library right now, waiting for Azarias to show up so that they can go home together. Azarias still got one last class for today. Mira didn't mind of course. Walking alone through the woods wasn't fun.
Mira wasn't a studious person. Azarias wasn't either, despite his style that made people mistake him for one. Despite so, Azarias was a naturally gifted genius. His brain was really good that he can remember the contents of a book just by reading it once.
Such a contrast to Mira, who had once had her friend regarded her as having a goldfish memory.
Mira looked at the bag of cookies to her side, munching on it to wash away some sleepiness. She had accidentally fallen asleep in her last class, much to her dismay. It was probably because she was reading her favorite novel for nearly a whole night.
She often regretted it. However, the temptation of wanting to find out what happened next in the story perked her curiosity. She couldn't help it.
Mira yawned again, though it didn't stop her right hand from grabbing for a cookie, while the other hand covered her mouth. She closed her eyes briefly. The next moment, the sight that greeted her eyes somehow soured her mood.
It was the Alpha she had met for over a week ago. She didn't know if he had held a grudge at her for hitting him with a ball or not. Truthfully, she didn't care. The college wouldn't tolerate murder. So, as long as she wouldn't be murdered or kicked out, it was fine. Though, it would be troublesome if she truly got punishment. But, she wouldn't mind if the punishment was some days off.
Ah, she was such a bad girl.
The Alpha unexpectedly approached her. When their eyes met with a slight jolt, Mira narrowed her eyes and didn't back down. She simply waited in her seat, waiting for what this man would say to her.
Fortunately, the library was vast and there weren't a lot of students in the vicinity. Most of them were too engrossed in the books or too busy doing some homework.
Mira raised her eyebrow when he stopped right in front of her. She offered her innocent smile. Mira wasn't as beautiful as other female werewolves. She had delicate looks and a cute smile that could even attract a few male werewolves who hadn't found their mates.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" The sound of her voice sounded soft and sweet.
The Alpha was silent for a moment. His eyes unconsciously trained to her face. Her question made him come back to his senses. He frowned in displeasure.
There was a long silence before he finally uttered his words in an ancient language.
"I, Jason Langton, reject Mirabella Forest as my mate."
"W-what?" Mira's eyes filled with tears as they fell down her cheeks. Her eyes were full of disbelief as she gazed at the Alpha, Jason with an agonized face."How could you?" Mira's hand reached out to tug at his clothes.Jason frowned, looking at the human girl in front of him in displeasure. He moved away, causing her to almost stumbled in the process."Can you tell me why?" Mira's voice quivered, her eyes gazing at him with such sadness.Jason faltered slightly. The momentary silence hung uncomfortably. However, his eyes suddenly turned cold."You are not worthy."The ruckus between the two had begun to cause some people to look their way. She was so loud that people would soon come to find out what happened.Rejecting one's mate was still a taboo in werewolves' world. It was considered blasphemy against the moon goddess. After all, she was the one who watched over the werewolf race and bestowed them with mates.He wan
Mira nonchalantly entered the cafeteria, instantly attracted quite a little attention. The hat she was usually wearing was absent today, and she didn't tie her hair. The jet-black hair cascaded down her shoulder in a perfect way, complimenting her fair skin and delicate appearance. The round, big eyes made her seem especially cute.Mira's mood was rather good today. She had taken a day off yesterday due to the unbearable pain. Azarias was panicking non-stop that he didn't even let her go to the campus. He brought a lot of snacks to coax her. How could she not feel wonderful? Josh and Arlan had also visited her as soon as their classes were over.Humming to herself, she took a look around and discovered two people she had been looking for. With a grin, she strutted to approach them."Buy your own food," Josh grumbled as he helplessly could only watch as Mira popped the stolen snack into her mouth.Mira didn't say anything, she shifted her attention to Arla
Mira stealthily gazed around, making sure that a certain someone wouldn't stumble upon her. She winced inwardly, the pain in her left leg was throbbing painfully.She leaned against the wall, sighing in resignation. A trace of coldness flashed across her eyes as she thought of something. Then, her expression was back to normal.How annoying, she thought. It had been a month since that Alpha rejected her. Lately, she seemed to have been through a lot kind of problems. She has gotten injured, again.That heart pain from the rejection was hell, that was why she despised that Jason so much. The pain made her weak, and she hated it.But today, she came across yet another misfortune. Her senses failed to detect who the perpetrator was. A person in black which covered his figure from head to toe had pushed her off the stairs.It was only through luck that she managed to balance footing in time, resulting in the sprained foot."Are you alright?" The
Mira came to school quite early again. She'd make sure that Arlan, that diligent boy had arrived in the college earlier to accompany her. Instead of being scared after almost falling off the stairs, Mira was dying to meet the culprit instead. The person only dared to make a sneak attack. If it was a man, she'd chop off what had made him a man. And if that was a woman, she'd make sure that the person would never look like one anymore. That just how angry she was. Mira's cheek was flushed red in fury as she remembered her condition again. She'd not be able to play basketball for a while. Her body recovery was indeed better than most humans, yet it was nothing compared to the real werewolves. As she walked through the hallway, Mira limped slightly. No matter how she tried to walk like a normal, she couldn't. It made her slightly missed her personal car-- Azarias. "What happened to your feet?" The voice laced with concern entered Mira's ears. She
Mira had a class together with Azarias. Josh and Arlan's class was also in the same direction as them. So, the four walked together. Or to be precise, only the three of them walked.Mira had gotten on Azarias' back, giggling happily. "Now, turn left. Hiyaa."Azarias's eye twitched, but he was trying to hold back a smile. "I am not a horse.""Hmm, in my opinion, you are one." Mira retorted back.Josh looked enviously at them. He turned to Arlan, who knew that this boy probably had something weird again in mind."What?" Arlan almost snapped.With an innocent look, he gestured to Mira and Azarias. "Why don't you give me one as well?"Arlan smacked his head, then he pointed to Erwin, who was nonchalantly walking far behind them. However, when his gaze met the four, it turned cold. "Go ask him.""No way," Josh shook his head vigorously.Mira looked behind her. At the same moment, Erwin was looking ahead at her. Their eyes met
Mira was humming as she walked along to the basketball field. Today was the day of practice for their team. She was wearing a red long-sleeved T-shirt combined with grey pants. The hair was hidden within her red hat. She was in a good mood. The foot was finally healed that Azarias didn't forbid her from moving around too much anymore. It was just yesterday that she trashed that spiteful Dave. Hmm, she wanted to do it again. Mira unwittingly caught the sight of a familiar back and groaned inwardly. It was that Jason again, embracing yet another girl against the wall. A sudden throb of pain in her heart knocked her awake. Mira winced. A thousand curses rang into her head directed to Jason at the moment. The mate bond was such a hassle that it was even affecting her after the rejection. What the hell is this? Mira was perplexed and undoubtedly infuriated. After mates rejected each other, weren't they supposed to act like strangers? Mira def
Mira wiped the sweat on her face as she took a seat on the bench. She leaned against Azarias, making herself comfortable. She was still in disbelief that she spent the whole practice time in a daze, making the guys protest that she almost ruined their faces. She almost hit their faces repeatedly. "Want some water?" Azarias smiled in amusement as he handed a bottle of water. Mira blinked, she looked at the bottle of water and snatched it, gulping it down in haste. She hadn't realized how dry her throat was. "Why did you do it?" She but her lips, her eye twitched slightly. Erwin, who was sitting in front of her had a temporary look of confusion. However, that sort of innocent look wouldn't easily fool Mira. She harrumphed coldly. "I was just lucky, I guess." Erwin scratched the back of his head and shrugged. "Lucky..." Mira muttered in a mocking tone. She turned to Arlan, who was lying lifelessly on the ground like a starfish. Jo
"You are alone?"A voice disturbed Mira's focus. Her eyes widened slightly, and she almost choked on her food when she saw who it was.Jason sat beside her in the cafeteria, bringing that arrogant look with him. The beta, Jaron was following him. He also sat across Mira when he noticed that his superior had chosen a table. Most of the tables were occupied anyway."Those seats are for my friends," Mira's threw him an annoyed look."I don't see your friends," He said without too much care.Mira looked up to his beta, who seemed to be the sanest one among the hateful trio. Yet, she found him throwing a questioning look back at her. He seemed like an obedient subordinate who was willing to do anything his superiors ordered him to.That's it, she gave up. She pitied those who had to take residence in the Langton territory. Their future seemed bleak somehow.At the same time, Erwin passed by their table with a cold look on his face. Mira's