Chapter Six

Eira

"This scent, it's very familiar," I murmured.

Try as I may, I couldn't quite get the scent away from my head. It was very disturbing, calling my name like it wanted to tell me something. There was just something about it that screamed to me, telling me to come have a look and see what it really was.

Could it be Sebastian? I questioned myself.

Now that he had shown himself in this new life I was living, I couldn't put it past him not to try anything funny just to get my attention. He had done something like that before in my pack and I wouldn't be surprised if he tried the same thing here in this new world.

He's as cunning and sly as anything and he has proven to be more harmful than good to me, I thought, sighing.

I hated that I was having these thoughts about him when I should have driven him away from my mind. He was invading my privacy by being in my head and I hated it because it was strengthened by the familiar scent that was wafting into my room.

"Get out of my head, Sebastian!" I screamed.

I didn't know what Gianna and Diana would make of me if they heard me screaming and saw me thrashing on the bed like a mad woman but at that moment, I didn't care. All I cared about was just to be away from all the thoughts I had about Sebastian. He was invading my mind and I didn't want any of that anymore.

Just then, a thought popped into my head. Since he was a wolf from back home, he knew everything about me. He knew my in and outs and he could very well use my weakness against me. That was something I knew he could do and I was beyond convinced that he was behind the familiar scent. It just had to be him because anytime he was on to something, he would never let it go until he was finally done with it, and now that he was on to me, I knew that he was behind this. I just knew it.

What I couldn't understand though was why I was thinking about him so much. I needed a breather and I needed to get my thoughts in order but every one of my thoughts was now aimed directly at him. The scent was getting stronger now and I knew that had to be the reason why my thoughts were all centered on him.

Even though he was a sinfully drop dead handsome man, I made a silent promise to myself not to fall for his charms. I had seen the way he treated other women and I sure as hell wasn't going to fall for any of his games. After leaving the women, they became useless to themselves and the people who loved them and that wasn't what I wanted for myself. Never!

Later on, I realized that the scent had subsided a little and now, I felt like stepping out. The air in the room became too stuffy and I needed some fresh air. I wasn't scared to step out in the middle of the night because I knew what I possessed but what I was scared of was Gianna and Diana finding out that I wasn't in the room or that I had stepped out. Surely, they would look at me oddly and wonder if I had my senses in order because my behavior would be very odd to them.

Damn! I have to risk it, I thought, sighing as I climbed out of the bed.

I quickly put on a black t-shirt over a black leggings before stepping out of my room. The living room was clear and there was no sign of either Gianna or Diana and I heaved a sigh of relief because I wasn't about to start explaining what I was doing in the living room at twelve midnight.

Just as I was about to open the door that would lead me outside, into the cool night air, a voice stopped me and I didn't need to turn around to know that it was Gianna who spoke. I had noticed something about both of them ever since I began staying with them.

Diana was a very heavy sleeper, nothing really woke her up and I i knew she could very well sleep through a hurricane or a tornado because once her head hit the pillow, it was goodbye till the next morning but for Gianna, the slightest sound woke her up and I wouldn't be surprised if it was my footsteps that had woken her up.

The only time I knew she was a heavy sleeper was when she was down with some illness or the time she had gotten beaten up and had to stay on drugs to get better.

"Where are you going?" she asked, yawning as she switched on the light.

I had to come up with something fast because I knew how smart she was. She could easily figure out things faster than anyone in the house and I knew it wouldn't take her long to figure out that I was hiding something, and that was one thing I had to avoid at all cost.

On the other hand, I didn't want to look like a mad person, having to explain the scent and Sebastian and my pack and all the history that came with it. She would only see me as a psycho who needed help and the last thing I wanted was to be branded as one and get kicked out.

If they kicked me out, I had nowhere to go and going back to my pack wasn't an option at all. Still, I couldn't think of something sensible to say and time was running out and I could tell that her patience was running thin. My thoughts were all scattered in haphazard ways and I hated it because I couldn't freely tell her who I really was without the fear of being branded as a freak and an outcast who wasn't loved at home.

I hated that I couldn't express my feelings openly to her because of the fear of also putting her and Diana in trouble. If my parents even got word that this was where I was, I had no doubt that they would send a battalion of army wolves to get me out and in the process, they could be severely hurt. That was what I was trying to avoid and I knew that I just had to snuff my feelings in for their own good and mine too.

"Don't worry about it, you won't understand." I sighed.

There was a confused look on her face and I knew she was finding it difficult to understand what was really going on. Who wouldn't actually? One minute, I was preparing to sneak out and the next minute, I told her that it didn't matter. She must have thought I was a psycho.

"Are you alright, baby girl? You know you can talk to me, right?" she said.

I knew that she meant well for me but for her and Diana's sake, it was best that I snuffed out my feelings to protect them and everyone they loved.

"Oh… really, it's nothing. I thought I saw something from my window but it turns out that it was just a dry stick rattling on the window. Everything is fine." Then I smiled to alleviate her worries so that she would just drop it.

My smile was as fake as the nails my mother wore on her fingers and the memory of that made me smile a bit.

"Are you sure?" Gianna stressed.

I sighed yet again, walking up to her. I gave her hands a gentle squeeze, silently assuring her that everything was going to be alright. I didn't want her to worry because Diana would be worried about me too so it was best we settled the matter here.

"Yes, I am sure and if something is going on, I promise to tell you so we can talk about it together," I said.

She smiled back and I heaved a sigh of relief. That was a sign that she had let go of the issue. I hugged her good night again even though it was technically morning before walking back to my room to sleep. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out like a light and the last thing I thought of just before sleep overtook me was Sebastian's gaze on me.

***

The next morning, I woke up to see that the girls were set for work. I dragged my body from the bed, wishing that I could go back to sleep. I felt particularly lazy that morning but I knew I had to get a grip on it before I succumbed to the laziness that was threatening to overtake me.

"Stay away from trouble, babe and please don't walk about aimlessly, okay?" Gianna chuckled, hugging me.

Diana did the same and just before they stepped out, they informed me that they would be back at night because it was going to be a particularly busy day at the bar.

"I hope trouble doesn't come," I said before I sighed and slumped on the couch.

The television was on but I was far from interested in anything they were showing. It was a waste of time to watch the news when the major problems facing the world hadn't been solved. About ten minutes later, there was a small knock on the door. I wasn't expecting anyone and looking through the peephole, I realized that it was the girls.

They walked in as soon as I opened the door and I could tell that something had just come up for them to be back this soon.

"What's up?" I asked, settling back on the couch.

"We just found out that there's going to be another party this weekend. So we came to give you permission to raid our closet and look for something sexy to wear because you are definitely going," Diana said.

I didn't know if I was ready to go for the party but something within me urged me to go and I knew it was my wolf talking to me and whenever she spoke, I always answered.