.ELRISTEYA.I stared at him, waiting for it. I wanted him to say just one thing. That one word I have been expecting him to acknowledge me as. My brow ticked as I pulled my lips in, swallowing hard. Everything was new to me but still... I needed him to call me that. I waited for him to speak. He seemed to be contemplating telling me. Why?"The thing is..." He gulped hard, his Adam's apple bobbing in the process. "You need to listen to me, okay?" His extended hands trembled a bit. I gave him a curt nod."You... You..." He kept hesitating. Beads of sweat broke out on his forehead. His eyes kept twitching and he kept blinking. "You are my mate." He said, staring at me like I was going to suddenly grow a beard and fly in the air.I said nothing instead and watched him. His mate. He might not know this but I had once heard him call me that in his sleep. I was confused as to why he would call me that but after meeting his mother the other day, I knew I had to fight for my place with Alec."
.ALEC.Elristeya’s lips hung open as she stared at me. She blinked, her dark lashes mashing together in the process, and both shock and surprise flashed through her face.“Are you for real?” She asked, her voice barely making it out without increasing its volume.“Yes,” I replied.She let out a snort before looking away. “You…” She turned a ridiculous look back at me. “You want me to follow back to your pack?” She asked.I nodded again. I might have looked like a fool but yes, I just asked Elris to follow to my pack. I felt like I needed to take her back since I already told her about who she was and maybe it was out of excitement, I could not say.Maybe I needed her to follow me so that I might have a reason to leave. Mariander has not been disturbing these days which was strange and Alerix once told me they discussed so I needed to discuss some things with them too.“Alec, you… Are you sure you want to do this now?” She asked again. “Because the last time I checked, you and your par
53|| A Date And A Pendant.ELRISTEYA.It was one hell of a dinner. I could not even breathe properly. Felt choked and thankfully, they had not questioned me. It was awfully quiet and the air has this feral energy. It must have been surprising that it did not have been cowering or wanting to leave early. His parents had uttered no word at me and as for his mom… she had pretended like she had not come to confront me days ago. Since that was the game she wanted to play, I will play along with her.The dinner was finally over and Alec led me to the car, telling me he would be back as he stepped back into the pack house as he called it. I waited patiently, leaning against the car as I glanced around the place. The pack looked modern; no one would have thought it was a pack house. I could have believed myself if I had not been told.I knew the person even before she appeared beside me. Her perfume had always been the genuine thing about her to say at least.“So you came.” Her voice had thi
.ELRISTEYA.My brows creased together, as I tried to pry my eyes open. My fingers grabbed my bed sheets. I did not want to wake from this sleep. No, I did not. Finally, I did and was met with the rolling ceiling fan. I glanced around the room, trying to get familiar with the surroundings and that was when it clicked, I was still in my room and I was going to school!I sprang up instantly but the aftermath was what I was not expecting. There was an ache in my head and a jab of pain between my lap.I let out a wince as I gripped my head and shook it gently. Gosh, what was that?I rose up to my feet, trying to find the place I kept my drugs. I instantly pulled the drawer out and picked out the tablets. Downing them straight into my mouth, I gulped them down with water.I let out a deep breath and caught a reflection of myself in the mirror. Gosh, my hair looked worse and my lips… bitten.My entire gown was muffled but then I caught sight of a silvery thing on my neck. My hands traced the
.ALERIX.I let out a sigh as I dropped my bag and slumped down on the couch. I breathed out through my mouth, feeling how tired I was. I said nothing as I watched Alec step into the living room, his eyes hardening at me.If what he was about to say was what I was thinking, I'll just pass.“Stop.” He said and that earned a direct look from me.“Stop what?”“Stop trying to get him. You would only get hurt in the process, Alerix.” He said, making my face drop and anger rising within me.“You do not have a say when it comes to my mate and me. He does not understand the concept of mates and I will try to explain to him.” I defended, bending to put off my shoes.He scoffed. “And what made you think so? I already told him what we are. I also showed him my wolf too and how he became my Chosen Beta. Anything else? He knows his sister is my mate-”“But does not know I am his mate?” I cut in, raising my head to look at him before he would say anything else that might make me pounce on him“Yes,
.JOE.“I want to see you,” The message read, earning a confused look from me. I stared at the number that had sent it to me and it was an unknown one. I tried calling but it kept falling through.‘At the back of the empty library.’ Another messaged beeped in.I thought of who could send me thus messages. Alerix was the only one coming to my mind but there was no way she would have gotten my number, right? I would have known she was the one and she would not have even tried to meet me in secret. ‘At the end of the day.’ It entered again and my eyes narrowed. Who would want to meet me?I shook my head and put my phone inside my pockets. I definitely cannot go to a place I am not sure of who I was meeting. I even tried to replied but it was not possible. Whosoever was doing this must have had a great connection to be able to do this to their line.“Hey, Joe.” Alistair called, winking at me as she approached me. I smiled at her as I walked towards her.“Hey,” I replied, letting her into
.LESTIANA.I kept rubbing the tears off my cheeks. They won’t stop falling though. I wanted them to stop, they should stop falling because I needed them to. It was over even before it began. I needed to stop whatever it was before it hurt the both of us. I had come into realization that I did not need to keep doing that to him so I decided to tell him about my feelings and also make him understand what circumstances surrounded us and how we were never going to work out. My parents would never let it moreso…Him.My heart skipped as I thought about him. Raw anger streamed through my veins as I marched forward.“Lestiana!” I heard a familiar voice call out to me and I stopped then turned around, only to see Alerix. I had heard her name from Elris one time she was talking about how she had gotten jealous and all.My brows twitched as she approached me, her eyes carrying a wave of energy I could not decipher.“You…” I trailed off, glancing behind her and noticed where was she coming from.
.ELRISTEYA.I scanned through the crowd, seeking the familiar face of that one person. I glanced around the place. Where was she?She had left the class even before the bell was rung for the day being over. Where was she rushing to?Finally, I caught sight of her brownish hair. Picking my pace, I strode to her and took her by her hand before she could take another stop. She veered around in shock and I gave her a questioning look. “Really? Where are you going? I've been searching for you since the bell was rung.” I told her.Her eyes held void and it did something to my heart because my chest constricted with so much pain squeezing it. There was definitely things she was not telling me and I have learned to keep it at peace with her. She would tell me when she wanted. I will not force her. That was what I thought but now… she looked like she was dying.“Lestiana,” I called her name, hoping she would understand that I was being serious.“Elris?” She called, sounding distant. Like she d