The next day, I was walking to class when I saw Xander, this time, with another girl. She was beautiful with thick, long black hair and a cute baby face. When she saw me looking at her, her brows raised and she stepped closer to Xander. My wolf sneered and I turned my head away. Did he go back to his playboy lifestyle? Did he even stop in the first place? I wanted so badly to go up to him and demand answers but I had no right to do that. I rejected him so I had no right to ask anything of him. I got to class with a few minutes to spare and as usual, I took a seat beside Seth. The seats were not assigned but we had gotten to the point in the semester where everyone had chosen the seat they would use for each class and mine was the same from the very first day. “How was your weekend?” Seth asked as I dropped my bag beside me. “It was shit,” I answered, bringing out my books. “How was yours?” “Weren’t you meeting up with your family?” He asked. “What happened?” I had all but
“You want me to – what do you want me to do?” He asked after I dropped those cryptic words. “I want you – Please listen to me,” I said, trying to make sure he did not run away as soon as I mentioned my absurd plans. “It’s quite weird but please, just give it a thought, okay?” “You are making me anxious.” To buttress his point, he twirled the ring on his thumb. “What is it.” “Can we pretend to date?” I rushed out before I lost my morale. “Please,” I added. “It’s –“ He was silent for a long time. During that time, he must have heard my heart trying to beat out of my chest but he said nothing, simply fixed his eyes on the table in front of him, his teeth tearing into his bottom lip. “That came out of nowhere, huh?” I asked when the silence threatened to drown me. “If you are uncomfortable, I understand. It’s quite silly of me, hahaha.” To alleviate the awkwardness, I made things even worse by yapping. “It’s just a weird thought but I was hoping you would give me a chance but it’s al
“Oh, hi, Xander,” I said, holding Seth’s hand a bit tighter. “Fancy seeing you here.”“That hand.” Xander ignored my greeting as he gestured to my hand in Seth’s. “That hand…”“What hand?” I pretended to be oblivious. “Anyway, Seth, do you remember Xander?” I turned to look up at Seth. He was a very bad actor, staring at me with a blank expression. “He’s the next Alpha of Silver Moon. Xander, this is my boyfriend, Seth.”“Boy – boyfriend?” The glass in his hand shattered and beer spilled everywhere.I flinched in surprise and stiffened when Seth put his hand around my shoulder and pulled me to his body. He was even stiffer. I was sorry to be doing this to Seth because he seemed genuinely uncomfortable.“Since when did you have a boyfriend?” He asked. No, his tone was much closer to a snarl as he glared at my hands in Seth’s. “Selene, we need to talk.”“What about?” I asked with feigned innocence. “Oh, where’s your girlfriend? Not here today?” I looked around for the giggling girl alwa
The next morning, I got a call from my father. I was drying my hair after having my bath when the call came in so I took it and put it on speaker. “Hey, princess,” my father’s voice filled the room. “How are you doing?”“Hey, dad. I’m alright,” I abandoned drying my hair and took a seat. “How are you and mum?” “All good. That aside, I heard something interesting just now,” my father said. He sounded downtrodden but I didn’t take it to heart. Knowing my father, if I asked why he sounded like the world was about to cave in on him, his response would probably be something along the lines of missing me and I did not want to go home. Ethan was going home every weekend and my parents had hinted they wanted me to come as often but I did not want to be stuck in a car with Ethan and then get home to my father grilling me. “What did you hear?” I asked, pretending not to hear the sorrow in his tone. “I heard you have a boyfriend.” I choked on my saliva. “I wonder if he’s good enough f
“Xander Black!” I screamed at the top of my lungs. “What the hell is wrong with you?!” “What do you mean?” He looked at me with a smile and a twinkle of satisfaction in his eyes. “You kissed another guy when you have a boyfriend. Isn’t that considered cheating? You have to break up now.” “Why would you – why would you even do that?” My face flamed and I turned away from him. He turned me right back to face him, a stupid grin still on his face. “And why are you smiling at me like that, right now!” “How come I never noticed?” He asked, holding my chin. “Noticed what?” I pushed his hand away and avoided his gaze. “For someone so brazen, you can be awfully shy.” He chortled when my face heated even worse. “You were hiding your cute side, and for what?” He leaned forward and blew against my cheeks. “From now on, I’m taking it upon myself to learn every side of you.” “I am not shy,” I refuted. Not by a long shot. It was just that Xander was a lot more thick-skinned than I could ever be
“Wow, Selene, I didn’t take you for someone who’d kiss just any guy,” he said. “You kissed me even though you’re not mine?” He asked with a cocky grin. “Oh my goodness, you’re a crazy guy, you know?” I exclaimed. “If you ask nicely then maybe I’ll say yes but don’t go assuming things.” It was my first time dating, at least in the real sense and I wanted to do it properly. With all the agony I had gone through after rejecting Xander, I would not settle for a casual relationship. Actually, I could not do anything casual with him, not when I freaked out from only the thought of him with someone else. “Alright, I’ll ask nicely.” He smiled, the sides of his eyes crinkling. “Be ready by four.” “What’s happening by four?” I asked. “Just dress up and you’ll see.” Those words followed me to my room, making my heart race and my lips continually pull up to the sides. My steps were light as I skipped away to my room. Just as I entered, an image of Seth glaring at me flashed in my min
Four o’clock met me dressed casually. As I had a hard time deciding what to wear, I picked something comfortable and kept a jacket at hand. A minute past four, Xander came knocking and I threw the door open while fighting down a goofy smile. “Your heart is beating like crazy,” he said as soon as I opened the door. “Nervous or excited?” “Somewhere in between,” I responded. “Shall we go?” “That’s my line, Selly,” he smiled. “You look beautiful,” he added. My skin heated up. All of a sudden, it became impossible to look him in the eye. I averted my gaze as I thanked him for the compliment in a small voice. Did I look beautiful or was he saying that because it was required? Whatever it was, I was thankful. I put in a lot of effort in picking out my outfit and doing my hair. “Then, shall we leave?” He held out his hand to me and I took it with a goofy smile on my face. It was a silent ride as I busied myself with calming my nerves. It was my first date and I did not know wher
“Oh goddess, what the hell is happening,” I whispered to myself as I perceived the foul stench that my wolf recognized immediately as belonging to rogues. ‘Why are there rogues on school grounds?’ Grace asked in a panic. ‘And a lot of them at that!’ “Calm down,” Xander said, holding my hands when I started to tremble. Since I entered this world, I had encountered a lot of foul people and odours. I had encountered people with foul odors but never had I perceived anything like this. This must be what rotten corpses smelt like. My wolf was revolted in a way I couldn’t put into words and when the smell became more pungent, I knew the rogues were advancing. “They can smell us,” I whispered. “Shall we shift?” Once again, I was filled with regret. I vowed to train Grace so we would not be caught in a disadvantageous position yet again but I got so consumed with college and college work that I neglected my training. If I shifted, I should be able to take down a rogue or two thank