Quite discouraged with the lack of readers so we may be going on hiatus from next week. Thanks to the reader that voted a lot last week for the slight boost.
“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
“Don’t go.” I stayed around as he showered and changed into loose clothes. The wound on his side had reopened yet again so I went to my room to get a first aid kit to dress the wound. There was still blood on me from hugging his bloody wolf and the rogue stench was killing me. I wanted desperately to go wash off and change out of these clothes but Xander held onto me with a whine. “I have to change out of my clothes,” I said. “I’ll check back once days breaks although I’m certain your injury wound be healed by then.”“Don’t leave me all alone, please.” He did not let go of my wrist as he begged me not to go. “You can wash here and borrow a shirt. Please, don’t leave me all alone.” Did he get traumatized? Why was he clingy all of a sudden? I touched his forehead to see if he had developed a fever. He pressed his face against my palm, holding my wrist and nuzzling his face against my wrist even after I confirmed his temperature was not high.“Xander, I feel dirty and disgusted
“Ha.” I panted as my heart rate went through the roof. His teeth sunk into my skin and my wolf went into a frenzy. I did not dare move – no, I could not even move. All I could do was to clutch the sheets underneath me to ground myself. A few seconds passed before he retracted his teeth and after that, heat pooled in my guts. My scattered brain reminded me to breathe and when I sucked in a breath, it caught in my throat. Fireworks erupted inside me as a fire roared in my guts. What the hell? Why did I want to cling to him and beg him to bite me again? I swallowed to moisten my dry throat and I ended up clutching his shirt in a fierce grip when he raised his head. “What – what did you do?” I gasped out, still holding him as one would a fugitive. Why was my entire body trembling so much? It felt like I had been set on fire and the part where his teeth proved me tingled deliciously, “You said I could bite you so I did.” There was a predatory smile on his lips and his dark eyes