Lavender’s POV
I could not stop the groan that left my mouth the moment I woke up. My head was aching so badly. I flung my hand to it, rubbing my forehead in hopes that it would calm down. I fluttered my eyes open, and I hissed in irritation at the light in the room.
The door to my room opened, and I turned to the side to have a look at who stepped in. It took a while for me to see who the person was as my vision was a little blurry. “Mum,” I called as she placed a glass of lemon juice on my bedside drawer.
She refused to say anything to me for a couple of minutes. Instead, she walked over to my wardrobe, bent over to the drawer, and took out a first aid kit where she then took a couple of medicines. She looked upset.
“Mum, what happened? You look upset,” I inquired, but she said nothing and just passed the drink to me followed by the medication.
I took them from her but I kept looking at her, waiting for when she would answer me. “Did I do something wrong?” I questioned, and a short and blunt reply came, “Yes.”
“But you permitted me to go, didn’t you?” I asked.
I was not stupid enough to leave without telling her, so why was she upset with me? Didn’t I come back before curfew? I could not remember much from the previous day, so I was not too sure if I did or not.
“I gave you permission to go have fun, but when I said fun, I did not mean you should take alcohol.”
Her words took me by surprise. “Alcohol? No, I only took juice with my friends.”
“Don’t try to lie to me, Lavender. You came home, passed out, and you wake up with a hangover. Does juice do that?”
“No, I did not drink any. My friends tried to offer me some, but I refused,” I explained to her.
I could not have taken it, did I? It was hard to say. My memory was so messed up, and the more I tried to remember, the more it felt like my brain wanted to explode from the work. I could only rely on my instincts to give Mum an answer because for a fact, I could not take alcohol.
I hated the taste of it, so why would I choose to ruin a nice day out with it? “Why will you mingle with people like that?” Mum scolded some more.
“You know them, they—”
My voice was cut short by the ringing of the landline. We both glanced at ourselves, which was then followed by Dad’s voice. “It’s Tiffany,” he informed me, to which I nodded before he walked away from the door.
I quickly threw the medicine into my mouth and took some water before tossing the blankets aside and rushing downstairs as I did not want to keep her waiting for too long. My eyes spun for a few seconds but relaxed after.
Once I grabbed the phone, I spoke, “Hey Tiffany.”
“You need to come to the hospital,” I frowned on hearing her words.
“Why?” I questioned.
“Caleb is about to undergo surgery, and he is requesting to see you,” she informed me.
I was stunned by what she told me. Not long after, I was jumping down from Mum’s car as we got to the hospital. What could have happened to him? He looked fine the previous day during our celebration, so what then happened? I had so many questions that were filled with worry.
Caleb was my best friend, and it broke my heart to know that he was in some sort of pain. Once I got to the reception, I told the receptionist who I was looking for, and she told me what ward he was in. Quickly, I got into the elevator, and I was on the second floor.
I did not have to look around much as I spotted Caleb’s parents, whose mother was barely able to hold in her tears. A few of my friends from the previous day were also standing outside of Caleb’s ward with forlorn looks on their faces.
I rushed over to them with a run and asked, “What is going on?” I asked, but all of them shook their heads.
Some of them were holding in their tears at the situation. My heart began to beat fast when my friends pointed at his ward. I glanced from the door to them before approaching the door. I did not want to think the worst of the situation, so I exhaled to clear out my mind. But when I turned that knob and pushed the door open, I was back to feeling my heart racing.
Caleb was lying on the bed on life support with a nurse checking on him. She left almost immediately, and I was left to stand at the closed door, staring at my friend hooked up to so many things at once; oxygen masks, IV drips, and many other things I barely knew the name of.
He looked shaggy and weak. His skin was so pale, and I could see he had a few dislocated bones and joints. The scene before me only made my heart ache. I found the courage to move closer to him, but I stopped right beside the bed, my tears finally leaving my eyes.
“C-Caleb,” I called out to him, with my hands shaking while trying to touch him.
But I stopped halfway because I did not want to cause him pain. He moved his head slowly towards where I stood, his eyes sluggishly opening up to look at me. “La-Lavender,” he managed to call with so much difficulty.
I nodded, taking a seat beside him, my cheeks already flooding with tears. “Who did this to you? What happened?” I could not help but ask.
Whoever did this to Caleb was brutal. His intention was clearly to kill him. His face was barely recognizable. It was swollen up, and a few of his teeth were gone. “I’m sorry,” he apologized with difficulty.
I shook my head. “You don’t have to. I need to apologize. I was not there to save you from the monster that did this? Was it a car accident? Did you get into a fight?”
My head had gone into different places, and I was not able to decide on one. I needed to know how this happened and why it happened. Who would want to fight Caleb? He was arrogant, but he always knew never to get into a fight because he could not win it so how come? Why did this happen?
“A man,” he managed to say again.
I frowned. “A man? Why would a man do this to you? Did you say something to him?”
He shut his eyes briefly, and when he opened them, they were red and moist. He was about to cry. Then, he moved his fingers. I noticed it and placed my hand over the top fingers that were not bandaged up. “I’m really sorry,” he apologized again, and I squeezed his fingers a little to not hurt him but comfort him.
“I was stupid,” he continued. “I- I tried to have my way with you.”
The moment those words left his mouth, I took my hand away from his fingers. “Please,” he began to panic. “I have always loved you, and I did not know how to tell you, so I wanted to use that route.
Luckily, a man came to save you, but he grabbed me forcefully and threw me at the wall. He did not stop there. Once he took you away, he came back to finish what he started.”
I could not believe my ears. “So you spiked my juice?” I asked him, now understanding why Mum had thought I took alcohol.
“Yes,” his reply came, which made me get up immediately.
“Please, I’m sorry. I do not know what came over me. I was stupid, and I should not have done that. I’m really sorry,” he kept apologizing, but it did not take away the betrayal I felt in my heart.
My best friend tried to sleep with me without my consent. I trusted him with my life. If I were to tell anyone who I could trust in my time of need, it was Caleb, and he chose to do this to me. He could not even speak with me.
The pity I had for him completely disappeared as I turned around and walked to the door. I had to pause as he spoke, “I’m so-”
I turned the knob, yanked the door open, not wanting to listen to his sorry, and slammed the door shut as he called out my name.
LAVENDER’S POVI was very much enraged at this revelation. My best friend wanted to sleep with me without my consent, and she was trying to apologize. If that man had not saved me, would he have stopped? Caleb would have had his way with me, and he would expect me to be happy about it.He would want me to accept it just like that. I knew it was evil of me to think he should have gotten more than he had gotten. I folded my fist as I slammed the door shut behind me, shutting my eyes briefly so as to push the tears back to where they were threatening to come from.He did not deserve my tears. He was the monster that brought this upon himself and not me. I should not give him my sympathy or even bother to care about him. He was nothing to me now. As I stood there for a couple of seconds trying to calm myself, I noticed everyone's confused gaze at me.Mum was about to ask, but I just walked off, leaving all of them confused with my anger. I hit the butto
JOANNA’S POVI sat still in the living room, unable to move due to how far my mind was traveling. It was really difficult for me to say what I did to Lavender. I knew that was going to be her reaction, but now I fear if Alpha Caramel was going to allow her to have that choice.Moreover, I already made the choice for her a long time ago. We could not possibly go back on our word, or he might not take it lightly with any of us. Only I know the extent of Caramel's power, and it was scaring me to the bone.I knew he was not a bad man, but I also knew when he was angry, he did things, and it was not something anyone would want to do. My heart was racing, and I was trying to calm it down. A loud knock on the door made me jolt out of my head.My head snapped to the door. The knock went on in haste, and I wondered who the person was. Before I could stand up, the door had already been opened, and Alpha Caramel walked in. It felt like the air that was meant t
LAVENDER'S POVFrom Mum to my supposed soon-to-be husband's voice, I heard them both, but I chose not to answer. They should do their worst if they want to, but I was not planning on leaving this room. The same way he came, he should leave in that same manner.I did not want to see his face. He was a monster that wanted to take me away from all I knew just because of a single act of kindness he did for me. There are other ways to repay him that did not involve me marrying him.Or was that why he helped? To get married to me and since he knew Mum was scared of him she would oblige. I asked myself so many questions while I heard every word they uttered. They were not going to convince me to leave this room.Some of th
ALPHA CARAMEL’S POVI drove to the airport where my private jet awaited our arrival. The closer we got to it, the larger it became. It stood majestically at the center, and I turned to Lavender, who stared at it in awe. I’m sure she was not expecting that we would leave so soon and even better, with a private jet.I got down and was about to turn around to open the door for her, but she did that on her own. I sighed as she rolled her eyes at me, already aware of what I wanted to do. She really did not want to get close to me. I let her be, though, and led her to the door of the airplane.I stood at the side of the stairs, waiting for her to get in. The moment she walked past me, I joined her in, then locked the door. “Follow me,” I told her, which she did without question as her eyes feasted on what was around her.“Sit,” I instructed, and once she was seated, I helped her with her seatbelt.Usually, there would be no seat here, but I made the modifications specially for her. I wanted
LAVENDER’S POV I spun around in front of the mirror for the umpteenth time since I had it on. It was a big gown that made me look fat. The color was so pale I was irritated by it. It looked as though it was dirty even though it was not. I glanced at the maid who had brought it for me, who stood there with a nervous expression. “I don’t like it,” I firmly told her. I had to take it off and put on the only nice clothes that I was given but the problem was that it was nightwear. The clothes I wore to this place have been taken to the laundry and only later today will I be able to get them after it was dry. “Where’s Alpha Caramel?” I asked the maid. “
LAVENDER'S POVI gave myself one last twirl in front of the mirror before stepping out. Luckily, Mitchel was just getting into the car when I stepped out of the building. She was surprised to see me also getting into the car, but she said nothing.I wanted to join in too. I had specific tastes, and I was not going to allow anyone to choose for me. Not like I was doubting her, but I would be more comfortable if I was there. Moreover, I doubted Caramel would be able to tell my right size.We knew each other for how many days, and he already knew what size I put on? I scoffed at the thought. He was definitely trying to pull my legs, and I was not going to let him deceive me into believing he was right. We headed to town.A town I was not well versed in, but the driver knew where we were headed to and dropped us at a mall. From the look of it, it was famous around this part because of how busy it was. It was either that it was just that good for there to be so many people at once when it
ALPHA CARAMEL'S POVI found her action funny. It was not long ago that I arrived in the building. I had been training a few of the recruits, one of the things I loved doing, and even after taking my bath, I chose to be shirtless. After all, no one came into my room without my consent, and she was so cute about it.I had to trick her into turning around again because I felt if she saw it again, she would not bother about it. Now, I was happy that she did not worry about me being shirtless, but then she became worried about my meat.I could not help the chuckle that left my throat on hearing her words. Yes, humans don't take raw meat or they could fall sick. I was not human. We werewolves looked human but were not, which helped to reduce our animal instinct sometimes.However, we still need to use our sharp teeth for something good, can't we? So here I was enjoying my meat when my wife chose to tell me not to, thinking I was making a jab at her cooking skills. Even if she cooked terribly
LAVENDER’S POVBlood oath? The confusion was visibly written on my face. How does a blood oath have anything to do with him calling me his wife? Was that some kind of way to make me his wife? Why are wolves so strange? I expected him to say, why don’t we get married but he instead said this.I opened my mouth to speak, but I knew no words to use, as I was confused. Maybe I had heard wrong. I attempted to speak again, but then Caramel spoke. “I know it’s not something you are used to but it’s to bind us together,” he told me, which proves I heard him correctly. “Why must we be bound together? Do you think I would run away? I quickly threw the question at him and was astonished by his response.I was here now. I could not possibly run even if I wanted to do so. This was miles away from my home. I have never come to Canada before and I doubted anyone would let me leave. I am literally bound here. I was sure the only reason I was allowed to go to town earlier today was because of the gua