Chapter 31

Nooo!! Stop it!" Eva cried loudly, tears dripping from her eyes. "Le-leave me!" She breathed out, in troubles. When it did not seem that he would stop anytime soon, Eva tried to fight back, but in vain. Too weak and still very sleepy, an ambush so early in the morning took her completely by surprise.

Eva couldn't sleep a wink last night, far away from Mike. At some point in the middle of the night, after tossing around endlessly, Eva had got out of bed and marched to the window, ready to jump down and go look for her mate in his territory. But well, he would surely be mad at her for sneaking into his pack without warning him... Not that sneaking into his territory going unnoticed would have been as easy as taking a stroll in the park.

His creepy warriors did not know that she was the fated mate of their Alpha, and they would have killed her instantly, without thinking twice.

Plus, she had absolutely no idea where Mike’s room was located or, worse, if he even slept in his room...there were rumors that he preferred to spend his nights in a cave, in the darkest depths of Crescent Black woods...sleeping in his wolf form...

Maybe one day she would ask him whether it was true or no.

Anyway, at the end she had decided to stay at home... resulting in a sleepless night and in a whiny zombie the next morning.

'I wonder if he misses me as well' she pouted, so adsorbed in her private thoughts that didn't notice someone staring at her viciously... ready to ambush her.

Long story short, that morning she had been caught like an inexperienced puppy.

"Let her go. Now." A serious Lex intervened, causing Eva to breathe a sigh of relief. "Don't you know who she is?! Plus, you're not doing it right like that..." He continued sternly.

"Because..." He trailed off with a threatening smile.

"You do it like this!" He exclaimed as he attacked Eva, tickling her hard under the shoulders, making her scream even more.

Martin, who was her first captor, was tickling her lower belly and hips.

"You are so right, Lex!" He shouted to make himself heard, overcoming Eva’s threats, cries, and her harsh movements to free herself.

"This way is making her scream more!" He continued with an evil laugh.

"When I break free ...I swear that I-I..." But poor Eva was unable to complete her sentence, between coughing and laughing so hard. She truly hated being tickled, it was her secret weakness, but of course her monstrous friends didn't give a hoot about it.

"Oh my dear! Are you trying to say something?" Martin asked in a falsely sweet tone.

"I can't hear you, I'm sorry!" He mocked her, increasing the tickle 'dose'.

"Pl-please! Enough!" Eva could barely utter those words, as her heart was about to explode under that ticklish attack. 'Remind me again why I'm friends with these pumpkin heads!' Eva yelled at Titus who strangely purred in response.

Uhu? What's wrong with my wolf!?

When a frightening snarl and loud metallic noise rumbled in the parking lot opposite Redwood High School, many students froze on the spot, some whined, and most bowed their heads. As for Eva, her stomach filled with millions of magical butterflies while the purring of a very happy Titilas increased.

'Mate mate mate!' She was chanting.

Eva supposed her attack was over, given that Martin and Lex had immediately stopped what they were doing.

The Alpha girl had exploited the situation to her advantage and had quickly freed herself from their grip, punching Lex on the belly and nudging Martin on his hip. Both winced... What a fantastic sound for Eva’s ears!

Sweet revenge.

"Why did he break that car!?" Lex said frowning and ignoring Eva, while Martin smirked, gazing between the angry Alpha and a flushed-red Eva. The latter avoided Martin’s knowing look and checked on her beautiful mate.

Mike was standing near the school's entrance, breathing heavily with his chest rising and falling, his broad shoulders moving up and down frenetically as if he hadn't breathed for an hour. His eyes trailed down to where she was holding Lex arm before he let out a glass shattering roar, range and possessiveness dripping from his eyes... Eva felt so excited by the way he was looking at her.

Unable to resist, she was about to go to him, when suddenly he strode away. Her angry mate was heading towards the forest, not before sending another mortal glare at Lex and Martin.

"What the-" Lex was interrupted by Martin .

“Oh! Just shut up Lex! Let's go to class." He grabbed Lex’s arm, but didn't touch Eva, who was staring at the spot where Mike had disappeared.

With a dreamy face and a lingering smile.

Her possessive mate had saved her from the tickling attack and was green from jealousy.

Meanwhile Martin and Lex had started pushing each other and were in the middle of a fight, trying to make the other fall to the ground. Suddenly, their fake battle was interrupted by another snarl, this one more savage, though less 'spicy' than Mike’s

"Oh gosh! What is wrong with these crazy Crescent wolves!?" Lex raised his arms to the sky, as if expecting Moon Goddess to answer his ridiculous question. Martin mocked Lex and ran to who had appeared out of nowhere, as an evil demon.

The lovers had spent the whole night in their new home. Martin had sent Eva a text message warning them not to wait for him and to return to Full Moon. Without him.

Then he had disappeared, no texts or calls, until that morning, when he had decided to ambush Eva.

They had probably been very busy enjoying some time alone in their new nest.

Everyone was surprised by Christian great romantic gesture: an entire house! What more he had started building it since the first day he met Martin!

Full Moon had been the place where The Killing Machine spent most of his time with Martin (before the accident), under the annoyed faces of Eva’s and Martin’s fathers. Barely tolerated, probably on behalf of Martin’s love, Eva had often seen them whispering to each other, glaring daggers at Christian’s while shaking their heads.

Finally, the couple could start a new life together, with a well-deserved privacy.

It seemed that Christian had become overprotective of Martin, especially after having almost lost him during the attack.

In fact, when Martin reached Christian, where he was standing, Christian looked at him worried, scanning him from head to toe for potential injures. When satisfied and sure his mate was fine, Christian shifted his attention to Lex and bared his teeth. And, at the same time, Martin gave Lex his middle finger with a malicious grin.

Eva bent over at the waist, arms crossed over her belly, laughing at the look on Lex’s face.

"Unbelievable!" Lex muttered shaking his head.

"I've finally felt that I was starting to be friends with 'that wardrobe', and he starts again with all those violent growls!" Then he glared at Eva wiping her tears.

"And what are you laughing at?" Lex narrowed his eyes, looking more serious.

"We really have to talk, Eva. About you and your strange behaviour. And oh! Today it just happens to be Monday!"

His words seemed a death's sentence.

Eva gulped looking around to find a diversion but unable to find one.

Monday. His special evening with Lex. The night when they spent time chatting and updating each other on their lives...

She was so screwed!