Chapter 35 Chapter 35
I woke up from the not beautiful sleep of my life, the satisfaction could be felt from deep in my bones as I stretched my arms and legs out till I bumped into something a bit hard and also soft. I didn't care to check and wrapped my arms around it, also placing my leg over the figure.
"If you're fully awake, you have to realize that I'm a living creature too." Alpha Keegan's deep voice made me jerk awake and realize that his body was the figure.
I quickly pulled away from him and sat up straight, my cheeks flushed with an embarrassed blush. "I'm so sorry."
"You have the worst sleeping habit ever." He gruffed with a roll of his eyes, laying his head on the pillow properly.
"Please forgive me. How am I even " I remembered that he had asked me to sleep on his bed. It wasn't my fault he insisted that I sleep on his bed. "I'm sorry." I still added.
He tilted his head, squinting his eyes at me like he was trying to derive information from the depth of my eyes.
"Is there any problem?" I wondered, glancing backwards to see if there was something else he was staring at.
"I should be asking you that. Something's different again this morning." He turned to the side and placed his head on his palm with his elbow on the bed as a prop.
"Different?" I wondered. He didn't utter a word again while I waited patiently, curious to know what he meant. His gaze started to make me feel like something was racing in my spine, it felt like I couldn't breathe properly. Didn't he realize I couldn't read his mind? Did he want me to get off his bed? I quickly got up.
"Sorry." I bowed my head again, fiddling with my fingers when he still didn't say a word. I wanted to leave but at every second, it seemed like he was going to say something the next second.
"You just said sorry to me, and it's genuine, you didn't frown to say it, you're not acting sulky towards me this morning..." he rose up, sliding into his flip flops."
"I have to apologize to you for my behavior lately. I probably forgot my worth as an omega. I promise I'll never act mad at you again and accept whatever punishment you give me with all loyalty." I said in one breath with my head still hung low.
"You're going to stop being mad at me?"
"Yes, Alpha." I lifted my head to him. I have no right to be mad at you. I'm just an "
"I actually prefer when you're mad, it makes you feel different."
"Really?" I quirked an eyebrow. "Why?"
"It makes you seem fierce unlike the weak and annoying mutt you normally are." He admitted with a smirk. Alpha Keegan actually smirked at me?!
"You smirked?!" An uncontrollable laughter burst out of my mouth. For some reason, his smirk made my stomach flip in joy. " I never knew you could make anything close to a happy expression." I blurted out. His expression returned to its usual sternness, snapping me back to my senses. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
"You're right. No one has any right to disrespect me, so your attitude isn't acceptable. However, your apology is accepted, as long as it doesn't happen again."
"Thank you." I grinned, glad I was out of another punishment before it arrived.
"Serve my breakfast."
"Yes Alpha."
"Work done for today!" I exhaled and dropped the cleaning equipment, getting rid of dust in my hands. " Or maybe? What if there'll still be more? Hopefully, no one asks me to do anything today again." I prayed and skipped up the stairs, eager to use that item called my phone.
"Jane!" Scarlett called midway. Why now?! I had been looking forward to using my phone all day. Internal groans filled my head as I turned to her with a feigned smile and waved. "Hi. Do you need anything?"
"Please come." She stared around, clearly confirming if anyone was around before she pulled my arm. "I need serious help. My parents' anniversary is this weekend, yet Alpha Keegan hasn't agreed. What am I supposed to do?" she had her eyebrows curled upwards.
"Try to... convince him." I had no idea of what advice to give to her and wondered how or why she still expected me to be of help.
"He won't agree. Please do something. I don't know how. You're in his room," she paused with a contorted face that expressed her displeasure at that fact, "so maybe you should try to sneak in... I don't know... maybe notes or something in his room. Just help me out in any way you can. Just do something to help me out, okay?"
"I'll try my best to." I needed to remind her that I had no power over Alpha Keegan's decision, but it was obvious that she was helpless and wasn't going to listen to me. 1
"Thank you!" She pulled me into a hug.
"Beta Scarlett," someone called behind her. She quickly jerked away from me. The force at which she pulled back almost made me fall.
"What?! Nothing! What do you need?" she asked the guard who had called her.
"You instructed me to come to you for the arrangement." His face was as stern as expected.
"Oh, yes, yes. Let's leave now." Her voice wasn't pouty and girly-like anymore, her beta aura immediately surrounded her again. "Don't forget to do the work I assigned to you." She spoke with authority and I nodded, understanding that she was desperate and also didn't want the guard to think of our friendship.
When she left, I began to think of different ways I could make Alpha Keegan accept her request.. Chloe popped in my head and excitement popped up in me after remembering that I could call her and hear her voice again. Speaking of Chloe, I could probably use Chloe's strategies to help Scarlett and see if it'd work, though I doubt if it will.
KEEGAN-
'Where's our mate? She hasn't been present since this morning.' Drex asked. I intentionally ignored him, but he continued speaking, 'so about sharing the bed, what got into you, uh?' he smirked at me. I still ignored him. 'Did you really miss her scent that much? Her scent almost killed me overnight, isn't it so marvelous?' he sucked in a breath of satisfaction.' So amazing! You definitely also loved how much she was cozy around you, how her beautiful skin stroked yours multiple times, how she wouldn't stop being so clingy in her sleep, the sparks her touch caused to you
'Can you ever shut up?' I rolled my eyes at him.
Not like he was lying. I knew I had asked the omega to share the bed with me, despite how much I hated sharing my personal space with anyone other than myself, and how her scent and presence almost made me feel like I was going to go crazy overnight; I couldn't stop myself from adoring how beautiful she was and how peaceful she looked in her sleep. Did this mate bond get into my head way too much already?
I stopped working on the laptop and laid on the bed, locking my hands behind my head. My mind kept drifting to the omega, her voice rang in my head in beautiful tunes, her dark blue eyes felt like they were piercing into my chest and soul, her face kept appearing in my head and reminding me of how beautiful it is. I began to miss the feeling of her presence around me, my body ached for her touch, to listen to her again.
I sat up straight, shaking my head. "This is madness. How can I put up with this?" A frown crossed my face. "How can the strongest werewolf on Earth be losing his mind over a damn omega? Doesn't that make me weak and stupid?" A growl escaped my throat, pouring out my immense frustration. The omega's scent filled my nose, it was very strong, a sign that she was around me. I craned my neck in the direction of the door and the omega was standing there, about to leave as soon as she came in.
"Where are you going?" my voice was surprisingly very calm. I had expected to holler at her out of the frustration I felt.
"You seem to be furious right now. I'll be back later." Her voice was like a wave of placation that washed all my frustration away. This was definitely not normal. Nothing could calm me down this much. "It's fine. Do you need something?" "Yes." She smiled, heaving a sigh at my tone and walked up to me.
"Speak, I have other things to do." "Scarlett's parents wedding anniversary is coming up this weekend." She took me by surprise by sitting beside me, something she wasn't permitted to do.
"So what?" I stared down at her, trying my best to not get distracted by her strange beauty.
"She needs you to go with her and pretend to be her boyfriend." She said, pursing her lips. "Have you both lost your mind?" How did it make any sense to them? What was the point? "Please Alpha, it'll be fun." She pouted and crossed one of her legs over the other, fluttering her eyelashes.
Her simple gestures felt like I flipped me off the bed.
Her long eyelashes and lips were intoxicating, like they were pleading for my total attention. "You won't refuse me, right?" Her voice was cheeky, yet it still shook with a bit of fear. Where on Earth did she learn this from? Did she realize how much it was affecting me?
My thoughts were bombarded with confusion. I had to idea how to get her out of my head.
"Fine. I agree." My voice was plain, to avoid her noticing the effect she had on me.
"You agree? Really?!" She rose to her feet, her lips spread apart to a grin.
"Yes, but under a condition."
"What condition?" Her smile slipped.
"You'll come with me."
"With you?" Her brows curled upwards. "Yes, does that affect you? It's either you come with it or I'm going nowhere." I couldn't endure an entire weekend feeling crazy about her absence.
"It's not a problem." She smiled. Her feigned smile made it obvious that she was trying to hide her nervousness and also trying to act with a different personality.
"Cool." I smirked at her.
"I'll leave now, Alpha." She batted her eyelashes again before taking her leave.
My attention was still surrounded by how different she acted and how much it placated me and filled me with bliss. Did she do it intentionally? Did she know about the mate bond? If she knew that her actions were irresistible, she had better not use it to her advantage, that was going to make me very mad.