Chapter 7: Seven

DAISY

“What?!“ Suzy shrieked but quickly covered her mouth with her hand. Looking around, she was relieved her outburst hadn't gotten her any attention.

The class had just entered. While some left for other classes, we stayed back, waiting for the next class. Literature.

“Wait, what?“ She repeated lowly, her brows creased in sheer confusion.

“Yeah, Suzy. I'm as confused as you are. Worse, actually. I couldn't sleep a wink last night from my uneasiness,“ I yawned, rubbing at my heavy eyes.

“Did he... did he really…?“ Suzy stuttered, unable to bring herself to ask the obvious.

“Yeah,“ I nodded, lowering my head as my cheeks flushed in embarrassment. “Through the window,“

“He saw you in just your undies?!“ Again, she clasped her mouth with her hands. “For real?“

I nodded.

“Geez, girl. How could you be so careless?“ She clenched out, giving me a soft tap on my elbow.

“I had no idea my window was open. No, scratch that. I knew my window was open but I didn't know his was or he was looking from it,“

“Geez. Now what?“ Suzy shook her head, “Wait, exactly what did he mean by having his dibs on you?“

“What?!“ I gasped in disbelief. “You don't know what it means?“

“I wouldn't be asking if I did,“

“Oh shit!“ I raked my fingers through my hair. “And there I was, hoping you'd explain it to me. I've got no idea,“

We both fell silent, each lost in our thoughts. Last night just went down as the most bizarre, uncanny night I've ever heard.

His words – unnerving and cryptic– had me shuddering and quivering all night. No matter how much he said he was spelling it all out for me, I still couldn't understand a thing.

When he'd ushered me in, I was face-to-face with the guys. They'd guffawed and rambled over my nearly nude state Alpha Logan had supposedly seen.

I prayed the earth tore apart and takes me in, away from these monsters who seemed to have deviced a new means to torture me.

Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, Alpha Logan had led me to a room, which had a connecting door with his.

He'd said it was gonna be my room and I was never allowed to lock the connecting door. That, and when he'd lowered his mouth to my neck, made me wanna bolt through the window.

His firm hand around my waist was the only thing which had me in place. I could still remember his teeth grazing the side of neck. Oh Moon Goddess!

“Exactly what happened last night between you two?“ Suzy asked. Damn, I'd forgotten about her for a second.

The look on her eyes showed she needed to hear everything, but I'd been tactic enough to skip that embarrassing part of the story. I couldn't bring myself to say it.

“Nothing?“ I made a facetious smile which she returned with a hard glare. Of course she wasn't buying it. “Oh Suzy! I think I'm gonna die from all these,“

“What happened?“

“I did tell you he said we were gonna do weird stuff underneath the sheets, right?“ She nodded. I continued, “What does that even mean, Suzy?“

“Uh-maybe that he's gonna torture you now with sheets above your head?“ Suzy made a 'I'm-not-so-sure' face, “Yeah, to muffle your cries. That could be it,“

I nodded. This was the only reasonable explanation for his words last night. “But Suzy, he'd tortured me with his teeth instead, on the side of my neck,“

“Master marked you?!“

“Hell no! Right, I remember. He said this was gonna be as superficial as ever. Not a mate-bond thing. What does that even mean?“

“I don't know but keep talking. What exactly did he do with his teeth?“

Remembering every bit of that moment had me turning a great shade of crimson. Also, there was that wetness beneath my legs. A tingling sensation which brought about a wetness down there.

“He...uh...he grazed his teeth on my neck and then I felt him wetting that same spot with his tongue. And then, he bit on a spot, not so painfully but I moaned. I moaned!“

“Wait, why would you moan when it wasn't painful?“

“I don't know. It was supposed to be painful but it wasn't. You know what's weird?“ she shook her head. “I kinda liked it,“

“You liked getting beaten?“

“It wasn't exactly a real bite. More like a nibbling. I still got the mark on my neck,“ I shifted down the hand of my dress and showed her the spot.

“Yeah, I see it. What could it be?“ Suzy mused. “In all our years in the pack, we only know of one bite. This is new,“

“It is. This, and every other thing I felt and heard last night.“ I said the words lowly. “It's safe to say that neither of us got an explanation for all these, right?“

“Yeah,“ Suzy muttered, “I'm really sorry, Daisy. Other times, I would have had a perfect explanation. But this one eludes me,“

“It's okay. Now I badly need to sleep,“ I yawned again, but clamped my mouth close as a teacher walked in.

Once again, I found myself glancing around the half-filled class. No sign of Alpha Logan or the guys. Haven't seen them all morning. When I woke up, it was just me and a list of chores they'd penned down for me to do.

The class started and with each passing second, I found myself engrossed in it.

Soon, I was crying and it wasn't just me, judging from the sniffling sound beside me.

It was a sad story about a certain Romeo and Juliet. Epic was their love and they'd died for it. A bittersweet story. Strangely, I envied them. Even though they'd died, they did so in love. Left me wondering if I'd develop such a bond when I finally get a mate. Would it be so sweet and profound like theirs? Not all wolves hold high the power of finding a mate and having to be with them forever. But it was all I thought of, all I wished for, all I dreamt of. For me, and most especially, for my wolf, Lily.

“Just like Taylor Swift sang, what would it have been like if Romeo had gotten an approval to marry Juliet and they didn't have to die for it?“ The teacher asked.

“Then maybe,“ I was answering even before I knew I was, “Maybe, it wouldn't have gone down as the most beautiful, profound love it's portrayed as,“

The teacher, who was a lady with freckles that complimented her age, gave a smile. “So you saying the beauty of their love was the tragic end?“

“Yes,“ A tear dropped as memories of my parents came to mind. Just like these two, my parents had quite a love and it's said to be the most beautiful Silver pack have ever seen. “It's ironic, but there's this thing about tragic love. It tends to leave a more lasting imprint,“

“That's impressive.“ The teacher remarked. Just then, the bell rang. “See you guys next time,“ She said and left.

“I gotta take a nap, Suzy. If you need me, come find me in the library,“ I was yawning out most of my words as I headed out of the class.

With my map, it was easier to spot the library. A handful of people were seated at different tables with books. I spotted an empty table and chair. Quickly, I sprinted to it and slumped on the chair, ignoring the few gaze my rush attracted.

With my eyes shut, I was ready to drift off to Dreamland. But a tap on my hand had me looking up.

I straightened at the sight in front of me. My chest began its thumping and I fought not to go speechless.

It was somewhat a relief that Alpha Logan wasn't with them. Just Jake, Charles and Drake.

Drake whistled, taking a seat opposite me. “Didn't get enough sleep last night, did you?“

“With the crazy thoughts going through Logan's head, I doubt he'll let her sleep a wink,“ Jake laughed.

I flinched as Charles pulled down the hand of my dress, bending closer with an intent stare. “Is that a hickey?!“