Chapter 21
"Jeez!" I screamed at the sight in front of me, a tall man was standing right beside my bed with his hands tucked in his back pants. His face held no emotions as the familiar emerald eyes poked my skin.
"You startled me" I protested with my hands on my chest as my heart raced fast.
"You're awake" he said, not minding what I had said earlier on.
"Meet me in my room immediately " he ordered after sucking his teeth then he walked out of the room as my brows cringed in confusion at his attitude.
I massaged my temples, trying to relieve myself of the throbbing ache I was feeling in there before the memories from last night flashed through my mind and I buried my head in my palms out of embarrassment.
I just wish I could sulk up my humiliation alone in my room because the moment I would step out, different faces would fall on me, criticising and shaming me.
"Why does Alaric want me to leave the room?" I groaned while brushing my hands through my tangled hair.
Perhaps he had requested for me to be in his room because of the stupid promise I made to him yesterday. I wouldn't call it a stupid promise because I still wouldn't have been at rest if he had killed Asher on that spot.
I lazily crawled out of my bed as I made way for the beast's room. I tried to walk as fast as I could as a lot of wolves were surprisingly outside and roaming about.
I could hear them whispering the moment I passed them, even though I could hear them, I continued to walk with my head bowed because I was trying to avoid eye contact and didn't want their words to get to me.
"Fuck!" I cursed, the moment I felt a hand yanking my hair from behind.
"You whore!" The voice sounded threatening and filled with scorn. I recognised it immediately as being from one of Tala's entourage; Jessica.
"You think you could run off with Tala's soon to be mate but you're so wrong because nothing will stop her from being the luna!" She yelled as she yanked my hair even harder.
"Let me go..."
"Shouldn't you even be ashamed of your disgusting self?" She cut me off.
"I mean, you tried to run away with Tala's mate while you also slept with the prince behind Asher's back," she spat.
"The moon knows that's the only reason why he's always sparing you after everything you've done" her grip on my hair tightened as she brought her face to mine. I could now see the pure hatred In her eyes from the corner of my eyes as she whispered into my ear,
"Tala would never do such, and that's why your sister is far better than you" she hissed and pushed me to the ground as she let go of my hair.
"That should be enough, I think she has learnt her lesson" Tala's voice echoed from behind and I tilted my head to see her standing in front of her room, wearing a sly smile on her face like she had just won.
As I was going to divert my attention from her, I spotted a figure coming out of the room as his hands snaked its way around her waist, pulling her closer to himself but he hadn't noticed me here.
He seemed to just woken up from his sleep and that hurt deeper knowing Asher slept over in her room. I could feel my chest stinging hard and my wolf was howling in pain as she tried to divert my attention from them but my body wouldn't budge.
His eyes later fell on me and he was shocked to see me staring at him as he slowly removed his hands from her waist but she had used her hands to stop him, as the sly smile never left her face she pulled him into the room and locked the door.
I tried my best to not break down among all of these wolves that had gathered to witness my humiliation as I slowly stood up and walked towards Alaric's room.
I should have just disobeyed him one last time and not come out of my room but I had made a promise to him because of Asher but now, it seemed like I was just a fool.
His door wasn't locked when I got there but was wide open so I didn't need to knock but to enter. I tried to mask up my emotions and bottle up my feelings before entering because I didn't want him to know anything.
"Shit!" I cursed as my eyes fell on his half naked body with only a towel around his waist. It was really below his waist to the point where his v-line was very noticeable and one could trace his dick print.
"Snap out of it Lenora!" I cautioned myself as my mind suddenly wandered to different places. It was hard to believe I could be like this after the amount of pain I suffered just some minutes ago.
My face fell on his and I could see the smirk on his face, I could feel the heat building up on my cheeks as I bit my lips really hard.
It was strange that seeing him alone had this much effect on me, I tried to constantly remind myself that I hated him but I wasn't sure it was the same with my wolf as she always gets giddy around him.
It was confusing to me because one moment she would be sad because of Asher and the other, she would be as giddy as a horse the moment she sees the irresistible face of Alaric. What the hell is wrong with my wolf and I?
He started to walk closer to me while I slowly moved away from him but there wasn't any where else I could go as my back was already flat against the wall.
His steps were slow but in a seductive manner that I had to caution my head. I had no idea why I was thinking of him this way, I barely admire guys and the way my body responds to him messes with my brain.
He was now some inches away from me that I could no longer see behind him as his broad shoulders had covered me and I have never felt so tiny beside someone. Asher was also well built but not as built as Alaric.
"Don't do that " he warned as his thumb danced on my lips, trying to separate them from my teeth that I hadn't realised I was still biting hard on them.
"I'm sorry " I apologized as my chest rose and fell, I didn't mean to do anything to torture him.
"Don't ever run away from me, Lenora, it makes me sad and I get out of control " he groaned into my ear as his lips graced the tip of my ear.
I tried to think of why he would probably be sad because I left but my brain was not functioning well at the moment as his lips continued to place peppered kisses on my ear, biting my ear lobe softly.
A loud moan filled the room and the look on his face made me realise the moan had left my mouth and my cheeks instantly flamed red in embarrassment. The sly look on his face wasn't helping either.
"Have you had your bath?" He asked as he pulled away from me with a satisfied grin on his face that I really wanted to smack but the other part of me wanted to bite them softly and make him moan, I tried to get rid of my thoughts as I realized i was becoming hot and I could feel wetness building up in between my legs.
"Have you?" He asked again and I realised I haven't answered him yet as I shook my head, unable to find my voice.
"Then let's bathe together" he said and for some seconds I found my legs trying to walk closer to him before I snapped out of it and came back to my senses.
"What the hell are you trying to do and who the fuck do you think I am?" I yelled at him as I noticed his brows as they cringed before his facial expression slowly turned to anger.
"Fine then, but there would come a time when you would beg to be with me!" He said before storming into the bathroom.
"He was probably just bluffing because there's no way on earth I would want to be around a beast like him" I said to myself but deep down, I knew there was something wrong and my wolf wasn't in full acceptance of what I had said.
It was almost like she wanted me to have gone into the bathroom with Alaric but the thought of that alone made me cringe. Being in the same bathroom, naked with a ferocious murderer.
He didn't waste his time in the bathroom before a wet body emerged from the bathroom with his eyes staring at me. They weren't as soft as the eyes that were staring at me earlier on but they had anger in them and my legs slightly shook at the sight of him. Probably his lycan aura working its way.
In no time he was done dressing up and he didn't even hide his body from me but I had to look away even though it was hard to not gawk at his glorifying body.
"Snap out Lenora!" I scolded myself as I slapped my head really hard and he turned to look at me but immediately diverted his attention.
I had been standing for so long without him saying any word to me and my legs were getting tired, I was hungry and exhausted from all of the stress I've faced.
A knock was heard on his door as he gestured at me to open the door. The instant I opened the door, a maid walked In with a tray of food in her hands and the aroma of the food made me salivate.
I could sense the fear in her as she dropped the tray on his table, bowed before him and cower away.
My mouth salivated the instant he opened the food and dug his fork in. He seemed to have noticed the way I was staring at him as he paused for a moment.
"Do you want to sit down?" He gestured at the couch beside me and I scoffed. I had thought he would want me to eat out of his food but rather he requested for me to sit down.
I continued to stare at him while he was eating as my eyes threw daggers at him the closer he got to finish the food.
I wondered how he could eat so peacefully, knowing full well that everyone here hated the sight of him and might have probably poisoned his food but then I remembered he was a lycan and poisons don't work on lycans as they are annoyingly somehow immune to everything and only a natural cause could kill them.
A lycan could also die if it was to be attacked in a weak state but then Alaric is far from being weak.
"Why are you staring?" His gruff voice asked, and I realized I've been staring at his mouth since he started to eat.
A smile appeared on his face before he wiped them off with his plain facial expression. I hope he wasn't thinking that I was actually staring at his lips. I mean, I was, but then it wasn't what he was thinking about.
"Do you want to taste it?" He asked after some awkward silence and I snapped my head back to reality.
"What the hell, I'm not going to kiss you!" I yelled but became calm when I noticed his facial expression.
"I was referring to the food Lenora!" He sighed and I suddenly felt a wave of embarrassment rushing through my veins as my face flushed in humiliation.