Chapter 20

CAN MY CONSCIENCE GET LAID??

ALEXIS CLARK'S POV

‘‘Fine, I give up okay? You're so annoying, seriously,’’ Eric said before jumping into the water himself when I didn't give up on chasing him for twenty minutes straight.

‘‘That's like a good boy,’’ I commented, barely keeping my laugh, leaving him in the water, while Shayne, Audrey, and I moved to where the bonfire was.

‘‘You came here just a few minutes ago, and you're already wet? Seriously, Alexis, this isn't what I expected from you,’’ Matt commented, making me roll my eyes at him.

He and his double-meaning sentences are beyond me. Good thing he's just a friend, or I would've blown him with my punch just by now.

‘‘Shut up Matt. You won't need to mess with her now. She got herself a bodyguard so that guys like you would leave her alone. Now, you better start behaving before her bodyguard gives you a nice one,’’ Shayne said, making me chuckle.

‘‘What is he saying Alexis? Is it true? Are you trying to get rid of me? I thought we had something between us. Like a spark or something. You betrayed me with this attitude. You broke my heart,’’ Matt said, feigning pain.

‘‘Come on Matt, how can I do that? How can I break your heart like this? Of course, there's something between us,’’ I said, making Audrey smirk and Matt, beaming a happy smile.

‘‘You are like a brother I never had,’’ I said, smirking at him. Matt's eyes widened while Shayne and Audrey laughed their asses off.

‘‘Hey, we were over it, weren't we? I am not your brother. Call me a friend, I am fine with it. BUT I AM NOT YOUR BROTHER,’’ Matt grumbled, saying the sentence slow and loud enough for everyone to hear before handing a soda can to me.

‘‘Yeah, well the seat for my favourite brother has always been reserved for Shayne anyways,’’ I said, and Shayne saluted me like it was a great responsibility for him, and we all laughed again.

Huh! This is what I call a normal life. Enjoying and chilling out with friends without a care in the world.

‘‘Alexis, let's go and dance by the bonfire like everyone else. It wi__’’ Audrey stopped midway, her mouth agape while staring at something behind me.

Squinting my brow at her attitude, I turned around to check out the reason she was acting like this. However, as soon as I turned around, my mouth flung open as I watched the scene in front of me.

There, standing in front of me, was shirtless Eric, standing in all his glory, flexing his abs.

And did I mention, a little too loose for my liking?

‘‘What the hell do you think you're doing?’’ I whispered to him, horrified when I saw everyone looking at us.

‘‘You threw me in the water and left me there, Alexis. How cruel of you. Well, about the shirt, I hate wearing wet clothes. I can't off my pants, but I can at least remove the shirt right?’’ He reasoned, and I wanted to hit him for his audacity.

‘‘Who is that guy?’’ I heard Matt asking Audrey, who gulped hard before answering.

‘‘He is the one Shayne was talking about. Alexis bodyguard. The one who is responsible for protecting Alexis from pricks like you,’’

‘‘If you don't like wearing wet clothes, go and sit near the bonfire and dry yourself. Why did you come here?’’ With that, I turned around before taking Audrey's hand.

‘‘Why are you acting so strangely? He is a hot piece of meat in our species. There's nothing wrong with appreciating some beauty in the world,’’ Ariana said after so long, and I couldn't help but feel that there's something wrong with my brain recently.

‘‘Don't put your emotions into me, you fake wolf! I am sure it's your hormones that are affecting my thought process. I am not the type to fangirl over a guy so easily,’’ I retorted, wanting to hide my thoughts or blame her. Reaching the dance floor, or that's what I thought it was. I saw Shayne and Audrey, who immediately started dancing to the song, savage love.

‘Don't blame me, sweetheart, I can't help but admire beauty when I am sure I didn't have a mate for whom I need to save myself. If not for your conscience, I would have gotten laid,’ she said, making me widen my eyes.

Can a conscience or fake wolf get laid? Am I going crazy, or is that what my fake wolf said to me just now?

‘How many times do I have to tell you that you are in my head, woman? Besides, who do you want to get laid with? Mark? Eric? Matt? Or one of my pursuers?’’ I joked, however, the answer she gave me was beyond my expectations.

‘‘If I was given a choice, then I'd choose Blake. Among all the hot species of men I have seen, be it human or werewolf, I think he is the most deserving guy to get laid with me,’’ she explained.

‘Woah! What is it? Love at first sight? Are you some kind of heroine who falls in love with the bad boy? And let me remind you, fame wolf. You are not the girl from the movies where you'd help the bad boy with his problems and he'd fall in love with you. Wake up, this is real love we're talking about. He can be the reason for our exile and death, remember that right?’ I asked, rolling my eyes.

‘He won't hurt us,’

‘Yeah, because just like you, he's also fallen in love with us. Sorry, I meant you. He has fallen in love with you, right? I think I should stop watching these werewolf rom-coms. They are getting to your head now. You were seriously thinking about being with Blake? That jerk?’ I rolled my eyes.

‘You'll see that later sweetheart. He won't hurt us. Call it intuition, but that's what it is. I think we can fight over this matter later when we're alone. First, you should deal with him staring at us like he would eat us alive,’ she said, confusing me.

I was about to question her about what she meant when I felt a hand on my shoulder, and a flood of various emotions erupted in my body. It started with a tingling sensation on my fingertips, and then it started to spread on my body like wildfire in a forest.

What the hell is this feeling? I have felt the emotions of so many around me. But I've never felt something so strong and so close to my heart.