Chapter 13 The feeling of unease
>>Mael
I yanked my arm back.
“Stay away from me,” I glared at them as I desperately kept the towel on my front while trying to act tough but the truth was, I was beyond anxious.
They all stared back at me. Their eyes stuck on me and my body which made me choke up out of fear.
What do I do? What can I do? Do I shift and run out before anyone gets to take a proper look? Will that be even possible? What if they shift too and overpower me? That’s probably not a good idea. Wolves naturally secrete pheromones and my wolf has retained all of her omega characteristics, I’ll immediately get caught.
Damn it! If we weren’t in this stupid place where you’d get lost easily I would never have come to this bathroom!! I would have gone to the river if needed! It would have been better to just go to sleep as Calix did! Why did I have to get drenched in something so smelly and sticky? I would have gone without bathing if I had to!
“You-” They all stepped closer, “There’s something odd,” They stared at my face, “There’s something differ-”
Just then, a big hand smacked Leiglo’s face and grabbed him, almost picking him up from the ground, “What is going on here?” It was Eli’s voice and it was very angry. His presence alone made the others crawl back, “Did none of you understand my warning before?” His eyes glowed as he growled at them.
The men all flinched, then quietly dipped themselves in the hot tub that was a few meters away.
Eli then turned to me. His hand was still grabbing Lieglo’s face but his intense gaze examined me making my skin stand up. He really is a dominant Alpha werewolf, his whole vibe is different from other werewolves.
I gulped as Leiglo tapped Eli’s arm, “I’ll go to the tub,” He spoke in a muffled voice and without sparing him a glance Eli let him go after which Leiglo swiftly joined his friends in the tub and they all turned to secretly look at us. This might even have sobered them all up.
“And you,” Eli’s voice was low but domineering. He stepped closer to me and grabbed my hair then yanked my head back but I didn’t let out a sound. I couldn’t. It was lost somewhere in fear, “I don’t want to see your face here.” I could see the hate in his eyes. He was furious at something. He then proceeded to wrap his arm around my waist roughly and swooped me up with a single go. I felt his naked skin against my back as he walked to the door with me in his arm.
My cheeks flushed as I felt his skin against mine. It was effortless for him to carry me like that even though I was a whole person that weighed fifty kg.
I was frozen stiff and I could feel the anger seeping out of him. His pheromones were strong, they were screaming for dominance and that is probably why every other wolf just quietly dipped aside.
He opened the sliding door as his grip on my waist tightened to the point it began to hurt, “You are the most annoying person I’ve seen in my life.” His words were harsh and they especially felt bad because of the way he spoke. Then he roughly threw me out.
I slid against the floor so badly that even the smooth surface ended up slightly scraping my knees, they didn’t bleed or anything but they got red, “Stay out of my sight.” He growled at me and shut the door with a bang making every single person jolt in fear.
I gulped as I stared at the door and then slowly looked around the changing room.
No one was currently there.
Right!
Clothes!!
I stood up and ran to the locker to change into clean clothes as my legs trembled. I gulped as I picked up my thick glasses and wore them with shaky hands but calmed down a little after getting dressed.
I looked back at the sliding door that led to the bath. The situation was dangerous but Eli’s anger was far more terrifying… I looked away as I took deep breaths. I thought he’d suffocate me with his anger-filled energy.
I took a few more breaths of relief and then walked out as I chewed my lower lip.
I can’t believe I’m saying this but he did sort of save me there.
I sat on the last futon of the room, right next to Calix who had taken the second last one and was now asleep along with many other drunks who randomly took their places.
It felt so much safer there, right next to him but I still couldn’t sleep. So I was just blankly staring at the door when it suddenly opened. The werewolves who went to the bath all came back into the room without their shirts on and I couldn’t help but look at them since I was sitting in the corner of the room with a direct view of them.
I stared, I mean I couldn’t help but stare at their boobs- I mean chest!
I was just dreading the fact that they had more mass than me there. I know I wear a chest binder and considering I was given hormone injections to look more like a man my breasts didn’t grow much either but I don’t like this. I don’t like what I’m seeing at all!
I placed my hands on my chest as I pursed my lips in misery.
This is unfair. In fact, I was so upset, I just laid down in defeat, pulled the covers on my face, and let the darkness consume me.
I barely slept for about two hours before Mr. Owen woke everyone up at seven. He opened the door and spoke into a microphone.
“Everybody up!!!” His voice was so dreadfully loud that I feared someone would come out of their grave to smack the shit out of him, “Up! Up! Up!!” He kept repeating the words till everyone had woken up and sat or stood up from their places, “Alright!” He smirked, “Freshen up!” He took a step back, “I’ll be taking the attendance sharp at eight in the entrance hall!”
Fuck this man!
I groaned but I knew I wasn’t the only one who hated this because the room was filled with groans and curses of the men who had headaches and were hungover from yesterday as they tried to move their bodies.
I didn’t even drink yet I felt a strong migraine because I couldn’t sleep throughout the night. I grabbed my non-prescription glasses and wore them, then tried to move but it felt like a pain to drag my body to the restroom to freshen up.
There though, I felt something strange. I thought that a number of eyes were on me when I was brushing my teeth and turned to look at the other werewolves.
Nothing.
There was no one staring at me.
Strange…
I shook my head at myself and continued to brush my teeth.
Must have been my imagination.
I gargled my mouth and then took off my glasses to wash my face. That was when it happened again. The chilling stare made me flinch but I had soap on my face and couldn’t open my eyes yet by each passing second I felt more paranoid. So, hastily I washed my face and turned to look at the others once more to confirm that it was just my imagination.
This time though, the view made me freeze.
There were a number of eyes on me. A number of suspicious eyes stared at me keenly. So keenly, it sort of scared me. I didn’t know if I should speak up or not, I probably didn’t want to, so I grabbed my glasses and wore them as I walked out of the toilet.
Gosh!!
Only after I was away from the place did I notice how uneasy I was feeling and how my heart was beating erratically.
What just happened?
Why were they all looking at me like that? As if I was some sort of criminal?? As if they wanted to dominate me.
The thought made my anxiety rise.
It couldn’t be!
I felt my chest tighten as goosebumps erupted in my body.
Did someone figure out I’m hiding my gender??