Chapter 24 Unexpected actions
>>Mael
The weekend was upon us since today was Friday so everyone could go home if they wanted after the survey. I had no intention of wearing a dress, so I just bought a cloak for myself. Two different kinds, one was a silk cloak, and the other was a little ragged. Most of the class stayed together during the shopping.
When someone would find something they were looking for, they’d either leave or stay for their friend but I chose to leave immediately. I already had what I wanted in mind, so as soon as I found some dress-length cloaks and a crown that fit my head I went back to the dorm.
Part of the reason was that I didn’t want anyone else to comment on what I bought or have them force me to buy a dress. It was odd, why did I get a reverse role while everyone else, well almost everyone else, got one according to their gender?
I didn’t have the answer and I didn’t want to think about it either but since I had time, I decided to visit Laina before heading back to the dorm.
My meeting with my best friend went like it normally does. We met at a cafe, ate and talked. She made a bunch of jokes about us being together again which I had to brush off again and as night started to fall, I took my leave and went back to the dorm.
I went back hoping not to see or meet with anyone but Eli was already back before me. Normally I would try to avoid any conversation but as soon as I entered the room lounge, I saw something unexpected. Something I never thought I’d see in Eli’s hands.
He had a sign language book and he was trying to make proper gestures. I never thought, never in a million years, that he’d be doing something like learning how to sign. He didn’t get bothered by me entering the place. He kept his eyes on the book as he kept studying.
“Why?” It was so surprising to see him do something like that, that the words automatically came out of my mouth, “Why are you reading that?”
That was the most surprising thing. He looked so serious, it made me feel weird.
At my words, he finally spared me a glance from the three-seater sofa he sat on, “Ah~” He looked at the cover of the book, “I want to learn.”
“Sign language?” I looked at him with a confused look, “Why?” It didn’t make any sense.
It really didn’t. He doesn’t need to learn it. He’ll never need it in his life.
“It looks like fun.” He flashed me a toothy smile and I saw his left fang.
“You won’t be using it anywhere.” I mean, an heir like him will always have interpreters around So why?
He smirked, “It’s my business, you don’t need to worry about it.” At his words, I rolled my eyes and then scoffed.
“Right. My bad for asking.” I shook my head, “You’d do anything for fun.” I began to make my way towards the room.
Learning how to sign isn’t easy. He’ll probably give up in a day or two. I’m sure he picked the book up on a whim.
I grabbed the handle of the bedroom door when I heard Eli call me.
“My Queen,” He made me freeze in his path and look at him. He had a haughty smile on his face and I immediately knew something wasn’t right. He jumped from the back of the sofa and walked up to me.
“What?” I glared, “What are you planning?”
His smirk just got wider but he didn’t answer my question, “Your highness,” He placed his hand on mine and brought it down from the door handle, “Are you ignoring me?”
“W-what are you doing?” I began to panic, “Let go of my hand!” I tried to shake it off but instead of letting go he intertwined our fingers together, “Eli!”
“Yes?” He replied rather softly, which left me completely baffled.
“Let me go,” I gulped.
“Why?” I could smell his pheromones from this distance and like always, his scent was amazing.
“I’m going to go to sleep,” I replied.
“Alone?” He looked a little confused but I was more confused here. Just what is he doing? Of course, I’m going to sleep alone! When have we slept together!?
Right then, the image of him almost kissing me at the mountain inn infirmary crossed my mind and it made me blush
“Of course alone!” I tried to shake his hand off once again but if persistence is a word, then the physical embodiment of that word is Eli, he didn’t let me go.
He brought my hand under his shirt, “Your majesty,” He placed my hand on his pecks, “Don’t you want me.” He looked at me with longing in his eyes.
“E-Eli!” I started getting frantic, “W-what are you doing!?”
“I’m your hunter.” It finally clicked what he was doing.
“I’m not doing this!”
He slipped his hands around my waist and brought me closer to him, “But this will help you get in character.” And I smelled a whole bunch of his pheromones and BY GOD! It felt so good.
“We don’t even know the story yet!” My pupils were shaking. There was clearly something wrong here. I could feel myself getting hotter.
“Doesn’t matter, we still have our assigned roles,” He smirked and leaned his face closer in, “Your majesty.” It made my cheeks flush, “I find you very alluring.”
My heart skipped a beat at his words and then it began to pound. The scent of nature and rain got heavier and I found myself relaxing into it but at the same time, I noticed my wolf getting more active.
“The hunter doesn’t have any interaction like that in the original story.” I felt strange all of the sudden.
“But we’re performing a rewritten one.” It was like I was getting excited.
This has never happened before. I have never responded to anyone's thirst this soon.
What is happening?! Why is my body anticipating this?
I don’t know but it scared me. Especially because I was easing into him so easily. And as his lips got closer to mine, I felt my heart drum violently in my ears.
I gulped.
What? How do I get away?
His lips landed on mine, sending a shock of electricity through my entire body.
NO!!!
I headbutted him, purely out of shock, making him stumble back and fall to the floor. He grabbed his forehead in pain but even then a chuckle escaped his lips.
And although my head spun too, I still ran to the bedroom to grab my pills.
Fuck!
I ate a bunch of heat suppressants altogether but nothing seemed to be working. Of course not, it was going to take its time.
Shit!
Shit!
How is this even possible? It’s like my body wants to go into heat!
I didn’t notice it before but my panties were getting soaking wet and my body had started throbbing.
Shit! Shit! Shit!!
I need an Alpha!
I let out a haggard breath.
NO!!
I can’t give in!
Calm down! Calm down!! I placed the pill bottle back and took deep breaths.
Calm down!
It’s probably a side effect because I spent so much time among Alphas and then I sleep with a dominant one in the same room too.
It’s okay!
Deep breaths!
I took some but honestly, it didn’t help much. Probably because he was nearby.
“What’s wrong?” Eli’s voice scared the shit out of me. He was standing by the door frame.
My eyes went wide as I realized I didn’t even think about closing the door.
“N-nothing…”
“You seem,” He walked over to me, “A little odd.”
Shit. He’s done this before too. Back at the inn during the trip. I felt strange then too but the process was slower.
I gulped.
This isn’t right. It’s like my body is getting used to him. Is it because we live together? It can’t be, is my omega wolf reacting to him?
But why?
“I’m going home.” I turned around and ran away so fast, I didn’t even look at his face. I went straight home and over the weekend, I bought myself a new pair of glasses too.
>>Eli
I watched him leave, then I turned to look at his desk.
He’s been taking an awful lot of these pills.
I observed his ‘vitamins’ as I tapped my foot on the ground.
It’s strange. He’s definitely healthy.
Hmm~
A closer look at the pills made me realize something.
These so-called vitamin pills awfully look similar to something else. Just then an idea went through my mind and I smirked.
What would happen if I threw these out or replaced them?