Chapter 76 076
Danica's POV
My nap dragged on longer than I intended, and when I finally opened my eyes, I realized it was late into the evening. I recalled the incident that happened earlier in the day and I burst out laughing again. Thinking about me doing that over and over again made it seem really funny even though deep down, I knew I must have left a real grudge right there.
The laughter only lasted until Alexander clawed his way back into my thoughts.
Of course he did. He always does.
I found myself suddenly overthinking about the change in his expression that morning before he maneuvered his way into the bathroom and I keep wondering if he's truly fine now. If he got it all sorted out... Whatever it was. Or if it has spiralled beyond his control.
I hoped it was the former.
In my determination to stop thinking about him for the next two hours, I picked a random book from my collection but for the life of me, instead of an expected medical book, I'd picked an erotic novel. A dark, erotic, romance novel.
The goal was to stop thinking about Alexander, but only ten minutes into the book and I'm already imagining his hands all over me. I'm already imagining him bending me over the fucking window of my room and filling me up ruthlessly until all I can remember is the sound of his name on my lips.
I felt so hot down there that I had to grind my thighs together until I got over the torturous pages of the book. Even when I've gone past those pages, I could still feel my body tingle, my hands itching to touch myself but I held back and dashed into the bathroom for a chilly cold bath.
I expected the dinner call today as well but even at 8pm, I didn't get a summon order and that got me even more worried.
So I left my room to go in search of Alexander. The hallway was quiet. Too quiet, or maybe it was just me. But the moment I got to the entrance of his room, the door flipped open to reveal Jasmine.
"Good thing you're here, Alpha has summoned you for dinner. And I think he has company." Jasmine said at once and a friend outlined my face.
"Company? You mean someone other than Blake?" I asked and she immediately nodded.
"Precisely. Yes." She muttered and I mouthed an 'Oh', not understanding the feeling of disappointment that pooled at my stomach.
Didn't he say, it was quite a miracle that I got to share a table with him when he's never done that in so many years?
Does his miracles happen more often now or is this just me being jealous over nothing?
'It could be a visitor, a business partner, or a man who had a good purpose for coming.' I told myself, trying to be as positive as a disappointed mate could be.
But all that positivity vanished when I caught a whiff of a very feminine scent. Followed by the sight of whoever she was, sitting gracefully and adjacent to Alexander.
I tried to keep a straight neutral face as I took my seat directly across the so-called 'company'.
I didn't look at her at first. Couldn't bring myself to, so I just greeted the two men silently and took my seat without another word.
"Doctor Danica, meet Princess Rosetta of Woven Peak" Beta Blake muttered and I forced a smile before raising my head to finally meet the Princess's gaze with an intention of extending my honorable greetings. But the thoughts perished when I realized I was suddenly sitting across the bitch from the mall barely seven hours ago.
"You..." We muttered in unison and I felt two pairs of eyes narrow on us.
"You know each other?" The Beta asked in surprise while Alexander remained painfully silent, it was infuriating.
"Of course not, I guess I was just surprised to see a real princess for the first time" I lied, laughing nervously to mask the dislike that brewed anew in my chest.
Of all persons in the world to be invited to Alexander's sacred dining hall, it had to be the arrogant nitwit in seductive form.
"Why is she invited to join an official dinner?" Rosetta asked, her voice dripping with masked disdain and sheer arrogance, like she knew what she was doing by asking that question and somehow, deep in my gut, I knew she wouldn't stop there.
"She's an important figure at the Pack house. Our most talented Doctor here still" Blake responded again.
"She's just a doctor? Nothing more?" She asked, a chuckle of amusement escaping her from the absurdity of what she just heard.
And then it was Alexander's turn to speak.
"We value minds with a clear purpose here, Rosetta. But I doubt you'd ever understand that" he muttered and I caught the subtle bite of her lips, the innocent little blinks and the obvious stench of embarrassment in her flushed face when he gave her a leveled stare.
She still had the nerve to try flirting with him, even after he told her off like that... And honestly, if he wasn't my man, my mate, I could have watched their back and forth relationship with enthusiasm that they'd eventually get together.
The rest of the dinner went by fast, and the whole time, Rosetta kept sending those lasers that would have scared anyone else off. Except it did nothing to me.
I ignored her the entire time. And when I felt like I might suffocate from the silence, I excused myself and headed for the restroom right across the dining hall.
I let out several deep breaths to calm my pacing wolf and my racing heart as my hands gripped the edge of the sink.
"Why the fuck are you pacing, Aurora. I'm trying so hard to look unaffected here?!" I snapped when my chest began to feel annoyingly tight.
'It's like instinct, I can't help it, trust me' she murmured, still pacing. Then I switched on the tap, gathered enough water in my palms before splashing it on my face.
"Stay calm, they're not even kissing" I assured Aurora, but mostly myself and then I caught the low flicker of my bracelet through the mirror that was facing me.
Just then, the door barged open and then close, to reveal none other than 'Rosetta'
"Don't tell me you were beginning to feel important from Alexander's little gesture of charity?" She blurted and I didn't need to turn around because our eyes had locked in the mirror anyway.
"And what the hell are you insinuating by saying that?" I asked, tone slicing sharper than I intended.
"I'm not insinuating anything... But I wouldn't be surprised if you told me you haven't heard of Alexander's betrothal" she muttered, a triumphant smirk curling up her lips at my reaction.
"Betrothal?" I murmured, with uncertainty.
"Oh Darling, Alexander is betrothed to me as of the last full moon and I'm here to get used to his tradition for a while before the official announcement and wedding. But don't feel bad, Lowlives tend to remain in the dark about so many things than they can ever imagine" she muttered each word with purpose, making sure everything sinks in.
And it does.
But instead of giving her a response. Savage or not. I just remained there, rooted to a spot, and listening to her spew all that nonsense until she was done.
Then I walked out.
Like a freaking coward in a dress.