I woke up around 5 am feeling very betrayed.
When I woke up, I felt the other side of the bed to find it cold and empty and I couldn't help the feeling of emptiness that overcame me.
'He doesn't like me one bit, he couldn't stand my presence that's why he left, the only thing keeping me here is the fact that I'm his soulmate and he can't do without me' I thought feeling very useless
'He didn't even talk to me yesterday, he said nothing tangible and didn't even express a slight affection towards me, even though I was only occupied with his thoughts. He didn't even show any emotion, all he did was stare at me, he even wanted to leave me to rot alone in the room, I hate him!'
No, I like him, very much at that, I wanted to see his face so badly I wished I knew where he was.
When I woke up I thought I'll be able to see his sleeping/morning face but then I couldn't.
Hoping he would come and check up on me, I waited. Doing nothing but sit on the bed, I hoped he would enter and say he's sorry before giving me the best excuse as to why he had to leave me in the middle of the night.
After over thirty minutes, I looked around with tears already in my eyes and wished this never happened.
I've cried more in the last two days than I've done in months and I know he's to be blamed for it.
How did I start liking him? How did I ever turn out to be like this? How did my life get so complicated?
I've always thought I'll meet the love of my life in one of the galas my dad do take me along to, some guy dressed in tuxedo asking for my hand to dance, and from there he would get to know me better and then fall head over heels for me and vice versa and with a marriage proposal so grand, he would ask for my hand in marriage while I'll say yes and then we'll live happily ever after with two kids, one adopted and the other mine.
But then I got the exact opposite of everything, yes I met him at a party but he wasn't wearing a tuxedo, rather he was clad in T-shirt and jean trousers looking like the devil's incarnate and instead of asking for my hand to dance, he kidnapped me and brought me to his house, he wasn't even human, he's the leader of a werewolf pack and instead of him getting to know me more and then fall for me, I fell for him without even knowing him.
I wished I have my phone with me right now, at least it would serve as an escape route, something to take my mind off the reality I'm living in.
My dad would've tried to reach me, but I know he would only assume I didn't want to talk to him and while my friends would've spammed me with messages, they would also think it's only normal I'm giving a very late reply.
I'm the snobby type, if I don't feel like talking to you, I wouldn't and my friends know that so they wouldn't be bothered by the lack of reply.
I hated all this going on, how the fuck did life get so complicated? I only wanted to spend two months in Cashville and go back home and start living the life I've been prepared for, but then another life got to me before I was ever prepared.
~*~
Opening the blinds, I looked out for the first time to see the beauty of this environment.
I noticed I was far from the ground and there are small houses scattered around with flowers almost everywhere giving off the feeling of a small and beautiful town.
I don't know what I was expecting, huts littering the whole place and bushes between houses or what?
But then once again, just like Cashville, this place surpassed my expectations. It was really tempting to go outside and see but I still didn't feel like seeing a lot of werewolves at once, I bet it would be so overwhelming and I wasn't ready.
But the room was starting to feel suffocating and I wished Emily or maybe Damien could come and check in on me, just a little company is all I ask for but still, after a very long time, I didn't get it.
Deciding to just take a peep at what lies outside the door I opened it to see an empty hallway.
A stairway at the right and a balcony at the very last stop of the left route. Feeling kinda secure and curious, I decided to step out of the room and see what lies beyond the balcony.
I noticed my room was the first on this floor and that there were three more rooms and a general toilet at the end of the lane.
All rooms are to be opened from the insides except the toilet which has a knob.
Getting curious to see who else was on the floor with me, I knocked each door, slightly hoping Damien was in one of them and if it turns out to be a total stranger, I'll just say sorry and run for my dear life.
But no one replied to me despite my hard and fast knocks.
Placing my ear on the door, I felt like I had no neighbor at all and it disturbed me. All of a sudden I wanted to see other people.
I knew I wasn't ready to but I felt like seeing others too.
'Are they like Damien and Emily or are they more animal than human?' I got very curious. At least they are two in one, which side dominates the other? I wanted to know badly.
Walking to the balcony, I saw a sofa and a table with a flowerpot full of fresh flowers. I then moved closer to smell the flower and it gave off a sharp berry scent which was addicting, making me smile.
I looked down from the railing and saw people walking about, some laughing and talking, some running, some playing and some just standing around doing nothing.
It felt so lively and confusing at the same time.
Maybe I expected a bunch of wolflike humans littering and stalking around the house because they sensed a human in the environment, all I know is that the sight below was not what I was expecting.
The people and children I saw were more human than anything and somehow it was confusing.
Were they lying to me? Are they really werewolves? What the fuck is going on here?
Feeling dizzy I sat down on the sofa and rested my back.
I get dizzy when standing at a high place and looking down and most times it feels like I want to fall but this time it didn't, I just feel so empty and very hungry but I was scared to go downstairs
'Who knows if looking like that was just a cover, there may be a very wild animal lying under that skin, it might just be a camouflage' I reasoned.
With the cool breeze and the clear air hitting me softly, I didn't know when I slept off
~*~
"There you are" I heard from my sleep making me open my eyes to see a girl who can't be any older than 19 and younger than 17 smiling at me as if I were a stacked doll.
"I almost thought you ran away but here you are, sleeping like a baby," she said with a full smile but I couldn't return it, not when I don't know her and she just compared me to a baby, bitch I'm older than you!
"And you are?" I asked with a curious and slightly frowned face while sitting up straight
"Claire, Claire Bane," she said and I noticed she's somehow a jumpy girl, she seems like the happy go and always cheerful type, the exact type of people I hate the most
"Not nice to meet you Claire" I said aiming to make her stop smiling but she didn't "how may I help you?" I asked frowning deeply
"I came to keep you company and help you with your needs," she said still with that silly smile
"If you would be stuck with me all through the day, would you please minimize the amount of time you smile?" I said getting irritated
"Owww, okay," she said with a sullen face and I knew I got to her, I'm sorry bitch but I don't like you.
Maybe it's because in a way she has a resemblance to the person I hate the most right now, or maybe it's because I just feel terrible, and seeing someone so happy was just an off vibe
"Thanks," I said getting up but not knowing where to go.
I didn't want to go back to the room, it already feels suffocating but I couldn't stay outside too, not when she's standing on my head like this
"Where's Emily?" I asked missing that piece of art
"She went for her checkup and said she'll be here hopefully by noon" she replied curtly making me feel satisfied
"How old are you?" I asked getting curious
"18" she replied smiling again and I felt tired
"Tell me more about you without smiling," I said and I knew it was a huge task for the likes of her who loves smiling so bright every time
Her smiling is a total contrast of her facials.
With a height like that and an eyes so green like the forest, she should be a bad bitch, already at 18 and she has that beauty, when I was like that at 19, I frustrated many guys and men.
"Well I'm Claire Bane, 18 and the immediate sister to your mate," she said and my eyes bulged in slight surprise
"You're Damien's sister?" I asked not really surprised, I saw the slight resemblance but wasn't really sure at first but now, it's clear
"Yes, and the only reason why I've been smiling like a stupid girl is that it's so nice meeting you after the huge search we've been through for a very long time," she said, and just like a cover been taken off her smiley face came off and I saw the inner bitch, the girl that knows what she has and how to use it, the exact kind of girl I was and loved.
"Well," I said speechless, maybe it's because I was just harsh to the sister of the person I liked
"You know it doesn't take a dime out of you to be polite right?" She said and I raised my eyebrows
"And excuse me, I don't think you look like the type that cares about polite but then if you wanted polite, you could have just told your brother to come to meet the person he ditched and not send his little one," I said grumpily, and did I forget to say like her brother she's slightly taller than I am?
"He ditched you?" she asked
"Yes he did and even though we are not close, he lacks the courtesy you wanted me to show you," I said
"You are acting like a big baby, I thought Emily said you're nice and easy to roll with," she said smiling again but this time I think it's because she thinks I'm funny
"Well I am, maybe it's because your face reminds me of the person I hate the most right now," I said grumpily
"Or maybe love the most," she said with a smirk and I felt like slapping it off her face
"I'm hungry" I said wanting to cut off our conversation
"Well let's go downstairs then, breakfast should be ready by now and some of my friends would love to see you," she said
"No, I'll pass," I said losing interest, I'm scared of seeing 'people' more than anything else
"Come on, they don't bite, whatever groundless rumors you've heard about werewolves are not true, we don't hurt unless it's necessary," she said trying to convince me
"But I'm human, doesn't that make me a prey" I said trying to make her see my point
"We aren't animals Layla, were humans too" she said and I looked at her like she has two heads
"Okay maybe part animal but then we are humans too and we don't feed on humans," she said making me feel slightly relieved
"Why don't you just help me bring food upstairs," I asked reasoning since that was what Emily did for me yesterday
"I don't do messenger for people Layla, I'm a female Alpha in case you're not aware and I cherish my dignity," she said so authoritatively I wondered if she was the one I was talking to since, smiling she said "just common"
And with the hopes that she wasn't lying and isn't like her brother who's a sly, I followed her downstairs.