Meili just composedly walked towards Lui Feng, she looked as elegant as a goddess at that moment and she knew but it hurt her that no one was focusing on her. Instead, all their attention was on Ying Yue which made her fume with anger but she kept the facade going.
She completely ignored Ying Yue on getting to where they stood, which made Ying Yue irritated since she had done nothing to this person. Meili walked up to Lui Feng smiling coyly and grabbed his other arm.
"Who would you be taking to the Ball on Saturday, Feng?" She said looking at him cutely, her eyes were dangerously hypnotizing. Lui Feng had planned to take Ying Yue to the ball but hadn't formally asked her out yet.
it was a coming together of all the packs as one, which was done once a year, and ever since Li Jing died, Qi Meili had always been the one escorting him. He was extremely grateful for her putting up with him, but this year Ying Yue would escort him.
"Ying Yue would be escorting me, that is if she agrees", Lui Feng replied grinning like a Cheshire cat and that made Meili feel as if her entire world had come crashing down, she almost lost it.
He was doing the same thing he did when he was with Li Jing, completely forgetting her existence and centering his world on a human. If only she had known he was the soon-to-be Alpha of the Lui pack, she had thought he was just another ordinary wolf and he didn't deserve her.
She would have jumped excitedly at the idea of being with him, how could she have been so dense not to notice, was it because he hid his scent so well that day? Ever since then, she lost his favor to a human, but it didn't matter she would make him fall in love with her all over again and forget the human's existence just like the human had done to her, at least she had the support of the former Lui pack Alpha.
Ying Yue smiled at Lui Feng it was terribly obvious that she was going to say yes, Meili just plastered a fake smile on her face, her body fuming with anger seeing the way he looked at the human.
He had never looked at her that way before even when he was still head over heels. What was with this bitch and getting in her way all the time?
After a while, they decided to go home. Lui Feng watched Ying Yue and his Mom's overdramatic unwillingness to part with each other, how happily she skipped with the clothes they had bought, and her breathtaking smile.
All of a sudden he felt greedy he wanted to have her chained to his side forever, everything about her made his heart race uncontrollably. He wanted her to accept him for who he was without putting her in danger but he knew that was not possible.
The heart that didn't beat before had started beating and for her and her only, he suddenly dreaded becoming Alpha, but he registered it in his mind that once he became Alpha he'd end the battles as fast as possible and make her his mate and the new mistress of the Lui pack, he just needed time.
Time, that was all he was asking for.
Ying Yue was exceptionally happy with the visit and it made her completely forget about the Jiangs. But she didn't meet one family member that day though, and that was Feng's dad. She wished to know what the man was like, she was very curious about him.
One thing did annoy her during the visit though and that was Meili. She didn't know why but she felt uneasy around the woman besides the tension and the glares she was throwing at her. She refused to back down though and glared which shocked and irritated the woman and she could see the irritation and disbelief in her eyes.
However, she was leaving by the end of the day to go check on her restaurant and go back to staying with Yu Yan, all that was left was to tell Lui Feng.
Deep down she didn't want to leave, she had grown somewhat attached to the man and this place coupled with the fact that she also promised to take care of him was stopping her. But she felt in one part of her heart, that the closer she got to him the farther away he seemed.
Right now, she was just an abandoned child, with no place to hide, in need of shelter and care. Lui Feng happened to be the one to give that to her. She wished things were different, she wanted to stand by his side not use him as a shield, she laughed at her own thoughts, he was really something, wasn't he?
The drive back home was quiet but there was no tension in the air but it was rather gloomy neither wanted to leave the company of the other.
When they got home Lui Feng had to leave, so she was all alone again. He went to repair her painting, turns out the frame was damaged so he went to get it replaced for her. She decided to use that as an opportunity to surprise him, with all he's done for her this was the least she could do. It was already late in the afternoon, so she decided to make him dinner.
Lui Feng had gone to one of his trusted allies. The moment he saw the full view of the painting it frightened him. He saw the red moon in full view and the throne meaning he had been crowned Alpha but he was in his wolf form mercilessly tearing some Lycan soldiers apart.
It was drawn as the shadow of a wolf but deep down he knew it was him and all in front of her, at the far end of the painting a girl was standing near a three tears falling from her eyes. This all happened in the garden of the midnight pool. What kind of premonition was this?!
He was going to his friend to ask if there was any way to stop this from happening, he knew Ying Yue's talent and she was never wrong, at least not in her last life. When he got to the door of his friend's villa, he didn't even think twice and barged in.
There was a man sitting lazily on the chair, he sensed Lui Feng a mile away because of his distraught emotions, he sighed it had to be that human again who else would it be? He pinched his brows, when was this game going to end.
"There's going to be an attack when I'm crowned Alpha", he exclaimed not getting a reaction from his friend Shing who was waiting for him to get to the part about the girl. "In her painting....", he said and explained everything that was on the painting, from the attack to her crying and deep lines formed on Shing's forehead. He knew it was only because of the girl he was here but he didn't understand why he cared about her so much.
"So, why are you here then?" he asked casually and as usual Feng gave him a death glare. He was one of the only ones in the whole of China that didn't tremble at this man's feet but his stares still sent shivers down his spine.
"I want to know if there was a way to stop it from happening", he said his voice reverting to his authoritative one.
"You can never understand how stuff like this work, I guess you should just make sure to make her avoid anything related to the painting", he said nonchalantly, but deep down he hoped for the best, he had developed a soft spot for the lady ever since she sacrificed herself to save Feng.
Nonetheless, his elder sister despised her and I guess you can say that blood is thicker than water. Qi Shing was the Alpha of the Qi pack unlike the Lui pack the Qi pack didn't need the moon to complete their ritual but they were less in everything compared to the Lui pack. At least they were the second most powerful pack.
Lui Feng had decided, he was going to keep her away at all costs, the lines on his forehead became deeper since that was going to be hard. Nothing Li Jing ever predicted didn't come to pass no matter how hard he tried to stop it.
He was lost in his thoughts while Qi Shing advised him to stay away from the girl that he'd bring her nothing but trouble, somewhere in his heart he knew this but he didn't want to accept it. How he wished he could just have been in love with Meili, things would be so much easier, but Li Jing or Ying Yue were his one and only he couldn't love anyone other than them, he just couldn't bear the thought of it.
Qi Meili was nothing compared to them, he knew that in his heart. She might be better when it came to physical capabilities but there was something so special about them.
He decided he was going to protect her and let everything fall in place, there was no stopping it. At least then she'd let go of him and her life would go back to being perfect and simple. He completely ignored Qi Shing and headed home, Qi Shing just sighed inwardly.
Good luck...