It was a woman.
A...very...
Curvaceous woman. Part of her face was shielded by a hoodie so he couldn't quite see her features clearly.
Kelvin suddenly growled a deep throaty growl and yelled within him.
"Mate!!!".
Daniel's eyes widened and he did the otherwise, he stepped back instead; like he had been pushed. The woman on the other hand, stood still like she couldn't move, her crystal blue eyes wide like saucers.
Crystal blue eyes.
He narrowed his eyes at the familiar color.
"Who are you?!". He yelled.
To his amusement, the woman sped off like lightning, bolting away like the fastest thing he had ever seen, so fast it was almost like he was hallucinating in her presence a while ago, amazing him.
"Go after her!!! That's your damn mate and she must feel the bond too, that's why she's here. You scared her off you moron".
"She better be scared of me. I'm not going after her but I'm definitely rejecting her when next we meet. You can't tell me what to do Kelvin. So deal with the fact that I don't want to be bonded to a mate".
"You want to reject your mate?! Why? Because she's a maid..an Omega?".
"I don't NEED or WANT a mate Kelvin".
"I don't know how you're doing this but NO ONE can resist the mate bond; especially an Alpha".
Daniel smirked cruelly.
"Maybe I'm just different. Have been and ever will".
He could hear kelvin scoff and retreat to the back of his mind.
Shrugging off his encounter, he opened his suitcase to get out a towel.
As he made his way into his bathroom, those crystal clear blue eyes popped into his mind for a second.
Noami closed the door behind her and leaned against it with a heavy heart, panting like she had ran a marathon.
Her hoodie fell off, down to her neck line. Those crystal blue eyes of hers suddenly grew misty and she ran to get a face towel from her bathroom door, burying her face in it as she let out heartbreaking sobs.
She was actually looking for Marcy and had gone up to the Alpha's floor. But she wasn't prepared for what she saw.
Daniel. The little Daniel she knew ....the one with big earnest blue eyes, neatly trimmed black hair and a scrawny body frame was standing before her about to take off his shirt.
His eyes weren't big and innocent as she remembered. They were narrowed, cold and sharp. His frame had changed. He had a lean masculine body. He looked so different. His hair, dressing, the way he had yelled at her with coldness in his eyes, it had hurt her.
She just hoped he wouldn't recognize her.
Naomi decided later on, to go help in the kitchen. So she put on her hoodie to shield part of her face, before leaving the room.
"Mmm….dinner smells good". Daniel confessed as Marcy set a hot steaming plate of food before him.
"Bart.". Marcy announced with a warning tone when Barton began digging in , making sounds like an animal on the table.
Barton flashed her a toothy grin.
"Sorry mum. It's just….your cooking tastes so good".
"Uh-huh". Marcy muttered, rolling her eyes but was actually pleased with their compliments.
Nathan was also at the table with his mate Sarah who made small talk with Daniel about his experience at Moon Howler's pack.
Marcy took her place beside Daniel and smiled at him before getting her cutleries to dig in.
"Oh dear I forgot the salad". She pointed out, realizing Daniel loves to eat his food with a Salad on the side. They'd have the cake she baked for desert later but right now, a salad would be best to compliment the main food course.
A maid came by to drop off a jug of water at the table.
"Dear, please go into the kitchen and get me the bowl of salad". She requested and the maid bowed before leaving.
"So Daniel …aren't you excited about finding a mate after your Alpha ceremony". Sarah suddenly said, smiling at him.
Her smile was so big and genuine, Daniel could only clear his throat awkwardly, feeling all eyes on him at once .
"Mate?". He finally spoke up, shifting uncomfortably on his seat.
"Oh yes honey…that would be lovely. You're still learning how to rule a pack so you'd need someone by your side to aid you in some specific areas". Marcy explained.
Daniel just nodded,
not saying anything. He could hear Kelvin scoff again.
Naomi was done with the dishes and was about going upstairs but suddenly, someone dropped something in her hands.
She looked down to see a bowl of salad.
"Take 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 to the dining room". The maid said, disdain in her eyes as she stared at the most beautiful maid present in the pack house who seemed to always gain favor from important people because of her domicile features while the rest of them were left in the shadows, their hate for her, growing.
Noami stuttered.
" I…I just finished washing the dishes".
"That's not my problem". With that, the maid left her standing alone in the kitchen.
Noami sighed.
Daniel was at the dining. How was she going to do this.
She sighed again.
Readjusting the hood over her face, she grabbed the bowl with one hand, the other hand holding onto the side of the hood so it wouldn't fall down.
The dining was noisy, filled with laughter and excited chatter when she came in.
Marcy didn't even notice her as she laughed at something Sarah was saying.
Nathan was telling Daniel and Barton one of his encounter with a rogue when they were little.
Daniel would only smirked once In a while, his mouth moving slowly.
Suddenly the food in his mouth tasted like chocolate liqueur mixed with citrus. The scent was stronger this time.
He looked up instantly to see the 'Hoodie' girl placing a bowl of salad just next to Marcy on the table.
"Thank you dear". Marcy absentmindedly patted her hand not looking up at who stood beside her, all her attention focused on Sarah.
Naomi planned it all out.
Go to the dining room. Place the bowl of salad down and rush off to her room without making eye contact with anyone.
However, when she suddenly felt someone's gaze on her. , she turned and froze when she locked eyes with him again.
His fork and spoon in his hands hovering over plate, he narrowed his eyes at her.
"Your mate is literally standing less than a feet away and all you is just stare". Kelvin spoke with frustration. "Stop fighting the bond Daniel".
"Daniel honey. Are you okay". Marcy asked when she noticed he wasn't eating.
Once his eyes moved away from hers , Noami rushed away immediately.
"I'm…fine..". He answered, quickly looking back up to see her run off to the kitchen.
His eyes fell on her curvaceous backside and his brows went up.
He gets up and everyone looks at him, pausing their conversation.
"I've got the salad dear. What's wrong".
" Um…aunt…I'm..full. Thanks for the dinner but I'm really tired from today's journey". He bent down and surprised her with a peck. "Good night everyone". He feigned a yawn and left.
Everyone exchanged glances.
Noami held the edge of the sink, her hoodie down her neck , her knuckles white , her heartbeat pulsating very fast.
Daniel suddenly walked into the kitchen at that moment and met with her back to him again but this time, her full back was in view, her shiny chestnut hair glittering under the soft glow of light in the kitchen.
"Why did you follow her here, huh? It only shows you're attracted to her. No one can resist the mate bond". Kelvin said in a jeering tone.
"No one but me Kelvin".
"So what are you doing here". Kelvin suspiciously asked but Daniel just smirked.
Kelvin gasped.
"Don't you dare. She's your mate, you'd be hurting her and yourself".
But Daniel wasn't paying attention anymore.
He slowly walked towards her.
"Hands up, turn slowly". He suddenly ordered in a deep voice.
She shook like she'd been electrocuted.
Daniel?
Why did he follow her here?
Oh-no
Her heart beat louder and Daniel could hear it ring in his ears.
"Are you defying me". He asked in a suspicious tone.
She shut her eyes tight and slowly raised her arms in the air, trembling.