Ariel got out of her hiding and took the stairs. As she was climbing, she said to herself, "Oh Goddess! I have to reach where Violet is going before her."
All of a sudden, a different wave of energy hit her and she was stunned by the pace of her feet that ran up the staircase. It felt as if she was caught up in a tornado as she reached the destination; the third floor in just thirty seconds.
While Ariel was standing by the big mahogany doors, Violet was still in the elevator. She was eagerly waiting for the elevator to stop at the third floor and when she could get inside Vincent's cabin, but the elevator was not ready to move after crossing the second floor.
Violet kicked it hard as she vented her frustration, "What the hell should I do?! I am stuck!!"
Ariel twirled around to find Violet, but she was nowhere. She turned to face the white polished mahogany doors with golden borders. She thought, "There's nothing except for these doors, maybe Violet went inside!"
Ariel took a deep breath preparing herself to barge inside. She opened the doors slowly and her eyes shingled to see a beautiful, spacious living room. She walked inside, her eyes scanning the living room that had walls painted in creamy white color.
There were ancient, royal photo frames to her left, while a giant window was to the extreme right. It was just like a normal luxurious living room however something was different and that factor was the vibes and energy inside the room.
Ariel was stunned to see it and she thought, "I never thought there could be a luxurious cabin within an academy, our academy doesn't have such a cabin!"
What Ariel liked the most was the balcony at a far distance in the front. The white chiffon transparent curtains by the glass door of the balcony were being blown by the gusty wind.
Ariel couldn't keep herself from walking towards the balcony. She passed by the path to the left that led to a set of bedrooms.
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A sturdy hand with veins throbbing went ahead to pick a golden masquerade studded with diamonds.
He smirked on seeing the beautifully crafted masquerade and said, "Nice choice!" He kept it back on the dressing table and walked up to the king-size bed to grab a black tuxedo with intricate golden embroidery.
He wore the tuxedo over the white, silky shirt that was hugging his upper body tightly. It had ruffles starting from the collar, at the center and ending at the last button of the shirt.
The shirt was well tucked in a pair of black pants that had golden borders on the outer sides. The color matched with the classy, golden embroidery in the tuxedo.
Wearing the tuxedo over the full sleeves shirt made him look no less than a king. Of course, he could not be any lesser than the king as he was none other than the Alpha of the Crystal Blood Pack, Vincent!
His red eyes scanned the reflection of his body in the mirror starting from the bottom and slowly rising up. His red, soft lips curled up as he saw himself and he grabbed the golden masquerade mask from the dressing table.
Suddenly, his smile got broken and his eyebrows shot up squeezing together.
His one hand rubbed his neck and he said cautiously, "Wait, there's some scent!!"
He sniffed and said, "This scent is distinct!" He turned to face the bedroom door as he said, "But I didn't ask for anyone to dress me up or lead me down to the event!!!"
His eyes got wide and he gasped, "Wait! Does that mean there's some intruder?!" His happiness got down to accommodate anger in him. He wore the masquerade mask and said with gritted teeth, "Who dares to enter my territory all the way to my cabin?!"
Vincent flung the bedroom door open and at a blinding speed, he reached the living room. He spun his head all-around to find no one.
On reaching the living room, he could smell the scent at a greater intensity and he muttered, "Someone is there around, I am damn sure!!"
His sense of smell led his gaze to the balcony and there he could see a 6"2 she-wolf cladded in a burgundy dress standing with her back facing Vincent.
All this while Ariel was not aware that Vincent was there in the cabin. As she was just 17 and had not shapeshifted into a werewolf yet, she didn't have a strong command over the smell, and smelling the Alpha of the strongest pack who had all sorts of power to increase or decrease his scent was next to impossible.
Vincent's jaw dropped. He was expecting a male werewolf to be there in his cabin, but it was a petite female.
For Vincent, Ariel was a petite wolf because he himself was 7"8 inches. Whether it was a male or female didn't really matter to Vincent. What mattered to him was how could anyone barge into his cabin. His sturdy hands were curled up into fists and his face turned red as he let out a growl.
"YOU! WHO ARE YOU?!"
Ariel was completely shaken on hearing a furious growl that almost caused her to lose balance. Out of utmost fear, she twirled around to find Vincent's tall and sturdy figure walking towards her. Ariel was downright alarmed. Her mouth hung open and she gasped.
She tried to speak, but not even a word popped out of her mouth as her mind was completely blank. Her feet involuntarily started walking backwards to get away from Vincent. Her feet were in sync with Vincent's pace.
Vincent's pace increased and so did Ariel's trembling feet. Ariel feared that he would eat her alive and didn't realize she was reaching the edge of the balcony. Before he would get inside the balcony, Ariel took a frantic step back and she screamed as she collapsed down the balcony.
In a second, Vincent reached the balcony and stormed towards the edge of the wide balcony. His eyes saw her falling down.
Before her body would smash to the ground and break into pieces, Vincent jerked down the balcony and threw his long arm towards her. In no time, his burly arm curled her tiny waist and he pulled her up on the balcony.
With her body leaning over the balcony rail and a handsome guy standing just an inch away from her, caging her tiny body with his burly hands, Ariel was awestruck.
Ariel had never been this close to any man except for her boyfriend.
Her face was heating up as she inhaled the most arousing scent (she had ever smelt) emitted by his body deeply and she couldn't help but speak to her heart, "His Holy Scent!"