DIANA
I looked at the glistening water, which would turn like crystals every time the moonlight shone. Taking another step closer to the edge, I playfully dip my toe in the water, feeling the coldness of the water. But instead of retreating my toe, I even push my feet forward, submerging my sole foot while I tighten my grip on the bathrobe, which is the only thing covering my nakedness.
When the wind blew, I couldn't help myself from shivering since it added to the feeling of coldness resonating in me. Luckily, I am a person who loves cold things, so it only added excitement.
Since I'm already getting this excited, I finally untie the robe, letting it fall carelessly on the ground as I step out of it, showing my n*ked body. I know there's no one else aside from me in this lake. After all, this lake was not only near the Alpha's house, but it was also near the boundary outside the Flaming Rose Pack. So basically, this lake, which I called Lakeshore because it is a lake near the shore, is almost the alpha's private property.
Alpha Frank might not claim it, but it was already what the people of the pack thought, so there would be no one who would dare go and sneak here at this moment. Hence, there were also no people or squad assigned since behind the forest, which is the boundary, was a shore towards the ocean. Considering that the Flaming Rose Pack is basically situated near the shore, a pack at the edge of the whole Iland Kingdom.
According to our history, only the Flaming Rose Pack would dare to live near the shore, apart from the Lycans. Since the Iland Kingdom was a big island surrounded by water, it was prone to floods and the like. But Alpha Frank would never be so careless as to locate the whole pack in a dangerous place. With the help of the elders, they located a plot of land that was near the shore but was uplifted to avoid floods. And it is why we end up living just a few kilometers away from the Lycan Palace, which was also situated near the shore.
Ignoring the coldness piercing my body, I did not just step into the water. Instead, I positioned myself in a diving pose before I jumped into the lake, plunging into the deepest part of it.
Because of the light of the moon, I could slightly see the things underneath as I swam deeper, feeling the touch of the cold water all throughout my body. It was refreshing and rejuvenating, as it stimulated all the tired nerves, revitalizing them. It was a few minutes later, when I couldn't hold my breath any longer, that I decided to upswim the surface to breathe.
"Ha!" I softly gasped as I inhaled so much air to replace the one I shed from staying so long under the water.
And since I already stressed my body with that swim, it's now time to relax. So I lay my back on the surface of the water, arching my body so that it would remain floating on the water. I spread my hands on both sides while using my feet as my propeller to keep moving around the lake.
"Ah, this is pure bliss. It would always be best to end a tiring day after bathing in the lake at night," I pleasurably mumbled while closing my eyes.
I just wished that Alpha Frank and Luna Michelle would not find me missing from my room. And hopefully, Nero would not return to the house soon, so I could relax more in this little secret paradise of mine.
Remembering how I would sneak out of the house just to come here, I waited for almost five hours before Nero left for his midnight patrol, while I waited for Lune Michelle to sleep in the master's bedroom. I even waited another two hours for Alpha Frank to go to sleep, but he seemed to have no plan of sleeping, so he stayed in his office. And that's only when I could sneak out without being found.
Who would then want to waste those efforts? Of course, it's not me. So I would use it all the time, like some worthwhile and precious treasure.
And I know that at this moment, Alpha Frank and the others are all busy preparing for the possible disruption of the Lycan king. So, it would be impossible for them to notice my disappearance.
Speaking of which, I am still annoyed at the thought of that lycan king forcing our pack to be pressured into preparing for his visit when he could just properly come to our territory and have a proper talk.
Want to test the pack's vigilance my ass! With these unscrupulous actions of his, he's more like testing my patience! What's even more infuriating is that, however much we wanted to go against his orders, we just couldn't do that. And it's really annoying!
Just remembering those is enough to make my blood boil. The reason was also why I wanted to take a night bath to cool my head down.
I don't know why, but every time I hear anything about that Lycan king, or even the term Lycan king itself, it always makes me annoyed to death. Even if I haven't seen that man face-to-face.
Anyway, as if I wanted to meet that jerk of a man in person. The news I heard from others about him is enough to make my blood boil in anger. And from the looks of it, there is no need to clarify anything.
To put a summary to it. He is a demon with a devilish face and body. Overall, he's a demon inside and out, no doubt about it. Either his character or his face, all of them shout evil.
That's why I ran from home over here. So before the evildoer met with the alpha and his family, I didn't need to meet up with him. At least I could enjoy the time instead of getting annoyed by that man.
Unfortunately, my leisure time is almost up. Seeing that the moon was already very high, it might be twelve at midnight. It was time to go back.
As far as I remember, the Lycan king said that his so-called infiltration would be at midnight. So, if I really returned now, no one would realize that I had been out for a long time.
Looking up at the moon above, I stop my body from floating. I scoop some cold water and splash it on my face to wake me up. Floating and relaxing on the surface of the water is really making me sleepy, so I need to wake up in order to return as quietly as I can.
When I splash water on my face, a cold wind also blows, which brings shivers to my body. That was enough to finally sober me up, making me feel the cold like I should.
I turn around, look where I left my clothes, and swim over there. I swam until I reached the big stone where I put my clothes and was about to reach it to come up when I heard a rustling sound.
I just turned my back in reflex, and what I saw was a big splash in the water. Before I could see what it was, "it" had already attacked me, pinning me to the stone behind my back.
Everything happened in a flash. One moment, I was still calmly trying to come out of the water, and the next second, I was pushing to lean on the big stone. And since the force was not that strong and there was no pain at all, it did not awaken me from my dazed and shocked state.
I don't know if I was shocked because I was suddenly pushed to the stone or shocked because of the naked man who was pinning me on my neck while staring at me darkly with his eyes.
Because the man was facing his back in the moonlight, plus the fact that we were currently under the shade of the leaves of the big tree behind us, the man's face was dark, making me unable to see his face. The only thing that was clear about him was his shining golden eyes, which were squinting and staring fixedly at me.
I am not sure, but the way he fixed his eyes on me is giving me chills in a not so uncomfortable way. His golden eyes had an intense glare, which was not out of anger or anything, but a glare full of possessive intent. Like the person he was looking at, it was not some ordinary prey but a precious food he wanted to possess alone without planning to share it with anyone else.
And yes, I am crazy for having that analysis while making myself an easy target for someone. Although I could make out some handsomeness and hotness in the way he looked at me, I was not crazy enough or nympho enough to be affected by the handsome looks that this man was trying to make me feel. He's one dangerous man, with how he could just suddenly pin me like that for only a few seconds.
If not for the low growls he's emitting, I might not think I am in danger, and instead, I might start fantasizing about our current position, which is undeniably sensual. The moon above us, the silent night, the cold water in a pond, and me being naked while I was being pushed down on the big rock by a naked man. Isn't that like a scene from those explicit romance books that Cornelia loved so much, where the hot-some male lead fell in love at first sight with the female lead?
Unfortunately, I am not the protagonist type, and this is real life.
And since it was I who was pulled back from being dazed, it should also be my task to pull this man from his reverie.
Since I was already holding him by his firm shoulders—wait, it was not because I'm a maniac trying to touch him here or there, okay? It was just my impulsive reflex when I was suddenly pinned down. Anyway, as I was saying, since I'm already holding him, I might as well push him away, even if I'm not sure if I could do that with my strength.
Slightly squinting my eyes, I put some force in my hands and tried to push the man away. And I was shocked when I actually did it. So I immediately swam away from him. Although I did not try to leave the water since I was still naked and it might be a normal view for a wolf like him, I was still not comfortable doing so.
It seemed like I succeeded in my plan since the man looked like he was out of his daze. His growling stopped, and he immediately turned back when he did not see me leaning on the rock in front of him.
When he did so, I could also clearly see his face. And d*mn, I'm not going to lie; he is really a handsome guy.
Now that I can see his golden eyes, I could say that those eyes suit him well. Even his face is perfect. His clean-cut, ash-gray hair was short enough to make the man look like a clean and responsible man. His 'S' shaped eyebrows fit perfectly with his hooded golden eyes. His sharp nose and jaw made him look like a strict and meticulous man. Although his small and sexy red lips, which were decorated with perfectly trimmed whiskers, gave him a badass look, that only added another level of sexiness to him.
Lowering his naked upper body, which exposed it to the water. Even his neck looked so handsome, especially that very visible adam's apple that was sliding up and down. Those wide shoulders, which I had a few seconds to feel and touch.
In those few seconds, I could already tell that he was perfectly fit. What more, now that I can clearly see it with my own eyes? Even with that firm chest and some of his abdominal muscles, he was really handsome and sexy.
Everything about him shouts handsomeness and sexiness so loudly that I feel redundant already. I might have blamed it on the fact that I did not get a proper education. That is why I lack the adjectives to describe the man in front of me.
Maybe I could have properly described him if I had met him at a different time and in a different situation. Unfortunately, in the current situation where my safety is under threat, I should stop this madness and think of a way to escape from it.
I don't know when he returned to his senses, but when I looked up at his face again before they could lower more and see something I shouldn't have, the man was already staring daggers at me. And it immediately raised my eyebrows in question.
Why is he looking at me like it was my fault? Why do his eyes seem like it was me who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, attacked, and even kabedon-ed me on the rock?
"Pervert!"