"Pft! Did you see her just now?" Sharx massages his sore cheeks from holding out laughter.
Sam sighed. "You returned to the mansion because you wanted to see this, right?"
"Of course. Why do you still ask if you know that?"
"What about the meeting at the presidential office? It was a schedule that had been arranged long ago… haa."
Sharx turned to Sam and smirked. "Did you just scold me like you scolded your son?"
"At least my son didn't put a choke on me. Anyway, is this so much fun that it makes you returning?"
"Can't you see for yourself? She's more fun than those old bastards. Besides, I'm sure those old bastards are on their way here by now upon hearing I ditch the meeting."
"I'm sure they are. While holding their pee."
"That doubled the fun of the day. Pft, anyway, how long has time passed?"
"A minute and twenty seconds," Sam answered, then sighed again.
Thinking that having a hundred sons might be easier than catering to one Alpha, Alpha Sharx.
"Still, despite you finding all this fun, I need to remind you that she is a witchcraft user. You should be more careful with her."
With a distorted laugh, Sharx dismissed Sam's warning. "I let my guard down just once. On the next stage, there will only be misery for her."
"That's a relief. I thought you were crazy about her again like a few months ago."
"Enough, Sam."
Valuing his life, Sam nodded. "Alright, alright. Anyway, what about her makes her more interesting? She's still the same."
"What can I say, hm? Since last night, she seems to have a new personality, so it's refreshing."
"Pardon?"
"With that arrogant mouth of hers, she said please."
In his memory of last night, Hazel acted so arrogant when he confronted her for the first time, despite her situation. With her vicious tongue, she kept spouting words like a scammer trying to escape her accuser.
She never uttered the word 'please' in her begging to believe her. Not even once, even after getting a taste of the taser rod. Well, he was sure she had never said that word too in the two months they had known each other.
["You have to believe me, Sharx, I'm your fated mate blessed by the Moon Goddess! You can't do this to me, or you will receive divine punishment!"]
["I don't know anything about witchcraft or anything that intends to harm you! I am your mate! Why would I try to harm you when it will also impact me as your mate? Don't you think so, baby?"]
But after fainting the first time, she woke up like a new person and uttered the word 'please' like it was the most easiest word in the world.
'Her gaze, her way of speaking, her gesture, everything feels new. I don't think Sam realizes that.'
"Don't you think maybe it was just a ploy to trick you?"
Sharx always found Sam's tendency to politely argue with him amusing, so he chuckled.
Thanks to Sam, his boring life sometimes felt a little bearable. Otherwise, he might have already shed blood in the war he initiated.
"Exactly. That's the interesting part, Sam."
Sam shook his head in resignation.
"How many minutes has it been now, Sam?" Sharx asked as he lay sideways on the bed, like enjoying time sunbathing on the beach.
"Four minutes. I was ready to break down that door if she didn't show up the next minute. That would be fun for you as well, right?"
Sharx grinned widely and replied, "Yeah, you do that."
His eyes fixed on the bathroom door. "Anyway, I wonder what she's thinking in there with that little brain of hers…"
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Inside the bathroom that was filled with puffs of steam.
My eyebrows twitched as I looked up and down at the wardrobe in front of me.
This is another level of feeling devastated, which I didn't expect this to happen to me. "Is that b-tch kidding me? How could she—"
"How could she only collect tacky clothes?! What's with this frilly skirt? Is she a kindergartner performing at a ceremony?"
No matter how much I searched inside the wardrobe, there were only childish clothes displayed in front of me. The colours are set in pastel tones, and the style is too cheerful for a 23-year-old woman.
'She is even a year older than me.'
I've often made fun of her because of her tacky fashion sense, which focuses too much on creating an image of an innocent and cute woman. And yet she still stands firm on wearing these.
"It's okay, this is only temporary. I will only be in this body temporarily, so let's endure this horror of becoming a fashion wrecker for a little bit."
I kept convincing myself that this would all pass when I returned to my original body later.
"Witchcraft? Hah! She's a nutjob, indeed. How could she think of using witchcraft to seduce him?" My blood boils again when I think about that.
Speaking of witchcraft, then it all makes sense why I could end up possessing her body.
If my theory is correct, I can't reveal that I'm Maya Maureen, not Hazel. And I can't tell him about this swapping body situation as well. The witchcraft inside this body might put some kind of spell to prevent me from confessing by playing with this body's heart.
'She's so wicked. Putting me in her dying body. Darn it!'
Anyway, even though I have little time to scrub this whole body clean, it's enough to buy time to think alone.
Under the quick shower of hot water, I was already thinking about what to do next so I didn't make another blunder in front of him.
I took a deep breath, then grabbed the doorknob.
You know what's funny?
I've imagined this scene many times, where Alpha Sharx would be waiting for me to come out of the bathroom wearing only a bathrobe, with a puff of steam as my background as I make my entrance. My skin will look moist and dewy in his eyes, so he can't take his eyes off of me. And then he will take off my robe, whispering a sexy talk, and swoop me in his embrace.
'Kyaaaaa~'
Alright. That's... what I wish to happen.
I laughed wryly when I realized that I will making my entrance wearing a sage green frilly mini skirt combined with a plain white t-shirt from a well-known brand.
Then, in front of me were two men with sturdy bodies who watched this humiliation with sharp gazes.
I don't have a problem if only Alpha Sharx is looking at me with disgust, as that has become his default gaze when glancing at the original me, Maya Maureen. But Beta Sam's disgusted stare was unnecessary.
'Who can say that he is not a loyal Beta? Why would he be even here? Tsk,'
I turned the doorknob. And spread before me was the laying casually of Alpha Sharx, with his sexy dynamite figure!
I hiccup.
"That's a relief, I almost lost a door made of Teak wood if you came out one second late."
I gulped down hard upon witnessing the holy collarbone of his as he lay on his side.
"Ye-yes, that's a relief." I stuttered. Always stuttering in front of him.
Am I a fool?
As if realizing where my gaze had gone, Alpha Sharx straightened his posture to sit up straight.
He spoke. "Alright, now talk."
"Ah, yes. Something I wanted to tell you this morning was… I have nothing to do with witchcraft!"
Alpha Sharx clicked his tongue, then smiled. "Hey, if you spout the same excuses repeatedly, will I get bored or not?"
"That's the truth, I swear upon my life!"
"Hmm, I'd better kill you if you're gonna do this all over again." Alpha Sharx's eyes flashed with an emotion close to explosive anger.
"Listen to me, please? I am a victim too! I don't know what's going on or even how I got into a situation involving you. I'm sure someone has been using me without me realizing it!"
Yeah, I did it!
I'm not fainting anymore! This means that information at this level can still be received by the spell in the body.
Everything will be fine if I don't reveal that I'm not Hazel. I think…
"Someone is using you?"
"Yes! Think about it, I'm wolfless and come from a family that doesn't have much influence on the werewolf constitution. Am I not the perfect victim for those evil people?"
Now I look into his eyes, hoping my sincerity and despair will be conveyed.
It felt like my heart would burst when I had to keep looking into his eyes. If this wasn't a matter of life and death, I'm sure my body would have wriggled like a worm, and my lips would have lifted into a wide smile upon receiving such an intense gaze from him.
"… Interesting. Try telling me more."