Ch. 51..60
Chapter 51
Ryan’s eyes were skimming over Allison and Ethan.
His hands loosened on the doorknob. His eyes turned dark.
Allison stared at him as she was speechless in the situation.
“Where are your manners? You should have knocked on the door.” Ethan let out.
His arms were still wrapping around Allison’s waist.
“You are right. I should have knocked.” Ryan muttered. His eyes were fixed on Allison.
Allison shook her head. “Ryan-”
He cut her off in the middle. “I came to check on you since I heard from the maids that you had become ill. But it looks like you are more than fine now.”
Ethan nodded his head. “She is okay. No one needs to worry for her.”
“You are right. Since she has our head Alpha, who needs to worry? Just carry on, don’t mind me.” Ryan said and left the room; he did not forget to close the door behind him.
Allison was dumbfounded. What had just happened?
“Allison”
She heard Ethan and realized that he was still holding her.
She broke his hold and turned to him. “Stop doing these. Just now, Ryan misunderstood us.”
“No, he got it right. I have feelings for you, and I know you still love me.
“No, I don’t. I don’t love you.”
“You are free to lie to me, but you can not deceive yourself.”
Allison left Ethan’s room, and her eyes fell on Ryan’s room. She heaved a sigh and then. walked away from the pack house.
The following day, she arrived at school earlier than usual.
“Where are you lost?” Teresa asked Allison.
They were sitting in the cafeteria since it was their only place to chat for a long time without being interrupted.
“Allison?” She called her name and patted her arm.
“Huh?”
Allison’s mind was stirred up by Ethan’s words. She did not know why her fate was playing
with her like that.
“Is everything okay?” Teresa asked her.
She could not call and tell anything to Teresa last night because she went home and locked
herself in her room. She cried in her room alone.
“I forgave him.“–
“You did? But you said…”
“Yeah, I got my wolf back.”
“Allison, why didn’t you give me this good news before?”
“There is another thing, Teresa.”
“What?” Teresa frowned as she waited for the answer.
“He confessed to me.” Allison let out a whisper.
Teresa gasped after hearing her. “He what?”
Allison lowered her head and rested her head on the table.
“He said he fell for me.”
“How dare he? He rejected you and now he is talking like this? He should have accepted you, if he cared for you.”
“He said he fell for me after rejection.”
“Huh? That bastard! Because of him, you had to endure so much pain, you shouldn’t give in to him so quickly.”
Allison heard her and closed her eyes. She was confused. Before the rejection, she was madly in love with Ethan. His one glance was enough to make her smile. But now, how did the situation turn out like this? She was not happy, but mad at him. His confession rubbed salt into her wounds. She tried to forget everything, but now his words stuck in her mind.
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entirely.
“Do you want to accept him?” Teresa raised a question.
She lifted her head and shook it. “No, I don’t want him in my life again. I have had enough. I just….” She paused as she thought about those days when she ran after him like a crazy fangirl.
From her childhood days, he was the apple of her eye. She wanted him to be with her
forever. She gave him the place that she would never be able to give to anyone else again in her entire life.
Despite the fact that he destroyed her heart and she forgave him for that, the hole he left behind was not completely filled.
Teresa stroked her hair. “Don’t think about it. Just leave everything to fate, as you told me before. Wait and watch what it has decided for you.” a
She nodded and spoke out,
“Last night, he hugged me to stop me from leaving. At that time, Ryan opened the door and saw us together.”
“Did he create any scenes there?”
“No. But I think he misunderstood us.”
Teresa looked at Allison carefully. “If you go around with Ryan, it would be controversial because we all know he is a playboy. So you can think about it. But even if Ryan
misunderstood you and Ethan, so what? You were not self–conscious before. What happened to you?”
Allison sat up straight and turned to Teresa. “You are right. Why should I give a damn?” 1
At that moment, Ryan entered the cafe with Max and Owen. Everyone’s eyes fell on him.
All the girls were staring at him. Allison heard those girls and twisted her head to his side.
He walked to a table in the corner and sat there. It looked like he had just come to school.
She had not seen him coming to the cafe usually. Today he looked different too. His face was cold, and his eyes were dark.
His white shirt and black jeans fit his body so well. His muscles were visible to others in that outfit.
Allison began to think of the tattoo that she had noticed on his chest when they first met at
the club. He was wearing a white shirt that day too.
Today his tattoo was hidden under his shirt.
She saw his friends standing up and asked him something, then headed to order for them.
Her gaze was fixed on him. Suddenly, his eyes caught her gaze, as if he knew she was staring at him.
She felt her heart skip a beat, and she looked away from him.
“What? Do you want to clear the misunderstanding?” Teresa inquired.
“Should I?”
“Your wish.”
“Okay.”
Allison pressed her hands on the table and stood up. She slowly proceeded to the table where Ryan was sitting. Others were looking at her as she went there. They had already seen those pictures of her and Ryan, so they started to make up stories about them in their minds.
Allison had come to a stop in front of Ryan and said while looking at him, “Do you have some time? I need to talk to you.”
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Ryan looked behind Allison. As soon as she turned around, she could see that his friends. were making their way there. However, when Ryan shifted his gaze on them, they smiled politely, nodded their heads, and proceeded to sit with Teresa. Teresa looked at Max. Max introduced Owen to Teresa. Then they started to talk.
“Sit.”
After hearing Ryan, Allison turned her attention to him. He indicated for her to take a seat in the chair that was directly across from him.
She sat down and tried to find words to talk to him.
“I wanted to talk about last night.”
“What about it?”
“I think you misunderstood me and Ethan.”
“Misunderstood?”
“Yeah, I mean. What you saw, nothing was like that.”
He did not reply to her. But his gaze was dark and remained on her. She felt strange inside just looking at his angry face.
‘Is he mad? Why? He looks furious.‘ She thought.
“Ryan?” She called out his name when she saw him staring at her for a while.
He exhaled deeply and shook his head
in respons
“There is nothing that I have misunderstood. I believe what I see.”
u mean?”
“What do you
“Nothing. I thought you wanted to stay away from me.”
She was taken aback by his statement. “I came to clear your misconception.”
“I did not think anything. Therefore, there is no need for you to be concerned about it. You are in charge of your own life and decisions. You are aware of what would be most beneficial.
to you.”
She was at a loss for words, so instead of continuing to speak, she simply nodded and stood
1. up.
“Okay, then I am going, Bye.”
“Take care.
He let out. She stopped moving and looked at him for a moment. He gave her a friendly smile. His face was not grim anymore. He looked delighted again, which made her feel at ease without her
even realizing it. She smiled at him.
“You too.”
Then she headed back to Teresa’s table. Max and Owen greeted her and went to Ryan.
Teresa walked out of the cafe while holding her hand.
“I saw what had happened. Why did his grim face suddenly become so pleased?”
“I don’t know. He reminded me that I told him to stay away. Then he advised me not to worry and that my life belonged to no one but me. Whenever I talk to him, I always end up more confused than before. He is quite mysterious.”
After talking with Teresa, she went to attend classes. Teresa had a different schedule for the day than she did. So she had no choice but to sit through the majority of her classes without
Teresa.
After the classes, she left the school. Teresa was the first person to leave because she had some stuff to do at home.
Allison started to walk down the street. She thought about taking a bus. She heard the horn
of a car.
She came to a halt when a car pulled up next to her. She turned around and watched the widow being pushed down, which revealed Ethan’s face.
“Allison”
“What are you doing here?” She asked. Ethan did not go to school today. What exactly was he doing in the middle of the road that led to the school?
“I came to pick you up.” He replied.
“I don’t want to go with you.” She said and began to walk again.
He started her car and drove beside her. “If you choose not to accompany me, I will continue driving in this manner.” He yelled from his moving car.
“What the hell is your problem?” She asked and turned to him.
“You know my problem. And my solution is only you.” He let out and chuckled like an idiot.
She raised her brows and wondered whether he had lost his mind.
She went to the bus stop and sat down on one of the available seats. When she saw Ethan pull over to the side of the road and get out of his car, she rolled her eyes.
She couldn’t help but grimace as he approached her. He came and sat down beside her.
She paid him no attention and pulled out her phone instead. She began to make use of her phone. She gave him a quick glance and spotted him peeking at her phone in her hand.
She moved her phone a little distance away and asked, “What are you looking at?”
“Who are you chatting with?”
She was not chatting with anyone. She was just searching for some topics for her new assignment. But she replied,
“With someone. You don’t have to know.”
“A boy?”
“What if it’s a boy?”
He scoffed and muttered, “It must be Ryan.”
“Ryan?”
“Not him? Then whom?”
“Why did you think it was him?”
“I heard about you and him talking in the cafeteria.”
“What? Are you stalking me?”
“No, but I have my men everywhere.”
“As if I care.” She heaved a sigh and looked across at the bus that was coming.
After getting to her feet, she boarded the bus. She sat on a seat beside a window. A boy sat
beside her.
She felt a sense of relief that she did not have to face Ethan. But she was totally wrong. Because Ethan got on the bus and came in the direction of her seat.
She gave him a kind grin. “I’m sorry, but the seat next to me has already been taken. Please go somewhere else.”
He glared at the boy, who immediately stood up and bowed to him.
“Alpha”
Everyone on the bus turned to Ethan, in fact, the bus driver too.
They slightly bowed their heads. He gave them a nod and sat beside her. The boy who was sitting beside her went to another seat behind her.
Allison slapped her forehead and turned to the window.
“The seat next to you was always available for me.”
“I see.” She murmured.
“How are you now?”
“Better than last night.”
“Are you still angry with me?”
She turned to him. “Why would I?”
“I told you that I-“.
“Stop it. I told you that we are just family friends. Don’t bring up those things again.”
He turned silent and nodded. After a while, he smiled and said, “Then we are only friends. now. Okay?”
She narrowed her eyes. How easily he had changed his feelings.
The bus stopped, and she stood up without replying to him. She hurriedly got off the bus before him.
“Child, how are you?”
She stopped and turned around. It was the old woman whom she had met before. It seemed like she always traveled at this time.
“Hello.”
They smiled at each other and started to walk forward.
“I see you are happy now. You have got your wolf back.”
Allison’s jaw dropped. “How do you know?”
“I can sense that.”
“Oh.” She became wordless.
“Your mate-”
“I don’t have any mates now. He rejected me, and I am mateless. So please don’t talk about him to me.”
“Okay, don’t be furious. He is not your mate. But you can’t deny his favor.” The old woman
said and chuckled.
They strolled a little far from the bus stop.
“Favor? Help?”
“He really helped you in getting your wolf back.”
Allison’s steps halted. ‘Did Ethan really help me? How?‘ She remembered that she told him about her wolf when she started to feel pain.
“How?” She asked the old woman.
The old woman remained silent for a few seconds, and it seemed as though she was considering before saying anything.
But then she said,
“He is the almighty of every rank. How could a simple witch like me possibly know about it?” 1
Allison was taken aback by the woman’s statements. She cast a quick glance behind the old woman. Ethan was heading in their direction.
‘Almighty of every rank? I didn’t know Ethan was this powerful.‘ She thought.
He stopped beside her. “You are really stubborn.” He spoke out.
Allison looked at the old woman. “He is Alpha Ethan.”
The old woman smiled at Ethan. “Of course, we all know him.”
Ethan nodded at the woman and grabbed Allison’s hand. “Let’s go. We have to walk ten
minutes from here.”
Allison offered the old woman a pitiful smile and then leaned in close to whisper,
“You were talking about him the whole time, but look at him. How arrogant he is!”
Ethan pulled her along with him. She waved at the old woman and started to walk ahead. She started to argue with Ethan for dragging her.
The old woman had a frown on her face. There was bewilderment in her emerald stared at Allison, and then her gaze shifted to Ethan.
She whispered to herself,
“But I was not talking about him.”
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When Allison reached the pack house area, she immediately went to change her clothes into training clothes.
Ethan frowned at her. “We should at least take some rest first before starting training.”
Allison scoffed at him and folded her arms against her chest. “The Alpha who trained his pack fighters for six hours is talking about taking some rest!‘
He scratched his neck and looked away from him. “You are not my pack fighter.
She rolled her eyes. “Stop calling me weak indirectly.”
“What? No. I didn’t mean that.”
“Let’s start the training. I have to go home early today.”
“Why?”
“Do I need to answer everything?”
“Why not?”
“I have some work at home.” She replied with a sigh.
She wanted to go for a run.
That night, when she reached home, her parents asked her about her health. She was relieved that Ethan did not let out anything about her wolf to them when he had called them
to inform them about her.
Ethan walked to the changing room to change and then emerged wearing a pair of training pants.
She was using her phone for some information about her assignment that she could not see on the bus because of Ethan.
Her eyes fell on Ethan when he told her to get in the position.
She narrowed her brows and averted her eyes from him. “Where is your shirt?”
“Why do you need my shirt?”
“Why are you not wearing any?”
“Don’t be shy. We are here for training only.” He said and smirked at her.
She wanted to smack on his smirk or throw a few punches on his cheeks continuously.
“Stop thinking about killing me. I am not training you to apply my skills over me.”
Her eyes
widened when he found out her thoughts.
“What are you? Vampire?”
“Soon to be head Alpha of the Moonlight Crown pack.”
She did not argue with him and walked toward him to start the training. She could see Ethan’s eyes; he looked hurt when he said that she was thinking about killing him.
After two hours of training, Allison took a shower and came out wearing a purple floral dress.
Ethan looked amazed by looking at her appearance. This was not the dress that she had put on to go to school today.
He guessed she had taken the dress with her in her bag to wear it after training.
An expression of enlightenment crawled across his face. She came out of the training hall and was ready to go back home. He walked toward her and stood beside her.
Her steps halted as she looked at him. He bent down to her ears and whispered,
“You are beautiful.”
She blinked a few times. It was her habit whenever she felt puzzled.
She stepped back and replied,
“Thanks. But I don’t need your compliment.”
“Allison, let’s start everything fresh.”
She looked away from him and said, “Bye, Ethan.”
She headed outside and hailed a cab to go to her house.
At night,
She had her dinner with her parents. When they went to sleep, she took the chance and went out of her house.
She knew her parents would not let her go out at night to run. But she wanted to shift and run, so she grabbed the opportunity and came out.
She headed in the direction of the forest area that was just across from her home. She went into the woods for the first time after regaining control of her wolf and shifted at the same
moment.
She started to run when the pure white wolf’s paws hit the ground. She felt alive, as if she had been dead all this time.
As she continued to move forward, the moonlight shone down on her body through the moving leaves of the trees.
Her ocean blue eyes were so beautiful that any male wolf would want to have her.
The scent coming from her was something that every male wolf desired.
Her soft white fur and beautiful body were bliss for the viewers.
That was why her parents did not want her to go for a run. His father was strict about it. It was impossible for her to go for a run unless she could persuade her father to accompany
her.
Allison came to a stop while she was sprinting and looked around. Her wolf was delighted. She had a feeling that she had never been in any kind of pain before. In fact, she felt even more powerful than in the past.
All of a sudden, the sound of something crunching came to Allison’s ears. Her heart froze up out of sheer terror at the prospect of being killed by a male wolf.
She did not turn to check behind her and instead leapt to increase her speed. She was well aware that her stride would not help her in escaping the danger.
She scolded herself mentally for being so foolish as to take the chance. ‘Dad was right. I am sorry, Dad. I didn’t listen to you.‘ In her head, she repeated the phrase to herself.
After she had run for a while, she was confused as to where she had come. She sensed someone was approaching from behind her. She was able to hear footsteps.
She howled in fear and started to run again.
However, someone came from the right side and grabbed her in his arms.
“Gotcha!”
She started whimpering in fear and struggling while she was in his arms. She was so frightened that she could not bear to look at the man who held the body of her wolf in his arms and stared at her.
But, a scent caught her nose, and unknowingly, her wolf became calm.
She slowly raised her head to see the man. She was shocked when she saw him.
‘Ryan?‘ She mumbled in her head.
In his arms, the wolf looked like his pet. His eyes narrowed as he looked at her wolf.
She glanced around and realized that it was the same place where he had brought her a few days earlier.
It was his place.
She was somehow relieved that he had given her permission to come here. But why was he looking at her in such a strange way?
She recalled that he had mentioned to her this morning that the two of them would keep their distance from each other.
She closed her eyes and felt embarrassed. She was the one who came back to him.
He slowly put her down on the ground and looked into her ocean blue eyes with his dark gaze.
“Who are you, Little Omega?”
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Allison was taken aback by this. Why was he unable to recognize her when he saw her wolf? Then it hit her mind. Only mates could feel each other’s scent as mates. It was different from others‘ normal body odor.
Allison frowned when she tried to talk with him in mind link but was unable to do so.
‘What happened to him? Did he shut his mind links for the whole pack? Does he not want to contact anyone here? Not even his parents?‘
Ryan’s gaze even deepened. “Do you know this place is restricted from entering? This is my place.”
She stared at him in her wolf form, totally aware of the fact.
“I can kill you for your bravery.”
Her wolf whined as she stepped back. He noticed it and chuckled.
“But it’s okay. Since you dared to come here, I liked your boldness. You can come here again.
Allison scoffed inside her head. ‘This playboy! He told me that I was the only one except for him who could be allowed here. But now he has changed his decision? Why? Just because he saw a new girl, I mean, a new girl’s wolf?”
She was blabbering inside her mind and scolded Ryan.
She stepped back, but she was stupefied when her wolf took over her and began to go
to him.
‘What the hell! Are you trying to seduce him? Hey! Stop it. What are you doing?” She
chastised her wolf.
However, the table turned. Now her wolf was the one who shut her mind link with her.
It looked like her wolf liked Ryan.
Allison was confused by this situation.
close
She let her wolf do whatever she wanted. She did not try to shift since her wolf came back to life from death.
Ryan let out a chuckle when the white wolf rubbed her body against his chest. She started to
rub her head under his chin.
Allison felt strange by her wolf’s actions. If she shifted at this moment, he would be able to see how her entire face was flushed.
a
“It seems like you are a naughty wolf.” He whispered in her ear.
She felt goosebumps all over her body. However, the torture did not stop. He stroked her
white fur.
“Follow me. I will show you something.” He said and stood up. He turned around and began
ahead.
Allison trailed following him like a shadow. She could sense the joy that her wolf was experiencing.
Nevertheless, she was also interested in seeing what Ryan would show her.
Ryan stopped in front of the lake and sat down beside it. He patted the place next to him.
“Come. Sit here.”
Allison was amazed by the scenery in front of her. She remembered that Ryan once told her that it looked beautiful at night. He had told her the truth.
The moon was looking heavenly. Its reflection on the lake’s water looked like paradise.
‘What a gorgeous view!‘
She felt the wind blowing and touched her white fur. She walked to Ryan and sat down beside him.
She looked at him. But his eyes were on the water.
“Tell me something about you.” He let out.
She stared at him and said in her head, though she knew he could not listen to her,
‘First
open your mind links, idiot.”
But he seemed to be looking for an answer from her as he continued to stare at her.. “What? Shift now.” He said to her.
She wanted to growl at him, but again, her wolf did the opposite thing.
Instead of growling, she howled.
It was a howl of sorrow. She looked at the moon and howled for a while.
After all, each and every one of them was a moonchild.
Ryan did not say anything again. Because of his silence, her wolf turned to look at him.
“You are beautiful.”
His tone was gentle, and he gazed at her carefully the entire time.
Allison heard the same compliment from Ethan today, but the way Ryan was talking with
her wolf was new to her.
He was conversing with her wolf. Surprisingly, her wolf was also listening to him.
“Teresa was right. He has enough charm to grab any girl’s attention. He even melted my wolf’s heart. Nice, very nice, Ryan Iversen.‘ Allison muttered inside.
The two of them sat under the moonlight for a long time.
It looked like a portrait. Under the illuminated moon, there was a man dressed in all black sitting with a wolf that was completely white.
When Ryan finally spoke out, he broke the silence by saying,
my wolf.”
“I can’t shift right now. Otherwise, I will let you meet my
He winked at her and waited to see her reaction.
His statement left Allison with a feeling of bewilderment.
Why could he not shift? Was his wolf okay?
As if he understood her inner thoughts, he replied,
“I have my own problems, you know.”
He turned to look at the water, and his eyes turned dark, which did not escape her
observation.
“Many people have the misconception that being careless makes life easier, but this is not the truth. Life is full of surprises. If I had not come back to this pack, I would not have been able to understand it.”
His words were beyond her senses. Still, she tried to understand him. She thought he was talking about his family.
His parents and Ethan thought that he was a careless guy, which was true.
But she knew that Ryan had his own story to become like this. Suddenly, she wanted to learn more about him..
Hours passed in silence. Allison did not feel bored. The main reason for going for a run was to let her wolf shift, which she had done properly.
Her wolf was okay now. She was having her best time outside.
Since it was already late, Allison stood up. She was anxious that her parents would find out that she had been going out so late at night without telling them.
Ryan looked at her with a frown. “Are you leaving?”
Suddenly, her wolf expressed a desire to stay for some time. But Allison could not let her do that. She had to go back.
She turned around and started to walk.
“Goodbye, little Omega.”
She paused for a moment and then turned her head to face him. He gave her a friendly smile. She could not help but wonder if he was like this with all of the girls and their wolves that he came in contact with.
She was ready to head home but stopped by his voice behind her,
“You reminded me of someone I know.”
Her steps halted again. She was hesitant to step forward. She was afraid that he might recognize her. Then she heard him again,
“Someone who always tries to run away from me but ends up coming back to me.”
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Allison came back home safely and shifted back. The moment she entered her bedroom, she immediately began to reflect on what Ryan had said.
Was he talking about her? Did they really get close to each other?
She remembered their meeting at the club when he returned the pack. He was an arrogant boy in her eyes. But now she felt that he had a different side too.
How did he change her perception of him?
The next morning, she woke
up
late.
Teresa called her, and she woke up by the call.
“Allison, where are you?”
“Teresa, let me sl-”
“No, I need to tell you something. I’m in school. Hurry up and come to the school.”
Allison rubbed her eyes and sat up. She checked the time and hurriedly got ready. She could not get proper sleep last night.
“Allison, first have breakfast.” Joey shouted behind her when she saw her running to the
main door.
“No, no. I’m late, Mom. I will have something in the canteen.”
“Don’t forget to come back early today.”
“Okay, Mom.”
Allison hailed a cab to go to school. She had no idea why her mother told her to go back early today, but she would do that since her mother asked for it.
When she arrived at school, she hurriedly walked to the entrance.
However, many students stopped her in the middle of the way.
“Sorry, Allison.”
“Yeah, we are sorry.”
“Really, Sorry. We didn’t know about you.”
She looked at those boys and girls with a frown.
“Allison”
She heard Tetesa’s voice. Teresa came into the crowd and grabbed her wrist. She pulled her out of the gathering.
“What’s happening?” Allison asked her.
“Let’s go to the class first. We will talk there.” Teresa replied and pulled her to the
classroom.
The professor had not entered the classroom yet. It was the She missed two classes.
third class on their schedule.
Allison furrowed her brows when all the students looked at her. She could see fear in their
eyes.
Allison sat in her seat and asked Teresa,
“Care to explain?”
“Someone exposed your identity.”
“Wait what?”
“Yeah, now everyone knows that you are Beta Glen’s daughter.”
Allison glanced at everyone, and all of them still peeked at her as if she were a harmful
creature.
“Who did this?” She inquired.
“I don’t know. But you are a hot topic now.”
She rolled her eyes. “As if I wasn’t two days ago. You know what? Whoever did this, I should
thank them now.”
“So you are okay with it now?”
“Not okay. But I did not like when everyone talked bullshit about how my upbringing was. They badmouth my parents for letting me go to the pack house for parties.”
Teresa nodded her head. A smirk shuffled across her face. “Now they will know what they did. They talked about Beta Glen. No one would try to talk now.”
Allison chuckled and rested her hands on the bench.
“Why are you in a not so good mood today?” Teresa asked.
“I went for a run last night.”
“How is your wolf? Is she okay?”
Allison thought about what her wolf did last night. Memories came to her mind like a flashback.
“She did something I had never thought of.”
“What did she do?”
“I met Ryan in the forest.” She did not tell her about Ryan’s secret place.
“Again? Honey, don’t you think you are meeting this guy everywhere?”
“You think so?”
“Yeah.”
“He could not recognize my wolf. So I was silent about it.”
The professor entered the room, and they stopped chatting.
Teresa suddenly spoke out,
“Allison, don’t you think Ryan is strange?”
“Huh? Strange?”
“Yeah, I mean, from what I’ve heard from you about him, he is not a bad guy. But he forcibly created a negative image of him.”
Allison gave it some thought. Teresa was right. Why was Ryan doing that? She was confused about one thing.
‘Why are he and his family so distant from each other? What is the reason?‘ She thought.
“Where are you lost?”
She came out of her thoughts by Teresa. “Nothing. Just thinking about what you’ve said.”
“What about your Ethan?”
“M–My Ethan? Hey! What are you saying?”
Teresa chuckled but stopped when she saw the professor taking glances at them. They did
not want to take any detention.
After all the classes, Allison thought of going home directly. But Teresa dragged her to the cafeteria to have lunch with her.
Allison sat at the table, and Teresa went to order for them.
Allison could hear others mumbling about her. Before today, no one was aware of the fact that she was their Beta’s daughter.
“Thinking about something?”
She heard a voice and turned her head..
Ethan smiled at her and pulled out a chair to sit beside her.
“Hi.” He greeted her.
“Hmm.”
She let out a sigh and looked down at her hand.
“Are you upset?” He asked.
“Why would I?”
“Everyone knows about you now.
She lifted her head and looked at him. “Did you do that?”
“No, I wasn’t the one who did it.”
“Then who was it?”
While he was looking at her, he placed his elbows up on the table and leaned his chin into the palm of his hand.
“Who knows? It must have been any girl who felt jealous of your beauty, so she searched for you and found out about it.”
She looked at others who were looking at them now. Teresa’s jaw dropped as she fixed her eyes on them from afar.
Allison looked away and scoffed at Ethan. “You start to flirt with me now.”
“What can I do? No matter what, you won’t accept me. I am feeling abandoned.”
She averted her gaze from him. “Stop being silly. I told you. I don’t love you anymore, Ethan.
H
He sat straight and looked at her intensely.
“I know your heart is still beating for me. Stop lying to yourself, Allison.”
She turned her head toward him, looking into his eyes.
She could see how desperate those eyes were. When she heard someone clear her throat, she quickly averted her gaze away from them.
Teresa flashed a friendly smile at Ethan.
“During the downtime in the training, you can converse with her. This is the time that I get. to spend with my best friend.”
Ethan got to his feet and said,
“Sure, I just came to talk with her about tonight’s pack party.”
Allison frowned, “Pack party?”
Ethan nodded his head.
“It’s Mom’s birthday. Uncle Glen told me that you are going to be there with them tonight.”
Chapter 56
“Oh, it’s Luna Ella’s birthday.” Allison mumbled.
Ethan nodded his head. “Yeah. I wanted to come ask if you could assist me in choosing some presents for my mother.”
Teresa was standing there, feeling awkward. She felt she was disturbing their conversation.
“Well, we were about to have our lunch.” She let out to Ethan.
“Yeah, sure, you can both have lunch, I can wait for Allison outside.” Ethan said to Teresa and turned to Allison.
Allison was too perplexed to say anything. She could not refuse to help Ethan. She should also buy something for Luna Ella, so she agreed.
“Okay, wait for me. I am coming after lunch.”
Ethan left the cafeteria. Teresa sat down on the chair and raised a brow.
“What?” Allison asked.
“You agreed to go with him.”
“Yeah. I thought I should buy something for his mother too. She is a sweet person.”
“Are you sure you
don’t have any soft spots for him?”
“What? Why did you ask that?”
“Because you could have disagreed. But you could not refuse him. You tried to stay away, but he always comes to you to melt you again.”
Allison looked away. “I don’t want to fall for him again, Teresa.
Teresa patted her head. “Don’t take any pressure, and do whatever your heart says. If you still like him, then give him a chance and stop worrying too much.”
Allison looked at her with a surprised face. “Giving him a chance? No way.”
Teresa chuckled. “You have to set up your mind. I can see a lot of confusion in your behavior. One time you were fighting with his brother, and then you went to explain the relationship between him and you to him. The next time he comes to you to melt your heart, your soft heart starts to beat faster for him.‘
Allison blinked. “Why did you take Ryan here? He has nothing to do with it.”
“Allison, these two brothers really made you the center of attention.”
Allison massaged her forehead. “My father is their father’s beta and best friend. That is the main problem here.
Even if I try, I can’t ignore them. I have to see them at every party. I have to attend every get together even though I don’t want to.”
Teresa observed her and asked,
“What about you and Ryan?”
Hearing his name, she looked down on her food. She was stirring her food with a spoon.
“Ryan is different. I like his company, but it is risky. My father does not like him much. So he always told me to stay far away from him.”
“I asked about
out you, not you
you, not your father.”
Allison looked at her. “Me? What about me?”
“What do you feel, Allison?”
She smiled awkwardly. “What are you saying, Teresa? You know me.”
“That’s why I am asking.”
“We could be good friends. But his mentality is different. He does not like to make friends. with girls. Who does that?”
“Then what does he do?”
“What?”
“He does not make friends with girls. Then what does he want from you?”
“I don’t know. I told him that I was not one of his side chicks. So he should maintain some distance, and he approved my request. He told me that we should do that.”
“So now, you two are anti–parties.”
Allison laughed, and Teresa joined her. They talked for a while.
After having lunch, they left the cafeteria and headed outside.
They saw Ethan leaning on his car and talking with Wade. When he saw Allison, he stood
straight.
“Bye. Take care of yourself. And…” Teresa paused and went close to Allison’s ear.
“This boy is crazy over you now. So be careful. Because what if I saw a post tomorrow about my best friend waking up in the pack house with our future Alpha Ethan Iversen?”
“What the hell!” Allison yelled out, which made others look at her.
She hit Teresa’s arm. Teresa laughed hard. “Okay, okay. I was just kidding. Go now. See you tomorrow.”
Allison gave an angry nod and walked to Ethan.
Ethan opened the door for her, and she got in the car.
Everyone was watching them. But no one dared to talk about Allison today. Because they knew she had a high profile. She was not an ordinary girl but the pack’s beta’s daughter. Her father was the second in command in the pack, who could cut off their father’s necks in a second.
Ethan started the car. The car ride was silent. He kept glancing at her from time to time.
“You yelled at your friend. What happened?” He spoke out.
“She said something impossible. That’s why.” She replied coldly.
“Okay.” Ethan replied. He understood that it was his time to take her cold attitude since he had done so wrong with her.
“Mom is very excited for her birthday. She even called me and told me to come home early.”
“She is the sweetest person.”
“Yeah. She is very nice. She is the best mom in the world.” Ethan replied with a smile
Allison noticed his smile. She knew Luna Ella was not his biological mother, but his smile. said how much he loved her. That woman really showed her motherly affection to him from childhood, which was why today he loved her so much.
They reached a shopping mall. They got out of the car and entered the mall.
Ethan took her to a jewelry showroom. Allison helped him with a beautiful necklace.
“It’s beautiful. You can buy it.”
“What about this bracelet?” Ethan asked.
“Oh, it’s so pretty.” She let out.
It was a two chained bracelet with a flower petal hanging.
“Do you like it?”
“Yeah. You can give her this too.”
“Hmm.
He told the staff to pack the two things and then he paid for them.
Allison also bought a pair of earrings from that store. Though that store was pricey, she had
so she her father’s credit card. She did not like to spend much. But it’s about Luna Ella, excitedly picked up a pair of small, beautiful earrings.
They exited the shopping mall and returned to the car.
There was a restaurant in the vicinity of the shopping mall. Allison’s eyes swiftly turned to the restaurant as soon as Ethan began the car.
“What are they doing together?” She remarked as she gazed at the two people who were seated next to the window.
Ryan was sitting there with Ethan’s ex–girlfriend.
“Who cares?” Ethan responded and started driving.
Allison tilted her head to the side in order to have a better view of them as the car
accelerated.
“Hey! Julie is crying.”
“So?” Ethan asked, unbothered.
She turned to him. “She is your ex. You were in a relationship with her two months ago. Remember how you told me in front of everyone that she was the only one that mattered in your eyes?”
Ethan replied with an upset tone,
“I lied. I was not in a relationship with her. Our patch–up was just acting to show you. I never loved her.”
She was stunned. “You did what?”
He gave a slight nod of the head before replying, “Every time you were hurt, I felt that too.
Even if I was hurt in a fight, when you got pushed, I came running to you. Because you were always in my heart.” 1
Allison tightened her fists to calm her heart. She did not want to listen to him. She did not want to fall for him once again. But he did not stop talking and continued,
“My eyes were always on you. I was just trying to avoid the truth and cover up how I really felt to myself by running away from it.
I have always loved you, Allison.”
Chapter 57
Everyone was getting ready for tonight’s party.
Allison looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a long white dress with a white pearl necklace.
White was Luna Ella’s favorite color. So tonight’s party theme was white.
Allison went downstairs. Her parents were waiting for her.
“You are looking so beautiful.” Her mother praised her.
Her father patted her head. “Let’s go. We are getting late.”
They made their way to their car and then drove off in the direction of the pack house.
Allison looked outside the window. Today, she heard many things from Ethan. He patched up Julie after the rejection because he wanted her to move on, but then realized that he had feelings for her. So now he wanted her back in his life.
‘It is not easy to love someone and then, all of a sudden, forget about that person.‘ She thought about herself while her eyes were fixed on the sky.
The car stopped in front of the pack house.
She got out of the car with her parents. So many cars were parked outside. Guests were outside too.
They entered the pack house and looked for Alpha and Luna.
“Happy birthday.” Joey said and hugged Luna Ella. Glen also greeted her.
Luna Ella looked very happy. “Thanks, Joey and Glen.”
“Happy Birthday, Luna.” Allison greeted her.
“Thanks a lot, dear. Come here.”
Allison walked to her, and she pulled her into a hug.
Allison gave a warm smile before returning the hug. She then presented the gift that she had purchased for her today.
“You did not have to give me any presents.”
“No, it’s from my heart. Take it, please.”
Luna Ella took her presents. Alpha Neil was beside her all the time.
“Glen, our children have grown up.”
“Yeah, Alpha.”
They chuckled and talked to each other.
Allison’s eyes roamed around the party. She walked to a corner and stood there. She saw Sophia. Of course, she would attend the party. Her father was the delta of this pack
Sophia glanced at her and came to her. “How are you?”
“Fine. What about you?” Allison asked.
“Not so bad. I heard you are into the Iversen brothers.”
“What?”
“Why are you reacting like you haven’t done anything? I saw the post. You are into Ryan
now.”
Allison rolled her eyes. “So what if I am into him? What will you do?”
“You! I will tell your father about it.”
Allison laughed when she heard that. She knew Sophia would not dare to do that.
“Listen, Sophia. I can’t remember if we have had any fights. So why have you become my enemy? You were good a few days ago too.”
“No. I had no problem with you because I hadn’t seen Ryan at that time. Now my eyes shifted from Ethan to Ryan. I want to make him fall for me.”
“You should try. Why are you bothering me?”
“Because you are always with him.”
“You are very funny. I am not with him. You can try. Best of luck. I have no interest in anyone. I am happily single.”
Sophia regarded her with a frown. She had come here to warn her, but Allison completely changed the dynamic by suggesting that she could have Ryan instead.
“If you don’t give a damn about it, then it’s all right. Don’t come on my way.
After giving her a warning, Sophia parted ways with her.
Allison had a sense of boredom. She was taken aback by the fact that women desired Ryan despite their awareness of the fact that he was a playboy. Why?
Her gaze eventually fell on Ethan. From where he was standing with his parents, he gave her a friendly wave. He was urging her to join them in where they were.
After walking to him, Allison stood next to him and his parents.
“Mom, Allison was a big help in picking out the present.”
“Really?”
Allison smiled and nodded at her in acknowledgement. Additionally, her parents were present. They showed a look of surprise yet smiled at her nonetheless.
The sparkle of the necklace made Luna Ella’s eyes shine brighter than ever before.
“Wonderful! such a stunning piece of jewelry.” Luna Ella appreciated the choice.
“You’re welcome, Mom. Allison deserves all of the credit.”
“No, no, he wanted to buy, so all I did was help him out,” she said.
“Thank you to you both.” Luna Ella smiled.
“Impressive. My son, you should go out with her more. Your choice is getting better by staying beside her.”
“I will, Dad, If Beta Glen doesn’t have any problem with me.”
“What problem? No, I don’t have any problems. You are our future Alpha. If she stays close to you, she will learn many things.” Beta Glen said.
Ethan looked at Allison. She averted her gaze from everyone and lowered her head in embarrassment.
‘Where is the conversation going? I just helped him in choosing gifts.‘ She thought.
Everyone was busy talking. Other officials‘ families also joined them.
A woman with black curly hair entered the pack house. She looked to be in her early fifties.
Everyone became silent when they saw her.
Alpha Neil smiled brightly.
“Georgiana”
e walked to Alpha Neil, other officials
– Deta Glen was there with his family because they were not
5 Iamily but also family friends.
“Neil, how are you?” The woman named Georgiana asked.
Allison assumed that she might be someone really important. Who else would have the audacity to address Alpha Neil by his name?
“Fine. I can’t believe you came back”
“Why would I not come? It’s our Luna’s birthday.” She said and turned her head to Luna Ella.
Luna Ella gave her a friendly grin and nodded in response. “It gives me great joy that you came to my birthday celebration so that you can bless me,”
“Luna, long live.”
The woman looked at Ethan. “Future Alpha, how are you preparing?”
“All good.”
“You will be a good Alpha in the future.” She replied with an impressed voice.
Allison could see the pride in Alpha Neil’s eyes and the adoration in Luna Ella’s eyes when Ethan was talking with that woman,
When the woman was talking with Allison’s parents, they introduced her to that woman.
“This is my daughter.” Beta Glen said and turned to Allison.
“Allison, She is Georgiana. Our old friend. She is not an ordinary person. She is a very powerful witch. She likes to explore her abilities. Because of this, she spent the majority of her life living apart from the pack.”
Allison smiled at Georgiana but was startled when she frowned at her.
“What happened, Georgiana?” Joey asked.
Georgiana shook her head and calmed her expression.
“Your daughter is gorgeous.”
Allison’s parents smiled at each other when Georgiana praised their daughter.
At that time, Ryan entered the pack house. Luna Ella caught a glimpse of him and called him.
“Ryan”
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Ryan looked at her and the others, then walked to them.
Allison thought he was in his room, but he was actually outside.
‘Was he with Julie all this time?‘ She thought.
Her gaze wandered to the clothes he wore.
He was dressed in black pants with a white shirt over top. He folded his sleeves like a gentleman. He looked stunning.
Allison suddenly became aware of what she had been thinking, at which point she diverted. her look from him.
However, her eyes fell on Georgiana. When Ryan stopped in front of them, Georgiana almost took a step back. Her eyes widened, and she looked frightened.
Allison narrowed her eyes and thought,
‘What’s wrong with this woman?‘
Chapter 58
“This is Ryan, my younger son.”
Luna Ella introduced Ryan to Georgiana.
Allison gave a brief peek in the direction of Ryan. Surprisingly, he was staring intently at Georgiana the whole time.
He slightly shook his head at Georgiana.
If Allison did not look at him carefully, she could not see his little move.
“N–Nice to meet you, Al-”
“Ryan”
His cold voice made Alpha Neil frown at him.
“Talk to her nicely. Stop being a brat. She is a powerful lady.”
“No no. It’s okay, Neil.” Georgiana said immediately.
Allison felt that she was defending Ryan. But Ryan was calm as usual. His father’s tone did not bother him at all.
“He was abroad all this time. He recently came back for his brother’s coronation.” Luna Ella said to Georgiana.
Ryan scoffed when he heard that. “Excuse me? I didn’t come here for him. I came here because Alpha Neil told me that I could leave this pack forever after his son takes over his pack.”
“Ryan! Shut your mouth.” Alpha Neil scolded him while glancing at others.
Though the other guests were a little far from them, they surely heard Ryan’s words.
Allison stared at Ryan. Since the time he stepped foot into the pack house, he had completely ignored her, he had never given her a glance.
She somehow felt upset. ‘Did he take my words to heart and get angry with me?‘ She thought about how he told her that they should stay away because she wanted that.
She felt a hand grab hers. She looked at her hand and saw Ethan holding it.
“Let’s go to that side and let the elders talk to each other.” Ethan suggested.
She glanced at Ryan, who was looking at his mother.
“Okay.” Then After that, Allison and Ethan took a leisurely stroll to the opposite side.
They made themselves comfortable on the couch and had one of the waiters bring them drink
“How is your wolf doing?”
“Fine.”
“I am happy that you helped me today. Mom liked it. Thank you.”
“You have already thanked me. By the way, you bought that bracelet too. Why didn’t you give it to her?”
“Ah, that’s…” He paused and rubbed his neck.
“What?”
“I will give it to her later.” He replied and looked away from her.
The party was running for hours. Luna Ella cut the cake, and everyone wished her luck. After that, everyone started to be busy having food and drinks again.
On the other hand, in a room,
A woman was standing at the door, looking at a young man smoking. He was gazing out the window at the scenery.
“I find it hard to believe that you are in this pack.” Georgiana spoke out.
“I don’t even believe it myself.” Ryan chuckled as he puffed on the cigarette.
Georgiana stepped towards him and stood beside him.
“Alpha, why didn’t you tell me that you are Neil’s son?”
“Tsk! Stop calling me that, Georgiana. Call me by my name.”
“How can I?”
“This is not your coven but my father’s pack. I don’t want any drama here.” He said and turned his head to her.
She stepped back. “Y–You haven’t told anyone about you yet.”
“Why would I? It’s none of their business.”
“What about that gir-”
Ryan did not let her complete her sentence. He grabbed her throat and growled at her.
“Stay away from her. She has nothing to do with anything.”
“I–I wasn’t d–do…” She patted his arm, but his grip only tightened.
Her black eyes turned green, and she grabbed his wrist.
He chuckled. “Same trick, not bad.”
He released his grip on her throat and retreated.
“You are improving in strength each and every day. Not bad, Georgiana.”
The woman appeared to be having trouble breathing as she glanced at him.
“You can take over this-”
“Shut up. I am not here for this. I have many other things to do, and you know that.” He replied and turned to the window again.
“Anyway, I am here to enjoy my vacation.” He muttered.
“Your brother. He is capable of running this pack.”
“I know.”
“Then let’s go back. Ethan is here to handle everything. I have been seeing him since his childhood. He is doing fine.”
“Sure he is.”
“Why don’t you go back?” she asked with a nervous tone.
Ryan threw the bud of the cigarette and turned to face her.
“How is she?”
Georgiana’s eyes turned glossy. She lowered her head and replied,
“She is getting better. She is only asking about you.”
“Why don’t you tell her who I am? Perhaps after that, she will be able to make up her mind?”
“I know her. She would still want you.”
“Why are you crying? Did I grab your neck that hard?”
“No, I am worrying about her.” She replied and looked at him.
“She will be fine.” He assured her.
She nodded her head. “Thank you for what you have done for her. I am grateful to you.”
Ryan scoffed at her. “Stop being dramatic and emotional. I don’t have any place for emotions.”
She nodded at him. “Then I’m leaving. We will meet soon if you stay here.”
“I will take time here. Something caught my eye. So I want to stay a little while.”
As if she understood what he was talking about, she let out,
“She is innocent, but she has feelings for you.”
His eyes were filled with amazement. “I know.”
Georgiana turned around but was stunned.
“You?”
Ryan did not turn his head to see who had come to his room.
Allison stared at Georgiana. She came upstairs to go to the washroom, but when she walked to the hallway, her eyes fell on Ryan’s room. She did not know why, but she came here to check
She overheard Georgiana having a conversation with him about feelings of another person
for him.
“Leave.” Ryan spoke out.
She thought he told her to leave, but he turned to her and said,
“Not you.”
Allison glanced at Georgiana. She looked at Ryan and shifted her eyes to her. Then she left
the room.
Allison looked at Ryan and asked,
“I saw what you did downstairs. What are you hiding, Ryan?”
Chapter 59
“Really? What did you see? What did I do?” Ryan asked her.
Allison frowned at him. “I saw that you were shaking your head, trying to tell her something. And she also looked strange as if she knew you.”
He stared at her for a while.
“Why are you silent?”
“You caught me. I’m impressed.”
Allison rolled her eyes. “I’m not here to impress you. I heard what she had said to you.”
His eyes became dark when he heard her. She felt nervous under his gaze.
“What did you hear?” He asked and stepped towards her.
She unknowingly stepped back, but Ryan grabbed her hand and closed the door.
“What are you doing?” She was startled.
He turned to her and glared at her.
“Spill out. What did you hear?”
His cold gaze made her heart shake a little. She looked away from him. He had never looked at her like this before.
She stepped back, and her back pressed against the wall beside the door.
He stared at her.
“Now why are you crying?”
She realized that tears were dripping out of her eyes. She yanked her hand from his grip and wiped her tears. “I’m not.” She mumbled.
ta
He let out a sigh and cleared his throat.
“Allison”
She shook her head. “I heard she said to you about something like someone has feelings for you.”
His frowning face turned calm. He thought she had heard the whole conversation, but she
only heard the last sentence.
“Look, baby. I’m sorry. I scared you.” His voice turned soft.
She lifted her head to look at him. “Who was she talking about?” She inquired.
She wanted to know the answer. She did not know when she started to intervene in others‘ personal matters.
“Why do you want to know?”
“I’m just curious.”
He lowered his head and came close to her face. Then he whispered in her ear,
“She was talking about her daughter.”
Her eyes widened. “D–Daughter?”
“Yeah. Her daughter is madly in love with me. That’s why, when she looked at me, she was shocked. Because she knew me.”
When he moved his head to look at her, she was lost in thought.
“Her daughter? Is she also a witch?”
“Yes. A very powerful one.
“Where is she?”
“In their coven.”
“How did you meet her?”
“Outside. I have known her for a long time. We were friends. Then something happened, and
I had to help her with something. Maybe she took it to heart and fell for me. You know no one can resist me.” He replied while smirking.
“So you
also-”
“Oh, no way. I am not the kind of guy who believes in love. I only f-”
“I don’t want to know.” She said hurriedly to stop him.
He chuckled at her. He patted her hair. “You are cute.”
She felt his warmth when he touched her hair. She stared at him. Her eyes scanned his facial features.
His ethereal, handsome face might be the main reason he could grab other girls‘ hearts.
Suddenly, she remembered that she saw him today with Julie.
She pushed his hand away from her head. “I saw you today.”
“We are in the same school. It’s normal to see me every day.”
“No, I saw you with Julie.”
“What were you doing there?”
“I went to the shopping mall with Ethan to buy some presents for Luna Ella.”
He moved away from her. “Now you start to go out with him. Great.‘
She tried to understand his reaction. She shook her head. “No, it’s not like that.”
She did not know why she wanted to explain it to him.
“Then what is it like?” He asked and stepped towards her once again.
“Don’t try to change the topic, Ryan. What were you doing with Julie?”
He smirked at her. “Why are you so desperate to know?”
“I am not desperate. I saw her crying. What did you do to her?”
He narrowed his eyes. “What can I do to her?”
“Did you do something dirty to her?” She asked him with a low tone.
His face turned grim. He looked fierce. “You think of me like that? Of course, you do. Why am I even asking?”
Allison wanted to know the answer, but he continuously changed her question.
“Can you
“No.”
“Why?”
tell me?”
“Why would I tell you what I did with her?”
Allison got mad at him. She was not aware of why she was getting angry at him.
“Fine. Don’t tell me. Do whatever you want with girls.”
She turned to the door and was about to open it, but Ryan stopped her by pulling her wrist.
He pulled her to him, and her body collided with his. She looked at him with wide eyes.
“I have nothing to do with her. She tried to mess with me, and I did not like it.”
“What did you do?” She mumbled.
“I made her drop out of school.”
She gasped. “Why did you do that?”
“She tried to damage someone’s image, so I tried to destroy her life. Simple.”
She realized something. “She posted those photos of me and you?”
“Not only that. She even bought a few fake accounts to constantly humiliate you in the comments. She spread a few fake rumors about you and other boys too.”
She felt terrified. “Why did she do that? I have never done wrong to her.” She muttered and
lowered her head.
“Don’t worry. I made everything right.”
She glanced at him. “Did you spread that news about my identity?”
“Yeah. You should be confident about who you are.”
“Okay. But I want to ask you something.”
“What?”
“What happens to your wolf?”
His caring appearance changed in a second. He let go of her hand and replied,
“Why did you ask that?”
“I have never seen you talking with someone in mind links.”
He was silent, so she put her hand on his shoulder and asked,
“Ryan, is your wolf okay?”
Chapter 60
Ryan touched her hand, which rested on his shoulder, and smiled at her.
“You are thinking too much. I try to avoid making contact with my pack members because I am not one of their permanent fellows.”
Allison did not like his answer. Something inside her heart was telling her that he was hiding something.
“If you want to share anything with anyone, you can come to me, okay?”
“Really? What has changed your mind so suddenly? Because what I remember is that you wanted to keep your
distance.”
She was taken aback. She pulled her hand from her grip.
He was so right. She was the one who wanted that. However, at this point, why did she want him to approach her? Why did she encourage him to talk about his suffering with her?
She blinked a few times and took a deep breath.
“I–I think I should g-
“Hey, relax. I will not eat you alive.”
“I should go. My parents are waiting for me downstairs.”
She grabbed the doorknob and was about to twist it but she heard him behind her,
“I told you that I wouldn’t force you to meet me again. But you came to me by your choice. Now you can’t stop me from coming after you.”
She turned her head and asked,
“W–What?”
He chuckled and shook her head. “Stay away from Ethan. I don’t like it when you get close to
him.”
She was stunned. Where did it come from?
“Why?” she asked.
He stepped close to her and stood behind her. She turned her head to face the door. She was waiting for his answer.
His fingers moved very gently as it moved her hair away from her neck. She sensed his
finger brushing against her neck. She squeezed her eyes shut and inhaled deeply as she tried to cope with the sensation.
He rested his head on her shoulder and whispered in her ear,
“I’m afraid that you will run away if you get to know my intentions towards you.” “W–What?” She mumbled, but she let out a gasp as soon as she felt his lips on her neck.
As if she were possessed by him, she could not move a little. His lips felt heavenly on her neck. She wanted to embrace the feelings and almost forget the rest of the world.
His arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her back to him.
He nuzzled his nose against her neck, and she hissed.
He was observing her response at that moment. She had her eyes closed. She was feeling what he was doing to her.
“How obedient you are!” He muttered.
She opened her eyes as soon as she heard him. She was unable to move her head in his direction. Before that, his lips continued their assault on her neck.
These types of things were new to her. Because she had spent her entire life loving Ethan, she had never been in a relationship. She had never been kissed, hugged, or had anything physical done to her, so she had no idea how it felt to have someone touch her.
“You are not the only person who wants to learn from me.”
His voice made her move a little. She felt hurt when she heard that she was not the only one.
She grabbed his hand to shove him while trying to free herself so that she might escape.
But his next sentence paused her.
“But you have to earn my trust. I will make you my secret keeper.”
She turned to him. She forgot that his head was close to her face. So when she turned, her nose brushed against his.
She moved back, and her body pressed against the door.
No matter how hard she tried to leave this room, he was able to prevent her from doing so, and now she had the urge to stay here for a long time.
He pressed his hands on both sides of her head and caged her between his arms.
She only gave him an innocent glance. “Ryan, what we are doing is not right,” she said.
“That’s not a bad idea, baby. You are no longer a child, are you?”
“I am not that type of girl you are thinking of.”
“What type of girl are you talking about?”
“Y–Your o–one night stands.” She replied and looked away.
He grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. “You are in a very high position in my eyes. It doesn’t matter how much I try, I just can’t picture you being in their shoes.”
His words melted her heart. She felt him telling her the truth. His every word touched her
heart.
She did not know what was happening to her. She also wanted to stay close with this boy. “How can I earn your trust?” She questioned and was astounded by her own query.
He smirked and replied,
“I want your heart, which belongs to someone else.”
She was startled. “M–My heart?”
It was only Ethan, who could create a place in her heart. Though she had moved on, she did not know if she could give it to someone else either.
He leaned on her face, and his nose brushed her cheek. “Are you willing to give it to me?”
Her heart started to beat fast. Her cheeks turned red. In a few weeks, they got so close. She had never imagined that she would be this close to him.
“Don’t worry, take your time. Just don’t accept anyone other than me in your heart.”
His words skimmed her heart. Was Teresa talking about this? Was he possessing her with his
charms?
His fingers caressed her chin. He looked at her, and then his gaze dropped to her lips.
She stared into his eyes. She was feeling shy. His scent enveloped her completely.
“Do you know why I stopped going out with girls?”
“Because I told you to wait for your mate?” She whispered as her breath touched his lips.
She was seeing a different Ryan. The Ryan she knew never looked so severe. He was a fun loving guy who behaved childishly around her and sometimes behaved coldly in anger.
But the Ryan in front of her, was someone else she had never met. His aura was different; his talking style was different. He was a whole different person.
“No. Because I want to make you mine.”
Her breath caught as she heard his response.
He wanted to make her his? He said this in the club too. Was he kidding with her again? He was playing a joke on her, wasn’t he?
Though she knew he was a playboy and not trustworthy, her heart still wanted to trust him for once. Though everyone, including her father, warned her to stay away from him, she still got close to him.
He cupped her face and let out,
“You are so fragile to me that I am even afraid to let you enter my den.”
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