MY UNWANTED MATE?❤
BY EUNICE NWODU
(DO NOT COPY OR REPOST)
CHAPTER TEN
Umbrie’s pov.
I held onto the door knob, carefully eased it before going into the house. I kicked my shoes off my legs before proceeding towards the living room.
“Umbrie! You’re home.” Mom said excitedly while holding a couple of plates in her hands. I nodded my head slowly and walked over taking the plates from her.
“Yes, you’re so loud.” I chuckled moving with her to the dining table.
“How was your talk with Alpha Damien?” Dad asked immediately i sat next to Sky.
I smiled. “It was pretty good. No problem at all.”
Jared was also at the table and he had a good face. And by good, I mean he looked happy and easygoing.
He should really adopt this look.
The dinner was heated as well started eating the sumptuous meal mom prepared. It was lively, hell, Jared even laughed the loudest. Sky kept making jokes about when he comes of age and turns into his own wolf.
Dad also reminded Jared and I about one time we had a full moon, it was chaotic as hell.
The pack house was in total chaos as all the wolves tried to get free from the chains and run in the wild.
Well, my father always told us that nothing good can come out of a werewolf running off during full moon. We are completely possessed by the moon’s prese-nce and the desi-re to unleash themselves consumes us like water breaking into land.
Mom didn’t miss to tell us that the monthly teen wolf training was in two days. Yup..once in a month, the pack leaders organize a training activity for us. We get to shift into our wolves and run throu-ghthe forest and try other activities that’d help us catch scents, sharpen our claws, be in good shape, catch sounds better and enhance our night vision.
The best gift we werewolves in Ice Valley have is Alpha Damien. Apa-rt from him being hot, charming and br@ve, He’s a very good leader and does all he could to make things better. Not just for us, but for humans too.
He’s a doctor. A very skilled doctor and I really look up to him.
After eating with my family, I headed upstairs before anyone. I could catch a scent coming from my bedroom. Peppermint….
I know he’s here and somehow, I’m happy to see him. Things aren’t turning out like I thought it would. Even my ultimate revenge is wrecking me emotionally.
And then I thought it would be easy.
Nothing is.
To be honest.
I pushed throu-ghthe door shutting it immediately. He was leaning against my desk.
He had no bandage and there were signs of cuts from Jared’s beating.
That scene still makes me feel uneasy.
“Hi, Keiran. It’s so nice for you to crawl in throu-ghmy window.” I said wearing a sm-irk.
I was still standing at the door side.
“I really wanted to go somewhere else. My mom’s been popping into my bedroom every second to check my face and try to ‘fix’ it.” He replied and I gulped.
“I could say sorry about what Jared did but…” I paused and shrugged my hands.
He bought out something from his pocket and dropped it on my desk. My phone.
Hmph! I actually survived without it for almost a day.
“What did Damien say?” Keiran asked and I frowned.
“Have some respect for our leader.” I huffed and he made a throaty chuckle.
“He’s my cousin, I can’t fake how I feel about him.” He stated. Hmph. je-rk.
“It’s none of your business until you talk to him.” I replied with a sm-irk. “Then we can both say what we shared with him.”
“Makes se-nse.”
His phone started ringing and my li-ps pa-rted as he brou-ght it out and stared at the screen. This is like a deja vu. When we were at the garden and he ditched me.
“Hillary, that punk.” He muttered and switched off the phone.
I couldn’t hide how surprised I was. I nee-d help.
“So, you were saying….” He said looking at me.
I chuckled as something came to my mind. “Do you know my mother is aware that you’re here?”
His lower mouth slightly dropped.
“Really? How did you know?”
“My mom must have se-nsed you because because the last time you snuck into my room, I woke up the next morning and she was really looking at me like there was something resting on my face.” I laughed at the last pa-rt and he chuckled.
“She must have thought we did something you know…” His voice drifts off. With the look on his face, I knew he was thinking dirty.
He left the desk and came close to me. He pulled me into a hu-g surprising the light out of me.
“Am I possessive?” He growled against my ear and I shrunk in half. He really should stop or I’ll…
“You were.” I replied and smi-rked. “Before you left the country.”
He let out a low laugh. “Who said I left the country?”
“I don’t know. Your family has the money. You must have been somewhere in abroad chilling.” I replied hoping from this, he would open up to me about where he was.
Rather, his face was completely blank as he slowly released his hold around my back.
“It has been so long… Why don’t we just…” He stopped talking and kizzed my ne-ck.
My ego bloomed when I realized he wanted me.
Unfortunately, this is one thing I can torture him with and I’m not about to loose the opportunity.
I wiggled out from his care-ss and his face instantly turned to like that of a baby being denied it’s food when it’s really starving.
“I don’t un-derstand, Umbrie. How are you able to resist me so much? It’s been a while…don’t you want it too?” He whined and it took a lot for me not to laugh.
It just takes a lot to resist him. He just shouldn’t know.
“Are you gonna come for the teen exercise?” I asked nervously.
He nodded, bopping his head up and down.
“It’s ridiculous but Damien said I must come.”
“Alpha Damien.” I corrected him.
“Whatever. I’m going to go see Sky. I miss that little fella.” He said brushing past me.
“Okay, get lost already.” I said flagging my hand at him. I tell him to leave but I really wanted us to talk some more even though the conversation might end bothersome.
He was about to leave when he turned and quickly shaked my hand.
What?
I gawked at him as he shakes it a few times before leaving. If he gets caught by my mom, He’s gonna have some explaining to do.
• Jared’s Pov •
Umbrie won’t break things off with Keiran.
She’s not going to listen to me.
She’s going to let him win her over.
She’ll remain with him.
And that is going to push me.
I simply smiled while twirling the gl@$$ of wine between my fingers.
MY UNWANTED MATE?❤
BY EUNICE NWODU
(DO NOT COPY OR REPOST)
CHAPTER ELEVEN
I was still up, unable to give in to sleep. Though it has been a shiitty day, I still couldn’t end it once and for all. I had a warm bath so it’d make me feel more compelled to sleep but it didn’t work, apparently.
I found myself walking to Sky’s room aware that everyone must be in their room right now.
I stood by the door and eavesdropped on the voices behind it.
It was that of Keiran and Sky.
It sounded like they were pla-ying video games with the comments they were making.
I stood there for about five minutes, leaning on the door and just letting time p@$$ by.
It was at that point that the door drastically opened and I almost fell over if not for someone grabbing me by my wrist.
I quickly stood ere-ctto see Keiran staring at me.
“What the… What are you doing here?” He asked looking stunned.
I went ahead to enter the room and he shut the door behind us.
“Nothing.” I muttered sitting on the bed.
Sky grabbed his game control and handed it to me.
“Join us, big sis.” He said smiling cutely at me.
I silently took the controller and sat next to him on the floor. The video games were from Jared for his tenth birthday.
He gets the best gifts during his birthdays.
We spent three hours, crushing zombies, destroying aliens, car racing, wrestling and any game we could get our hands on.
It was fun and we kept talking nonstop.
When exhaustion took over, the three of us slept off next to each other on the cold floor which didn’t affect us because of our inner genes.
For the first time since Keiran returned, I slept feeling happy throu-ghout.
I didn’t worry if I was adjusting to fast to his return. I just wanted to be happy like this, whether he was there or not. I wanted to be happy.
The moon goddess might not like me very much but at least I get to rest happily tonight.
• Next Morning •
When Sky and I woke up the next morning, there was no sign of Keiran and I was certain he had left very early probably so his mother wouldn’t notice.
I took long preparing for school because I was speaking to Daphne on the phone and I thought it’d be rude to end the conversation.
She asked me how I went home that night after the pa-rty and I just had to escape her question without telling her Keiran took me to his house.
“Let’s hang out later, Umbrie. I think we should try to know each other better and build an awesome friendship, don’t you think? I know a good place tho.” She said and I was imagining her face as she spoke.
“Sure, let’s go out right after studying with the guys today.” I said and she giggled.
I cleared my throat.
“So…how is your mother?” I asked with a shaky voice.
“She’s fine.” Her response came quick.
“She’s fine?” I asked and she sighed.
“I want to believe she’s fine. Don’t want to bore you with my pathetic story. She’s still sick. Very sick. Sadly, there’s nothing I can do about it.” She replied and there was a short silence on the line. “Oh, thank you for asking, Umbrie.”
“Oh…it’s nothing. I really care about you as I should.” I pointed out.
“Okay, see you at school.”
I tossed my phone on my bed and started putting on my pa-nts. I’ve been holding it in my hand because I was holding onto my phone.
I wonder how school would be today now that Keiran and I are practically ‘okay’.
He shook my hand. That must have been a sign of truce. A sign that he won’t cheat on me again, whether intentionally or unintentionally. A sign that we will figure it out even though it may be ha-rd being together.
Maybe he’s changing for me!
Argh.. I’m over thinking everything but I just can’t wait to see him later.
I rushed to the table and applied perfume on my shirt. I have to smell nice for a change. Just like Daphne…
She’s really the girl I try to be but I cannot because I can only imagine being that girl. But I can never really be that kind of girl.
She dresses now, has a nice voice with a bit of robotic tone, cute and just bubbly.
I’m starting to guess her mother might not be the woman I saw that day. I don’t have evidence to prove she’s lying. I’ll just let her open up when she wants to.
I left for school and Jared drove me. I had to skip breakfast so he wouldn’t leave me behind. Just very soon, I’ll get my own car… I hope.
A moment later, I arrived at the entrance and walked to cl@$$ with Brittany. It turned out we had fine history together as first period.
Brittany belonged to another study group, that was one of the things that prevented us from being ‘friends’. She had her world and I had mine. But she was very smart and brilliant and I’m still struggling with algebr@.
I almost felt like dancing into the cl@$$room when I found out there was no teacher yet.
I quickly moved to sit next to Daphne and today, she’s all dressed in black with a touch of pink.
Fashion goals. She looked ravishing.
“Hey bestie!” She giggled and pulled me into a hu-g from her seat.
I laughed as she withdrew immediately.
“Hi Daph.” I grinned dropping my back pack on the table.
“I’m gonna pay during our date, okay?” She offered pointing her fingers.
“I totally accept.” I shrugged putting out my books on the desk.
“We will have steak.” She announced Ban-ging her hands on the table.
I couldn’t hold back how happy I was knowing I had someone to talk to. It has always been me and my picky wolf alone in this cold world.
The universe must have pitied me.
Esther, the cl@$$ president. Sorry, the executive most powerful, almighty cl@$$ president approached us walking so royally like an Egyptian princess.
Despite her ego, she was a very beautiful human.
“Daphne, you have been elected to give a tour to the new kid in our cl@$$room, she will be replacing Keiran whom dropped out of school today.” She told Daphne but I heard her.
A cold chill ran throu-ghmy body in a flash. My heart was starting to thump.
“What do you mean Keiran dropped out?” I asked overlooking the fact that I might have sounded rude.
Oh heavens…
“You heard me. He will now be taking cl@$$es from home and would only show up to write his exams. Everyone has been talking about it since morning. Any who, I have better things to do.” Esther said before ambling away.
“Is she some kind of model?” Daphne scoffed shaking her head.
I swallowed ha-rd. Why would Keiran leave school? Am I the reason for that?
I could no longer smile as Daphne mentioned more things she would order during our date. She obviously can’t tell how uncertain I feel right now.
I saw Hillary walking out of the cl@$$room, I got up and went after him. For some reason, Daphne got up and followed me too.
• TBC •