THE NEXT MORNING, I don’t feel like coming to school because of what happened last night at the mating ceremony. And I don’t want to see Felix either. I’m ashamed to see him. But the fact that I don’t want to skip school just because of those reasons made me get up from the bed and do my morning routine. After I wore my usual attire to school, I took my backpack then tied my hair in a ponytail before I finally left my room.
I quickly entered the kitchen and prepared our breakfast. I need to hurry or else I can’t eat anything this morning. As I was busy cooking eggs, I took bread to my mouth. The time’s running and if Dad sees me cooking, I’m dead. I was about to finish making coffee when I heard a loud slam behind me.
“IRIS! I told you, I don’t want to see you in the morning!” Dad shouted.
With my trembling hands, I quickly put his cup of coffee on the table and took my backpack on the chair but Dad didn’t let me. He held my shoulder and pushed me on the fridge. His raging eyes met mine and I saw how mad he was.
“I told you to wake up earlier so you can prepare our breakfast before I see your face!” he snarled. His claws started digging through my skin and I winced in pain.
“D-dad! I’m sorry… This will never happen again!” I cried and tried to get away from his grip but instead of letting me go peacefully, he pushed me to the ground. “Finish your job before leaving the house. I’m feeding you even though you are not my daughter, remember that!”
I bit my lower lip as I nodded and stood up with my knees wobbling in fear. I wiped my tears away as I took plates on the table to arrange the table before I finally left. Before I went out, I saw Georgia going out of her room followed by Claudia, the eldest among us.
Without looking at them, I lowered my head and went out of the house. I didn’t mind that Claudia called me, I just had to get out of our house before I cried in front of them like a pathetic person. I took a deep breath before I went out of the gate and covered my shoulder with my backpack. There’s a stain of blood from my wound that Dad created and I don’t want everyone to see this.
Dad always told me to be grateful that he still keeps me inside of his house even though I am not his daughter. And I am. When Mom died, I thought dad would give me to our relatives but that didn’t happen, he kept me up until now. Maybe the reason was because he pitied me and also he loves me. I grew up with him, in his house and I believe he at least pity me…
When I entered the gate of our university, I lowered my head to avoid anyone’s gaze. I don’t know if they still care about what happened last night but I want to be careful not to be noticed.
However, even after trying hard, someone stood beside me and started walking along with me. My heart beats faster as I see a man’s shoes and so I quickly look up to see who it is. My eyes widened to see Felix. He was looking at me with his cold eyes. Is he going to bully me again? This morning?
“F-felix, I…”
“From now on, you have to always be with me so no one can bully you,” he said.
My mouth gaped at what he said. “What? I mean, I can’t understand…”
“You know that we’re mates, right? I know you know,” he answered. The way he talks to me, it feels like he doesn’t care at all.
“Yeah… but I thought you wanted to reject me…”
“Who says that?” he arched his brow.
“Well, you ignored me. I thought you didn’t want me to be your mate…” I answered in a low tone. I don’t want anyone to hear what I said.
Felix did not answer, instead he took my hand and I winced in surprise because of what he did. His warm large hand wrapped my small hand. Now everyone is looking at us with surprise. Who wouldn’t be surprised? I am with the Alpha’s son who used to bully me and now he’s holding my hand!
“Felix, please stop holding my hand, they’re looking at us,” I mumbled as I hide my face.
“Let them.”
I know how crimson red my cheeks are right now. His warm hands that are holding mine made my heart beat so fast. Last night when Felix ignored me at the mating ceremony, I thought he also declined me but maybe that was because he hadn't processed the fact that we’re mates.
I wanted to call Sunshine to tell her that our mate has finally accepted us, but she’s still unresponsive. I can’t even smell and feel the connection between me and Felix right now. If he didn’t ignore me last night then it wouldn’t be this way. Sunshine will not fall silent.
While we were walking our way to our classrooms, we were holding hands but I lowered my head to avoid everyone’s gazes. Everyone is murmuring around but no one dared to ask…
I thought no one will do until… We were about to enter the building when Brittany stopped in front of us with her brow arching followed by Asher who was still buttoning his white polo shirt. I lowered my head to avoid their eyes as I pulled my hand away from Felix’s hand but he gripped it tighter.
“What the hell, Felix? So you’re also mated with that poor omega she-wolf?” Brittany said and I heard her scoff. Her voice seemed like a microphone, everyone heard her.I still lower my head down, I don’t want to see them looking at me with disgust or what… Because even I, I can’t believe this was happening. I thought I’ll just have a normal mate, now I’m torn between!
“I thought Dad was just bluffing about what you did last night. And now that I saw you two holding hands, it seemed like what he said was true. Are you going to accept her as your mate?” Asher asked.
I tried to pull my hands again but Felix held my hand tighter. “Yes! Why not? I believe there’s nothing wrong with it. The Moon Goddess brought it up herself. In our law, there’s nothing wrong with being mates with an omega, right?”
What’s wrong with Felix? Why did he change his mind?EVEN AFTER ASHER and Brittany saw us walking while holding hands, Felix didn’t stop holding my hand in a calmest way. He was calm when he said that there’s nothing wrong with being mated to an omega like me and he’s calm when we continue walking our way inside the university’s building. I tried my best to pull my hand away from him but his strong grip never let me. Until we stopped in front of my class room. My classmates are looking at us from inside the room and I tried my best to hide my face from them.“I will fetch you later, don’t go home alone,” Felix said before he let go of my hands, finally!I nodded, still not wanting to look at his eyes. “Okay…”“Look at me and promise me you won’t go without me,” he added.And because everyone in the classroom might see me, I shook my head. I was too humiliated right now! I know that even though I cover my face by lowering my head, everyone in the classroom would know me right away but still…When I didn’t do what he asked me to, he put h
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IrisWHEN MY DAY started a mess, I know for sure that it will also end up messy. That’s why for a moment when Felix asked that question, I was stunned. I looked down into my shirt and just realized that the orange juice that Francine poured me earlier had stained my shirt. And now Felix saw it!“I… I accidentally spilled my orange juice earlier,” I answered nervously. “We should go now…”But Felix didn’t stop staring at my shirt. It was as if he was analyzing if I was telling him the truth or not. And instead of answering me, he grabbed my hand and pulled me away from where I was standing.“F-felix… What are you doing? We can just walk slowly!” I complained.However, even after complaining to him, he continued dragging me while asking some students who spilled juice on my shirt. Another embarrassment filled me, I hid my face away from everyone as he asked each of everyone and when no one answered, we stopped walking. He grabbed someone’s collar and pulled the student towards him. The
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I FEEL SOMETHING in me that I couldn’t understand as I looked into his eyes. I didn't know what it was but as we continued looking into each other, I felt an extreme connection, something that's telling me I should ask him, I should know what he was talking about.Was it you, Sunshine? What are you trying to tell me?However, she's remained unresponsive to my call towards her.“What are you talking about?” I asked, my voice trembling a little. I felt my mouth dry up as I continued looking at him. Why does he look at me like that? Like he wants something from me.“I am very sure you’re a she-wolf and not a human, but why is your wolf unresponsive?” he asked again. He seemed confused, like I really needed to answer his question. A question I really can't understand.“I’m sorry, Alpha, but I really don’t get what you meant…”“How did you know he was your mate?” he asked again.“My mate?”“Yes, the kid who stopped me from making you my breeder,” he said firmly.For a moment, I just stared
I WAS TREMBLING in fear as I looked at Asher. The way he says those words, it seemed like he won’t reject me easily just like what Felix wanted. He looked determined to keep me.“What changed your mind? When the mating ceremony happened and we found out we’re mates, you clearly told me you didn’t want me as your mate. Why are you doing this now, Asher?” I asked. “We’re both in pain, and the easiest way to stop this is to reject each other because you didn’t like me.”“I just changed my mind, it happens!” Asher answered. What a lame excuse! I wanted to tell him that but I’m afraid of what he might do to me if I do. I don't know what he’s up to, why he's dto me. oing all of this despite declining me right in front of other people but I hate it. What would other people say about us if I happen to accept him?I pushed him away and the door opened beside us. Brittany went in while her brows furrowed at what she saw.“What the hell is this?!”
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