KATHERINE As I stood there, my head wiped to a side, I held my burning cheek and the tenderness was like touching an open wound. My eyes welled up with tears and I could swear, I tasted the metallic tang of blood. I couldn’t look him in the eyes, not when the echoes of the slaps are still lingering in the air. “Take her inside.” Those three words were all he said before he stepped aside, and his men rushed towards me, hovering around me like leeches. “No! I need to see Marina. She left, I have to catch up with her!” I shrieked, struggling against their holds.They bundled me back inside, with me unable to lift a finger. “Open up! Get me out of here!” I slammed both fists against the door immediately after it was shut on my face. I continued and only stopped when my hands began to bleed. I’m so mad at myself right now. I didn’t think of considering her feelings and now she’s gone, and am left alone in my misery. I soon found myself before the mirror, my eyes fixated on the red ma
KATHERINE He’s ill? Somehow, that was unexpected. “You should go back inside. They are taking care of him.” Again, I was stopped, not allowed to go inside even after I had told him I needed to see him. At least, to take a look at his situation. I didn’t argue but instead of going back to my room, I stayed back and watched as everything happened. What scares me the most was the amount of doctors I’ve seen go in and come out. Which kind of made me upset. They have all been treating me like an outsider. Moreso, I saw the Hybrid king and most definitely still got hit by him not so long ago. In short, this is baffling. I waited so long I began to lose count, my legs were starting to ache and I was about reconsidering my decision to stay when the door opened and surprisingly, it was Eva coming out alongside the last set of doctors to go inside, Cassandra also standing by the door with a snarl directed at me. The more she goes on with this attitude of hers, the idle I know she is. She
KATHERINE “Just one.” I answered lowly, my tone laced with curiosity.“Then why is your scent masked?” Derek asked huskily.I became lost. So lost that I don’t understand him anymore nor any reason why he could be asking. Xavier is only mate I have ever had. Moreso, since I have been rejected by him, I’ve never come across another. Neither have I- since then- abored any thought my scent could be masked. Who would do that? “My scent isn’t.” I shook my head, zero percent certain of what I was saying. Somehow, a doubt is poking out a one corner of my mind. My scent could have been masked, by somehow who doesn’t want me to find my mate. Possibly? Or maybe not. I’m no one’s business. In fact, I’m nothing but an object of ridicule, that no one will want to have anything to do with. He huffed and then retreated away from me, getting out of the bed and fetching his jacket, which he flung over his shoulders, ready to leave the room. “Goodness, Derek. You’ve only just finished receiving
KATHERINE“I'm sorry. I just thought the question was unusual, especially since it came from you.” My eyes shifted away while he gave me a death stare. Although my blood boiled for the fact he seems to be hiding something from me. Something that’s important but he wouldn’t say to me, or reveal. “Unfortunately, you have no right to question me.” He gritted out, snapping at me and that was the end for that night. No one had to tell me before I left him alone. He needs his privacy and I’m not about to argue that with him. The next morning, I watched as Derek's eyes flicked lazily over the plates before him, his hands resting motionless on the table, whereas Eva hovered anxiously nearby, wringing her hands nervously as she watched him reject the first meal, then another. Somehow, the aromas wafting from the dishes did nothing to stir his appetite. I know he shouldn't see me here, but I was bored. And this is fun. I rephrase, he's fun to watch. "Please, king, you must eat something.
KATHERINE It’s true no matter how careful you trend, one way or the other, people tend to find a way to make you slip. This is my case. I’m in utter shock, and pain. It’s all just too ridiculous. I never considered that fact because I thought I was on nobody’s mind and not even a fly would pay attention to a disgrace like me. Turns out I was wrong. Someone had masked my scent. I wasn’t aware. To me, everything was okay. Maybe if this unknown person hadn’t masked my scent, it’s possible I would have met my mate. My life could have also turned around for the better, or maybe worse? Nevertheless, this explains the curious stares I constantly receive.Derek forced me inside the car and his driver drove us away. I wanted to stay longer, to receive one or more words from those wolves, maybe they would open up to me about everything, since I know Derek won’t mutter out a word. He however didn’t let me stay. I don’t even know the freaking solution. Then again, should I be finding one w
KATHERINE That night was a disaster. A big one. For me and everyone, the pack house became hot as hell for us. I forced the hybrid into bringing him with us and now, I can say I just flew from the frying pan into fire. I just couldn’t turn a blind eye to the guy- I don’t want to have any regrets. He could be right. What if we are mates and just don’t know yet because he can’t sniff me? Nobody can. I’m considering every possibility and because of that, I’ve sacrificed everyone’s sleep till day break The Hybrid King is livid at the moment. And in fact, if the foundation of this building wasn’t so strong, we had all be dead by now, undoubtedly. “Are you sure he’s going to be okay? He’s badly injured.” My eyes that had become swollen from tears snapped open fully when the door made a sound. I turned around and it was the pack’s doctor. Need I say, it was hard convincing Derek that the guy might die if he isn’t taken care of. It took a lot of persuasion from my end before
KATHERINE “And think before you speak. The last person who didn’t lost more than his tongue.” He continued, dipping closer so that he could lower his voice to a conspiratorial murmur. Somehow, my eyes popped wide. My two legs turned jelly. “Ha-ha, I’m so sorry.” I laughed it off trying to keep my voice casual but he was already gone before I realized. Darn, now I can breath. He has such a big ego, his guards are always up and never, do I see myself any closer than this with him. He’s someone impossible. More like, I wonder what I was thinking when I followed him and even blurted those words out to him. He doesn’t even need to say it, I already know he hates my existence. Right now, I don’t want to ruin my mood any further so I prepared to get back to my confinement when I sighted Cassandra and her fiancé, Liam from a distance. And there is Bryson coming out of my room, he looked around and when he found me, I knew I can no longer hide away from these trouble maker couples. “Oh,
DEREK “We found nothing, Hybrid!” I took a deep breath as I looked straight at the incompetent pack’s warriors. They are saying some certain types of gibberish even their own ears couldn’t discern. I hope they can tell things are about to get ugly. “Two months. Two darn months and not even one of you have proved an ounce of usefulness to this assignment. In case you have lost count, I’m going to refresh your memories and remind you lazy men how many chances you have asked for yet, it amounted to nothing. So far, all I keep getting are silly excuses and now tell me, you found nothing?” My face turned a deep shade of red as I snarled and growled at the same time. “We are sorry, King.” They chorused falling on their knees. “You should have informed me I made a mistake assigning a bunch of you to search up something that just one man would have gotten done. Maybe by then I wouldn’t have wasted my time! Less than a minute and I would have hired competents men from the other pack