I'M SO COLD

ADELE

I got ready for the party and stared at my reflection in the mirror. I didn't look too bad. I had put so much effort into my look as I had never done before.

These were my best clothes, mostly because my dad never bought any for me. Perhaps, he did when I was a baby but I have no memory of it. I always ended up with Selene's leftovers, but then when I turned fourteen, I decided to start working.

My dad didn't want me to do that, but I needed to afford a few things for myself, so I insisted. I stood my ground, and eventually, he let me get the job, but my jobs never lasted.

I kept getting fired and accused of things I had no idea about. Fired..... accused.... fired, that was my cycle. I had worked in almost all the small establishments in my town until I met my last employer, Mrs. Harold.

She and her husband are the best people I've ever met. When I got a job in their cyber cafe, I told them my story and explained my innocence. It didn't make sense for me to be doing all those things when it brought so much backlash.

They instantly believed me and said they could see from my eyes that I was telling the truth and that I was only a victim. Mrs. Harold offered me a job in their cafe. I do a lot of typing for them and get paid at the end of the month.

Her husband adores me just as she does and treats me like a daughter. They are the best things in my life. In fact, her husband was more of a father to me than my dad.

After getting ready, I left the house, took a cab, and asked the driver to take me to the mayor's house. It wasn't difficult because everyone knew him and where he lived.

When I arrived at the party, a lot of guests were already present. As I began making my way into the house, I heard whispers. People were pointing their fingers at me and saying, "Why is she here?" "What is she doing?" "We should kick her out."

As I got into the mayor's house and went into the party hall, I saw Selene in the distance at the corner of the hall. She was laughing and talking to a few girls. I looked around and didn't see Aryan.

Well, at the very least, I was here. I just needed to hide in a corner and wait until the ceremony started. When the time came, Aryan would call out his mates, probably call out my name, and I'll come out with Selene and be introduced as one of his mates.

Obviously, people will start seeing me with different eyes then, or maybe he was going to reject me in front of them. Who knew? Either way, they'll realize that I was mated to him.

As I sat in the corner waiting, I became bored. A waiter walked up to me and offered me a glass of juice. The moment I saw it, I felt so thirsty. I took it and said, "Thank you so much."

I downed it in one go and gave the glass back to him. He smiled at me before walking away.

A few minutes later, my body began to heat up and my hands began to shiver. I couldn't understand what was happening, so I tried to fan myself with my hands.

Even though the house was fully air-conditioned, where I stood, I felt like I was under an oven or closer to a fire. I changed my location so many times, but each time I got to the particular place where people gathered, they made room for me while staring condescendingly at me.

After thinking for a while, it finally occurred to me that my drink must have been laced with something. I needed to find that waiter and he had to tell me what he put in my drink.

I looked around for him, but couldn't find him. Worse, I wasn't in a condition to keep moving about. After searching around for a while without seeing him, I found it difficult to move.

I knew that I needed somewhere to hide since the house was too crowded because soon, I was going to attract the wrong kind of attention.

However, this was Aryan's house, the mayor's house, I couldn't just go wherever I pleased. But then, I became so affected that I stopped thinking straight. I needed a room, I needed a bed, so I began to walk around the house searching for a room. I saw a few doors on my right and quickly tried to open them, but they were all locked.

I finally arrived at a door, and it was open. I pushed the door open and went into the room. Without a second thought, I got on the bed and covered myself with the duvet, as my body shivered.

If whoever owned the room came, I would simply say, "I'm sorry, Please just let me rest for a while. I'm not feeling well."

But then, I tried to figure out who the room belonged to. It was just Aryan, his mom, and his dad. No one else lived in the house. They didn't have any maids living with them, probably because the mayor didn't want that. All the cleaners and workers came, did their jobs early, and left, so, no one lived with them. They didn't even have security. Anyway, why would they need security? They were the strongest in the pack.

So, the room either belonged to Aryan, the mayor, or the sheriff. Either way, I was in deep trouble if I got caught. But, I told myself that after a little while, I will get off the bed and leave.

After this, I was definitely going to search for that waiter. I had already caught his scent, which was a gift I was blessed with. I would trace him by his scent and make sure he told me why he spiked my drink and what he put in the drink.

Then, as the future Luna or future co-Luna; that was if Aryan did not reject me, I would threaten him. He would have no choice but to answer my questions.

ARYAN

I came out of my room, went outside, and observed that the party was in full swing. There were so many guests outside and a few inside. I saw Selene in a corner, she smiled and waved at me, and I waved back.

However, I didn't see Adele. I wondered if she wouldn't make it. Not that I really wanted her here, but my dad had already said that if I was accepting them, I had to do it the right way. I couldn't just accept only Selene. It was either I rejected them or accepted them, and this was an acceptance party.

Since I was here, it meant the party was going to go on. But why would Adele not make it? I didn't have her number, and I never bothered to take it. I didn't even want to have her number, but I still needed her to be present.

As I looked around, I finally recognized her from a distance. She was walking into a room. What? What was wrong with her? Where was she heading to? I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Where she was heading to was off-limits.

Only family members were allowed there. Strangely enough, it was my room. My dad didn't permit my friends to cross the part that led to the private pass to my room. So each time they came around, we always sat in the anteroom or outside the house.

But then, I saw Adele entering my room and began to wonder; was she scheming something? She may have begun her plan, but this time I was going to catch her red-handed.

I quickly followed her, and when I held the handle of the door, I said to myself, "Hmm, so she didn't mind getting caught."

I pushed open the door and saw her lying on the bed, shivering. I quickly rushed to my bed and pulled up the duvet from her body. She sat upright and stared at me in surprise.

I noticed that her body was still shivering. She was acting as though she was in heat. I touched her neck and realized that her temperature was high.

"What happened?" I asked. "Are you okay?" Her cheeks were flushed, and the color of her eyes had changed. Something strange was happening to her, but I didn't know what.

Instead of answering my questions, she threw herself into my arms and hugged me. I opened my mouth in surprise. This was the first time I was being this close to a girl. Yes, Adele's body was as hot as fire, but it gave me a wonderful feeling. However, I pulled her away from me and asked, "What is it, Adele? Why are you shivering?"

With a shaky voice, she said, "A waiter gave me a glass of juice, and I think it was spiked. The moment I took it, my whole body began to feel as though it was on fire."

"Is that really what happened?" I asked.

She said, "Yes. "I'm so cold."

I placed my hand on her shoulders and said, "Okay, I'm so sorry about what happened. Don't worry, we will find out who did it."

She opened her eyes wide and stared at me, and I saw that she was struggling to breathe. This was the first time I was staring at her up close, and I realized that she was very beautiful. Her lips were so luscious that as I stared at them, I felt a deep yearning.

I forgot about everything else and my hands held her cheeks as I devoured her lips in a sensual kiss.