chapter 5

Chapter 5

Camilla's POV…

I looked at the stretched hand cautiously. Although I was already happy in my heart, I could not help but hesitate. After all, everything I have heard about this alpha Lucien hasn’t been good to the ears.

Everyone feared him and no one dared to mess with him. Who was I that he could even stretch his hand to help me?

A small part of me really wanted to clasp that hand tightly and never let go. I could feel my legs numbing from kneeling on the floor. If he was someone to embarrass me, then he would have done it a long time ago. Depending on the haughty attitude that he came in with, he would not have spared me a glance.

I debated in my heart for a while before I decided to take his hand. Whether or not he was going to help, I will know later. But as of now, I just wanted to get myself out of this sticky situation.

Dying in his hands was probably better than dying in the hands of these cheating bastards. I will never give them the satisfaction of humiliating me again.

I had said earlier that when the man entered the room and talked in that cold voice of his, I was not afraid and rather was kind of excited. I did not know what was going on, but at that time, I had felt something in me jump up in excitement.

Even Isabela who had locked herself up from frustration and the pain of being rejected again and again, seemed to have gained a new level of strength.

She was actively dancing up and down with obvious joy and I could not tell what was going on.

I decided to think about that later because for now, I wanted to rescue myself. I braced myself and put my small hand in his big one. The moment we made physical contact, I felt an electrifying feeling course through my whole body.

I have never had this feeling before even when I was with Lenox. Or maybe I had been too smitten back then that the moment Lenox held my hand, I will be over the moon and not notice any strange feeling.

My heart almost jumped out of my chest and I almost pulled my hand out of his. I was too electrified to say anything and just stared at the man with my eyes wide open.

I looked at him in the eye and I could see that teasing light in his deep-set eyes. His eyes were extremely beautiful and I swore in my heart that I have never seen anything as beautiful as the eyes that were staring back at me.

But I was now sure that this man meant no harm. He really was helping me. As for the strange feeling that I was feeling in my heart and body, I decided to ignore them for now. I will figure it out the moment I left this place.

The man pulled me up but my legs were too wobbly and I stumbled right in his arms. I wasn’t prepared for that and thought that the man would probably push me away but to my utter surprise and under everyone’s shocked gazes, the man hugged my waist and secured me tightly in his arms.

He even looked at me and said in a gentle voice, “why are you so careless?” although he seemed to be reprimanding me, his voice was filled with pampering. With his hot breath caressing my ears, a blush crept on my face and I lowered my head in embarrassment. I did not dare to imagine how everyone’s faces were at the moment.

“Wow, it is certainly an exciting party!” I heard him repeat the words he had said when he entered earlier but I had no idea what he was trying to do.

“I never expected that all of you would gang up to bully such a weak lady. I never expected the standard of the people from city N to actually be so low,” he said in an even tone but I could hear the sarcasm in his voice.

“Is he getting justice for me?” I thought excitedly. Although I warned myself to not let it get into my head, I could not hide the joy that I was feeling at the moment. This was probably the first time after so long that someone was willing to stand up for me.

“Alpha Lucien…” I heard someone call out his name in a trembling voice. Since my face was buried in his chest and he was tightly hugging me, I did not have the chance to turn around and see who was speaking.

“Anything you want to say, Pat?” his deep voice reverberated from his chest, directly aiming at my heart. Although he was not talking to me, I felt my heart beat faster.

“I… we….” The man called Pat, who was one of the organizers, and the person who had insisted on throwing me out, stammered without saying anything.

‘Wasn’t he all-powerful and domineering just a moment ago? Had rats eaten his tongue and now he could not talk anymore?’ I thought in mockery.

“Does anyone mind explaining to me what is going on here?” Lucien asked again. This time around, his voice had dropped a few degrees and it was extremely cold. But for some weird reason, I did not feel afraid.

“Why would all of you gang up to bully one helpless lady? Do you have any shame?”

“That is because she deserves it! She is a dirty slut!” I heard Elisa's angry voice and my body froze. Lucien seemed to have sensed my reaction and patted me on back as if telling me that it was alright.

“What did you just say?” he repeated, and this time, I could clearly feel his anger but I was certain about one thing and that is, his anger was not directed at me.

“I said she is a bitch. She just tried seducing my fiancée and I could not stand it. I had to teach her lesson!” I heard the smugness in Elisa's voice. Although I was not looking, I could tell that she was getting excited.

It was like she was telling me that I was done for. ‘wait till I have aired your dirty and filthy laundry in front of this man, I will see if he will continue to stand up for you!’

I did not acknowledge my thoughts and waited to see what Lucien would do next.

“Ooh, she tried to seduce your fiancée, and who is the blind man?” saying that statement with a straight face, I almost burst out laughing just picturing Elisa's animated expression, and the ‘blind man's look.

Ooh, it should really be entertaining to look at. The man seemed to have read my mind as he turned my body around. He did not stop hugging me and only adjusted my position in his arms.

When I saw Elisa's angry eyes that were almost spitting fire and Lenox's gloomy face, I felt my mood magically improve.

Huh, they were now experiencing what it felt like to be on the receiving end?

“Who is blind? She is the one blind for trying to break up a happy relationship!” Elisa said. I could see that she was already extremely mad and was about to blow her top. But maybe because of Lucien's imposing aura, she did not dare act out of line.

I finally felt the need of being powerful. Without even lifting a finger, you let people grovel at your feet in fear.

“A happy relationship? Is that so?” Lucien asked in a mocking voice. To me, it sounded like he had already seen through everything.

“Yes! We are very happy with my fiancée and we are in love. How dare she try to come between us? It is because she cannot accept the fact that she is a rej…!” Elisa lost her cool. I was waiting for her to make a fool out of herself, why did she stop?

It was then that I saw Lenox squeezing her hand tightly. My eyes turned cold and I felt like I did not want to stay in this place any longer. These two were just making me sick and spoiling my already improved mood.

“She is a what?” I could tell that Lucien wanted to know that truth, but so what? I was a reject, someone who did not even deserve to eat at the same table like everyone else. So, what if he knew? He will only despise me for not being strong enough to even keep my mate!

I had a good impression of this man and I did not want him to look down on me. although we did not know each other and there was this strange feeling every time we made skin contact, I felt like we could really become good friends.

I have already been humiliated enough and I did not want my ghosts to be brought into the light.

Lenox had already rejected me and I know that I am bound to spend the rest of my life alone. Things like second chance mates only happened once in every one million years. I did not think that I was lucky enough to be given that chance by the moon goddess.

“I want to go home,” I said in what sounded like a whisper but Lucien heard me.

He turned his gaze to look at me and I gave him a reassuring smile. If he wanted to know the truth, then I will be the one to tell him.

He did not continue to question Elisa but did something that I did not expect…