5. She Can't Be With Anyone Else

Zane's POV

Who the hell does she think she is? And who the fuck is this chummy guy who came here to rescue her?

Are they together? Why did they look so cozy together?

Thousands of questions ran through my head as I tried to get over the fact that she is trying to get close to other guys.

I gritted my teeth as I glared at the guy who went behind Amelia as soon as he finished cleaning the spilled drink.

I admit, these people were treating her poorly but why did the guy intrude? Does he know her well? Are they friends? Are they dating? 

God! I am losing my mind thinking about him.

* * * * * * * * * 

Three days went by on a whim, I hate to admit it but I missed seeing Amelia, I missed how we bickered even though we were despising each other. I admit it is fun to drive her mad.

Today, she will finally come to the school as her suspension will be over.

“Oh look who graced us with her presence today?” I drawled when she walked inside the classroom.

“I don’t have time for your shit, Zane. You already wasted my 3 days at school. I don’t want to fight you anymore,” she replied with a sneer and for some reason it didn’t sit well with me.

“Oh you don’t have time for me now? Then who do you have time for? That guy at Joy’s maybe?” I commented in a sardonic tone.

“What are you saying?” she asked me, her eyes assessing me doubtfully.

“Oh nothing, just curious about you. You too looked pretty cozy together,” I told her.

She narrowed her pretty little eyes at me as she asked, “So what? Why is it any of your concern?” 

Instead of answering her, I shot her with another question, “Are you dating him?” I asked her but in a  very casual tone, it was a little too casual for us. We never maintained a fine conversation for so long now, whenever we talk its is mostly insults and fighting each other.

She looked like she wanted to kill me with the way she was looking at me, but after a beat she replied, “As if it is any of your business, but yes, we are going on a date together,” she said with very less conviction as if she was not sure if he would come to the date or not.

“Wow, our little wolf got herself a boyfriend? I hope you are not just dreaming about him,” I laughed hoping she would change her mind about it.

“Of course not,” she replied way too quickly.

“Then why do I get the feeling that you are lying?” I asked her with a smile hoping that she would say that she is lying, at least I would feel a little better. I hate that she is going on a date with a guy she barely knows. 

I mean no other guy who knows me would dare to go near her.

“Maybe it is just your wishful thinking?” she replied with a smirk on her sweet face, and she looked absolutely hot whenever she tried to act brave.

“Have a great date, Amelia,” I told her, more like challenging her because I knew I was never going to let that happen.

“I will, jerk!” she said with a forced smile and went far away to sit next to her quirky friend.

* * * * * * * * * 

Next few hours I spent on getting every single detail I could on that guy. His name is Garret and his grandfather owns Joy’s so he is working here as a manager for the time being. He is a human. Huh? Pathetic. He has clean records and everything about him screams a god boring little guy.

I watched silently from my car as the guy served tables and handled some other stuff. To be honest he doesn’t look like a bad person but still… I don’t want him to mess around with Amelia.

So I got out of my car and walked straight into Joy’s. He recognised me from yesterday immediately as he greeted me joyously, “Hey man, what’s up?” what a jolly good fellow he is, unfortunately I don’t give a flying fuck about his conviviality. 

Instead of replying to him, I walked up to him and punched him square in the face. 

Blood drew from his lips as he looked at me with a shocked expression but didn’t fight back. I am sure he must have felt that punch in his guts that is why he doesn’t want to fight me. Everyone in the restaurant looked at me, and I guess they were thinking- ‘Not this guy again.’

Because I keep coming here because of a silly girl and I have to keep hurting people left and right to keep her safe.

“What the fuck?” he yelled as he spat the blood on the ground. 

I grabbed him by the collar and pulled his face to mine, “Now, listen here you little chum! I will say this once and for all, you will stay away from Amelia! Do you understand?” I asked him with a raised brow and then added, “ and now you will immediately call her and cancel your date,” I declared like I was the master of their fate and in a sense I was. 

“What? What are you talking about?” he asked me dumbly. 

“Oh c’mon! Don’t act like you lost your memory because of one punch, it was not even that hard,” I drawled out annoyedly looking at him with nothing but disgust in my eyes.

“Just don’t mess with Amelia, do you understand?” I asked her once and for all and he nodded.

As I was on my way back, I got a call from my dad, I frowned because dad rarely called me.

“Hello Dad?” I asked uncertainty.

“Son, where are you?” he questioned and my frown deepened.

Um… weird.

“Just hanging around. Is everything alright dad?” I asked him.

“Yeah, but I heard that you have been hurting humans again and again from the same restaurant?” he said, oh so now I understand someone told Dad about my visits at Joy’s. I will fid that motherfucker and make sure he doesn’t do that again.

“Oh, it was only twice dad, but don’t worry it won’t happen again,” I promised my father. 

“I take your word for it, son. Because I don’t want an obstruction in your way of becoming the succeeding Alpha of our pack. Make sure you maintain good relations with most people, we only hurt people when it is necessary,” he preached and I agreed with all the words he said.

If I have to become a good Alpha like my dad, I need to have good relations with humans as well as the creatures here. Because, I want to earn their respect, and not want them to just respect me out of fear.