Rejected His Offer

A month and a half later, Jin stood in front of me, his hands, clothes, and face dripping with fresh blood while the human boy from lay lifeless behind him.

“Done, Nimue. I told you there's nothing I can not do for you. All you have to do is ask.” A maleficent grin broke across his face.

No, I did not ask for this. I never wanted for him to kill him. I just said I needed his help, not this.

I gulped, shuddering with fear that went down to my bones, wondering what the Alpha council would make do with this if they found out. I was sent to this hellish school because of a trivial scandal.

Now that I – we had blood on our hands, what would become of our fate when they found out?

I was not allowed to brood further when Jin sped toward me. His blood-stained hands pulled down my sleeve as he lowered his neck to face me.

“It's almost time for your transformation. I can not wait for it and fuck you in your asshole while you scream my name into the night.” He whispered, his breath grazing the hair on my nape.

I lowered my head, silently cursing at my Umbra wolf for saying, “It's almost time, Nimue. Time for me to take over so we can enjoy our mate together. Isn't he beautiful all covered in blood like that?”

Oh, good grief. What has become of me? How did I get to this point? When did my perfect life fall apart?

“Mr. Kisaragi…” I trembled, shying away from the closeness. “We can't…”

He silenced me by planting a hand above my lips. “Shhh, beautiful Nimue. No one regards a man who fucks them every night formally. It's Jin. How many times should I remind you of that?”

“Okay, Jin.” I gulped. “But we can't do this with that dead body staring right at us.”

“Nonsense. Trust me, Nimue. This would be the best sex we've had so far with such an audience. All you have to do is reduce the volume of your moans when I plunge my cock deep into you.” He dismissed.

It was embarrassing being reminded of how much Umbra made me scream every time Jin and I had sex. It was usually a sensation so high, that I would think I had transgressed to the heavens.

I wanted to sputter something when the clock on my wrist chimed. It was time!

“It's time for me, Luna. Get the hell out of my way!” My Umbra wolf growled excitedly within me, shaking me to my bones as my transformation began to take place.

Luna, crazily vexed at me for being involved with Jin only hissed at Umbra and I could feel them fighting until the Moon shone upon me.

And then, my form began to ripple and twist while my body reshaped until it hardened into that of a man under Jin’s watchful gaze.

A groan escaped my lips when I transformed with a hardened penis. Umbra!

“Beautiful.” Jin breathed, hands clasped in front of him. “This is the best part of it. Watching you shift from a woman into a man turns me the hell up, Nimue. Now, undress.”

How could just one night have changed my life a great deal? I never thought I would ever come to be in such a mess until…

FLASHBACK

First Night in the Alpha’s Mansion

~

I snuck out late at night and slipped onto the balcony, the cool air washing over me was a nice welcome wave. Finally, some peace from Mom's suffocating presence. A quick call with Lana, that's all I needed. She'd be dying to hear about the new guys, especially the unsettling one – Mr. Kisaragi.

Lana's face popped up on my phone with her usual wide grin plastered across it. "Alpha mansion life? Tell me all!"

I launched into my woes about Kieran's rudeness fading compared to Mr. Kisaragi's constant stare that gave me the heebie-jeebies. Just as I described the internal argument between my wolves over the werewolves, Lana's face reddened in panic.

"Nimue! Turn around!" she shrieked, waving hysterically at the screen.

Lana was usually the type to prank you with such expressions, so I ignored her and I grumbled about Mr. Kisaragi's unsettling presence, calling it; “A mess.”

"Messes? I happen to be quite good at handling them," a soft voice cut through my rant.

“I'm sure I can handle my own messes, thank you very much." I blurted without turning back, frowning at how abruptly Lana had ended the call.

She didn't even say goodbye. Could it perhaps be the fault of reception on her end?

“Where did you—" I stammered, a frown wrinkling my forehead.

"Seems like I scared your friend away," the voice chuckled softly from behind me.

It was then that epiphany hit me. Hold on a second...

I spun around, my eyes slamming shut as if that would protect me. Mr. Kisaragi stood there, glistening under the moonlight or was that just a trick of the light?

Before I could react, fright tripped me over my own two feet and sent me tumbling towards the ground.

Oh, my word! This was the second time I would be falling in his presence and I just wanted to die at this point.

Strong arms caught me just before I hit the floor, his grip tender around my body. We were chest-to-chest, his breath warm against my cheek but not as warm as the heat burning in my back.

His charcoal grey eyes seemed to pierce through me, unwrapping my vulnerability and learning what to make of them – if that made any sense. It was like a scene straight out of a cheesy romance movie, except this wasn't cheesy – it was terrifyingly intense.

"Seems you're quite the clumsy one," he remarked blinking at my face like a lashed girlie.

My cheeks burned with a blush. "Mr. Jin, I-I'm so sorry," I stammered, struggling to form a coherent sentence. "I didn't mean to… About what I said earlier…"

He chuckled but was still holding me like there was a pit of fire below me. "Don't worry, I know girls gossip. I have a way of making people jumpy, you see." He brushed a stray strand of hair from my face, his touch sending sparks tingling down my legs. His face moved closer with his gaze lingering on my lips for a moment.

I gulped a lump down my throat. Was he going to… kiss me? As if he could read my mind, he smirked and pulled back.

"It's quite alright," he said, his voice sounding distant this time. "Besides, I understand. Girls tend to find me… unsettling."

I scrambled to my feet, suddenly hyperaware of the intimacy of the moment. "I-I apologize. It's not your fault. It's just…" It was hellish how desperately I searched for the right words but found none.

"Perhaps it's Kieran and I?" he suggested, his gaze shifting towards the moon dominating the night sky. "We haven't exactly made you feel welcome, have we?"

"No, that's not it," I mumbled, but he just sighed and gawked at the Moon unwaveringly.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" he asked, gesturing towards it.

I followed his gaze and blinked at the vast canvas of stars twinkling like a million scattered diamonds in the sky. "Yes," I admitted, mesmerized by the sight. "And the stars…" I trailed off, noticing a peculiar pattern among the constellations.

"They seem to form… a wolf?" I breathed when I finally got a hang of it.

Mr. Kisaragi remained silent with his gaze still fixed on the moon. "It's good we met here," he finally spoke in a whisper. "I find myself… lonely at times, watching the moon all by myself.”

Mr. Kisaragi, the creepy Beta who sent shivers down my spine just moments ago, was now confiding in me about his loneliness? It felt surreal. Inside, my wolves were going haywire.

“He's boring, Nimue. Let's just go!” Luna growled in disapproval.

Umbra, however, had other opinions. “You call such an interesting man boring? I have never seen a more composed, easy-going, and attractive man around Nimue.”

“Shut up, Umbra!” Luna hissed cynically.

“No, you shut up!”

Argh! I was going insane. Could my wolves just shut the fuck up?!

His unexpected question made my lips pinch together into a thin line. “Do you want to be my moon-watching partner? Watch the moon together with me every night?”

I gaped, uncertain whether to scream or laugh. “I, uh, I only came out here because Mom was in my room," I blurted, my voice tripping over itself. "Once I get my own room tomorrow, I won't be out here at night, so…"

“Oh?" He raised an eyebrow. "So you are outside for only tonight, then?"

I saw a trace of disappointment flash across his expression before he morphed it back into a nonchalance.

Stupid, stupid, Nimue! Why couldn't you just keep your mouth shut?

“Yeah," I mumbled, scuffing my shoe against the cool stone floor.

"I see." He seemed to ponder this for a moment. Then, to my surprise, a faint smile appeared on his lips. "Well then, perhaps our moon-watching partnership will have to wait."

Relief poured into me, so intense it almost felt like disappointment. What was wrong with me? One minute I was freaking out about him being creepy, the next I was… wishing he wasn't giving up so easily?

"Yes, that's probably best," I mumbled.

He nodded noiselessly. "Then perhaps you should retire for the night. Good evening, Nimue."

Wow, so now he was eager to send me away? Have I disappointed him or he couldn't handle his rejections?

“Told you he was boring.” Luna scratched her paws against my chest. “Just let’s go already!”

Umbra’s protest was sharp. “Let’s not!”

I ran like a mad woman back inside. Someone needed to give me a medal for being the best in making a fool of myself. I bet he wouldn't talk to me after this.