Chapter 5

Audrey

I got out of the Shower to find Meagan and two other ladies in the room, a bunch of dresses were laid out on the bed, the two ladies looked me up and down in a judgy manner which I took offence to, as much as I was used to getting dirty looks and hearing whispers from the pack members it doesn’t mean it didn’t sting, there were days when it really got to me, days when I wished I didn’t exist, when I wished there was an alternate universe I could escape to.

I returned the same nasty looks they had given and asked what they were all doing there, Megan replied saying it was the alpha’s orders.

“We are supposed to help get you ready.”

“Because I can’t do that myself?” I asked and no one answered, “Get out! all of you” I threatened lowly but the two ladies whose names I hadn’t gotten chuckled trying their best not erupt in laughter my temperature rose as rage filled me, I felt mocked and disrespected, was this Logan’s plan? To make a joke out of me, he seriously didn’t have to go through the trouble I was a joke as it is among the pack members.

I picked up a vase on the bedside aiming it at the wall behind the two ladies, a loud growl could be heard throughout the whole room as I threw the vase, they both ran out of there faster than lightning and instead of focusing on them I looked around for Logan thinking the growl had come from him but judging from the terrified look on Meagan’s face the sound clearly came from me. Her mouth was agape and her eyes were just as wide, she stood frozen in her place as if there was a force holding her there.

“What are you waiting for?” I barked and she finally broke out of her trance scurrying out of there, I grabbed all the dresses and threw them behind her landing them in the doorway.

Unbelievable how Logan got all these people just so they could come mock me, he could have just done that himself. Some days it’s so sickening especially because at one point we all used to be civil with one another, we grew up together, some of these people knew me way before the shift, and now that they could shift and I could not they reduced me to nothing? Fucking hypocrites, I should kill them just as I plan on doing to their alpha their ruthless murderous alpha who was all of a sudden trying to act all mate like.

“Mate?” his voice appeared from the doorway interrupting my thoughts, It was so soft I rolled my eyes in annoyance before turning to face him, while a part of me somewhat felt better seeing him I was still very much disgusted by his mere presence.

“You could have done it yourself you know?” I spat bitterly a huge lump forming in my throat as warm tears threatened to leave my eyes.

“You didn’t have to get them, you could have just mocked and ridiculed me yourself.” I tried to blink back the tears but instead they fell down my cheeks one after another like a passing train.

“What were they supposed to see? My bald patches, from all the times I was dragged by my hair?” I asked letting my hair lose.

“The scars? From all the times I was whipped and tied up?” I asked letting my towel lose doing a 360 turn so that Logan could see all of my scars, blue, green, red, black, purple, all the colors that covered my body, blisters, cuts, bumps and lumps.

“Or maybe had they just come to see the pathetic little non shifter who was claiming to be their alpha’s mate? You could have done all that yourself you could have mocked and belittled me you didn’t have to get your little whores.” I ended off feeling a bit light headed my voice was a pitch higher and I couldn’t control myself.

Logan stood still in his place, his eyes roaming my body as though he had never seen anything like it, he’d probably never seen something so disgusting.

“Say something.” I barked and suddenly began to see two of him, he moved his lips but no sound came out, he did wear an unknowing smirk that I wanted to slap off.

“Why is there two of you?” I asked losing my balance my vision being taken over by darkness, I felt Logan wrap his arms around me his scent filling my nostrils, he smelled so good like fresh melon on a hot summer’s day it was enchanting. “I thought men were supposed to smell like wood and spice” Were the last words I uttered before my world went completely dark.

I woke up to a Logan looking down at me running his fingers through my hair I jolted up trying to get as far away from him as I could.

“You’re touching me.” I coughed the words, my voice a little hoarse “Why are you touching me?”

Logan got up fixing himself, only then did I realize how dressed up he was. He was wearing a 3piece black Armani suit, his shirt was also black, the v part unbuttoned exposing some of the tattoos on his chest, an iced chain ran along his neckline compensating for the fact that he had no tie on he topped the look off with a silver diamond coated Rolex on his wrist and black earrings on his ears, one earing being a black diamond stud and the other a black cross. Unlike most men in suits would do, he had his hair hang loosely above his right eye exposing his slit left eyebrow. He was devilishly handsome and if he wasn’t the devil’s incarnate I would have offered myself to him right at this very moment.

“Get up, we’re late.” He said walking around the bed to hand me a glass of water, an act which I found oddly warming.

“Late?” I asked surprised, gosh he smelled so good.

Focus Audrey, he killed your brother, your last living relative, we hate him.

“Are you listening or would you like to stay home and stare at me all night.” Logan’s hoarse voice ripped through my thoughts, and only then did I realize I was fawning over him shamelessly.

“Um… I, where did you say we were going?”

“To meet the Lycan King, he may not despise lateness as much but I do, so would you mind hurrying up, make sure you look nice, well nice enough to complement me, you think you can manage that?”

“Shallow jerk” I mumbled under my breath before getting out of bed, I was on my way to the bathroom when I tripped over the rug my breath got hitched in my throat and before my body hit the ground, a pair of muscular arms had caught me.

The voice in my head began chanting the words mate and I felt like I was paralyzed, completely still in that moment, both our gazes holding the other, Logan’s eyes began dilating a loud growl coming from his chest and he immediately dropped me, it was not a bad fall because I was closer to the ground, only then did it register that Logan was taking me to meet the Lycan King.

“wait, why would you take me to see the Lycan King?”

“You’re my mate aren’t you? I have to present you to him, but at the rate you’re going it seems I’ll be presenting my handsome self to king instead” he walked out referring to the fact that I wasn’t ready yet.

I quickly freshened up, tying my hair in a high bun to hide my bald patches then curled a few lose strands that hang from my face stylishly. I didn’t do much to my face, just applied foundation to even out my skin tone some concealer, blush lip liner and gloss when I was done threw on one of the dresses that had been laid out on the bed, picking out a dress that had the fullest coverage, long sleeves closed back and everything, I didn’t want to have to answer any questions and I won’t even ask how Logan got my dress size since he seems to know everything about me.

I got downstairs and to find that he had prepared me ‘a little something to eat’ he was also just finishing up his own meal, I thought there’d be food where we were going, almost as if he just read my mind the alpha explained that he never leaves for a function without having eaten because you never know when you might need the energy. I just think the alpha is a passionate foodie because this man is always feeding me and he’s always eating.

“You look decent.” He commented pushing a velvet box in my direction then he proceeded walking over to my side, burying his nose in my collar he took a huge breath, breathing my scent in, an act that sent a series of shivers down my spine, he did not comment, just growled aggressively and I must say that was a very sensational moment.

 I opened the box and it revealed the simplest but prettiest pair of earrings, the diamond was ocean blue with specs of grey in them, tears gathered at my eyes as I admired their beauty. “I never thought something so simple could be this pretty” I spoke more to myself and Logan said he thought they complemented my personality, first nice thing he’s ever said to me. I closed the box pushing it aside and he asked if I wasn’t going to put them on, I shook my head shyly. “Oh stop being so modest” He walked over to my side and began putting the earrings on me, he was so close I felt like my heart would beat out of my chest, after placing the last one he lingered for a few seconds longer his eyes roaming my face, he ran his thumb lightly across my lower lip bringing it to his own lips, “Don’t make a mess.” He spoke softly.

Whatever this man is attempting, I really don’t like it because it's making me admire him and just yearn for his attention.

“Come on.” He led me out of the house, actually opening the passenger’s side for me and teasingly he strapped my seatbelt on once more being so dangerously close to me, “can’t have you running off,” he said and I could tell he was being humorous, then he got into the driver’s side “What?” no trunk this time?” I asked trying to get a reaction out of him but he simply responded by telling me that it could be arranged if I still didn’t feel like being in the same space as him.  Jack ass!!!