Chapter- 5

Chloe's POV

After I came back to my room in the refugee camp, I removed my dress, changed into my pajamas, and sat down on the bed.

I don't know what the fuck I did today. Jina is so mad at me right now and refuses to respond to me. I regret the way I ran away like that. If we are going to run to the border, then I have to shift. I am not quite ready to show my silver wolf. I am scared.

I wondered where Lily was and I didn't want to disturb her. If I were like her just this one day then I would have got my happy ending but I hate that I am different.

Right now, in this mood, it's so depressing to even sit like this. I don't want to do anything and just sleep this night without any regrets but how can I do that?

Instead of being grateful, I have turned down my chance to be with the most handsome and powerful Alpha I have ever met in my life.

Feeling great upset, I got under the sheets and felt hard to fall asleep. The thoughts of my parents, those rogues who killed them, and now the way I turned down the Alpha taunted me. At least, I should have said to him, that we should go some other time but I just ruined it.

How am I going to face him again? God that scares me! He favors me and I am not blind to notice that. The way he accompanied me the whole night and treated me with care, I can tell he was interested to know me because there were a lot of beautiful females in this pack but he accompanied me until the end of the ball. What does this suppose to mean?

He knew that I am his mate but what if he finds out that I am Luna? Would he treat me the same as now? Whenever I felt like he was going to talk to me about that, I tried my best to avoid it. What must he have thought about me? I shouldn't have done this. All his friends and pack members were talking about us. They must know something is going on between us. But he didn't mind anything and was so keen on talking to me.

'Huh!' the more I think about that idea, the more I regret it.

When I was in my thoughts, my cell phone pinged. They gave us a mobile phone after we joined this pack. It's just to contact people here and they will send us all the important messages, rules, regulations, etc.,

But the message got me curious because I didn't get anyone's number yet and there's no way Chloe is using it. It must be from the Beta or Gamma of the pack. I picked up the mobile and saw the message.

My heart skipped a beat to see the name.

Hi, it's me, Marcus.

'Tomorrow you should come and see our drill. You don't have to practice but observe with the other new wolves.'

After reading that message, I got a smile across my face. I don't know why but I kept reading the message until I fully understood it. My mind kind of went blank and I immediately replied,

'Sure and thanks for tonight'

But he didn't reply to me. I expected he would say, good night or I enjoyed your company but nothing came from his side. It was quite disappointing yet compared to what I have done to him, this is nothing.

I have mixed feelings tonight, I can't say I am happy or sad but those feelings are there. He's so kind to invite me to train with them, that way I can become strong and get my revenge against those monsters.

I think that's the only reason I am still alive here and nothing else matters to me.

"Don't get upset," Jina said.

I nod and wiped off the tear that slid down my cheek and went to sleep.

The next day, I got up early. The first thing I did was rush to Lily's room. I pushed open the door and relief spread across my heart to see her sleeping peacefully on her bed. I went back to my room and stumbled on the bed. But then yesterday's events came back to my mind, I got up and scurried to the bathroom to get ready. I wore a pair of jeans and a sweater shirt. I brushed my hair and walked to the cafeteria to grab something to eat. That's when I noticed everyone's eyes on me and I got curious too. Though it made me feel a little strange, I had my breakfast and came out of the camp. Before leaving the room, I had left a message for Lily that I am going to the training so I hope she won't get worried about me.

After asking a passer-by for the route, I went to the arena when everyone had just assembled. Sensing my presence, Marcus turned his attention to me and he got a smile on his face. The people standing around him were all surprised to see that and everyone's eyes turned to me. I spotted a few familiar faces, his friend Mark, the funny guy from yesterday, and even the mean Karen was there too.

Leaving all of them behind, he walked toward me, and I gulped feeling nervous. My heart raced to see him closer in the daylight. Since they were going to practice, he is shirtless and his perfect abs are blazing in the sunlight. He's so good-looking compared to yesterday.

"Have you slept well?" he asks.

"Yes, what about you?"

"I couldn't sleep well,"

"Why?"

He just smiled and gave me a confusing answer, "That's something I can't explain,"

"Okay," I nod.

"It's a good thing you came,"

"Thanks for allowing me to come," I said with a gratitude-filled voice.

"That's fine. I thought you would be interested,"

I nod again, "Yes,"

When we were looking at each other without talking,

"Marcus, come back," Mark shouted and others laughed. Embarrassed, the Alpha asked me to sit and watch them. I agreed and followed him into the arena. Karen threw daggers at me through her gaze. I avoided looking at her and sat on one of the chairs.

When the men were practicing, the females waited near me. I watched Marcus turning into his wolf form, his eyes were red and his fur was thick black. He's the complete opposite of me, My fur is pure white.

This is my first time seeing such a wolf. He's so fast, and ferocious and he looked dangerous. He's contrary to the handsome man I have seen before. As I was watching him and the others, Karen came to me, twisting her blonde hair in her forefinger.

"Hey, refugee," she got my attention.

"My name is Chloe," I say.

"Whatever, I address all the homeless wolves who come here as refugees. I don't want to know your name or am going to call you again, homeless girl,"

I frown at her rudeness, she's the first person who's so mean here.

"What do you want?" I ask.

"I want you to leave,"

"Why?"

"Because I don't like you. You just came here a few weeks ago and now you want to train with us? It's so bullshit," she said.

I felt embarrassed by her remark but still, I maintained my cool in front of other female wolves who were watching us. No one came to stop Karen who's so rude to me.

"Alpha asked me to come here, I didn't ask for this,"

"Oh, really?" Karen got close to me, trying to threaten me. But she doesn't know I have seen worse.

"I saw you flirting with him, don't ever try to seduce Marcus, he is…" Karen stopped when Marcus came there, after noticing us arguing.

"Stop it, Karen,"

"Marcus, I am just talking to her,"

"You're just talking to her? It doesn't look like that,"

He turns her attention to me.

"Has she said anything?" he asks.

I didn't answer because I don't want to lie.

"I asked her to leave?" Karen surprised them by confessing that.

"Why did she have to leave?"

"Because she's a refugee and we don't even know her," Karen shrugs.

"You were once a refugee too, have you forgotten that?"

"You're favoring her?" Karen looked upset as she

"Yes and I asked her to participate in the training. What's your problem?" Marcus frowns. In this anger, he wanted to lash out at Karen but he didn't want to do that in front of everyone.

Karen stared at them feeling extremely jealous and I looked down because of the unwanted attention on my first day.

"No, I don't have any problem," Karen smiles and walks there to practice.

"If she's mean to you, tell me. I will take care of her," Marcus said.

I nodded and he left to train them.

Karen is talented, while I am watching them shifting to their wolf form, I wondered how I am going to shift in front of this whole crowd. What would they think about me? Nothing concerns me anymore, I want to get stronger and get my revenge. That's all I wish for.

When I was in my thoughts, Karen threw two daggers toward me and she had more in her hands. I can't escape those if I am in my human form.

Is this my moment to show who I am to these people?