13. Work Together On This

Damon's POV

I look at her for a brief minute, trying to organize the thoughts in my head, according to what she just asked me right now.

Yeah, I guess I should also ask myself that particular question.

But there is actually something different from everything.

The funny thing is that I am not pretending. Good goddess knows I am not pretending and the only thing my body is craving for right now is her.

Crazy right? As it should be. So fucking crazy.

My worst enemy. The very person I swore with my entire being that I was going to detest till the day I joined my ancestors.

I have always hated her presence and her kind. Just seeing her breathing usually gets me annoyed.

But now, I don't know if I should even take my time to explain what happened because I don't even know how to explain it.

I am completely confused.

My emotions are in a confused frenzy right now as I continue to look at her, while she gives me that questioning gaze.

I guess it has already become so evident to her and she probably can no longer bear it because I know she probably hates me so much because of everything I have done to her.

I open my lips to say something but I don't know why I suddenly feel my tongue tied as I stare at her.

"Aren't you going to say anything about this? "She asks, jolting me out of my thoughts and I take a deep breath.

"Do you really think I'm just pretending? " I ask and observe her as she gives me a confused look.

" Yes of course, I know you are pretending. You've never cared about me and you have never adored my presence ever since you got to know me. You take it as a responsibility to make my life a living hell every single time you see me and you just expect me to believe that you suddenly care about me because we are married. Hell this is even a fake relationship so you shouldn't carry it this much into your head."

I take my time trying to process the huge amount of messages she just dumped in my head and I shake my head with a smile.

I nod my head quickly and smiled at her.

" It's okay, I get it. I was only actually just following the instructions of my dad so It's not like I care about you anyway. You are so disgusting to me but since you don't feel comfortable with it, I will just have to quit."

" Good." she replies immediately but I can see the hurt in her eyes.

I don't know why I feel bad saying this.

I am feeling a terrifying strong pain in my chest as those particular words escape my lips but I managed to keep control of my emotions as I continue to look at her.

What the hell is wrong with my wolf right now?

I have never for once in my life imagined that a time will come whereby I won't have control again to my wolf side.

Why the hell am I suddenly looking at her right now and feeling the urge to take her to bed?

I quickly look away from her and rake my fingers through my hair turning back to Brian who is still seated on the sofa, gazing at the both of us with a sort of expression I can't figure out on his face.

It is at that point in time that I realized that he is not actually staring at me. He is looking at Serena and it makes me clench my fists tight, unable to bear the amount of jealousy brewing in my mind.

I walk over to him and snap my fingers against his face.

"Why don't you just try your best to at least keep your eyes off my wife? "

He looks at me a little bit confused.

" Well, you are really beginning to surprise me, Damon."

I roll my eyes and sit down on one of the sofas gazing at Serena who is looking a little bit confused as she takes her phone out of her pocket and steps out through the front entrance of the mansion.

The expression on her face as she stepped out catches my attention and I want to know what is happening but I close my eyes and look away.

I shouldn't be caring about this. I shouldn't be freaking caring about her. I'm just going to have to brush the thought of it aside.

I take up the toast bread from the tray in front of me and they dip it into the hot chocolate. Then I slip it into my mouth, still gazing at the entrance of the building.

"To be honest with you, I don't know what to say right now, Damon." Brian says.

I tilt my head to look at him, wondering what the hell he wants to talk about.

"Do you care to explain to me why you suddenly care about her?"

"I don't care about her. I am just fulfilling a promise I made to my dad."

" You and I both know there is no way in hell your dad will request you to take care of her. You know how much he hates her kind. I think this is all you Damon. Maybe you are beginning to care about her."

I shake my head furiously and get off the sofa, giving him a hard glare.

" I don't care about her." I reply immediately and empty the cup of coffee before me before glancing at the entrance. "I will need to go and figure out what she wants to do outside so she doesn't do something she's not supposed to do."

Brian chuckles. " Okay then. I really do not want any trouble right now so I'm just going to pretend just this once that I believe what you're saying. "

I roll my eyes and ignore him as I step towards the entrance of the building and poke my head outside.

Serena is making a phone call with her phone speaker on a loud volume and with the voices I am hearing, I can tell she is talking to her friends.

I strain my hearing senses to pick out the bits and pieces of what she is talking about all the while still trying to ensure that she doesn't notice me.

"I don't know guys. I'm really scared to return back to school. I don't want anyone to keep looking at me with those frightening looks as if I have committed the biggest crime in the universe"

I hear the voices of her friends laughing on the phone.

"Well we are so sorry about that, Serena but at this point in time it doesn't look like you have a choice. Remember the literature test that is to be held in the afternoon. Get your ass here over to school so we can read and prepare for it. You can't afford to miss it and you know your dad is going to kill you if your GP is low on that one. "

I watch Serena as she rolls her eyes and shakes her head with the phone close to her face.

"Yep, you're right. I guess I really don't have a choice on that one."

"Good. Now we are waiting for you in the classroom. Get your silly ass here over to school so we can work together on this."