Chapter 8

Liliana's POV

    The room was quiet, save for the tick tock from the clock hung way high up on the wall. It was a pretty black piece that matched with the dull pastel of my room, and while I usually adored it as one of the prettiest things in the room, I could no longer stand it. I wanted to take out its batteries or worse, smash something so hard against it that it would break.

No, Liliana. I cautioned myself. The clock isn't your problem.

And it was true. The piece of decoration wasn't my problem. In fact, I didn't even know what my problem was. I was furious, sad, heart broken and angry, all at once , and it was all thanks to one person.

No matter how hard I tried to push it to the back of my mind, it always came back, and alongside that memory, was pain.

“Not only is she wolfless, she's just as useless too.” Alpha Jason's words echoed in my ears. To be honest, I never saw him as the kind of person who could utter such words, especially not to me. I always wondered why he and Mike were the best of friends and he had shown me the reason at the cellar.

They both thought I was a loser, a useless one at that too.

The fact that none of this things happening were my fault made it all the more worse. How was I supposed to do things? Magically conjur my wolf from the scratch? Stral someone else's? Or perhaps even journey to…

“Liliana?” Someone called softly from beside me, pulling me out of my thoughts. I shook my head and blinked back to the present. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah.” I croaked I cleared my throat a couple of times with the hope that it would come out clearer, but it still didn't. “I'm fine.”

“You've never been a good liar, you know?” I hated the fact that Ciara could point out a lie without doing too much. It was basically almost like she could see through me at times, and I didn't like it. “I know, and I can tell when something is wrong or when you're hiding something, and right now, its the both of them.”

“Ciara…”

“You know you can talk to me.” She cut me off slowly. She was sitting on a chair just opposite my bed, her beady eyes just trained on me. “Is it about alpha Jason?”

I had no idea how she was able to guess, but I didn't answer. Not yet.

“Liliana?” She called out again. “Did anything happen between you two?”

“No.” I shook my head slowly. “Not at all.”

“What?” My best friend legit shrieked, shocked etched into her features. I could swear I saw the excitement in her eyes dwindle a little. “Why? What do you mean no? Why didn't you guys do it?”

“Because I knocked him out.” I rolled my eyes at the thought of the scene flashing in my mind. A small gasp slid past Ciara's lips, but I ignored it completely. “I knocked him out before we could do anything.”

I still remembered it like it had just happened only a second ago, meanwhile, it had been over an hour.

After I'd bitten him, Jason didn't look pleased. Throughout the night, that was the first time I'd seen his lips pull into a snarl. Literally.

“How dare you?” He'd called out slowly, his words sending shivers down my spine. Instead of lust, I felt fear creep up my chest. “Who do you think you are?”

“Liliana.” I responded, my voice curt and firm. I had no idea where the courage had come from, I didn't complain. Not one bit. “My name is Liliana and I'm not weak.”

“I'll show you.” I had no idea what he had up his sleeve, but the menacing tone which he directed at me didn't sound like something I was going to enjoy.

Pain shot up my back and I blinked back tears as his hands dug into my lower back. It felt nothing less than his claws being dug into my skin, but I wasn't sure. All I knew, was the fact that I needed to escape. Frantically, my eyes scoured the nearest environment. It was still dark but luckily for me, my eyes landed on something just a few inches away from me. A wine bottle

The bottle laid bare on the table, and I somehow wondered how it hadn't rolled off yet, especially with all the tossing around Jason and I had been doing. I squinted, and a wave of relief flooded my body when I realized it was half empty. At least, I could spill some alcohol in his eyes.

“Tell me who you are.” Jason seethed, his grip on me becoming tighter. “Tell me, right now or you'll regret it.”

My vision blurred as tears coated my eyes, but I didn't let that stop me. Despite the pain that flared up at all sides, I stretched my hand, an attempt to reach for the bottle. A small groan slid past my lips as I barely grazed the top. It was a miracle how Jason hadn't noticed what I was doing yet. He was probably thinking I was only trying to set myself free from his torment.

After what felt like yours, I was finally able to grab a hold of it. The bottle had an extra long neck, and grabbing unto that, I pulled it towards me.

“Tell me….” The rest of Jason's words hung on his lips as I slammed the bottle on his head. A loud crack filled the cellar, followed by smaller ones I could only make out as the other pieces breaking into more tiny bits.

Jason staggered back, his eyes woozy . I could tell he was dizzy and the pain he was in was probably unimaginable. He staggered back, and one little push from me was all it took for him to fall flat.

I didn't even wait to see if he was unconscious or not, and I ran.

“So you guys didn't do anything?” The unbelief in Ciara's voice was disturbing. “Why? You guys had the perfect opportunity. You were alone and you like him. You should have taken the opportunity to have sex with him.”

“He doesn't like me.” My face fell flat immediately. A wave of silence hit me square in the jaw and let out a tired sigh. “He hates me and totally despises me because he thinks I'm useless. I'm worthless, Ciara.”

“No, you're not.” Ciara shook her head furiously. “Don't say that.”

“But it's the truth.” I rushed out the words. “And you know it.”

A minute of silence settled between us as she stared at me. She was communicating with her eyes, and the moment she raised them up suggestively, I understand what she was asking, and in response, I nodded twice.

“Oh wow.” She chortled. With Ciara, I didn't have to spill out everything, especially when I had something on my mind. She could easily see through me and tell what the problem was too. I watched her scrunch up her face, like she was in deep thoughts. Barely a second later, she chirped excitedly. “I have an idea!”

“What is it?” I wasn't particularly interested in hearing it, but I was willing to give it a shot for her sake. “What's your idea?”

“It's pretty easy.” She said with a grin,before looking to face me. “I'm going to keep on coming up with opportunities for you to be together. Then when alpha Jason finally sees you and knows you in person, he wouldn't be able to resist you. Then you could even take your revenge on him for saying and doing all the things he did. The regret on his face would be epic, I'm telling you.”