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“G-Get off me, Noah.” Noah’s gaze remained locked with Ophelia for a few seconds. There was no longer any strength behind his grip on her. If Ophelia had wanted to break away, she would have. But she accepted her defeat and might have even liked the state she was in. Underneath Noah, she was vulnerable. She felt hot, the sweat trailing down her temples from both the physical and mental exertion. Noah finally got up and lent her hand. She gladly took it and dusted herself off while hoping to get rid of the confusion as well. The crowd erupted with cheers and applause, it seems that they have missed noticing the last part. Ophelia was thankful that they did. The adrenaline was still rushing through her veins as she walked out of the arena. But there was something else that made her heart beat, an unspoken tension between her and Noah. She wondered if he felt the same too. ‘What the hell is wrong with you, Ophelia?’ she said to herself. ‘Snap out of it.’ “You have gotten better,”
Ophelia stood in front of the door, hesitant to knock despite her deep urges. Was she strong enough to handle what she was about to hear? ‘What if I panic again like before?’ she thought, clasping her hands tight. ‘I could make it even worse for the Alpha if I acted in the wrong way.’ A million questions ravished her mind with every passing second. Ophelia was lost in her turbulent thoughts to notice Noah’s stare. He read her like an open book, her eyes spoke it all. It was in the way her irises stop moving as if they were made of porcelain, while her gaze is fixed on something no one can see but her. He held out his hand to hold hers. She snapped and turned towards him, surprised by his presence. “You don’t need to worry,” Noah said, giving her hand a squeeze. “We are here to know what happened that’s all.” Ophelia stared silently into his ruby eyes before she nodded, and finally knocked on the door. They walked inside once they were allowed in. Bernard sat behind his desk, w
“She is not your ward.” The words kept repeating themselves in Noah’s mind ever since he stormed out of his father’s office. Was he too harsh? He wondered, but right now he couldn’t find it in himself to sympathize or feel sorry for what he did with his father. However, he figured that he is ought to apologize, but not now. Not today. The Alpha was too harsh on Ophelia. He has been hard on her ever since the day he forced a fabricated identity onto her. But Ophelia took it all in, she held on. She accepted that it would be hard to live amid them with who she was. So, she embraced her new character, Ella Jenkins. Not even once did she complain. Not even once did she voice her pain. She held her head high and carried on. But that facade never worked on Noah. He saw right through her every time. He could tell the days she felt down and forced herself out of bed. It reflected in her now wine-colored eyes. Sometimes, just sometimes he yearned to see her violet eyes once again. Pe
“You did all this?” Noah said, taking a step forward to inspect it carefully. His fingers traced the pictures, George White, her brother Luke, and whoever was involved in the case from the Moonglade. And that meant everyone. “I couldn’t just stay still,” Ophelia said, admiring her handy work. “I was too anxious, too nervous all the time. I had to get the demons out of my head. And before I knew it, I had already made it.” Ophelia was silent for a moment, but Noah sensed that she had more to say. So, he watched her closely. In the way her eyes roamed the photographs, till it rested on her brother’s picture. Noah couldn’t guess where she was able to acquire it here in Moonglade. “How did you get it?” Noah couldn’t help himself but ask, pointing to the picture of Luke. He reminded him of Ophelia when she first arrived in Moonglade. Fragile and small, with violet eyes and silver hair. The Ophelia he was used to. The Ophelia he sees every day till this day - till this moment. “Well
During the heat of the moment, it slipped Noah’s mind to head to the Alpha’s office. It took him a while to put his wolf at ease and calm his heart. However, in the back of his mind, the image of Ophelia didn’t spare him a moment of rest. He could feel her skin on his. The soothing tempo of her chest against his, her nervous breathing fluttering on his cheek. He shook the thought away and focused on his steps as he headed to his father’s office. He halted at the door before he knocked and said, “Father, it’s Noah.” Once granted permission, he opened the door. To his surprise, Jone was still there. His chestnut hair quivered in the soft summer breeze. “Noah,” Bernard acknowledged. “What brings you here again?” Noah carefully eyed the mortal sitting before his father. Jone gave him that sly smile, the one Noah never interpreted. “I would like to talk to you in private for a moment,” Noah said, turning to his father. Bernard frowned. “I’m in the middle of somet
“Well, you sure took your time with your son,” Jone said, dancing his way back inside the Alpha’s study room.“Some things can’t wait,” Bernard said, gesturing for him to sit down. The human’s continuous movement was making his headaches worse. “Where did we stop?”Jone sighed, disappointed to be back to business again. “As I said earlier, there is still nothing to report,” he said, picking at his nails. “Everything has been the same for 6 years.”Bernard was quiet for a minute before he said, “And that rogue merchant? Do you know anything?”“That rogue?” he asked, need not an answer. “He disappeared. Never spotted after.”
“See,” he whispered. “I told you there are prey at night.” Ophelia didn’t hear Noah speak next to her, but she felt his body next to hers. The sensation was too foreign to her skin as if she secluded it to only focus on the prey before her. She had no intention of harming the animal and it was reflected in her aura emitting from her body. The tiny animal held its head up to stare at the new company, it showed no signs of hostility or fright. Ophelia grinned, extending her hands to the animal to show she had no intention of hurting it. When the bunny licked the tips of her fingers, she felt happiness rush through her. She went back to the child she was years ago, before any of this. The thrill of the hunt made her forget the rough reality she lived. Here in the forest, she was the predator. This was her realm. “You wanna keep it?” Noah asked, sitting beside her. She shook her head. “This is its home. I was only tracking it.” Noah nodded. He turned to study the area around th
“Did Valarie care to mention what the Alpha wants?” Ophelia asked, crossing her hands behind her back. “I don’t know,” Noah said. His answer was too blunt for Ophelia to like. “Hard to believe that she keeps secrets from you,” Ophelia said. Her voice meant to irritate him but it failed. “Secrets?” Noah scoffed a laugh. “You ought to know once we arrive anyway. So what’s the rush for?” Ophelia hummed as she gave his question some thought. There was just something unsettling in her stomach. A bad feeling that something is going to happen. Something she won’t like. “I don’t know,” she muttered. “Just an unsettling feeling perhaps.” Noah took a moment to read the worry on her face and hoped it would be nothing. He held out his hand to place it reassuringly on hers. Ophelia jumped at the sudden touch and turned to look at his scarlet eyes. They shimmered in the dimly lit hallways like a lantern with a fire blazing on a cold winter night. For a minute, Ophelia thought she saw the