CHAPTER 5

ELITA’S BEDROOM

BUSHWIND TOWN

16:50PM

Staring at each other for what felt like eternity, thousands of questions, running through my mind but one particular one runs through my mind,how this man find my house?

“Are you just going to stare at me” I say crossing my arms displeased

“Why so cold princess” Dame says with amusement

“Cold seriously! You are literally in my room uninvited” I stand idle with my arms crossed

“I would apologise but you also have a thing of inviting yourself into places that don’t concern you” he says with the same plastered amused look on his face

“Elita” he says making me jump in fear not recalling a time I made my name public knowledge

“How-” I say with my statement being cut short “You think I'm some stalker you literally have your name framed in big bold writing behind you” he says slightly chuckling intensifying my frustratration and turning around for confirmation.

“Okay, what do you want” I say annoyed at the fact my privacy has been invaded

“To talk” he says not removing the smirk of his face

“Well, I don’t know what you could possibly want to talk about, but as you can see, I have a barque I need to get back to” I say walking closer to him “Also I think this belongs to me” I say on my tiptoes snatching my phone from his embrace

As I’m about to exit my room, I feel a muscular hand hold me back cutting my journey short

“Can we talk” he says staring at me intensely keeping a firm grip on my arm, causing me to melt into his piercing brown eyes

“Fine but not here I don’t want my aunty walking into to my room with a strange man standing in it” I say rolling my eyes, causing Dame to stare in an unpleasant maner.

“Well, I need to go downstairs and make everyone aware that I'm stepping out...and you need to find a way of leaving my room with minimal noise” I say in a serious tone

“How do you think I got into here in the first place” Dame says with a smirk on his face, his statements make me become curious, looking behind him a realise my open bedroom window blowing in cold air, makes a lot of sense why it's so cold in my room

“Okay...I'm not even going to ask how you climbed up here” I say looking at the time and realising I have been gone for a long time which will make everyone question my disappearance, I finally walk out the room not bothering to look back.

BUSHWIND TOWN

18:00PM

“Do you usually do this” I say looking at the man Infront of me as we walk along street

“Do what” he says ignoring my existence and looking blankly at the sight Infront of him

“Well for starters you found my house which I don’t how because I don’t recall telling you that information, then you invite yourself into my room without my permission demanding to talk to me which you haven't, and we have been walking for 30 minutes now in pure silence. I say not taking my eyes away from him, hoping for some sort of acknowledgment but I receive...nothing which intensifies my frustration the more.

“WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM” I say stopping in my tracks unaware of my risen voice which finally makes him pause in his tracks and face me directly

“Why are you shouting?” He says crossing his hands, plastering a smirk across his face

“You! You are my problem...you forced me out here for no reason WHO DOES THAT! “I say causing my anger to boil

“I wanted to talk but along the way I forgot what I had to say” he says with a slight smile on his face, making me want to smack him directly in the face to wipe away his smirk.

“SERIOUSLY IT TOOK YOU 30! 30 MINUTES TO REALISE THAT DO YOU KNOW WHAT FORGET IT IM GOING BACK HOME AND DONT YOU DARE FOLLOW ME” I say pointing my finger in his face, turning in the opposite direction.

“Dame Adolphus” he says making me stop in my tracks with my body faced away from him

“My name” He adds on for clarification, and before I could reply I turn around a realise he has disappeared.

“How does he disappear so fast” I say to myself in a whisper, standing in my spot idle reflecting back on the fact I can now put a name to the mystery man, finally shaking the feeling away I continue with my journey.

GABRIEL AND IRIS’S BEDROOM

BUSHWIND TOWN

21:00pm

“Gabriel...Gabriel” Gabriel a soft low voice speaks to him, making him slowly open his eyes. What he sees when he opens his eyes is what he wasn’t prepared for

“Ashina” Gabriel says in shallow tone

“My love.... how are you” Ashina says to a shocked Gabriel whose body is laying lifeless on the floor trying to gather what is happening

“How...is...this...even...possible” He says struggling to form a sentence

Ashina slowly runs her hand across Gabriel face, her love, her alpha, tears streaming down her face “I don’t have much time my love, but I need you to protect her, she needs you” Ashina says controlling her tears. Before Gabriel is given the chance to respond Ashina fades away leaving him alone, in shock and disbelief but most importantly with a thousand questions

Gabriel leans up from his bed breathing loudly, loosing controlling over his own heart, realising the moment with Ashina was all a dream. The white room he was in was nothing but a fantasy. Looking slightly over on his right-side sighing in relief that he didn't wake up Iris because the last thing he needed was to be bombarded with questions when he wasn’t sure of the answers to any of them.

PACK HOUSE

BUSHWIND TOWN

22:00PM

“Vanessa Lupo what a pleasant surprise" Gabriel says walking into the room, after being summoned for a surprise visit from Vanessa Lupo the daughter of Mark Lupo the alpha of Eastwood pack. Gabriel slowly takes in the vision Infront of him, tall standing at 5’7, with the longest legs that belong a runway, glossy red long hair that flows with every movement.

Rose and Gabriel have known each other for as long as they can remember, and with their packs becoming one partnership, this gives Vanessa the opportunity to always see Gabriel who she has had a crush on for years hoping one day they could be mated.

“Dame Adolphus, the pleasure is all mine” Vanessa says turning around and facing Dame, plastering an immense smile on her face like a teenage girl trying to get recognition from her crush. 

“Well, I'm in town for a couple of days, and I thought why not pop in a check in on a familiar face” Vanessa says walking towards Gabriel placing a soft kiss on his cheek leaving an intentional mark on his cheek with her red lipstick

“I see, well its always great to see you” Gabriel says with a sluggish smile on his face making Vanessa feel comfortable.

“Well, I need to get going but I was wondering if you want to go out in the woods with me Tommorrow” Vanessa says pouting her lips hopeful for approval from Gabriel

Gabriel sighs slightly, knowing he doesn’t have a choice in this situation, the two-pack coming together has its advantages but one of the downsides is always keeping Mark happy and this is one of them moments.

“Sure” Gabriel with a wearily smile, causing Vanessa to batter her eyelids in excitement and jumping into Gabriel arms

“I will see you tomorrow then” she says with an excited tone walks out the room swaying her hips side by side in happiness.

“I need a cold, cold drink” Gabriel says lowly to himself

ELITA’S BEDROOM

BUSHWIND TOWN

23:00PM

After spending the last 20 minutes trying to catch some sleep, but at each attempt it’s a failure, allowing thousands of thoughts run through my mind. “I guess I'm not sleeping tonight" I say whilst standing of my bed and making my way towards the bathroom, before I could take a step further my head becomes lightheaded, and a voice starts to surround my mind

“Nothing happens without reason; nothing happens without reason”.

“Mum” I call out lightly trying to catch my breath