Chapter 4

*JORDYN'S POV*

I stared into blank space with my legs crossed as if the weight of my thoughts anchored me to the spot.

I kept my composure in front of her but deep down, I was a whirlwind of emotions.

I had a lot to drink last night but I could recall what happened, although not clearly.

The moment I laid my eyes on her at the noble’s party, a strange sensation cursed through my veins. It was something I had never felt before, something new. Underneath my composure, I felt my wolf tearing through my skin and trying to break free from my control as if desperate to claim this mysterious woman as its own.

I had snuck out of the noble’s party because I felt suffocated in there. It was quite shocking that I also met her at the club. It wasn't love at first sight, Maybe I was just sexually attracted but there was something about her I couldn’t quite understand.

It’s even more tragic that she couldn’t remember grabbing my wrist so tight and throwing me on that bed with a strength that belied her slender frame. Her hands had roamed my body with a hunger that left me breathless, igniting a fire that threatened to incinerate us both. And yet, she remembers none of it. Her scents still lingered in my nostrils and the memory of her touch haunted my skin.

All this is hard to process because ever since I came of age, I have never smelled my mate. If this omega happens to be…

“What’s up with you man?” Josh’s voice suddenly echoed, cutting off my deranged thoughts.

I let out an exhale that was barely audible. “Josh, what would you do if you drunkenly slept with a girl at a club?” I asked him with my head still down.

I could feel Josh’s eyes on me.

“So you slept with a girl at a club?” He asked in a mocking tone.

I shot him a glare. “I didn’t say it was me” I tried to defend myself.

He paused before answering. “Well, I guess I’d try to talk to her and see what she feels about it,” He said slowly. “Well people do it all the time, it’s not a big deal” His reply was rather nonchalant.

“What she feels about it…” I murmured.  ‘She clearly feels raped’

An idea suddenly struck me. “Josh” I called out with calmness that didn’t match my growing unease. Yes! I feel uneasy— and I have no idea why. “Could you dig up some information on that girl I saw you talking to yesterday?” I asked, trying to sound nonchalant. It came out rather wrong because I could see the twist on Josh’s face immediately after I said that.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he took a step back as if sensing something else lurking beneath my casual question.

“At the noble’s party?” He asked with a look full of inquisitiveness and concern.

“Yeah—what do you know about her?”

“Why?” He prompted.

I attempted to cover up my interest with a feeble excuse, but the words tasted like ash in my mouth. “Nothing much, I heard a rumor about her, I just wanted to confirm if it’s true—you know…always keeping an eye on the people of my pack” I lied. This is probably the most childish lie I’ve ever told.

Josh’s heavy exhale made it obvious that he wasn’t buying it. He had a squinty look on his face that seemed to say  ‘save it, I’m not fooled’

Well I needed to know more about this omega. What was it about her that triggered my senses and awakened an hunger I never knew existed. I needed to get close to her, even if it means forcing her to be my girlfriend.

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*BRIANNE’S POV*

“Jordyn?!! You slept with Alpha Jordyn?” Mary yell echoed in the silent corridor.

“Be quiet Mary do you want someone to hear you?” I shushed her as we walked down the college corridor. Being done with classes for the day, I finally had the chance to speak with Mary one on one.

“Oh my God! So what did he say about it?”

“What should he say about it? of course he thinks I'm some prostitute” I bantered.

According to Mary, the guy she met at the club texted her the next day and told her he had dropped her home because she was too drunk to drive.

A memory suddenly flashed, and I grasped Mary’s arm, my voice barely above a whisper.

“Mary you remember the guy I told you about? The one I met at the noble’s party?” I asked with my eyes locked on hers.

“The cute one? Yes why?” She replied, a hint of teasing in her voice.

“His name is Josh” I said.

“So what should I do with that information” Mary’s expression turned sarcastic.

“Him and Jordyn seems close” I replied with a clogged voice.

“What?!” Mary’s eyes widened. “Your potential boyfriend is BFFs with the guy you had a one night stand with at a club?” She exclaimed with a voice laced with disbelief.

“What do you mean by ‘potential boyfriend’?” I questioned with a little blushing creeping on my face.

“Well you sounded like you were really into him”  she teased.

I rolled my eyes at her. We were already outside the college building.

“Can we just go home? I’m tired” I said to her. But fate had other plans…

Just as I said that, a sleek car pulled up, honking loudly in front of us. The tinted windows rolled down, revealing the driver.

Jordyn?!

Not only was I shocked to see him at my school, why was he stopping in front of us?

He looked straight at me, ignoring the girl standing beside me,

“Get in” He ordered with a stoic face.

I couldn’t believe my eyes, nor my ears.

‘Get in?’  I scoffed. Maybe he isn’t referring to me.

I held onto Mary’s hand and pulled her with me.

“Bri what’s going on?, why is he here? And why is he telling you to get into his car?”

I knew she was curious, but this is not the time for any explanation. Besides, I couldn’t even provide an explanation even if I wanted to.

The car drove and stopped in front of us again. “I said, get—in” His voice was even more cold this time, his eyes looked like they were going to swallow me.

I stopped abruptly. I need to take care of this right now. This man needs to be stopped and I can’t be seen too close to an alpha, not to mention that the feeling of hatred I harbor towards him still hasn’t died down.

“Mary, I’m sorry but can you go home without me? I’ll explain. Later” I said before turning back to get into Jordyn’s car.

“What are you doing here?” I asked him the moment I got into the car.

“Aren’t you supposed to be taking responsibility?—I told you, you are my girlfriend for three weeks. This is how I’m also going to make up for what happened, although it was your fault” He replied, making clear his point.

“But I didn’t agree to this” I tried to be lenient.

“Do you have to?” He asked calmly. “You called me a rapist, I’m just trying to clear my guilty conscience” He continued.

“Well don’t come to my school again” I said rudely.

I heard him chuckle. “Don’t you think you’re being too brave for an omega?” His voice turned cold, he looked at me, taking his eyes off the road. “I could skin you alive if I wanted” He threatened.

“I don’t think you have a choice… i’ll make you mine either ways” He continued. The air in the car seemed to thicken as I felt a jolt of fear.

I totally must have forgotten that the man next to me was not just an alpha but the alpha of our pack, a man who could crush me with a mere thought.

‘What trouble have I gotten into?’