Chapter 5: Why do I feel intoxicated?

~Kira~

“Next time I will not hold myself back from taking you”

Those words kept resounding in my head as he dropped his hands from my waist and walked away from me. I stood there, my heart pounding ferociously. My skin burned at the spot where he had touched. It wasn’t until the chirp of a bird sounded that I was able to come back in real-time.

What the hell had just happened?

My heart swooned as I recalled his naughty promise to me and I found myself stupidly giggling. That was the hottest thing that I’ve ever experienced from a man. My hand slid up to my shoulders and stayed there, a bright smile lighting up my face.

“Our mate is soo hot, isn’t he? I wish that he had kissed you without thinking twice. You’re already falling for him, aren’t you?” Keren, my wolf said.

I quickly dropped my hand and schooled my face into a stoic expression. “Falling for who? Someone I barely know? For god’s sake, Keren, it’s just been two days. That’s not enough time to fall in love with someone”

“But he isn’t just someone. He’s our mate. We’re drawn to him no matter what we do. That’s how the moon goddess has destined it. I think you should even be grateful that the moon goddess granted you a second chance at love after what that horrible alpha did to us”

Jake.

My mind drifted towards him again. The pain of the hurt and betrayal that I faced with him and my supposed best friend flashed before my eyes again, making tears to gather around my eyes. I blinked them back forcefully, not wanting to shed even a tear for Jake. He isn’t worth my tears. And I wasn’t about to mess up the beautiful makeup that the servant had done on my face based on Alpha Xavier’s orders.

Somehow, I started to regret the harsh words that I used on him and how I told him that he was never going to birth a child from another woman. Even though I knew that those words didn’t hold any power over him because I am just an Omega, I wished I’d just quietly gone on my way and allowed karma to visit both of them. That is, if karma still exists.

Was it Karma that brought me straight to Alpha Xavier? Is that part of her plan to get back at my betrayers? Maybe sometime in the future, I could love Xavier, but right now, all I need to do is heal from my trauma and also find a way to nurture this little wolf growing inside of me.

Oh, fudge!

I’m still pregnant.

My hand unconsciously went to my belly and stayed there. How do I even start to tell Xavier that I’m pregnant with my ex-mate’s child? I wondered how he would take the news if I eventually told him. Would he throw me out and tell me never to show my face to him again just like Jake did?

I sighed and continued walking around the garden. Maybe I really should be grateful for Xavier. Maybe he was the one that has been sent to help me heal and take all my pain away. All I have to do is open my heart to love him and then see what happens later.

“You’re right, Keren. I should be grateful. I mean, look at this place” I said, spinning around. “It’s like a whole city. This is ten times the size of Crescent Pack. And it’s so beautiful. Becoming the Luna of this place wouldn’t be such a bad idea, you know”

My wolf purred in agreement. Keren’s sudden activeness still surprised me till now. Maybe the thin line that I’d gone between life and death managed to shake her up; which is a good thing anyway. Having a dormant wolf means that a werewolf is as good as a human. And it is severely frowned upon by the community.

I picked up a lilac and brought it to my nose. I inhaled deeply, the scents tickling my senses. This garden is about to be my favorite place in the whole of this mansion. It’s peaceful and quiet, plus it has a whole lot of beautiful plants to see.

I tucked the flower into my hair and picked out another strange-looking flower. It was a breed that I’d never seen before, but the scent was tempting. I brought it to my nose and took a deep inhale, the scent enveloping me like armor.

“Enjoying the view?”

In panic, I turned around sharply to the sound where the voice came from. As I did, I mistakenly stepped on the tail of my gown and found myself falling forward without control. The next thing I saw was that I’d landed on a hard, solid chest. I gasped and looked up when I saw the strange, but handsome face, looking at me.

His gaze went from my face to the flower that I still had in my hand, and he raised an eyebrow. “Are you sure you should be holding that flower? Unless you really want to get laid. And about that, maybe you should take it away from me also. The flower is strong enough to intoxicate even the strongest of men”

Did I just sniff an aphrodisiac?

I quickly threw the flower away like it was hot coal. Then my attention riveted back to the handsome stranger below me. His eyes were captivating, and I felt like I was being drawn into them.

Wait.

Why do I feel so intoxicated? And hot all of a sudden?

“Uhmm… If you’re done with staring, maybe you can get off me.”

Fudge!

I scrambled off his body, all the while muttering excuses. He stood and dusted his body, and I was able to have a good look at him. He was tall, not as tall as Xavier, but he also had his own charms around him. His poise was like that of someone who was used to protecting things around him and I suddenly felt safe around him.

“You’re an unfamiliar face. I swear that I know all the faces in this pack but yours is new. Are you one of those omegas that the alpha gave permission to dress nicely once in a while? Anyway, it doesn’t matter. He stretched his hand out towards me, “I’m Jay. What about you?”

“ I don’t have a name” I replied saucily.

He took my hand and planted a kiss on the back of my palm. “I’ll see you later then, Miss I –don’t –have – a- name,” he said, and smiled, before heading to the north side of the mansion.