Dinner With Ivan

My eyes scanned at Ivan standing before me. Seeing that jerk in front of me, only added to my anger. My mom gripped my hand to take me to him, but I hesitated… not moving an inch from my spot.

Mom saw what I was upto and gave me a glaring look before dragging me subtly with some force to Ivan.

As we were face to face, I forced a smile on me as instructed by my mom’s gestures. Dad too kept his eye on me to assure that I was putting on my best behaviour.

It felt like I was in prison. I was a puppet to my parents as they kept instructing me on what to do and what not to do. It was frustrating to say the least.

“Dinner is served so why don’t we get inside?” Mom raised a question with a smile, breaking the awkward silence. I kept my mouth shut to avoid a shout from my parents in case I said something wrong to Ivan.

The three of us entered the dining room as I continued to stay silent. The servants had set up the dining table neatly with white cloth and decorative candles. The vase at the centre was filled with a variety of flowers and the plates were surrounded by silverware.

I wanted to be seated as far from Ivan as possible, but my parents did not allow that, of course. They reserved a seat for me, close to that jerk and pushed me to sit in chair.

My only strategy to survive the night was to keep myself under the radar. Though it would be hard since I was the main target of talk for all of them, I would still try.

The servants came into the room with trays of food. Everything ranged from the best of meats like chicken, fawn, goat etc. The air had a delicious aroma lingering in it.

No one on table had to serve themselves… our servants were the ones to do it. After serving us a little bit of each dish, they left the room with a bow, as a sign of respect.

“Oh Ivan, please do dig in.” My mom and dad echoed with a pleasing smile on their faces. It was as if he were their own child while I was treated as an outsider.

With the help of his fork, he stabbed the meat on his plate and began to chew it down. His sharp eyes were not leaving me alone. They kept glancing at me from the corner which made me uncomfortable.

Another annoying quality of Ivan was that he would start touching my feet with his own underneath the table. While in his twisted mind, he thought it was romantic, I felt like using my heels to kick him in the balls. He needed to learn a good lesson once and for all.

“So… Carmen, what happened today? Why no makeup?” Ivan asked with his mouth full.

I shot my eyes at him. I knew this question was going to escape his mouth sooner or later. I never understood why he cared if I had makeup or not. Following along my strategy, I ignored his idiotic question and continued to fill my mouth.

My dad cleared his throat as he saw what I was doing. “Oh, we’re sorry. She umm… did not get the time to do it. You know how much time these girls take to get ready…”

“No, no! It is fine. I actually quite like my girls with natural beauty.” He passed a comment.

My lips turned into a straight line. I did not really care what he liked or disliked. The only thing I cared about was that guy…. If only he were here in place of Ivan.

Time passed as my parents were conversing with Ivan. The only responses I had given were short. I stuck to my plan of minding my own business.

When the topic changed to my wedding, I started to get even more angered. The whole thing about wedding was supposed to be something special in my life where I could marry the mate that the moon goddess had chosen for me. Ivan ruined it all with his stubbornness. I had no idea if I could look at weddings the same way ever again. He had scarred me.

We were all done with our meal. The servants came ahead to clear up the table while my parents and Ivan were chatting about the packs. Ivan and dad being alphas had pretty much the same responsibilities of the pack, so they were able to relate with each other.

I was like a shadow amidst them, not a single word uttering from my lips. While my parents were constantly conversing with Ivan, I noticed Ivan eyeing me constantly with a smirk on his face.

“I have to go to the bathroom. Please excuse me.” I excused myself as I could not take it. I was too comfortable at that point.

“Sure! Sure!” my dad said while Ivan was completely silent. I took off from the room to the bathroom. I shut the door behind me, feeling relieved that I was finally alone.

After splashing water on my face, I was feeling refreshed and ready to go to bed. Once I opened the door to walk out, there… I saw Ivan standing tall in front of me.

I was dumbstruck seeing him standing outside the bathroom… was he waiting for me? I could not understand what he was up to.

I tried to get myself out of the place, but Ivan placed his strong arm in my way. My strength was unable to get it away. “Ivan, what the hell are you doing?” I questioned with annoyance.

“Come on, Carmen! Firstly, you did not say much during dinner. I came here to see you… not your parents.” He said in a cranky tone. I rolled my eyes to hear his complaints. While he is here crying about me not spending time with him, my life was on the line.

“Listen, I am very tired right now and would like to go to bed.” I explained with an assertive voice. I refused to let him have his way this time.

Instead of paying heed to my words, he grabbed both of arms, and forcefully wrapped them around his waist, pushing me to the wall. He caged me between him and the wall. I could not escape.

I retreated immediately with force by pushing him away from me, “What the f*ck are you trying to do?” I yelled.

His eyes were staring down at me. I turned my head away and that was when he spoke up in his deep voice, “You did not speak to me much at dinner… so why not… get a little physical with me?”

With that, he grabbed my breasts tightly, making me let out a scream. I tried to push him away once again but this time, he restricted the movement of my hands by holding on to them with one hand, while toying with my breasts with the other. The pain was unbearable… my body was too delicate for his rough play.

I did not know what to do! I could not believe this was happening at all. Just as I attempted to let out a scream to alert my parents, Ivan pushed me inside my own room and locked the door shut.