Chapter 6

I was once again left alone with my thoughts, walking through the halls. I was so absent minded I hit someone by mistake. Wait, I knew they perfume. Cherry flavored- oh no.

“Well, hi ugly.” Emily’s tone was laced with more bitterness than it always seemed to have. At this rate, I was starting to think bumping into the wrong people was my talent.

“It’s simple for you to ignore me human, why won’t you? You’ve gotten the attention of the whole school and my prince, anyways.” She was now glaring at me with her two other friends, Jane and Marie beside her. They were like the mean girls no female ever wanted to cross. Ever. Well, except I bumped into them.

“Just leave me alone Emily. I don’t have the time for this.” I tried to get past them and failed woefully because they suddenly surrounded me.

“Oh yes, I’ll leave you alone. Right after I do this.” That was the last thing I hear before I fell into total blankness.

The wall was white, I closed my eyes. My vision was too sharp and blurry. I could hear a faint beep. Where was I? I tried to open my eyes again and this time, it came with a groan. My head hurt so bad. What happened?

“Cody, Cody? Can you hear me?” Someone was calling my name and I finally managed to let one eye shoot out. Jimmy’s face landed in front of mine.

“Jimmy.” I let out, my head really aching. And that was when everything came flying back to me. The meeting with Emily. She, hitting me with her head. The final slap that landed across my face and her warning for me to stay away from the prince. I shook my head internally. The little bitch. If only I could lay my hands on her.

“Are you okay?” Jimmy interrupted me again and I would have glared at him if I wasn’t in so much pain.

“Cody? What happened? You passed out. People found you fainted in the halls. We were all called here as soon as possible. What happened?”

“Emily.” I said simply. Jimmy growled lowly.

“I’ve always known those girls were mean but this is too much. I’ll make sure I teach them a big lesson. Why would they hurt you like that?” Jimmy was now pacing back and forth. Finally, I glanced around me and realized I was in the school clinic. My brain finally registered.

“What do you mean by we?” I panicked. I hope they hadn’t called my father. That would just be another disaster.

“Prince Adam and I.” Jimmy said and before I could shout a very big what, he came out of nowhere.

Today, he was wearing his signature black shorts and a wine T shirt. He was in slides and it looked like he had been lounging casually when he had been called by the clinic. Why they had informed him though, I wondered.

“How are you feeling?” Adam was still stood by the wall, no hint of emotion expressed on his beautiful face. His brown hair was neatly whipped around his head like a well coned ice cream. I could easily tell he had run his hands through several times. But even that didn’t ruin his hair.

My heart leaped like a clingy dog’s to his owner. A result of the mate bond. I couldn’t just help the sensations as I felt it grow stronger and stronger. I refused to look at him as I spoke.

“My head is hurting but asides that, I’m fine.” My heart was still beating fast. He nodded and I saw it through the side of my eyes. It seemed as if Jimmy was no longer there till he cleared his throat.

“Cody, you’ll have to be going home soon. We were only waiting for you to wake before moving you.” Jimmy was now next to me. I could tell he was really worried. His face had lost his brightness and he simply just looked tired and worried.

“The girls that did it. They won’t repeat it anymore.” Adam said. How he managed to have known the people that hurt me and been beyond my believe but I refused to ask him. I just nodded my head like did to mine.

I was easily surprised when he suddenly asked Jimmy to give us a moment. “I’ll be out waiting, princess.” With that, Jimmy left.

“I hate to see you hurt.” Adam’s voice was so low I could barely hear.

“I hate to see myself hurt too. Sometimes, I don’t understand why I just find myself in situations like that. I mean, I didn’t even do anything to her.” I was starting to get emotional and I knew it.

I didn’t care what anyone thought about me but someone really hated me enough to hurt me so bad I landed in the hospital? There wasn’t a genuine reason for that. That was until I remembered what Emily told me exactly. Suddenly, a new wave of anger overcame me.

“It’s all your fault.” Venom was laced in my vogue as I addressed Adam. I knew it was wrong. I knew he wasn’t the one that hurt me. But I was so broken by what happened to me I wanted to pass it on. It was solely because of him I was attacked.

Adam looked genuinely shocked. “Me?”

“Yes, you. If only you had left me alone like I had been begging you. If only you hadn’t followed me around like a lost puppy and made a scene at the class. Then all eyes wouldn’t be on me. Then I won’t be in this stupid hospital right now. You know what she told me? Stay away from Prince Adam. It’s enough that I am the only weak person in the whole of this pack. There is nothing to defend myself with. I am just here, lifeless without any fork of support and you choose to ruin my already trashy life. I kept telling you to leave me alone. You might be a prince no one question ‘Prince Adam’ buy every single person questions my existence in this life and most especially in this pack. You have caused a whole lot of problem for me.” I was so frustrated tears was already starting to pick by the side of my eyes.

“Once we mate, you’ll stop being a human and won’t be weak.” Adam crossed his legs. I became more infuriated.

“You think this is about mating you right? I don’t know how much more I have to spell it out for you that I do not want and i am not interested in mating with you. Please just leave me alone.” I sighed.

“That would be the end of this conversation. You are in pain.” Adam moved closer to me and before I could say any word, I was already in his arms. I knew arguing with him to put me down would have been to no avail. Besides, I was really tired, so I let him carry me. I scarcely remember Jimmy saying he’d go get my stuff in the room.

Adam made sure to drop me off at home. Jimmy unfortunately could not come with us as he had a family dinner. Of course, dad wasn’t home and I had never been more happy. The old man would have probably died of fright seeing me in the arms of yhe Lycan prince.

Adam dropped me on my bed and I casually ignored how he knew the way to my room without my knowledge. I was too much of a wreck for questions and answers.

“Here. Drink this. I had the royal physician send someone over. It should help with your head ache.” Adam handed me a dark water bottled with a clear inscription of “royale” on it.

“Thank you.” I whispered. I was starting to get really tired already. I briefly sipped the drink. It was tasteless. I covered it back and placed it on my bedside table.

“You can go now. I want to sleep.” I put the duvet all up my body, dragging it to cover my whole face. I was done for any conversation for the day.

“Just so you know, Cody. You will be mine. I will stop at nothing for that to happen. And it’ll be on your own free will.” Adam didn’t wait for my reply as he walked out.

Almost immediately, I slept off.