Chapter 7

I was so weak I didn’t have the strength in me to go for school the other day. I was able to convince dad to go to work, that I was fine. The last thing I needed was the old man breathing down on my neck when I was trying to be at peace. I needed rest.

My mind briefly smoothed itself into thoughts of Jimmy. He had been so caring about me the other day. I wondered what had happened to Emily and her gang. I didn’t care, as long as I didn’t get to be assaulted by them anymore. I just wanted to be left alone. Alone.

That reminded me of the Prince. I knew the mate bond had something to do with the fact that my heart leaped and danced whenever I saw him. He might be the Prince everyone was happy about. He wasn’t that to me. I couldn’t deny the fact that he was far from a eye sore. I simply wasn’t interested. I didn’t think I was going to be interested anytime soon.

Sighing, my feet cradled the ground as I released myself from the beds hold, walking to get some food. I ran across Mark, the packs dog and hissed. The little slime was now used to most of my lunch Emily fed it, she was always visiting from time to time to get her share. Of my food.

Dad. My hero. My eyes hugged the blue berry syrup and pancakes laying deliciously on the table, with a net cover above it. I really loved my dad so much. Food was the only thing that could make me happy at the moment. Quickly, I grabbed a fork and began to bite in to the pancake. Nothing could ruin my mood.

“Hello, Cherry.” Admas unmistakable voice cut through my five minutes of glory. I spoke to soon. Now, my mood was totally ruined and dismantled. Adam was the last person I was willing to see. I didn’t even want to stare at his stupidly handsome face and his stupid addicting smell.

“Do you ever use the door?” I wasn’t surprised anymore. Adam had a habit of just appearing into my space. Without care of what state I was.

“Nope. I quite find it fun to appear in front of you. Must be like magic in your eyes, yes? Kaboom!” He exclaimed with an exaggerated sway of his arms and fingers. He imitated producing a sparkling vapor. It was really funny I couldn’t help but chuckle. He looked really cute.

“Aww, she laughs. Adam, you have the biggest awards for making pretty girls laugh.” He beat his chest like a proud man. This time, I laughed out loud.

“How are you feeling now, love?” Adam sat beside me, dipped his hands in my syrup.

“I’m feeling better, thanks to your tasteless concoction.” I shifted my plate to myself. I really didn’t want him there.

“Alright. Can we go ahead to discuss why you were avoiding me yesterday?” Adam shifted his gaze to me. It was so intense and I blamed the stupid mate bond for it. It was like I could almost taste how he was feeling. I blinked. He swallowed. Together, our state varied.

“I wasn’t avoiding you. Pft, why would I do that?” Now, I sounded very guilty but I wasn’t going to back down.

Adam stared at me with his dark brown eyes, drinking in every inconvenience my body shook with. I could tell his mind was calculating. He didn’t say anything and his look was just comforting the shapes and dips of my body. I cleared my throat and adjusted my body.

“If you say so.” He said and I rolled my eyes in irritation. He was always asking like a pregnant woman with mood swings.

“So what are you doing here?” I finished my pancake, and dropped the plate into the sink.

“What am I doing here? Playing pebbles and golf.” Adam’s reply was sarcastic.

My eyes, shifted and rolled on its own. How stereotypical.

“Your friends seem like nice people. Although they kind of like creeped me out yesterday.”

“Wait, what?” Adam’s masculine voice bellowed and echoed in the kitchen. I felt the kitchen counter move a bit.

“Erm, yes. Your friends just came out to me yesterday and they introduced themselves. They seeemed really nice.” I shrugged.

“Those sneaky rats were not supposed to even come meet you. Nosy little idiots. I could strangle them all if I didn’t love them so much.” It was cute to watch Adam puff and walk around. He kept walking around and looking genuinely frustrated.

“I just can’t deal.” He groaned.

“So, that means you told them about me. Awww.” I decided to tease Adam a little bit. It was unbelievable but I saw a part of Adam I never imagined I would witness too soon. Prince Adam had turned red after I mentioned the statement. The tip of his ears rose like a flying butterfly and Adam was blushing!

“Is the prince blushing?” I walked closer to Adam and he avoided my gaze. “Is our little Adam blushing?”

I cooed in baby’s voice and he groaned.

“Go jack to bed, you are sick” Adam grabbed me by his hands, his fingers resting like a comfy couch on my shoulders. He pushed me, gently but with speed till I was almost in my room.

“I’ll see you tomorrow, love. You be good, okay? And don’t let weak werewolves bully you.” He ruffled my hair.

I don’t know what came over me but the statement seemed annoying to me. He didn’t understand. He would never understand. The werewolves that could scrunch me in bits and pieces was considered weak to him?

“Werewolves are weak. And I am only human. You think if I could defend myself through those bitches I’d be here right now, sick? You don’t get it Adam. If you’d only understand how it feels like to be the human around here. But you’d never know, would you? It’s all about you and your princely rights and your attitude. You are so full on yourself and the total background that you aren’t reasoning with me or my position. You want me to be your mate? You are just very selfish and I’ll have you know that I don’t think we will end up together. As you are here, you should better get on to looking at women who would match with you. Because I am not going to be your mate.” As I said the last part, I felt my chest hurt a bit. I ignored it and blamed it on the stupid mate bond.

Adam scoffed. He didn’t say anything and just stared at me. There was no specific emotion on his face. I couldn’t read it. I was confused. I was waiting. I wanted him to reply me but he remained numb.

“That hurt. I’ll see you tomorrow, love.” Adam said and he was gone like he was never there.

Lycans were very fast and specific beings. What a werewolf could do, a Lycan could do hundred times better. Lycans didn’t turn to wolves full on. They always remained in between, with two of their legs still intact. They get bigger, taller and more hairy. They could also use their ability without phasing into their Lycan form. Something a werewolf could not achieve. They had to waste fifty minutes in turning. Okay, the last part sounded like I was a bitter person. But yeah, Lycans were all better than werewolves. Which was why it was so easy for Adam to appear and dissapear like he was never there. Lycans are very fast.

I settled myself on the bed. If I was to mate with Adam, I would become a Lycan like him. I would turn into a two legs beast. I would see myself faster than ever. I thought that was what I wanted at the beginning of my life. I was really desperate to feel among everyone. When I couldn’t turn after I was eight, during the first full moon, everyone realized i was human. Dad hadn’t shot any emotion. I was confident he didn’t care what I was to him. But it mattered to others. It mattered to Alpha Elijah. It mattered to my other friends. And when Emily realized that, she turned me into a scape goat. She turned me into her bored piece of meat she always came back to take a bite each and every moment.