Chapter 12

"Heaven!"

I wheeled around looking everywhere when my orbs eventually fell on the man standing across from me near the other end of the steps in his glorified ironed grey suit, his black shirt underneath showed how much they struggled against his broad muscles. A bright smile etched on that plump pink lips, illuminating his face under the small streetlight. The formal look had only added the salt to his crazily illegal appearance.

But the problem wasn't his looks, it was who he was.

Lucas Anderson.

I gasped softly when my eyes looked up into his honey eyes, a gentle admiration swirling through them as a line of sparks gushed in me, travelling down my spine and sending chills through my body, feeling more colder than usual as goosebumps fought to arise on my arms running up to my neck. The sparks were unusual to me because I've met him a couple of times before, this was suddenly a pleasurable attack on me which shut my brain down to black.

He took steps closer to me until he was three good feet away. A small smile lingered on his lips as he gazed down at me, holding me captive in his vision.

"Heaven," he pronounced my name gently making the goosebumps on my arms turn even more prominent under my clothes.

I observed his eyes as he did to me, relief washing over my form that I was finally able to breathe with no urges.

"How are you feeling? Are you alright?"

I nodded almost in a daze, my eyes unwavering from his.

He smirked. "I see you aren't trying to run this time."

My eyes widened as I instinctively took a step back, trying to re-start the dumbhead of mine.

"You don't even have those worthless goggles on you."

Realization walloped me as if a bucket of ice water was splashed at my face. My right hand shot up to my face involuntary in futile action in search of my glasses. Woefully, he was right. I had no glasses and that wolfsbane perfume must have worn off me by now.

My feet inched backwards as my eyes wandered towards the other people passing by us now and then, minding their own business. If only I were not in this life-changing situation then I would've been like a normal person minding my own business with regular heart rate, but I don't think this man would let me do anything by myself from now on.

"You found me," I blurted, still not looking at him.

The honey in his eyes shined in delight. "I was meant to, you couldn't possibly hide from me forever."

My light browns flipped towards him as he took a step forward resulting in me to take one back.

"Unfortunately."

His stare hardened on me, opening the curtains to his soul and showing me the amount of hurt, relief, the excitement he held. His features were so innocent just like a small boy holding an uncountable number of curiosities.

He was beautiful, even the pictures on Google can't define how under-controlled he looked at the moment.

I snapped out of my reverie when I heard him speak.

"Now I can officially declare."

"Declare what?" I stared at him, my whole afraid form trying to decipher the scenario.

But soon the dread-filled over me when I realized what possibly he could declare to my already miserable life because of my dumb mistake which could've been avoided if I were more careful. Only if I had calculated this unnotified encounter.

He was going to claim me.

His eyes said it all.

"You indeed are my—"

"Stop!" I took a couple of steps back, admitting to being anywhere but here. "Just... don't say anything."

Embarrassment was written in bold words on my face, I wanted to hide, far away from him. I couldn't believe I made a mistake. A foolish mistake.

"Was it fun playing hide and seek with me?" Amazement crossed his features. That bastard found my ashamed self funny.

I glared at him, gritting my teeth hard. I knew I was caught and I was caught very badly.

"Cuz it looks like I won without even knowing."

My heart picked up its speed at his antics, feeling my cheeks flush under his gaze. If I were connected to a heart monitor it would've been blasted by now. He enjoyed it even more by taking another step forward.

"Don't overreact, I'm not a game you can play every day." He frowned, his expression losing all the playfulness.

"I don't know how much I mean to you, but right now I've no interest in you. Please leave me. It would be better for me."

He took another step.

"Don't come any closer." His chest rumbled in disapproval but remained quiet.

"I get that you and your wolf need me close to you now that you've just found me, I completely understand. But I'm not ready for anything with you. Please understand me and don't take any unnecessary measures to force me, I am not a thing you can possess."

He frowned deeply, mostly hurt like he couldn't believe I just said that.

"I do," he said. "I understand you and that's why I'm not pouncing on you like a maniac. But you clearly don't. You don't understand how hard it is for me to control and convince my wolf."

"See you don't get my—"

"I've had my doubts about you ever since the moment I saw you. I knew something was fishy when I couldn't hint your scent. I grew more suspicious about you and went crazy to confirm if you were my mate or not. But I kept quiet, I never approached you even when I knew about you, I never approached you. Never banged on your door nor forced you into my house, because you know why? I understood you. Although when I followed you a couple of times and saw you talking to another guy I never approached you, because I knew you had a reason for what you did, Heaven. You have no idea how hurt and dejected I felt when you tried to escape me every time. It wasn't easy for me either but I did what I could do in my power to make you feel comfortable."

He was panting by now, tears very slightly glistening if not correctly judged in his eyes as his chest rose up and down, his pink tongue ran to wet his lips in frustration looking at my now dumbfounded posture.

I was lost of words, I never realized he followed me and saw me conversing with Michael. This was why I wanted to leave this city, it was why I wished to stay away from him, but now considering this idea was waste. Alpha Lucas would never approve of letting me go. He would... maybe he would even lock me up to his bedpost to make sure I never left him. He was an Alpha after all.

This was what I was scared about, this was why I never liked werewolves. They were control freaks, demanding and self-centred, they never thought about their mate's opinion and did what they liked.

He abruptly turned away, bringing his hands up to his face to push away the building anger. I heard him take deep breaths to cool down while collecting his emotions back before he turned around again.

"Alpha. Ms Blaine." I heard the familiar voice of the Delta who respectively bowed to Alpha Lucas and me.

"I thought you wouldn't arrive until tomorrow. I'm surprised you are here so early," Delta James said as his eyes slightly widened at his weary eyes.

"I wanted to be here as soon as possible. I was worried about Heaven," Alpha Lucas replied.

"I see," Delta said knowingly, but his expression soon changed into a gentle smile when he faced me and said, "I came down in search of you. I'm sorry, the cab driver cancelled the booking and he wouldn't pick my calls. I can try booking another one."

"Just my luck," I muttered, running a hand through my dark hair annoyingly.

I was about to allow him another booking but Alpha Lucas beat me in.

"Cabs won't run at this time, I'll drive her back."

"No need," I answered promptly with a glare. "Let him book another one."

Delta James said, "I'm afraid Alpha Lucas is right, even if I book they would cancel it. The weather doesn't seem to follow good either, it would be better if Alpha Lucas drives you home."

"But I think—"

"C'mon," my mate said, running away almost afraid that I would stop him.

I gave a polite smile to Delta and said, "Thank you for your help. I'll make sure to return your jacket tomorrow."

He nodded. "No problem, you can keep it if you want. You are our Luna anyway, anyone would be ready to help you."

After biding a polite farewell I twirled to follow that jerk unaware of what surprises he might bring me in future.

***

A long journey from the hospital to the packhouse had me seeing stars. I was tired although I did nothing other than sleeping and crying, sleep threatened my brain as I felt each step of the staircase equal to rock climbing, I might be exaggerating but my mind was completely blocked and I just longed to hit the sack.

I unlocked the door to my room, stepping in to meet the darkness possessing every corner of the room, but scurried away when I flipped on the lights.

Blue and white colours concurred the walls of the room with a queen-size bed sitting elegantly in the middle of the room whilst different types of furniture decorated the room to make it look like a home.

I spotted all my luggage safely kept at the corner of my room, I smiled in content when I found all of my belongings present leaving nothing behind.

I sighed getting up when a chilly night air hit my body forcing me to pull the jacket closer to me. I headed towards the open window in an attempt to close but something stopped me to do so.

There...in the opposite building I witnessed a young boy and a young girl no older than fifteen were making out heavily on the study table when I saw the boy harshly unclasp her bra, but before I could see her feminine parts I slammed the window shut and pulled over the curtains.

I chuckled scornfully, "This is how they show their loyalty towards their mates, huh? What can we do even humans sway the same way."

Loyalty was something I saw less in this world, there were many people dissolving themselves in their own desires without even looking at how much the other person was hurting. That was how I felt when Alpha Lucas pointed out how much 'understanding' I was like I was the one thinking about myself while hurting him in the process. Yeah, maybe I was. But I wondered if Alpha Lucas had ever done those deeds which senseless people do to feed their horny side.

Did Alpha Lucas ever touch someone?

That was something for him to know and me to find. I scoffed, who said I was interested, curiosity was something known in every dictionary. I shouldn't really be interested in his matters when all I saw was escaping him.

Admittedly, all my conclusions weren't always right. Maybe my opinions towards him didn't travel on the right boat, maybe his persona matches how Skylar explained. But who knew? He might be acting all very gentle, kind and understanding now but later on, when I fall for his charms he might change his colours. Men were demons with no brains except for dads and brothers who love us.

Maybe I should wait and watch him closely. A man doesn't cry for simply no reason or maybe he was a good actor. It surprised me that he didn't point out or questioned anything about the jacket I wore, obviously, it belonged to another man, it should've triggered him.

I groaned.

"Who are you Alpha Lucas Anderson?"