chapter 31

Angela could not believe Dimitri would try to do that to her, she thought as she escaped from his house and made her way to her house. She prayed that her mother is not home by then because she does not know what she would tell her if she asked her any questions and her mother is a sensitive woman that can not be fooled easily.

She got to her house and entered fortunate enough to not meet her mother there. Angela made her way to her room replaying the events of the night in her head and how Dimitri almost forced himself on her. She always thought that he was better than Leo.

Dimitri rushed out after Angela but she already left. He could not believe he almost forced himself on her, he thought she has accepted him wholeheartedly due to their recent encounters and the way she reacted to him. He never knew she would still reject him like this. But why couldn't she just accept him, he had always protected her from Leo and everything else. At the thought of that, he froze thinking maybe that might be the answer to his questions.

Was it because of Leo that she doesn't want to be with him? Dimitri was bothered by this and know that he has to make amends or else he would push her back to the hands of that monster and he can not stand seeing them together. He have to do everything to make sure that Angela stays his and his alone. He dialled her number but she was not picking, he thought about going to her house to see her but feared her mother would be around and he would not be able to explain why he wants to see her daughter so late at night.

He thought of calling her friends and getting their help in apologizing to her but he knows she would not like it if he were to tell them what happened between them. Safer to let her tell them herself, so he scratched that option off his list. Seeing that he doesn't have that much of an option again, he decided that his only chance would be to wait till tomorrow. Praying to the goddess that Angela shows up in school the next day.

That same night, Angela could not sleep, she kept thinking of how the day that was perfect, full of laughter and good memories take a different turn entirely. The incident has made her more conflicted than before as to who she would like to end up with, Leo or Dimitri. She already felt like she was cheating on her mate even when nothing happened.

All night, she thought of how she was going to face him or Leo or her friends tomorrow at school. Because of the enmity between Leo and Dimitri, she must keep this incident a secret even she was not sure whether it would be a good idea to tell both Debbie and Claire.

She managed to get some sleep but she know that come tomorrow morning, she would not resemble the livivng.

The next morning, she got to school and went straight to her locker ready to start the day before any of her friends saw her and she was in luck as she made it through the classes she had alone without her friends till it was lunch break. Now she knows she could not avoid them again as this would raise their suspicion and make them question her. She made her way to their regular table and sat their waiting for them to join her, she was not sure she was ready to face Dimitri yet after the previous night incident.

Just as she was lost deep in her thought she raised her head only for her to meet with staring at her from the other side of the cafeteria. They maintained eye contact as he made his way towards her. She was not sure he was coming her way as he has ignored her foe the last two weeks and was quite surprised when she saw him stop a few feet away from her and take the seat next to her. Leo sat there without saying anything and kept staring at her, traces of anger evident on his face, is this guy not ever angry, she thought to herself. Just as she was about to say something, she caught sight od Debbie and Claire making their way towards her and their lunch table with a very big frown on their faces. Angela could not understand waht was making them so upset but she noticed they did not take their eyes of a particular spot, she was about to call them and ask them what the problem is. Before she could say anything, she finally figured out whom it is they want to send to the grave with their murderous eyes as it is non other than her own mate, Leo.

What is he doing here? Was the first question they asked after taking their seat respectively.She knows her friend loves her but she would prefer them not mention anything to Leo so as not to make him more angry. She signalled fro them to ignore him that she does not know what she is doing there too.

Soon they focus on their meal and ignored him before Claire asked her where she has been all morning that she could not find her anywhere before they had their morning classes and Dimitri too. Debbie also said it seems like something is off between the two of them and asked her what happened besides she looked like she hasn't gotten much sleep the previous night.

Angela's friends were eager to know what happened to her overnight, meanwhile Leo was seating quietly beside her listening to them talk and not make a single sound since but at the mention of Dimitri's name she felt him get tensed and try to avoid the whole conversation. She told her friends that she is fine and apologized fro not waiting for them in the morning that she had to get to class on time. She was explaining this to them when she saw Dimitri walking towards their table, she wanted to stand up and leave but she would raise more suspicions among her friends especially when Leo is there. She sat down and watched Dimitri reach there table and bent her head down as she does not want to maintain eye contact with the guy.

Leo noticed their awkward behaviour and shifted in his seat. He already knows that something is wrong but he couldn't figure out what. He wanted to get back at the guy so much that he could not miss this this opportunity. He grabbed Angela's hand and dragged her out of the cafeteria with him knowing fully well that Dimitri would follow and true to his assumptions, Dimitri followed them.

Dimitri told Leo to let go of Angela's hand but he did not listen but told him that she belonged to him and no one else. Dimitri flared up at the mentioned of this and yanked her hands away from Leo's hand forcefully saying he left her life from the past two weeks when he abandoned her and he never deserved her in the first place.

Angela left their fighting scene as she could not take anymore of it. She doen't know who to believe or choose. On one hand is her mate that bullies her and on the other is a friend who she doen't know whether she should give a chance. She walked down to the field and heard footsteps following her, she turned around to find Dimitri following her and calling out her name. She increased her steps and when she saw that he was closing in on her, she started running so that he would not catch up with her. She was not ready to face him or anyone else for that matter, but it didn't take long before Dimitri caught up with her and carried her so she would not run from him again. She yelped loudly as she felt herself being lifted from the ground and shouted for him to put her down.

They reached a private corner and he dropped her down touching his forehead with hers while whispering the words I'm sorry repeatedly. This got Angela to calm down a little bit and not take to her heels again. She asked him what was he sorry for, was it for almost forcing himself on her the previous night or fighting with Leo or carrying her without her consent.

Dimitri proceeded to explaining and apologizing again for his actions so far. He explained that it was not his intention to force her the previous night, he just didn't know what got into him. Perhaps it was because of his need to know that it was him she chose over that scumbag and the way they have been flowing these past few days made him think that she loves him too. He said he could not understand her rejection and just thought to lay his claim on her. He apologised again and said he fought with Leo because he could not bear to see them together like that.

Angela explained to him that Leo was just seating down there, he did not even mutter a single word the entiretime he was there. She also told him that she could not easily forgive him for the previous night's incident that if she did not manage to escape then the damage would be more than this, she got really angry and told him that she trusted him and really thought that things might work out between the two of them better compared to her and Leo but she was wrong about the two of them from the start and she was better off alone.

Angela told Dimitri that she would appreciate it id he could give her some space to think about their situation and only then would she be able to make a decision whether she forgave him and would like to be with him instead of Leo or not and she would be glad if they stop fighting over her.

Dimirti tried to persuade Angela but her mind as already been made and she left there in search of her friends. Just as she got back to the open field she saw them looking around for her and signalled for them to join her. They hugged her when they saw that shw was alright and lead her back to their lunch table not saying anything until they were all settled then they asked her what happened. Angela thought it would not be best to keep this away from her friends and narrated the whole incident to them. Debbie exclaimed and commented that her love live is like a series movies always taking another turn while Clarie told her she made the right decision concerning the two guys, she said a little space might help her make the right decision for herself.

Later before they all went back to their classes for the rest of the day, she saw Leo walking towards her. This time she did not run away or ignore him, she told him exactly what she said to Dimitri and told him she would appreciate it if he respects her wishes and not try to harm her or anything of the sort. Unlike Dimitri, Leo argued with her that why would she wants to stay away from him and reminded her that she belongs to him while she also reminded him that she belongs to nobody besides he ignored her for the last two weeks even when she came to him, he did not acknowledge her and now it's her own time to stay away from them to help make her decision and solve this issue once and for all.