Aleena’s POV
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In kitchen
“Hey!!” I greeted Eva, working alone in the kitchen because she wanted to prepare the cake without anyone’s help. She had already arranged everything that she needed to prepare the cake.
“Hi,”
“Are you mad at me?” I asked softly.
“To be honest, YES. Because you have no right to drag me in your argument.”, She pointed out, and she looked serious about it.
“You know that I didn’t mean anything like that, right?” I tried to act innocent.
“I don’t care whether you mean it or not, Aleena. The point is that you’re not allowed my shoulder to hit the bullet.”, She snapped. “Because of your stupidity, my mate is mad at me because I didn’t ask you to shut up in front of everyone.”, She said, and her nose flared.
“I didn’t say a word over there because if I had said a word over there, you would have felt insulted. Do you think Dad will break all the alliances between the pack just because Stephen doubted you and insulted you indirectly? Huh? If yes, then you are an idiot. And do you think that dad will just listen to you before doing anything? If yes, then sorry to burst your bubbles. He will also consider my point of view.”
“On the top of everything, who the hell you think of yourself, my elder sister or mother, to decide whether the Luna ceremony will be conducted in the next five to six days or not? I’m already twenty-three, and I don’t need anyone’s permission to stay with my mate.”
“I…”
“I’m not finished yet.”, She growled at me, and immediately Leia crawled back into my mind because of fear when she felt an enormous power releasing from Eva. Whatever it was, it was too powerful, a powerful than any Alpha. I saw her turning into an electric blue color for a while, and then it returned its brown color.
‘What.. what was that, Leia?’
‘Why should I tell you?’, She questioned back. Knowing that she would tell me anything, I didn’t ask anything from her again.
“Going forward, if I find you creating any issues between My mate and me, even if it would be unintentionally, then your ass will be in trouble, sister. And, this was the last time I stood for you in your support. From the next time, my choice will be cleared.”, She warned, while at the same time, she kept preparing the batter of the cake as well.
“But I was insulted by Stephen too. Did you see that in the morning? Why are you scolding me so much if I did the same to him?
“Because whatever he did, it was because of the misunderstanding of the situation because what you did was the planned way of taking revenge. So, there is no use in putting this act in front of me.”, She said directly to my face without beating around the bushes!
Ouch!
I felt bad. I kind of not expecting this outburst from her, and this was the first time she even talked with me. Maybe it was because of her wolf, who was pissed at me for making her mate mad, but at the same time, when she was scolding me, I used that time to change her powdered sugar with salt.
So bad!! She walked away from here to get eggs from the fridge, and I had already kind of spoiled her cake. Someone had told us right that people’s minds stop working when they are angry, and the same thing happened with her. She was so engrossed in snapping and scolding me that she didn’t even realize that she used salt instead of powdered sugar to prepare the cake.
“I’m sorry, Eva. Can I help you with this cake preparation?” I asked innocently, batting my fake eyelashes.
‘Did anyone tell you that you look no less than a whore when you batt your eyelashes unnecessarily?’
‘Will you please shut up?’
‘Fine! As you wish. I can understand that truth hurts like a bitch.’, She said, and I could already see her sticking her tongue out to tease me.
“Thank you, but I don’t need your help.”, She denied politely as if I was really going to help her.
“All right then. I should let you work and leave you alone.”
“Yeah, please.” I turned around to leave, and immediately something struck my mind.
“Eva, last night I saw you were running like a vampire, and today in the morning and even now, you were growling like a wolf. What are you?” I asked the girl whom I always underestimated as a human.
She chuckled before speaking, “I guess your wolf has already recognized me.”
‘Yes, that bitch might have recognized you, but she didn’t tell me anything, and there was no way she would tell me anything ever.’
“Yes! She does. But I want to know it from your mouth.”
“I’m a hybrid. Vampire Lycan hybrid.”, She responded and started the hand blender.
What the hell.
“Hybrid? Never heard of any hybrid recently.”
“I know.”
“And Lycan? Do you have a Lycan? No doubt why I wanted to pee in my pant when you growled.”, I said, and she laughed as if I was joking. But I was hell serious about it. “Since when?” I couldn’t help myself from asking that part.
“Always. I’m created, but I’m born hybrid.”
“Holy shit! How? And why did no one tell me about me? Does Mom about it? I doubt that because if she had known, then she would have told me about it. And dad? Does he know?” I asked, narrowing my eyes.
“Yes! He knew. He always knew.”
“Now, I want to know everything. EVERYTHING.”, I said and placed my hand over the counter, showing that I wasn’t leaving until I came to know everything. I had to know more and more about her before planning anything against her. Because, unlike last time, she would beat the shit out of the people I would send to kill her.
A hybrid.
Seriously?
And all this time, I thought she was nothing but a weak human. God, she would be laughing at me in her mind whenever I used to show her that I was more powerful than her.
“Not now!! I’m busy with the cake.”, She said, preparing whipping cream for the cake. “And I don’t want to mess with it because I really want him to calm down.”, She added.
That was something that would never happen.
Anyway, I couldn’t tell the same on her face.
“Okay then, after dinner?” I proposed the other time.
“I doubt that. I will spend my time with my mate spending more time working on our new relationship. How about tomorrow?”, She counters back.
Though I wanted to disagree about that part, I had no choice than agreeing with her.
“Okay.”, I nodded my head. As for now, I had to halt my plan against her because I needed to know the strength and weaknesses of my enemy first because of attacks on her. As for now, I had to just wait and watch the show and see Daniel’s reaction after eating that salty cake his mate was preparing with so much love.
I mentally laughed at her efforts because this cake was going to the dustbin anyway.
*****
At the dining table!!
“After dinner, there is a dessert for everyone.”, Eva chirped, looking at Daniel, who was busy having his food.
“What have you prepared, sister-in-law?” Beta normally asked, as if he had no problem with her being my sister.
“Coffee cake.”
“I think that is someone’s favorite.”, He responded and hit Daniel with his elbow, maybe asking him to say something or anything.
“Didn’t you hear Stephen that the cake is for everyone?” Daniel asked sarcastically. “She has not made it just for me.”
“Stephen, everyone here knows that for whom I have specially prepared that cake.”, Eva said, looking at the Beta.
“I believe that she can directly say the exact same words to that person if she has especially made something for him.”, Daniel taunted, and after a few seconds, he winced in pain and glared at Eva. I rolled my eyes, knowing that they were having those silly couples fight by stomping each other feet.
‘What kind of fight will you do?’ Leia asked. ‘Squeezing his dick under the table.’
‘Shut up, Leia.’
‘Sorry. I had forgotten that you don’t know even R of romance.’ I ignored her and saw Eva cutting a piece of cake for Daniel.
“Here!!” Eva said, giving it to Daniel. Daniel didn’t waste a second tasting the cake, and immediately he stopped; maybe his tastebud recognized the taste of that salty cake. “How’s it?” Eva asked happily. Just like Eva, even I was waiting for his review. Her face would be worth watching after that. “What happened? Didn’t you like it?”, She asked again. But this time nervously because Daniel was extremely silent.
“I…I have no words for this.”, He muttered.
“Really? I made it that good?”, She asked in excitement. “This is my first time preparing the cake. I know how to cook, but I’m not that great with cakes.”
“Really. This is your first time? Then I’m going to taste it too.”, Nora said.
“Me too.”
“Even me!!”
“Me too”
“Me as well.”
A lot of ‘ME, ME’ could be heard now. So, I didn’t have any other choice than saying “Me too.”, Otherwise, everyone would start using their mind more than it required.
“Okay then! Let me ask Ava (Omega, who handled the kitchen duties) to serve the cake to everyone.”, Eva said, getting excited. Ava served a piece of cake to each one of us. But Daniel quickly snatched the cake of Eva’s share.
“You can make the cake another time. I will have this.”, He said with a smile.
Was he acting, or was her cake really that good?
I looked at the face of the other members of the house. They didn’t show a single percentage of unpleasant flavor when they had the cake.
“Wow! It’s amazing.”
“I loved it.”
“I have never eaten something like this before.”
“This is superb.”
“I admire the effort which you took in preparing it.”
“Great cake for the beginner.”
“This can be much better, but knowing that this is your first time. This is good.”
One by one, everyone started complimenting the cake she had made.
Did she change the cake she was preparing in front of me? Or tasted the batter of the cake? Well, I couldn’t find the answers to my questions until I tasted the cake.
And the moment, it went inside my mouth. I wanted to throw it out. Everyone was looking at me now. They all were lying perfectly, so say, they weren’t not lying but actually complimenting the cake and her effort. They were giving me a look that if I spilled the truth, then they would eat me alive.
Somehow I swallowed that cake inside my system.
“So, how is it?” Eva asked curiously.
Could I tell the truth?
Nope. Telling her the truth meant signing a death wish.
“Just like Paige said, I have never eaten something like this before.”, I said with a smile.
‘You made a record today because, for the first time, you lied for a good reason.’, Leia commented.
“I’m glad that you all liked it. I will bake a better cake next time.”, Eva said happily.
Only if she knew.
“Sure. I will personally teach you.”, Chloe said lovingly, patting her head.
“Even I will be there in case you get confused with sugar or salt or get confused with other ingredients.”, Aunt Emma said.
“Thank you, Mom. Thank you so much, Aunt.”, Eva chirped.
Why the hell? No one, not a single person, told her the truth.
‘Because in family, one tries to protect another instead of hurting them. This is something about which you know a very little about.’, Leia mocked again.
Nothing went as per my plan. Neither Daniel hurt that bitch, nor did the problem between increased. Instead, if Daniel was mad at Eva before then after the stunt I had played, they grew closer. If this continues, then by the end of this week, they will end up marking each other and mating too.
On the top, Eva being a hybrid was not at all helping the situation.
I had to talk with mom about everything.
And inform her how dad had been hiding the truth from us all this time.
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#TBC