CATRIONA
Sandra was driving us back to the pack house but the cold attitude she gave me earlier when I came out of Gabriel’s house is agitating me.
Why on earth would my body react to Gabriel’s name? I still have the burning sensation where he touched me. My lips, sensitive from our kiss. It felt amazing. There was a moment when I needed more of him. More of his… No, this isn’t right at all. I shouldn’t be doing this. I promised Jayden to always be loyal to him.
I discarded that thought out of my head and turned to Sandra.
Sandra, did I do something wrong to you unknowingly?
No. You didn’t! She replied in a grouchy way.
Then why are you giving me the cold shoulder?
Can’t you see you’re just an unlucky girl. You’re not wanted. Whoever sets eyes on you, does that. Lauren muttered. I closed my eyes, breathed in, and out. I won’t let Lauren’s words get to me ever again. Sandra gave her a glance through the rear view mirror before turning her eyes back on the road. I’d careless if another person like Lauren gave me the kind of attitude Sandra gave me but Sandra is so special to me in some ways. She’s the first girlfriend I ever had in my life that treated me like a human being. She showed me a true picture of a good friend you couldn’t live without. Sandra is the third person I cherish in my life that I’d love to stick with. Before I could impel her for an explanation she screeched the car to an abrupt stop.
“Do you want to kill me, woman?” Lauren screamed from behind. My eyes landed on that witch woman I dislike so much.
Where do you think you women are going without me? She asked. Giving us a witchy smile as she is.
What is that witch woman doing here? Do you know her? Sandra asked. Not in a friendly way. I replied. She sauntered toward us and over to my side.
” Missed me?”
No one answered her until Lauren asked her who she was. I’m her friend. She answered. Ooh, so she even has friends. Lauren said in a disdainful way.
What is it that you want? Sandra asked. Let me get you out of the picture before you become a problem. The witch said as she chanted under her breath and all over sudden the scary look on Sandra’s face disappeared. The witch marched around, opened the passenger door and sat in. Sandra started the car without a single complaint. I looked at her with great shock.
Sandra, what do you think you’re doing right now?
Are you blind to see that I’m driving and need to concentrate on the road.
Yes you’re driving but why did you let her in? Do you know who that woman is? Why would you let her use her witchy tricks on you?
Will you for once shut up catriona and let me concentrate. In fact I should be the one asking you that question! Why’d you let alpha Gabriel get into your pants yet you’re mated to my alpha. She bawled. Are you by chance playing two men at a time?
Sandra, why would you say that to me?
I’m not in the mood to talk to you catriona.
That’s what she is. She got all kinds of dirty tricks. Lauren added.
Whooo. I smell hate here. The witch muttered.
We arrived at the pack house but the situation we found here was agonising. Everybody had this intense look on their faces. Every neck of the area had eight to ten people around. What’s going on here? I should find Jayden. He’s the right person to tell me exactly what the situation is here. Getting out of the car Sandra got in my way.
May we talk? She asked politely.
I would like to apologize for being rude to you. I don’t know what got into me to snap at you and… and to call you a two timer.
Sandra, I see you as my very good friend and the close one in this house. I thought you felt the same. I do, Catriona. Then I expected you to come to me like this and ask me what you wanted to know instead of talking in length about the things you’re not sure of in the car full of the people that hate me.
Don’t over judge me here Catriona. You came out of that house with a red face. You had alpha Gabriel’s scent all over you. So I thought you two had a thing in there. Look catriona, Alpha had three different mates and each of them didn’t last as you did. Our alpha is a strong man but we all saw how he struggled with it. Case in point! You’re the first mate he marked. And that proved to all of us in the pack house that you’re our future luna. Catriona, you know very well how much Alpha Jayden means to this pack. He means a lot to this pack more than you could think. In that case, when I saw you grinning with a red face I thought you’d end up like his previous mates.
Now listen to me Sandra. First of all, I understand you care about your Alpha. Secondly, I didn’t grin. Thirdly, you really hurt me today when you called me cheap words. Sandra there’s alot going on in my life that you’re not aware of. Whatever is going on around me, your alpha, and Gabriel is between the three of us. I vociferate loudly. I’m I being mean to her? I thought!!
She beat the thought off when she asked me a big question…
Alright come down. Now if you don’t mind, why do you smell like Alpha Gabriel?
I swallowed hard. “Well, that was…
Before I could choke with words Lauren hurried over to us. At once I was grateful to her. I surely wasn’t ready to go into details.
Do you have any idea why everyone is panicking here? It’s freaking me out. She says.
Should I grab you a taxi back to your mother’s house? I asked.
That’s not what I meant.
I saw Jayden on the porch giving instructions to the man next to Jerome. He looked troubled, and fatigued. The other vigorous man nodded and strolled away. I made a move to go over to him and have a word with him about my brother’s staying at Gabriel’s but stopped myself. If I go to him smelling like Gabriel it will be a big problem for me. He will definitely think something happened between me and Gabriel. I must take a shower first before confronting him. He and Jerome marched to one of his cars in a fast track and drove off. What’s going on with his pack?
Why is everything so exceptional?
On our floor I found Pamela and Luciana in a serious discussion. They didn’t notice my coming until I cleared my throat. They both turned to me. What’s going on here? I asked.
“I overheard Jayden and Jerome’s conversation that his school had been blitzed.”
What school are you talking about?
They both gave me a stare!!
Yes, I know nothing about it. He had never told me about it.
I also don’t know much about the school but the little I know is that there are these rogues that prey on humans and turn them into wolves. I don’t know what their reasons are by doing so but they leave those innocent humans in the most enormous terrific moment of their lives. And that’s where Jayden finds them and helps them through it. From what I heard, those rogues merged with vampires and wrecked Jayden’s school. They dispatched and left most of the students with contusions. So he ordered all the survivors to come here.
So this is the case?
I heard him giving orders about your sister. Luciana said. “Who, Lauren?” I asked. They nodded. What order? I asked. He wants her out of the house today. I frowned. Why didn’t he tell me himself? Pamela shrugged. something is off with him. I can sense it. Luciana said.
The school must be weighing on him.
I peeked outside through the bedroom window and noticed how dark it got but there was no sign of him and his students. His men were still on guard though. Let me hope everything is fine. But how will I know if I don’t find out. I won’t rest until I call him.
Sitting on the bed, I dialed his phone. It rang but there was no answer. I recalled and recalled and recalled until he picked up.
“Stop calling! I’m slammed.”
What a vague and short response. Are things that bad? I convinced myself that everything will definitely turn out okay. I got up from the bed but the twinge I got in my belly forced me back down. What’s wrong with me now? The pain was getting worse so I hardly forced myself up. Before I could take another step I was struck with fear when I saw blood running down my legs.