OLIVIA
I took a quick glance at Alpha Damon and smiled bitterly at him. He must be so close to Claire for him to know her this much.
If they have such a good relationship, why did he bring me here to be left in the middle of all this?
“Are you okay?” I heard Alpha Damon’s soft voice that brought me back to ogling at him. I smiled at him again, but this time around, it was with a nod.
I adjusted the tray of food in front of me because of my sudden loss of appetite. I wasn’t expecting myself to be in this situation.
When he sees Claire as an angel, what can I say to convince him that he is being played and manipulated by her, since that is what she is very good at?
“Are you not going to eat again? You barely touched your food, you did the same thing yesterday,” he accentuated.
I did not think he would notice such menial things. I couldn’t eat yesterday because I was not comfortable. I flat out felt ignored by the dining, and Claire’s glares were almost choking me to death.
I lost my appetite this morning again, thanks to Alpha Damon and Claire. He spoke about her with a lot of enthusiasm that is making me think a lot about myself.
“I am filled up,” I declared as a reply to his question while he stared at me in disbelief, but did not make any more comment on that.
It has become awkward between us, or maybe I just felt that way because of my emotions being split all over the place.
I do not know what to say to him. He will think I am crazy or envious of Claire if I ask him to replace her with someone else as my assistant after praising her this way.
“If you are done, stand up. I want to show you around the tower. You haven’t had the chance to explore it since you came,” he noted, which is true.
I haven’t had the time to go around this place all by myself without getting lost. That was why I asked Zania to take me around in the evening.
I bit my lower lips and stood up. Going with him might help take my mind off the things running a marathon in my head right now.
I tried to cheer up and smile genuinely at him before he noticed the change in my behavior and asked if I was alright again.
I wanted to at least take the plates from there, but I do not know where the kitchen is for me to take them to. “Someone will pick them before you come back,” Alpha Damon spoke like he knew what I was thinking.
“Just come with me,” he instructed, making his way out of my room, expecting me to follow after him.
We walked in a comfortable silence for a while without saying anything to each other until we were out of my quarters.
The first place we visited was a garden full of different types of trees anyone can think of. Why are there so many trees?
“This is the tower’s herbal garden. All the trees here contain different varieties of herbs that are used to treat various illnesses,” he explained
My mouth curved into an ‘o’ after he said that. I never thought about someone having a garden that is full of herbs.
It is thoughtful and saves the local doctors the stress of going into the forest in search of all these things. The garden looks clean and tidied up. It is evident that they take care of this garden every day.
Alpha Damon opened the door to a room, and surprisingly, I saw books. Does he have a library in the tower too?
“This is not a library, it is more of a reading nook, a cozy reading nook. The temperature here is medium. There is also a bed where you can curl up and enjoy an influential book if you do not feel like using the chairs”
After hearing that, I looked around the room. It is actually very small to be called a library. The bed is right by the window where the natural sunlight can reflect on the face.
The temperature is neither cold nor warm, but enough to make use of the blanket on the bed. It looks more intimate, but the decoration is minimal and beautiful.
“It’s beautiful,” I complimented. “Right? You can come here to read anytime you want,” Alpha Damon remarked.
He did not even ask me if I knew how to read or not. He sat down on the chair with a long sigh as he turned his head around the room.
After standing for a while, indecisive about what I was supposed to do, I sat down on the other chair opposite him.
Now that I am taking notes of things, there are only two chairs in here and it’s comfortable for relaxation. I will end up sleeping instead of reading because of how relaxing it is.
As we sat in silence, my eyes darted to a bracelet that was on the table. It was glistening and attractive. I had to pick it up with a smile on my face. It looks like it is pure gold from how shiny it is.
Someone snatched away the gold-plated bracelet from me before I could inspect it.
My eyes met with Alpha Damon’s. I didn’t miss the furious look in his eyes as he kept the bracelet back where I took it from.
Was I not supposed to touch it? Is he mad that I touched it without his permission?
With a scowl, he warned, “You can only touch the books, do not touch anything else without my permission.”
“I am sorry,” I apologized without letting a single breeze pass by before doing that.
I do not want him to get mad at me. Nothing scares me more than the thought of Alpha Damon hating me. I like that he is nice to me. I want it to remain that way for as long as I am here.
But why did he get angry just because I touched a bracelet? Does it belong to the former Luna?