Third Person’s POV,
“Did you ever feel the pain in the body at night?” Elijah asked in a curious tone. He wanted to add a full moon night in his statement but he didn’t as it must be too early to reveal that.
‘That wasn’t something that I was expecting, I was hoping for simple questions, like where am I? or who are you? That kind of stuff’ She thought confusedly.
“I should be the one asking you that. You were dying a few hours ago. How are you feeling now? Are you feeling pain in any part of your body, especially your shoulders?” Rose asked in a worried tone.
“A bit. I will be fine soon. Don’t worry about that” he replied genuinely.
‘How can someone look this gorgeous just by talking? He was looking smoking hot just lying down there minutes ago and now he even started talking. This is torture!!’ she couldn’t help but shake her head in annoyance.
“Are you okay?” Elijah asked in a confused tone.
‘She is weird but beautiful’ Elijah thought.
“Yeah. Just my head and also a bit worried that someone might find out that you are here. Otherwise, everything is okay, Mr. Elijah Smith” She replied embarrassingly.
‘Elijah. What a hot name! It suits him well! Just because he is saying his name like this, it makes me want to moa… Oh Shut up, Rosey. For God’s sake! Control your damn emotions! You are not some horny teenager’ She shook her head.
‘What kind of a shameless girl am I!’ she hit the already hurting head with her hand and wincing at the impact.
“What happened?” He asked while holding her hand so she wouldn’t hurt herself again.
‘What a sweet guy’ She blankly stared at him.
When she didn’t reply for a while, he broke the silence again.
“Where are we?” he asked looking at the old room with a lot of boxes and closets.
‘The kind of question I was hoping for, I can answer that without embarrassing myself.’ She thought.
“Oh! We are in the dungeon” She replied casually.
“Excuse me?” He was shocked by her answer.
“Well, it’s my paternal family house so it is more like a dungeon to me. But in reality, this room was a storeroom before they gave it to me for the stay” she said looking at the room.
“Oh, okay. It does look like a dungeon. It’s pretty dark in here” he replied observing the room carefully.
‘Dark and cozy, just the way I like it. Only if we could make it more fun’ she thought while smiling like a Cheshire cat in her head.
‘Bad Rosey, he is hurt and weak!’ she scolded herself.
“Yeah. I like it dark. That’s the only positive point” She replied nonchalantly.
‘She likes it dark. Another point why she is not normal’ he noted.
‘Back on the topic. I must find out more about her’ He thought as he cleared his throat again.
‘Does he need warm water to drink? I think he caught a cold by running around naked in the forest’ She thought observing his body creepily.
“Uhm, will you mind if I ask you some personal questions?” he began with his next attempt.
“Sure. Please go ahead” She replied smiling.
‘You can ask me anything with that handsome mouth of yours. My number, my credit card details, my salary, my f*cking bra size! I will be more than happy to tell you everything!’ she thought and realized what she was saying,
‘I am doomed!’
“Did you ever feel immense pain? Don’t get me wrong, it’s just something I need to know” He asked, judging by his expressions, she could tell he was a bit embarrassed.
‘Wasn’t expecting that again! What kind of weird guy is this? Why does he want to know about the pain of my life? What is his obsession with pain anyway’ she thought giving him the look which shouts weirdo!
“No worries. What kind of pain are you talking about?” She asked casually while keeping her chin in the palm of her hand.
“You know, the immense pain in your body like it is going to break. It starts from the chest and then the stomach and finally your entire body feels it. Your thighs started shaking. You feel like your bone is going to break” He asked in an excited tone and continued,
“Your body temperature rises. Sometimes, you feel a headache too!! You suddenly feel really angry and enraged. You can feel a bit too aggressive for your own good? You feel like killing the first person that comes your way. Have you ever felt that?” He asked curiously.
‘I thought about it for a while, yeah, I did feel it. It’s that time of the month! But why is he asking me that? Does he want to know if I am fit to procreate? Isn’t it too soon? Strange!’ she thought again giving him the side eye.
“Yeah, I felt it” She replied nodding her head in agreement.
He was visibly excited by her answer.
“Really?? When did you first felt it?” he asked as soon as she was done speaking.
“When I was thirteen. After that time, I continuously felt this pain every month. The excruciating pain that I can’t run away from as it is part of me. Bad times!” She replied with a painful expression.
‘Right! She must be feeling it every full moon. I think I need to tell her the truth. She deserves to know’ Elijah thought.
“Do you know what it is?” He asked, his expressions calm but there was a hint of excitement in it.
“Yeah. Obviously! Every woman knows it. It’s called periods!! You get it every month if you are born with XX chromosomes!” She replied with an eye roll.
Rose’s answer made his shoulders slumped down in disappointment.
“I am not talking about menstruation cramps, you silly girl. I was talking about other pain” He said in frustration.
‘Well, there is this other kind of pain that I feel every month and I don’t know the reason behind it! I just felt I was the most unlucky girl that I felt the cramp twice a month. I am mad angry at that time and I couldn’t control it. I feel like killing the first person who comes in front of me. My mother said it’s a hereditary disease but when I did a few tests behind her back, every single report was normal. But I can’t tell this secret to a stranger I just met’ She thought and decided to keep the details to herself.
“I don’t know what you are talking about then” She replied plainly.
‘That’s strange! She must be feeling the pain! It’s impossible not to feel it! Her inner wolf must be trying to remind her of its presence. Moreover, I can feel her inner wolf and the aura around her that she is a werewolf. I am the crown prince of werewolves, even a normal wolf can tell if a werewolf is in front of him or not’ he thought in confusion scanning her face for some clarity.
“Oh, I see” he replied with a curt nod.
She was being hesitant and that didn’t go unnoticed by him.
‘Maybe she is hiding it because I am still a stranger? It feels so bad when your mate lies to you’ He thought while closing his eyes.
Suddenly, a thought popped up in his head and he snapped his eyes open.
“How old are you?” He asked suddenly.
“You scared me!” She was startled by his sudden question.
“Um. 23” she replied.
“Good!” He took a deep sigh of relief.
‘Thank God, she hasn’t crossed 25 yet!’
“Why did you ask?” She asked in confusion as the guy nearly gave her a mini heart attack.
‘I can’t tell her that! Not until she is completely honest with me’ He said to himself before diverting the topic.
“Wanted to see if we are a good match” He replied in a flirty tone.
“What…? Did you just..” She tried to ask but she was cut off by a loud knock on the door, followed by a familiar voice,
“ROSE? OPEN THE BLOODY DOOR!”