When Olive returned few minutes later from the bathroom, she found hot towels in a flask and two shopping bags on the bed. She immediately took the hot towel and placed it around her neck. She winced at first but it was later soothing so she let it stay there. She checked the contents of the bags and found out they were new clothes.
“Why does he keep buying new clothes? How about the ones he bought for me the other day? Where are they even?” she asked no one in particular.
Olive found a short black dress and loved it immediately. She straightened it on the bed and decided to wear it. She did and it looked splendid on her. It had a round neck, and was printed from the waist to her knees. Little shiny stones were studded around the chest area and they glittered as she moved her body. She walked to the mirror and finger-combed her hair. There was nothing to use to style it, so she just let it fall beautifully on her. Besides, she had a silky, not too stubborn hair.
“Shoes,” Olive murmured as she looked at her bare feet on the floor. She frowned and checked the bags again… no shoes. But then, she remembered she wore shoes earlier so she ran into the bathroom to find them. But all the things she had worn were discarded by Alpha Knight.
She pouted angrily and walked into his closet. She opened his glass wardrobe which contained tons of shoes and began to find something unisex. Too bad, all the shoes were huge and not fit for the dress. But fortunately, she found a pair of black, small sandals with just two wide straps. One in front, the other behind to hold down the heel. It was perfect.
Soon, Olive was out the door of the bedroom and walked through the wide hallway towards the huge receiving room. She entered and marveled at the beauty of it. She felt like she was in some kind of palace. Well… she was actually. She ran to the aquarium and placed her hands on the cold glass, gawking at the beautiful fishes. Then, she ran towards the fountain and giggled at the falling water.
Olive couldn’t believe she was free from The Vrek Cult. It felt like her soul was loosened and was roaming free.
Ding! She heard the elevator door open and she turned around to look. It wasn’t Alpha Knight and her heart saddened. She wanted to see him. His presence alone made her feel complete despite how rashly he behaved. That was toxic, she knew.
“Not happy to see it’s me, aye?” Jericho teased and she chuckled softly. He looked her up and down then smirked.
“You look beautiful in that dress, Olive. Doesn’t make you look like the baddie you are.”
“I’m not a baddie,” Olive defended with a frown that was obviously a pretending one. Jericho laughed and pulled back his hair with his palm, showing his pretty face more.
“I just wanted to check how you were doing. But I see you’re fine. Where you heading out?”
“I… wanted to.”
“Oh, can I accompany you then? The Balendin Pack Castle isn’t a place to wander on your own.”
“Tell me about it,” Olive mumbled under her breath. Jericho chuckled.
“Let’s go then,” she said and walked towards him. He held her hand and they walked into the private elevator. Olive felt weird with her hands in Jericho’s. She didn’t know how to politely remove it without looking too awkward. He had a comforting palm, smooth yet firm. But how could she prefer to be holding the Big Bad Alpha’s hand instead? Hands that had a lot of blood on them.
Well, her hands weren’t clean either. So… they were a match right?
She gulped down and bit her lower lip nervously. They were using his private elevator. But where were they going? She just wanted some fresh air after being locked in his quarters for half the day. She never stayed indoors that much.
“Jericho, where are we-”
“Anywhere. But I suggest we go to the Circular Cabinet,” he cut in.
“Circular Cabinet?” Olive asked with furrowed eyebrows. Jericho grinned at her and the elevator door slid past them.
Olive’s eyes were met with a totally circular room having different shapes on the wall. The wall was a dark, shiny, and wooden wall with different cabinets in it all round. Some were big, others small. Some square, others rectangle and triangles. The floor was also a wooden floor, same color with the wall. But very smooth and reflective.
Across the room was a bar and a long counter in front of it. Then a white couch in the middle of the room, long enough to contain seven people. There was a glass table in front of it. An aesthetic hanging chair hung close to the open window and a pretty lady sat in it with a book in her hands. She had short brown, straight hair.
Around the bar were three men, all of whom Olive recognized from the previous day. And in front of an open cabinet was Alpha Knight, dressed in his usual black outfits, with a wine glass in his hands. He looked menacing, yet mesmerizing. Olive couldn’t stop looking and she had forgotten to step out of the elevator. She also didn’t notice the eyes that were seriously boring into her from all angles. Including the one of the lady whose mouth had fallen open.
“Come on, Olive,” Jericho snapped her out of her spell and she blinked repeatedly. She stepped out with him, still holding his hand. She walked just a step behind him and they walked inside fully.
“Oh my God! It’s true!” the lady exclaimed and hurried out of the chair, dumping the book. Olive was taken aback and she clutched unto Jericho’s hand.
“Hey, Dolly. Easy. Don’t frighten her,” he reprimanded with his hand stretched forth towards Dolly, as if creating a barrier.
Dolly looked as if she had seen an angel for the first time in her life.
“She’s so beautiful. Gosh, why did Wayne get such a beauty? He deserves an ugly looking witch!” she spat and glared at him. Everyone was looking at Olive, so they didn’t notice Wayne’s countenance that had changed from a frown into a deeper frown. He was fuming with rage.
Someone else was holding his mate delicately. Another man was touching her.
“Jericho!” he boomed and Olive flinched as she turned to look at him.