ANNABELLA’S POV
I heard Wade let out a low growl, but that didn’t stop me from walking towards him; it was a voluntary action after all; he was my fated mate.
I heard Kelly giggle as Roman swept me off my feet.
I wondered how he knew I was here, did he also know that I didn’t go to class today? I hope he didn’t see Wade and Hens because that would be like a broken promise.
I promised him I would stay away from Wade and then Hens but then why did I make that promise when there was nothing to stay away from? Wade and Hens were part of the group so I wonder how that was possible.
” Don’t move.” His cold, deep, stern voice stopped me from moving as he placed me in the back seat of his car. Why was I suddenly feeling weak?
” How much did you drink?” He asked and I opened my eyes to look at him.” How much?” I repeated his question and I could tell he didn’t like the way I was treating his question.
” I don’t know, maybe a few glasses.” He hemmed as he tired the seat belt around me.” Hey, are you locking me up?” I asked as he shut the door in my face.
” Let’s go.” In the next minutes, I felt him beside me.” Who gave you the drink?” The moment the car hit the road, I felt something pulling at my throat, and when I opened my mouth and vomited whatever was stuck in my throat, the sticking smell of alcohol infused the air.
And as if that was not enough, I had to throw up at every minute on the way. My stomach was unsettled, and I could only blame it on the damn alcohol; I couldn’t help but close my eyes when Roman pulled me into his arms and covered me up with his jacket halfway back to the pack.
The warmth of his scent immediately pulled me in as I didn’t realize how much I missed him and needed that moment. I didn’t know how long I slept, but when I opened my eyes, I realized the car had stopped.
” Roman.” The familiar voice made me turn my head, and just like I thought it was familiar, Juliet was waiting in front of the main pack house in her night rob.
Roman stepped down and walked around to carry me out of the car, ” You should go to bed, it’s late.” He told her, and she nodded, but except for me, no one saw the frown that was hiding behind those harmless smiles.
” Are you still feeling unwell?” He asked and then I shook my head. I was a little better, just because I felt like I needed sleep, but that thought was shortened when I had to throw up again all over him; it happened so suddenly that I didn’t have the chance to inform him.
” I’m sorry,” I said, guilty, but he didn’t say a word and only took me up to our room where he helped me wash up.
I fell asleep after that, and when I opened my eyes after that, it was morning with the ray of the sun penetrating my side through the curtains.
I turned on my other side to sleep again when the thought of school made me jump from the bed, but I relaxed when I recalled it was the weekend.
My phone had nineteen missed calls in it, and my head was thumbing.
I went out to get something for the headache when I bumped into Juliet downstairs.” Roman didn’t have a problem with me being here.” She said, passing something from the kitchen to the dining table. Where is Madeline?
Her present was always annoying but I decided to ignore her and go look for something to treat myself.” What are you looking for?” She asked but I ignored her. It was my house and whatever I was looking for wasn’t her business.
The only reason I haven’t pulled her hair was because Roman needed her.” I will help you look for whatever you are looking for.” Why did I feel like she was trying to annoy me this morning?
” This is my house, Juliet, and whatever I want shouldn’t be your problem.” I got the first aid kit from the shelf and pulled out two tablets of painkillers.” Here, it will help with the pain.” She presented me with a glass of liquid, and I could smell honey, lemon, and others.
” Are you trying to poison?” I raised a calculative brow even though there was no scent of poison in it. ” Do you think I will?” I scoffed, that was the dumbest question I have ever heard.
” You know what you are capable of.” I told her and was about to walk past her out of the kitchen when she leaned and whispered.” You are right to not trust me because I’m willing to do anything.” I swallowed and sighed before walking out to the dining with a glass of water and the two tablets I took from the kit.
” I think I know why you were so drunk last night.” of course she would know, I thought.
” When you saw the pictures, you got so angry that you couldn’t handle the feeling and decided to draw yourself in alcohol.” I shut my eyes and let out a heavy breath, as much as I hated it, it was the truth.
I swallowed my pills and slammed the glass back on the table before getting on my feet.
” He is a good company and you know what we did after spending the whole night together?”
” I know nothing happened.” I turned and barked at her.” Nothing happened, of course, but …..” she stared at me from the corner of her eyes with a smile.
” You know when I first met him, he told me he had found his fated mate but didn’t expect her to be you, young, beautiful, and powerful.” she chuckled.
” What do you want?” I asked as if it wasn’t obvious enough.
She shook her head and went to sit at the dining.” You know what I want.”
She bites into her cheesecake.
I frowned as I wondered if Roman knew his step-sister was having such thoughts about him.
I wondered if he would believe me if I showed him the pictures she had been sending me.” We had fun yesterday, but thanks to you, it was cut short.” She sipped her tea.
” Get out of my house.” I couldn’t take it anymore. She could go have fun with him all that she wanted!
” Roman wanted to take care of you, but I convinced him to leave, so here we are.” I felt tears in my eyes as I stared at her disgusting self.
She was more disgusting than I ever thought. ‘ A scheming bitch, that is what she is.’ Eve growled in my head.
” I didn’t come here to take care of you. I just wanted to execute my next plan.” she walked up to me and, with scheming eyes, I wondered what she was up to but didn’t expect what happened next.
She poured the hot tear on her arm and dropped the glass on the floor.” You are sick just like the place you came from.” I told her and walked up the stairs.
I sat on my bed and let out a sigh, tears followed, and after a few seconds, I cleaned my face with my palm.
I didn’t know what she had in mind, but I was scared she would take him away from me. What if she succeeds?
I learned the mate bond could be broken; there were situations where alphas rejected their fated mate because they didn’t meet their expectations.
Would Roman and I ever be apart?
I didn’t want to think about it but it was the only thing I could think of. What if Roman feels something for her?
What if she wasn’t the only one having such thoughts?
‘ You think Roman like that witch? Come on Bella, can you stop stressing yourself and me?’ Eve pulled away, and I sucke in air. Maybe I was this worried because he was all I had and all that mattered to me.
I strode out of the shower and with a towel around me, I walked to the bathroom and pulled my clothes off to have a shower. I wondered if Juliet was still downstairs, but when I stepped out of the shower, I found her running her hands through Roman’s closet and smelling his clothes.
” What are you doing in my room?” my sudden anger surprised me.
I was beside her in seconds and the first thing I did was snatched Roman’s jacket from her. ” You have no right to be here.” I glittered my teeth.” And who are you?” She questioned, her eyes staring into mine.
From the depth of her eyes, I could see the determination and the fire in her eyes. ” Roman is mine, he always has.” She blurred and took a step closer.
I could feel my wolf trying to climb out; she didn’t like the idea of Juliet claiming our mate, and neither did I.
” Maybe I should let you in.” She tilted her head to the side. ” What do you mean?” I was confused.
” Roman and I are betrothed!” I gulped and stumbled back.