Chapter 42
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Hunter didn’t know how long he had been standing in front of Leila’s door.
All that he could think of was the fact that Leila’s words were still spinning inside his head.
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“I love you, Hunter…”
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Those words kept on running in his head and it was clouding his mind right at that very moment.
He couldn’t stop the happiness that was warming his heart. And it made him smile then, he licked his lips. But then, the smile pasted on his lips was still visible. He couldn’t stop the fact that it was tickling his heart.
“Damn it!” He murmured under his breath as he ran his palm over his face.
However, Leila’s next words resonated in his head.
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“I love you, Hunter… But I think this is g-goodbye… Please don’t be my training partner anymore. For our goodness’ sake…”
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But then, those words didn’t let his smile fade.
“Let’s see… Leila… Let’s see…” Those were the only words that he could say as he instantly mapped his plans inside his head.
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“Darn it, Leila Mercado…” She uttered as she faced the vanity mirror.
She just woke up and she saw her scary face. It seemed like she would pass to be a ghost right now.
Her eyes were swollen and her eyebags were already waving at her. Her face was as pale as her lips were light pale and already dried. Her black, long, wavy hair was like a nest because she forgot to remove her ponytail.
All in all Leila looked like a mess.
She grunted in frustration.
Then, more on her face there was one thing that she couldn’t stop thinking about.
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“I love you, Hunter… But I think this is g-goodbye… Please don’t be my training partner anymore. For our goodness’ sake…”
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Her dark brown eyes widened in shock.
Her lips parted as she realized what she just told Hunter last night.
She just confessed to him!
Leila pulled her hair harshly as she was trying to castigate herself because of her foolishness. Her cheeks turned bright red because of humiliation.
“Oh, my goodness! Did I really…” Leila couldn’t continue her words anymore.
It was as if she couldn’t picture what she had done. It was as if everything dawned into her like water rushing into the river.
Leila bit her lower lip as she felt so humiliated.
And it was all because of her. She couldn’t blame anyone. It was all her fault and she didn’t even know where the heck did, she got her guts to do what she did last night.
Then, she let out a deep sigh to calm herself.
“Don’t regret what you did…”
Her eyes widened in shock all of a sudden.
“S-Silver!” Leila uttered as she called her inner wolf’s name.
She let out a deep sigh.
“Is there something wrong… You are always being so silent…” Leila commented this time, she couldn’t stop the pain that laced in her words.
She felt Silver let out a deep sigh.
“I am sorry. To be honest… I… I got so d-distracted whenever Hunter is around…” Silver uttered seriously.
However, she felt something inside her.
It was as if something was triggering inside her that she couldn’t stop herself, especially her eyes from turning into darker shade of brown much darker than what it was already.
“W-Why?” She curiously asked.
However, there was more to it than her question.
Leila swallowed hard as she was trying to patiently wait for Silver’s answer.
“The answer lies in you, Leila…” Silver replied seriously causing her forehead to crease.
She couldn’t deny the confusion that suddenly hit her.
“What do… What do you mean by that?” She stammered as she was trying to comprehend what he was trying to say.
“Aren’t you at ease whenever he is around, Leila? Are you comfortable being with him? If you can be then, I could also be comfortable with him. And besides… there is more to it but I can’t disclose it now. If you really want to shift into me then, you have to make sure that you can be comfortable around Hunter…”
Even after she had already prepared herself and combing her wet hair, she couldn’t stop thinking about Silver’s last words.
It seemed like even Silver was also affected because of what was happening to her and Hunter.
Yes.
She must admit.
Leila wasn’t too comfortable around Hunter. And it was because she had feelings for him. She was in love with him.
And she didn’t know what else to do.
Perhaps, moving on was the only thing that she could do.
And it has to start now.
Of course, Leila knew that it wasn’t as easy as one, two, three… She had to work it out. And she had to because she knew that it was nearly impossible for her to get Hunter’s heart.
He only had his eyes on Myrtle and she couldn’t ignore that fact already.
She bit her lower lip.
Then, she took a deep breath and slowly let it out.
Her stomach was growling already.
However, she had already been thinking so hard whether or not to go out. But she couldn’t stay inside her room forever.
So, she had no other choice.
She took a peek outside her room only to find the hallway empty. She tried to concentrate on whether or not she could sense that someone was around but she could sense none. So, she went out of her room and went directly to the kitchen.
Her eyes twinkled when she saw that no one is around and there was a food in the table already.
“Miss Leila, good thing that you are already awake.” She almost screamed the heck out of her when Butler Henry appeared behind her.
It was a good thing that she didn’t. She cleared her throat and looked at him.
“Uhm, yeah… Where is everyone?” She asked seriously.
And it was because she was fishing for some information.
She swallowed hard.
“They are in a meeting at the Alpha’s chamber, Miss. You can ask for the servant omegas if you need anything. I have to excuse myself.” Butler Henry stated as he politely bowed his head and walked out of the kitchen.
Leila didn’t know whether it was a good thing or not.
But then, she was about to call Butler Henry because he might tell Hunter that she was there. However, she shook her head especially when she realized that it would be too embarrassing to do.
She let out a deep sigh.
And when she saw the food Leila forgot everything all of a sudden. She started digging for the food and so, all of her attention was on the food.
So, she didn’t sense the pair of eyes was already staring at her with amusement written in his eyes.
And Leila almost choked her burp when she met those lovely deep ocean blue eyes.
Her eyes widened and stood up but then, she realized that her reaction was just too exaggerated that she cursed herself inside her head.
So, to cover her embarrassment she got the dishes, even though her insides were already trembling in both nervousness and thrill as she decided to wash it and also to stop herself from staring at him.
‘This might distract me a bit…’ She murmured inside her head.
She was trying to calm herself but she was also quick in washing the dishes. And all throughout that unbelievable situation, Hunter was just looking at her.
Thank God!
She didn’t want to hear anything from him.
Not now.
And she wanted to call all of the gods and goddesses after she finished washing the dishes without breaking them.
But she almost forgot to breathe when she turned from the sink only to meet those deep ocean blue eyes, a few distance away from her.
Hunter slowly walked towards her.
“Finally… You went out of your room…” He murmured under his breath as Leila stepped back to create distance between them.
But then, she panicked when she felt the sink behind her.
Her heart was beating wildly inside her chest as her eyes widened in total shock when Hunter leaned towards her and placed his hands on the sink, caging her.
“H-Hunter…” She called his name absentmindedly.
But the seriousness in his eyes never faltered. In fact, the color of his eyes turned into a darker shade making her lips parted apart.
“Yes… Leila…” Her name rolled his tongue sensually making her shiver down her spine.
And Leila…
She couldn’t stop herself from being so affected by his words and actions.
And she couldn’t stop cursing inside her head as she felt Hunter moving closer to her.
Damn it!
This raw emotion that was trying to claim her sanity was just too much to handle.
And Leila wasn’t prepared for this.
‘Oh, dear… I hope I won’t faint because of this…’ A naughty part of her commented inside her head.
Darn!