Cassie’s POV
I sobbed loudly in my room, cuddling myself under the thick sheets.
A knock came on my door but I did not give a response, it might be James and I so much do not want to talk to him at this moment.
I so much hate him right now! For him to have lied to me, he definitely does not consider my interest in any way! He freaking lied to me that he was human and most probably he was intending to keep the secret to himself forever.
The door opened anyways but I did not look up to take a look at who just came in.
“If it’s you James, just let me be. I really do not want to ever talk to you.” I said with my cracking voice but instead of James voice to give a response, it was a soft voice that replied me, Samantha.
“Sa… Samantha.” I called, getting out of the sheets with tears streaming down my cheeks.
“Cassie.” she called and rushed towards me.
She sat on the bed beside me and I buried myself in her arms and cried in her arms.
“I…. I…” I sniffed back tears not being able to make our a single complete sentence due to the excess tears.
“Cassie.” she called again, patting my hair and that was when it occured to me that Samantha was a wolf and she should have noticed the fact that James is not human but q wolf like her and even if she did not notice by some chance, Alpha Kayden would have told her, definitely.
“Sama…. Samantha, you knew about it, right? You… You knew that he is not human but a wolf?” I asked her and she went quiet.
Her silence signified that I was right and that all along, I was the only fool, the only being fooled all these while by all of them.
“Why? Am I so much of a fool to everyone?” I cried even harder.
“Is there just no one who trusts me? You didn’t tell me that you a wolf and even James too, you very well know how much I loved him, you know how deeply I was falling for him and you…. you could not tell me about it so I could keep a leash on my heart to stay away from someone who would eventually get mated to someone else and let go of me.” I cried out to her and she just cuddled me.
“I want an answer Samantha! Why did you not tell me all this while?!”
“I’m… I am sorry that I never told you about it, I had realized since a long time but when I confronted James, he told me it was because he knew how much you abhorred the idea of getting married or loving a wolf. I swear Cassie, James loves you so much, he so much loves you and he was willing to conceal his abilities just so that he could be with you, he was willing to keep you with the lies that held him bound too just to be with you. He was not so truthful to you, yeah, that’s true but I can swear to you that his heart is super true to you and…. And… He also promised me that he would tell you about it very soon, I didn’t… I didn’t want to break your heart by telling you the news, each time I saw your bright smiles when you were with him, I just could not afford to pull you both apart just because I wanted to tell you the truth. I know I should have told you the truth… But I just chose your happiness.” she replied me and even though her words made sense, I was still angry that she did not tell me a thing.
“Cassie.” she called in a soft tone.
“Wolves too are very nice, we can be….”
“I know! I know that wolves can be really nice, I have learnt that and seen it in you and James.”
“But that’s not… that’s not it, I know wolves can be loving too but then what would happen to me when his mate comes?” I asked.
“He can reject his mate, he told me that he can do that much for you.” she replied me.
“No! He is just saying what he can’t do! He… He would not do that for me.”
“You do not know how much James loves you, he really wants you to be with him, his eyes spark any time you are with him and anytime I remind him that your relationship can break because of this secret, I can see and feel his immense sadness, he really loves you so can’t…. can’t you just accept him?” She asked me but I simply shook my head.
“I’m…. I’m sorry if this would hurt James because I myself is deeply hurt but…. but we can’t continue this way, we would just end up hurting each other, we are two different people from different worlds.”
“Love can always cross borders and different worlds. Take a look at me and Kay, this mark on my neck, do you know the meaning of it?” She asked, pointing to the mysterious mark that always had me curious on her neck.
“I…. You never told me what it was all about.” I replied her.
“I am a slave Cassie, I am a runaway slave and take a look at me today, I love Alpha Kayden, the great Alpha Kayden and he loves me too, we are from different worlds when it comes to class but today as are together.” she replied and I gasped.
Samantha was a slave?! And the mark I had adored was actually the mark of slavery?!
I just had enough for the day, I was feeling weak from all the tears I had shed and I could get that my face was all swollen up at this point.
Samantha raised my head up and wiped away my tears but it was useless as more just kept on pouring from my eyes.
“You need to stop crying, stop hurting yourself and hurting James too and just accept him back. I know that you might feel cheated right now and might not want to go to him but you just have to do it, do you want to see James losing his mind? Because that is already gradually happening to him.” she said to me and my eyes fell sad.
During my entire period with James, he really showered me with loads of love and he was the loveliest guy I had ever met but then how was I supposed to be sure that he would not feel much more attracted to his mate than me?
A knock came on the door.
“Come in.” Samantha replied and the door opened revealing Alpha Kayden.
“A…. Alpha Kayden.” I stuttered out a greeting with a slight bow.
“You should just forget about everything and go back to James.” he said in the most indifferent manner but I could still sense his concern for I and James.
“James is not in his right senses right now and I very well need all my men to be very capable at the moment. If there is anyone who lags behind because of anything at all, I would have to be impartial and get such person amputated or even killed.” his voice suddenly got cold and I quickly got off my bed and knelt in front of him, desperately trying to wipe my tears.
“Please…. Please Alpha Kayden, please do not kill him, I beg of you, please have mercy on him.” I pleased profusely.
“Everything is in your hands, show him your love and have him in his right mind so he can carry out his tasks perfectly or risk losing him.” he replied.
“I….”
“He is presently in the bar downtown, drinking his head out. If he impregnates a girl over there, I wonder what will happen next.” he added, cutting me off and I gasped.
I was angry at him, I was absolutely mad at him but the thought of him impregnating another woman drove me almost crazy.
“Oh shit!” Alpha Kayden mumbled and I looked up to look at him.
The look on his face was one I could not read, I turned to look at Samantha then back at him.
“James is drunk already and a girl is seducing him already and…. The… the girl is….” Alpha Kayden showed me the picture of James and just the sight of him standing drunkenly with a drunk girl beside him sent hot blood into my veins.
“Permission to go out Alpha Kayden!” I requested without even taking a proper look at the face of the girl in the picture.
“Permission granted.” he responded and I rushed out of the room.
For that moment, I seemed to have forgotten about the fact that I was angry at him and that I had told him that I was so done with him.
The only thing in my mind was getting to him and throwing whatever girl that was beside him off him.
I knew I was jealous, super jealous and it made me wonder how I was supposed to watch James love his mate when he finally meets her.
I ran out of the mansion gate and began running, trying to reach a cab. I was still running when a car stopped by my side.
“Alpha Kayden orders, take you to the bar where James is.” he said and I quickly hopped into my car without another thought.
What was worth thinking about at such a crucial moment of my life? The car tore through the roads but for me it wasn’t fast enough as my mind kept on picturing different images of what was going on between James and the girl right now.
Why the heck should be go out to drink anyways?! Couldn’t he have ordered for the drinks to be delivered to his room where he could drink alone but no, he decided to go out to the bar where there are several girls after him and he chose there to drink.
I could bet that James hardly knew that he was so handsome and attractive to girls and his charm was just one in a million.
“Please can you go faster?” I requested.
“Any faster and you are getting yourself in an accident, I am not afraid of accidents anyways but you…”
“I am not afraid of the accident, just go a bit faster” I requested desperately.
“And when I get into an accident with you, what do I tell James? I bet he is going to kill me immediately for killing the girl he loves” he replied me and I felt my heart do a small flip.
Why did James have to be a wolf? Everything would have been so perfect if he was not one.
“And…. Here we are” the guy said and parked the car in front of the bar.
“Thank you so much” I managed to mumble and stepped out of the car to be hit by a wave of fresh air that seemed to sooth my cry swollen eyes.
I looked around the place and saw James bike, memories of how I had ridden the bike with him rushed in but the moment was not one to revive memories.
I ran into the bar and stared at the entire place but I could not see him at all. I looked around the place carefully but still I could not catch a glimpse of him.
Did he leave this place already? And if he did, did he leave with the girl in the picture?. my heart skipped at the thought and I ran faster, searching the bar thoroughly but I still could not see him.
That was when I saw a young couple kissing hard and leading themselves into another place through a narrow passage.
I did not want to go there at first but then I had to, what if he was really there with the girl in the picture?
I followed the couple and it led into a small place that was filled with people kidding and making out without any iota of shame.
I moved through the place. my hand was held by a guy and I squeezed my face in disgust.
“How about me pretty girl?” He asked.
“Let go of me!” I seethed and he let go of my hand.
“Hey, calm down, I am off.” he replied and walked away from me.
My eyes finally landed on him, James and I felt my heart shatter even more at the sight of him kissing with a girl but my sadness was quickly replaced with anger.
I rushed towards them and pulled him back to me possessively, ready to yell and fight with the girl when I realized who the girl was…..
Miss Lauren?!