บท 13: School Grounds

Chapter 13

LOU RIVERS

I waved goodbye to the werewolves I passed along my way going to the car waiting outside the packhouse.

Marc was tapping lightly the steering wheel of his luxurious car as he waited for me. He's giving me a ride to school.

The trip was silent but a comfortable one. Marc is just not a chatty person really.

When we entered the gates, I was a little surprise as I beheld the vicinity.

'damn'

It was magnificent— so much greenery and the buildings were kind of old, ancient, even the architecture.

My senses perked up as soon as I got out of the car. Multiple eyes were boring holes in me. There were even ill intent among the curious crowd.

"Count me in for some fun," Marc mocked, sensing the air around.

I chuckled .

"I will not let you miss a thing when the time comes," I assured.

He smiled while shaking his head, "Let's go and meet with others."

I was twitching a devilish smile at the back of my mind as I walked with Marc down the crowded hallway. Curious werewolves were following me with their sticky gazes and belittling ones were scrutinizing me with their mocking smirks as I pass them.

Surprisingly, I haven't heard a nasty remark yet. Maybe because of the presence of an intimidating werewolf walking by my side.

'hmmmm'

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"Holaaaaaaaaa—"

'oh my'

I braced myself for the coming wave. I mean, Maggie was at it again, leaping her way towards me for that bone breaking hug.

I again turned her around just like the last time as soon as I caught her.

"Please don't tell me that this would be an everyday occurrence Maggie," I complained half-heartedly.

"My back would surrender," I added with humor.

The girl laughed and squeezed me more before jumping down.

"How will you last in bed with Alexa in that case huh?"

'What?'

A lump of air automatically clogged my throat at her remark.

"Hmmm, did I just heard that from you?"

My head whipped to the direction of the voice. Maggie did the same and there stood Carmen with narrowed eyes.

"Coming from you—," she pointed at Maggie with a dragging voice.

"... you— Maggie the virgin?" she sassily ended.

'damn'

A menacing aura reeked from Maggie's frame as soon as the words were heard but it faded as fast at it came when Carmen took a step closer.

Like a predator eying it's prey, Carmen grinned and her eyes were sparkling with mischief.

To my confusion, Maggie hid behind me while battling an eternal glare with her predator.

"Cowering are we Magz?," Carmen said while continually coming closer.

"Where's the confidence awhile ago?"

My forehead crest when I saw the girl behind me shivers. It was not an out of fear kind of shiver but of something else I can't point out.

Then she stepped back, pulling my arm with her, taking more cover while her head popped out on my side.

"Don't come near me woman," she warned pointing finger at Carmen, her body reacted as though Carmen held a transmissible disease.

"And what will you do Magz?"

"Hhhmmm?" Carmen challenged.

"Just how long will you resist me woman?"

'wait'

'What?'

My confusion and curiosity sky rocketed, shifting my gaze at them.

'Just what's going on?'

Then a warm feeling ran through me when I smelled Alexa's scent in the air.

My eyes automatically searched for her and there she was, walking towards us with furrowed brows.

'yeah'

'furrowed'

Despite the grumpiness she's trying so hard to manifest, my lips still curved up a smile on their own.

"Stop fooling around Carmen," Alexa spoke in an authoritative tone.

"You are making Maggie uncomfortable."

Carmen pouted comically at Alexa's words. It was kind of cute , I would say.

'ahem'

But the next thing she said snapped a heart string that caused me a bit of pain.

"Give me a hug Ali," she raised her arms like a child towards Alexa.

My mate just rolled her eyes but hugged the girl anyway making Adolphus growl in jealousy and me in envy.

"What about me baby?" I butted in.

"I need a hug too and— and even more would do to appease this sin of envy in my heart," I then dramatically took a handful of my shirt on my left chest.

'ugh'

She groaned and released a deep breath, then lazily looked at me, "Hug yourself Louchie," then turned her hills to walk away.

"What's a hug when you already licked me good yesterday," I purposely raised my voice a little higher.

My remark made her stopped in her stride and I could hear a pin drop at the silence of my pack around.

"Have— you— lost— your mind?" She hissed in anger as she turned back to me with flaring eyes.

"Keep your dreams to yourself!"

'oopps'

I contemplated to back down or to retaliate after seeing her reaction but the latter has triumphed.

"Well, I'm sure I wasn't dreaming when you licked me good," I rubbed and pinched the back of my neck trying not to crack a laugh.

"I could even still remember the warm of your tongue in my—"

'damn'

I was cut off.

My back hit the wall behind me, my chest ached in pain as the air forcibly left my lungs and the tightness of my mate's grip on my neck made me to choke and cough to death. Not to mention the sharpest of glare that she shots through my orbs.

'scary'

'but I find it sexy'

'ahem'

I saw Marc and Maggie moved to help but their action made my mate's domineering aura intensified, making them cower in submission.

"What the fuck are you blabbering about?"

"I have no memory of such despicable happening!" She uttered in clenched teeth.

I coughed and winced in pain more than necessary—

'ahem'

'hahaha'

... also fervently tapping her arm to release me which she did after so many taps.

'gosh'

"Let me finish first," I reckoned while coughing forcibly.

"I'm saying, you licked my muzzle yesterday," I said after composing myself.

"Oh Goddess," she tilted her head up while massaging her forehead.

"That was Reika!"

"My wolf licked your wolf, make that point straight Louchie!"

"Well, Reika and you is one as Addi and I is one."

"So basically, you— licked— me," I insisted my point which made her groaned even more in frustration.

"Can I just bury you alive?" She asked in a very sarcastic tone.

"Yeah, sure, bury me alive in the cushion of your heart," I confirmed with a wink making her shoulder to droop.

"And I am more than willing to stay there for the rest of my life," I added and a few approving chuckles were heard.

Alexa exhaled, that kind which came from the deepest of her diaphragm.

"You heard her—," she addressed the muted crowd.

"You have heard her twisted mind!"

Then she gave me one last sharp glance before taking off in a speed of light.

'oh my—'

An arm rested over my shoulder as soon as my mate vanished from my sight.

"Good work Louchiechie, good work," Carmen said while tapping my shoulder and nodding slowly her head in approval, her tone held so much humor too then— then we fist bumped.

'yow'

'hahaha'

I got to her good side the day she found out I am Alexa's mate.

Well, after knowing of me being her bestfriend's mate, she hasn't left my side almost the rest of that day.

She was so persistent of asking everything that comes in her mind and knowing me along with it.

I didn't find her annoying at all. I sensed her genuine care for Alexa, that all she did and asked from me were act of looking out for her friend which I found very sweet of her. So I answered her with not far from the truth as I possibly could.

'ahem'

And now we just did a fist bump.

I'm just so happy that my mate's bestfriend is on my side in this tale of my eternal love.

'ayieee'