4. CLUMSY

KAISER

"Hey! Are you okay?"

I heard her voice. Her voice was like a meadow. It felt like a soft music in my ears.

But I'm on the floor, embarrassing myself in front of a human. Who would say that I'm the alpha of the Blue Moon pack? One of the strongest and most feared packs of werewolves.

I managed to get up and stood in front of her and smiled awkwardly while scratching my head.

"Yeah! I am fine. I just tripped," I shrugged.

"Yeah. I get it. This happens to me all the time. I am the clumsiest person you would ever meet," she replied with a smile.

Yep. Clumsiest person. Heck! I am the one who fell down, and she's calling me clumsy? I bet she is controlling her laughter at my stupidity.

I simply grinned at her words.

"Anyways, I am Maya Whitmore, and you would be reporting to me through the entire period of your internship," she replied with a smile.

"Kaiser Goreaxe," I replied and shook my hands with her.

The moment my hand touched my skin, I felt a spark all of a sudden. That spark was hard, like an electric current. I looked at her and at that moment, I felt like the time stopped and all I could do was stare at her.

Blonde hairs, pale skin, pinkish lips, light blue-greenish eyes, height above 170 metres, slim figure, black pants with a white shirt and nude heels, attractive smile. She looked just perfect.

Wait a minute! I was checking her out? Why the heck would I do that?

I was surprised by myself. I was checking out a girl? Why would I ever do that?

"Because she is your mate!" I heard Ash's voice.

"What?" I blurted.

"What?" Maya replied.

I looked at her and was pulled out of my trance.

"No, nothing," I chuckled and moved my hand away from her.

She stared at me like I was an alien creature to her. And yep, I was behaving like a creature. A stupid and reckless creature.

"Well! This is my best friend, Paul Marshall," I introduced Paul to him.

"Hello," Paul muttered and shook his hands with her.

I noticed Paul's reaction, and with that, I could figure out he didn't feel anything weird.

"Come, I will show you the entire lab," she spoke.

"Yeah," I muttered and we walked behind her.

Maya then took us through the entire lab, while all I could do was steal glances from her. I couldn't even move my eyes away from her. It was like some external force was dragging me closer to her and I had no idea how to resist that. I was feeling attracted to her and I was disturbed by every other external disturbance that was stopping me from going close to her.

What the heck was happening to me? How would I ever focus on our mission? Why was I behaving like a stupid kid who has a crush on his teacher? I am an Alpha. Alpha Kaiser. I should have an aura like that. And here I'm behaving like a puppy? What the heck is going on with me?

After taking us through the entire lab, Maya took us to her personal room and asked us to sit on the chairs. We quickly followed her orders and she sat in front of us.

"So. You two will assist me and that would be enough for your internship and thesis paper. Anything extra won't be required and would be unappreciated. I have done my PhD from the same university, so my recommendation would work with the professors, so make sure, you two are sincere in your work," she spoke.

"Yes! We will," Paul replied.

For a minute, I noticed her aura while she spoke. She had a ruling aura like people would listen to her, and treat her like their queen. They would follow her and respect her. It felt like she could address people and prove herself to be a great leader. They would adore her. She would make a perfect luna.

Wait a minute? Luna! Why am I thinking about mating with her? She isn't a werewolf as far as I know. She's just a human.

"Because she is your mate!" I heard Ash's voice again.

"Shut up, Ash!" I mentally scolded Ash and looked at Paul.

Paul seemed completely normal, while my heartbeats were uneven. I was feeling nervous and I had lost my focus. What's happening to me? And, why me?

I couldn't help, but notice each and every feature of Maya. She was extremely beautiful and there was no way I could find a woman more beautiful than her. She was taking my heart away, and I felt extremely attracted to her.

But then, my eyes went on to the ring finger of her left hand and there was a ring. She is engaged?

I noticed the ring properly, and yes, it was an engagement ring.

But then, maybe she noticed that I was checking out her ting.

"Excuse me!" She spoke, her tone was defensive.

I quickly moved my eyes away from her finger and looked at her face and smiled.

"Yeah! Sorry," I muttered.

"Were you ogling me?" She questioned.

"No no! Not at all," I turned defensive.

"Actually, my eyes fell on your ring. It's beautiful. I am thinking of gifting my girlfriend one. Is that an engagement ring?" I made up an entirely absurd reason to ask her about the ring.

But the moment I asked her about the ring, her expressions changed from offended to rather sad. She didn't look happy as she touched her ring. It confused me a bit.

"Yes! It's an engagement ring. I got engaged yesterday," she spoke in a sad tone.

"Oh! Congratulations," I chirped.

"No! She is our mate. You have to have her Kaiser. She can't be anyone else's. She should be yours," Ash started to cry.

I don't know why, but I felt like my heart broke when I got to know that she is engaged. I felt like Ash's feelings were validated and that pinched me more. I wasn't here to find a mate. I wasn't here to feel left out by the moon Goddess just by knowing that if she is my mate, she can't be mine because she is engaged. Why am I in this mess all of a sudden? I was here for something else, so why am I getting involved in something that would probably break my heart or cause problems in Maya's life.

"I think, we would like to have a short break. Would you excuse us for a second?" I heard Paul's voice.

I looked at him and he smiled a bit as he asked Maya's permission.

"Yeah sure," Maya replied.

And then, all of a sudden, Paul held my hand and dragged me out of the room.

"No. Our Mate," Ash cried out.

"Shut up, Ash," I scoffed.

Paul took me to a deserted place in the lab so that no one could hear us and stood in front of me.

"What happened to you? Why are you behaving like that?" He questioned assertively.

"What?" I replied, confused by his question.

"You're our alpha Kaiser. You never behaved as such. You always held an Aura that you're the king and you should be respected, but ever since you saw Maya, you're behaving like a joker," Paul mocked at me.

I somewhat agreed with Paul's words. Ever since I met with Maya, I did behave like a joker and I had no solid reason for that.

"Tell me, Kais. What's happening?" Paul asked as he held my shoulders.

He did look concerned.

"Did you feel a jerk of current while you shook hands with Maya? Or did you feel attracted to her or found yourself getting lost in her? Did she feel something special to you? Did you find her the most beautiful woman on this planet? Did you feel nervous around her?" I shot my questions to him.

"No. I didn't," Paul replied, shocked by my questions.

"I didn't feel any jerk or shock when I shook my hands. I didn't feel like attracted to her. She felt like an average girl to me, and I have seen women more beautiful than her. I didn't feel nervous around her. She's just like every other woman to me," Paul was brutally honest with his reply.

"Ouch!" I muttered.

"What happened?" He asked.

"I felt bad, that you didn't compliment her," I honestly replied.

"What?" He was shocked.

I rolled my eyes and sat down on the nearby bench in frustration. I rubbed my temples because the truth was stressing me out. I had never went through something like this and this made me feel extremely worried.

"What happened, Kais?" Paul asked.

"Ash was right," I replied.

"What did Ash say?" Paul asked.

"Maya is my mate," I blurted.

"What?" He was shocked.

"Yes. Ever since I touched her, I felt a current running all over my body. I am feeling attracted to her and getting lost in her every other moment. I am reminded of her features and the way she speaks. I feel nervous around her and to me, she is the most beautiful woman in this world. I feel irresistibly attracted to her and the moment I saw her engagement ring, it hurt me a lot. It's painful for me to even imagine her with someone else. This means she is my mate. Ash is right," I reasoned out.

"Woah! Finally! You found your mate," Paul jumped in happiness.

But I wasn't excited about this. I didn't feel happy about it. There were two reasons. First, I didn't want a mate because of obvious reasons. And second, if she is the one using the wolfsbane, I am here to kill her, not to fall in love with her.

"But I don't want a mate, Paul," I replied, irked by his words.

"But, you're bound by the moon to her. You have no choice," Paul replied.

"Well then," I took a deep breath, "I guess I will have to reject her," I announced.

"No. Don't do that. Don't you think of rejecting your mate," Paul immediately reacted.

"But why?" I was surprised by his words, "you rejected your mate as well. Then why are you stopping me?"