Chapter 6
Alpha Miguel
Reclining on the chair, I watch as she eats the food cautiously. With just a glance, anyone would know that it's her first time eating something like this.
'She's she the one for you, Alpha' Roan's words replay in my head, and I sigh briefly as I throw my head back, spacing out again. I don't know why this had to happen after I've given up on ever being with any woman, but then I feel like life is trying to give me a second chance, but am I ready for this chance? What if she ends up dying just like others? Will I ever be able to be free from the guilt? She's just an innocent human that doesn't even know about my identity. I feel like it'll be selfish of me to do this, knowing that she won't be safe, but what about the bond that keeps drawing me close to her even if I try to resist?
"Isn't she pretty?" Ares suddenly pulls me out of my train of thought, and I sigh briefly.
"I'm scared, Ares. I'm scared she's not safe around us," I mind link Ares, and I feel him whimper sadly inside me. He's more broken than I am, and I can feel it.
"Are we going to let her go?" He asks me, and I can feel his pain.
"I don't know... I don't know what to think, but we can't take another life. Although they were werewolves, they couldn't survive it, what about she that is a human?" I mind-link him again, and I feel him groan painfully. This is the most difficult time I've had to go through.
"I'm done, Sir," Her voice brings me back to reality, and I raise my gaze to see her standing in front of me with a wide smile playing on her lips. She must be so excited to have eaten that food, and I'm glad I ordered for it.
"Thank you for the food. It was nice," She bows her head, revealing her perfect dentition as she smiles at me. If only she knows what I'm trying to fight here, I'm sure she won't even think of smiling at me, let alone showing her teeth.
"You're welcome. You may leave now," I dismiss her, turning my gaze away from her just so I won't get affected by the sight of her, but all that doesn't seem like it's going to work, anyway.
"Uhm... What about you, Sir? Aren't you going to eat something?" She asks, and I shake my head, avoiding her gaze.
"I'm not hungry. I'll eat when I get home," I reply to her, and she nods her head.
"Alright. Uhm... The food was really nice, and I love it," She smiles excitedly, and I nod my head.
"It's okay. You should leave now. I need to focus on work," I say to her dismissively, trying as much as not to sound nice. It's difficult craving her around me, but still, I have to chase her away from staying by my side. I feel like I'm going to lose my mind.
"Hmm. I'll be on my way now," She finally turns and walks out of my office, closing the door gently behind her.
I watch as she dances around for seconds before she finally takes her seat behind her desk.
Taking a deep breath, I pull out the cabinet of my desk and pick up the necklace from there. It looks cheap, but somehow, it makes me feel so excited. It's the first time someone was going to get me a birthday gift, and I can't help but feel special, especially knowing that it came from my mate.
The rest of my day at the office was filled with me working my ass out, and it was finally closing time.
After rounding everything up in my office, I amble toward the door and pull it open.
"Sir, are you ready to go home?" She springs up to her feet as soon as I step into her office, and I stop to look at her.
"Yes. It's closing time already," I reply to her after I check my wristwatch, but the expression on her face shows that she wants to say something to me.
"Is there any problem?" I inquire, and she quickly shakes her head.
"Not really. Uhm... I just wanted to ask if you're willing to watch a movie with me after work since it's your birthday today. It's fine if you don't want to, I understand..."
"Where is it?" I cut her off, and her face brightens.
"It's at the cinema. They are showing a very interesting movie there tonight, and I think you will love it," She replies to me as she claps her hand. She's getting overly comfortable around me, and the feeling was supposed to be mutual, but I can't help it. I don't just want to hurt her.
"Alright. I will wait in the office then. Let me know when we should go," I say to her, and she quickly nods her head.
"Alright, Sir. I will round up everything and order the ticket now," She beams with smiles, and I finally walk inside my office.
"Shit!" I curse under my breath and run my fingers through my hair, recalling that the plan was to be cold to her so she can stay away from me. I guess I won't ever be able to do that, considering this crazy mate bond.
After waiting for another fifteen minutes, she finally knocks on the door, and I amble over to her.
"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, Sir. I still had a little work to handle. The tickets are here now. Can we go now?" She asks as she smiles sheepishly, avoiding my gaze.
"Sure, let's go," I reply to her before we both leave the office.
The drive to the Cinema took us just fifteen minutes, and all the time wasn't boring, since Clarissa was here to spice up the atmosphere. I had no idea she was such an extroverted person. Although I have this dislike for people that talks too much, I don't really feel irritated by her even with her extroverted personality, maybe because she's my mate, or it's just natural. I don't know.
"We are here," She announces excitedly as we arrive at the cinema later. It's my first time coming here since I'm not interested in things like these, and I hope I don't regret this later...
Chapter 7Clarissa POV Watching a movie with my boss happens to be the happiest thing I've ever done. Right from when the movie started and ended, he maintained a straight face even when it was an emotional movie that makes one cry. Some of the men there cried, I wonder why he didn't, anyway."Do you cry that often when you watch movies?" He asks as he drives us down the dark road, and I slowly nod my head. I may be a stubborn extroverted girl, but trust me, I'm also emotional."Yes, I cry when the movie is emotional. I cry when I read books," I reply to him and giggle because this is so embarrassing. My boss doesn't seem bad after all. Although he doesn't like talking much, he's cool and really fun to be with."You shouldn't cry about such things. They are just fiction and not real," He shrugs while still having his eyes fixated on the road, and I nod my head in agreement with what he said."Hmm... I just can't help it always," I reply to him, and he nods his head. For the next two
Chapter 8Alpha Miguel "You can't keep staying like this without a mate, Alpha. You need to find another mate, or better still, let's choose one for you. Thank the gracious lord that one can always have a chosen mate," Ralph, one of the chiefs utters, and I groan frustratingly while rubbing my forehead. This is the reason I detest coming to the castle, I prefer to live as a CEO peacefully amongst the human, but I can't deny the fact that I also have responsibilities here, right?"We even went as far as hosting a birthday party for you yesterday and invited the maidens from the pack and other neighboring packs in a bid to get you a mate, but you didn't show up Alpha. What is really going on?" Gael, another one says as he stands up to his feet, and I sigh briefly."Alpha, other Packs are going to mock us, and may even call our Alpha a weak impotent man that can't satisfy a woman which was why he hasn't gotten one in his life," Gael further says, and that is it. How dare he call me impo
Chapter 9Alpha Miguel I drive to the company as usual and head to my office. Since Clarissa always came before me, I am not so surprised to see her already at her post and doing her job."Good morning, Sir," She stands up and smiles at me shyly as soon as I walk inside the office, and I nod my head at her."Morning. Get my schedule for next week and submit it on my desk immediately," I say to her before I proceed to my office.Sitting behind my desktop a few minutes later and working, I keep getting distracted as the thought of Clarissa filled my heart.'Impotent' as the word ring in my head for the nth time, I scoff angrily and recline on the chair. Maybe I should just give this a try and prove them wrong that I'm not impotent, I need to prove to them that I can be with a woman, but then I'm scared of being the cause of the death of another innocent lady again."Sir, can I come in?" Still lost in thoughts, her voice sounds from outside, bringing me back to reality."Come in," Follo
Chapter 10Clarissa POVMy heart wavers in excitement as my boss drives me down the road. I keep glancing at him occasionally, and I can't help admiring his perfection. Unlike when I just started working here, he has really changed from being a ghost-like and introverted boss to a fun person, even though he talks less."Why do you live alone? Aren't you married?" I ask him out of the blue as a result of my curiosity, and he glances at me. I mean, he's old enough to be married, and for him to tell me that he lives alone is kind of questionable."No, I'm not married. Why do you ask?" He replies to me casually, and I smile. For some unknown reason, I feel excited about his answer. Yes, I have a crush on him, but that doesn't mean that I should be happy that he's not yet married, right?"Nothing," I shake my head, and he nods his head.The rest of the drive to my apartment was filled with silence, and we finally arrive after about twenty minutes of driving."Thanks for the ride, Sir," I s
Chapter 11Clarissa POVI made sure I look great today since I'll be going out with my boss later. Although I have no idea where he'll be taking me yet, but I made sure I dressed exclusively today so I can stand out later."Is your boss going to introduce you to his family? What's with that dress?" Charity had asked me before I left for the office in the morning, but I only rolled my eyes at her.I have been in the office for quite some minutes now, but he's not yet here. Feeling insecure about my dress, I decided to go check myself out in the restroom, maybe if there's anything I should fix in my body before he comes to the office.Returning to my office a few minutes later, I find him already sitting behind his desk in his company, and I sigh disappointedly. I wanted him to see how beautiful I look in the dress, and maybe getting a compliment or two from him would assure me that I didn't waste my time.I sigh briefly as I slump on my chair and resume work reluctantly. Barely five mi
Chapter 12Clarissa POVWe finally arrive at the restaurant after a few minutes of driving, and the waiter served me the food I ordered immediately. It's not nice to rush food, but I don't have a choice at this point, since I'm so famished."You haven't told me about yourself yet," I break the awkward silence as we stroll down the street of the restaurant later, getting fresh air. It's past 8pm already, and everywhere is dark, except for the street light that is still keeping the street alive. We left the restaurant a few minutes ago after I finished having my meal, and strangely, he didn't join me to eat, which had me questioning myself if he eats often. I've only seen him eating once, and I forced him to. Even during lunchtime, he never goes out to have lunch."I don't think there's much to know about me," He shrugs, and I glance at him."Just tell me the little you feel I should know," I reply to him, and he shrugs."Maybe about your family. Do you have a patent, siblings, and if y
Chapter 13Clarissa POV"Why are you so excited? Did your crush ask you out?" Charity asks as we have dinner later. I got home a few minutes ago, and I've been overly happy since then. I didn't expect my boss would ever ask me out, and even if he was going to, I didn't expect it to be so soon, but it came sooner than I expected it, and I can't help being excited about it."Uhm... This is weird... Can you give me some time to think about it, please?" That was my reply to him, even though I wanted to tell him yes immediately. I didn't want to look like I'd been waiting for him to ask me out.'Can you give me a reply soon? I don't want to keep waiting' that was what he said to me before I finally left his car when he dropped me off earlier, and his voice rings in my head like he's here with me."I just asked you a question, Clarissa?" Charity hits a spoon on my forehead, bringing me back to reality."Hey! You didn't have to do that, right?" I wince pretentiously as I touch my forehead, b
Chapter 14Alpha Miguel POVIt was difficult for me to suddenly start dating just like humans since it's not in our tradition, but I have to take things slow and act like a human, maybe I will be able to win her heart, and she won't have any option than to accept me later. Since she said yes to me via text yesterday, I guess we can now be called boyfriend and girlfriend.I left home this morning and headed to her house after I was done with my usual morning routine. I spent all night, surfing the internet and trying to get some information about how I can treat my girlfriend, and it's pretty weird the things that the internet taught me. It's weird, going to her house to pick her up for work, but I know that I really have to do this if I want to win her heart.Her place doesn't look so great and well furnished, but that is not my problem, anyway."Wow! You are here, Mr. Miguel?" The way her friend smiled at me when I came here moment ago, is creepy. I think she must've told the young l