DONOVAN’S POVShe looks visibly uncomfortable sitting right next to me in the car and although I feel sorry for causing her such discomfort, I do not feel sorry for making her seat next to me using my authority.At this point, I believe I am a hundred percent an asshole.I steal a few glances her way while she looks straight ahead as if intentionally refusing herself from looking at my direction. I don't blame her for being this way. It is crazy when someone who has never cared about your existence suddenly start drawing closer to you.I find it crazy too. The idea that I keep trying to get close to her while fighting the urge to keep a distance away from her again.The event of ealier in school plays before my head and how my heart had felt what she felt that moment. It was excruciating. If I knew this was how she felt whenever they treated her that way, I would never had stood and watched them pick on her like they always do.And at that moment today's events, I had made myself th
ALEXIS’ POVThe loud shrill of my alarm clock jolts me awake and I groan lowly and sink deeper into the warm sheets. It is morning again and we have to continue the circle of life. And I am no exception.I roll my weight off the bed until I land from the bed to the bare floors with a plod. My back aches a little from the fall, causing me to awake fully. I groan again and lazilly pull myself out of the floors and into the bathroom where I take a quick shower and brush my teeth.I return back to the room a few minutes later and change into a pair of sweatshirt and baggy jeans. I can count how many times i have repeated this clothes this term in school. I am sure at this stage, almost everyone in school can identify me with my repeated clothes by now.I scamper out of my room to our tiny congested kitchen to make breakfast. Other days, grandma Rivera would be the one to fix me breakfast but yesterday, she had gone to visit her close friend in the west side of the fortress and would be c
ALEXIS' POVHe keeps staring at the way I have my head tilted during the ride and I consciously keep my face away from him. How could I think it wouldn't matter if he saw my face or not? He has been my crush for years. This is definitely going to be a very embarrassing moment for me.My tension heightens when he stops the car by the side of the road in a sudden halt."Look at me, Alex." His tone is commanding and serious but I do not head to his words. I stare out of the window instead."I command you to turn around me face me, Alexis Micah. It is an order from your Alpha."I set my jaw and swallow deeply. I cannot belive he would be exploiting his powers the way carelsssly just to get me to do the things he wants.With a sharp deep breathe, I slowly turn my head to face him but I still keep my face lowered. I flinch a little when his hands reach for my face to spread the curtains of my hair apart. His hands are warm and sends electrifying feelings down my entire body.His eyes and
ALEXIS' POVI am beyond surprised when Donovan turns up in front of Aurora's parents house and with the way he speaks informally with the old couples, it is obvious he has known them for quite sometime now."Come, come, honey." Mrs Zack brings me closer to her bosom in a pamper child-like manner. "I'm sorry about what happened to you. You'll be safe with us till your grand mother returns."I squint my eyes in puzzle at Donovan who stands with a confident poise, watching us. His hands tucked deep into his pocket.What could he have possibly told them?"Thank you, Mr and Mrs Zack." He thanks the couple with a curt bow of his head. "I shall be taking my leave now.""Alright, son." Mr Zack gives him a friendly pat on the back and this time, I am more than a hundred percent sure they are pretty close. No one can come up close to an Alpha this way, talk more of trying to touch him in any way. "Thank you for bringing her to us. Like I have always said, you will do best as the Alpha of our t
ALEXIS' POV"Tell me about your bullyings. How much worse or less has it gotten this recent week?" Kendra asks me as I discreetly twist my nose at the strong repelling scent of flowers and cinnamon in her office. They smell too strong and over-bearing and I am sure that like every other day, I am going to walk out of this place feeling nauseous."I don't get bullied, Kendra. I get disrespected by rich elite kids." I feel as though telling others I get bullied is a wound to my pride. I am not a child to get bullied every single time.The young woman in her late twenties adjust her cat-eyed spectacles and watches me intently. Her dark purple is as bold as always."What if the difference between getting bullied and getting disrespected, Alex?" She asks me and I give her a shrug of my shoulders."I don't know. But I do know that my case is not bullying but disrespect." "You are a smart girl, Alex. And a straight A student at that. You should know better than lying to yourself or making a
ALEXIS' POVAs I walk closer towards the school field, I feel a sudden feeling of anxiety wash through me. The thought of Donovan clouds my mind. I have done my best to avoid him today and now, I fear I might run into him in the pitch. There is no doubt he would be there. He is the captain of the school team.I breathe a shaky breath through my mouth as I close the distance between myself and the pitch as I give silent prayers to the gods to save me from coming across him again. As my feet finally touch the edge of the pitch, the first sight I see is...Him.Hot and gorgeous and sexy in those yellow and white Jersey. His biceps and hard lines of his abs are tight against his wet shirt and the wet strands of his jet black hairs are gorgeous. I can almost feel a smile appearing on my lips and my face turning tomato red from blushing until it hit me.Squared straight on the face, knocking sense off my head and sending me flying to the bare grasses of the pitch. It takes me a few second
DONOVAN'S POVI find it hard to concentrate throughout the rest of the training. I have never felt defeated in my entire life. Everyone else in the team have been staring at me as if they feel pity for me. Whispering behind my back. I am sure by now, almost everyone in Redwood academy knows about what happened at the pitch. I almost laugh a pained laugh. I am the Alpha. I will be crowned the lycan King in a few months from now. Everyone should respect me. Fear me. Honour me.Not look at me me those pitying eyes. I am not a pathetic being. I can never be pathetic. I would rather die than appear pathetic even in the face of battles and wars.Again, I remind myself that this is all Alexis' fault. She did this on purpose to humiliate me.I crack my knuckles at the thought as I sit in the dressing room. I cannot believe she is such an ungrateful brat. After everything I have done for her, this is how I get repaid. At this point, I can see clearly the reason everyone else spites her.She
ALEXIS' POVI stretch with the rest of the girls as we warm up for our match. Our match isn't as official as the one in Redwood team. And neither is our field as greenery and aesthetic as theirs.We only play for fun here in the slums of Redwood and our pitch is wide and sandy. But we never complain. We have grown to love it. It is what makes us who we are."I have a suggestion, guys?" Laila, a short pixie haired girl says. "What about we let our wolves out before the match start. That way, we can put ourselves in high spirit."The rest of the girls squeal excitedly in support of Laila except me. Because I know that I can not be able to shift with the girls. Grandma Rivera has made me promise never to let the moment cause me to make the biggest mistake of my life.The girls begin to run into the woods now, readying to shift into their wolve selves. "Come on, Alex." Aurora pulls me along by the arm but I refuse to budge and I stand rooted to my spot. "No. I...I can't." My face falls a