Chapter 7- unknown virus

Aurelia's POV

I stared at her dumbfounded by the revelation. What does she mean by that?

"I don't really understand. What's going on?" I said to myself as I stared around. I noticed the various instruments around, even those I wasn't able to recognize.

She left where I was and headed to a machine that looked like a scan.

"I found some virus in your system when you were unconscious and i think they have a hand to do with all of this," She replied as if she knew what was going through my mind.

Virus? What virus was she talking about?

"Is it contagious?" Fear was written all over my face as my lips parted hard to say those words bit by bit.

A chuckle rang out then she turned to me.

"If it was really that contagious the lord would have been the first to contact it. Tell me…," She paused as she said this and my head tilted sideways in confusion.

What does she want to ask from me? I thought inwardly as I kept on staring at her.

"What is it?" I asked. I felt a gush of cold wind brush against my skin and I stared at her calmly, shivering silently.

"How's the relationship between his highness and you?" She asked and my brows shot up.

" I wouldn't say it's something that I can say it's good. Or we are cool," I thought inwardly but outside I made signs and shook my head after.

"Are you scared of him?"She asked, her gaze on me.

" No, why?"  I shook my head and gave her a questioning look.

" He is very selective,'' she replied. I frowned upon hearing this.

How was he selective? What was she talking about?

"I do not understand," I made signs and then gave her a confused look.

She smiled then said,"What I'll say is this. You have to be careful with his highness. He is known among the leaders of the 6 regions as the most notorious and cold blooded of them all," 

" He picks on every small detail and… he kills a lot of people just for the sake of satisfying his own benefits," She sighed helplessly.

"What are you talking about?" my hands moved rapidly as I tried to make up the words that were running through my mind. She smiled then walked up to me, her hands glowing.

"It's better you don't know much about him yet or worse get too close to him. Because, you will be the one to get hurt," She advised.

But I felt the mate pull from him on the first day we met.  Is it that I am being paired with a cold hearted person?

The one who kills people just to satisfy his desires?

I was confused but at this moment. There was no way I could prove that she was lying or speaking the truth. 

"I'll call the guards to come take you back to your room. You need a little rest," She replied and almost immediately a door to my left opened and the familiar mask appeared again.

Absent-mindedly I nodded at her as I slowly made my way to the door. Soon I was walking in an unfamiliar hallway that was strangely too quiet. 

I wasn't able to pay attention to the surroundings as I was completely lost in thoughts.

"You can get in now," They tapped my shoulder and my head raised to see that I was standing before my door.

I stared at them for a while, signed and then entered the room without hesitation.

I was sitting on my bed deep in thoughts. All these don't make sense to me and it confuses me more. 

"All these are so confusing. I wonder where I am putting myself. This is terrible," I signed heavily as I took a deep breath then stared at the ceiling. I laid on the bed, took a sip of the bottle water on the drawer then slowly fell asleep. 

I hope this time around I am not going to wake up in the lab. These thoughts crossed my mind multiple times and I had no choice but to leave the answers unknown.

. . . 

I didn't know what time it was but a light knock jolted me out of my sleep. My eyes slowly opened to see the familiar ceiling, a wave of fatigue washed over my body like water and slowly I got up curious to know who was at the door.

"Who is it this time around?" I muttered to myself as I slowly made way to the door. There was no peephole for me to check who it was so I had no choice but to try recognizing the person's scent.

"Hum?" I shook my head and slowly I opened the door and saw a young boy staring at me with large blue eyes and thick long eyelashes.

I was dumbfounded at that moment and shocked by his beauty. What's this child doing here and where are the guards?

Aren't they meant to guard the door against anybody?

I focused my gaze on the boy as I tried to force out the words of 'what are you doing here boy'

But my lips were sealed from doing so.

"His highness asked of you," He announced, his voice calm and naive. My head moved vertically twice as slowly so I closed the door and left with him.

Although I felt tired and exhausted earlier, seeing his face, all that was gone.

"Please here," He extended his hand in a certain direction and that was when I noticed that we were standing at the Alpha's door.

Even though I've seen him before my heart didn't stop racing. The more I see him the more unrest and heavy my heart becomes.

I was slowly getting away from my hiding spot. Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the door slightly.

"It's open," His cold and authoritative voice responded. I smiled then pushed the door opened, only to see him behind the desk busy with files.

'I'm here Alpha, what is the problem?'