Chapter 4

“So, how long you’re planning to stay here?” Artemis asked to know her plan as she was here on a break. “It’s a fifteen days tour package of the whole of Spain, covering major places.” caroline answered, drinking another glass of mojito. They returned from the dance floor after Caroline got tired from dancing. They didn’t even realize when Gaby left the nightclub after feeling humiliated.

“Wow!! What a coincidence. Even I’m here with a plan to enjoy Spain at least for fifteen to fifteen days. The only difference is that I’m not here on some tour package.”

“Well… there was a discount on the tour package, so I chose that. I try to save money as much as I can and then utilize that saved money by helping the poor people.” Caroline responded, shrugging her shoulder.

‘Woah! It looks like she doesn’t give a damn about your money and about the fact of helping the poor; we have seen that with our own eyes!’ Bolt said in an impressive tone.

“So, Artemis…” Bolt purred out of happiness hearing his human’s name from his second chance mate. He couldn’t wait to introduce himself to her as well, but before that, he wanted to know her, not her background, obviously, but her nature, her behavior, her thoughts, and everything about HER and only HER. “You’re about to be thirty years old, and you’re still not settled yet. What’s the reason behind it? Are you not interested in girls or waiting for someone special?” Caroline asked to know about his thoughts on his mate.

“I won’t lie, but the truth is that I had my special one in my life, but she left me. So, I’ve been single for the last ten years. That’s why I understand what you’re feeling right now but consider yourself lucky that you’re not alone. I’m here to cheer you up, and you make you smile and laugh so much that you won’t chance to cry.” Artemis said truthfully, but Caroline laughed at his cheese words.

“You’re unbelievable, Artemis.” She said, shaking her head. It looked like she would start crying again after these were the fake promises that Mark made to her once.

‘You should stop thinking about that, Caro. Enjoy this moment and appreciate the effort that he was making.’ Her heart told her.

‘On the top, if he tries to misbehave with you, then you can simply kick his ass, you know that, right?’

“By the way, I’m still interested in women even after all these years. It’s just that I’m now neither interested in brunette nor blonde hair woman, but the woman with raven black hair is the first quality that I needed in my woman.” Caroline bit her lips when she heard that.

“In fact, I can give you the full detail, a woman with raven black hair, amazing height, slender frame, beautiful green emerald eyes, full-size breasts, whose name meaning is Princess, but she is definitely not like typical Princess."

Caroline laughed at his description, clearing understanding of where he was indirectly signaling.  

“I can’t believe that you’re trying to hit on me even after knowing that I recently went through a heartache.” She said, laughing.

“Well, you’re admitting this fact with a laugh. So, I believe that you’re kind of enjoying my company.” Artemis pointed out. “And I would have tried to hit on you even when you would have a boyfriend to prove that I’m way better than him, but Moon… I mean, god was in his favor and saved him from the competition, you know.”

Caroline rolled her eyes at his overconfidence but didn’t say anything because she had to admit that she was enjoying his company.

“Thank you for cheering my mood, but I’m not someone important for whom any man has to do competition. Because I’m neither a rich chick nor some girl who likes to doll up like a barbie. I’m just a NOBODY.”

“Nonsense. I don’t believe you. Everyone is important and special; it depends on the way anyone looks at you, and from my point of view, you’re special, and you’re somebody important.”

Caroline didn’t fight over it. She just gave him a weak smile before speaking, “Thank you, Artemis. Umm… I think I should leave now. It’s already one, and I have some plans for tomorrow, so I need to get some sleep.” She muttered, leaving the stool on which she was sitting.

‘Oh, no!! Not this soon.’ Bolt whimpered and didn’t want to leave his mate. ‘Do something, hooooman.’

“Umm, Sarah. Tell me the name of the hotel where you’re staying. So that I can drop you.” Artemis looked for a way to know more about his mate.

“Thank you, but I can manage.” Caroline politely denied his offer.

“You can trust me, Sarah. I’m not a kidnapper or serial killer. In fact, you can search for my name over the internet as well. Just take out of the phone and search for ‘Artemis Thomas Gosling’ and then, maybe then, you can trust me a little more than now.” Artemis suggested.

“It’s not about the trust, Artemis. It’s just that I can see that you’re interested in me, but I… I’m not ready for any new relationship and heartache at this moment.” Caroline cleared this to him. “I’m here to enjoy and to collect the pieces of my heart, not for anything else. I’m broken right now, but I’m not among those women who involve themselves in one-night stand things to forget their pain. I’m not judging their character or anything; it's just that I’m not among those women.” She repeated, and by saying this, she passed him to leave, but Artemis held her wrist, stopping her from leaving.

“Even I’m not among those men who are interested in the one-night thing. I believe in having someone for each and every single night of my life,” he said in a serious tone, widening Caroline’s eyes. “I didn’t mean that… I mean, you can take rest some of the nights and also during your pregnancy.”

“WHAT?”

“I mean not just YOUR pregnancy but OUR pregnancy.” Artemis quickly corrected himself. Caroline jerked his hand away and kept looking at him in disbelief. ‘He is such a shameless werewolf.’ She mentally thought. She tried to get mad at him but she couldn’t. Maybe she could see how serious he was with his words about getting pregnant together.

“I think I said too much. But seeing the fact that you’re still here, listening to my rubbish. I want to make use of my chance and ask a period of fourteen days now onwards to fix your broken heart and…, and you’re here because destiny wanted us together. And if I won’t be able to make you realize this fact to you in these fourteen days then…. then you can return back to France, and I will return to my place, Italy. What say?”

‘You better be not serious about it because I will force you to follow her to France, to her place, not until she says yes to US.’ Bolt growled to him.

‘I know, buddy. We won’t leave her even after fourteen days, but I hope things work out between us before that.’ Artemis replied to him back.

‘Just fourteen days? There is no way anything happens between us in such a short time.’ Caroline thought, thinking about his proposal. ‘Should I give him a chance? What could possibly go wrong in this?’ She thought a little hard about it, thinking about all pros and cons of this decision.

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#TBC