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15...In the morning,Zander stirred in his sleep. Some vague memories from last night disturbed his slumber. He can't do anything more than undo his eyes and lift his weight on his left elbow, and look at the bright rays of the sun that were sneaking inside his bedroom."Ugh... Gosh. My head!" his fingers pressed against his scalp, there was a throbbing, ringing ache, spreading all across his skull like it was hammered a dozen time.He let his head fall on the pillow again since his weak elbow, precisely weak due to the morning sickness with a bad hangover, went flat on the mattress.He rested on his stomach while he struggled to recall what happened last night. The last thing he remembered was exiting the club after he watched Valen and Ryley in the corner of the club, kissing and cuddling!What happened after that? He cannot
16Zander's POVMy heart jumped, up and down, inside my chest as I pushed my feet ahead. I was on my way to the same bus station where I had Zack exclaim about our mate.I am not honestly a love-sick kind of wolf who is dying to meet his mate, I was yet a bit anxious to know who she is. So far I have been assuming that she was not from our pack or else, by now, I would have met her plenty of times.I thought she was somewhere away. Where I can't find her. Where I might have to go after taking the oath of a beta, as an adult matured wolf. Regardless, what I experienced the other night was shocking as hell.She was here. Right in front of me. Inside my own pack yet I did not meet her. And I saw her! Yep, I did. Even though her image was not clear, I know I did see her. It was her.Stupid Zack could not see her properly as I was dizzy. Our vi
17My mate. I saw my mate. But not the type of mate I was wanting to see. He was a bloody drunkard! Probably a rogue. Because after I ran away from there and anyhow reached home back, I heard dad speak about that place with someone.It is not a good place as there is a notorious bad club ahead of the bus station where all the bad and spoiled wolves go. May be he had just come out of that place before I encountered him."No, dad, I am absolutely fine. It is just that I ran recklessly last night for the first time. And that makes my entire body hurt. I just need some rest." With his eyes moving everywhere on my face, I confidently lied whilst pushing back the hot tears that threatened to flash in my eyes.I have not intimated dad about my mate. There are two causes behind that. One, that he would surely ask me to help him find him so that he can go and talk to him. And second, so that there is a valid
18...In school..."What? Why are you guys looking at me like that?" Zander shrugged his shoulders amusingly, because it was now hard to avoid the looks coming from his friends.Ever since he came to school, they have been staring at him. Be it Ryley, Clarke, Yeoman or Wendy, all of them stared like he was some kind of alien."Not only you alone, but that crazy mate of yours has been eyeing me too. What has gotten into your rusty heads?" Zander pointed at Valen who was sitting with her own friends, at a different table, in the canteen.The first lecture just ended. Although Zander attended it, he didn't get any attendance because he came late. He joined the class when half of it had already passed. The hot teacher Mr. Vera did take him in, but she took away his attendance.In fact, Zander didn't seem to mind it at all. He was not into studies an
19...Zander's POVThey just ruined my mood.Fuck them all!!!And that freaking Valen... That girl will die in my hands. I swear that I will be the cause of her death for she really tests my patience beyond limits.Huh. Freak.I took a long deep breath and came to the parking lot. My body rested against the closed door of my car and eyes closed. I felt my body skipping across the metallic body of my vehicle and my butt falling on the ground.I sat there with my legs stretched wide before me. Thankfully I could hear nobody around. Hence, the lack of noise and isolation helped me compose myself sooner than I expected."That was not right. I should not have said that to Ryley. What must he be thinking about my words?" I can't help but think about it as my fingers tiringly curled together into fists.
20...Mrs. Brown batted her eyes a few seconds after Zander left the sight of her eyes. It was hard to take that reply from him. He didn't sound like himself at all."Mummy, Zany has returned. Can I go to play with him?" Little Milan halted at the entrance of the kitchen whilst asking for permission from her mom.Only if little Milan could understand that her mother had not heard her words, she would know that she was not going to get an answer. Mrs. Brown was too shocked by Zander's reply to focus on her daughter that was waiting for her answer.Milan patiently waited for her response. The little cub played with her fingers as her cute dove like eyes watched her mother's colourless face. She waited until her patience answered.And when Mrs. Brown did not attend her interrogation, she turned around and nearly caught speed as her legs hit further to meet her brother.
21Mrs. Brown walked inside the main doors with a small smile placed on her mouth. She had Milan in her arms who was still sobbing a little bit. Whatever that happened at the house needed to be discussed, but at the moment she could not do anything except for forcing her lips into a grin and pretending as though everything was okay with her.“Pardon me, just got busy with some work at home. I hope I didn’t make any of you wait,” she spoke with half hearted expressions. “I am sorry if I did so”She had just advanced near the couch when Luna stood up, “Oh no, you are not. We just gathered in here. Mr. Stark is on his way to here.” She informed, progressing her walk toward her until her optics noticed Milan.Milan was sobbing across her mother’s collarbone, with audible sobbing that the Alpha and her husband including Luna moved their confused eyes from her
22Stumbling and slipping, Zander came out of the bar without even waiting for Ryley. He was in a bad mood that he cannot even stand his presence around him.Everything was frustrating. From the starry sky to the chirping of the night insects, from the silent ripple playing along the silence in the atmosphere to the rhythmic beating of his own heart— everything around annoyed Zander to an extreme level.He wiped his mouth and clenched his teeth tight as his legs moved ahead against his consent. He was not ready to move but his body was working on its own. That is how he perceived it. All in all, whatever that was happening was not happening as per his will. And that seemed like a frustrating parasite was drinking on his blood. It happened even when he didn't want it to."Zane..." He hissed hearing that irking voice again.He growled in return and increased his speed. The last thing