Five

RAVEN'S POV

The glass in my hands slipped, crashed onto the marble floors, and broke into bits. I could feel countless eyes settling on us, boring into my back as though they wanted to see through me. However, at the sight of the face in front of me, I froze, and I didn't even realize I had just disrupted the meeting.

'Why... why is he here?' I thought.

It was as if seeing his face tapped into my memories, and all the memories of last night came flashing through my mind in torrents. I shivered unconsciously as blurry memories of him leaving his marks on my body, as I came undone in his arms, took away my senses. It felt as if I had returned to last night, and I was sensitive all over.

I couldn't help but wonder why I still remembered every moment even though I was completely drunk last night.

But his warm fingers on my wrist brought me back to reality as I realized I wasn't meant to be standing there dumbfounded and disrupting the meeting. It had been a chaotic week, and I really didn't want to bring more attention to myself.

Also, I hadn't noticed all this while, but now that I did, I realized this stranger, my one-night stand, was seated at the head of the table, and earlier, someone seemed to have referred to him as the alpha king. If he truly was, then I was in big trouble. Lucas was already nasty enough, and I didn't dare imagine what would come next when the supposed alpha king finds out I'm just an omega in this pack and of no use to him. He would definitely ridicule me like the others have done, and things would only continue to get worse for me.

I decided to leave and try not to appear in front of him until they all leave the pack to avoid becoming the object of gossip for the rest of the day. I immediately wriggled my wrist out of his grip swiftly, catching him off guard, and bowed, "I'm sorry. Please forgive me."

It seemed my words brought everyone back to reality, as Nadia was quick to berate me loudly, "You lowly wimp. How dare you? Clean that up and get out of here."

"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry," I repeated again as I lowered my head and scrambled to pick the shards of glass on the floor quickly so I could make my way out. But due to my impatience, my finger was pricked by the glass, and it stung, making me let out a low hiss.

Out of nowhere, the man across from me stood up abruptly from his seat, grabbed me by the wrist swiftly, and pulled me toward the door. I was left dumbfounded by his action, and I could tell everyone was too, considering how Nadia was staring at us with widened eyes as he pulled me out.

When we got out of the room and were in the hall, I quickly came back to my senses and jerked my hand out of his, quickly lowering my head.

"Alpha King..." I was about to speak when he suddenly bridged the distance between us and grabbed my finger. He stood in front of me, his tall frame looming over me like a shadow. The scent of his cologne instantly pervaded my nose as he approached me, and the familiarity scared me deeply.

But I flinched when his finger suddenly brushed over the tiny wound where I was pricked by the glass, and it stung. I jerked away from him, startled by his touch, and he looked up at me, his lips curving into a small frown.

He regarded me tensely with his eyes that I just noticed were dark but with a tiny strand of white band around them, making them look greyish. It was like a dark whirlpool, pulling me in, and I couldn't look away.

"Do you not remember me?" He suddenly asked, inching closer to me again. I wanted to step back but, for some reason, I couldn't move my feet. His eyes bore into mine as he added, tilting his head, "Or, you're just pretending not to?"

Of course, I did. I remembered every single part of last night, but I knew better than to let him know that.

His presence made me feel strange things that I couldn't put a name to, and I badly wanted to avoid him, as I unconsciously didn't want him to see this side of me. Why did he have to appear here now and see that I was not that confident woman he met last night?

"I don't know... you, Alpha," I spoke up gently, still avoiding his eyes with hope he would let it go.

"No, you do," he said, directly covering the remaining distance between us, making me step back unconsciously. But I had forgotten I was already close to the wall, so I was cornered by him.

Before I could move, I felt his arm snake around my waist, forcing me closer to him. I writhed involuntarily at his touch, and suddenly, I was sensitive all over. It felt as though my skin came in contact with electricity, and I couldn't help but tremble.

"See..." he suddenly whispered huskily, making me look at him. "Your body does remember me."

I didn't have anything to say, and my mind went blank as I just stared at him. My eyes followed his fingers as they settled on my lips, as he traced their outline carelessly.

He asked, his voice low and hoarse, "Are you deliberately trying to avoid responsibility after begging me to sleep with you?"

I suddenly felt ashamed as I recalled how brazen I was, asking a stranger to sleep with me. He must think I am a vulgar and shameless person now.

That thought instantly made me recall that I shouldn't be playing around with him like I was doing. I wriggled in his grip, but when he didn't let go, I breathed out, my face becoming more serious.

"Yes. I would rather not take any responsibility," I told him, before shaking my head. "Scratch that. There is nothing to talk about between us. Last night was just a one-time thing, and it won't happen again. So, why don't we..."

His eyes darkened, and I could see his jaw tightening as he cut in, "Are you going to say we should forget it all happened and move on?"