02) A Bond?

What is she talking about? What reason? What bond? 

And my wolf? Do I even have a wolf? 

Is she talking about the mate bo-

NO!! It can't be. That's impossible!!!

I shook my head wildly, trying to pull my thoughts out of that wild fantasy.

"What's going on here? And why are you attacking your own beta?" The man who just came in asked curiously, while trying to digest the current situation in the kitchen.

For a moment, the alpha looked so lost that even his eyes glazed over, but the next second he regained his composure and let go of his beta hastily.

"Nothing. My wolf got out of control for a moment. That's all. Ezra, let's go." The alpha said in a cold tone and marched out of the kitchen without waiting there any longer. 

And the beta mouthed a quick apology to me before running out to catch his alpha's tail.

"Are you okay, little girl?" The other man asked very gently, approaching me.

"I- My- I don't- I- Y-yes s-sir..." Unable to utter a full sentence with proper explanations, I stuttered timidly.

"No need to fear now, my dear. My cousin, Chaos... he... is one of a kind. But he would never hurt a woman. So, there is no need for you to be so fearful. Okay...?" He coaxed, sitting in front of me like it was the most normal thing in the world to do.

"The blood stains on your dress... I believe it's not Chaos's doing, right?" Because I didn't say anything, he asked again, trying to make me speak.

Instead of speaking I just nodded my head but didn't dare to meet his eyes. 

I don't trust this man, yet. 

With his domineering aura, I could tell that he is most probably an alpha or a beta and if I make any mistake, he wouldn't hesitate to punish me. Or worse, kill me.

All alphas and high rankers are the same. There are no exceptions.

"Then... this should be your pack members' doing...?" He guessed.

"No no! Please... don't be afraid. I won't ask anything further. Okay?" Seeing my panic spiked on, he reassured me in a hurry and hugged me unexpectedly, like I'm a porcelain doll.

At first, it really freaked me out, but the warm hug felt so comfortable that I couldn't bear to let go of it at that moment. So I stayed still, engulfing the momentarily joy wholeheartedly and poured out the pent up pain of years and years of torture as big, unstoppable tears.

At that moment, I didn't care that he was a stranger, let alone a high ranker. I didn't care that he held the power to decide my fate or what would happen if anyone from my pack sees us being this close to each other either. At that moment, all I cared about was the fact that this stranger's hug and the care he bestowed upon me was so gentle and comforting.

It was the first time since my mother's death that someone cared enough to worry about my feelings or even give me a hug. So I didn't care even if this man killed me right after this little moment.

"You feel better now?" After a long while when my eyes ran out of tears, he released me and asked in a soft tone while looking into my eyes.

"Y-yes. T-thank- thank you..." I muttered through hiccups.

"Good. It seems like you've been holding back your feelings for so long. You've cried like a little baby who had injured herself very badly." He commented, wiping my tears away.

But as soon as his words settled in my mind, a huge wave of panic hit me very hard and I suddenly felt myself struggling for breath.

"What's wrong?" He asked worriedly.

"Th-they- I- I should not- I should've- the lunch... work... I-"

"It's okay. I've already informed my beta to tell your alpha that I'm snatching you out from your works. Also, I told my warriors to wait outside the kitchen so no one would enter here to disturb you." He explained, surprising me to a point where I could no longer be sure if it was real or just a dream.

"Y-you really d-did that...? F-for m-me? Y-you... you d-don't k-know me... w-why?"

"I just felt that you would need a free day today. You look exhausted... If it wasn't for the fact that you seem to have a very strong will, you would have already collapsed by now." As he said in a somewhat playful tone, my lips curled upwards into a small smile.

"You look prettier when you smile. You should do it more..." He murmured, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.

"You... you are an alpha... You shouldn't be here... comforting a slave like me, a-alpha..." 

"I'm very happy to do so. By the way, we should properly get to know each other. I'm Aziel Midnight. Alpha of the Midnight Moon pack. However, you can call me Aziel. But I'd like it if you call me Az." He said so casually like he didn't give a shit about hierarchy by allowing an omega_a mere slave to be precisely to call him, an alpha by a pet name!!

"I- I don't think that's a-appropriate, alpha... I'm just a-"

"What nonsense! You look just like my sister... Small and timid. It's not inappropriate for my sister to call me by my pet name!!" 

I drew in a sharp breath at his very unexpected and possessive declaration as my mind experienced a huge shock wave.

"What? It's not something so shocking... Also, my wolf felt an attraction towards you the moment I laid my eyes upon you... I can't deny that either. You can take your time... but please try to accept it... Okay... um...?" He trailed off giving me another chance to introduce myself and I gladly accepted it.

"Eva... I'm Eva. I was found by my adoptive mother and she doesn't know who my father is. So, I don't know my surname either." I said less timidly this time, wondering where this would lead my life to.

"You can have mine, sister..." He offered very excitedly, but before I could comment on that, I felt my consciousness slipping into the darkness due to the pain, exhaustion and continuous shock weaves.