Chapter 04

ALEXIA 

 Raven ensured that I had settled down in my first class of the day before she left. The minute she left my side, the sneering continued like it never stopped. I was tempered twice to pack up my stuff and leave but since Alpha Killian’s Dad guaranteed my safety, I kept a bold face, pretending they weren’t directed at me. Despite my parents trusting the Alpha in question, I didn’t, especially after meeting his son. 

Thinking about him has now become an intrusive thought, a brush creeped up my face as I recalled the way he had stared at my lips, the way his face darkened into a storm, making him look impossibly hotter, I shook my head shaking off the imagine and mentally scold myself. 

An abrupt sound of a fist connecting to my desk snapped me out of my thoughts, startled I looked at the girl in front of me, who looked like I wronged her in more ways than one. Her long blonde hair definitely gave me Barbie vibes and with the way she was glaring down at me, I could immediately tell she was one of the popular girls around. Well, that definitely disregards the stereotype about blondes, I thought sarcastically. 

"What the hell are you?" She demanded, I noticed she wasn’t alone then, three girls were moving in behind her, all braced up for a fight. 

"Hi?" I replied, wondering where we are going with this. 

"That seat is taken!" Someone from the group yelled, surprising me. 

Raven had made sure to ask if the seat was taken before I sat down there and no one claimed it. Knowing they were spoiling for a fight, I quietly stood up and packed my stuff. After all, there are still empty seats in the class-room. 

"Are you slow? Move faster!” Barbie was the one who yelled at me this time, by now the whole class attention was on us, adding to my embarrassment.

Just as I was done packing my stuff, I felt someone shoved me from behind, catching me off guard. I fell forward losing my balance but then something or should I say someone walking in broke my fall. Relieved washed over me as I straightened up to thank the person, the feeling of relief quickly turned into dread as I met face to face with Alpha Killian! 

God no! The room went dead silent, if someone dropped a pin right now you’d hear it fall. Realising I was still leaning against him, and from his sharp intake of breath I could tell he was furious for accidentally breaking my fall. I jerked back, putting some distance between us, my heart racing. Why was I attracting so much trouble today and it's just my first freaking day! 

I braced myself for what he was going to do next, instead he stepped past me, closer toward Barbie and the fear was evidence in her eyes as she took a couple of steps back, the more he closed in on her. 

"Who are you supposed to be?" He demanded in a icy voice that made me shiver, whatever is going on here, I didn’t want to be a part of it. My flight took over and I turned to leave, taking only two things before his voice stopped me. “Stay.” The one word command had me frozen on the spot. 

“Monique, we’ve met before at the school bonfire last week, you remember right Killian?” The way she pronounced his name and the secret smile on her stupid lips, I hate freaking hate it! 

“It’s Alpha to you.” He corrected, his voice harsh and unimpressed with whatever she tried getting out. “And the human stay here.” He ordered, stalking towards me now, he walked like everyone was a threat to him, what threat could I possibly pose? I couldn’t understand. 

Stopping directly in front of me, towering over my small frame, he leaned forward so our faces were only a few inches apart, his eyes moving briefly over my face and then he leaned toward my ear, his breath fanning the side of my face. My body hummed at the closeness, him being his close overwhelmed me. 

"You owe me, human." He whispered huskily in my ear, for a split second I could swear I felt his tongue licked the top of my ear which is crazy. I must be going crazy! My feelings were all over the place and when he finally straightened up, I felt like I could breathe again. 

I watched him leave after that, arousing more confusion within, when I tried to return to my seat, I noticed every pair of eyes were on me, possibly due to the fact that their Alpha himself had stepped in to defend a human girl. All his actions did was made me worried, I didn’t ask for his help and what could I possibly be owing him? 

Monique stepped closer to me, her face set on an angry snarl. “This isn’t over.” Flipping her head over her shoulder, she sashayed away. Glad to be left alone now, I took the seat, well that’s two new added enemies I’ve managed to make in one day! 

I thought the students were mean, even the teacher was no exception, she wouldn't stop glaring at me and would make snarky comments about me being a human and don’t fit into their world. Then she went ahead to talk about the war and how it’s the human fault, blah, blah, blah and it wasn’t a history class! When her period came to an end, I couldn’t be more grateful. 

However Monique contained herself with occasionally flinging me dirty looks and as soon as first period was over, she was out with her meanies. I stayed behind waiting for Raven, for what seemed like forever before I finally stood up and left. 

I grabbed the school map with the intention of locating where she might be taking her class, I kept my end down pretending to be engrossed in the map, having a foreign scent made keeping a low profile a lot harder than I imagined, I bumped into someone or more like they bumped into me. The person shoved me hard, and the next thing I knew, I found myself in a room. 

Like literally, a living room in between classrooms? I frowned, looking out to the hallway in confusion. This looks like someone’s living room. There's a TV set, a small studio with music instruments and art supplies, okay except for that part because not many people's living rooms look like that. There’s a couch, a centre glass table with old cut out magazines, this felt like walking into another dimension but in one place if that makes sense. 

 Before whoever was occupying this room found me, I turned to leave, stopping abruptly a second later because I almost walked into Alpha Killian, who happened to be coming inside while I was leaving! Could this day get any worse? 

"Looks like she already can't get enough of you." One of his friends remarked as they also turned up behind him, the other one laughed as they both walked past me into the room, like seeing me there was the most natural thing in the world. 

My gaze followed them, they were so freaking hot! What’s a girl supposed to do? My eyes snapped back to Killian when he growled at me, well I guess a girl isn’t supposed to look then. 

I froze as my gaze swung back to his, he was still glaring at me with so much hate, did I do anything to him aside from being human? Because it started to seem like there was more to this hatred than me being human. I stepped out of the way as he further stepped into the room, forcing me outside. 

"You're not welcome here!" His voice, I find myself closing my eyes briefly. My eyes snapped open when his fingers crawled around my arm to push me further out of the room. We both froze at the contact, every nerve of my body came alive at his touch, it was confusing, crazy and I never wanted him to stop touching me, unconsciously I moved closer. 

"Lexia, you're dangerous.” I hear him mutter in a soft voice and when next he speaks, the harshness has returned to his voice. “Stay the fuck away from me!” He slammed the door in my face. 

I stood there staring at the closed door, he should have kissed me, the stupid side of my brain incharge of making bad decisions reasoned. What the hell is happening to me? I wandered turning away from the door, I have had crushes before and none of them come close to what I’m feeling now and a crush on Alpha Killian? I smacked my forehead in frustration. 

I can’t have a crush on him! Am I insane? Aside from the fact that he hates my guts, what will having a crush on him do for me? It’s pointless and I hate investing my time in pointless stuff. Whatever this demented stuff I’m feeling for him, I’m going to murder it! Coming here was to make life easier, not harder by having a silly fixation on a guy I have no chance in hell with!