Two is not the charm

*Crystal*

I woke up the next morning feeling really comfortable. The bed was soft and heavenly, a total and very welcome difference from the one I had back at my apartment. I almost thought I was in heaven cause I hadn't slept in something that soft. And bouncy too. Wonder what it'll feel like to have sex in that bed.

So early in the damn morning and I already have crazy thoughts. It's obviously going to be a very crazy day.

I put on my clogs and unlock the door. I walk down the corridor which I think leads to Damien's room. I was getting fiercely dragged yesterday so I didn't really pay attention to the road where the guards took to Damien's room. 

I really need to see Ariel and in order to see her I need to speak to Damien, my captor and take permission.

Fuck him.

I stop in front of a familiar door and knock a few times before his deep arrogant and unmistakable voice ordered me to leave.

I could have sworn I had only one condition last night and it was that I asked him to treat me with respect. I storm into his room despite him telling me to leave. I go in ready to give him a piece of my mind.

But.

I stop abruptly when I caught sight of a woman in bed with him! She had such white skin and she is looking at me with those wide vixen eyes. Trust me, I'm a woman too so I know I give her the most disgusting look I could muster. I didn't even bother to look at him because I already pictured his smug face in my mind.

Seeing this was not supposed to hurt but somehow it did and I felt it to my core. Almost like I had walked into something I should never have seen and I slowly turn around and walk out closing the door not so gently behind me.

I do my utmost best not to cry for that damned man. Why? Of all female wolves around, it just had to be me? Tough luck for me.

I storm into my room and angrily shut the door behind me. I sit on the bed for a few minutes, wondering if my leaving had told that witch in his bed that I don't care what they do, because I definitely care about whatever it is they do. I stand up and pace around and then my eyes call on some folders laying on the table. 

They definitely were not there when I went outside earlier. Cautiously, I pick it up and I recognize it as my college entrance! Wow I have been accepted but how come? I didn't remember filling in an application and it was sent yesterday.

I tear open the envelope and remove the letter and it turns out I got accepted into a college for Werewolves. Oh great so I have to attend a school full of bunches of werewolves. Like my life can get any worse.

Any damn worse and unlucky than it is right now.

A knock sounded on my door. It's probably Damien. I refuse to open it until Ariel spoke up, I quickly opened the door and let her in.

"Sorry I took so long. Thought it was someone else" I told Ariel while locking the door. 

"Wow. Let me guess who that someone is. Alpha Damien?" She asks me and I shrug in reply

"So what Adam told me was true? Gosh Crystal you have to be submissive towards him. Alphas don't like it when their mates disrespect them. I mean, you were literally stepping on the snakes tail" Ariel said and pulled me to sit with her on the big and bouncy bed.

"Have you met him or have you even seen him do what he does to me? I can't stand him and I can't respect me if he doesn't do the same" I reported and then paused "And how come you know Adam so well?" I ask Ariel with half closed eyes

She blushed.

I raise one eyebrow at that.

"Come on, I can't believe youre withholding information from me, an important one at that" I said and laughed while poking her.

"I was going to tell you, just with the current issue, I haven't had the time."

"So what is the news?" I ask her impatiently

"Adam is my second chance at mate" She blushed harder. Who would have known Werewolves blush too

And so red at that but good enough, I'm happy for her. My best friend's mate is my mate's best friend too. 

My Mate.

Fuck that word.

But not to ruin it for Ariel, I decide to give her my own good news.

"I'm so happy too! And guess what? I got accepted into Fang Academy. Though not the type of school I wished to go to for college but this would do and I am getting started in two days time"

Both Ariel and I gave a girlie scream while doing the hand thing to each other.

Girl BFFs for life.

"Which only means I am going to transfer to Fang then. I want to be with my best friend all the time."

Can I have a better and more reliable best friend? 

"... I hear Fang Academy can be really dangerous for a human, not to talk of a female one but I am sure someone's mate would have that taken care of." Ariel concludes and bounces on the bed in excitement 

My own excitement is over the roof too and I bounce on her and tickle her

"I can't wait!" I manage to exclaim amidst all our laughter

*

Later that day while I was busy in my room checking out the box of school supplies which had arrived not long after Ariel left my room and I have to admit, for a jerk like Damien he seems very thoughtful.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't hear the door open behind me.

I felt a presence in the room and turned around.

 Guess who walked into my room without knocking?

Yeah. Him.

"I won't be surprised if knock is not in your dictionary. What if I was undressed?" 

Oh shit. 

Take the damn hint Crystal.

I blushed as soon as I said those words. I totally remember what happened the last time I was alone with him in this same room.

"Good thing you are not. I'm not sure it would be something I'd love to see because it would not be a pleasing sight to see" He remarked.

He always has a damn reply to everything.

I felt terribly insulted. The nerve he has. " What do you want"I glare at him.

"Oh don't be a sour person. I told you yesterday I will be introducing you to the basic staff today" He marched me out of the room towards the stairs.

"By the way, thanks for the supplies and for sorting out everything for me without having me go through a lot of stress"I told him.

I don't like this, I don't want to have to thank him for anything and the image of him with that lady this morning reeled in my head again.

And to my thanks, he only gave me a simple "Hm" and pushed me into a half empty kitchen area. I suppress the urge to spin around to glare at him but it is certain that one of these days I am definitely going to slap him.

"Alpha"

Everyone gathered around bowing their heads and arranging themselves in an orderly manner. I nervously rub my hands at the nape of my neck. I see Damien see that move and look away hurriedly.

What was that?

An older woman steps forward and bows before she starts to introduce the maids one by one and their duties in the kitchen and the dos and donts of the kitchen.

I stare at them, silently taking everything in when another figure walk into the room.

Female Wolf. 

She looks kind of familiar though and I have to admit, she's very pretty and easy on the eyes. Almost like she didn't see me beside Damien, she smiles at him and like you see a bug in your food as soon as she saw me, her smile died down like it was never there.

"Lola, where have you been? You ought to have been here since. You knew we had visitors..." The elder woman asked her.

Lola. She even has a nice name.

"I don't want you associating with servants since you're my mate so..." Damien says to me

Is he fucking trying to patronize me? He is a bigger jerk than I thought. A shameless one too. Smiling at a lady when his so called mate is right beside him.

"Then why did you introduce us?" I really want to know more about this Lola. There's obviously something up with her.

Ah, that's it!

That smile said it all.

I should have known she's part of Damien's slut girls. Does he have no end to them?

I free my arm from Damien's and gave him a very dirty look. I won't bother myself with him anymore, both times I've seen him today has been totally disappointing.

"Don't bother" I hiss and hurry up to my room while I take the stairs down three at a time.

I don't want to see him anymore today.