4. I love him so much.

The next morning, the sun’s rays slipped into the room.l through the curtains. A man and a woman, naked under the sheets, slept soundly.

After some time, the sun's rays reflected on her face, and she opened her eyes at once, still lying on the bed with her back.

She tried to stand up slowly but failed when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She touched her head, "Ha, my head hurts so bad; I must have gotten drunk last night." She groaned before opening her eyes wide. "Wait, a second! Where am I?!"

She looked beside her and saw a darh haired man, straight, long nose sleeping peacefully on the bed. She gulped a hard spit; she couldn't remember a thing. "How did I get here? Oh my goodness, Ellie. What have you done?" She hit her forehead to confirm if it was real.

She got up slowly from bed, took her clothes, and wore them in a hurry. She could feel soreness and pain underneath, but ignore it. She had to leave quickly. She stood up and tiptoe till she got to the door.

She didn't know the man, and she knew the man seeing her right then wouldn't be the best idea, especially when she doesn't remember how she got there.

She felt like crying, but she knew that was not the right place to cry. She quietly dragged herself out of the room and ran out of the hotel. She stopped a taxi at once and entered hurriedly to leave the place on time.

When she got home, she opened the door to her apartment and locked it immediately.

She sat down on the floor, tears running out of her eyes. She tried to move her body but felt pain in her private place, as well as a slight pain in her neck.

The memories of last night started playing in her head—how she got drunk, how the man had carried her, and how they finally had sex. "I can't believe you, Ellie. You got drunk, and gave your first night away to a total stranger." She wept out her eyes, hitting her face as if to wake herself up from the terrible nightmare.

****

In the hotel, he finally woke up and moved a little. His hand touched where the girl was, but he noticed it was empty. He stood up immediately and saw that the girl had gone. Her clothes were no longer there, and he also saw the stain of blood on the bed.

He ran his hands through his messy hair. "Why can't you just control yourself? And how the hell did you sleep without knowing when she was running away?" He said to himself with irritation. He stood up and went to the landline in the room to call the receptionist.

Hello sir!

"The lady I came here with last night. When did she leave?" He asked the person over the phone.

"She left like an hour ago, sir." The person said.

He didn't wait any longer for the person to continue; he hung up. "How could you let our mate escape?" His wolf asked.

"So, you think I’m responsible for this? My drink was spiked, okay?" Alex replied.

"And as for you, I'll make sure I find you." He said, looking at the stain of blood on the bed.

He took his bath and left the hotel for his workplace. He was about to enter his car when he heard his phone ringing. It was Callum calling, but he did not pick up. Instead, he put his phone on silent mode and drove out.

**

She used the whole day to sleep and to gawk at the ceiling of her room. She only stood up when she heard a knock on her door. She opened it and saw that it was her friend.

"Oh girl, we looked for you in the club last night, but we couldn't find you. Did you hook up with a big shot, huh?" Jasmine asked as soon as she entered the house. She looked for Ellie around the bar yesterday, but when she couldn't find her, she also had to leave Quinn alone and get hooked up with a guy.

Noticing her friend's pale face, she asked, "Are you okay? Did something happen?"

Ellie looked up at her friend and sighed. "I had a one nightstand with a stranger yesterday, Jasmine." She said, almost chokig on her tears.

"Oh my goodness, Ellie, you finally had sex. That's good news. Is that why you're crying?" Jasmine smiled at her. She knew that those kinds of things meant a lot to her since she was keeping it for someone.

"Good news? How's that good news? What about Sam? What if he finds out?" She said, bursting into tears. She has been in love with Sam since high school. Even though she has expressed her feelings a lot of times and gotten rejected, that hasn't stopped her from loving him and hoping one day he will fall in love with her.

"What's wrong with you, Ellie?! Can't you just forget about Sam? That guy doesn't love you. He even tells you every time that he's just like your brother. Just wake up and see the fact that you can't be with him!" Jasmine said, almost screaming into her face.

"I'm sorry, Jasmine. I just love him so much." She cried, but Jasmine said nothing. She just hugged her and patted her back lightly. "I'm also sorry for raising my voice at you. Please stop crying." She said, cleaning her friend's face.

After some time, she finally stopped crying.

She didn't want to remember anything about her one nightstand, so they spent the whole day talking and watching movies before Jasmine finally bid her goodbye and went home.

Ellie also went back to her room to pick up her laptop. "I should start applying for another job if I'm willing to survive." She said to herself.