Not So Scary?

"I-I was just curious…" I stuttered. His hand was still on my chin.

"About what?" He raised a brow.

"J-Just…just—"

"Just what?" He snapped.

"Y-You!" I breathed, scared that he might lash out. "I w-was just curious about you…" 

His eyes scanned my face as he bit inside his cheek. "What do you want to know?" 

"Huh?" I muttered, wide eyed. 

"What do you want to know about me?" He tilted his head with an amused look.

"Oh…umm…nothing—nothing in particular—"

"I don't have time for lies so you better spit it out before I make you say it my way. And trust me, you are not gonna like that," He gave me a tight lipped smile.

I gulped and stared at whatever was behind his head just so I could avoid looking into his eyes. I have to quickly come up with a lie! And the worst part is that my brain can't think straight! 

"Ugh…I-I heard a lot of s-scary stories about you…b-but you don't seem scary at all… I was wondering—"

"I don't look scary to you?" Alpha Cassian cut me off. He furrowed his eyebrows while looking at me sceptically.

Oh my god, Ivy! Are you stupid or what?! Is that the best lie you could come up with? 

I cursed myself in my mind, instantly regretting the words I just uttered. I called the infamous predator "not scary". I should have just gone outside, dug a grave and buried myself because that seems like a better option now that I think about it. 

"If I don't look scary to you, then why are you trembling so much?" 

"Huh? I'm not—I'm not trembling!" God, I hate my stutter. 

Oh, and I talked back to him again. Damn it! 

"You're stuttering and fiddling while having a hard time holding eye contact with me. Either you are intimidated by me, or you are hiding something and being really bad at it," He scoffed, causing me to quickly stop fiddling with my fingers. "I hope it's not the latter because if that's the case, you'd get to see how scary I really am," Alpha Cassian gave me a devilish grin.

"I'm j-just nervous…"  

"Hmm…" He hummed, looking at me with his sharp eyes. "Tomorrow morning we will begin the interrogation, you better be ready to answer all the questions we ask you. Don't mess up if you want to live,"  

"O-Okay," I nodded. We were still so close and his pheromones were starting to make me feel dizzy.

Alpha Cassian stayed silent for a moment before he spoke up. "Are you an omega?" He asked suddenly, causing my heartbeat to speed up. 

"Yeah," I gathered my courage and announced proudly. I'm not ashamed of my second gender and damn him if he thinks I'm weak because of that. I'd fight anyone who tries to insult me for it.

Alpha Cassian raised a brow. "How old are you?" He asked as he stepped back, releasing me from being trapped between the wall and him.

"Seventeen," My answer brought a frown to his face. He looked at me with an indescribable emotion before turning back.

"Don't roam around here and go back to your room, kid," He ordered before walking away with his hands in his pockets.

"I'm not a kid!" I muttered under my breath. I wanted to say that I'm going to be eighteen soon but I didn't want to argue and get on his nerves. God knows what would happen if I piss him off.

I sighed and walked to my room while cursing that arrogant alpha in my head. My heart was starting to calm down. 

One thing I noticed when I was with him is that I had this weird inner feeling. My wolf was too…..excited? I was confused as to why it felt that way. Shouldn't it be afraid of a stronger alpha like Cassian? But it wasn't fear but something else. I felt it but I couldn't pinpoint what it was.

Since I'm not eighteen yet, I can't actually understand what exactly my wolf is feeling but it's exciting to glimpse a little bit into their feelings here and there.

I walked into the room expecting my mother to be asleep but she was wide awake, standing by the window and looking out into the woods. She turned around when she heard me close the door.

"Mom, you didn't sleep? I thought you were tired," I asked as I walked towards her. 

She gave me a gentle smile. "I couldn't sleep so I thought I'd wait for you." Her smile faltered when she finished the sentence. She looked at me for a moment before tilting her head. "Ivy, why do you have an alpha's smell on you?" She furrowed her brows.

I scratched the back of my neck awkwardly. "Uhh… it's nothing. I just bumped into someone on my way here—"

"Who is it? Did they do something to you? Did they touch you? Why can I smell them on you?"

"Relax, mom," I shook my head before looking at her. "It was…Alpha Cassian," 

I saw her eyes widen. Her expression turned into concern and she gulped before grabbing my shoulder. "Ivy, did he do something to you? Did he hurt you?"

"No, mom. I bumped into him when I was climbing the stairs. I was about to fall because I was surprised by him but he caught me before I did. I think that must be why his scent is on me." I shrugged, trying to play it cool.

My mother visibly relaxed when she heard my reply. "Did he say something to you? Why weren't you looking up while walking, Ivy? You could have made him angry," She scolded me.

"He didn't say much. He just told me that the interrogation will start tomorrow morning," I lied. I didn't want to make her worry. 

"Oh," She said as she stepped back. "Then you should go to sleep," She sighed.

I nodded. "Don't worry, mom…" I gave her a soft smile. "It's going to be okay. We haven't done anything wrong so we'll say the truth. I'm sure they're gonna take us in," 

She tried to return the smile but it didn't reach her eyes. She was still worried and there was nothing I could say to make her relax. She told me to sleep and I did just that.

I closed my eyes, waiting for sleep to take me from this horrible reality I'm living in.