loving or faking?

I went over to my window to look outside, yup it was getting dark alright. I stared at the glass of juice on my stand and wondered to myself why would flavin bring me juice. I mean if Karl wanted someone to serve he has over a thousand servants at his beck and call, why would he ask Flavin of all people? Nah this doesn’t seem right to me. I went up to the stand and grabbed the glass of juice and poured it into the flower pot I don’t mean to be sarcastic but I think that plant needed it more, just like that I heard my stomach growl, I was Hungry now. I made my way back downstairs hoping the pack living room was clear now, I wouldn’t want to bump into any of the pack members, I get that I’m not part of their pack and all but why do they hate me so much? Did I do something to them in my past that I can’t remember? And if I did that only meant I had known Karl before which I hadn’t cause he didn’t know me before now. Making my way through the hallway I bumped into Karl,

“Hey, I was suspecting you were in your room” Karl spoke up coming towards me, as much as I wanted him around me I knew it was wrong I  wasn’t supposed to be attracted to him, it’s bad enough his people hate me what more if I steal him away from his supposed bride. 

“ Oh, uh I got hungry and decided to go downstairs and get something to eat before it was dinner time” I explained hoping he wouldn’t ask any further questions. 

“ Okay! But why before dinner? You don’t like sitting at the table?” 

“ No not that, um I kinda know that the people here don’t adore me even just a bit so, why to eat at it?” 

“Avery it’s not like they don’t like you, it’s just-”

“ Just what?” I retorted tilting my head to the side to see if I looked at him from another angle I might get his point, silly I know. Karl sucked in a breath knowing he couldn’t give me a straight answer and decided it was better to stay quiet and dwell in defeat. “ there you see! I don’t mind though I understand” I couldn’t stop the frown that made its way to my lips and I was sure Karl had noticed it but I didn’t want him to pity me because of the situation. 

“How about that dinner?” Karl cheered trying to relax the tension between us. 

“ yeah sure, I’m starving” I chuckled while we started walking down the stairs “ oh and thanks for the juice” 

“ Juice? What Juice?” hearing those words come out of Karl’s mouth confirmed my suspicion and I was so relieved that I trusted my instincts and did not drink it. 

“You didn’t ask Flavin to bring a glass of juice up to my room for me?” I stated in a different term so he would properly understand. 

“Umm I can’t remember telling her to do so, and if I wanted to have juice sent to your room I think I have more than enough people for that” there that says it, if Flavin lied about the drink or is quite obvious something was going on and that drink has had a purpose. “ why is there a problem Avery?” Karl asked turning around and noticing I had stooped in my tracks. 

“Oh yeah I mean, sorry” I stuttered and chuckled at my clumsiness “ I mean,” I hesitated for a moment and decided it was better not to bother Karl about it, he had a lot already on his plate. “ never mind it's alright” 

“ Are you sure? You seemed to have been serious a few seconds ago”

“ yeah yeah I am, c’mon” we made our way to the kitchen and I placed the glass Flavin had brought the Drink in the dishwasher and mixed it over to the fridge to get my ingredients for the meal I wanted to make. 

“What are you making?” Karl asked taking a sit on the stool placed in front of the counter

“ oh uh macaroni salad” 

“Sounds tasty, where did you learn to make it?” cruise asked knowing very well I couldn’t answer his question because I have amnesia. I gave him a look that said are you kidding me? 

“ of course, I do my great great grandmother taught me,” I said in a sing-song voice sarcastically making Karl laugh very hard “ ssshhh keep it down, you might attract someone here, and you know very well that I have amnesia and I can’t remember a single thing from before” 

“ I know I know, was just messing with you” Karl giggled almost like a little girl. 

“ yeah sure” I got the things out of the fridge and slammed the door shut, I wasn’t mad though my hands were just occupied. “ do you want some?”

“ why else would I be sitting here?” Karl said meeting my eyes, we didn’t break eye contact for a moment but I got uncomfortable so I had to look away awkwardly. I carried on with my cooking tossing and turning, shifting the weight of my body from one foot to the other. Fun ally I was done I set up two plates one for me and the other for Karl of course. I placed the plate in front of him and he stared at me like he hadn’t eaten in the year and this was the first meal set before him. 

“ stop staring at it and taste it” 

“Sorry it’s just, watching you cook was like watching God create the most beautiful thing ever, the way you handled the appliances, you moved as if you were so familiar with the kitchen” he paused taking in my reaction before continuing “would make a great wife Avery” I knew he meant what he said to cause all I could see in his eyes were sincerity, but I didn’t know how to respond to him so I just smiled at him. 

“ let’s eat then” I sat down on the stool next to him and he glanced at me before taking a bite out of the meal. Karl let out a soft moan with his eyes shut.

 “ Damn Avery, if I met you before and you cooked like this I would have married you careless of what the council said” Karl didn’t realize what he said got to me cause he continued taking spoonfuls off the salad, while I was too shocked to even take a huge kit of mine and just watched him devour the food. “ Aren’t you eating?” he asked snapping me out of my thoughts. 

“ huh? Oh yeah,” I chuckled “ I just got carried away I guess, you’re enjoying the food, a lot!” 

“ yeah we should appreciate things that need to be appreciated” he started not looking back at me, this man had no idea how he made me feel, it was just so surreal I mean look at him he was carved directly from the heavens he could probably have any girl he wanted but here he was sitting down and devouring a dimple salad I had made for him. “ and I think you should stop starting and eat” Karl suggested earning a slight punch from me on his shoulder and took a bite out of my food. We ate in silence for a while before someone came into the kitchen, to speak of the devil. 

“Hi, I didn’t know you guys were already having dinner” Flavin exclaimed, I didn’t say anything and continued to chew on my salad, I knew Karl didn’t want to say anything either but he was the alpha and he had to be the bigger person always.

“ yes, Avery was making herself a salad so I just benefited and tagged along” 

“ oh, that’s nice,” she said offering a fake smile. 

“Thank you, Avery, at least now I have less food to make for dinner” 

“Don’t mention it?” I said standing up with my half-finished meal and Karl’s empty plate to put them away. I wanted to bring up the topic of the whole juice encounter but I decided not, I wasn’t sure there was anything wrong with the drink right? I put the dishes into the dishwasher and excused myself to go back upstairs to my guest room. It was about right thirty now I wasn’t feeling sleepy yet so I decided I’ll take a shower and go for a walk outside hopefully it might keep my head clear and lure me to sleep. Little did I know that what was going to happen later that evening was going to change my life forever.