บททั้งหมดของ Surrounded by Wolves: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

Oh, to go back to the days when my biggest problem was how to avoid the male lead so I did not end up being killed. Now, my biggest concern was increasing the time I spent with said male lead. I did not see him nearly as often as I would like as we were both busy, especially him. The time I got to spend with Xander was no longer enough.“Urgh, I miss Xander,” I said as I stirred my hot chocolate drink. “Uhh, little miss lover girl,” Bella laughed at me. “After swearing up and down that you no longer wanted him, look at you acting all whipped. If you miss him then you should go see him. Wear something sexy and find your way to his room.”I choked on my beverage.“What? You’re acting like the two of you haven’t done it. Xander’s a whore so there’s no way he wouldn’t have had you pinned down in seven different…”“Dear goddess, Bella, we’re in public!” I slapped a hand over her mouth when she continued to spew obscene words with a straight face.“So? There are no kids here so it’s fine.”

I became friends with Lily. It was inevitable that in my guilt, I made way for her and for some reason, she desperately wanted to be my friend. No matter how much I asked why, she just said I was cool and she would be honoured to be my friend. I assumed she was one of the many fan girls the original Selene had in her high school so I decided to indulge her. After stealing her man, indulging her was the least I could do. “Does this look good on me?” She sashayed out in a red dress that was tight in all the right places and not at all meant for this weather. She was shivering but tried to hide it. “Is it - it’s not really your style, is it?” I asked as she twirled. It was something that did not fit her naïve, innocent girl image. Now, she looked like a seductress and she even struck a pose to match. I was the last person who would corrupt the innocent girl so I shook my head. “You don’t like it?” She pouted, going back to default mode. “You looked at it once we came in so I know

“Selene, shall we talk for a minute?” Alpha Liam asked.Even though he was asking me a question, his tone did not leave me any room to answer. Faced with her Alpha, Grace was anxious and her anxiety spilled into me, making me want to tap my feet.“The rest of you can excuse us.” Those words were spoken to Xander and Ethan although he still had his eyes on me with a smile playing on his lips.“Don’t talk nonsense,” Xander refused immediately. “What is it you want to say to her that I can’t hear? That’s my girlfriend.”“Um, she’s my sister, so,” Ethan also inputted but one look from Alpha Liam silenced the two of them.“The two of you,” he spoke in an amiable tone as Xander glared at him. “Get out.” My wolf perked up as the Alpha command washed over her.Power reverberated in his words and there was a subtle shift in the pressure in the air. Ethan turned as if he was a remote-controlled doll and left the room. Xander, on the other hand, gritted his teeth.“Whatever you tell her, she’s g

XANDER’S POVIn a world that had gotten quite monotonous, Selene was my one bright spot. I did not know this until she disappeared from my life and I was faced with darkness. Now, all I wanted was to bask in the light she brought with her and never experience darkness again. She was the only one who made me feel like there was something in the future to look forward to, something fun and exciting, bigger and better than the Alpha title. Recently, it felt like an invisible wall had come between us and we were fighting at every turn. It was always about the same thing, about this girl named Lily. At first, perhaps due to the mate bond or mere human conscience, I had thought it would be okay for me to give her a couple of months to build her strength so she did not die after a rejection but with each day that passed, I felt I had made the wrong choice. I should have rejected her immediately. Whether she died or not would be her fault. I did not make her weak so why did her very existen

LILY’S POVI was going through his media again. I knew that I shouldn’t, that he was not for me and that it was a waste of time for me to even hope but I couldn’t help myself. I was as drawn to him as he was to me.Till now, there were no photos of Selene in his media. The two of them kept their relationship a secret but it made me wonder what it was like and why they needed to hide. Was there a problem with their relationship or were they one of those people who thought showcasing stuff could get it ruined?Thinking back to how tightly they held each other’s hands earlier, I was almost certain that wasn’t the case. Selene and Xander were in love with each other and they were very open about their love so why was it not on their social media? I had expected to be sick of lovey-dovey content on their pages but there was nothing like that. Not even a soft launch not to talk of a hard launch.It should not give me hope. I should not have any hope at all, but I couldn’t help it. Xander wa