Chapter 3
846 Words
The hall looks beautiful, the Luna truly has a knack for design, it never looks the same way twice.
I look around and find Jacob looking somber, leaning against a wall.
“What’s got you?” I smile, approaching him.
He beams “finally! I thought I was going to have to endure this one alone”.
“Now would I do that to you?” I reply, pushing his shoulder.
He hugs me “Glad to have you back. I know you don’t want to find him, but surely a visit a week wouldn’t hurt?”.
I hug him back “I visit more than once a week, you just haven’t earned that pleasure”.
He pulls back and fakes a sad face, “you wound me”.
“I did, however, promise my mother I would participate in three dances, join me for my torture?” he sarcastically bows.
“It would be my honor” I reply with a courtesy.
We head onto the dance floor and dance one of the traditional dances.
We learned these as kids and I am a little rusty but do well to remember it all.
As we leave the dance floor, the scent of forest and mint again fills the air.
I lean against the wall and pull Jacob on top of me to hide behind.
He looks concerned and confused down at me before I explain..
“He's here, I can smell him, just act a little okay?”.
He puts one hand on my waist and the other above my head “ Okay, but I ain’t kissing you AND if my mum sees you're explaining this sh*t”.
I nod quickly, placing my hands on his chest “You're the best, I owe you one”.
“A big one” he corrects, leaning his forehead against mine.
“And what about that time I saved your ass from falling out of the tree?” I ask.
He chuckles, “come on, we were like eight”.
“Exactly, I should get even more credit, saving you was not easy”.
He is about to reply when someone pulls him backwards.
I look up, but I don’t recognize the man.
I recognize his scent as my mate though,, mission failed.
I look back at Jacob, but he doesn’t look disappointed, but rather furious.
“What the fu*k Judah?” he asks.
My eyes widen as I look up at the tall man towering over us.
“Oh fu*k” I groan.
I look back at Jacob as he clicks to what is happening and blurts “you’ve got to be joking?!”.
I shake my head.
I take one more look at Judah before attempting to turn to leave.
He, however, releases Jacob to grab my wrist instead.
Tingles and a soft electricity pulls through me like a warm, sweet fire, “Where do you think you‘re going?”.
I can hear the fu*king possessiveness already.
I turn, yanking my wrist from his grasp, from the sweet fire as I seethe “Wherever the fu*k I want, that’s where”.
Judah smirks and then closes me in against the wall. “ Don’t try me little mate, I don’t accept disobedience well”.
“Well that really sucks for you cause I have no plans of doing anything you say. You are not my Alpha and I will do as I please”, I retort.
As he takes in my words I slip out under his arm and go to walk away again.
Predicting his next movement, I cross my hands over my chest and move towards Jacob.
“ Catch up later, yeah?” I hug him softly, a growl erupted behind us, but I paid it no attention.
I kiss his cheek softly for extra measure and Jacob laughs, knowing exactly what I was doing as he replies “yeah, if you’re alive tomorrow, call me”.
As I go to walk away, Judah growls a low threat and I turn back and growl in return.
He is taken aback for a minute, but as I turn to walk away again, I can feel his presence not too far behind.
I'm not sure where I'm going and, in a split second decision, I run into the hallway and into the first room with an unlocked door.
I lock the door behind me before letting out a breathe I didn’t know I was holding in and take in my surroundings.
As I breathe in, I realise where I am.
Fu*k me out of all the rooms I ran into his office.
I bang my head against the door in defeat.
I know I don’t have much time, so I survey my options, there isn’t many.
I can either stay and face him.... or jump out the window.
I take a deep breath and decide running will get me nowhere.
Instead, I take a seat in his chair and wait.
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