The Alpha's Forgotten Mate

9. She Is My Type

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~ JAMIE ~

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It was a beautiful day. And only Felix and I were on our way to the college today. Why? Because I had given more work to Maria than she could ever handle. Hehe.

Was I feeling guilty about trying to torture the one person who I was most sure cared about me? Nah. I loved her to an extent but she still nagged like my mother. Sheesh.

"You are extremely hard on Maria at times even though it seems like she is eternally loyal to you, why is that?" Felix asked out of nowhere.

I paused.

I don't know. Blame my split personality which loves Maria at one moment and then decides she is a snake in disguise at the next?

"I don't trust people. I don't love people. I kill them. And if that is not possible, I torture them. If neither is possible, I settle with giving them a hard time dealing with me." I flashed the i***t a smile. And I loved the confused look on his face.

But then, he had to disappoint me by flashing a smile right back at me. I did not like it when people did that. I was not okay with the fact that out of the five members of the Silver Crest pack that I knew and had any contact with me in the last four years, four of them were actually very civil with me and pretended as though they liked me.

As for Rowan, oh well, even his stench suggested that he hated me with a passion. Not that I cared. Not that I would ever care.

I was a killer. Not a lover.

Now, where did that even come from? That word did not have any place in my f****d up life.

Okay, now I am back to being in a bad mood. I was such a happy child. When did I become so sulky?

"I thought the Plague would be much more intimidating than this, you know." He said stretching his hands over his head as we finally reached the lecture hall. Did he want to make me sulkier over how pathetic of a serial killer I had become?

"That's because you are looking at your Luna, not the Plague," I said. "You wouldn't even be alive if you were looking at the Plague right now."

He opened his mouth to say something but did not proceed because both of us suddenly became aware of the deafening silence and thirty-three sets of eyes on us. Trust me, I counted.

"Why are they looking at us like that?" Felix mumbled.

I looked over at him and almost snorted out laughing at the constipated look on his face. It was obvious that the wolf was not used to the kind of stares he was receiving right now, even though I am pretty sure he must be used to the look of lust sent his way because... well, just look at him. But he was definitely not used to the attention he was getting right now, and he made it obvious with his cheeks which looked like they were on fire and his forehead beaded with sweat.

Poor boy.

"We are basically the Cullens here." I shrugged.

Okay, I take the 'poor boy' back. By the look that he gave me as soon as I said it, the name I should bestow upon him is uncultured swine.

"Hi guys!" I turned to the class and flashed them my very social smile, the smile that forever hides the fact that I am a psychopath. "I am Jamie, and this is my work partner and boyfriend Felix-" Felix almost jumped out of his skin when he heard what I said so I had to grab his arm and narrow my eyes at him to prevent him from blowing our cover. "- and we will be joining this course from today."

Well, I had expected more people to go back to their work without giving a damn but most people muttered a hi or at least waved?

But, this one girl had the audacity to approach me.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

"Hi, I am Natasha. I am so glad to meet you, Jamie." She grinned, putting her hand forward.

I gave her my sugary sweet smile and then took her hand. My eyes moved to our intertwined hands and for a moment, my entire world just froze.

She had a ring on her finger. A silver ring with a tear-drop-shaped ruby embedded in it. And not just any ruby but blood-red ruby, Wolf ruby. They say it was formed by the crystallized blood of werewolves from the Great War of the eighteenth century.

"That's a gorgeous ring you've got there," I said without giving it a second thought. I saw Felix shift from one foot to another as I said - he was probably going to report it to Maria so that she could get me an identical one. I am that good at reading people. The boy didn't seem to know the story behind the ruby nor had he noticed that it was f*****g silver, and I showed no reaction to having silver touch my skin. Was he just that thick or was he pretending like nothing was wrong so that he could go back and snitch on me to Maria?

Then she is going to tell Rowan and then it's going to be a mess.

Oh wait, according to Maria, Peter, and Rowan, I am a mere human now, so they would attribute that to the silver not affecting me. Phew. Safe and sound thanks to the dumb disgusting tar-like potion that I was forced to drink.

"Right? I am a July's baby and my mother is a big fan of astrology and spirituality and stuff and she thought that this pigeon ruby would be very lucky for me. I have had about three before and all of them just cracked during exam time." She babbled on and on and on and I had no choice but to zone out. I had no choice but to tune her out. How else am I supposed to keep my leftover sanity intact?

And pigeon ruby? How do I tell this poor girl that her mother was absolutely wrong? And what she was carrying around was not some good luck charm but the curse of all curses? A curse that had taken millions of lives, and continues to do so?

Yeah sure, great plan Jamie! And how do you plan to explain it to anyone?

I nodded to her lip movements and thought this out. Maybe she knows everything about it and is lying? When did I ever trust people to begin with? And who cares? It's not like the curse is on me.

"Hey!" All three of us turned around to the source of the voice. He made eye contact with me as soon as he saw me and a mischievous smile appeared on his face. And I simultaneously felt Felix tense beside me. I guess the moment that Maria had warned him of had come.

"No one gave me a heads-up about spotting an angel today." He completely ignored the two and walked straight toward me.

I raised a brow. "Seriously?" That pickup line sucked. But, the way he said would have made any other human girl weak in the knees. Too bad I am programmed to be turned on by only one stupid wolf.

"What are you doing here anyway?" He continued. "Shouldn't you be in a Greek painting?"

"Shut up Noah!" Natasha rolled her eyes, punching him on his arm. "I am so sorry about my best friend. He is a certified fuckboy."

"Hey!" He clutched his chest. "You hurt my feelings."

"Noah, meet Jamie and her boyfriend, Felix." Natasha emphasized the word as she pointed at Felix, and from the way she looked at Noah and then the relief in her voice as she introduced Felix, it was evident that the cute girl had feelings for her best friend.

Aww... I live for this sort of drama.

Felix looked helplessly between them and me. On one hand, he realized that this was the best cover to make sure no stupid human hit on me, and on the other hand, I knew that he was scared of how Rowan would react if he got to know about this.

I am sure that Felix and Ody wouldn't be as convinced of Rowan's mercy as Maria would be. They have never seen him as anything less than their Alpha. I pity them. Rowan is actually a really good man.

Shut up, Jamie.

"I guess I came into your life too late." Noah winked while I just chuckled. He is cute. "Maybe if I wait long enough, I will be able to make an entry."

I raised a brow again, and I was more amused by the look on Natasha's face. One-sided love sucks, my friend.

"I don't think so." Felix took a step forward and placed a hand on Noah's chest, pushing him a step backward. "At least not in this lifetime, my friend." Of course, he was speaking in his Alpha's stead, but my oh my, if this isn't drama, I don't know what is.

Noah nodded. But of course, the smarty-pants wasn't letting Felix have the last word. "See you in the next lifetime then, Jamie. I am booking you in advance."

"Let's just settle down." I chuckled and took Felix's hand and squeezed it when the poor boy froze yet again. "Let's go baby!"

"She is my type." I could hear Noah as we made our way to one of the desks at the back.

"Too bad she is taken." Natasha sounded bitter. Poor girl.

I also could hear the other kids whispering about how Felix and I looked like characters from a jolly girlfriend moody boyfriend trope.

I was doing such a good job controlling my face because I was supposed to act like I could not hear any of it but honestly, I was having such a fun time, especially with the look on Felix's face as he heard all of this.

Poor boy.

I bit the inside of my cheeks and looked forward. My eyes made contact with Natasha's. All the blind trust I had felt towards her for a moment when we first met dissipated just like that. She smiled brightly at me, but in her eyes, I saw hate like no other.

I don't think she is oblivious to the cursed truth of the ring. But I am sure she is oblivious to my doubts about her. Let's just keep it that way.

I gave her a smile. Not a bright smile. Not a forced smile. Just a smile. The kind of smile that has saved me from being found out a hundred times. A smile no psychopath can see through.

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