Alpha's Imprinted

Chapter 12

Maddox's POV

I patiently wait as I see Ian going through what he calls his mobile phone. He got me one too and now he is pulling his strings as a lecturer to get Zelda's phone number. Or Ophelia's. Either way, if I get one obviously I would get the other too.

I must admit the sisters are always attached by the hip. They love each other and do everything together. Sometimes I wonder if that is humanly possible.

"Got it!" Ian finally says and places his phone on the table.

"Where?" I ask him and he waves his phone in front of my face making me roll my eyes.

It will take me a while to get used to this. How do humans use this and not feel confused by what all this one machine could do?

And Ian then takes a one hour class explaining to me how to call and how to answer a call. I know how to hold it, thanks to all the movies I watched so far.

I never had a purpose to use a mobile phone. And now I have one. It is already Friday so Ian doesn't have college. Saturday I have plans with Zelda and Sunday with Ophelia and Edgar.

Little did I know my life would be this busy all of a sudden. I ask Ian to show me how to text and send one and he shows me that too. It is crazy how the phone automatically takes the order just with one touch.

Here sometimes you need to beat a wolf to make them obey.

Once I am sure I learnt enough to manage, I walk out and sit at the river. I look at the water flowing peacefully and stare at the other end of the river. The one where witches once lived. I don't know if they still live there but after the war, everything between us was pretty much destroyed.

I finally gathered the courage to send a text to Zelda first. Ian already saved his contact, Zelda's and Ophelia's.

Maddox : Tomorrow at 5 pm? You can decide the place.

I wait for her to text me back and I just stare at the river until the phone in my hand makes a noise. I unlock it like Ian taught me to and I see I just got a reply from Zelda.

Zelda : Who is this?

I take a moment and laugh to myself. Of course she doesn't know it's me. She must have thought it's some random person who is asking her out on a date.

At this point I am wondering how she did not use profanities already.

Maddox : Maddox Bohen. I do hope you remember me and our plan for tomorrow.

Zelda : Oh yeah! I remember of course. And 5 pm is fine by me.

Maddox : See you tomorrow then.

Zelda : See ya, Maddox

I have the widest smile right now. I don't know what it is, but something about her makes me feel good about myself. I don't know if it is because the first meeting itself had me forming a strong impression on her.

I was trying hard not to beat the s**t out of those bullies and she did that. She even did it better than me. Of everyone in the library, she was the only one who reacted. And I like people like that.

I then proceed to text Ophelia too.

Maddox : Is 7 pm okay for you this Sunday? Blue note jazz pub??

Ophelia : Yes, it's okay. Mr. Bohen.

I was momentarily thrown off when she straight up called me Mr. Bohen. Did Zelda already tell her that I finally found their contact?

Either way she surprised me and I don't have the amusing smile anymore. The sisters are very much alike but still so different.

I don't text either of them again and fall on the grass, staring at the blue skies. There is so much I want to do in the next two days. I want to talk to Zelda about what she would do when she comes to know someone is getting abused by their partner.

Right now, Emanuel is still in the hospital recovering because I might have punched him again yesterday night. I am keeping Lucia busy with her beta duties and Gamma Owen's sister Nicole is taking care of Russel.

I feel so bad for Lucia. Whatever the reason might be, she should not feel like she is worthy of such treatment.

My phone makes that weird noise again and I see Zelda calling me. I answer it the very next second and it feels crazy to just hear her voice through this.

"You also had plans with my sister?" She asks straight to the point.

And I gulp already thinking of a hundred ways on how to dodge this question.

"We can all go to the same place if you are okay with it" she says again and I sigh. So she is not mad that I also made plans with her sister. She is just trying to save hers and her sister's time.

"You really want me to?" I ask and she chuckles on the other end.

"What if I say I wanted alone time with you?" I ask and pray to Moon Goddess that she would go easy with my little skills of flirting.

"Ahuh! And why would that be?" She asks and by the base of her voice I know that she is not taking this seriously.

"Let us just say I have something to tell you. And I want to tell that only to you. We can just drop plans and merge two into one. I don't mind" I say and involuntarily bite my lower lip in anticipation.

"What are your intentions with my sister?" She asks me and I chuckle this time before answering her question.

"The same intention you have with her" I say and I mean it.

The thing we are having this Sunday is nowhere near to being a date. When I look at Ophelia and my heart doesn't even react the way it reacts to Zelda. I don't feel anything strong towards her. Maybe I think she is young and naive and that I want to protect her but that is literally it. Nothing more.

"You are surprisingly good with words, Maddox. I didn't see this coming" Zelda says and I smile.

"People closest to me say that" I say and there is silence between us,"but I don't see you here"

Zelda laughs at the connection to closest and here. I finally sigh again because I am glad she thinks I am good with words. Never was I this happy because of someone complimenting my words.

Or maybe I am just used to ordering people left and right without even considering their situation twice.

"It is still afternoon. I don't mind if you want to take me to McDonald's and talk about whatever you wanted to talk about" she says and I feel like I have gone deaf.

"You're not serious" I whisper with a smile already.

"Well, I am serious," she says with a laugh.

"Then be there in an hour" I say and hang the call up.

I am already running towards the pack house so I can take my car. But before driving, I close my eyes again and I see Deborah. I don't know why my heart is all excited but I still see Deborah.

Maybe I can sort it out after meeting her. But I know that what I feel for her is stronger than I ever felt for anyone.

Moon Goddess please don't let this go wrong.