~IVORY~
I ran and only stopped running when I couldn't run anymore. I paused to catch my breath and saw I had already run far from the daunting eyes of the mocking crowd.
I heard distant chatter and glass clicking. On looking up, I saw the pack wine parlor, "just the right place to be", I muttered to myself, and found my way in. I entered, then asked for alcohol shots. I was on my eighth glass when I saw Jemima coming at me with a disapproving look.
"I never thought I'd ever see you drunk" Jemima said as she deepened her frown.
"And I never thought you'd restrict me from having a handshake with your mate because you felt I could harm him by drawing essence" I countered.
"What are you sa-saying?" She asked with a confused expression.
"Look, the whole world hates me, okay, even Selene hates me. That is why I'm an omega. Even my own mate hates me, guess what he rejected me and.." I began to say, but she interrupted me.
"Get your head straight woman, I am not the whole world, I am not Selene, I am Jemima, your best friend" she said as she vigorously shook me.
"But you protected your man even though I didn't mean to harm him!" I yelled at her, drawing some attention to us.
"Is that the problem right now? I mean, is that why you're drunk in a place like this?" She asked with a stern face.
"Yes, it's not worth it, right? But you just got drunk some moments ago and you were taken care of by your lovely mate, but not me, because mine rejected me" I said, letting jealousy get the best of me.
"What did you just say? Oh my, I'm really sorry that happened baby, but you're not in the right state of mind right now and this place can be really dangerous for a lone lady, I need to get you out of here so someone won't take advantage of you." She said and began to drag me by my wrist while I held on to my beer with the other hand.
"I'm not a kid and I'm not going anywhere with you" I stubbornly refused as she continued to drag me away.
"Well, right now, you are, because I won't let you waste away before my eyes in alcohol" she insisted.
"If you do not leave me now, I'll do what you don't expect" I threatened, and I was immediately met with a hard slap to the face.
"If you think you can threaten me with the essence curse, you can and, do not think for once that I'm going to give up on you,so, you sit here and go back to your beer or whatever you. But I'll be back with Jason and Lucas to move you, be it with your consent or not. I hope that slip resets your brain for good" she said, as she turned away with my eyes stunned by the effect of the slap.
"To h3ll with you, J" I yelled after her, to which she flipped me the finger.
I staggered back to the rowdy wine parlor but on sitting down, I began to hear some distant music coming from the upper floor.
I decided to go check what was going on there. I used the stairs and walked till I stopped at a massive door.
"You're welcome to the mask-party ma, here is your mask" a young guy at the entrance said to me as he handed me a wolf mask, then gave me the go-ahead to get inside.
"I think you have been crying a lot, is it anything you can share?" he suddenly said while I was having difficulties with losing the mask knots.
"I don't think that's any of your business", I rudely replied, and I successfully wore the mask.
"Anyways, have a good night, milady" he said.
"You too, and you should keep out of people's business while at it" I angrily said, and walked on to the dancing crowd on the dance floor.
"What is a beautiful girl doing all alone?" came the deep seductive voice from a masked stranger.
"Lies,you can't even see me" I clearly stated.
"But I see those eyes and I love them" he countered before positioning behind me in a traditional manner of dancing.
"What can I do to have you for tonight, darling?" He asked.
"I am not a p********e" I replied.
"C'mon, even good people sometimes do bad things, the world needs a balance that way, you know" he reasoned with an eyebrow raised.
"You know what? If you can win my brain with your words, you win my body", I said while taking a glass of alcohol from a passing waiter.
"So, your body is the price, yeah?" He said huskily, which made it feel like I'd met him before, as his voice sounded familiar.
"For tonight" I replied.
"What if I say no to that, I don't want just your body?" He asked.
"Then what do you want from me?" I asked, gulping the contents of my glass.
"I want all of you. For tonight, I want your wolf to feel it deep when you scream my name. I want your head to throb repeatedly when we're at it, but you can't help but want more because you love the feeling of me being with you", he whispered to me.
"You're making me want to lose myself to you" I slurred.
"Then do" came the response as I twirled around and we got engaged in a hot kissing session.
"Oh, that was...." I was about to say. But then he lifted me and began to carry me further into the room. That was when I discovered there was a door that led further inside.
"Let me have you tonight baby, I promise you won't regret it" he whispered huskily to my ears.
"You have my consent, babe". I consented to it and he fiercely kissed me while, roaming his hands on my body, igniting lust in me. At that moment, I didn't care about anything else apart from getting laid off for the first time, I needed to feel wanted and this stranger is giving me that tonight.
We ended up in an empty room with almost every form of clothing gone. My wolf whimpered and tried advising me against having s*x with a total stranger in a bid to cope with rejection pain, but I ignored it. The last thing I could remember was he had a ring that had the moon crescent embedded on it before we had a night full of bliss and pleasure.