ALPHA OF DARKSTONE

CHAPTER FIVE

TIME SKIP

-Lucy’s POV-

MY hands shook as I was filling freshly made orange juice on the glass above the counter.

'What the heck?'

I swallowed hard and gripped the pitcher tightly.

What's wrong with me? Why am I trembling?

My wolf paced back and forth at the back of my head which made my confusion leveled up. She growled baring her canines at first and then whimpered and wagged her tail.

Is she excited or something?

I frowned for I could not guess what's troubling her as well as I also could not reckon what's wrong with my system. I mean, I've never been too edgy in my whole life until that moment. It felt like the air is getting thin and the humidity made it hard for me to breathe.

I heaved a deep sigh and soothed my nerves. I put the pitcher down to the marble surface and was about to spin around when I felt a strong presence behind me. I automatically froze and my brows furrowed.

Weird.

There's no one with me in the kitchen except the plumber man who came late that day. I was really annoyed cause I've been waiting for him since that morning and I was worried he won't be able to fix all the broken pipes before sunset and before Aunt Selene and Katrina returned home.

I don't want to receive another punishment for my back is still tingling in pain from the whipping last night. With that thought, I dragged him immediately inside the house as soon as he arrived too late to realize that there's something off with him.

I just noticed that when we were already inside the kitchen and he began fixing the clogged sink. When I secretly studied his whole form and realized that his prominent handsome face is not suited for a common Omega. When I watched how his ripped muscles flexed while he's moving with ease. When he took off his shirt and he displayed his perfectly carved abdomen right in front of my eyes.

Bizarre.

Is he really a low rank?

It's not only his presence that is strong, but his scent is too intoxicating making my wolf; Sky thrilled. I gulped hard as one question poked my curiosity. 'Who is this plumber man?'

"Miss." A deep voice snapped me out of my trance making me jumped in surprise.

"Yes?" the word escaped out of my mouth sounded anxious as I instantly turned around with my heart thumping loudly inside of my chest only to gasp in surprise when I realized that the man whom I was with was already an inch away from me.

My eyes widened as my nose almost collided with his chin making me stepped back but the counter pushed me making me stumbled forward.

"What the-" I muttered in a panic knowing that I was going to fall down however before I could blink an eye, Mr. Plumber man quickly moved and groped my hips catching me while I clung to his shoulder tightly for support.

"Hey, are you alright?" He asked me with worries in his voice.

I groaned and looked up at him with sharp eyes. "Well you just startled me there, Mister," I sarcastically answered him trying to cover my uneasiness. I was about to push myself off him but his arms went around my waist and stopped me which made me lifted an eyebrow and glared at him even more. "You can let go of me now, you know," I told him in a deadpan tone.

With our small distance, Sky is getting more eager.

The plumber man looked down on me, grinned widely making me had a good view of his perfect set of teeth and then he shook his head. "It's been ages since I had a woman in my arms. Can we stay like this for few seconds? You feel so warm."

My eyes turned to slits as my brain processed what he said. I then focused back on him as I tried to find out if he's serious or he's just losing his mind. "Are you a pervert?" Instead, I asked him. "I know that I am pretty and sexy, Mr. Plumber man, but to tell you honestly, I have no time for your perversion cause the witches will kill me if we don't finish our task before they return home. Now take your tentacles back and drink the juice I made. Maybe you're just getting dehydrated."

I didn't wait for him to free me as I unattached his arms off me. He did cooperate to my utter relief before he chuckled.

"You're getting more pretty when being teased," he grunted and took the glass of orange juice behind me before he finally distanced himself away from me.

I pouted for I couldn't believe how he acts towards me. No male wolf in their right mind will randomly hug a she-wolf just because he misses having a woman in his arms.

"Are you single?" Before I stopped myself, I started to question him.

Mr. Plumber man snapped his neck back at me and smirked. "Are you interested?" He moved his right brow up and down making me rolled my eyes.

"I'm just curious cause you don't look like an ordinary Omega, duh," I explained to him. I leaned on the counter, crossed my arms above my chest, and stared at him. "With your physique and your strong scent, you can be mistaken for a pack warrior or wolf in a higher rank. I find it hard to believe you are not yet mated."

He tilted his head to the side as he displayed a breathtaking grin again before he stalked forward. "You're complimenting me too much. I might make me you my mate if you make that a habit, Miss Lucy Del Romance." As he stopped in front of me, he scanned my whole form and gave me a teasing look which made me huffed.

So he knew my name. Maybe my stepmother told him.

"I see that you're too full of yourself, Mister." I smugly smirked at him and shrugged my shoulders. "But I am sorry to burst your bubble cause I already have a mate."

The moment I said those words, his grin quickly disappeared and to my shock, he dropped the empty glass down to the counter behind me, cornered me with his arms on both sides of me, and grunted in a low and deep voice making my heart thump faster and Sky whimpered.

"Mate? You already have a mate?" He looked down on my neck to find a bite mark but as he saw nothing, he frowned and whispered in my ear, "Liar."

I shivered when his breath fanned my skin but I immediately shook my head and defiantly snapped at him. "I am not! I have a mate and you are nothing compared to him."

His face turned grim as his jaw clenched. "I am nothing compare to him?" He scoffed before he asked, "And who is this f*****g mutt you are talking about, Miss del Romance."

My lips twitched while grasping in my mind the name of the man I have been dreaming of to be my mate. "It's the Alpha," I muttered in a small voice while I crossed my fingers behind me.

Yes, I am lying but the freaking man in front of me is getting on my nerves. How dare he asked me personal question? We just met that day, duh!

"Who?" His brows furrowed more as if he didn't hear me. That gave another rise to the irritation slowly building up on the pit of my stomach.

"It's the Alpha!" I rasped. "Are you deaf? I said my mate is Alpha Zacria Reid, satisfied now?"

To my utter disbelief, the plumber man who at first looked like he's going to throw a pit gazed at me with an unreadable expression on his face before he suddenly burst out laughing.

And it's right on my freaking face!

I scowled and glared at him.

What a jerk!