Chapter 8 08

LUKA'S POV

All I had towards Crystina were good intentions, I didn't plan on making her cry or sad but when I saw her holding that bottle, something shifted in me that I didn't like. I tried to control it until we were in a closed space and I could smell that boy all over her. That drove me insane. Why was he giving her a bottle of medicine anyways? She wasn't even sick. That boy must be trying so hard to make me look bad and I hate that.

When I drove out of the school, I had only planned to pick her up and take her home but when I saw her waiting outside of the school gate and checking her wristwatch, I knew something was up. I didn't plan on killing her friend, Paige by the way, the incident was a mistake.

"You should take a shower once you get home to get rid of that stupid scent," I ordered as I drove us home. I know she was mad at me as she wasn't even giving me a second glance. She just turned to the window and said nothing the entire ride home.

She turned to look at me and my heart broke at the sight of her swollen, tear-filled eyes, reddened nose, and pouting lips.

She smelled her cloth and gave me a second questionably look before she looked away out of the window again.

"I'm serious, Crystina," I repeated, I don't want to get home and still smell that boy all over my house. I would go rabid if that happened.

"Okay," She gently replied without turning to me this time. Every time I opened my mouth to talk to her, I wish I can say something nice, not something that'll hurt her.

"I want you to come to my room after you take that shower. Don't make me wait for you," I instructed, stopping the car in front of the driveway so she could get down from the car while I park it in the garage.

She was not moving, she was sitting still, her fingers clasped together while her head bowed as if she was reading something on her lap.

"Crystina," I called out, grabbing her attention. Her head whipped up to stare at me and that was when I realized the tears falling down her eyes. At that moment, it was as if a cold bucket of water was thrown at me. My anger dissipated for a minute and I just want to pull her closer and kiss her tears away but I had to use everything inside of me to stop myself from doing that.

"Should I get you a carriage for you to get down from my car? We're home!" I spat. That was when she looked away from me, examined her location, and got down from the car. I also noticed how she fidgeted before getting down from the car. Sometimes, I believe she isn't scared of me but she's scared of what I would do.

I parked the car in the garage and got down to see my Beta, Baba, waiting for me. Baba was much older than I was, he was in his late thirties. He had been working closely with my father before he died and I appreciated the fact that he fought to take the position of being my Beta because he thought it was the only way he could help me with the task.

"What's going on, Baba?" I asked, strolling towards him in my khaki trouser and leather boots.

"Nothing much, Alpha. Just came here to ask if there's anything I can help with around here,"

I shook my head. "Nah, there's nothing. I'm good. Mary and Rolf kept the place intact for those years. Did you just arrive here?"

"No, I actually dropped some files at your office. Just one or two things for you to look into," He answered reluctantly.

I raised an eyebrow, not believing him. "Well, maybe four or five," He confessed, laughing and I groaned, not ready for another set of paper works.

"They aren't urgent matters, are they?" I asked, hoping that wouldn't affect the plans I have with Crystina later.

'No, Alpha. Take your time. If you need me, please let me know, I'll be glad to be of help," He said as he began walking away.

"Tell your mate I said hi," He waved without turning to me and I also walked into the house.

Thinking that Crystina would already be in my room, I walked into my study first to check the documents that Baba had dropped and true to his words, they were five but hefty documents that needed my attention. When I left the pack, I hadn't thought about how hard it would be for Baba to manage on his own but now that I'm here and I can see it, I wish I'd never left.

I picked up a file and left for my room so as not to keep my mate waiting but much to my disappointment when I got to my room, I realized she wasn't there. Instead of waiting or going to her, I decided to work on the file that I took from my study room.

I was engrossed in work that I didn't know I'd spent the entire day working and when I finally checked the time, it was almost midnight. I decided to retire for the night and as I was about to get into bed, I remembered that a particular person that I told to see me actually didn't. Angrily, I barged out of the room, only for me to collide with Crystina at the door. I held her by her arm before she could fall and walked back into the room, still holding her.

Trying to not make her hate me more than she has already, I rubbed her arm lightly till she looked up at me, and suddenly without thinking twice, I wrapped my arms around her, hugging her tightly. I buried my nose in the crook of her neck and inhaled her scent. She had taken a shower as I told her to and she smelled so good.

She didn't smell like that stupid kid anymore. I couldn't bring myself to separate from her because of how good she smelled. I suddenly found myself kissing a particular spot on her neck and seconds later, I'm biting down, kissing, and suddenly yearning for more.

She wasn't fighting it as I heard her soft whimpers in my ears.

'MARK HER' Maxim growled, charging to the surface, surprising me. My fangs were already visible, grazing against the skin of her exposed neck.

Quickly, I moved away from her, pushing her away as well in the process.

"GET OUT!" I yelled. That was the only way I could stop myself from going too far with her.

"What?" She asked quietly.

"I SAID GET THE HELL OUT OF MY ROOM,"