Chapter 3 City and club

The group walked by the line, getting jealous looks from the people waiting in line, and were let in by Ram. The inside of the club was fantastic. The seats, the booths, the bar, everything was perfect. It would have been perfect except for Rose, if not for the sea of people occupying the whole room. The dance floor was packed, and the bar didn't have a single stool free. The only space free was a booth and table elevated on a platform, that was clearly reserved for VIPs as showed by the big bouncer at the bottom of the five steps leading to the platform.

It was empty for now, but it was probably for the owner and Ray.

"Monika, it's packed how can you have fun in a place like this?" Rose asked, nearly screaming in her sister's ear.

"Let loose Rose. This place is great. Let's go get you a drink and then you'll maybe loosen up."

Monika didn't even wait for a reply and made her way through the dancing crowd with surprising ease, while Rose was elbowed and shoved by the people dancing. Was it the Alpha aura that allowed Monika to naturally glide through the crowd because this was impossible to do as a regular person, Omega or not. As she finally made her way to the bar, she saw Simon and Monika cuddling at the bar. She slowly looked around and saw a lot of couples or people flirting, all of them human. It was really starting to get to her. God were they lucky. There was no mating in the human world, only werewolves had to deal with that. The Mating Run was approaching and since she was unlikely to find a mate, her parents would still try to pressure her into a match that would help their reputation. With all those dark thoughts, Rose didn't even notice the man staring at him from the other end of the bar.

"Why hello there beautiful!" Said the man once he had approached Rose.

Turning around abruptly, Rose looked at the man who had pulled her out of the swarm of dark thoughts that had her in a daze. What she saw nearly made her jaw drop. There, standing before her was the most gorgeous man she had ever seen. A caramel tan skin, silky black hair combed up into a short and messy pompadour with golden tips, dark brown eyes with a glimpse of gold flakes lined with kohl, well defined lips framed by a close shaved goatee and a lot of jewelry. The man had a very flamboyant style. His electric blue silk shirt was open to reveal his smooth chest, with rows of different size golden chains resting upon it. He wore tight leather pants that made him feel very baggy in his skinny jeans.

"Do you like what you see? If you're going to stare at me so much, I think it would only be far to offer me a drink at least." The man said with a lopsided grin.

"Sorry. I... I didn't mean to stare. I got distracted and... Sorry."

"No problem, Doll, but what's your name?"

"I... I'm Rose. And you?"

"Why hello Rose, I am Sebestian. Is Rose is like flowers?"

"Ya. No, no one... I mean yes. But no one calls me that. Rose is fine. I'm...I'm just going to shut up now."

"Oh, what a pity I was hoping to get to know you better dear flower."

Rose cheeks turned red and started to heat up. Hopefully the colorful lights hid the blush from Sebestian gaze. Rose was nervous. It was the first time she felt this way because of someone. This gorgeous man was taking to her and seemed to actually want to know her. This was too good to be true. There had to be a catch.

Sebestian didn't smell like a werewolf, yet he had the presence of an Alpha and God was he good looking. There was no distinct gender smell, so he had to be a human. That meant that Sebestian couldn't be his mate. Wait what?!? Where did that thought come from? They had just met. They didn't know anything about each other, and Rose was already thinking about Sebestian as a potential mate. Great, she was officially crazy. Or desperate. All this Mating Run was really getting to her.

"Did you come here alone?" Sebestian asked while sipping his drink.

"No, my sister and our friends dragged me to this crazy place."

"Dragged?" Sebestian repeated, raising an eyebrow. "Did you not want to be here?"

"This isn't really my scene. I try to avoid these kinds of events full of people." Rose said, scratching her neck awkwardly. "I'm more of a good book and a cup of coffee kind of girl. Drinking and grinding with strangers isn't my idea of fun."

"Well, that's a shame. I was going to invite you for the next event. I thought we could get to know each other a little more."

"Invite me for the next event?" Rose asked. "Do you know the owner? "Darling"

"Darling, I am the owner. Welcome to 'DDL'! Where the wildest parties are held."

The statement petrified Rose on the spot. She had just been bashing the event in front of the host. The amazing man standing before her was the one responsible for the event and here she was just going off about how the event was pure chaos. Great impression. Clearly, she had managed to insult the most gorgeous man that ever walked the Earth. Why was he not surprised?

"I... I didn't... I'm sorry. I... I'll just go. Sorry again." Rose said, head down and slowly turning away from Sebestian.

"Why the rush to leave? I thought we were going to get to know each other?"

"You still want to talk to me?"

"Of course. Even if you don't like these events, that doesn't mean I don't want to get to know you. How about you come to the platform with me so we can talk and get more familiar with each other."

Rose followed Sebestian to the VIP area and after a few beers, she was relaxed and happily socializing with Sebestian. The more they talked, the more she realized Sebestian was great, but they didn't have much in common. Rose wasn't very social and preferred a calm atmosphere, while Sebestian was a social butterfly. Still, Rose was drawn to him, and she hoped he felt the same about her. They were eventually interrupted by a Rose phone ringing.

"Ash. What's wrong?" Rose asked.

"Why do you automatically assume that something is wrong if I call you? I just wanted to know where you were. Monika and Simon are very drunk, and we were going to head back to the hotel."

"Oh ok I'm on my way. Meet you outside."

Rose turned to Sebestian with an apologetic look telling him her friends were waiting for her to leave. As she was going to go down the stairs, Sebestian caught her arm and pulled out a pen and wrote down his number on Rose arm and gave her a kiss on the cheek before wishing her a good night. Rose was so chocked and just wandered off towards the exit, still in a daze from the sudden kiss. As she exited the club, Ash and Jenny saw her strange expression and looked at each other in concern. Ash then asked:

"Rose, are you ok? What happened to you in there?"