Anaya.
He was crazy.
And I told him so.
Insane is what he was.
Out of his bloody mind.
I was so pissed off at him that I couldn't stand being in the same room as him. I'd left to my new room upstairs, beside his.
Since he'd told his mother and Selene I was staying there, I really did need to move there.
He'd also had people fill the wardrobe with clothes ranging from jeans, to dresses, to shorts, to even underwear- all in my size. I found it creepy and also quite weird how he was able to get all of them at such short notice but I couldn't say I wasn't grateful to have clean clothes to wear.
Didn't mean I still didn't think he was bloody psychotic.
I mean, mark him?
Alex had stayed in his study, saying he had a few work-related things to sort out and that he would be going out after which was fine by me. The longer we spent apart, the better.
I thought about his offer to give me what I wanted in exchange for the act we would be putting up. I knew exactly what I wanted, I just wasn't sure if I wanted Alex to know that much about me.
I wanted to find Tim. Alex had a whole pack of Lycan wolves. If they helped, I'm sure we would be able to find him.
Or his body.
I shook my head, trying to shut the voice up. Tim wouldn't be dead.
But then why would he disappear like that?
I didn't think I wanted Alex to know that much about me, the less he knew, the easier it would be when we finally went our separate ways. But I had no choice, if I wanted to find Tim, and soon, I would need to involve Alex.
I had a bath, this time with no incidents, and put on one of the clothes from the wardrobe which fit perfectly.
Not weird, not weird at all.
This room was much bigger than the one I'd been in previously. It was also much nicer, a bigger, softer bed, large windows and a small balcony with a breathtaking view of the back forests of the pack.
I was thinking about taking my book and going out onto the balcony when somebody knocked at the door.
Frowning, wondering who it could be, I walked over and opened it. The doctor from the last time stood outside, his medical box with him. Alex had mentioned he would be coming.
"Miss," his eyes widened in horror, "You can't be walking around. Your ribs will take longer to heal!"
"I'm fine, good as new actually," I stood aside to let him in.
"You might think so but ribs are a lot more complicated than that. Would you please lie down so I can have a look?"
Deciding to humour him, I lay down on the bed and lifted my shirt. He examined me, poking and prodding.
After a while, he said, "But this isn't possible. Injuries like yours take at least three weeks to heal, at least. Usually, it takes longer. But you don't even have the bruises, your skin is completely clear."
I shrugged, I'd always healed fast.
"It shouldn't be possible," he kept muttering.
"So, am I good to go?" I asked, snapping him out of the daze he seemed to be in.
"Well I was going to prescribe you some more pain meds but it seems...you don't need it."
Awesome. I hated medicine.
I thanked him and he packed up his things and left, still frowning.
"Hey," Selene knocked on the open door, "I saw a doctor leaving, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," I was surprised she had come to ask, "I thought you would be sleeping, Alex's mum said you'd had a long journey."
She laughed then stopped when she saw I wasn't, "Lycans rarely sleep during the day. We always have a lot of energy coursing through us that it makes it hard to calm down enough to actually fall asleep."
"Oh," I hated feeling dumb.
"So how long have you been here?" she asks, coming into the room fully even though I hadn't asked her to.
"A few days, I think. How long have you known Alex?"
"Oh," she giggles, "Allie and I go way back."
Allie?
"Nice," I nodded, unsure what else to say. Unsure as to why she was here, trying to make conversation.
"I apologise if he has been unkind to you. Allie has never known how to behave around common wolves."
I frowned, "Common wolves?"
"Oh sorry, I mean wolves with no Lycan blood," she widened her eyes innocently.
I knew this girl was a bitch. But this game was one two could play.
I widened my eyes as well, the perfect picture of surprise, "Unkind? My Alex? Not at all. Alex is always very gentle with and nice to me. Sometimes, I think he's too good to be true!"
Her face fell a little at that. Then she perked up again, "He's trying to make things easier for you. You know, rejection often hits wolves hard."
"Rejection? What on earth are you talking about?" Damn, I was a good actress.
"Well he's going to reject you, isn't he? I can only assume that's why he hasn't let you mark him."
Leaving that hanging, she smiled and walked out of the room while I started after her, imagining all the different places I could mark her.
My wolf was furious but I wasn't going to do it. I wasn't going to mark Alex just to prove a point. I wouldn't. I wasn't that stupid and petty.
Right?
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Alex had come home and informed me that we would be having dinner together. Somehow, I'd assumed he'd meant 'me and him' together, not 'me, him, and Selene" together.
So now, we sat in awkward silence, shovelling the food in our mouths and avoiding eye contact. Alex had played the part of loving mate perfectly, drawing my chair back when I had wanted to sit, dishing my food for me, and cutting up my meat for me. And I had played the adoring, wide-eyed mate, gushing and blushing.
We worked well together, I had to admit.
"How was your day, Allie?" Selene asks, smiling at him.
"It was okay,"
"I hope you're not working yourself too hard. You shouldn't, you know?" she placed her hand on his upper arm and he immediately stiffened and looked at me.
Gently moving out of her reach, he replied, "Not at all. Besides, Anaya knows how to get me relaxed."
Selene rolled her eyes but Alex didn't catch it. I'd noticed that she was perfectly nice, and sweet in front of him. I don't know if Alex was actually buying it though. I hoped he wasn't.
After dinner, Alex and I walked upstairs together, leaving Selene to go to her room.
"Have you thought about the marking?" he asked when we got in front of my room.
I scoffed, "Why do you keep asking? My answer is no, Alex, I'm am not going to mark you!"
He raised his hands, "Fine. What about what you want in return? Have you decided?"
I opened my mouth to tell him about needing his help to find my brother but suddenly, he pushed me back into my closed door and pressed his body against mine. His face was close to mine, his warm breath fanning my upper lip.
I froze, my lips parting involuntarily. Was he going to kiss me?
Then I heard Selene's voice and I realised this was only part of our acting.
"Allie, there's no shampoo in my bathroom, could you please ask one of the maids to bring me one?" she asked, apparently not bothered by the position she'd caught us in.
"Yeah, come on," Alex pulled away from me and went downstairs ahead of Selene who smirked at me before following him.
I stayed leaning on the door for a while longer, trying to get my breathing back under control.
Maybe acting wasn't going to be as easy as I had thought.
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