Lvan snorted complacently. “That’s more like it.”
I rolled my eyes in annoyance.
A few minutes later, John walked out of the bathroom while drying her hair. Her hair used to be short and spiky, but now it had grown out. The bangs on her forehead were soft and wispy, making her look more feminine.
But I didn’t dare to stare at her, so I turned around and busied myself by making my bed.
Although the beds in the army were all bunk beds, they were by no means small. It was hard for me to put the bed sheet on the mattress properly.
This irked me even more. It was trivial things like this that I hated the most.
“Do you need help?” John’s voice suddenly sounded from behind me.
I nearly jumped from fright. Instead, I froze and didn’t turn around or say a thing. A faint fragrance came to my nose. John’s body wash, and it smelled like sweet milk.
I almost broke down. I wanted to pinch John’s face and scold her.
Damn it! If she wanted to pretend to be a man, she should do better than use milk flavored body wash!
Without getting any response from me, John kept silent for a few seconds then finally left me with my own devices.
Lvan snorted and cursed me again, “You really are an idiot!”
Ignoring Lvan’s chastising, I continued to make the bed.
After tidying up my things, I took my clothes to the bathroom to take a shower.
But as soon as I entered the bathroom, I found John’s things neatly sitting in front of the basin, and the clothes she had discarded were still in the laundry basket.
I slunk away, feeling weirdly embarrassed, so I decided not to take a shower.
I went back to the bedroom where John was drinking water. She glanced at the clothes in my hand and said nothing.
Honestly, I felt itchy all over because I didn’t take a shower. I sat at the table miserably and looked at my phone, twisting my body irritably from the itchiness.
Several minutes later, John, who was sitting opposite to me, finally couldn’t help but ask coldly, “Do you hate me?”
“What?” I looked up from my phone in confusion.
“I’ve put away my things in the bathroom. You can go to take a shower now.” Her voice was icy cold, but as she spoke, she lowered her eyes. She looked a little pitiful.
I knew she misunderstood why I was acting weird, but I didn’t know how to explain.
I scratched my hair fretfully, trying to find the right words.
I couldn’t let her know that I had already found out her little secret, which would make things between us even more awkward.
Finally, I said cryptically, “I don’t hate you. You’re overthinking it.”
To this, John didn’t say anything. She looked at me silently for a few seconds and then lowered her head to continue reading the book in her hand.
The tension in the air was so thick, you could cut through it with a knife. I licked my lips and wanted to say something to ease the tension. After all, we were going to be teammates from now on.
From the corner of my eye, I looked John up and down secretly. She was not only indifferent in character, but also in appearance. Her body language told me she didn’t give a damn about almost everything.
I frowned and thought for a while. I suddenly realized that she was so mysterious, and I didn’t know a thing about her. We had been in the same class in the military school for so long, yet I didn’t even know where she came from.
So, I broke the silence and asked her directly, “Which pack are you from?”
Harry’s POV
John raised her eyes and said in a flat voice, “I’m the Crescent Pack’s Alpha’s son.”
My eyes widened in shock. I couldn’t believe my ears. Crescent Pack was a very powerful pack. Not only was it prosperous, but it was also known as the home of several military talents. Many of the best generals hailed from that pack.
It had never crossed my mind that John had such noble origins.
When we were in the military school, she had kept a low profile, so everyone assumed that she was also an Omega like Flora.
I had heard rumors that the Crescent Pack’s Alpha’s son was a wild and irritable werewolf, but I hadn’t expected him to actually be a she-wolf to begin with.
Doubts ran amok in my head as I studied John.
She was nothing like the gossip had portrayed “him” to be.
“What’s going on? Is there something wrong?” John watched me and asked in a calm voice.
My lips parted and I hesitated before finally giving in to my curiosity. I asked her about the rumors. “Everyone says that you are vulgar and useless. But I can see that is not the truth. Has there been a misunderstanding?”
John shot me with an inscrutable smile, causing goose bumps to break out all over my body.
This was the first time she had smiled at me, and it was terrifying.
She replied in a low voice, “It’s not entirely wrong. Indeed, I used to be a loser.”
“But you are awesome now…” I dithered. Praise for her was on the tip of my tongue, but my words sounded inexplicably inappropriate to my ears.
John’s grin widened. She was smiling, but it didn’t reach her eyes. Instead, I could see darkness lurking behind them.
I quietly rubbed my arms, a frisson of fear uncoiling inside me. I hastily ended the topic and rushed towards the bed with my phone.
“I’m going to sleep. Take your time.”
John didn’t respond. A few minutes later, she turned off the light and went to bed too.
The darkness enveloped me in an infinite sense of security. I blinked my eyes and relaxed. Not long after, I felt my thoughts begin to wander.
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