They reached the pub and as soon as they entered, Nancy spotted them. She waved at them and called them to the table at which she was sitting along with her group of friends.
River saw that it was a pub with a small dance floor in the middle where some couples were already dancing.
“Thanks for coming!” Nancy said with a bright smile. “This is Joey, Bella and Brigg!” she pointed at her friends. They were the regular warriors who were also being trained. As they all settled down and started talking over the drinks and snacks, River’s eyes fell on the bar where she saw Mina, Gina and Rosalie. And Rosalie was shooting daggers at her with her eyes.
River ignored her and continued with her gin and tonic. Mia mingled well with the group when suddenly, Elijah said, “Mia, would you like to join me for a drive to the Moon Point?”
Mia lifted her gaze to River as if asking for permission. River stifled her smile and said, “She can join, but please bring her in one hour.”
“I will!” Elijah got up immediately and extended his hand to Mia. She caught it, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. Together, they walked out of the pub amidst a very quiet and surprised crowd.
River let out a laugh. “These two are so apparent!”
Nancy laughed with her. “The whole pack knows and they both try to hide it!”
Just as River was again laughing at how cute the two of them were, she saw the door open with a bang and Alpha
Hunter walked in.
River was astonished Eyes wide, she saw Alpha Hunter walking in the pub, his eyes geared at her with an intense expression. He had said that he was going to come the next day. How come he came so soon?
He was covering the long distance between him and her when River heard squeals and a few young starry eyed. she-Lycans rushed to meet him.
“Alpha Hunter! How are you?” said one.
“Alpha Hunter, would you like to dance with me?”
“Alpha Hunter, my parents have been asking me to call you for dinner!”
Most of them started talking to him excitedly, swooning over him, enticing him with their husky voices and flirtatious attitude. Taking advantage of the situation, Rosalie smirked at River and then walked over to him, swaying her hips
“Alpha Hunter,” she said in a soft voice, parting the group of girls surrounding him. She came to stand right in front of him.
River watched them all and her jealousy flared. She shouldn’t feel this jealous because after all she was just a breeder But the next she knew that her grasp on her glass tightened.
Rosalie talked to Alpha Hunter as if nothing happened between them. Just a few days back, Hunter had thrown her out of his castle and she was being so friendly with him? Was she so desperate?
“Goddess, this Rosalie has some guts,” Nancy said, voicing her thoughts. “Everyone in the pack knows that she is no longer living in the castle. She had tried to botch up her exit with a sad story that she wants to see her parents and at the same time her close friends, aka Mina and Gina are helping her to spread rumors about you that you can’t become pregnant and that you aren’t allowing Alpha Hunter to get close to you.”
“Wh-what?” River snapped her head to look at Nancy. “That’s ****. How can they do all that when they don’t even know what is going on? I mean they don’t even come to the castle anymore!”
Nancy shrugged. “That’s the sour world, River. You have to deal with it.” She pointed her chin at Rosalie.
“Look what she is doing. She is trying to get back to Alpha Hunter desperately.”
River saw that Rosalie was laughing while talking to Hunter. Her neck was craned to look at his face and she looked like only Hunter was her world. She was so focused on what he was saying that nothing else mattered. River was so ***at this that it was a wonder that the glass in her hand hadn’t shattered. She felt like plucking Rosalie away from Hunter and throwing her on the ground. But how could she do that?
“What are you thinking, River?” Nancy said, elbowing her. “Ignore that ***. The whole pack knows what she is up to but she is so hopeless.”
But that wasn’t enough for River. Seeing the way Hunter was talking to the other girls including Rosalie, her jealousy only became a notch higher. Angered by it, she said, “I am coming from the restroom.”
Without waiting for Nancy to speak, she got up and walked outside the pub instead of the bathroom.
She needed fresh air to stop herself from fretting over it.
What Nancy said about pregnancy was actually right. She wasn’t allowing Hunter to come near to her and that was why the Alpha was waiting for her so patiently. So why should she feel jealous when other girls are getting close to him? It was her who wasn’t ready for having ***with him. She berated herself again and again, her chest pounding so wildly that tears came in her eyes. It was all her fault. And yet, Alpha Hunter had been so nice with her.
With so many emotions swirling in her mind, River started walking. Her anger fueled her walk and she started running towards God-knows-where. She just wanted to get away from all of it. Was she falling for Alpha Hunter? Was it that the lamb was falling in love with the wolf?
She shook her head. How was that possible? Just a few days back she had met him. How was it possible that she would develop feelings for him to the extent that it hurt her when she saw him with other women? She tried to reason it, confused about herself, but the more she reasoned, the more tangled she felt.
When River stopped the first thing she saw was the lake stretched in front of her. Panting, she stopped in front of it. The moonlight was glinting on its surface, making the water shimmer. Cool breeze was blowing and she felt a little bit of calm in this tranquil piace.
River started walking towards the lake, leaving a trail of her clothes behind her. She entered the lake and then jumped in the water deep inside. She needed to give herself time and the sudden cold splash of water numbed her mind. She wished that her wolf woke up so that she could talk to her.
River swam in the lake and tried to chase her thoughts in order to feel better, but whatever she did, it was not helping her Eventually she thought of coming back to the shore. She came back and picked up her clothes and walked towards the copse of palm trees. She paused when all at once she saw a dark silhouette emerging from the darkness Shocked, she gasped and clutched her clothes to her chest and covered her ***with her free hand
“Who is there?” she shouted a bit loudly. But a strong breeze blew and the familiar cedar and mist smell wafted in the air. “Alpha Hunter?” River was stunned. Did he come after her?
Hunter emerged from the forest, his brows furrowed deep and his eyes raking her body. He came to stand at an arm’s length from her, his chest heaving, his jaw clenched and the tendons of his neck strained. “Why did you run away, River?” he asked.
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