Chapter 10: Chapter 10

"What do you mean?" He asked, trying to reverse my question.

"I can smell her all over you and it's really strong that it hurts my nose and...." I trailed off, I didn't want to tell him that the stench of Tala on him made my chest hurt because I was trying to be a strong wolf.

"And what?" He asked but I shook my head.

"Nothing, just that" I replied and he sighed loudly.

"Well I'll tell you why you can perceive her smell around me" he said and I lifted my eyes to look at him because I was really interested in it and wanted to know why.

"Why's that?"

"Because, on my way here I bumped into her. I would have been here on time but she was the reason I was late." He said and I was becoming more confused as to why she made him late.

"So?" I begged for him to continue.

"Well, she stopped me because she was trying to get back to me, she said all of those hurtful words that she had said about you earlier on. She wanted me to leave you and return to her because she claimed she's better than you but to me you're the one I want" he said and I suddenly felt the anger boiling in me.

Why does Tala keep on doing this to me and why doesn't she want me to at least be happy for once in my life since she made my parents hate me so bad?

"Let's prove her wrong, let's show her that you're mine and no one else and that I also belong to only you" I said and I could feel his brows furrowed in confusion.

"What do you propose?" He asked and I heaved a deep breath.

"Mark me!" I said with my eyes closed but on opening my eyes to look at his face, I could tell he wasn't supporting the idea and he wasn't happy.

"Not yet baby, at least not here so let's get out of here first" he said and I was about to object but decided to drop it.

It was unusual for females to ask guys out but I did and it was way out of line for a female to pester a guy on marking her but I did and I hated myself for that.

Why can't I be the one to just relax while a guy says all of those stuff to me?

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My sheets were wrapped all over my body like a baby as I laid in the middle of the bed with my head facing the ceiling and admiring the beautiful sky arts on the ceiling.

Ariel had once told me her mother loved to paint and I suggested her mother must have made the arts on the ceiling.

I suddenly remembered today was a school day and I was meant to be in class in less than three hours.

Groaning in frustration, I stood up from the bed and walked into the bathroom to take a hot bath.

After some minutes in the bathtub, I realized I was forgetting something important and tried to think about what I was forgetting before the memories of last night suddenly flooded my mind and I remembered I made a promise to Asher to try my best to provoke him and now I had to visit my grandmother.

It has really been long since I got to meet her but now I needed to go there and I had no idea on what to say to her, she was the only nice person I could consider as a real family and she genuinely cared about me because she found a potential in me.

After having my bath, I walked out of the bathroom and shuffled through my clothes thinking of the best clothes I could wear to meet her today, not that she would mind.

I really wanted her to see that I was doing fine even though I was actually more depressed than ever but I didn't want her to see that so she wouldn't need to be worried about me.

I remembered I had a clothe she knitted for me a long time ago but it wasn't in the pack house, rather it was in my parents house and I was sure they would have turned it into rags or probably burnt it.

While I was still shuffling through my closet, I spotted a cloth similar to that of the one my grandmother had knitted for me and it made me smile.

I immediately wore the knitted top with some high waisted jean trousers as I sneaked outside my room. It was still six in the morning and not a lot of people were awake so it would be better for me to sneak outside easily.

I passed the route where I had passed last night to meet Asher because there were bushes behind it and I could easily run in the bushes without being caught rather than running in a cleared road.

I could sense that I had gotten far from the pack house but it was then I met the brick fence that was pretty high, I thought I had left the surrounding area while I was just still in the compound.

I tried to look for an alternative route I could take before a notification rang on my phone.

"Where are you now?" The text from Asher read and I immediately replied before he would stop replying.

"I passed the back bushes and now I'm at a fence but there's no way to leave" I texted back and waited for a reply from him.

"Check around, there's a hole you can crawl past" he texted back almost immediately and I bent to check for the hole before I finally found it and I smiled.

Ariel had told me she and Asher used to escape from home whenever they were grounded when they were still very small and I guessed this was the route they took.

I bent and passed the hole and suddenly found myself in the real world. It was left for me to remember where my grandmother's house was because it has been a long time since I visited her.

After some hours on the road I was finally able to locate her house and with happiness in me I ran to where the door was and knocked loudly in it.

After a few seconds the door opened and I met my grandmother standing beside the door with a smile on her face and she was taking her time to take in my face before her face finally bloomed.

"My little Nora!" Shd exclaimed as she placed her hands on my cheeks and I couldn't stop the little tears from escaping my eyes.

I wasn't able to say anything more so I hugged her tight and melted when she wrapped her soft hands around me and pulled away from the hug.

"Come in my dear" she said before walking in and I did the same before locking the door really tight behind me.

"How have you been? you look really skinny and are you sure you're eating well?" She asked and I let out a sigh.

"One question at a time grandma!" I groaned and she smacked my hips with her hands, I barely felt any pain but pretended it hurt me so she would be happy she was still able to hurt me.

"Now answer me, does Clara give you food to eat? Because I can clearly see your bones through your flesh!" She said with a serious face on.

"I'm fine grandma" I kissed her on the cheek and settled on her old couch.

"Then why don't you never visit me often, you know you're the only one I have around"

"Grandma, you have your son, his wife and your other granddaughter" I said immediately she said her previous words.

"They don't care about me like you do, I got scared they did something horrible to you" she said and I could suddenly feel the sadness in her eyes.

"Grandma, I'm here now so it's fine" I said and hugged her tight so she wouldn't see the tears that were falling from my eyes. If I wasn't strong then how would I make her feel better? I didn't want to stop bugging her because it has been really long since I felt this safe in someone's arm.

I have hugged people but I have never felt the same way I feel whenever I'm wrapped in her arms, I just don't feel the same love with others and I just didn't want to pull away until I realized she might not be able to handle it.

After clearing my eyes, I pulled away from the hug with a smile on my face.

"I made cookies for you" she said and I was suddenly baffled.

"How did you know I was coming today, Grandma?" I immediately asked with my brows furrowed in confusion.

"I didn't, I'm always making cookies for you whenever I make one for myself. It reminds me of you and that way my dementia wouldn't make me forget about you" she said and my heart couldn't contain all of her cuteness anymore.

I was going to lay my head on her lap when I suddenly heard a loud knock barging on the door.

"Who's that?" I asked but got nothing in response.

"Grandma, are you expecting someone?" I asked

"I can't remember" she said as her face suddenly became serious while she was trying to remember if she invited anyone over.

The loud knock banged on the door again and I decided to open it but on opening the door my jaw dropped at the sight of the person before me.

"How did you..." I couldn't complete my sentence as my body suddenly started to shake in fear while his eyes sunk into me.

I was frozen on the spot and unable to move when I heard my Grandma asking who it was. Before I could say anything else Alaric walked past me and entered the house.

"Nora, won't you introduce me to this handsome lad right here" my grandmother said as she smiled at him, she was obviously not able to sense his aura, her sickness didn't let her and I feared he might hurt her before he hurts me.

"Please!" I begged as I fell to the floor and placed my head on his legs.

"Please don't hurt her" I begged again as tears started to flow down my eyes, I knew I had badly crossed the line by leaving the pack house.

"Stand up!" He ordered and I tried to gather myself as I stood up to meet his face that was still looking into my soul without any pity.

"Would you care for some cookies, handsome one?" My grandma asked but he let out a cold breath.

"No," he coldly replied.

"Please, I made a lot" she begged

"That would be unnecessary, we were just about to leave" he answered my grandma and I could feel my body still trembling, I wasn't ready to leave my grandma and I sincerely wasn't ready for the punishment to come.

"Would you come around some other time? I could make a lot of cookies for you to eat, please" my grandmother said but he didn't reply to her as his eyes were only fixed on me.

"Why does your face look so familiar?" my grandma asked him but I didn't count it as anything because she couldn't possibly remember my father's face talking more of someone she doesn't even know.

"Take care" he coldly said to her before dragging me outside the house and I was trying not to cry with the way his grip on my arm was really tight.

"I'm sorry..."

"Just shut up Lenora!" He growled with his lycan aura and his eyes turned into a bright golden color that made me instantly keep quiet. I knew I was expecting death.