Chapter 31: Chapter 31

I find myself staring at Nathan when I wake up. He sleeps peacefully beside me, without a care in the world.

I trace his lower lip with my finger as slowly as I can. If I wake him up now then who knows what will happen. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that we slept together, I need this time to think.

I'm so lost in thought that when he grasps my finger, I almost jump out of the bed.

"You don't have to be scared. I'm the only one in this bed with you."

My face turns crimson and I turn away, pulling my finger out of his grip and into the little space between us.

"I'm not scared." I mumble. I'm just embarrassed right now and you're making it worst!

'Oh, cut the crap. You enjoyed last night, I can remind you what happened if you want...' My wolf snickers and I gasp, pulling myself up on the bed.

"What happened last night was a mistake, nothing more. I didn't expect to go into heat if not I would have been prepared."

I clutch the sheet to my chest and stand to my feet. I can feel his eyes on me as I walk into the bathroom but even with that, I don't look back at him.

After what happened last night, I can't even face Jasmine in this state, in the shameful state.

My wolf tries to tell me that there's nothing to be embarrassed about but before she can go far, I shut her out completely.

Oh goddess. I need time to think. I feel like my shift increased my impulses in some way, because I have been doing stupid things without thinking lately.

My bath turns into a puddle of mindless thoughts but I still don't get an answer for myself.

"Isabella, you're still there right? We need to talk." I hear a knock followed by Nathan's voice behind the door.

Talk? What does he want to speak to me about.

I panic.

I don't think I can face him, not after what happened. Not after I slept with him.

Another knock comes again. "Isabella, it's really urgent."

I gulp. His tone is a bit off.

No matter how I want to avoid him today, I can't do that. I will surely have to stumble into him soon and even so, we are staying in the same room. How did I forget about that?

I open the door when I have my towel tighten around my chest. "Yes?"

His knuckle is up and ready to knock. He pauses when he sees me but his eyes doesn't go below my face. Good.

"Well, what do you want to talk to me about?"

He pulls the collar of his shirt back. By the smell of freshness on him, I know that he has taken a shower. Don't tell me that he went to her room.

I can feel my blood boiling just by thinking about it.

"You marked me."

I gasp. "What?"

My eyes adverts to his neck, where he holds his collar. When did that happen.

My eyes widen.

I can see four piercing holes that roughly looks like my fangs.

Shit! I can't believe this!

"I'm so sorry about that."

"To be honest, I kind of like it. It will tell everyone that I am yours." He steps closer, trapping me between the door and himself. He sniffs my shoulder and I shiver with a likely permanent blush on my cheeks.

"But how will everyone know that you are mine. I can't have people taking you from me now, can I. Hmm?"

As he hums and pushes himself closer to me, I begin to freak out. These are the times I reason if he is deaf or not. Did he not hear what I said earlier!

"Er... Can you shift a little bit back."

He wasn't like this when we hadn't slept together.

"You smell really good so I'm gonna stay right here." He rubs his nose on my skin.

"That's because I just took my bath. Don't you have anything else to do, I have to get dressed."

"I can dress you myself."

I freeze. When did he get so... bold.

My wolf shouts at me. 'Since last night, dummy.'

Immediately, an immerse pain spreads out from my neck and slowly makes it way below but it is suddenly gone as swiftly as it comes.

Nathan pulls back and stares at me with yellow eyes and extended canines. I can see my blood on them.

"Y-You marked me, how is that possible."

"I'm a god, remember." He smirks as his canines slowly retreats. "And I am a great friend of the Moon Goddess."

"That doesn't explain why you marked me." I glare at him and push him away. "What is wrong with you, sometimes you do the stupidest things."

Immediately, the air around us changes and his yellow eyes darkens. This look is something that I can't explain.

"No, you're the one who did something stupid by accepting that deal with Evelyn."

My eyes widen.

Damn, so he knows. Does that mean that he went to shower in her room?

"She told me to tell you that you won and she will accept your demands." He turns his back to me and walks out of the door. "Just don't do that again, when you're done, meet me outside. We'll be waiting."

I'm stuck in place.

When he said 'we', did he mean him and Evelyn, or him and Jasmine. It better be the later.

I get dressed quickly and head outside like he told me to. I have made up my mind to avoid Evelyn at all cost before I do something stupid again but I end up meeting her with Jasmine and Nathan.

I can almost feel my eye twitching in irritation, especially when she sees me.

"Isabella, Isabella. Over here!" She waves at me to come over and I grit my teeth, stomping to their direction.

I chant a string of words in my head as she hugs me tightly.

"Oh, Isabella. It's such a bummer to see you go. I hope you will visit again!"

This woman shouldn't die by my hands. This woman shouldn't die by my hands!

As I manage to put on a glaring smile, she turns to Nathan and pleads. "Can I talk to Isabella for a moment, please. It won't take too long."

I act like I don't notice the long glance Nathan sends my way before he answers.

"Sure, we can wait for a few more minutes."

"Thanks!!" Evelyn is already dragging me away and when we are far away from them, she drops the act.

"So, you managed to do your part. Did Nathaniel tell you that I-"

"What did you do to me." I squint my eyes at her. For some reason, I am not feeling that much irritation towards her like before. "Why did I willingly accept your proposal."

"Huh? I have nothing to do with that, Isabella and it's no biggy since you won."

"Why do you seem happy about this."

"Why do you ask a lot of questions?" She throws back, arching her eyebrow. "I assure you that I didn't do anything to you. You accepted it on your own will. My goal was to only test you."

"To test me... for what?" My eyebrow furrows. "I don't understand."

She only giggles at me and turns away. Right now, she looks happy and more relaxed...

"I just want to say that you passed."

"What are you talking about."

"I should go now, you should too or Nathaniel will come searching for you. See ya later." She waves as if I am in front of her as she walks towards a different direction.

"Are all the gods this bipolar?" I grumble, watching her back as she disappears into the building. "It might be worst with each title they hold."

I shake my head and return back to Nathan and Jasmine. Nathan gives me a full swept from my head to toe, making me squirm like a child and when he walks into the car, Jasmine leans towards me with mischief written on her face.

"You smell like Nathan. Did you two do something in that room."

My face flushes and I look away, walking quickly to the car.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

I hear her footsteps chase after me. "Come on, I'm only teasing you, but I want to know!"

Thoughout the car ride, I am quiet. Sitting in the front, beside Nathan is turning out to be the worst idea but he insisted and I couldn't decline or Jasmine would have been suspicious.

Whenever he turns the gear of the car, his hands grazes my body. I think this is his way of making me pay.

Before I stepped out of the room, I made sure to cover up my neck properly, hiding his mark on me. It's weird that it doesn't hurt me; from what I have heard, it should hurt.

"I'll stop at my house if you don't mind." Jasmine says.

Nathan listens to her and pulls over. It so happens to be that we are just passing by her house. It seems like I have been lost in thought for a while.

"Huh?" I turn to her. "Won't you come with us, it would be great." I frown when she steps down and shakes her head.

"No, thanks. I feel like both of you need some time alone."

I hear a grunt from Nathan but he says nothing more than that. My cheek flushes after her words.

She can be so blurt sometimes.

"Um, okay."

As we drive past her house, I feel the air in the car change and the feeling of his eyes on me ensues.

Suddenly, I feel like yelling out Jasmine's name as I plead for her to help me. I should have gone down with her.