Chapter 12: Chapter 12

"Shit," I cursed under my breath, looking away as I saw the mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Wow, you really care for her so much. Well, the good news is that I came to her rescue earlier before they could succeed in raping her. I killed the one on top of her and warned the other to take care of Ava or I'd kill him and his family after making him get the smell of my Lycan scent. They didn't succeed in raping her. Don't get too angry." He crooned, displaying those sets of teeth in a smile, and that forced my cheeks to flush red in embarrassment.

Fuck! He really got me. Even I am confused for having such a reaction to the news of her rape. It's not like I have anything to do with her.

"Ava is fine. When are you going to meet her? The exquisite goddess in human form whose alluring beauty can make every man drool and desire her like his life,"  he drawled, grinning in glee, but all he said made me almost puke.

"Get out of my room now before I kill you!" I ordered, and he nodded, smiling again.

"Can you stop those smiles!! What's the joke?! Don't ever think I like Ava or whatever her name is." I snapped, hissing as I felt a bit embarrassed at displaying such a reaction when he said she was raped just after I had bluntly stated that I did care about her.

It would have been normal if I had reacted casually. But it wasn't it. I had been extremely furious and possessive, as if the young girl was my possession to protect.

"Okay prince." he purred and bowed, maintaining his wide smile, which made me roll my eyes at him as I turned and walked over to the wardrobe to choose the clothes I'd put on after bathing.

Standing in front of the rack filled with clothes, I went numb without picking anyone. The door made a little jamming sound, making it known he was out, and it just seemed like I had been holding my breath as I let out a heavy breath.

Instead of picking any clothes, I shut the wardrobe and headed back to bed as there seemed to be a battle going on inside my heart.

The name Ava doesn't just seem like an ordinary name to my heart and soul. Anytime it is mentioned, I feel some kinda way, which is so strange. If I should be honest, I knew for sure that I badly wanted to see the girl who has this name, but the reason why I have this urge to see her is something I can't understand.

As I slumped back on the bed, I realized I was becoming flustered. So many times, my parents and Carl introduced me to countless ladies who were obviously beautiful, but I ended up resenting them.

Ava was someone I hadn't even met for once, but I was already getting antsy to see what she looked like. When Carl was describing her appearance as one with alluring beauty, my stupid head was imagining it and craving to see her.

What nonsense is this? As far as I know, Ava is a nobody. She is even tortured with wolfsbane and silver, which means everyone hates her and suspects her to be a demon.

"We should stop thinking about her." My wolf, Zane, spoke out with a deep sigh.

"I am trying to stop, but you are also visualizing her image in your head. We need to stop this madness!" I huffed, and he exhaled heavily.

"But don't you think we should at least see her. Our hearts are dark and don't fall in love. She isn't a different being, so we can just get to see her and nothing else." He grumbled, and I didn't know when I started laughing.

"For the first time, we are both desiring to see someone. I wonder why we have these feelings of attraction towards her. Who is she?" I pondered getting up from bed again.

"Go and bathe. We need to sleep and forget about girls. This can be a trap to fall in love and get weakened by a random girl. " My wolf fumbled, rolling into a ball.

"Yes, you are right!" I scoffed and hurried to the bathroom like I was being chased while shaking my head to shove off the name Ava stuck inside my head and trying to think of something else that would make me forget her.

Ava's POV

"Isn't it time you wake up and continue your job as a servant here? Are you taking this opportunity to have every rest and sleep you have been denied?" I heard someone's voice yell harshly at me the moment I woke, but I couldn't recognize who owns the voice yet.

My brain seemed to have went numb as I couldn't even tell if the voice was from a male or female.

My eyes fluttered and opened slowly, but my vision was blurred at the beginning, adding the bright light that shone straight into my eyes, causing a sharp headache to hit my skull painfully in a way that I was forced to shut my eyes back.

I must have passed out for a long time.

"So I was right! You are playing tricks by staying there on the bed even when you have woken from unconsciousness!". The angry voice came again, but this time it was followed by a slap on my head, which made me grunt as it increased the headache I was experiencing.

"Please...don't hit my head.." I whined with my eyes getting wet even as I was yet to know who was saying those words at me.

"Get up there and return to work! Since you are strong enough to survive that torture, why are you acting all weak and staying in bed all day? You are faking unconsciousness, bitch!" The disturbing yelling came again, laced with resentment.

At this moment, I was able to recognize the voice was feminine, but it was clearly not that of Aurora, so I picked up all my courage to open my eyes, ignoring all the banging in my head.

My vision was blurred again for some seconds and later became clear for me to see the Beta's daughter sneering at me as she stood beside the bed with folded arms. She seemed envious, and I could clearly see it in her eyes as she looked at my face.

"You really succeeded in avoiding morning chores by lingering on the bed, faking unconsciousness." She seethed as her eyes moved from my eyes to my lips, then back to my eyes, just as if she was trying to figure something out.

Her statement made me realize I had passed out for long, which was really shocking as I can't even remember anything else that happened after that torturous test.

I slowly sat up from the bed, and it was then that the smell of drugs and blood hit my nose, reminding me that I was in the Royal Palace clinic.

I could recall my father ordered some guard to bring me here for treatment, but how did I pass out and didn't wake all this time? That was a question my brain found hard to answer, as I was sure I didn't faint from the torture.

I buried my head into my palm and racked my brain, trying to recall what happened between me and the guards but the girl beside me now wouldn't let me be.

"Don't ever dare to ignore me, you ugly girl." Her desperate shriek broke me off my struggle to recall the past, making me grunt as I looked up at her.

She was still very angry, leaving me wondering where I had offended her, as I also recalled that she was the one that pushed me into the confinement when I was being reluctant.

"You hate me so much. Why? Where have I offended you?" I inquired, with a confused look.

"Who doesn't hate you? Everyone abhors your existence, so why that question? You don't know what your birth caused this pack? Monster!" She spited, huffing as she rolled her eyes at me.

"You don't hate me because of what my birth caused. I would be glad if you made it clear to me why you just returned to this pack recently and began picking up on me. You pushed me into that confinement with every degree of envy and now you are here forcing me up from the bed. What is wrong with you?" I sneered in disgust, standing up from the bed as her jaw dropped in surprise.

"Tell me why you are jealous of me. Are you scared I'll take whichever guy you crush on? Because I don't understand what you're jealous of. Your eyes gives you out. I can see jealousy and envy instead of the hate everyone has," I added, and her cheeks flushed red instantly.