PRESENT
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Her body was full of scars, but her confidence was still worth admiring. She didn't look nervous or self-conscious even for a second. Raising both of her hands in the air, she jumped into the pool and started swimming.
The way she kept looking in the direction of his office told him that she did this to add fuel to his anger, and it was working.
If not for the tinted glass on his office window, she would have seen his expression, but she did not think that he would be standing behind those windows silently, watching her like a predator
'What do you she is doing?' Night asked his human when he saw her resting both her hands at the corner of the swimming pool, throwing her head back, and maybe... maybe planning to sleep.
'She is upset that she didn't get the result that she wanted to get.' Wylder responded to him in an amusing tone. He was sure that he wouldn't do anything that she wanted until they sensed someone else around the pool area.
Did Gamma not tell everyone not to come there?
He found Gavin, the head chef, with whom Arabella was when they reached the kitchen the other day. Maybe his link was closed then.
But Night didn't care. All he saw was red. It looked like the pack members would have to eat tasteless food.
"Good morning, Bella."
"Morning, Gavin. Come on, join me. I can swim better than cook food." She joked and winked at him playfully, turning him all red. "Are you blushing?" She laughed at his flushed face. She tried to divert her mind from the disappointment that hit her like lightning—that Wylder didn't give a damn where she was or with whom.
"Noooo. No!! Anyways, let me see whether you can really swim or... " His voice died in his mouth when they heard a loud growl.
'LEAVE' Gavin heard the order and was smart to leave quickly, while Arabella didn't turn her head towards him and played with the water.
"Are you going to ignore me now?" Wylder growled as she turned her head towards him, acting surprised.
"Alpha Miller… I'm sorry. I didn't sense you. As you see, I don't have a wolf." She spoke innocently. She tried hard to act innocent in front of him, but a part of her knew that he knew the reality.
The way his grey eyes had turned dark and the weather around her had turned stormy, she knew she was playing with the wind.
She watched him look at her from top to bottom. She knew how ugly she looked, but for some reason, the fact that he was staring at her was making her nervous and self-conscious.
Till a moment before, she was proud of her scars because they were a sign that she survived, but all of her confidence disappeared as Gavin's did.
"You're testing my patience; you know that, don't you?" He muttered, running his eyes all over her body.
"Am I?" Arabella asked softly and saw him staring right into her eyes with so much passion, love, and desire that she didn't waste a second looking away.
She realized that no one had looked at her in such a way for a long time, as far as she could remember. And if she would be quietly honest with herself, then she was scared that she would fall in love with this Alpha, who already has a mate.
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#TBC