"You still won’t speak to me." I smiled. He glanced at me without saying a word. Ares has the habit of always keeping to himself, I thought after the talk we had at the roof he would be open to me or at-least be open to the idea of having a conversation with me but that wasn’t the case.
"Can you just swim without saying anything."
"He speaks." I mumbled against my breath earning a groan from him, I rolled my eyes at his behavior. I have been at the pool for the past one hour, it’s refreshing and I wanted something different to do today. I was getting tired of always staying in this house and not knowing anything regarding my surroundings.
"When do I get to see Luca l?." I asked.
"He is coming for dinner, he just has to finish up his work." It felt like I was forcing him to speak, it was fun getting on his every nerve.
I got out of the water, making sure to dry my body with the towels Ares left on the chair before laying down to take a rest, the sun wasn’t out today which made it better, I enjoyed swimming without the sun, it felt more relaxing having the sky empty with nothing but clouds, the soft winds grazing against my skin. The breeze whistling through the trees, I enjoyed every moment of it.
After a while of laying down, the breeze started rolling faster. I could tell it was going to rain, I glanced around and Ares was not in sight, I let out a sigh taking my phone and headed back inside.
Luca and I have gotten a lot better, he has treated me better than I could imagine, every night he would have dinner with me, sometimes we end up having breakfast together. I got to know a lot about it, Luca just like Ares never enjoyed speaking much, he likes to keep to himself most of the time, I tried to find out why he knew so much about him but he always brushed the conversation up, and whenever I try to get him to speak regarding my situation, why he bought me from Conrad. He never gave me a straight answer. I didn’t push him either.
"Do you think I should make dinner?." I ask Ares,
"You can get hurt in the kitchen."
"No one gets hurt in the kitchen besides I love cooking." I smiled, it was one of the few things that reminded me of my mother, she loved cooking, I can recall waking up every morning with excitement written all over my face, she made me excited to wake up for school every morning because I was always curious to find out the treats mom would make for lunch.
I miss her, my eyes pooled with tears reminiscing my childhood, it’s a good thing Ares was not looking at me, I won’t want tospeak about it.
I pushed back all my thoughts, I headed into the kitchen, Ares just like a bodyguard sat by the kitchen island watching me,
"Don’t you have better things to do than follow me around."
"Believe me I wish I could leave." He muttered against his breath and I rolled my eyes.
It took about an hour to get the food ready, I wanted to make something that reminded me of her, I made her famous salad and steak to go with it. I gave Ares a taste and even if he won’t say it I know he loved it.
By the time I got back into my room, I took a shower to get all the food smell off me, I changed into more comfortable clothes. My feet paddled against the floor, existing my door from behind. I heard a few voices coming from Luca’s room. He didn’t sound happy.
A part of me wanted to overhear his conversation but I didn’t, I made my way back to the living room. After a few minutes Luca came in with Ares, they was something going on they worn let me in even if I asked.
I understood, as the alpha he has responsibilities and not everyone he could trust, maybe he didn’t trust me after all.
"Coconut." Luca said, my eyes widened in disbelief when he said that,
"How-" I begin to ask, I served Luca my mom’s salad and just one taste he could tell the secret ingredient, it is often hard for people to recognize it, only a little bit is being added to the salad.
"I have a strong taste buds." Luca smiled. "I’m guessing you got the recipe from your mother."
How did he know that, my subconscious says.
"How do you know my mother?." I asked, I know Luca knew a lot about me, I had a feeling he made his research before meeting Conrad but knowing about my mother, he shouldn’t know that. I never told anyone about her and only a few knew of her existence.
"She got killed by- Luca ." I warned. "How do you know my mother?." I asked again.
"I met her a couple of times before she died." He said.
He knew my mother, she died a long time ago.
"Did you know of my existence?." I asked.
When he didn’t give an answer I knew the truth, how long has he known about me.
"Did Conrad really sell me to you?." I asked, this was a question I told myself I would never ask, asking the question made me believe that I was still holding on to the past, maybe a part of me wanted it so badly, I wanted to be assured that the man whom I loved for so many years won’t sell me to the alpha.
"They are something I can’t tell you Olivia. You should not be bothered about Conrad."
"He didn’t sell me willingly, you forced him." I muttered against my breath.
"Olivia please." Luca said, his voice cracking with anger.
"Fuck you." I yelled.
I shouldn’t have trusted Luca, I should’ve asked Conrad one last time before I left, Luca knew so much about me probably even more than I knew about myself. It only explained why he wanted me in the first place, I have known about the alpha since I was born, his family, his clan, the alpha would never purchase a wolf except he got the wolf in exchange of a favor.
He took Conrad away from me, he didn’t treat me like a servant instead he took care of me, there is something about the alpha I didn’t know and I would find out, I have pretended long enough now I don’t think my feelings are fake anymore.
I locked my door from behind, yelling followed after a while, I could tell it was coming from the living room. It took about two minutes before I opened the door and headed to his office.
There is only one way I can find out what he wants from me, I would have to find out myself. My heart pounded against my rip cage, the aura of the room was filled with undeniable silence, my hand shook as I glanced around some papers on his desk. I know I would be a dead woman if he finds me here.
I will just have to make sure he doesn’t. I checked his desk until my hand met a yellow envelope, it had my name on it. I let out a breath hiding it in my sweater before walking out of the room.
"What were you doing here?."
"I- I came to apologize to Luca . He is not in here." I said covering it up with a nervous smile.
"The alpha is downstairs, I will let him know you are looking for him." The guard replied.
As soon as he left, I headed back into my room and locked the door. I knew at that moment whatever I find in that envelope would determine my relationship with Luca , I wanted it to be better than I imagined, I know I felt something for Luca , it was weird but I liked him, he treated me better than anyone.
"You can do it." I muttered against my breath.
My fingers fiddled trying to open the envelope, I took out the item that was in it, it was my pictures. Why would he have my pictures? Some had Conrad in them, when we went for our first date, I continued with it when I found something.
A picture of me when I was in my former town, this was long before Conrad. It was when I was with my old clan, my chest tightened, he has every information of my life, a picture of me with my mother. The first time I changed into a wolf. He has everything.
What else did he know
I knew there was one thing I had to do, I have to get out of here, to hell with the plan, I can’t stay for even a minute.