Twin Alphas novel Chapter 4

RHEA

One minute, he was staring at me with darkened eyes, the next, he was right in front of me, his eyes a fiery red. He strode closer to me and I moved backwards until my back hit the wall. I had no idea what he was going to do. I could have casted a spell or something. But, I'd been caught unawares. My heart was racing in my chest and he was so close, I could perceive his minty scent. "Jaden... could you back off now? Trust me, you don't want to kiss me because we won't be getting out of the basement until the thirtieth" I said and he blinked. Planting a hand on the wall, right beside my head, he nuzzled his face against the bare skin of the crook of my neck and let out a groan. "You smell so good."

I shivered, trying not to let myself get carried away. I knew he would regret it thereafter and I didn't want that to happen. So, I kneed him in the groin. He doubled over with a groan, squeezing his eyes shut.

"I'm really sorry... I didn't have any choice. You were going out of control," I squeaked when he glared at me. Cursing under his breath, he turned away from me. "Put on some clothes, woman!" He growled.

"It wasn't my fault. You came in without a warning. Thanks for the food by the way. Do you want me to help you get rid of the pain? I can cast a spell..."

He cut me off with a gruff voice.

"No, thanks "

Without saying anything else, he stormed up the stairs, not sparing me a glance. I blew out a breath and rubbed my forehead.

"That was so close," I muttered.

'You can pretend all you want, but you actually wanted more, didn't you?' said the voice in my head.

I frowned, realizing something. The voice didn't feel like it was based on my subconscious thought. Infact, it felt like there was someone else in my head. Someone I hadn't noticed until now.

"Finally! I was waiting for you to grow some more bunch of brain cells and figure out that I actually exist!" the voice said and my frown deepened.

"Wait a minute, who the hell are you?" I said out loud.

Whoever she was, let out an irritated huff.

"Gosh, for someone who thinks she's smart, you're so dumb"

"What?!" I breathed, annoyed.

"What? Did I hurt your feelings? That's exactly how I've been feeling since I started to coexist with you! How could you not have recognized my presence?!"

"Hold up! Quit yelling in my head!" I snapped. She went quiet and I sighed.

"You can introduce yourself now," I said, suddenly feeling drained.

"My name is Crystal and I'm your wolf."

My eyes widened as I processed what she'd just said. "Since when--"

"Since yesterday"

"But, you said--"

"Yeah, yeah... just like you, I have a knack for exaggerating things"

"How? I've been waiting for you since I was a little girl. Why did you take so long? I felt really lonely growing up alone" I told her and poked the corner of my mouth with my tongue.

"I'm sorry. But, I couldn't come to you until the time was right"

"What? I don't understand? What was so special about yesterday? It was the worst day of my life. I lost everything. Is that what you consider 'right time?'"

"You are so clueless. Poor you. You'll figure it out soon, I hope" she stated.

"Wait, if you know what's really going on? Why won't you tell me?"

"Now, where's the fun in that?" She sassed and I rolled my eyes.

...

Three long days passed in a blur. I realized I couldn't stay in doors for two weeks. I was bored as hell and my fingers were itching to commit theft. I alternated between meditating, sleeping, eating and watching TV. It wasn't fun.

On the fourth day, I climbed halfway up the basement stairs and retreated to the basement. On the fifth day, I actually got to the door leading outside the basement. But, to my horror, it was locked. Deciding not to do anything funny, I went back to the basement and curled up on my bed. On the seventh day, I curled up on the couch, wondering what Jaden would be up to by that time. I had never witnessed an Alpha in rut, I didn't know what to think. It might also interest you to know that on the seventh day, I'd run out of food. I was desperate. Nevertheless, I knew I had troubled Jaden a lot and didn't want to add to his troubles. I stared at the photo tucked by the TV, recalling how the pillow had been thrown by an invisible force, the last time I'd held that photo in my hands. I could cast a spell to summon the ghost, but I didn't have the necessary materials to do so. I started to pace again, my stomach grumbling loudly. I ended up falling asleep on the floor.

The whispers were what woke me up. I slowly opened my eyes, only to see Darryl and Klaus hovering over me with worry in their eyes.

"Klaus? Darryl? What are you doing down here?" I asked, muffling my yawn.