Howling Hearts

Scarlet:

When Lucian came and sat beside me and handed me my cup, our hands touched ever so slightly but the lightning that shot through me was just as powerful as always. This time it brought a shiver to my skin. He smirked at the reaction my body had to his touch.

"Are you cold?" he mocked me and I just glared at him. He then leaned in closer to me. "You know your words and your glare tells me a different story from your eyes and your body." He whispered into my ear, making my body shiver as his breath touched my neck. He sat back in his seat with a smug smirk.

"Lover girl... play the movie"

Layla shouted from the back. I then pressed play.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't watch the movie but instead kept looking at the handsome man sitting next to me. My eyes were glued to him while his were glued to the massive screen. "Are you enjoying the movie?"

He asked mockingly, turning his gaze to me once more. We held eye contact for a while and I bit my lip instinctively. Suddenly, he planted his soft lips on mine.

I gasped at the shock of what was happening. But i soon melted into the kiss. It was a caring kiss, one of love with a hint of desire. Then a moan filled the room and I pulled away from the kiss.

At first I was wondering if it was mine but when Lucian also seemed surprised, I knew it wasn't mine.

Which meant it was....

Me and Lucian stormed out of the theater and into the hallway at a frantic speed. The last thing we wanted to do was see a porno flash play out before our eyes.

When Lucian shut the door behind us we both just started giggling. We just looked at each other for a while. Just enjoying the peaceful and light moment. "Want a cup of coffee?"

I nodded my head. "Lead the way", I said to him. He started walking and I followed him closely in fear of getting lost in this mansion. His place was way bigger than Layla's and I didn't know my way around there. When we entered the kitchen, I was in awe at the beautiful open-plan kitchen and lounge layout. Similar chocolate leather chairs were spread in the lounge.

Both the kitchen and the lounge still had the Art deco theme but just a fair bit more modernized. "Your place is beautiful" I whispered. He smirked again

"Thank you, but this could be your place as well".

Then he reminded me again of the whole mate bond thing. It was still so confusing to me. "About that", I said awkwardly. I sat down at the breakfast bar and he slid a cappuccino in front of me.

He then leaned over the counter opposite me, resting his fore arms on the breakfast bar.

""What's wrong?"

"Well, a lot at the moment, but what I want to talk about, in particular, is us."

He lifted his arms off the table and stood up straight again, trying to act strong but I could feel, from his aura that he was nervous. He took a sip of his coffee and nodded for me to go on.

"I first have to sort things out with my first mate before I can even think about building anything with you" (1

"Well, I thought we were already building something" I knew he meant the kiss that had happened earlier and I wished I had more restraint when that moment was playing off so that I could've handled this situation properly. "I..I lost control in that moment" I said shyly and I felt guilty.

"It's OK, I did as well" he said, consoling me.

Letting me know it wasn't just me and making me feel less guilty. He was the total opposite of what ash was. Ash was cold and arrogant and he was warm and caring.

"So what's your course of action?" And there came the alpha talk.Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

All alphas had this language and manner in which they spoke that was straight to the point and almost as if they detached themselves from any emotions.

I guess I understand why he decided to make use of it, as he didn't know what my plan was in regards to him and ash. Maybe he was getting himself ready to be rejected just like I had earlier.

"Well tomorrow night I want to go back..." I saw his whole body stiffen at my words. "And reject him"

"How do you know he will accept the rejection?" "Asher is too full of himself to run after someone else" I said coldly and took a sip of my cappuccino.

My mouth was filled with a burst of flavor. The caramel hit my tongue, causing me to gasp at the sweetness and then the salted part neutralized it and brought on a whole new burst of flavor. "You like it?"

""Screw like... I love it"

He giggled a little again, making my stomach flutter, in his rhythm. "Good because it's my favorite" He said taking another sip of his coffee.

Me and Lucian spoke for hours on end just about our lives and our passions. We got to know each other on a deeper level. When I glanced at the clock again, I saw that we had hit midnight but it felt like only a few minutes passed. His phone rang and I saw the caller ID was Asher Stormclaw.

My heart dropped into my a*s at the sight of his name.

"I'm so sorry scarlet. I can ignore his call if you want me to?" he asked in such a caring tone,

"No, it's alright, answer" I said, trying to remain strong and poise. He nodded his head and answered the phone. He then laid back into the couch, seeming unbothered by Asher in any way.

"Hello Asher..." He said in a mischievous tone. I was kind of shocked to see the caring and loving man turn into a totally different person.

"WHERE THE HELL IS SHE? I SWEAR LUCIAN. IF YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON HER ILL KILL YOU!!" Asher screamed from the other end, causing Lucian to move the phone further away from his ear. "First, I'd like to see you try. Since your mate isn't near you,...." his eyes drifted to mine "you're weaker than normal"

"YOU LITTLE SH....."

"Asher know your place"

He growled over the phone and his alpha aura filled the room. "I wasn't done speaking... Now to initial question. She's here with me" He winked at me again, making my heart skip a beat.

I knew what game he was playing. He wanted to get Asher angry and upset. I liked the idea and I wanted to hurt Ash just as much as he had hurt me.

"Want to say hi Scarlet?" he asked me with a mischievous grin. I then returned him with the same grin and nodded my head. He then put the phone on speaker and held the phone to my mouth. "Hi Asher"

"Red?"

"No need to worry about me. Lucian is taking very good care of me"

Lucian's grin grew even bigger at my reply. "Goodbye Asher". He said in a cold tone. It felt weird to hear someone so warm and kind be so cold.

Just as he was about to end the call, I let out a moan on purpose. Lucian ended the call and let out a groan. I then saw his bulge growing and I went red in the face. 1

I fiddled with my fingers for a while.

"I think I need to go now. It's late"

He nodded his head and took me back to my room.

"Tonight was fun. Not the porno but the chatting", I suddenly broke the awkward silence that had made its way between us. He giggled a bit.

"It was."

"We should do it sometime again?"

"Definitely".

I then wrote my number down on a piece of paper and gave it to him.

"Goodnight Scarlet"