Scarred Luna

Kieran’s POV

I sat on my bed in my room, as I allowed the comfort from the duvet seep into my skin. It was comfy and all, but still wasn’t enough to take my mind off what was bothering me. In fact, the more I tried to get rid of it, the more those thoughts kept crawling back into my mind.

One would think after three days, I would have forgotten about it or at least tried to get over it. But that was the biggest lie of the century. If anything, my obsession with it had gotten worse and if I didn’t find a solution to it soon, I would be on the verge of running mad.

A huge sigh slipped past my lips as I scanned the room I was in. It looked exactly the way it looked before, but there was something missing. Sabrina hadn’t been here in three days. Three good days.

The memories of our last interaction replayed in my head. If I was being honest, that was actually the first time I was seeing a different side to the woman. How could someone who was always so cheerful switch up in the twinkle of an eye?

‘Keep on trying to seduce him, and you’ll find out.’ Her words rang loudly in my ear. Why would she even say that? Was that what she thought of me? That I would seduce Alpha Xander? In all my years on earth I wasn’t sure I had seduced someone before. In all honesty, I doubted I could seduce anyone at all. I would cringe in embarrassment and pray to the moon goddess that the ground should open up and swallow me whole.

Alpha Xander of all people? In my opinion he looked opposed to seduction. I doubted the very act would have any effects on him.

But you almost kissed him the other day. A voice filled my head. And if you had the chance, I know you would have done more.

“No.” I shook my head, willing the thoughts to go away. “That’s not possible.”

But no matter how I tried to tell myself otherwise, it wouldn’t change anything. Nothing was going to change the fact that I would have missed him if I got the chance, and if we had gotten just a little bit closer at the dinning room the other day, I could bet my life some sparks would have erupted there and then.

“Wait.” I exclaimed, as a thought popped into my head immediately “Could that be why she was mad?”

I took a small trip down memory lane as I tried to figure out the problem. Sabrina has walked in on Xander and I, in a very compromising position. Was that it? Was that why she felt I was trying to seduce the Alpha?

I shuddered as a shiver ran through me, snaking around my waist in the exact same spot Alpha Xander held me steady. For a quick moment, I couldn’t help but feel like his hands were wrapped around me all over again.

I needed to focus. If our proximity had made Sabrina think I was trying to seduce the Alpha, then it was only right I apologized, right?

For some strange reason, it didn’t sound right to me. All she could have done was to ask me and I would tell her. Instead of down right accusing me, a simple conversation could have solved it all. Yet, she decided to just start holding a grudge.

I got down from my bed and slipped my legs into my fluffy slip-ons. A tiny part of me was against what I was about to do, but I just had to. Sabrina had been nothing but nice to me throughout my stay here so how could I be on bad terms with her over a silly misunderstanding? I’m sure everything would go back to normal once I spoke with her.

I made my way down the stairs immediately, hoping to catch up to Sabrina. It was late in the afternoon and by her schedule, she was either napping, or preparing for dinner. I slowed down my footsteps when I got to the corridor leading to the kitchen. I was just about to barge in, when something caught my ear.

Voices.

“I really don’t understand.” the first one spoke. “What do you mean?”

“What’s there not to understand?” I recognized the second voice immediately. It was Sabrina, and judging by her voice , I could tell she was far from pleased. “I’m speaking in clear terms aren’t I?”

“Yes.” The other voice sighed and when I listened closely, it was none other than Xander. “But I just don’t get why you’re making a fuss about it?”

“I’m making a fuss?” Sabrina’s high pitched tone held nothing but surprise and shock. “That’s really all you have to say?”

Slowly, I tip toed to the entrance of the kitchen. When I’d gotten close enough, I hid close to the wall. With my position, I had a clear view of both Alpha Xander and Sabrina.

The duo were facing each other, or more importantly, Alpha Xander was facing Sabrina. Sabrina’s back was turned to me and even though I couldn’t see her face, I could bet she had a huge scowl on her face.

“Sabrina.” Xander called out to her. “Don’t tell me you’re mad at me too?”

“I’m not, alpha.” Sabrina chimed against the backdrop of her stirring something in the pot. “I’m just expressing my distaste.”

“But she did nothing wrong.” Xander called out again. “How many times do I have to explain that you?”

“She was in your room the other night!” Sabina fired back. “It was really late too. Who knows what she could have done if I hadn’t come in? And the other day too, she was clinging on to you so tightly like her life depended on it.”

I felt my stomach drop to my feet. Was this what she really thought about me? And here I was trying to apologize to her and make things right. And Xander, did he agree with her too?

“Listen, Sabrina.” Xander’s words had me tuning back into their conversation. “I already told you. She wandered into my room by mistake and you just happened to knock at that time. As for the other day at the dining room, she almost slipped. She was lucky I was there in time or she could have gotten hurt, and badly too.”

“Hurt my foot.” She scoffed haughtily. “I can’t help but feel she did it on purpose…”

“No.” Xander cut her off immediately. I had no idea why, but there was something else laced in his voice. A tiny bit of rage that I wasn’t sure I wanted to bloom, for both my sake and Sabrina’s. “Don’t say that.”

“What do you mean?” Sabrina asked, clearly taken aback. “I only said…”

“Do not repeat it.” Xander’s words had a warning edge to it. “Just don’t.”

“But..”

“In fact,” Xander cut her off again. Apparently, he wasn’t done with her yet. ” You will apologize to her.”

“What!?” Sabrina exclaimed, the exact same time I mouthed the word ‘what?’ “What do you ”

“You heard me.” Xander nodded. “I want this to be the last time you’ll talk to me about this. Apologize to her and make up.”

“I can’t possibly do that…” maybe if I had been a little less clumsy, I would have heard the last of her words.

Or perhaps, if an ant hadn’t run over my leg, I wouldn’t have screamed out loud.

A sense of dread washed over me when I realized what I’d just done. I felt my heartbeat pick up its pace immediately. Did they hear me? Did they know it came from me? What if I…

“Kieran?” Someone called from the inside, and I froze. “Is that you?”Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

Shit.