The Alpha’s Human Mate

The car stopped in front of a huge restaurant. It was one of the biggest in the city. Christina was not expecting him to bring her to such a big restaurant. She was already feeling so nervous, and her palms were sweaty. She was pushed out of her thoughts when the valet opened the door for her. She also stepped out and followed Callum.

She was stunned at how big the restaurant was, which made her think about how much a cup of water would cost. They both sat down opposite each other, which made Callum keep staring at her. Noticing this, she kept looking away, trying to focus on the decorations in the restaurant. She finally looked at him when he asked, “Do you like it?”

“It’s beautiful.” Christina said it with a smile, but her smile suddenly faded away when she heard it. “Just like you.” She suddenly started feeling hot, and she quickly looked away again. Callum just smiled at the reaction he was getting from her before saying, “You look so much like your mom.”

Christina also looked at him and smiled. “I get that a lot.”

“You must be so lucky,” he said, still looking at her, while Christina also smiled. “Yeah. She seems hard on the outside when you first see her, but she’s actually the best, and that’s how mothers are. I really am lucky to have her.” She smiled, while Callum just nodded. She wanted to ask about his parents too, but the waiter interrupted them before she could, and by the time the waiter left, she couldn’t remember.

They ate their food and talked, but mostly Callum was teasing her. They had their dessert before they finally left the restaurant to go home.

She got out of the car after his car stopped in front of her house. He also got down and walked towards her side. “I think I should say hi to your mom before going.”

“No. You should go now. You can do that another day; it’s already getting late.” She said, knowing that her mother wouldn’t let him go easily as soon as he entered the house. Callum also nodded before walking back to his car.

“Wait!” She said before walking up to where he was. “Next date, I’ll pick the location, and it’ll be my treat.”

“Next date? So you’re eager to go on another date with me?” He asked with a teasing smile, which made Christina think about what she had said. No. I’m not eager… I just… She was so embarrassed that she couldn’t even form her words; she just sighed at her pathetic self. “Thank you for tonight.”

“It’s fine. I’ll be looking forward to that date.” He said with a smile before moving closer to her. His face was so close to her, as if he were about to swallow her. Christina also froze in shock, looking into his eyes like a robot. Callum just smiled before whispering. “Good night. Dream about me.”

She stood outside until he left, smiling at herself while screaming in joy.

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The next morning, her eyes looked so dull and weak that even Alex became worried. He thought maybe it was the training she just started with Maya that exhausted her. He suggested she stop training, but Ellie refused.

“OK, fine. Should I just stay at home with you today?” Alex asked, but Ellie quickly stopped him from even having the thought. “No. I’m fine. Just go to work.”

He didn’t want to leave her, but there was nothing he could do but listen. “I’ll come back early.” Alex said, kissing her before dragging himself to work. Ellie just kept rolling on the bed. She was a bit angry that Alex lied to her about the moon crystal pack, but she knew he might have lied because he was worried.

“It’s almost time for my training.” She quickly took her bath and went downstairs to have breakfast, but she couldn’t eat anything. Strangely, the dishes felt disgusting to her. Ignoring it, she went to the field and saw Maya, who was already waiting for her.

“Good morning, Maya.” She greeted Maya, who also answered back. “Good morning.”

“I think I can now hear thoughts.” Ellie said, but Maya just stared at her before asking. “Really?” She tested her, and she was surprised to find that she wasn’t lying, but one thing she noticed was that Ellie was being serious today. “Wow. That’s good. We can move to the next step then.”

“Today. We will do something a bit more difficult.” She said before taking a blindfold to cover her eyes. “You will attack me using your hearing ability to sense me, but mind you, you must be able to attack me before I do.” She said, with which Ellie nodded. She was still standing when she felt Maya slip a knife in her hand. “We’re making use of a knife?” Ellie asked, pushing the blindfold from her face, only to see the girl smile. “To make it fun.”

“Now attack.” Ellie put back the blindfold but made sure to take note of her position. She held the knife tightly in her hand before dashing towards her, but strangely, she didn’t feel anything there again. She tried for some seconds again, but still didn’t get her.

After some time, she heard, “Let’s make this fun.” As soon as she heard that, she suddenly felt her senses become elevated. She felt a strange, loud sound coming towards her side, but before she could try to feel what it was, She felt as if her body were moving on its own. She dodged the sound and quickly stretched her hand, holding the knife, toward where the sound came from.

“Wow! That’s awesome. I didn’t know the Luna was this skilled.” That was what she heard before she removed the blindfold. “Oh, Maya.” She quickly threw the knife, which was already close to Maya’s neck, away. “I’m sorry.” She couldn’t believe she almost hurt her.

“It’s fine. I shouldn’t have attacked you unaware.” Maya said, looking at her knife that was kicked away from her by Ellie.

They both looked at the men who spoke. “Good afternoon.” The men said this before Elliot walked closer. “You’re so skilled, Luna. Anyone who sees that move will think you’ve been training for years. A skilled half-human like you will surely bring more power to the pack,” the man said, laughing, while the other men also nodded. They were going to the hall where they have their meeting when they saw two figures in the field. It was Ellie who caught their attention and made them walk closer.

Ellie did not say anything; she just gave them a small smile.

“We should get going now.” One of them said this before they finally left. Maya watched as they left. She couldn’t believe that the elders who once called her weak were now praising her. “Let’s continue.” She said, but Ellie stopped her by saying.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Before that. I need your help.” She said this, looking directly into her eyes. Maya was surprised to hear her, so she asked calmly. “What do you want?”

“I need to go to the dark forest, and I need your help to do that.” She said, only to find Maya looking at her with no emotion.

“Why do you want to go to the dark forest?” Maya asked, and Ellie sighed before explaining everything to her. She didn’t want Maya to know before, because she thought she had been acting weird, but she couldn’t hide it anymore. Someone needs to know in order to work together and find out who the culprit is.

“Wait. You mean that your friend who almost killed Alex, called you before he died and told you that the head of the rogues killed your parents?”

“Yes.”

And also, a maid told you that same man was your mom’s stalker?” Maya asked, to which Ellie also replied again.

“Yes. And I’d like to see what happened to Sam the day he died. He must have seen the man’s face.”

Maya sighed before folding her arms together in front of her chest. “I’m not sure about this. I promised Alex not to risk your life again, and to always tell him everything that’s going on.” She still remembered how her brother had made her promise not to involve Ellie in her dangerous activities again.

Ellie also sighed. She knew Alex would never allow her to go to the dark forest. She couldn’t believe he made Maya promise to keep her from problems. “No wonder she started acting cold.” She thought before saying. “Maybe we should just tell him.”

But she was surprised when Maya said, with a grin, “No. What fun would that bring?”

Maya walked closer to her and held her shoulders. “What I enjoy most is doing something my brother doesn’t approve of. So, of course, girl. It looks like we’re visiting the dark forest for the third time.”

“OK. But don’t you think we should tell Alex? He’ll get angry if he finds out.” Ellie said, but kept quiet when Maya asked back. “Are you backing out now?”

“No,” Ellie answered.

“Then we’re going to the dark forest tomorrow. Prepare yourself. We go after breakfast. We don’t want something that will make my brother find out.” Maya said with a smile before walking out of the field. Ellie also smiled and shook her head before following her out.