Cassy pov

I woke up feeling a lot better. However, the feeling of despair still lingered like a dark shadow over me. Having my lycan wake was a good thing nonetheless. At least now, I have her to whine to. I found out that, even in her dormant state, she was watching what was happening around us. That saved me from a lot of explanations.

She hated Miles, just like I did, and hoped that Elliot would be with us. Our interests were the same. After all, she was part of me and we shared the same memories.

“Let’s go and train!” she exclaimed, but I grimaced. My heart plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.

“Come on Carina! You need to face it. Until when would we be hiding? We need to be strong!” She pushed me.

“I know Izzy,” I replied through our mind link. It was great that we could speak through the link. It meant we could discuss anything in front of everyone and they wouldn’t know. No wonder I was told that she would be my best friend. She already is.

“I am too anxious,” I told her after a long pause.

“As if I’m not aware of that woman.” She snorted. I felt my eyes sting, once again. I stared at my feet as I sat on my bed, wiggling my toes. I was still hurt and had no intention of freshening up. I just wanted to stay in bed and meet no one. I had Izzy and that was enough. She was fun and knew how to make me laugh. Wasn’t that enough?

“Carina! Get up this instance! I refuse to spend my first day locked in a room!” Izzy yelled, making me pout through my tears.

“But…”

“No buts, woman! Or else I would be forced to take over your body and go straight to Elliot’s room!” she threatened.

“What the hell!” I gasped.

“Yeah. And I wouldn’t feel even a bit ashamed to concede to mom and dad about how I feel. I couldn’t care less about the outcome. I wouldn’t even hesitate to urge Rex to take over his human so that we can elope! Do you understand?” she screamed at me.

“What!!!!” I shouted out loud when she threatened to urge Elliot’s lycan to take over and flee.

“Yeah! This is just stupid Carina! You like him, he likes you, and why do you have to stop being together just because of some strange proposal? Proposals are meant to be accepted or rejected. And this one needs to be thrown out of the window!” She continued to rant and all I could do was sit, stunned at her words.

“I am surprised that Rex still has not taken over his human being! Wait…I think I’ll meet him now. Since I’ve woken up, I can speak to him in our world.” She suddenly stated. My heart skipped a beat. No! I cannot let that happen!

“Hey wait!” I replied.

“What?”

“Don’t go!”

“Fine! Then you do something about this! Or else, I promise you, you are going to wake up married and mated with him tomorrow! And you’d be lucky if I didn’t make him mark us by then!”

What the f**k!!!

“Whoa, Izzy. Wait. I will speak to him. Okay?” I told her and I got a breathy huff in reply. Yup, she was annoyed.

“Now get the f**k out of this room. I want to see the world and meet my mom and dad too.” She responded.

Mom and dad! They must know that my lycan had woken up! This was news actually and I had been so indulged in my sorrow that I had completely forgotten that I should let them know. I hurriedly jumped out of my bed, took a quick shower and wore a simple shirt and a pair of jeans before rushing out of the room to look for mom and dad.

As usual, mom was in the dining room with him, having their morning coffee as it was still early in the morning.

“Oh look who is here!” Mom grinned. “You look so much better already,” She exclaimed.

“Oh hey! My princess!” Dad also expressed his excitement at seeing me.

“Mom! Dad! My lycan woke up!” I exclaimed and they almost choked on their coffee.

“What! Oh finally!” mom shrieked.

“Yes! I can’t wait for you to complete your final stages of transformation. And then I can finally hand over the throne to you and sit back and relax!” dad grinned as he said so. Mom rolled her eyes and shook her head.

“Richard! We still have a lot to do. We need to announce to everyone that she is our daughter.” She said.

“Well, that’s nothing. We have the reports of the DNA test. Besides, she is an exact copy of you. Do we need more proof?” he chuckled.

“Yes, we do! We need legal proof, Richard.” She face-palmed. “Sometimes I wonder if you say things like that to irritate me intentionally or just because you are stupid.” She g*****d.

“You’re so cute when you get annoyed babe.” He leaned towards her and whispered. “Cute and sexy.”

I bit my lips, in an attempt to stop myself from smirking at them. It was cute that they were so much in love. However, I have no interest in witnessing them get cosy together.

“Dad, I can hear you,” I said, holding back my urge to giggle at their playful exchange.

“Of course. Your senses will now be even better since you have gone through half of your transformation. Just the ability to shift is left.” He smiled at me. “Richie had gone to their realm to meet your lycan.” His smile changed to a broad grin.

Mom nodded. “So has Star.” She agreed. Izzy left? I frowned.

“Izzy?” I called her in my mind and all I received was silence in response. Maybe she left.

“For how long will they be gone?” I asked. They shrugged.

“They will be back honey. They went to meet their pup. Give them time.” Mom replied. An unexpressed fear gripped my heart. What if Izzy told Richie and Star about my relationship with Elliot?

“Why don’t you come and have breakfast? Do you think you are fit enough to start your training sessions?” dad asked, sipping on his coffee.

“Uh….” my heart thudded. “Maybe…. tomorrow?” I gulped. I was still troubled about going in front of Elliot. But I knew I had to face him. Or else, I feared Izzy actually might do what she had threatened me with. I sat on a stool beside the table. I was anxious as hell. However, I knew that we needed to talk. Izzy was right. We loved each other and it was silly to let a proposal get in between us.

I silently ate my bowl of cereal, secretly making up my mind to call him as soon as I go back to my room. After finishing my breakfast bowl, I excused myself and took brisk steps towards my room. I need to call him. Ever since I put my phone under my pillow, I have not taken a look at it. I wondered if anyone had called or texted me. Since I had put it on silent, I didn’t notice its notifications and had completely immersed myself in sorrow.

It was a good thing Izzy managed to knock some senses back. I would never do that ever again. She was right. We will have to face what life throws in front of us. We cannot hide away from it and expect to grow strong. I will face it and to be queen, it is necessary.

I walked as fast as I could towards my room. As I walked ahead, I thought I could smell lemongrass. I looked around, frowning. Elliot wasn’t in sight. Perhaps it was my imagination. Even my mind is playing tricks on me. I need to at least hear his voice. I almost broke into a run when someone grabbed me to pin me against the wall.NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

My breathing hitched. A lopsided smile spread across my face. It was him!

“Elliot…..” I breathed out.

He was breathing heavily, while he kept studying my face with his expressionless eyes. Both of my hands were pinned to the wall while he caged me in between his masculine hands.

“Until when would you run from me? Don’t you love me?” he asked without delay. His questions kind of broke my heart. Was he questioning my love?

“I have been trying to f*****g contact you Cass. Why can’t we talk? Don’t you want to be with me?” he questioned just as sternly.

I took a deep breath. My bad. I should have taken my phone I guess.

“Elliot… I love you …..” I stammered.

“Then why in the world are you ignoring me?” he demanded in a low whisper.

“I…I’m sorry babe. I was not feeling……I was feeling weird. I was nauseous and I had put my phone on silent. I didn’t take my phone the whole day so I didn’t know you were trying to contact me…..I want to be with you…..”

Tears stung my eyes. I just hope I haven’t blown this up.

“I love you,” I whispered, fighting against my tears.

He didn’t wait for another moment before crashing his lips on mine, hungrily devouring them. He broke the k**s after some time and gasped for breath.

“I am not going to accept that proposal. I know what I want and that is you. If you are willing, that is……. Do you want me?” he whispered through his gasps of breath. His hands were now placed on either side of my h**s.

I nodded hysterically. “Yes,” I said. “Elliot…..and my lycan had woken up,” I whispered.

He went motionless for a moment before his lips slowly curved into a smirk.

“When?”

“Last night,” I told him.

I saw his eyes turn a bit darker as his grip on my h**s tightened, not so much that it hurt though. The distance between us lessened, just so there was none. He started to trail hot k****s up and down my neck and his lips lingered on my marking spot.

I felt my knees go weak. My breath came out in short gasps. I was certain that his hold was what held me in place. If not, I would have simply melted down into a puddle.

“Mine!” his whisper was more like a growl. I felt myself being lifted and pressed against the wall as my legs straddled around his h**s. Our lips connected in a passionate k**s. I knew that we could be seen, but honestly, I didn’t care anymore. Let them see us. Let them know about us.

Izzy was right. I will face everything. I let him dominate the movement of our lips and tongues. I was slowly getting completely lost in it when I thought I heard someone clearing his throat.

“What…..is happening here?” My dad’s voice made us break our k**s. However, our eyes held contact. He slowly put me down, yet didn’t let go of me. I gulped. Nothing prepares you for this moment, does it? I looked in the direction of his voice to see both my parents frowning at us, stunned, a few feet away from us.