An Enemy Called Mate

TANIA

“If you are thinking about traveling to Granelma Pack now, it is not a good idea. The Bloodbath’s men are everywhere, searching for you,” The masked man spoke, causing my heart to squeeze.

“Then is it possible to do what you did in the restroom? The man didn’t see us, you did something, didn’t you?” I asked.

“Yes, I did. But it can’t be used since it needs to be repaired.”

I leaned forward, “Alright, can it be repaired right now?”

He shook his head in response, “No, not now, and not in some months.”

I sighed, feeling frustrated.

ZIVA

I screamed, staring at the silver-furred wolf that was my reflection. Even Anji heard my scream. She rushed into my room, with her eyes glancing at every spot in my room, then at me.

“What’s wrong? I heard you scream!” She exclaimed, rushing towards me.

I chuckled in relief, and touched her hands, “You won’t believe this, Anji. I saw my wolf!”

She moved her head back and chuckled, “Is this a joke?”

“No! I’m serious!” I replied, but she looked dazed like she didn’t believe me.

I held out my phone and spoke, “Look, my reflection is a wolf.”

She gazed at the phone screen, but her face didn’t light up with surprise or excitement. I turned to the screen and realized…

Sadly, there was no wolf.

“There was a wolf. I saw it, it was seeking help-” I stammered, with my voice croaking. Inwardly, I was struck by disbelief at the disappearance of the wolf. I mean, it was here some seconds ago.

“That’s alright, Lady Ziva. Get some sleep, you will be fine,” Anji let out a sigh.

“What do you mean by that? It wasn’t a hallucination. I saw it, I heard her voice. She needed help too!” I exclaimed, not wanting to sound like a crazy person.

“I didn’t mention anything about that. Possibly, you’ve been thinking about your wolf and this imagination emerged.”

I dropped her hands, disappointed by her reply. I expected more from her, but here she was, making everything seem like it was an imagination.

I turned my gaze away from her, “I can’t believe that you will say that.”

“I didn’t mean to,” I heard her say and mutter, “And you shouldn’t behave like this in Alexei or Alpha Xander’s presence. No one should be aware that you do not have a wolf.”

“Why?” I croaked, my voice breaking as a thought raced through my mind. Was this part of Alpha Darwin’s plan? To keep my ill luck a secret?

“It won’t be a good idea if Alpha Xander finds out. It might raise suspicion about your true identity and it might ruin everything!” Anji responded with a firm tone.

I gulped, fighting back the tears that threatened to spill from my eyes.

“Do I have a choice? I will do whatever he wants me to,” I responded, my voice barely a whisper. Meanwhile, Anji smiled reassuringly.

She patted my head, and continued, “Have some rest.” With that, she left the room.

After she left, I fell on my bed and continued to gaze at my phone screen with hope. I had hoped that I would see that silver-furred wolf, but nothing happened. I continued to glance at it, but sooner than I thought, I felt sleepy.

The cool atmosphere added more pressure and I dozed off.

~~~

The next morning, I changed and went downstairs to have breakfast. Although, my mind pestered on the thoughts of the silver-furred wolf.

I tried my best to stop thinking about it and focus on the present day.

“Hi, Ziva!” Alexei exclaimed. I turned to him with a smile and sat.

“Morning,” I uttered, while he smiled sweetly.

“I hope your night went well.”

“Oh sure, it did!” I replied, and the Omegas served the food, not minding I and Alexei’s discussion.

Alpha Xander was also present in the dining hall, but he didn’t seem bothered about the discussion or what happened last night.

I picked up the spoon and started to chew.

“I and Brother planned to have a wolf race. Would you like to join us?” Alexei asked, almost making me choke. I coughed, turning my face away so as to not ruin their breakfast.

“Have this,” I heard, and I turned, gripping a glass of water from Alpha Xander. I gulped the water and slowly turned to Alexei.

“Are you alright?” Alexei asked, and I nodded.

“Yeah. But I don’t think I should join you two. It should be some sort of family race for you both.” I faked a chuckle and pushed a strand of my hair behind my ear. “I don’t want to disrupt.”

“Disrupt? You are also a member of this family,” Alexei replied, causing me to smile.

The smile on my face faded upon recalling Anji’s statements.

“It won’t be a good idea if Alpha Xander finds out. It might raise suspicion about your true identity and it might ruin everything!”

I can’t have a wolf race with them, since I won’t be able to shift to my wolf self and they may detect that I’m wolfless.

I replied quickly, “I’m sorry, I can’t.”

“Uh?” Alexei seemed dumbfounded.

“Why?” Alpha Xander interrupted. He looked away from his plate and stared at me.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Hastily, I cooked up a lie, “I don’t think my wolf will be comfortable around this environment. She seems to be a bit rough when she is exposed to a change of surroundings.”

“Then when does she intend to adapt to this pack?” Alpha Xander uttered with a harsh tone. “Do you even understand what your position means in this pack?”

“I do, and… She will adapt quickly, no worries!” I exclaimed, hoping that my voice didn’t betray me. My reply made the hall a bit awkward, not until Alexei broke the silence.

“That’s fine. You can just watch us instead. It’s an exciting view, and I’m certain you will love it,” Alexei whispered, with a wink and I whispered back, “I will be rooting for you brother-in-law, fighting.”