Chapter 5 Damien's Intentions

• " The rejection of course",
• " Who said I'm rejecting you?".
• Like the whole time stopped Scarlett felt her blood stop flowing too out of shock.
• " Eh?" her widened eyes and agape mouth let out.
• Damien gave her a smile that was so charming and soothing,
• " I'm not rejecting you as my mate, Scarlett; my purpose for calling this meeting is for us to meet and get to know each other, not to reject you".
• Scarlett eyes were still wide open, it felt like a dream, and she nearly forgot how to breathe.
• " Are you..serious? You're not..rejecting me?",
• " No", he chuckled, " why would I reject you, you're such a beautiful lady",
• "I.I. I can't offer anything", she let out in confusion.
• He smirked, " really? I don't think so",
• " I'm serious, I can't even turn into a wolf I'm all pack's shadow",
• " Not to me. And don't worry about not being able to transform. I'm an alpha, I'll protect you", he said and they both got lost in each other's stare.
• He stood up and went to sit right by her side, taking her hands into his palm and sending her shivers with the feeling of his wet palms against hers.
• " I can hear your heartbeat; it's so fast", he whispered to her.
• Her cheeks turned pink from embarrassment.
• ' he could hear my heart beating fast? Oh yes, he's an alpha, and he has sensitive ears, of course ', she said in her mind before swallowing down an empty lump.
• " Don't worry about anything, I want you in my pack, in my home, and in my arms so don't overthink me not accepting you cause that's never happening",
• " But..but why?",
• " Because you're my mate, and my wolf is screaming so loud right now cause you're this close",
• " Really?" she whispered back, looking at his chest as if wanting to see his wolf.
• " So be mine, will you?",
• " Yes, yes", she nodded her head with her teary eyes. It feels like a dream, one she never wants to wake up from.
• " So I'd love us to get tied quickly, latest by next week ",
• "What?!", she exclaimed loudly,
• " Yes, let's get married next week ".
• ****
• " Stop, stop".
• She laughed so loud from the tickles. Her laughter was only for Jordan's ear as loud music from the house covered her laughter and voice.
• " I'm going to throw you off this balcony if you don't stop", Elora threatened,
• " Hm, I'd love that." he grabbed her waist and made to continue again when a message popped up on her phone.
• " Wait, I've got a message ", she said amidst chuckles,
• " You can check that later ",
• " No, it may be from Mum; she might need my help at home, "she said, pushing Jordan back gently.
• Jordan tried not to groan, he had pulled her away from the party going on in his house to the balcony to have a private moment with her.
• " I really can not wait for us to get back", he said,
• " It's in three weeks, Jordan, be patient," she said, laughing as she unlocked her phone.
• He rolled his eyes, ' it's almost like forever, too many rules, no mating till marriage, no sleepover, always torturing me,' he whined in his mind.
• Elora unlocked the phone to see the message from Scarlett.
• ~ He accepted me, Elora like I'm so super happy right now that I couldn't wait to break this news to you, and you want to know the craziest thing? I'm getting married in a week. I can't wait to see you and give you the full gist ~
• Elora's facial expression became a switch, from surprise to happiness to shock and then to confusion and Jordan noticed this.
• " What's wrong babe?",
• " Um, it's nothing", she covered up with a smile,
• " No c'mon, don't tell me it's nothing, what's it?",
• " It's your Scarlett",
• " Oh thank goodness, I was afraid it's mum and you'd have to leave",
• " No, it's not mum",
• " So what's the matter?",
• " Her mate accepted her", she said with not full smile,
• " Wow, that's amazing, well, isn't that a good thing",
• " It is, but",
• " But what? You were so certain she was going to be accepted, I mean, an outcast like her was accepting ",
• " She's not an outcast ", she frowned at him,
• " Yeah yeah, she's not. Well, so what's wrong, you don't look so happy ",
• " Because I know why he accepted her, but I wish it was a different reason. "
• Jordan pouted, looking confused, "You need to clarify that; why did he accept her?".
• ....
• " Are you sure you don't want to think this over?", Luke said hasting his steps to meet up with Damien,
• " There's nothing to think over. I've thought of it, and I've made my decision", he said, heading to the study room.
• " This could affect everything you've worked for, the power, the hierarchy, the...",
• " I made this decision for all that", he yelled at him before slamming the door open and storming inside. Luke went after him, watching him gather the documents.
• " I understand but..",
• " Do you? I came fourth, Luke fourth, and it's affected my ego, my clan, and my status. It's coming again, and I can't fail",
• " You won't fail ",
• " This is how not to fail and I guess the moon goddess loves me, at least she chose her",
• " I was happy when I heard it's from that family, but she might draw you back",
• " She won't ",
• " She would, the packs would talk, they will look down on you and that would not be beneficial ",
• " They won't cause I'm not going to let them",
• " How will you do that, you'll have to protect her, look after her, she's going to be a burden to you and it's going to distract you",
• " I'm not going to let that happen. I promise ",
• Luke sighed, " I hope there's going to be another way, everything would have been perfect if she was not an outcast or the pack's shadow ",
• " All that is none of my business; we need her family's support in every way. They ranked third in all clans; we need them".
• Luke stood in defeat, forcing himself to trust in Damien's decision. He let out a soft sigh before smiling.
• " Why are you smiling?",
• " Isn't it funny, and so ironic ",
• " What's that?", he asked taking his seat after grabbing a book from the shelf,
• " Isn't she one of her friends?",
• " I don't get you",
• " Your mate, isn't she one of your crush friends?".
• Damien sighed, trying to concentrate on what he was doing.
• " I know how much you've admired Elora and wished she was yours; even to this day, you still secretly watch her. I remembered how much you drank, ran into the forest, and raced through the night when you found out she already had a fiancee and she was getting married. And now, you're mated with her friend ",
• " Like you said it's just admiration ",
• " Was it? I see it as one-sided love or a secret love where the other person isn't even aware of",
• " It's over now ",
• " Is it? I doubt that",
• " How is my sister? Is she still angry?", he changed the subject,
• " Very angry my lord, she didn't welcome Miss Scarlett well either ",
• " She has no choice. Here, I need you to look into their weakness, as little as it might be, just find it".
• He handed over the file of every alpha to him, and he collected it with a bow.