False Expectations (Editing)

Chapter 8 - The ritual

After this unpleasant meeting with Maximus and his mistress in the afternoon, I decided to lock myself in my bedroom and take my dinner there. I'm sick and tired of seeing them always being playful and not keeping their hands to themselves. If I hadn't seen them so many times, I wouldn't have thought that Maximus is so effusive! With everyone else he is so restrained, so severe and serious. He never laughs or jokes about anything, while most of the time he is rigid and strict. He must be very much in love with her to act so differently around her. I think the game is already lost for me. The smartest move is to accept that Maximus will eventually end up with her, despite the bond between us. I think the Goddess this time made a very serious mistake.

-" Maybe she put a spell on him..." my wolf intervened into my head.

-"Yeah sure that's the reason....." I said sarcastically.

Anyway, I can't keep crying over spilled milk or getting my hopes up for Maximus. I have to move on with my life by setting new goals in both my personal and professional life. Tomorrow is another day as Scarlett O'Hara said in the book "Gone with the Wind".

So let's leave all the bad thoughts behind and go to sleep I said and lay down on my bed. Unfortunately a knock on my door disturbed my silence. Apparently someone had different plans for me. I looked at the clock. It was a quarter to twelve! Who on earth could be up this late at night and what could they possibly want? I got up, put on my robe and headed for the door. I always sleep in a t-shirt and my underwear. I can't wear pjs as I always get really hot and sweaty so I avoid wearing something light and nestling in an extra blanket.

I opened the door and met a guard waiting outside probably for me. I believe his name was George or John, I wasn't sure about that... I really have an issue with remembering names. He stood in front of the door and said in a deep voice, "Alpha wants to see you." I asked him to give me a few minutes to change but he insisted it was urgent. "Alpha Maximus wants to see you right away. You can't make Alpha wait for you" he argued sternly. I adjusted my robe and followed behind. I wondered what Maximus was up to this time.

The guard opened the door for me and let me through. As soon as I entered, he closed the door leaving Maximus and me alone in his dark and smoky office. The only light came from the small green desk lamp on his desk. Maximus was sitting in his chair smoking and drinking some whiskey staring at nowhere in particular. He seemed lost in thought. He didn't even notice my presence in the room. I waited a few minutes for him to acknowledge my presence to no avail. I cleared my throat to get his attention which eventually worked.

- "Alpha, you asked for me. What's the emergency?" I finally asked.

Suddenly he raised his gray eyes and looked directly at me. He looked sad and troubled. Without saying a word, he stood up, grabbed me by the arm and ordered me to follow him. Before I could make any decisions, we were already out of his office, down the stairs, and out of the pack house. Suddenly he stopped and started to take off his clothes while I stood completely numb looking at him. He turned around gave me a naughty look and ordered me to do the same.

Before I even tried to remove my robe, he had already shifted into his wolf. Drako was really great! His fur was dark blue and he was huge. His gray eyes shone in the night. He came closer to me and licked my hand with his muzzle while I hesitantly stroked his head. He made a low purr. I think his wolf likes me more than Maximus himself, and I'm starting to like him more. We stayed there for a few minutes until our moment was interrupted by a low grunt from Maximus which probably signaled me to shift and follow him. I told him to turn away and he obeyed like a good wolf he was.....I finally shifted in my white wolf. I wasn't very big but surely I was the most quick when it came to running. I took my robe in my mouth, as I didn't want him to see me naked if he ordered me to shift again. He started running deep into the forest and I followed behind. Although I couldn't understand where we were going or what we were going to do, somehow I trusted him and followed him. And my wolf encouraged me in this direction.