REGINA

8. Chicken love

I saw Marce walk towards me briskly, his breath heavy and hair wet with sweat.
"Hey." I greeted.
"Hi. Just saw you with those warriors. Were they good to you?" He asked,a bit concerned. We started walking towards the park. The weather was cool and the evening breeze brushed through my skin making it relax from the harsh sun that had burned me during the day.
"Not really. I was about to get beaten to pulp because of you." I said without looking at him. He stopped walking which made me turn to him.
"What did they do?"
"They smelled you on me and they thought I was your mate so your fangirls tried to disrespect me but Bernard stopped them before they could do anything and when they knew who I was, they apologized immediately."
He ran his hand in his hair and ruffled it a bit. He sighed deeply, "What should I do to stop these acts. They simply don't get it that I am not their mate and they can't just stop doing these things."
"Maybe you should try to put on a shirt while practicing." I said glaring at him. How can he expects girls from not swooning over his almost naked body. Stupid.
"What? It gets hot when you do training."
"A vest can also do the work."
"Wh-"
"Let's eat something. I am hungry." I pointed at the small cafe beside the park. Changing the topic was the best decision as arguing with him would make him feel that I too have a crush on him
You do have a crush on him.
No! I don't!
"I'll meet you in ten minutes." He said and dashed off . After ten minutes I saw him walking in rapid footsteps towards me in his white t-shirt and black track pants, hair in a mess and his muscles bulging out from his thin tshirt.
"See I was saying this." I pointed to his chest.
"What?" He looked back and forth, confused by my words.
"Don't play dumb. Showing off your body makes women swoon over you. Even I-" I shut my mouth in an instant. What was I about to do! Argh!
"What?"
"Let's get some sandwiches. Do they have chicken here?"
"Oh okay. Maybe they have. I'll ask at the counter." He walked off and I was sitting there in a mess, drinking on the soft drink that the lady had offered me when I was waiting for him. What is wrong with me? I tried calming down but the blush on my cheeks were refusing to go away. He came back with a tray of food, basically two vegetable wraps and lots fried chicken and sauces.
I gulped at the sight and my stomach growled.
"You seem quite hungry." He chuckled as he neatly plated the food for me and then poured a glass of cola.
"Yeah. Dad called me for lunch but I was too engrossed into sight seeing that I forgot to return." I munched on the food and only looked up when he brought his hands towards my face.
"What are you doing?" I asked, confused.
"I have seen people getting sauces and food on their lips but never saw one who gets food on their nose." He was smiling widely as he removed the drop of sauce from my nose in a swift movement.
I blushed, I didn't want to but I had no control on my feelings.
"Thanks" I mumbled and then went back to eating, but with a lot more care than before.
After having eaten, Marce took me to his cabin. It was a small yet modern cabin with olive green walls and white bedcovers and seatings.
"You have quite a clean home."
"Yeah, maybe." He shrugged.
"You live alone in here?" I asked, plopping on the white sofa.
"Yeah." He mumbled as he went on with preparing a drink for me.
"Where are your parents? You don't have a sibling?" I asked as curiosity engulfed me. With each word I was becoming curious and hungry for more information.
He came back from his kitchen and sat beside me, offering the blue coloured drink.
"This is a light alcoholic drink. You'll get this only in our territory." I took that from him and sipped on.
It tasted nothing like alcoholic, just a slight burning sensation but it had a fruity, cooling taste that made me crave for more.
"I asked you something." I looked at him. Honestly, it really gave me butterflies in my stomach. Just the mere look on his face makes my heart flutter. He looked heavenly when he dresses up but his casual fits make me swoon over him. His grey orbs seem to hide a lot of pain.
I involuntarily squeezed his hand which made him look at me. He intertwined his fingers with that of mine and warmly rubbed my knuckles with his other hand. I was barely breathing. His hands were warm. Mine on the other hand, were cold and looked tiny between his large palms.
"My mum and dad died in the revolt. It was the crowning ceremony of Alpha Rage, shortly after the victory on the Cannibal pack. It was a powerful pack and they weren't accepting our Alpha. They revolted and we had a fierce fight. I, along with other pups were safely locked in the dungeon. After the war, we came to know that our pack's gamma were dead. They declared that I would be the next gamma. At the age of four, I was weak and without mum and dad, I would have died. But Alpha Female Stacy took me under her wing. She was mother to me. Alpha Rage was a father figure to me. At the age of 20 I was declared the Gamma of this pack. I was trained by the Alphas and I am thankful to them." He raised his eyes only when he finished talking. I wanted to give him a hug but I was frozen at my spot. Hearing him made me feel bad for him. I looked into his eyes and I couldn't resist the urge to hug him. I stood up from my seat and told him to get up which he did. I went on my tiptoes and wrapped my arms around his neck. This made him freeze, eyes wide, staring at me in disbelief. I thought I made a fool of me by doing that and I started retrieving. Suddenly he wrapped his hands around my waist and pulled me closer into his chest. I could hear his heartbeat, slow yet steady. His chest slightly raising and falling. He hid his face into my hair and sniffed. I would feel his smile on my neck. I smiled and hid my face into the crook of his neck. We stood there like that for a few minutes. I felt something piercing through the skin of neck, the junction of my neck and shoulder. I retrieved and looked at Marce, his canines elongated and his eyes red. He looked at me, his eyes hooded. He kissed me lightly on my lips and then smiled.
"What's wrong?" I asked, my voice a mere whisper.
"Seems like y-" his husky voice was cut by a sharp ringing noise from his phone. He was back to reality as I saw his eyes turning back grey and his canines retrieving back into his gums. I let go of him.
"Yes Alpha. Yes she is with me. Yes Alpha." I heard him say.
"What?" I asked.
"Alpha is looking for you. He wants to have dinner with his daughter. You already missed lunch." He said.
I nodded but I was still confused by this previous actions. I still couldn't believe he kissed me.
Wait, he kissed me! Oh my god I just got my first kiss! What! But it was only a peck. But it can be considered a kiss.

Thank God,my internal battle wasn't loud enough for him to hear. I was excited yet nervous about it, why did he kiss me? What was all about those cannines and eye colour.
We kept walking for ten minutes till we reached the castle. I saw dad waiting for me outside. His face lit up the moment he saw me. I smiled widely. He took me and Marce inside for dinner and I couldn't help but glance at Marce. He was, tensed. But he still managed to smile at me.
" I heard you like chicken a lot." My dad said when we sat down at the huge dining table to eat.
"Yeah. Kind of." I giggled.
"I have told the chef to make some delicious chicken for you. Marce told me that you used to make fried chicken at the cafe. I hope you'll make some for me one day." He smiled at me.
I glanced at Marce who was busy in his own world. Nibbling the spaghetti and the meatballs, paying no attention to us.
"Sure dad. You'll love it." I said.
"Fiona," dad said in a serious tone," I'll be introducing you to the warewolf world tomorrow. I'll make sure everyone knows you. I have send the invitations to all the clans and their heirs and tomorrow they'll be coming. You might even find a mate among them. Make sure you don't mingle much with those younger ones. If you feel unusual, tell Marce and he will make sure if that person is your mate or not. It will be difficult for you to identify them otherwise. Also, don't go anywhere. Stay with either Marce or me. And tomorrow I shall even declare you the next Alpha so be ready to face oppositions."
I nodded, " Dad, won't there be any females? From your words it felt like there will be only male warewolves."

"Their mates might come but you are the only female Alpha in the warewolf community so be ready to face questions." He eyed me with confusion, expecting me to back off but as clearly surprised at my answer.
"Well then this pack will be the most powerful one." I smiled. He returned my smile but I saw Marce, gaping at me. I raised my eyebrows at him. He shook his head and kept on eating.
"You seem quite hungry." Dad said.
"Yes Alpha." He scratched his neck shyly.
This made dad laugh at him.

Tomorrow's gonna be a hard day I guess.
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The next morning I woke up early. Basically the sound of men grunting made me peek through the curtains and I saw young men training. I sighed and stood up to take a shower. There were dresses for me to wear. I sighed and stretched my arms.
"Get ready Fiona." I said to myself.