CHAPTER THREE
GOOD morning, sunshine! Nagising ako hindi dahil sa tilaok ng manok kundi dahil sa sinag ng araw na tumatagos sa bintana. Nang idilat ko ang mga mata ako ay agad akong napaupo sa kama. Where in the bloody hell am I? This is definitely not my room!
Memories came rushing to my bluffing brain and I finally calmed down. I'm inside of a mansion owned by the alpha of a werewolf pack. Wait a damn second, that wasn't a dream!?
"Good morning, young lady!" I immediately turned towards the door and saw the alpha himself, leaning on the room's door while smiling at me. Is he watching me as I sleep?
"Good morning?" Nagtataka kong bati pabalik. He started to walk closer to me and I immediately felt my anxiety level rising. Did he changed his mind and finally decided to eat me for breakfast?
I got startled when he lent me his hand like a gentleman. Instead of taking it, I just stared at him with a dubious look. He looks trustworthy but this? This is too good to be true. He gave me foods and clothes, let me sleep in this elegant bedroom. At what cost? There must be something up in his sleeves.
"Why are you giving me that look?" Nagtataka niyang tanong. He slowly put his hand down when I declined to take it.
"What's the catch?" I asked him. I am knackered yesterday and I couldn't function well. Now that I finally have my strength back, I need to deal with my mess.
"What catch?" He also asked in confusion. Napa-buntong hininga ako at umiwas ng tingin.
"What's the catch? You're being nice to me even if I'm a stranger that crossed your territory. Anong kapalit nito?" Ngayon, mas determinado na ang tinig ko.
"Nothing. There's no catch," he simply replied. He put both his hands inside his pockets and smiled at me. Lalo naman akong naghinala.
"So why are you doing this?" He sighed and sat in front of me.
"I am just returning a favour. I met your parents before and they helped me." His answer stunned me. My parents? Kilala niya ang mga magulang ko? Oh well, I am not that dumb to realise that my tatay and nanay weren't my real parents. I have red curls and they are both black-haired. It just don't add up base on the genetics.
"So what do you want me to do?" I asked, still not lowering my guard. He gave me a smile again. This alpha seems so friendly, I'm starting to doubt if he's genuine. Sorry, I really have strange trust issues.
"Wala kang dapat gawin. Stay here all you want. Do whatever you want. You have a royal blood anyway," he replied before raising to his feet. Royal blood? Again, he lent me his hand. "Breakfast is ready, young lady. Shall we?"
This time, I finally took his hand. He helped me stood and guided me out of the luxurious bedroom. Habang naglalakad kami sa hallway ay naisip kong magtanong tungkol sa mga magulang ko.
"How do they look like? Are they nice people?" It took him a while before he started talking again.
"Your mother looks the same as you when I met here. Red-haired, white skin, blushing cheeks, average height and slender. Your father have tanned skin, muscly, brunette and always cowering. And yes, they are nice people." I tried to imagine how they look like according to Kaiser's description. Wala ba silang picture? Mas maganda sana kung meron.
Bago pa man ako makapagtanong muli, nakarating na kami sa dining hall. There is a cute little girl, a sophisticated woman who's wearing a beautiful dress, Vincent and three other men whom I saw yesterday night. All of them turned to us when we entered the hall. I suddenly felt ashamed. I haven't comb my hair nor wash my face just yet.
