Infected (BWWM) editing

Oops! He did it again

* Model for Eve above

Her heart sinks to her stomach again as she recalls Alex's appearance two nights before. He had seemed unbothered by it and had not explained what exactly had happened to him. Which worries Nayla the more. When Nayla had offered to clean the cut on his temple he had refused and said that it was just a scratch. Alex had apologized to Nayla for not coming at the planned time and had asked for another chance to take her out. He...

"Nayla Michaelson, correct?" A rude voice interrupts Nayla from her thoughts. She looks up to see a pretty blonde woman with an ugly scowl on her face.

"Who is asking?" Nayla wonders.

"That is of little importance." The woman in question hissed, looking Nayla from the head down and back up again. 

'What did Alex see in this human?' She could not understand.

'So, yes, maybe she is pretty, but did Nayla's beauty surpass her own?' She most certainly did not think so.

"What may I do for you?" Nayla asks with a professional smile, trying to remain calm, even though, this woman is starting to get on a nerve. Nayla couldn't cause a scene at her workplace, even if it is almost closing time.

"You will stay away from Alex Hunter, if you know what's good for you that is." The woman replies  haughtily, a threat evident in her tone.

"Excuse me?" Nayla responds, who the bloody hell is this woman?

"You heard me, you will stay away from my man, human!" The woman says with disgust. Nayla's heart tightens painfully at the possessive mention of Alex Hunter.

Being spoken to as though she is the 'Other woman' reminds Nayla of her own painful experience in New York. And She feels both hurt and enraged by it. Nayla Knows that rationally; she shouldn't feel hurt because she barely knows Alex, and it isn't like she had feelings for him! or did she?

'And why does this woman use the word 'human' as though it is an insult?' Nayla frowns.

"Look, I don't know who you are and it is evident you are not here to borrow a book. So, would you kindly leave this premise, it's almost closing." Nayla replies, biting the inner flesh of her mouth in a bid to remain calm.

"And if I don't?" The blonde woman asks, a dare evident in her eyes.

"That is not an option Eve." Alex's voice booms in the library, surprising both women. And saving Nayla from losing her job! because she had been this close to smacking a bitch.

"Alex!" The woman called Eve exclaimes, bowing slightly. Nayla is dumbfounded by the rapid change in Eve's behavior as she goes from a wild cat to a kitten.

'Is Alex some kinda royalty she didn't know about?' Nayla speculates. It is so strange to Nayla, however, the conversation would only get stranger as the interaction progressed.

"You will leave now." Alex orders. 

Nayla can't help the small smirk that appeares on her face at Eve's astonishment. And she feels somewhat relieved, she immediately knows that they couldn't possibly be together and is glad the Alex has told Eve to leave. But Eve would not be easily dismissed.

Eve had been spying on Nayla and Alex the past few days. That had been ever since her accidental discovery of them a few days back; when she had seen them walking out of the town's clinic together. The fact that Alex showed interest in a woman, is surprising enough, but when Eve had found out that the woman in question is human. The mere thought made her blood boil.

In Alex's teen years, he had been a bit of a womanizer. But even then, he had refused to sleep with most women of the Silverstone pack. And all women; part of the pack or not, had known that gracing Alex's bed was as far as it went. After Alex's induction to be the next Alpha of the Silverstone pack, It became harder and harder for women to get close to him. Even gracing his bed became a luxury.

"Alex, she is the reason why Alph...the boss got so angry with you, a mere human! she doesn't deserve..." Eve protestes angrily, almost forgetting where she is.

"Wait a second, what...?" Nayla tries to intervene, confused as any other would by the conversation, she stills however at the anger emanating from Alex. She sure is glad she is not at the end of that charged look.

"Watch your mouth." Alex speaks icily.

'You will accord respect to your future Luna when you speak.' Alex mind links Eve.

In his anger he had revealed his secret to Eve, but he couldn't care less. In fact, it is time Eve and the other wolves know about Nayla. Sneaking around to see her in secret is not Alex's style and he is tired of keeping it to himself. Especially, after the argument he had had with the Alpha, following the confrontation with the rogues two days ago.

The fight with the rogues had taken longer than anticipated, but Alex and the guards had managed to drive them out of their territory. After the confrontation, Alex had wanted nothing more than to go and see Nayla, he knew he would be a bit late, but he could still take her out. It had literally been a fight of domination between his wolf and himself when he had wanted to change back to his human form after the confrontation with the rogues. In his struggle to keep himself human he had even had to strike his head against a tree. Alex couldn't remember the last time transformation had been so painful.

Being in his wolf form had only intensified his need to see her and with the full moon nearing, his wolf had the advantage over him. His impatience at the long meeting following the confrontation, had caused a huge argument between Alex and his father; the Alpha. It had been Alex's fault, he knows that. Because, had the Alpha known he was in his bonding period, he would have understood Alex's need to leave the meeting, but without knowing, Alex had seemed disrespectful to the Alpha. No one else understood why Alex had left, at least that is what he had thought, but obviously Eve had.

Back to the present.

"Impossible! she couldn't be." Eve denies, shocked at this revelation. Eve takes a hard look at Nayla, who has backed up a few steps from Eve and Alex. 'There was no mistake. This girl is as human as they come, how is it possible she would be Luna?'

"Leave." Alex orders with calm finality, his Alpha power lacing his words.

Eve hesitantly looks from Nayla to Alex and back at Nayla. Hurt apparent in her eyes.

"As you wish." Eve says between clenched teeth before swiftly heading for the door and leaving.

"What the fuck just happened? And what do you mean I am the future Luna?" Nayla asks deeply confused and on edge, At this point she is on the verge of freaking out. Imagine her surprise when she hears Alex's speak to Eve without opening his mouth! She had thought her mind is playing tricks on her at first, but that was before the Eve woman had actually reacted to what had been said in thought.

Alex sighs deeply, He would have to choose his following words very carefully 'This is going to be a long day.'