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Nothing could describe how I felt at the moment. I screamed aloud... well, silently and ducked down again. All I heard was a surprised gasp from Grey and then some footsteps. I crouched down and hid my face in my hands.
The image of his body didn't leave my mind. It reminded me of the first time I saw him like that, naked as the day he was born. I would be lying if I said I didn't stare at him that day... but seeing him again without clothes made me feel so shy, and I wanted to dig a hole in the ground and bury myself alive.
"What are you doing here?!" I heard his annoyed voice ask me. I stayed in the crouched position, scared even to move an inch.
I shook off my thoughts again and again as sweat beads started forming around my forehead. I wanted to throw away the mental picture I got in my mind. But it didn't go away!
I could see the image of him looking at me with slight water drops on his upper body, how the curves of his abs glistened due to the wetness. And the way his hair was pulled back, showing his forehead clearly.
And most of all, his exposed manhood... I shouldn't be thinking about it!
I felt a pair of arms grab me to stand up, and I squeeze shut my eyes, allowing the strong hands to hold me.
"Why did you come here??" he asked again.
I wouldn't say I liked the tone of his voice. So I kept my eyes shut without even moving an inch. I felt Grey's fingertips digging into the flesh of my upper arms, so I opened my eyes and tried to push him away. The grip hurt and reminded me of the constant rough handling I got from my pack members every day.
Seeing my expressions, alpha Grey quickly released me. He was only wearing a towel around his waist, which was covering all his lower parts but still, he was naked on his upper body. And that was really intimidating.
"Now tell me... or show. Why did you come?" he asked again.
I pointed at the trolley with the cleaning equipment. He pursed his lips and stepped back, looking annoyed.
"Okay. Do the thing and leave," he mumbled.
'Okay now, what a prick!' Sparkle cursed.
'Shush. Even I would be mad if someone were inside my room suddenly like this... I mean, if I have a room.'
I quickly put the new sheets on the bed under his watchful eyes. Suddenly I didn't feel like he was the same person I had met in the woods. The person I met in the woods was understanding, and he had patience. And this side was impatient and hotheaded. Or maybe this person's the real Grey?
I grabbed the edges of the sheet and tucked them to neaten the bed. I thought it was finally over, but I realised that I still had to clean the floor.
'Don't. Let the prick live in the garbage.'
'Seriously? And would you like to get all the slaps?'
'Ugh... fine. Whatever.'
I mentally rolled my eyes at Sparkle's words. Sometimes she was stubborn and told me things I couldn't even think of doing. It made me wonder what if she was in control of my body all the time? We would've already left the pack or got hit and punched on, a thousand times worse than it already was.
I heard a deep sigh.
"Just... take your time," Grey said. His gentle voice was back. So I turned to him and watched as he rummaged through his messy closet and took some clothes out. Then he walked back inside to the washroom without another word.
After he was out of sight, I sighed in relief.
'Great. Now stop the blushing, back to work.'
'I wasn't blushing!' I hissed.
'And the sunsets from the east, thank you.'
'Shut up.'
I annoyingly took the small flannel broom and started hitting the floor with it. If I could go back in time, I would've argued with Fah and asked her to give me the tea room to clean! Ugh.
I started cleaning the floor, and I was sure I might break the broom off pretty soon if I continued cleaning in that mood. So I calmed myself down for a second and went with it. After a few minutes, the washroom door opened, and the devil came out of its den again. He was finally wearing something that covered his body.
Our eyes locked for a second, but I tore mine away quickly. I saw that he had something to tell me, but I wasn't in the mood to listen. So I promptly did my job and stuffed the cleaning items inside.
All I heard was an 'erm' when I left the room. He might've had something to tell me, but I didn't want to listen.
'I am never going to clean their rooms again.' I said.
'You won't get to do that again anyway. They are leaving in a week or so. We can finally be free from him.'
'That's for the best.' I thought, though, and it wasn't really what was in my mind.
I absentmindedly lied because my thoughts were somewhere else, even when I knew that Sparkle could hear what I was thinking, and I couldn't care less.
Thinking how alpha Grey and I won't see each other again, maybe never, made me feel weird inside. Well, he was a friend I've made in the woods.
I would probably miss those moments. He even told me that he would teach me 'sign language'.
'Admit you have a soft spot for him.'
I scoffed; 'For him? No way, I dislike hot-tempered people.'
'He had a fair point, though.'
'Are you at my side or him?' I was kind of annoyed.
'Gosh, Eve. You are blind, aren't you?'
'What do you mean?'
I stopped in the middle of the corridor to listen to my wolf.
'I have never seen a tomato like that before.' she said.
'Don't puzzle me. What do you exactly mean?'
'He was shy, genius. I mean, a cute, little omega saw him naked, so it made him shy. And you clearly know being 'shy' is not really in their daily routine, unlike you. When someone feels a rare emotion like that, it's usual for them to act that way. The same goes for you, you only saw his caring side since the beginning, and when you saw him mad, you were annoyed.'
'What Greek are you saying now? I am not in the mood to feel like I am special.'
'Maybe for him...' I heard her mumble in an almost inaudible way.
I slowly turned around and looked at the closed door where alpha Grey was.
Was there really something... going on between us? No... it cannot be, he and I only met a few days ago, and it was too soon for any... feelings to grow.
Even if feelings grow, we aren't soulmates.