ELIJAH'S POV:-

　　The weekend came in a blink. Ever since she joined the school, I started getting back on track with my work. I was lacking a lot because all the time at work I was only thinking about her. Artemis was a magic spell. With her small smile, she could make me do whatever she wanted. I tried to keep my distance as I didn't know if whatever I felt was true. I didn't want her to get attached to me. I knew it was me who was getting attached more than her. I needed to keep her at an arm's length. Or it would be impossible for me to get separated from her. I just knew she was someone very special to me.

　　Lauren and Gregory hadn't come back. It had been three months. I was still waiting for them to find answers to the questions I had asked them. I was sitting in my office, thinking about a lot of things. There was one thing Daniel had pointed out for me. It was about Artemis. And I was worried about it. It had been three months since Artemis started living at my place. She faced four full moons by then. But not once had I seen Artemis going out for a hunt. Except for me and Daniel, all the werewolves of my pack always go hunting on the night of the full moon. It was impossible for a newly turned werewolf to control their bloodlust on the night of the full moon.

　　Especially when it was a she wolf. They unleash twice a month. Once, on the night of the full moon. And the second time is the first two days of their period. They just lose their control on their wolves and leash out. But for Artemis, it was all the same. Nothing actually happened. In fact, she was helping me and Daniel to keep an eye on the wolves on the nights of the full moon. I couldn't say that she didn't have a wolf inside her. There have been many times when she used the claws of her wolf. And I have also seen her running. She mostly used her wolf's speed. I could also sense her wolf and dead sensed her too.

　　Everything about her was different. Like she belonged with us but she was not one of us. There were no words to explain that to anyone. That was another reason why I was impatiently waiting for Gregory and Lauren to come back. They might have some answers to all my questions. I was drowned in the oceans of my thoughts. Two skinny arms wrapped around my neck from behind. I inhaled the scent sharply as I already knew who it might be. I was a little shocked as I was definitely not expecting her at my office. But it didn't mean that I was not happy. With one look on her beautiful face, I could forget all my worries, all the troublesome thoughts.

　　A wide smile appeared on my face as I grabbed both of her hands and pulled her in front of me. My eyes went towards the wall clock. I frowned in confusion as it was still her school time. I pulled her on my lap and wrapped my arms around her waist. "What are you doing here? How did you get here? Are you not supposed to be at school at this time of the day, baby girl?" I asked Artemis in a low tone. It was one hell of a task to get her admitted to the school. Because of my donations for the school, the principal asked me less questions. Good thing, I retrieved all her stuff from the cemetery that night.

　　Lucky for us, her ID, driving licence and different documents were actually inside her school bag. She said that her teacher asked for those documents for her graduation preparations. That's how, she had all the things she needed in her bag. "The school went on a trip. I didn't want to go. So I called Daniel to pick me up. He told me you were at the office. So I thought I would surprise you." She replied to me in a low tone as she leaned in until her head was on my chest. She might have grown up but she always behaved like a little girl. I didn't know why, but I actually liked that too. She was just so adorable and I couldn't resist her.

　　That was the reason I wanted to stay away from her. But Dean didn't let me. He was crazy about her. I just didn't want to be the reason for her broken heart. I didn't want to hurt her. There was a huge gap between our ages. She was younger than my own younger sister. I leaned backwards on my chair and let her rest for a bit. "If you needed money to go on the trip, you should have just asked me. You know I would have paid for that. You are my responsibility, baby girl. But you need to tell me what you need." I asked her in a low tone while rubbing her back lightly to help her rest.

　　I had no idea why she looked exhausted. But I thought, it would be better if she just rested on top of me. To be honest, I also looked for reasons to get closer to her. Yes, it was selfish. Yes, I was a jerk. But I couldn't help myself. "It's not that. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to go. I went on that same trip with my old school. I remember every single corner of the Brooklyn museum. I don't need to go there and check everything. I submitted my assignment before they left for the trip. So I am good." She replied to me in a low tone as she wrapped both of her arms around my torso. I couldn't help but chuckle at her sweetness.

　　"Why do you look like you haven't had any sleep last night? Have you been sleeping fine in your bedroom? You can always come back to my bedroom if you want." I asked her as I noticed dark circles under her eyes. I knew that she was very irresponsible about her own health. So I made sure she was fine.

　　"You always find a way to get me back in your bed. It's not that. I was working on an assignment I was supposed to submit today. It took me almost half of the night." She replied to me in a lazy tone. As soon as she was done explaining, she yawned lazily.

　　I wrapped one of my arms around her waist to keep her in my arms. Then I walked towards the bedroom behind my office. "Then you should have fallen asleep in the other half of the night." I added in a low tone as I laid her down on the bed and tucked her in the comforter.

　　"I thought if I fell asleep late, I wouldn't wake up for school. So I used my time to prepare for my finals. I can sleep now. There is no one here to nag me to do home chores." She replied to me in a low tone while she was dozing off. My heart fluttered as it was the very first time she told me something about her past. I pecked her forehead, turned on the AC and left her alone to get some sleep.