Chapter 3

Ariana

I did not know when I got to the entrance of the club.

The club was high-end.

I had heard whispers of it being the venue big shots congregate. Most of the people patronizing this club was the rich and the influential.

Thankfully, I had not dropped my work bag. I was permitted entry when I showed my identification to the guard.

I had to pay for a ticket on the spot though.

I wanted to let go of my worries for the night. I would plan my next course of action later.

I did not mind that I had to spend money for the ticket.

'Ruby? Are you okay?' I asked my wolf mentally but there was no response.

I could understand.

Our wolves take the mate bond as something sacred.

I could remember that Ruby had been assuring me that William wouldn't betray our trust.

Our worst nightmares came true.

I was already feeling like this. I can not imagine how my wolf would feel in the face of William' betrayal.

I was regretful.

Parents might be wrong sometimes but in my case, my parents turned out to be right.

They saw what I didn't.

I had let love blind me.

My phone rang but I didn't bother to see who was calling me.

It would not be William or Rhodes anyway.

The moment I left without him doing anything to stop me, I knew that I had lost him forever.

It means I meant nothing to him.

The club was exquisite and luxurious.

The ground floor was the dancing floor.

There was more people here.

I caught a glimpse of the top floor.

The decoration was better than the ones used in the dancing floor.

Besides, I saw men discussing something.

Those people were alphas.

It seemed this club catered mostly to werewolves.

I sat at the counter.

The colorful lights overhead teased my eyes.

"Hello pretty lady, what do you want?" The bartender asked with a smile on his face.

He was a beta.

"Just give me the strongest thing you have." I said as I rested my head on my palms.

"Your order is coming up." The bartender said before he turned around to get me my order.

Someone slid into the seat beside me.

It was an alpha.

I did not look at the person, I just watched as the bartender mixed drinks.

Although I was innocent in things of the bedroom, it didn't mean that I was dumb.

I knew what this alpha wanted and I wasn't going to give him.

Truly, I wanted to lose myself this night. All I can guarantee is that it was going to be someone my, spirit, wolf and body agrees with.

Right now, this alpha didn't make me want to get closer.

"Hello there. I am Caleb. What's your name?" Caleb introduced himself.

The bartender finally brought my drink.

I grabbed my glass cup and brought it to my lips.

I didn't see the mental message Caleb and the bartender shared with their eyes.

"Well, you are feisty. Are you interested in dancing with me?" Caleb continued despite my silent treatment.

I could not flare up at him because he didn't do anything that was drastic.

He phrased everything politely.

I downed my drink in one gulp.

The color of the drink the bartender mixed for me was purple. The liquid in my glass gave off a pink glow when the lights hit it in a special way.

Tiny bubbles rose to the surface of the drink with beauty. It was like the bubbles had a special dance.

The liquid burned down my throat like a fiery tsunami.

It finally settled in my stomach.

The bartender might have noticed that I wasn't human. The drink he gave me was too powerful.

I could feel a tiny bit of euphoria creep in.

Still, it wasn't enough. I want more of what that drink can offer.

"Bring me another drink." I said to the bartender before turning to Caleb, "I am not interested."

"Okay." Caleb said before he stood up. His hands was in the air in a sign that he surrendered.

Seeing his action, I felt like I had misjudged him.

After he finished talking, he turned around and blended into crowd on the dance floor.

It didn't take too long for the bartender to prepare another drink for me.

I raised the cup to my lips and finished the contents in a gulp.

Ruby let out a weak whimper.

The euphoria multiplied but something else was getting mixed in. Something I didn't expect.

I felt like I was riding on clouds but that new feeling anchored me to earth.

I recognized it.

It was the monthly thing every omega had to go through.

It was my heat.

This heat wasn't like the normal ones I had to go through.

It was fiercer than ever and the warm feeling blossoming at my core spread through my body.

I gasped as I leaned all my weight on the countertop.

Whenever I had my heat, William always helped me with his pheromones. Mating could help the heat go away but I didn't chose that option. I wanted to wait for a special time to be together with William in a special joining.

Even when William' cold attitude started, he still consoled me with his pheromones monthly. I guess that gave me hope that there was still a way for our relationship to work.

This particular heat wasn't something that could be solved by an alpha releasing his pheromones or scent. I had to mate.

What was happening?

I only asked for a drink not an heat inducer.

Soon, it dawned on me that I had been set up.

"You! What did you do to me? Why did you tamper with my drink?" I asked with a growl. Anger laced my words.

"I did not do anything, I just gave you your order." The bartender replied with an innocent expression that did not do anything to hide the evil glee in his eyes.

I glared at the bartender but he shrugged me off.

The smile on his lips was too demeaning.

I tried to curb the effects of the heat but it wasn't working.

I knew I can never go against the bartender now. Putting the fact that I was incapable of doing anything to him in my current state, I dio not know the type of connections the bartender would have built in this club.

If I make a fuss here, I would only end up in worst situations.

I smiled wryly. It seemed my wish of giving every bit of myself away tonight was coming true in most unexpected ways.

Caleb appeared by my side.

His hand landed on my shoulder.

"Let me help you up. I can get you to a safer place." Caleb said with concern coloring his voice.

I was losing control of myself.

Mists gathered in my eyes and red color coated my cheeks and neck.

I shrugged his hand off with all the power I could muster at that moment.

"You planned this with the bartender. Why?" I said as I stared at him with an unfriendly gaze.

For some reason, the place his hand touched disgusted me. I wanted to tear that piece of flesh away.

I knew it was stupid to ask for his motive but I went ahead with it anyway.

I blamed myself for almost believing that Caleb meant well.

Caleb's green eyes shone with a depraved light, "I want you to be my woman. The person I, Alpha Caleb wants would always be mine. There is no second option."

His eyes reminded me of Rhodes.

Old anger merged with new fury.

I don't know where the power came from. I pushed him away from me roughly before staggering to my feet.

Caleb growled and my heat surged.

He released his pheromones. It was an attempt to subdue me through my heat.

His scent smelled like rotten oranges to me.

It wasn't attractive at all.

I ignored the blossoming heat within me and I stumbled into the dance floor.

I didn't know where I was going, I just wanted to be far from Alpha Caleb.

My face collided with a wall.

I looked closer.

I didn't collide with a wall, I had been stopped by a man.

His aura was confusing to me.

I felt like he was an alpha but alphas weren't made to be this strong. His aura showed me hints of his enormous powers.

His eyes was captivating. His left pupil had a red color that rivaled rubies and his other eye spotted a blue color that threatened to drown me.

Ruby said something but I was too preoccupied to notice.

The heat could not make my head function anymore.

I looked back.

Caleb stayed where he was. He was bowing his head in a humble way.

A scent washed over me and a sweet sound slipped from my throat.

The scent was made up of other scents that cohabitated well.

It was like a wind carrying multiple scents as it moved.

It smelled like comfort.

Since I was going to give away every part of myself away today, I chose him to be the one to be with.

He was everything I wanted.

I wrapped my arms around his waist as I leaned on him.

His body and scent calmed my heat a little.

I was going to give all the things I can offer this night to him.

My heat didn't allow me to think further.

His lips captivated me like a love curse.

I tightened my arms before leaning for the prize.