Academy Of Mates novel Chapter 79

Chapter 79

Chapter 79

It didn’t sit right with me, the way they seemed to see me as someone they couldn’t talk to.

“It’s true.” I said and was surprised that my voice didn’t shake as much as I thought it would. “It was me.”

“I wish you would have told us before we babbled on about the Beta yesterday.” Another one of the younger girls spoke up. “You don’t owe us any explanation, of course. It was just a little embarrassing that we were literally ogling him.”

I shook my head, coming closer to them. “No. I should have said something but I didn’t and I’m sorry. In truth, I wasn’t sure as well. At least, not completely. I was… confused and I didn’t know what to say. I’m sorry.”

At my apology, they all went towards me, reaching for my hand. “Oh, Luna. We shouldn’t question you. Of course, you have your own things to worry about.”

The rest of the girls chimed in, nodding along.

Their faces were lit up again, smiling widely.

“I’m sorry about,” I hesitated before letting out a shaky breath. “I’m sorry about your Delta. I know she was an important officer.”

The oldest of them makes a sound from the back of her throat. “No. Don’t be, Luna. We live by a strict rule of loyalty here and the Alpha warned everyone of what was to happen to anyone that disrespected you.”

“And if I’m honest, Luna.” A meek girl from the back spoke up. “The Delta, as strong as she was, kept to herself. And when she was out, she constantly spoke of her future mating with the Alpha even though the Alpha himself corrected her repeatedly in public that he wasn’t interested.”

“Yes. That’s why I think it’s for the best this happened.” The oldest one in the group agreed. “She couldn’t be trusted anymore.”

Their tone was grave.

Trust and loyalty are what they value most.

And I understood, somehow.

“Did you need something, Luna?” The girls asked, slowly going back to their work. “Would you like some food?”

I walked up to a table where they had fruit and freshly baked bread all piled in big bowls. “Yes, please. For Sebastian too.”

Their eyes widened. “Is that the Alpha’s name?”

A laugh bubbles out of my lips from how surprised they all looked. “Did you not know?”

“We’ve never quite heard it before.” They say truthfully. “I know it is, it’s just… no one ever says it.”

The laughter grows and soon they start to join me as well.’

“I’ve been here for seven years and I never knew that was his name! I thought it was just Alphal” They continued on, making me giggle harder.

Now that I really think about it, I don’t even know my old Alpha’s name. Everyone of rank was called by their rank and never their real names.

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Chapter 79

And here I was, calling the strongest Alpha in the world by his name.

The only one allowed to.

I felt myself blush as I carried the bowls of food back up to Sebastian’s office. He helps me with them the moment I get through the doors, holding the bowls for me and bringing them to his table, covering the mountains on his map in the process.

“Why are you flushed?” He asks worriedly, taking my face in his hands. “Was it too heavy for you? I told you I could go down

“Thank you for choosing me.” I abruptly said, going on my tiptoes to place a kiss on his lips.

He returned it but didn’t bother to hide his confusion. “Where did this come from?”

I shrug, feeling my stomach full with butterflies. “I was just reminded of how lucky I am.”

“I’m the lucky one, Vareesa.” He says, pulling me to his lap as he sits down on a chair. “Come, let me feed you.”

My eyes follow as he takes a piece of bread, rips a piece of it and offers one to my mouth. I lean forward to take it, my lips grazing over his fingers.

He presses his nose to my neck. “Maybe we should eat something else.”

“I don’t think they have anything else-” A gasp leaves my lips as I feel his desire press against my back. “Oh.”

Sebastian merely flashed me a look that burned me, his dark eyes up to no good.

My mind blanked, the heating building in my stomach blinding. “I, uhm, want to go out.”

Sebastian drew back slightly, taken aback. “What?”

I looked down at my hands, having been thinking about this since last night. “I was thinking of joining the training session

He didn’t even have to think about it. He just knew. “You heard Benedict last night.”

“No, well, yes, I did.” I stuttered, swallowing nervously. “But I want to go because I haven’t really shifted in years and I want to start learning how.”

Sebastian takes a piece of bread and feeds it to me. “If you don’t want to, you don’t need to.”

I chewed slowly before speaking. “I do. I want to.”

He lifted an eyebrow. “And this isn’t just because you’re worried about what Benedict said?”

“Partly,” I said, being honest with him. “But I really do want to start learning how to shift again. It’s been a while.”

Sebastian leans back, a calculating expression on his face. “I wonder what your wolf looks like.”

“Malnourished.” I told him quickly, to squash all thoughts of a pretty wolf. “I was once mistaken for roadkill.”

He pulls me close to his solid chest. “I doubt that.”

“I really am-”

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Chapter 79

He presses his nose against my neck once more, the worry of his voice muffled. “Do you mind if I teach you how to defend yourself?”

Never in my life have I ever done anything like that and I’m about to tell him this until I remember his meeting earlier…. how Andrew and Odette were after us.

“I would follow you every moment if I could, but for when I can’t, I want to make sure you can handle yourself.” Sebastian tells me softly, his fingers tracing circles in my skin. “Would that be okay with you?”

I nodded, distracted by his masterful hands. “We could try.”

“That’s all I want. To try.” He says, pressing a kiss on my shoulder.

After finishing the food, Sebastian pushes his papers to the side and takes my hand. Together we walked out of his office and leave the house.

The putrid smell from yesterday was gone, replaced by the smell of pine and if it had a scent: clouds. It smelled like pure and soft clouds. It’s like the breeze blew away all the problems from the other day.

After much insistence from me, we walked through the town, passing by the bustle of people going about their day. They looked startled to see Sebastian and were more surprised to see me.

“You don’t pass through town a lot?” I asked after I waved at someone that bowed their head to me.

“No.” Sebastian replied simply. “I like to walk along the edge of town.”

I lifted an eyebrow. “Are you avoiding people?”

He shrugs like it didn’t bother him either way. “I can see the perimeter better from there.”

“Always trying to be safe.” I joked with a roll of my eyes. He was so protective.

“That’s my job.” Sebastian says, wrapping his arm around my back to pull me close, emphasizing his words.

I looked up at him, trying to figure out this man that they all called their savior. “I heard that you saved all of them?”

“Most.” He says vaguely.

“What do you mean?” There was so much mystery behind him. No one knew about him. Everyone just called him a monster, but no one knows how or where he started.

Sebastian smiles, finding amusement in my interest, but humors me regardless and patiently explains. “Before there was a pack, I was just trying to survive and along the way, I met people that asked for my help. Other survivors that had nowhere to go, people that wanted to leave their pack because of the injustices and such, until the group got too big. I decided to settle down where everyone could be safe from the people they’re running away from.”

“And you found this?” I glanced around in wonderment, this heaven like world that kept everyone safe.

“I was ten when I found this place.” He says, looking around as well. There was a brightness in his eyes, like he was proud of how everything turned out. “It was difficult to get to, the mountains making it very hard to traverse, the thick clouds covering most of the way and, on my first time, it took me two painful weeks to understand how to successfully get to the valley. So when we were looking to find a place to call home, a sanctuary, I knew this was the place.”

“You were so young… what were you,” I didn’t get to finish my question, to find out more about his childhood as Benedict joined us at the edge of town.

“Alpha, you must come quickly.” Benedict says, his face tight.

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They stare at each other for a long time before Sebastian lets out a breath and turns to me. “Benedict can take you to the training area while I handle this issue. Would that be okay?”

I hesitated, glancing at Benedict and feeling my chest tighten at the sight of him. “Uh, sure. Will you be long?”

Sebastian presses a kiss on my forehead. “No. It’ll be quick.”

With every step that Sebastian took away from me, the air seemed to thicken and although Benedict was a few feet away, i felt like he was much closer, touching even.

When our eyes met, it was as if I would fall down a cliff. His baby blue eyes were wide and full of emotion, his blonde hair tousled, his skin radiant.

Pretty boy.

No other nickname seemed to be so fitting.

“This way, Luna.” The icy tone he uses hurts more than I would allow myself to believe, but it was better than the opposite.

I walked behind him, my eyes everywhere but on him. But even with the distance between us, I could taste the tension, I could taste the strain and right as we left town and entered the thick woodlands, he whirled around.

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