My Name is NOT Cupcake novel Chapter 23

I woke with a pounding headache. Looking around, I was back in the bedroom in Elias' house. I stretched my limbs to feel a dull pain in my shoulder. I touched it to find that it was bandaged. I was bitten.

The wolves.

Elias... Mason.

The book...

I almost forgot all about that book. It made sense, why he wanted me to read it, but I didn't understand. Werewolves didn't exist. It wasn't possible.

She's my mate...

Elias' words echoed in my head. He must have been the one who bit me. According to the book, he marked me. I felt a rush of tears flow down my cheeks. I normally wasn't this emotional. I covered my mouth with my hand to try and stop my sobs but I couldn't. The door creaked open and Elias walked in looking like a dog with his tail between his legs.

"Nova," he said unsurely.

"S-Stay away from me," I stammered. I was being pulled to Elias more than before, but I was scared.

I was scared of him.

"Nova, if you would just listen," he tried again.

"You kidnapped me and kept me here against my will. The least you could've done was tell me the truth. Y-You're a monster. You were going to kill Mason," I said. He sighed and stayed close to the door.

"He was going to take you from me," he tried to defend himself.

"I'm not hungry," I whispered. I felt tired and defeated. I knew that Taylor was a werewolf too, but I couldn't bring myself to be scared of him. He was more of a big teddy bear. Plus, I didn't see him shift.

"What so now you're not going to eat?" he asked, sitting on the edge of the bed. He sighed and set the food on the bedside table.

"Are you afraid of us?" Taylor asked. I hesitated before I shook my head.

"I'm not scared of you at all... but I'm terrified of Elias and I don't get it. I'm weirdly attracted to him but I don't want to be. I just want to go home," I said, my tears blurring my eyes once again. Taylor sighed.

"Nova... I don't know what to tell you. Elias was... he's not normally as nice as he's been lately. You brought that out of him. You make him good, but you pushed him too far, Nova. He loves you, and that's all he wants to do is love you. The guy doesn't know how to love you in a sense that won't scare you off. He tried his best and you just kept pushing. So now we're here," he tried to explain.

"I don't want to be here," I whispered even quieter. Taylor sighed before he left. I didn't eat the food.