An Enemy Called Mate

ZIVA

I gazed at the pop-up and spotted Sender – Unknown number.

Weird?

I looked down at the message and the first line was, [From Alpha Xander]

I almost screamed at the sight of his name. Was Anji right? Did she really give him my phone number?

Oh, goodness, should I check the message or simply ignore it for my mental peace’s sake? I do not want to see anything that will put me down and make me feel like trash, as Alpha Xander makes me feel.

What can I do then? The message might contain a piece of important information.

I paced to and fro in the room, with my hand rubbing my chin as I thought. I thought, and checking Alpha Xander’s message was the right decision.

Carefully clicking on the message box, a message application appeared, one I’d never seen before.

I guess that the messages at the bottom were from Alpha Xander.

My eyes gazed at the message, my mouth reading it aloud.

“Downstairs now. The guest is before the double doors.”

Oh, it was about the guest.

I rushed out of my room, and upon reaching the stairs, I walked elegantly towards the double doors, recalling how Anji trained me to walk before I got married… Married, no. This is no marriage at all. I meant before I got involved in Alpha Darwin’s plan.

When I was about to reach the double doors, I saw a man in a forest green henley shirt paired with dark jeans and brown leather ankle boots. The man’s hair was dark tousled, short, and rugged with his clothes looking simple.

The same man suddenly looked at me, his blue eyes making him extremely handsome. My heart fluttered at that moment, and I couldn’t help but stare with my eyes drawn to him like magnets.

He had this look of admiration in his eyes, one I’d never seen in any man’s eyes. Is this real? Am I imagining things?

I pinched my finger, hoping it was fake. Then, I looked up at the man again. Surprisingly, he didn’t vanish, which meant that he was not fake.

“My little Coniglio, can you walk faster please?” The handsome man spoke, though his voice was very familiar. His voice sounded similar to that cold man’s voice… Alpha Xander.

Impossible, he can’t be the one. He can’t be the same man who made butterflies swirl inside me as my stomach did backflips.

As I moved closer, he came into view. It was none other than Alpha Xander.

Sigh…

Suddenly, he pulled me closer to his body by dragging me by my waist. I don’t know how or why, but with that sudden touch, I felt very excited and I felt like I was floating in the air.

“Meet my little goddess…” Alpha Xander spoke, bringing me out of my thoughts. I gazed at what he was staring at, then I noticed that he was looking at the woman before us.

But wait, was he just referring to me as his goddess? Wow, but why would he do that?

With his gestures, he was certainly introducing me to the woman in a black gown that flowed like a flood on the floor. Also, she had different black markings on her face.

Gosh, is she Alpha Xander’s mother? The expression on her face spelled cold-hearted, just like her son’s attitude. This is a mother and daughter-in-law introduction!

“Meet my little Coniglio,” Alpha Xander spoke, his touch still making me feel giddy.

I’m frightened. I think if I don’t stay away from him now, I might lose my mind, do something crazy, or maybe faint.

“Good! We can start the ceremony now,” the woman spoke tartly, and she moved inside, leading the way.

As soon as she left our presence, the giddy feeling vanished! I looked at my waist, only to realize that Alpha Xander pulled his hand away.

Suddenly, the admiration on his face transformed into anger. He yelled. “What took you so long?!”

He paused, massaged his temples, and spoke in a lower tone, “You were here, yet you were walking like a snail. Are you planning to ruin this ceremony?”

“Sorry-”

“Don’t tell me sorry. It annoys me when you say that. Just go straight to the point,” he spoke in a commanding, low tone.

Meanwhile, I pouted, blurting out my thoughts. “I am not to blame. You were the one who looked so dazzling and hot… whatever it was. Don’t blame me now and then – it annoys me too.”

“What?” He asked, with a quizzical look on his face.

I gulped, glancing away from him, “We should be with your mother.”

“My mother? That’s a sorceress.”

Oh, no wonder. But why have a sorceress in the pack? Alpha Darwin didn’t have one.

I wanted to avoid Alpha Xander so I walked away, following the path the sorceress passed through.

“That is the wrong way,” Alpha Xander’s voice echoed, causing me to move to the other path.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Alpha Xander led me into a large room, and as soon as I raised my foot to step inside, a female voice shouted.

“Don’t you dare!”

I turned to Alpha Xander, as I didn’t understand what the voice meant.

“Pull off your boot,” Alpha Xander responded, and I obeyed. He pulled off his boot too, and a woman approached us, carrying a tray that was filled with black glittering sand.

She used a feather to pick a little sand and she dashed it at our faces. I was about to get furious, but when I turned to Alpha Xander, he seemed calm. Maybe this is part of the ceremony he didn’t want me to ruin.

After dashing whatever it was, she moved aside, and Alpha Xander walked inside.

In the middle of the room was a broken fragment of a crystal-like object placed highly. The sorceress danced around swaying more of the glittering sand as she danced crazily.

After the dance was over, she turned to me with a fierce look, a look that made my heart pound in my chest.

“You are welcome to Crescent Moon Pack,” she uttered, making my jaw drop.

So all this was to welcome me into the pack?!