Chapter 28: Ch 28: The Invitation - Part 4
The offer letter in front of
felt like a ti bomb and I did not even move toward it to touch it. That was how much I wanted it gone.
"You should open it and check the terms. I am sure you would like them. And if not, you can tell
and I will change them."
Rhiner was being very kind, and anyone else in my position would have jumped to take that chance.
But how could I be happy when the only reason I was living with a new identity was to get away from the hunters and dungeon stuff.
No matter how good this offer letter was, there was only one thing I could do to it.
"I am sorry, but I am afraid I cannot take this. I would like you to take it back and give it to soone more deserving of this."
My words were firm and left no room for misinterpretation.
The alpha looked taken aback, but quickly recovered.
"I see. I had a feeling you would not accept this offer, so there is nothing I can do about it. I will keep this offer letter for now. If you change your mind, do let
know."
The alpha assured
and I nodded.
I had no intention of getting back to him regarding this, so it did not matter to
what he did with this offer letter.
The desserts finally ca and I finished my part quickly. The alpha accompanied
back to the store and I got out of his car before he could open the door for .
"Thank you for the dinner. I wish you the best for the future."
I told the alpha, and Rhiner followed
to the PC Cafe door with a complicated look on his face. Before I could go inside, he stopped
for the last ti.
His eyes told
that he was fighting with himself about sothing, but he ultimately decided to give
a soft look and speak up.
"Kyle, give
your phone. I will give you my number so that you can call
if you need ."
The alpha demanded, and I handed my phone over. After all, this was a better compromise than him keeping an eye on
all the ti.
It took a few seconds for Rhiner to type his number on my phone, but he kept holding on to it for a little longer than necessary.
Once he was done, he handed it back to
and I decided to pocket my phone.
I opened the door to the PC Cafe, but Rhiner did not leave. My instincts told
to speak up. But I ignored them and went inside to drink water.
When I ca back, Rhiner was still standing in front of the cafe door, looking inside, but he could not see because I was standing behind a one-way glass.
Finally, after about 5 minutes of waiting, he decided to leave and I felt my body relax.
Today had truly been an exhausting day for .
I headed back to my room once I was done, and the dark room greeted
back. But my instincts told
that I was not safe.
’There is sothing in there... sothing dangerous. I need to be alert and—’
I struck first with one hand as I grabbed my phone’s flashlight and operated it with another hand.
My hand struck sothing solid and a voice let out a painful grunt before I felt a weight pushing
back down. It caused
to drop my phone, and the light from my phone shined on the body looming on top of .
The lighting made the features of the alpha shine brighter and my heart thundered inside my chest almost painfully as Theo’s face ca into focus.
"T-Theo-! You scared . Thank god it’s just you."
Once I realized that the one who had tackled
was Theo, I forced my body to relax. But for so reason, my instincts refused to slow down.
They were as alert as the ti I faced the boss of the S-ranked dungeon. My powers continued to hum under my skin, ready to co out and defend
at any second.
’What am I doing? I need to calm down before I hurt Theo in so way. Before that, I need Theo to let
go.’
"Theo-? Are you alright-! Can you let
up now? Theo!"
I called out, but the alpha did not respond. His dark eyes continued to look at
with a dangerous expression and his face looked impassive.
But those things were nothing compared to his pheromones that were pushing
down and trying to seep into every fiber of my body.
’What the heck is this idiot doing? Is he trying to force
to go into heat? Ugh, I need to get my dose of suppressants soon.’
I needed to push the alpha away and knock so sense into him. Whatever had gotten into Theo was dangerous.
"Ugh, you asked for this, Theo. This is your own fault."
I warned before I yanked his head back using my hunter strength. Theo was knocked back, and I used my powers to course electricity through my hand and shock Theo.
However, as soon as my powers touched Theo, sothing weird happened—the fizzled out and nothing happened.
’What the—! This has never happened before. Could it be—? Is Theo a hunter as well, but he does not rember being one?’
I questioned, but Theo gave
no chance to think as he rushed toward
once more to grab .
Thankfully, I was flexible and swift enough to get out of his hold and not be caught. But I did need to end this small cat-and-mouse chase.
’Is there truly no other way for
to take care of this situation other than to use my pheromones? Since my powers don’t work, I need to stun Theo enough to knock him out.’
There truly seed to be no other way, so I waited for Theo to co close before I let out my pheromones. The alpha staggered for a second and his eyes widened as he looked my way.
He reached out to grab , but he was slower this ti and looked almost sleepy due to my pheromones.
"Go to sleep, Theo. I am sure you would feel so much better in the morning."
I assured as I watched Theo struggling to stay awake. But ultimately, he was not able to keep himself awake.
He collapsed near , and I hurried to catch him and put him to bed.
"Shit-! I want to be so angry with you, Theo. But I have no energy to do that. Ugh, I will think more about this tomorrow. For now, I just need to rest."
I closed my eyes as I laid down beside Theo. My intention was to get up in five minutes and get Theo back to his own room.
But before I even realized, I had fallen asleep with Theo in my bed. So it was no wonder when I woke up next morning, I had the bulky alpha wrapped all around .
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