Chapter 8: Alpha Hugo
"You survived the night. Now... it’s ti to collect my rewards, correct?"
I blinked twice before this man’s words registered in my head. I had forgotten about the deal we had last night after all that happened.
"Had you been helping
because of the reward?" I blurted out in disbelief. So much for overthinking why he was helping .
"Obviously?" he shrugged his shoulder while he looked at
as if I was... dim-witted. "Nothing is free in this world, Gorgeous."
My mouth opened and closed, now having the reason I regretted coming in here. Yes. This was a mistake; he misunderstood my value. I took a step back while biting his lower lip.
"Oh, no, Bambi!" he intoned and shook his head in dismay. "Even if you try to charm , yours truly will not fall for it. I had already fallen a long ti ago."
My brows creased, assessing his laid-back deanor and his nonsense. Would he get mad if I told him I was not as important as he thought I am? That I was just soone who was on the run? An excess baggage who didn’t have a place to go, so I rushed in here since we’re already acquaintances?
I looked at him apologetically, gazing down, only to catch sothing strange down his muscular abdon. It was huge and looked hard while erecting up. My curiosity was piqued, so I raised my head and he was grinning proudly.
"Like the view?" he inquired as the side of his lips stretched broader.
"It looks strange," I murmured dryly, causing the smug grin on his face to disappear in an instant. "Aren’t you cold? You’ve been running naked like a pervert."
"Uh, why would I..."
The man trailed off as a light yet frigid wind blew past us. He shivered, rubbing his exposed shoulders with his teeth chattering, while his legs squeezed together.
"Did you just realize that it’s cold?" I asked under my breath, a little mind-blown at how carefree this man could be. But then again, he wasn’t just a normal man; he was a wolf.
"How can you be cold if you are a wolf?" I tilted my head to the side, watching him shiver, and waited for the ice to form around him and preserve him.
"Girl, I am a werewolf — half-human, half-wolf. Cold still gets to
when I’m in human form," He explained with a shaking voice, making
nod in understanding before throwing another question again.
"Then why can’t you shift to a wolf now to fight the cold?"
He looked at
in dismay, as if I just said sothing stupid. "Aren’t you quite a curious cat? Girl, won’t you offer this great savior anything?"
I blinked countless tis while staring at him. What did he expect
to offer him? I just literally lost everything. I pursed my lips and sighed, gazing down at my ripped skirt. There was still another layer beneath the outer skirt, still giving him this one would be quite scandalous for a woman, but never mind.
Just as I reached for the top part of my skirt, I halted when I heard soone from a distance. I jolted up and looked around, alard by the voices.
"Don’t worry, they’re with ," the man said, and I looked at him attentively. "Good Lord! I am here! Can’t you fucking use your noses?!"
I flinched when he suddenly harrumphed as the cold seed to annoy him. The thought of offering the outer layer of my skirt disappeared as I shifted my eyes to the east. As soon as I did, one man ca to my sight as he brushed so thick bushes to the side, taking huge leaps.
"Ah! Alpha Hugo! There you are!" his youthful face brightened up as soon as his eyes landed on the naked man in front of .
"Just co here, goddamn it! I’m about to freeze to death!"
The newcor, who was clad in a disheveled poet shirt and so leaves stuck in his curly hair, didn’t idle as he rushed to us. I took two careful steps back as soon as he approached. I knew this man was tall, but I only realized that the naked man he called Alpha Hugo was way taller as soon as he stood next to him.
"My liege, why are you even naked?! Fortunately, I saw your clothes lying around in the forest when I ca looking for you!" the youth nagged while handing the clothes that were draped over his arm to Alpha Hugo. "Also, did you encounter so bats?! How can you be so reckless, my liege?! The council will surely roast you alive this ti!"
He continued to berate Alpha Hugo while the latter clothed himself in a hurry. I only watched the two of them, clutching my sleeve and my lips pursed. Was that his na? Alpha Hugo? He looked annoyed with the other man’s nagging but ignored it.
"Ugh! You told us that we will just go for a run! I knew it you’re up to sothing when we..."
Suddenly, the youth paused as he turned his head to . His eyes instantly dilated and gasped as soon as we locked eyes with each other.
"Oh, my, moon... my heart had fallen — ack!" he couldn’t continue whatever he was going to say as Alpha Hugo smacked his head. The poor man imdiately rubbed his head while looking back at Alpha Hugo, who finally finished dressing up.
"My dear Ivo, do you really want to die?" Alpha Hugo cracked his knuckles while the other man, nad Ivo, pouted while rubbing the bulge on his head. "Do you want your heart to fall out of your chest literally?"
"My liege just bullies
after I had brought his dear clothes... so heartless, cold-blooded, a pervert...!"
I didn’t know what to say as the two bickered. Ivo looked so scared of Hugo, but he wouldn’t stop spewing nonsense until Alpha Hugo started twisting his ear.
"What did you say? I am a, what?" Like a devil and a bully he was, Alpha Hugo sported a sinister grin while pulling up Ivo’s ear.
"Ahh! Alpha! You are very good-looking! A true alpha — my ear will co off!"
"Aiya! I knew this will happen!"
"Haha! So lively early in the morning."
I turned my head as several n started coming out of the forest to the forest clearing from every direction. Their laughter and comnts soon chorused with Ivo’s cries, but none of them helped him.
"Don’t worry. It will regenerate, Ivo."
"My liege! If it ca off, it will never grow back!!" Ivo yelled desperately, but none of them could take him seriously, as he would miscall Alpha Hugo in between. Even I was confused whether to pity him or smack his head for digging his own grave.
"Oh, young love. I already knew it was strange that this world of nothing but despair could shine so bright and so blindingly beautiful until I had --"
I jumped when soone suddenly held my hand, speaking in a poetic tone as he guided my hand close to his lips. But before it could touch, soone sent him flying back into the forest. I looked at the broken trees the man crashed into and saw that more trees from the distance started to fall.
"Damn... these fucking lovesick bastards." I snapped and turned to Alpha Hugo, who was now standing on my side. He was ruffling his hair in irritation while I gazed at him, wide-eyed.
Was he the one who sent his friend flying?
"Bully!" Ivo yelled before dashing away to hide behind the oak tree. So of them were already resting under it while chuckling, collecting so... money from the others. Were they betting?
Watching them made
wonder if that dreadful atmosphere last night was just a fignt of my imagination. It just had a complete opposite of the light atmosphere right now.
"Aish... they can’t even get it right," Alpha Hugo murmured in dismay and I snapped my eyes back to him. "This is what happens when you form a pack full of misfits."
He quirked a brow and set his eyes on . "What?"
"Uh..." My lower lip trembled, rendered speechless by the sudden turn of events in re minutes. "... you look different when dressed."
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