My Human
Chapter 8
PPD
Tessa’s POV
He pauses, seeming caught off guard, before he finishes the remnants of his whisky placing the glass back down on the table before standing up.
“Let’s get you home…” Is all he responds, leaving me breathless and terrified that I had now fucked up the end of our date.
Why the hell did I even ask him that? Of course he doesn’t! He’s a damn wolf! They don’t like being soft!
Things had been going so well too…
I still couldn’t believe last night as the morning sun filtered in through the curtains, casting a warm glow across my room as I stirred, slowly waking up.
It felt good to sleep in a little longer than usual, given that any females who had been selected – were given the days off from school and class in order to focus on the judgement days.
As I sat up, the reality of the situation came crashing down on me as I stared over at my best friends bed that currently lay empty?
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The memories of last night played over in my mind like a vivid dream. Kane, the green–eyed male, had taken me on an unexpected journey into the city, treating me to an extravagant dinner and even to my first cocktail…
The enigmatic questions we exchanged and the revelation of his full name, Kane Clark, added an unexpected layer to the night however, I worried that with my final question – I had ruined any chance I had at proceeding with him to stage four.
I looked around the room once again, a gnawing worry creeping up into my thoughts…
Why wasn’t Erin home yet?
Erin’s side of the room was untouched, as if she hadn’t returned last night at all. When Kane had brought me home, I fell straight asleep not long after due to the impact of the tiring day weighing down on me.
I had figured that Erin would be home shortly after me, which now didn’t seem to be the case!
Panic began to surge through me. Where could she be? Had something happened to her during her date?
I quickly got out of bed, my heart pounding. The vivid recollection of Kane’s last question echoed around in my mind as I gathered some comfy clothes in order to shower and change…
The possibility of spending the next stage with him, living in his pack territory for two weeks was daunting and barely felt like a reality at this point.
Would he seriously choose me for stage four? Or does he still have other females to select from? It was all very up in the air and I didn’t want to get my hopes up – not yet!
But Erin’s absence overshadowed any thoughts of my own situation… as I rushed around and headed for the bathroom, deciding that if she doesn’t get back by the time I shower and change, I can go over to campus and report her as missing!
Dread filled me as I stepped under the running water – tying up my hair in to a bun on top of my head to avoid it becoming wet…
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I could style my hair in to a nice bun today given that washing and drying it again would take far too long
1 scrubbed myself with soap, before washing my face thoroughly with cleanser deciding that I was clean enough before stepping our to get dressed.
We were taught that during the full duration of the males visit (especially if you had been selected) that we had to look our absolute best at all times but the thought of Erin being in any danger trudged above all else…
Instead, I put on some mascata, fixed my brows so that they didn’t stick up oddly, and completed the look with a tinted moisturiser to add some healthy glow to my skin.
I brushed my teeth, styled my hair up in to a messy bun (which still looked somewhat decent with the help of my curls from the previous night) before ! popped on a lip tint to avoid me looking like a corpse…
A quick spray of perfume followed by deodorant and I was ready to go in my oversized black hoodie, black leggings and sneakers.
Great… polished casual was the vibe for tonight it seems!
Without overthinking too much, I hastily rushed out of the room. The compound’s hallways were surprisingly quiet, adding to the eerie feeling settling in on my stomach… something isn’t right!
Was I supposed to be somewhere today? I don’t think so? I wasn’t told anything of the sort… not that I can remember?
As I reached outside the unforgiving wind beating against me, I hurried my way towards the communal building – knowing that I would no doubt find a staff member hanging around in there.
The place again was empty, causing for the goosebumps to rise on my arms… what is seriously going on?
Finally, I found someone who might know of Erin’s whereabouts
a judgment day coordinator – assigned to help us humans through the process.
Approaching her steadily, I tried to keep my voice fairly normal. “Excuse me, but h–have you seen Erin from my year group? She didn’t come back last night after h–her stage three date.” I explain, slightly nervous for whatever her response would be.
The coordinator raised an eyebrow, scrutinizing me for a moment. “She didn’t return? Well, that probably means that she has already left to head to her new pack for the two week trial period like many of the other girls have…” She explains, as my mouth drops open a little.
With none of her belongings or even a change of clothes? Is that what happens? So has everyone already left?
But does that mean…
“We are set for the next packs arrival tomorrow – perhaps you will have some luck with them leaving me standing here alone and frantic.
So I didn’t get picked… everyone has left…
– now run along!” The coordinator concludes, walking off and
With slumped shoulders and watery eyes, I begin my trek back towards the accommodation buildings. Each gust of wind feeling like a brutal taunt to my
character.
So just like that, I’ve lost my best friend? Lost my chance with a male who last night, had actually seemed pretty decent!
I blame it on the ridiculous last question I had built up the courage to even ask him… ‘Do you believe in love? – How damn silly of me!
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I marched my way upstairs, wrapping my arms around my body for desperate comfort however finding no resolve from the action feeling the first tear
trickle down my cheek.
I’ve seriously messed things up this time…
I’m such a…
“There you are! I actually fucking thought you had tried to run out on me despite the fact that you wouldn’t get very far!” I squeal a little, not expecting to see my green eyed suitor standing at his full height in the centre of my bedroom as he speaks out loudly.
He pauses, glancing over me briefly, as by now my jaw had probably dropped and hit the floor…
“Why the fuck are you crying?!” He asks bluntly, snapping me out of my trance as I rush to wipe the water from my cheek.
“I… I… wasn’t!” I defend, which of course was a lie, earning an irritated growl from him – one in which resonated from the depths of his throat and caught
me off guard.
“Are you seriously trying to lie to me? I thought we were past that shit!” He states, temper rising ever so slightly as I squirm under his gaze.
“N–No… I’m sorry! I was just upset because… my friend is gone and I… went over to report it and… they s–said that everyone had left already for stage four… and then I thought that… maybe you hadn’t actually picked me… and that I wouldn’t s–see her again!” I admit, with my eyes building with even more
tears after each word.
He remains silent, watching me,
with no emotion on his face other than a serious one.
“Everybody left last night or early hours this morning because the next pack is set to arrive tonight! It works as a sort of conveyer belt – we all get a couple of days here before we move on to the next campus if we haven’t yet found a female.” He explains as though it were obvious, as I only nod and stare down at my feet in embarrassment.
“D–Did you miss your train?” I mumble, thinking up reasons as to why he was the only one still hanging around on campus when the rest of his pack had apparently left.
With that, he scoffs, shaking his head and almost smiling at my question… almost…
“I don’t want to take the fucking train with the rest of them… it takes twelve hours by train when I can fly home for a quarter of that!” He chuckles, as my
eyes grow wide.
Twelve hours by train… is that how far away his pack was?
“So If you want to catch this flight with me in an hour then I suggest that you pack a bag and we leave here right now…” He states, checking his large expensive wrist watch, as my eyes bulge and I immediately
jump in to action.
“You won’t need to pack everything… I can sort out whatever you forget when we arrive!” He states, deciding to take a short seat on my bed as I grab my backpack and begin to stuff essentials in there such as underwear, socks, a picture of my Mom, a picture of Erin, a book to read, a change of clothes, pyjamas, my hairbrush, my makeup bag… uhh what else?!
I stare around, feeling frantic, before I move to grab a jacket from my closet to keep warm…
“You won’t be needing that!” I hear him state, as I turn to stare back at him oddly.
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“I–Is it warm at your pack?” I question, suddenly hoping that I wouldn’t be facing anymore storms for the next two weeks….
“Yes…” He confirms, as I smile and nod.
Ok perfect! Maybe I should take a few of Erin’s things… since she seems to have left here with nothing…
I move towards her side of the room, unsure of what to take as I stare at her belongings.
“What are you doing now?” Kane’s rough voice comes again, as I whip around to face him, unsure myself of what I was actually doing.
“I was uh… g–going to take some stuff for my friend… because she… I–left with nothing!” I explain myself, watching him shake his head before standing up
again.
“No, leave it. She will have everything she needs when she gets there and if her male decides to keep her after the two weeks – he will bring her back to collect all of her stuff.” He explains, helping to ease some of my anxiety.
Ok so we will get to come back for the rest… that’s a little more reasonable at least…
“Oh… ok well uh… I’m ready…” I nod in confirmation, before he wastes no time on turning to walk off out of the room as I rush out behind him – closing
the door over in passing.
I chew my lip, thankful that I had at least woken up with enough time to shower this morning before all of this!
I spot the same black sports car from the previous night parked out front, as I swoon all over again from the sight of the vehicle – now glistening under the
daylight.
“Climb in.” He states, moving around the car as I do just that – holding my backpack on my knees.
The car ride was tense, the silence enveloping us like an invisible barrier as I hoped that Erin wasn’t completely freaking out right now like I was…
She doesn’t even know that I’ve been selected for stage four with her, she must be so worried considering that I’m not on the train!
As we sped towards our destination, I couldn’t help but glance over at Kane from the corner of my eye as he drove on, trying to gauge his current mood.
So far, I had seen almost every side of him ranging from angry to calm….
He seemed focused on the road ahead, his strong profile illuminated by the sun as he held the wheel tightly with one hand – his tattoos pouring out of his sleeve and on to his hand.
I decided to break the silence, attempting to divert our conversation away from my earlier emotional breakdown to potentially show that I wasn’t too much hard work for him moving forward…
“So, uh… where exactly i–is your pack located?” I ask, hoping that the question would shift the atmosphere in the car.
Kane’s gaze flickered to me briefly before returning back to the road. “We’re nestled in the south, quite a distance from here. You’ll see it when we get there.” He all but states, cutting our conversation short as I bite my lip.
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As we approached the airport, my heart raced with a sudden flood of nerves… I had never been on a plane before, and the idea of flying made me feel
uneasy.
I didn’t want to cause a scene, and indicate in any way that I would consistently be a drama queen around him… if I did, I would have no hope of surviving
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the two weeks successfully!
We parked up close to the incredibly large plane, as Kane effortlessly handled the check–in process with a couple of guards awaiting our arrival.
After that, he motioned for me to begin climbing the steps leading up to the plane door, as I did so with wobbly knees feeling his impending presence behind me the whole way.
Finally reaching the top, we were greeted by a cheery man and woman smiling from ear to ear as they welcomed us aboard the private jet
Just how damn rich is this man…
I looked down the isle seeing a few comfortable recliner chairs before noticing two laughing males towards the back with drink glasses in hand.
“You’ll sit here!” I turn to see Kane pointing to a couple of seats – probably the furthest away from the unknown males further up – as I nod and take my
seat by the window, ignoring my trembling hands.
I tense a little as he leans over me to fix my belt like a child needing to be strapped in, before he stands back up and walks off, causing my heart to quicken.
at the thought of experiencing my first ever take off on my own!
“Ah, Kane! Glad you could join us! We only waited an hour behind schedule for your ass to turn up!” I hear one of the males yell loudly, possibly a little
drunk, before laughter soon follows.
I couldn’t see any of them from my seat and could only hear their light hearted conversation which indicated to me that the three of them were somewhat
close…
Thankfully, after ten minutes or so, Kane returned back to my side – seeming to settle down in the seat beside me as I release a shaky breath.
“Scared?” He all but asks, as I decide not to lie to him again today and instead nod.
The plane began to rumble to life, preparing to take off, and to my surprise, I felt Kane reach out to take my small hand in his much larger one – offering a
reassuring squeeze to help ease my nerves.
As we ascended into the sky, I couldn’t help but peer out of the window – watching the houses and vehicles below become smaller and smaller…
The realization that my life was about to take an unexpected turn sank in, and I couldn’t predict what awaited me on the other side of this journey in the
unknown.
“Once we are fully up it isn’t bad… you’ll forget that you’re even flying.” He states confidently, as I clutch on to his hand like a crazy person in order to
calm myself down.
Let’s just hope that I survive this part before facing the rest…
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Impending presence should be imposing presence. Very good story so far.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
