Marked by her rejected mate

Annabelle sighed and continued to glare at her untouched meal. Over the pa

feel that way. It seemed more like she was some kind of princess, but w

that the coast was clear, with no sign of the guards who had been at the

e discovered a figure sitting on her bed, legs crossed and eyes closed

t her. "Excuse me, do you know me?" Annabelle asked, her voice laced with pa

turned to her and answ

my room with anyone?

Alpha. You're sharing it with him," the maid replie

sharing a room with a guy? A woman can't be ref

ou with any more information," the maid

e returned to the dining hall and sat there, still glaring at the sumptuous dishe

.

rushed against someone else's, causing her to feel as though she'd been electrocuted. She j

eyes wide, a glare

s?" she suddenly yelled at him, holdin

Unperturbed by the chills running down her spine, she tried to compose herself.

out of her seat, startled. She wasn't

he asked, holding her che

e I care, but I've been wanting to ask, when will I be going home? It doesn't look li

f food, about to say something, bu

your strange food aversion," he

o I look like a vegetarian?" she asked, but

she slammed her palm on the table, gaining his attentio

ou're not leaving," she said, clenching h

joy your stay," he said before leaving

home; you took me away from my home. Is this a vacation or some

rning back, and finally walked out of the dinin

cide where I'll stay. I want to go home," she ordered, frustrated by his bossy atti

you would be here? I own you, Annabelle, an

en my dad owns me. Besides, you're the oppo

n he suddenly stopped walking, and she almo

now me," she pleaded, finally dropping her bossy f

elle, but I can't let you go,

can't you

ng you go means puttin

hy did you take me away from my home? My experiments, god! I'll fail my exams. You

en't safe; that's why you frequently argued with your dad about the house and always glared at it as though if it were a human lik

, weren't you?" she as

ensure your safety,"

hat someone was you. I'll report you to the cops

kept making mistakes in my take-home experiment. Were

student zoologist. All she knows is how t

cked but later regained her composure. "Anyway, it's better than being babysat by a ghost. But how did you get in? We

m, but he remained silent. When her question finally sunk i

I would have become a blogger. Instead, you were hiding, hindering me from making money in a fun way. Your

t short?" he asked blunt

unreal and stunning. Wow. Small talk aside, let's get down to business. You said I

," he replied, resting on a pi

ould have loved experimenting on such animals," she said, shak

t?" he asked, watching he

like werewolves. It's just wolves. Or have you found any?"

n they don't exist," he replied, his

that's final," she said as

w everything, but they're all ignorant creatures," he said, feeling sorry

y do you talk as thoug

ed her question and threw his at her, but she didn

a combination of an animal and

kay, let's start with this: If I say I'm a werewolf, w

ieve you," she

ouldn'

h you're mentally ill, like a strange type of human. That's what my observation tells me,"

e asked, not minding how d

animal; you are human," she said, studying

wolf?" he asked further to find out if s

ination of a human and an animal. So, I think their head is that of an animal, their torso

together her idea of a werewolf, which made

g," she said, eyeing him

tally frayed when you come in contact with such a be

scaredy-cat. I bet you on that," she chuckled. "And besides, since you said my home isn't sa

u want?" he aske

id, her mood shifting before angrily walking away, while he watc

.

her room, lying on her bed with her ey

clothes, which she had tied together to make a rope. She approached the window and, after confirming

onto the cloth rope and hastily descended

fear as her eyes darted around. Was the

ark woods, lit only by occasional l

hadn't considered the weather when plotting her escape, and now she regretted it. Sh

e roots, and when she glanced behind her, she was dum

hen realized that the wolf was ch

stumbled over a tree stump and fell to t

see the wolf getting closer. Slowly stepping backward with

ached. Gathering her courage and determined not

made her fall roughly on the ground. A large tree

re, anyone!!'' she screamed when she c

bone-cracking noise and saw the wolf tr

ge guy, now human, walked toward her. He raised the tr

she crawled away from beneath th

walking toward her as she sat on t

elled, frightened when

l explain everything, but let's go home now.

frayed," she cried, c

ow let's go home," he said, remaining sq

re... you're a big werewolf

I won't hurt you, A

e a freaking animal!" She yell

ou try running away. Don't run away a

through his hair in frustration before going after her to preven