ALPHA DAMMON’S POV

Jenny was already in bed. We didn’t have any conversation again after she insisted that she wanted to use a crutch instead of letting me carry her like I wanted to without complaining and I had quietly dropped her off in her room before I left for my room too, wishing that we had ended the night on a good note instead.

We didn’t even say goodnight to each other and I couldn’t help but wonder if the mood between us will be like this; awkward and sour by breakfast tomorrow.

I just sighed to myself as I went into my room and headed straight for my closet to take my clothes off and have another shower again for the night then head to bed because I had ahead of me the next day.

Soon I was done, I was already in my sleeping clothes and about to go to bed when I heard a knock on the door and I could tell that it was Rita that was behind that door. The door opened and Ritta popped her head in from behind the door first with a very excited look on her face as she also grinned at me.

“So someone has probably found the one for him I guess” she said teasingly as she walked into the room and closed the door and with a sigh, I sat on a chair to hear what she had to say when I should be asleep already. She suddenly stopped walking and looked at me and I looked up at her too while wondering why she was staring at me so seriously.

“What? Why are you looking at me like that?” I asked her and she squinted her eyes at me instead as she slowly sat down with her eyes still on me.

“Something is wrong. I’m just taking my time to figure out what it could be” she replied and I rolled my eyes at her before I placed my fingers on my forehead.

“There’s nothing wrong Rita, it’s probably all in your head” I retorted and she smiled widely instead before she began to laugh.

“Someone is grumpy, did you have a fight with jenny already?” she asked me teasingly and I looked away from her so she wouldn’t figure that one out too but i knew Rita, she was still going to know it all she always does.

“Oh my gosh! You guys did have a fight!” she exclaimed and I snapped my head to look back at her. She had her hands over her mouth and her eyes were wide with shock.

“It feels like I’m watching a movie or something. You guys just met today but you already had a fight when you are already falling for her and I’m pretty sure you don’t know what she feels or thinks about you, cause if you did, you won’t be this grumpy” she added and I sighed again before I palmed my face and groaned.

“We didn’t have a fight Rita. leave it be already okay” I said to her, hoping that she would just let it be but it didn’t seem like she was ready to drop it because she still had that twinkle in her eyes and I could feel her excitement circling around her from where I sat.

“You’re going to tell me what happened to her or else I won’t let you sleep. I also know that you’re having a special training with the guards and pack’s army tomorrow so you’d better start talking if you know you want to sleep early tonight” she warned and I gave her a blank look. 

“So you really think that threat is going to work on me?” I asked her and she shrugged with a sweet but dangerous smile still on her face because she knew that I knew what she was capable of doing if I didn't give in.

“Fine, fine. It wasn’t exactly a fight between us but she just suddenly said that she would prefer to be using crutches from now on instead of letting me carry her, I said I wasn’t complaining but she just had this fierce and stern look on her face as she insisted that she wants the crutches and I just agreed to let it and not get her angry. I don’t know why she suddenly acted that way but there has to be a reason” I explained while clasping my hands together tightly and silenced followed for a while.

I noticed that Rita was quiet so I looked at her and she was looking at my hands.

“You know you do that when you’re stressed out or really worried right?” she said while looking at my hands still and I immediately unclasped them.

I didn’t want her giving more deep meanings to my actions over a woman that I just recently met but my sister couldn’t read the room because that was exactly what she was doing and I didn’t want it. Not at all.

“Don’t do that, I’m not worried about her okay” I defended but she smirked.

“Yes you are Dammon, admit it”

“Why would I admit to what is clearly a lie? I have to sleep Rita so goodnight” I said to her hoping that she would get the message and leave but instead, she took my hand and I looked at her, wondering what else she had to say to me again.

“Look Dammon, I know what it feels like to meet someone for the first time and already feel like you are connected in a way that you can’t explain or wrap your head around. Jenny seems like a good person to me even though we know nothing about her yet and i’m not judging you for liking her already even though she has this huge wall around her and is clearly pushing us all away with her polite smiles and replies but I know you and you never get it wrong when it comes to reading people'' she said to me and I chuckled.

“Well here's the crazy part Rita. i can’t read her cause it’s like she has no emotions. she is just blank and that is very mysterious which makes me want to really know about her so badly” I said to her and rita looked at me with surprise in her eyes.

“You can’t read her? At all?” she asked to be sure of what she just heard and I nodded in response. She slowly let go off my hand and cupped her chin as she looked at me.

“Wow, that is really amazing and rare. I mean, how does she do it because I would happily trade a day with her just to be in her shoes” she said to me and I laughed because I found it amusing that my sister thought it was cool to not be able to read someone for the first time.

“I know it’s cool but it just makes her more mysterious and I can’t help but wonder what exactly she went through to be that way. So hard to get through'' I replied and Rita sighed.

“I know right? It’s crazy but I think that is exactly what is making you drawn to her the more, because you want to know more about her since you can't read her feelings and just guess what is running through her mind. She’s pretty, nice and polite, has a pretty smile and begged you to help her in her moment of desperation. Of course, you’re going to feel a responsibility and likeness toward her but then, you can’t tell what she’s feeling even though you have the gift to read people’s feelings so you find yourself getting more curious about her and even though you both just met each other, you feel fond of her already” she said and I looked at her because she got it all right. That was exactly how I felt and she understood.

“How did you know all that? It’s like you can read my mind Rita,” I said to her and she smiled at me before she flipped her hair and gave me a proud look.

“Well, I studied psychology when I went to the Pistan pack… and it really helped as a profession before it all began to go wrong for me in the pack and life was hell” she replied and I chuckled as I remembered that I also wanted to find out more about this Pistan pack and how it connected with the lives my sister and Jenny lived there before I found them but it was getting late and I had to go to bed at once.

“As much as I’d like to keep on talking to you dear sister, I have to go to bed so we should just suspend this discussion for another time” I said to her and she made a face briefly before she nodded and stood up.

“Fine then, goodnight and sleep tight. Don’t dream about Jenny Smarts” she teased me and I couldn’t help but smile as she walked out of the room and closed the door. It was just me once again and I stood immediately to head for my bed.

I went beneath the blanket as I laid on my back and made sure I was fully covered. The sleep didn’t come easy though so I just stared up at the ceiling.. Still think about mysterious but alluring Jenny and why I couldn't easily read like I could for other people. I sighed and closed my eyes when I realized that thinking about her like this wouldn’t help me sleep early so I massaged my temple with my forefingers, hoping it would help me relax. It did help me relax but I still couldn’t sleep and when I checked the time on my phone, it was already a few minutes to 1:00 am. 

Minutes passed, and I could hear the tick tock sounds from the clock that hung on the wall. Rita’s teasing voice resonated in my head on and on and I groaned out loud to myself because she was right, I was thinking about Jenny when she told me not to and now, I couldn’t sleep. 

“Get a grip on yourself Dammon, you shouldn’t be this distracted already when you just met her and don’t even know shit about her yet” I muttered to myself as I placed the back of my hand over my forehead and sighed for probably a millionth time that day. 

I opened my eyes and looked at the ceiling for a while, wondering what it was about Jenny that made me have this sudden interest in her but I couldn't think of anything. It didn’t make any sense as much as it made sense to me. 

She wasn’t my mate so the way I was so drawn to her made no sense, we had never met before so there was no link between us. She was just a random stranger that I met in the middle of nowhere with so much fear in her eyes as she vibrated in panic and asked me to save her and I don’t know why I agreed to save her with throwing any questions at her but one thing I knew was that I was probably soon going to lose my mind if I devoted most of it to thinking and wondering about her all the time.  

I turned to my side on the bed and just stared into the dark as I counted how many days it would take for it to be seven days so detective Ryan could bring me what I asked for and I closed my eyes to force the sleep this time.

“It’s just seven days Dammon, just be patient until then and you’ll finally have your answers that you want so badly” I said to myself before I released a long breath to steady my heart that was beating fast.

After I finally cleared my head and thoughts, a few minutes passed and I was finally asleep, ready for the next day and to also try and make Jenny lower her guard around me.