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She Is Smarter

Theo’s P.O.V.

My heart was in my mouth the whole time she was there with that giant wolf. Knight whined all the time in the back of my mind to go there and drag her out of the ring giving me a headache. I wanted the same but I couldn’t do this because this was not the place where I could interfere and the very first thing was that I had no reason to tell everyone why I didn’t want her to fight there. My eyes almost came out of shock when I saw her punching that wolf in mid-air using his body as a cushion to take a leap in the air. She was swift in her movements and she only attacked him once and knocked him out in cold. Knight howled in pride at the back of my mind. I saw Daniel and Albert clapping for her enthusiastically and even my father had a proud smirk on his face. She had changed a lot.

When I reached her room, she was not there. I heard the running of water and assumed that she was inside the washroom. I paced to and fro in the room because I was still anxious. She didn’t let him touch her even for once but the way she was jumping, and sliding the whole time, I guessed that she must have some bruises on her legs. I stopped when I heard her opening the door of the washroom. I lost all my rationality and stormed towards her. I saw her taking a few steps backwards with wide eyes in shock. “Alpha Theo”, she suddenly called my name aloud and I stopped in my track. I felt that she had splashed a bucket full of ice water on me to bring me back in the reality.

I just stared at her for a good few seconds. How desperately I wanted to embrace her and hid her in my embrace from the rest of the world but I couldn’t do this. Her reluctance and coldness were now getting on my nerves. Without saying anything to her, I stormed out of the room. There was a storm inside my mind and I needed to calm myself at first before going back for my graduation ceremony. “Get back to her”, Knight roared inside my mind again. “I can’t. Can’t you see how cold she was towards us”, I yelled back at him and shut off the mind link between us in anger. I didn’t want to hear his nagging right now. I had enough on my plate already.

I went straight to the backyard of the palace and ran towards the forest with all my strength. I needed to clear my mind before I go back. “Where are you, Theo?” I got a mind-linked from my father when I was about to reach the border of the forest. “I am on a run, dad…. I … I just needed some time then I will be back”, I told him about my whereabouts truthfully. “Come back soon. The ceremony is about to start”, he informed me and then cut off the link. I stopped near a tree and leaned against the bark of the tree. I was breathing heavily.

I put the back of my head on the bark and closed my eyes. She had changed completely. Gone was the chubby and cheerful girl which was in my memories. Never in my dreams had I thought about these changes in her. She wasn’t affected by my presence around her. It hurt a lot. There was no relationship between us but her scent still made me feel so many things that I shouldn’t feel. I shouldn’t have any feelings for her yet I was here, cursing myself. I needed to know what made her change this much. What happened after I left the pack? I opened my eyes and Daniel’s name crossed my mind.

He was close to her and I was sure that he was the only one who could answer all my questions. She had become smarter, and more intelligent and she was helping my father in our business too. This was not what I expected back then. She proved me so wrong about her and this was hurting me like hell now. I took a few deep breaths and decided to talk with Daniel after going back to the pack. I didn’t want anyone here to hear my conversation with Daniel about her. I stayed there for a good few minutes and let my mind settle on its own.

I walked towards the palace again as I had to attend our graduation ceremony. I was in the top ten students and it was also a matter of pride for my father. A bitter smile crept on my lips when an ironic truth crossed my mind. Both I and Rhea would get their awards for our achievements today and would make my father the most prideful alpha today. I was going to share his pride with the girl with whom I even didn’t want to share the air to breathe. I reached the hall where the graduation ceremony was now going on.

“Where were you?” my friend, Alpha Christopher Redcliffe immediately asked me as soon as I took my seat beside him. I didn’t answer him because my eyes were now glued on a particular person. I narrowed my eyes when I saw Rhea with Prince Henry. Prince Henry was not in his seat but he was with Rhea and they were chatting about something. Well, to be precise, Prince Henry was speaking all the time. Rhea was still cold but she passed a tight and small smile to him from time to time. I knew prince Henry very well. This was the first time I was seeing him taking an interest in a she-wolf. I was highly annoyed by the fact that he was interested in Rhea. She was an omega whereas he was a prince, a royal. There was no match between them. Still, he was roaming with her everywhere.

“Hey… this is the girl from your pack, right?” Christopher asked me in whispers again. I nodded in answer but didn’t remove my eyes from the pair standing on the other side of the hall. Prince Henry parted with her and she went back to her seat among the warriors who were here to get their awards. “I envy you, brother”, Christopher spoke again and I looked at him this time in confusion. “Everyone is talking about her ever since she came here. She is an omega still she is getting the award of the best warrior from your pack. She managed to defeat her opponent who was the delta of the Night Shadow Pack, much higher in rank only with one punch. If omegas from your pack as this much stronger then I can’t think about other warriors”, he praised her with an amusing smile on his lips.

“She was trained by the best trainers and my father, Christopher. She worked hard to get this position today”, I also praised her for her hard work and Christopher immediately nodded in agreement. “This is what I am trying to say here, brother. She proved that hard work can make any fragile or lowly creature stronger and skillful”, he praised her again and I just took a deep breath. Suddenly someone announced the arrival of the king and the queen and the whole hall went silent. I needed to stay calm for the rest of my time here. "You have to keep her away from Prince too. He is not a person who takes interest in anyone just for fun. I don't know why but I am having this nagging feeling that he has something in his mind related to her", Knight broke the wall and said to me in a serious tone. I didn't answer him but I knew that he was right about Prince Henry and Rhea.

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