Scarlett's Second Chance Mate

Chapter 3: Tailing my mate

SCARLETT’S POV

I stood up at once after hearing a light knock on the door. Dressed in a white long-sleeve shirt and a black knee-length skirt that was kept for me on the bed, I placed my hands behind me and nodded slightly after seeing Hazel walk in.

She smiled and dropped the pair of boots and socks in her hands, “You should wear these too”

I placed my legs on the stool one after the other and brought them down after expertly tying their laces. Hazel gazed at me in satisfaction and stated clearly, “You’re going to see Master Zephyr, I already let him in on who you are and why you are here. You can answer other questions he throws at you and do not forget to show him how willing you are to work”

“Understood?”

I responded with a smile on my face, “Understood, ma’am”

With that, I walked behind her until we got to the main room. Hazel bowed and walked out of the room, leaving me all to myself. While awaiting his presence, I gazed at the statue from yesterday, as well as the tiny inscriptions on the colored walls.

I took a few steps closer and was about to read the beautiful calligraphy when a voice interrupted me, “You should be the new girl? I presume”

Swiftly, I turned around to face him. My gaze landed on a tall man who had blonde hair a slender body, and a golden moustache. I bowed and greeted politely, “Greetings, Master Zephyr. I’m Scarlett Flynn and I’m honored to finally meet you in person”

He sat down and replied while gesturing at me, “You can sit, Scarlett”

I sat down and awaited the questions that were going to come from him. Master Zephyr’s gaze swept from my head to my toe as he placed a finger on his mustache.

He suddenly asked, “Scarlett? Where are you from?”

I opened my mouth to reply to him, but I suddenly felt as though my tongue was being tied. I gazed at the floor and wondered what could have gone wrong with me. As his scent filled my nostrils, I diverted my gaze from the floor and fixated on him.

He smiled and asked, “Having a hard time confiding in me? Yeah, I know you might not want to tell me everything in detail, how about we get to know ourselves first before you confide in me?”

I forced my smile and replied, “That’d be better, sir”

He nodded and looked resolute while divulging things to me, “I’m always busy with business and trips that’s why I’m barely at home. Your job here would be to become the call girl and to assist Hazel now and then. You’ll earn a lot by working for me, but if you choose to decline my offer and work for other people then I won’t revolt”

Feeling uncomfortable with the seriousness of his voice face, I replied at once, “I’ll work for you sir, be rest assured that I won’t be going to any other person”

“Good”

With that, he stood up and walked outside. I looked through the window and saw him mounting his horse, as his guards accompanied him.

As evening approached, I sat by the corner of the mansion, with my hand on my chin and my eyes fixated on nothing.

Just then, the guy from yesterday walked past me and headed to the gate with a big bag in his hands. I looked around and felt my heart thumping fast, as I followed him despite the voice ringing in my head.

It was as though I was in a verbal battle with my inner self, but I cared less. All I wanted was to find out who he was and why my heart palpitated whenever I saw him.

Through the lonely and dark path, I tailed him and perceived his strong scent of dust and rain. It felt off, weird, and different from the scents I had perceived since I regained consciousness.

I mumbled to myself while following him, “Why was it so easy to identify his scent?”

This aroused my curiosity and caused me to follow him, despite having this weird feeling that it might be a dangerous thing to do.

Unexpectedly, I got to a crossroads and stood there all by myself. My eyes wandered from the left to the right side in search of him. Unfortunately, he was nowhere to be found.

I suddenly felt intense sadness envelop me. It was as though I had lost a priceless treasure after searching so long for it. I moved further while wishing to at least see a glimpse of him, but it was only emptiness, silence, and darkness that I got.

I turned around and just when I least expected, I felt a force grab me to the back of a building beside the road. On opening my eyes, I saw the man who had left me mesmerized.

“Why are you tailing me?”

He opened his mouth to ask another question but stopped after seeing me slipping down. He held my waist and gazed at me intensely before taking me inside the building.

“Sit” he commanded, and sat far away from me. I felt my heart palpitating constantly. I had no idea why this was happening, or how to control it. I knew was that I wanted to be wherever he was.

I suddenly found my voice and asked with an emotional look in my eyes, “Why do you have a scent that is different from the people of this town?”

He gazed at me and smiled, “You only know this because you’re just like me. Or am I wrong?”

I kept mute and was happy to have finally seen him smile, “That, I do not have an answer to”

His smile broadened as he drew towards me and whispered in my ears, “You know me because you’re just like me, a werewolf”