13: THIRTEEN
845 Words
R O S A L I E
God, that was awkward. Why did I have to tell him about my day or give an explanation why I moved?
Ugh, none of his business.
I had expected Freya to be out with her friends like she said, but the moment I opened, she came running up to me and attacked me with hugs and squeals.
"YOU f*****g b***h!" She yelled, jumping up and down, her dark curly hair bouncing happily against her face. "The hotshot Alpha King dropped you off?! Oh hell yeah! Give me the goss and give it good!"
"Nothing is going on!" I responded, my face going red.
"Let's not s**t on your blushing face now. HE DROPPED YOU OFF, so things are going on, with me and without me. We get it." Freya announced, giving me a devilish smile.
"I swear there's nothing to this. I coincidentally met him at the hospital, and I was also beginning to think he was stalking me for some ridiculous reason. But, why will he ever want to stalk a stranger when he has a whole f*****g world of options? Get real. Anyways, on my way home he offered to give me a ride and voila, here we are."
Freya stared at me, like she had been zapped with an electric shock. "I think he likes you, Rosie."
I froze. "No, not true."
I cringed. For a girl who hated having zero attention from the opposite s*x, this was the weirdest reaction. But then again, Axel Mancini was hot as well.
"Now why not? You are in your glory days to get all the men," Freya spoke, shrugging casually. "You are gorgeous. Have you seen yourself in the mirror? Your curves are to die for, your hair is natural ginger which is like a 'hot fiery redhead' turn on for any straight male. You are a f*****g Doctor, and a real life badass. On top of all that, you're basically a total package. So where is the NOT TRUE?"
It felt odd to be addressed as an attractive human being. Ever since Casper insulted every inch of my looks and belittled my worth, those thoughts seemed to follow my pride and confidence everywhere.
But deep inside, I knew I was my own person with several qualities that seemed to blow other people out of the water.
It was nothing against me as a person, it was all in the mind. And damn me, I couldn't let those nasty remarks go.
Hell, no one could cause that's mental abuse. And I didn't deserve that. No one does. I survived, and I'm proud of myself for getting out of that.
Axel has flirted with me quite a number of times, he had always paid attention to me in a way that no man had ever done before. But, did that mean he was attracted to me?
I didn’t want to get ahead of myself by assuming or jumping to conclusions. That had never led to anything good.
The sound of a text message pulled me out of my thoughts and I grabbed my phone.
It was a text from an unknown number.
I opened the message curiously.
‘I saw you have an off day tomorrow, can I take you out for dinner? - Axel'
Freya who had been poking her nose into my phone, perked up and stole my phone to read the message.
"OMG! He texted you first! This is like a dream come true! You have to go out with him!" she shrieked, clearly extremely excited and way too hyped about the situation than me.
The worst part was that my traitorous wolf was so excited that she did several somersaults like a clown in my head. She was that thrilled about the invitation.
I took my phone from Freya, and typed a reply to Axel.
'How did you get my number?'
Axel responded almost immediately as if he was already expecting my reply.
'Let’s just say, I have my ways. So, is it a yes?'
I looked at Freya who nodded vigorously, her eyes bright with excitement.
'Okay.'
'Perfect. Pick you up at 8. Wear something sexy, but you’re sexy already. So, it’s a plus. Night, princess. See you tomorrow'
'Goodnight.'
"OH.MY.FUCKING.GOD!" Freya squealed, jumping around the house. "This is the best day ever. Rosie has a date with a sexy beast!"
"It's not a date," I protested, although I couldn't keep the smile off my face.
"We'll see. But first, you have a big problem. You need a new dress and the mall closes in like half an hour. Let's go shopping!"
And that was how I got dragged to the mall, despite wanting to stay indoors and have a nice evening of watching TV with ice cream.
Instead here I was, being forced to try on dress after dress, until we find one Freya deemed perfect.
Fuck my life.
I groaned inwardly, but let her lead the way knowing I was stuck with this.
It was going to be a long night.
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