The Ancient Lycan's Mute Mate

... I'll help you...

Chapter 9

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‘Why…’

I slowly withdrew my hand which held the corner of Cassian's pants, wondering to myself why I had acted out that way.

‘Alicia, get a hold of yourself…’

‘Why the hell did you do that’

Maybe because he has been treating me like no one else has in a long time, I feel somewhat better than I had been for a very long time now.

I know I wasn't supposed to feel this way towards anyone who tries to get close to me, but…

…there is just something about his gaze…

…the way he looks at me…

“Hmm?”

I raised my head to look at him, peeking from behind the mass of unwashed and unmaintained hair that was about to get the beautiful and deserving justice it needs.

He tilted his head a bit, staring at me as if questioning the reason for my abrupt action.

The silence stretched on for a while, before he suddenly knelt to my level, making eye contact with me.

He reached out his palm above my head.

This time, I tried my hardest not to recoil or move away from his touch.

He patted my head slowly and gently, as if patting a cute little puppy.

“ I will be right outside this door, Alicia”.

He said, pointing towards the door we just entered from, that led to the huge bedroom.

He looked around the room slowly, as if looking for something.

“ If you need me press that black button over there”.

He said while pointing in another direction, close to the wall near the bathtub.

“ Okay?”

I looked over at the maid who was staring at her feet.

‘ Pale blue…’

During my stay in the basement, I remember whenever my stepfather was quiet and didn't say any taunting words to me, or worse, beat me just to make sure I didn't have the capability to escape, the colour of his aura would always be this ‘pale blue’.

‘ … this should be safe’

After collecting my thoughts together, I looked at Cassian and slowly nodded my head.

“ Good”

He slowly retrieved his hands from my head and stood, easily towering over me.

“ I'll be outside”

He repeated these words once again and then proceeded to the door and disappeared behind it, leaving just me and the maid in the bathroom….

…. She walked closer to me and reached out her hands towards me.

‘Stay Alicia…’

I flinched from her touch, as she peeled off the dirty shirt belonging to my stepfather, from my body.

I tried to reassure myself that the person who had shown me different colours of auras which I knew within myself were the complete opposite of that ‘monster', was waiting for me just behind the door…

…I stared at the door intently, as if trying to bore a hole so I could take a look at what was on the other side…

…trying my best not to look at the stranger who was currently stripping me of my clothes.

Yes, I trust the power which I suddenly developed after my nineteenth birthday and led me to my current circumstances. It was the only thing that made me feel, well, somewhat safe, as I could see someone's emotions based on the colour of the aura surrounding them.

It helped me in the streets of Westport. Although I don't know why I could see stuff like these, I know it was dangerous to tell anyone about.

“ Ma'am, please bend over”

The voice of the maid forcefully brought me out of my reverie. I jerked slightly, before controlling my body to do as she asked…

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CASSIAN POV

Walking towards the bed, I sank my lower half in the soft embrace of the mattress.

I took a deep breath, trying to clear my head as I stared at the floor motionlessly.

Taking out my phone which had spiderwebs-like cracks on the surface of the screen, I ignored the uncomfortable feeling of the shredded part of my tailored made three piec suit sticking into the wounds on my back.

I dialed a number raised the phone to my ear. I waited for while before voice of someone being on the other side rang softly in my ear.

“ Brian”. I called out softly, trying to suppress my inner turmoil.

“ Yes Cassian?”.

“ Find out everything you can about Alicia”.

“ Alicia? The lady you picked up in the alley?”

“ Yes”.

“ Sure, I'll get to it right away”.

I stood up from the bed and walked towards the dressing table, I quickly found what I was looking for and organised it.

“ Also find out if any rogue is in the vicinity”.

“ Rogue?, I don't think it's possible for a rogue to stay within Westport without us detecting it”.

“ Do it!”

...sigh

A long sigh came from the other side of the phone.

“ Ok Cassian”

I dropped the my hand holding my already damaged phone after hanging up.

‘Excluding her natural scent, there seems to be another entirely different scent on her that belongs to another person’.

‘That damned smells seem to be altered one way or another’.

‘I don't know what they did that seems to even confuse my own strong senses’.

‘ If I hadn't been attentive when I was busy enjoying the embrace and feel of my long awaited mate, I would never have been able to sense such abnormality’

My grip on the phone tightened and the screen cracked rapidly with more ‘spiderweb like cracks’ appearing…

…Suddenly

The door leading to the bathroom open with a small crack at first, then it was pushed widely, revealing the figures behind it…

The maid walked out first, followed by the small and frail looking figure of Alicia.

She wore a white bathroom and fluffy looking flip-flops. Her head was wrapped tightly in a towel as I could finally see the eyes that were hiding behind her hair since we met.

The first thought that came to my mind was…

…Vigilant.

She stared around the room before landing her deep black eyes that were filled with instinctive distrust, before landing her gaze on me.

“You can leave now, I'll take it from here”. I spoke to the maid without taking my eyes off Alicia.

“Yes Sir Cassian”.

“Also…bring in a nightwear for the lady immediately”.

“Of course Sir Cassian”.

After I heard the door click shut, I took a step towards Alicia.

“ Come… I'll help blow-dry your hair”.