Alpha´s curvy bullied human mate Chapter 12: True colors

Penelope

"Penny?"

"Yeah"

"Are you looking for someone, Nicholas, perhaps?" asks Marianne, as I look around the restaurant.

It was the Alphas' last day here, and I was relieved but uncomfortable at the same time. I didn't know why; it was what I wanted most, wasn't it?

For them to leave, for Belle Springs to be the normal, ordinary town where nothing happened, away from the werewolves.

So, who was I waiting for? Maybe someone I hadn't seen in days?

No, no, no. I didn't miss him. Not at all.

"Nicholas is calling me all day and all night. It’s starting to get annoying."

He’s very interested in me after our last date, I don't know why. Maybe, it has to do with Nate.

"Surely he is crazy about you. As he should be, crazy about your curves," Marianne says firmly.

"I'm pretty sure that is not the case..."

"Maybe another man is? You know, a hot one?"

"I don't know what are you talking about..."

"Really, mmm..." I see her wiping the tables contentedly and looking at me, acting weird.

"Ok, you’re giving me the creeps. What's going on? Are you reading one of those werewolf novels again?" I ask.

"For your information, I read them all the time. I just read one about a girl who had multiple alphas, triplets, good God..." she says, and I am horrified. It's bad enough to have one; I don't want to imagine two or more.

"But, that's not what I wanted to tell you," she says, and I thought she was up to something.

"Well, spit it out."

"It turns out that your admirer hottie, you know, tall, muscular, dark hair and blue eyes. I'm describing him to you again because you always seem to forget, like what happened a few minutes ago," she says, and I roll my eyes.

I don't even want to know about him. I didn't tell her about Nate. Honestly, I don't even know how to start.

"He went to see Jack to talk to him. He seems very pleased with the town and wants to help make it a better place," she says, smiling.

"What? How?"

"You will be surprised! Hottie wants to attend meetings here with other CEOs. They'll come several times a month. You know, they'll be part of our community. What do you think? I think he’s cute and kind! Or, he is so interested in you that he wants to be here as much as possible", she explains, and I'm in shock.

"What do I think? That's terrible!" Now, she has a lost look on her face.

"Why? They want to help us!"

"These people,these men, they're bad, really bad," I say nervously.

"I'm sure Jack and the others won't let them do anything bad," she says, and I try to control myself. This is the worst possible news.

No, no, no. Nate hates humans. What the hell is he thinking?

"You know, I thought maybe you were going to confess to me that you and the hottie had a thing," she says, and I widen my eyes.

"What... why?"

"I don't know... there's something about the two of you in the same place that... it's like you're buzzing. And he looks at you like you're a piece of candy he wants to eat, lick and savor completely and... " she says ,with gestures too graphic.

What the heck is wrong with this girl?

"Stop it. I get it. But I assure you, I don't want anything to do with him. And he with me, even less. We are just merely poor villagers to him," I say nervously.

"If you say so." she replies, and starts to talk about her novels.

Damn, I have to call my dad, see if he has any more information about this. I have to admit that I want to go home and see Wolfie, too.

But, I saw someone else waiting for me at the door of my house, someone I wasn't expecting.

"Nicholas? What are you doing here?"

And from the first moment, I knew something was wrong. He looks disheveled and seems to have had a little more than usual to drink . "Well, since you seem to have forgotten about me, I came to see you," he says, and I look at him in confusion.

"I just..." I say.

"I've been calling you for days! Where were you?" he yells at me.

"I, I've been very busy at work," I say.

"Yeah, working, sure." he says, annoyed. He seems dizzy and also angry. What happened?

"Yes, the restaurant and..."

"Or is that you were with that man?" he asks ,approaching.

"What man?"

"You know who; tall, muscular, dark hair!" he yells.

Goddess... The last thing I needed! I don't want to think about Nate, but everyone is mentioning him.

"I’m not. I have nothing to do with him." I say.

"Really? Because I was told that somebody saw a man enter your house, even naked," he says, and I get offended.

"What do you mean? Who told you that?" I ask, offended.

"Is it true? Tell me the fucking truth!"

"I'm not with anyone else, and I don't know who could have made that up," I tell him, and he slowly approaches me with heavy steps. He grabbed my arm, and I started to dislike it all.

"I don't like the girls I date hanging out with other guys..."

"Girls... there are more?" What the hell?

"Well, it is different for men..."

"No, it is not! I haven't dated anyone, and I thought you and I, we were..." I say and he shakes his head.

"Hey, hey,we're not at that stage, little one. We're not exclusive.. I mean, we haven't even... you know..." he says, leaning into me.

"You mean we haven't slept together?" I ask, with a lump in my throat, and he snorts.

"These things are important for any man, Penelope; we have needs, you know that... and you resist me so much, and I don't understand why," he comments, and I hear a growl in the distance.

"It’s a serious decision," I reply.

I can smell alcohol on his breath, and I dislike this situation more and more.

"Why? You don't have to think about it so much... it's so easy, little one. Did you let him fuck you? Is that what happened?" he asks, angrily.

"What? No!"

"Oh, are you a virgin?" he asks, and I try to get some distance from him.

"It's none of your business." I reply.

"Really? Oh, baby, I can teach you right now! I can do you the favor of taking this problem away from you," he says, and I tremble. I take a step back, and he comes after me when I see him stumble.

"What the hell!" he says, picking up what he tripped over and realizing it was a boot.

Then, he notices a pair of jeans right there. He picks them both up, and it doesn't take a genius to figure out that they are men's clothes.

"Were you with someone else?" he asks, and his tone changes completely; he looks aggressive and angry.

He’s a big man, and I had a strange urge to run into the woods and get away from him. My brothers were gone, and I was alone.

"These are my brothers' clothes...."

"Really? And what are they doing out here?" and I can't explain the reason that I leave them there for them to wear when they change into their human form.

"I..."

"You're just a bitch like the rest of the women," he says through his teeth, grabbing my wrist and squeezing it hard.

"Let me go!" I scream at him, but he doesn't seem to care.

"Tell me, how long have you been cheating on me? Did you fuck him? Tell me!" he yells.

"You just said you see other women, and we're not exclusive! You only care about what you want, don't you? You never cared about me. For you, women are just objects to collect and have," I say, and he shoves me.

"And I thought you were an easy conquest,the chubby girl who can't attract anyone. A desperate woman, a fatty! But no, you turned out to be a pretentious whore," he says, to humiliate me, and I feel such rage. How could I have fallen into the hands of such a man?

"You are a bastard and a pig, and I hope no woman is ever with you again.!" I say, and he laughs; he comes back towards me, staggering.

"I can have any woman I want. Although, I must admit, you looked great on our last date. If you had let me, I would have done so many things to you, and you would have finally known what it’s like to be with a real man," he says, coming over to me.

”And, when that muscular, dark-haired man kept looking at you, I even thought you might have something going with him, but, let's be honest, a man like him? No way! He wouldn’t notice a woman like you, a fat, nasty bitch," he says, knowing he's hitting me where it hurts; pure low blows.

"Get out of my house, get out of here!" I yell, pushing him away, and he laughs.

"A fat woman who is too lazy to diet or lose weight, you should be thankful I set my eyes on you, you ugly whore!"

"Get out of here right now!" I shouted and pushed him again, and this time he fell backwards.

I was now fully enraged and kept screaming at him when he seemed to realize that I had knocked him down, and he looked embarrassed.

"You're going to pay for this, you damn woman!" he says, and I snap to attention defensively as I hear a loud growl.

And a wolf comes at Nicholas, claws out and open-mouthed in a mask of fury; I hear his desperate screams while I look on in horror.