The Night Wolf novel Chapter 10

Willow groaned. This was so not happening. "Well look at the bright side, you get to sleep early."

"Bright my ass." Said Melody. "Anyway, my sources told me that you were fired."

"Sources, right. So my sources spotted Jamie-Ray at the Smol Bean."

"Damn," said Melody. "Your sources are quick."

"They are," said Willow. "Very quick."

"Tell me about your tenants. Are they hot? Please be hot."

"What do I say? They are gorgeous!"

Melody squealed at the other end.

"JR will be hearing this." Deadpanned Willow.

"Traitor!" Yelled melody as she gave Willow deceived look, if that can even be called that. "How can you do this to me? You are my one and only true friend. At least that is what I've been believing in, until now."

"Okay fine! JR won't be hearing this." Willow rolled her eyes.

"So tell me."

"Well," began Willow. "There is Rowan and Felix. Felix is Natasha's nephew. Rowan is his friend."

"Which one did you hug?" Melody wiggled her brows.

"I didn't hug any of them." Said Willow, a bit too quickly. her face was already heating up.

"Oh? Then why is your face red?"

"It's not!" Said Willow. "You're seeing things." She said and regretted it the very next moment.

"Spill!" Yelled Melody and she was hushed from someone in the background. "Is it Felix?" Whisper yelled Melody before looking behind her probably at the person who hushed her.

"No."

"Rowan?."

"No." Said Willow but her traitorous face was reddening up.

"Rowan it is!" She yelled again, making her roommate scream at her to shut it. "Sorry." She said to whoever the other person was, Willow guessed it must be her roommate. Melody began moving, so all Willow could see was the ceiling and Melody's chin.

"No." Said Melody. "I'll be coming back soon in a few days, and I probably won't be able to talk to you till then. But when I return, you're spilling everything." Said Melody, when someone in the background called for her. "Now bye."

Willow was left staring at her screen which had brightened. She felt wide awake. Shaking her head, Willow tried to sleep for an or two more, but sleep remained distant from her. Sighing, she got off the bed.

Rowan had never been as lost as he was then. He didn't know how or why Willow could see him as he was, without the glamour up on him. As fas as he knew, Willow was a human. He had made sure before they moved in here. Then why?

It wasn't that he was weak, no in fact he was one of the strongest. His glamour had no imperfections, he knew that. Then how can she see his true eyes?

Rowan had glamoured his eyes to match to a human's. Golden wasn't a common eye color. He was one of the very few people who had golden eyes. The others being his father and his ancestors.

As Rowan climbed the stairs to his room, he couldn't stop thinking about Willow. He wanted to know why he felt an urge to protect her, why he wanted to hurt anyone who hurts her. At the cafe earlier, it took everything in him to not run and hurt the person who made her cry, dry. Till he was begging to be let free. But why? Why was he attracted to her? Could it be that- no, that's impossible. He has to be a full adult, he was still seventeen, not old enough to find her, his mate.

Could it be possible that he was developing a crush on her? Rowan once thought that he had a crush on Annie Melborne, later on he found out that he thought of her more of a friend than a crush, more like a little sister. But it was nothing like how he felt at the moment towards Willow.

Should he talk about this to Felix? Felix surely was an expert at this, thought Rowan.

"I fancy Willow." Said Felix.

Rowan snapped his head to Felix and frowned at him. Was he serious? He didn't want anyone to like his Willow. Wait what? Willow wasn't his, she wasn't his mate, then why does Felix liking her make Rowan angry? He had never been so lost before. All this put the maze back at the palace to shame.

"You don't." Rowan tried to say it calmly, but it came out as a growl. He threw away the thought of asking Felix about his now developing crush on Willow out the window.