Chapter 55
During the entire time, he would catch Naomi’s eyes in the crowd and when they locked eyes, she would pretend to look somewhere else.
He was literally shot in the stomach by Kitsunes and they had bodly told him they would kidnap Naomi and take her away; probably to hurt her. Barton had his eyes on her during the party and entire oath but he just wanted to make sure.
These creatures were sneaky and what was worse? They could morph into anyone and he wouldn’t have a clue.
Just as he brought forth his wrist, he didn’t recognize a bowl placed underneath it.
“Argh!” He winced, slightly bending his knees, his wince resounded In the entire party venue, startling Dora who wasn’t used to seeing Daniel in pain.
The Shaman stepped back with a strange looking saber, stained with dark red blood.
He badly wanted to swear. The goddess knew how much this hurt badly but the Shaman strictly ordered him to let every single drop of blood fall into the bowl.
People gasped and mummured in sympathy but it was the rites of the Alpha completing the blood oath.
Naomi felt a small pang of pain on her wrists just watching every drop of his blood fall into the bowl.
Brittany held her shoulders and she realized she was standing amongst the crowd with Talia and a familiar bouncy-haired blonde girl who had joined them to dance a moment ago. She was actually a fun person, jovial and wild but Naomi couldn’t help but feel a sense of familiarity with her.
Kiara p>
“Are you okay?” Since she was the closest, she had felt Naomi stiffen once Daniel was slashed across the wrist with the saber.
“I…I’m fine.” She stammered, feeling a bit nauseous seeing blood.
Talia chuckled and whispered.
“You’re freaking out over watching his own blood drip into the bowl. You’d probably faint when everyone in the pack have to get a taste of it and swear their loyalty to the new Alpha and his Pack p>
“What?!” Naomi almost yelled and clasped her hand over her mouth in embarrassment when the two girls began giggling at her cute expression.
Kiara was the quiet one. She was still trying to process the turn out of situations.
The person she had taken clubbing the other day, mocked him and later on kissed him after telling him ’she was horny’ was the ALPHA p>
She felt blood rushing up to her face at having to face him again. Eventually, she had to. She was the principal’s daughter and would be responsible for showing the new student around which was obviously him of course.
“We have to go back to the table.” Brittany tells Naomi and Kiara and they nod understandingly. They weren’t part of the pack so they had no rights to taste the Alpha’s blood.
However, Talia excused Naomi from Kiara for a moment and Brittany joined them.
“What’s wrong?” Naomi asked the two in panic, noticing the look of worry in Talia’s eyes.
“We’re just wondering…since you’re a Talia glanced about before whispering. “Kitsune. Brittany do you think she should perform the blood oath with him p>
“Well…she is his mate but p>
“What?!” Talia almost screamed with delight shining in her eyes, her brows raised so high it almost touched the tip of the hair falling over her forehead. “You’re mates p>
Brittany held the bridge of her nose while Naomi turned red.
“You weren’t meant to hear that. No one was. J…just don’t tell anyone okay p>
“I won’t I promise But she was visibly giddy.
“You asked a really important question though She turns to Naomi. “If you do the blood oath with your mate, you’ve chosen to become inseparable p>
“Permanently?” Naomi asked, just to be sure and she gulped when Brittany nodded.
She suddenly turned to Talia.
“Can I have a word with Brittany. Please p>
Talia nods understandably and after flashing them a smile, she leaves and makes her way up to the high table where she completely ignored Jepthaph who had his eyes on her the entire time she climbed up the stairs and simply lowered herself on her seat.
“I talked to my…fox p>
“S…seriously p>
“I didn’t have much time but there are several questions I had to ask her but…I couldn’t p>
“How…did you do it p>
“I literally travelled into my own mind…but I’m torn between two choices Brittany p>
“What’s that p>
Naomi sighed and looked in the direction where Daniel’s wrist was still hovering above the bowl while everyone in the pack began forming a long line. They were so many that they made eight lines and still, it was as long as a caterpillar.
Daniel glanced up at the crowd hovering around, smiling warmly at him and he felt a sense of peace he never felt for several years since he last stayed at Moon Howler’s pack years ago.
This was his home.
Dark Risers’s pack.
Suddenly his eyes began spamming over the crowd. Where was Naomi p>
“Place your hands over the bowl. Every blood of yours is very precious, you know p>
He reluctantly acknowledged the Shaman’s words but he felt uneasy.
“Calm down. If she’s not here. I’d know. Her fox’s scent is everywhere” Kelvin reassured him and he calmed down for a bit. The crowd was much so she was probably hidden by the tall jocks.
“If she does the blood oath, you two will become inseparable. You’d be able to know where she is and what she’s thinking just by telepathically communicating with her and you’ll obviously have to mark her for the blood oath to work since you two are mates p>
Inseparable p>
He stared at his own blood for a while.
Was that he wanted?
The thought of being mated to the enemy was something he wasn’t according to.
But then again p>
He was already attached to her. Everytime he saw Naomi, he always felt a sense of familiarity with her and in a way, he didn’t want to let her go.
Yet, he didn’t want to be with her.
It was for the good of him, the pack and also her.
Naomi turned to Brittany and finally said.
“I don’t think he’d want to be mated to me. I’m better off not doing the blood oath Brittany p>