Alex's p.o.v
She saw him, she saw her and she can't get that image out of her mind. Leo is sulking because Jayden blew him off to go talk with Toby... he might have exaggerated the whole thing but that's neither here nor there. She was sketching while her friend was crashing out but she refused to see the answer before him. She supports and validates his emotions here and there. Leo throws himself on the bed groaning loudly, she hands him a glass of water and sit on the floor next to him sketching sharp eyes. It is as if those eyes recognised her, her head snapped to the door when it swung wide open. Their eyes instinctively followed the sound; she was calm whereas her aggregated friend walked towards the door.
It's him. The man she saw with his girlfriend, why is he here? She gathers her stationery and places it in her tout bag except for her book and pencil. She does not want to look bothered by his presence.
"Who the hell are you and why do you have a key card to our room?"
Leo challenges the Deucalion. By the Deucalion's demeanour he does not look like he is taking Leo's attempts to be gruff seriously. Instead, his eyes are looking for hers and she froze until he broke contact. She went back to drawing pretending to not be affected, she's now shading, adding detail and shaping the sketch.
"Wow. I cannot believe you are a role model senior; how mean you are to a junior. Besides do you not remember me? Haha. I bet I did get taller, more muscular or handsome?"
They know each other? Where did the school exactly? Everyone seems to know each other and she's the odd one out. She sighs and focusses on distracting her busy mind.
"Uh. The foolish talk... Norman. No. It's Neil, right? I don't think so. Nathan-"
"Noah."
She interjected absentmindedly. It is frustrating, being attracted to her junior. Not just her junior but a Deucalion she happens to be fated with. She does not know much about Deucalion's, but she is certain they are nothing like Lucas. Toby is lucky to be fated to an honest, caring gentleman like Lucas. She is not trusting of any alpha and now Deucalion, she's been burnt before.
"Ah Noah, come in. It's been a while how is the fresher's activities treating you?"
They started taking about the past and she zoned out; she didn't want to know anything about him. She may have stalked him before but that was before she knew he had a girlfriend, gross. She's lusting over her junior who is years younger than her, why is fate so cruel? She likes Lucas, he would have been a better choice but instead it has to be Noah. She sighs again focusing on her drawing as to not overthink.
"What are you doing here?"
She began using her fingers to rub the desired places to make the shading look more presentable and attractive. She drew a man, his eyes, his nose, his lips look familiar.
"Lucas asked me to swich room because he wanted to be alone with Zippy." Lucas betrayed them for a keycard? She knew she shouldn't have agreed to this. "What are you drawing?"
She jumped when she realised his voice is much closer. She immediately shut her book; embarrassment laced with irritation gave her enough courage to get up and walk out of the room. Going into her room and shutting the door would have made more sense, but she has to commit to her storming off. He has a girlfriend, his three years younger and he is a Deucalion.
"Why are you following me?"
She sensed him following her, but she realised she was in the blazing sun without sunscreen. She takes a step back to stand in the shade, and she turn to glare at the reason she's still out here.
"I wanted to offer you a sweet snack and refreshing drink. Here."
By 'snack' he means a bag of snacks, chocolates and drinks she cannot not see. No one but her close friends have every given her snacks for no reason. She stood there stunned for a good minute before walking away without a word. She knows she is being rude but his so handsome and his being nice, she has to stay away. Nothing good will come out of this. He has a girlfriend, why is he following her around like a pup? He can't know what she is right? She is on her scent blocking suppressions, yet she's being trailed.
"Common. Why do you hate me?"
She stops. Where is she going? Wait, does he think she hates him? That hurts her for some reason, she turns to face him her confusion probably visible.
"I don't."
"Then why do you keep running away? I am interested in getting to know you. Interested to seeing more of those expressive eyes, perfect flushed cheeks and cute dimples that you are trying to hide unsuccessfully if I may add."
Her skin tinted a deeper shade in response to her embarrassment, and she wondered once more why a good-looking guy is out here following her. Gazing at her as if he wanted to devour her whole, his focus unyielding and that fact made all the butterflies wrestle. Thankfully or unfortunately, someone broke the mighty spell.
"Noah." Another gorgeous looking woman walked up to him, "the girls are talking about how much of a dick move it was for you to dump Linda after one night."
The woman she saw him with? Is he trying to do the same to her? She watches as the woman moved closer to Lucas's personal space and she froze tightening her grip on her art book.
"Air this is not the time to talk about this." She looks at her and she throws herself on his arms, she blinks and take a couple of steps back. "I am still waiting for the day we will be back together. The senior told me to call you for our photoshoot."
His a player. Why is every woman that orbits his existence beautiful enough to be drafted to participate in a beauty pageant. She's seductive yet playful and she touches him and he does not pull away. She wants to run but her feet are planted on the ground and more woman in various shades of dressed pulled him away from her. Tears began falling uncontrollably, what is happening to her? Insecurity is creeping in. His type is clearly fair skinned model types, and she does not fall in to either category. She knows how self-hatred feels but insecurity is a new trauma she's adding to the list. She should walk away but she stands there until Jayden spotted her.
"Hey. Lex. What's the problem?" He coos as he brings her into a comforting hug, she still does not cry but everything in her wants to breakdown. Rejection sucks. "Why are you crying?"
She wipes her treacherous tears; she's experience worse than whatever just happened. She faces Jayden with a fake smile. She tears the piece of paper from her book crumbles it up and she throws it away in the bin. She will not be a victim.
"Jay, can you please do me a favour?"
There is no way he will refuse her offer and he did not. She went back to her room and cleaned the area, washing her hands so many times because they trembled a lot. She left no trace she was ever in this room, she will explain everything to Leo later or he will figure it out when he sees Jayden's bag in her room. She gets to Jayden's room, and she does a deep cleaning with her own cleaning supplies that just relaxes her mind. She can do this for hours then she will sleep on the sheet and blanket she brought. Hotels may look clean, but it doesn't mean they are and she refuses to take chances.
"Common Lex, sleep." She tosses and turns, "we will receive our doctorate in four years. Then I can work anywhere in the world and eventually, I will open up my own practice. Think of that instead of the player."