Mine: His Caged Princess
Chapter 48

FLASHBACK

Tiara smiled, recalling the way Wylder pampered her during her periods. No, they didn’t k**s or do anything that wasn’t allowed in friendship. He was just there to check on her as if she were sick. In other situations, she would have lashed out at him for treating her like she was sick, but she knew that his intention wasn’t to show that she was weak or sick.

She told him that no involvement of feelings was the first rule of their arrangement, on which he ended up shutting her mouth, and that he was taking care of his best friend in a friendly way.

She didn’t want to miss him, but here she was, missing him badly. She had never looked forward to the weekend with such eagerness.

‘What are you doing, Wild? Even though I told you that no feelings would be involved in all this, I can’t stop thinking about you.’ She thought.

[Tiara: Hey, when will you be at my place?] She sent a text and waited for his reply.[Wylder: Sorry, Ara! I have to attend the mating ball. I don’t think I will be able to make it tonight, tomorrow, or maybe for a week because there will be a lot of paperwork and a small celebration in the pack.]

Tiara’s heart sank after reading his message. She might not have lived in the werewolf world, but she knew what this mating ball was.

The mating ball was held by the werewolf king at an interval of six months, i.e., twice a year, where all the unmated males and females after reaching the age of eighteen were asked to attend in search of their mate. Because the werewolf world was too big and traveling from one place to another in search of a mate was quite a tough job, everyone met in one place.

The Alpha and his Luna, or the Alpha and his Beta, of all the packs, had the responsibility of gathering all their pack members and taking them back to their packs. Also, one could move from one pack to another for their mate. All these data and records had to be maintained with the alpha of the packs, so Tiara could understand that Wylder would be busy for a while.

At that moment, she didn’t know on what topic she should get more upset.

She wouldn’t be able to have s*x this weekend again.

Wylder might replace a second chance with his mate.

A selfish part of her wished that he wouldn’t replace his mate, but she grabbed her phone and texted him something that she didn’t wish for.

[Tiara: Great. I will pray to the Moon Goddess that you will replace your second chance mate.]

‘Please don’t send any females between Wild and me.’ She prayed. ‘Call me a double-faced person, but make sure that you hear my REAL prayer.’ She talked with the Moon Goddess.

[Wylder: Thanks. I too wish the same.]

Tiara fumed after reading that message. She immediately wanted to call him and fight with him, but she controlled her temper, throwing her phone away.

“Tee!! The set is ready.” Michelle informed her, to which she nodded her head and left from there. Little did she know, even Wylder prayed the same thing that she did, but he just couldn’t tell her that he wanted to choose her as his chosen mate.

Wylder knew that their worlds were poles apart. Even though Tiara was a werewolf, her career and her future were in the human world. He wanted to claim her and make her his, but not at the cost of her career.

His plan was to make her realize that if they wanted, things could work out between them if they had a mutual understanding.

*

[Tiara: Found your mate?] Tiara sent him a text at night.[Wylder: Nah. Just enjoying the party and free food.]

Reading this message, a small smile appeared on her lips.

[Tiara: Good for you because I’m getting bored.] She replied. She wanted to know if he could come here. No, she wasn’t missing s*x, but his company. But yes, s*x was like the cherry on top.[Wylder: Missing me?][Tiara: Nope. I was just stating the fact about getting bored.] She clicked on the “send” button without admitting that she missed him.[Wylder: But I miss you, Ara. Even though I’m surrounded by so many people, I can’t help but think about you as a F-R-I-E-N-D.]

Tiara chuckled and felt like some teenager chatting with someone over the message; after all, who does it nowadays?

She wanted to call him instead of chatting through the message, not when she knew how smart his elder brother was. The last thing that she wanted was to get her phone hacked or something like that. But then, she wasn’t scared of anyone. She would do what she wanted to do, and she didn’t need a third person’s permission to do anything in her life.

They kept chatting for god knows how long until Tiara fell asleep in the middle of the chat.

[Wylder: You there?][Wylder: Slept?][Wylder: Good night, Princess. Sleep tight]

*

Tiara opened her eyes in a hurry and grabbed her phone to check the time and also to check Wylder’s message. She cursed under her breath when she realized that it was morning already.

[Tiara: I’m sorry, I fell asleep.] She texted him back quickly.[Tiara: Good morning.]

She kept staring at her phone but didn’t receive his message instantly. She concluded that he would be busy, sleeping, or not around his phone. At the same time, someone rang the doorbell.

‘Seriously? Who is here at this moment? She wondered and left the bed, rubbing her eyes.

‘Could this be Wylder?’ She wondered. The mere thought kicked all her sleep from her eyes, and she ran quickly towards the door and looked at the person who disturbed her sleep through the peephole. Finding Wylder standing on the other side of the door, she ran inside the washroom to freshen up as soon as possible. She couldn’t look like this, not when Wylder looked like a handsome hunk in the three-piece suit.

She made sure that she would look beautiful. She brushed her teeth, combed her hair, applied a small amount of perfume, and changed herself into shorts and shirts that she had worn just a couple of times.