ARAIA'S P.O.V
Hmm…
Why do I feel like there's something heavy in my chest? Did I forget to remove my underwear before I sleep?
I tried to remove it but it's so heavy.
"Urgh."
Just what is this!?
I tried to remove it again but it's not moving. I tried to know what it was by touching it.
Hmm…
It's something warm…there's some small hairs too…
Almost looks like an arm…
Wait- an arm!?
My eyes opened wide at the thought but I gasped when I saw that it's really an arm!
My eyes landed on the man beside me, to the man who owns the arm and it was-
"Alejandro?!”
Is it really him?!
I checked him out, he is sleeping beside me and his arms are on my-
Oh damn, I forgot!
I removed his hand and got out of the bed, but I was stopped by the sudden aching from all over my body.
That's when I also realized that I am not wearing anything!
"What the heck is this…"
I saw my clothes under my feet so I picked it up and put it on.
"Oh, you're awake?"
A hoarse voice cut my thoughts.
I looked at him and he was looking at me with sleepy eyes.
He slowly gets up but his eyes are still staring at me.
"What happened? Why are you here?" I asked him.
And why are we naked?!
What just happened between us?
It took him a minute to answer, it looks like he is gathering his thoughts on what happened last night.
Damn it!
If only I can remember what happened!
After he wore his clothes, he started to explain everything to me.
"What are you…talking about…"
I can't believe what he just said, according to him, he was just going to apologize to me and check on me last night when he saw me getting out of my room with just a robe and was burning hot.
He said that he tried to ask me what happened but I am not saying anything, he also told me that he was recently going to ask for a servant to help me but I am not letting go of his hand so he ended up staying, then that's when I do something embarrassing.
He told me that I began kissing him and-
Urgh! What the!
"Aren't you joking?" What if he is just joking?
He shook his head, his eyes were so sincere…
"I swear that I am not joking, and all that I've said is true."
"Okay, okay!" I need to stop him and say more because that is making me more embarrassed.
But why did I do that?
"I think you were in heat last night."
Huh?
"What are you talking about?"
How the hell would that happen when I am not a werewolf?!
"That's impossible, super impossible! You know, I can't tell you but-"
"Araia." He cut me off.
"Huh?" Why is he staring at me like that? Why did his eyes turn to something that would say something important?
"You're a werewolf."
"..."
What is he talking about?
I know that he thought that I am a werewolf but I am not.
Although I can't tell him that, maybe I can convince him that being in heat is impossible for me.
"Alejan-"
"I know that you're not from this place, and you think that you're not a werewolf, right?"
I was dumb founded but what he said, did he just…
"What…"
"I know, but believe me when I say that you're a werewolf by blood." He continued.
Wait, I can't process what he's saying!
"I think you're mistaken-"
He shook his head and said, "I know everything, Araia, that's also the reason why I became greedy and even tried to use you, remember?"
He continued on telling me about how he learned about me and the reason why he didn't tell me.
"So you know all alone that I am not a werewolf?"
"No Araia, I know that you came from another place but I am certain that you are a werewolf and you belong here."
What is he talking about?
"I don't understand, why are you so sure that I am a werewolf?" This is a mess!
"Look at this."
He withdrew his sword and asked me to watch him.
He slightly cut his arm and asked me to cut a small portion of my finger. I did what he said and when the blood was flowing from my finger he put my blood in his cut. My eyes widened when his wound healed instantly.
"What the…"
What just happened?!
Do I have some kind of magic power?!
"See? You are not just a werewolf but one with royal blood."
Alejandro told me an old story about the princess who went missing after a war, he told me that I am that princess and I am a royal.
"Although you didn't grow up here, I am certain that you belong here." He repeated.
All I can do is to watch him and process the information that he is telling me.
"About what happened to you last night…"
He told me that he is entitled when someone is about to go into adulthood. It's like a process when someone is ready to awaken his or her power.
"But…" I can't believe it…
How am I supposed to believe that when I grow up on Earth?
"Maybe you're just mistaken?" Maybe the power of my blood was because I am a human and my blood has different effects to their blood?
He kept on shaking his head.
"Should I prove to you that you're really a werewolf?"
"..."
What should I say?
"There's no harm in finding out the truth, right?" He added.
**
IN THE END, Alejandro and I decided that he will help me to awaken my power, and if he is mistaken he will help me to find a way to go back to Earth as a payment for using me.
When we were discussing how he would help me he mentioned that using me. I have learned that he is going to use me in terms of showing me to everyone with him as my sponsor.
Although that didn't happen yet so it still didn't count as using me, he still upped all the choice to me for thinking that way.
So because of that he promised to help me and not do it again.
He also told me that his feelings are real and he regretted everything. Although he asked me to give him another chance, the pain in my heart is still here so I can't give him an answer yet, I just told him that I need more time to find myself and the truth about me.
Maybe in the future, I will be able to give him an answer, but not right now.
So just as he promised, he helped me when there's a strange feeling building inside my body.
When I have overcome that era, he began training me to increase or to awaken my power.
Well he is training me, I can't deny that there is strange happening to me just like the first time that I felt when something strange to me became clear and my senses became sharp.
I can even hear a certain person from afar.
My strength also increases a lot as well as stamina. Although I have been eating quite heavy since I began training my strength, I am happy to see the results and I am happy to know that I have this power.
This just means that I can now protect myself. I don't have to rely on others to keep myself safe from danger.
Alejandro also taught me how to handle things and how to deal with my people when I took over my pack.
He is so considerate to me, even during the time where I can't accept who I am, he didn't leave my side and he guided me every time I needed him.
He also doesn't push himself to me and he gave me the space and time that I asked him.
Everything became easy for me because of his assistance so I am thankful to him for staying.
I am also thankful that he is showing me that he really regretted what happened before, he also shows me that I deserve to have the time in space that I ask.
Each day, he is teaching me different things. The other week he taught me how to speak like a leader just like how to gain confidence when speaking and how to get your peoples trust and attention using that confidence.
He also taught me different history about this empire and he taught me different topics that will be of help to me in the future.
"THIS IS INCREDIBLE!"
Today, Alejandro taught me to transform into a werewolf.
I have fully accepted that I am really a werewolf and that I am not a human.
Although it was a shock to me, eventually when I saw what I am capable of, everything became clear to me.
I trust his words now, he also told me the story about my family so we decided that after my training and when I am fully used to my strength he will help me to find my family.
Although he said that it is impossible or it would take time because the war didn't leave anyone from my family.
I also learned that William's ancestors are the one who betrayed my family just because of greed.
They were eyeing their power from the very beginning and when they saw an opening, they waged war on them, that is also the reason why William's village and family are known to be powerful although their power didn't come from good.
I am so embarrassed and guilty that I trusted someone like him, he is just greedy like his ancestors.
Come to think of it, did he know that I am a human back then?
He did mention that Alejandro is using me but he didn't mention the reason why Alejandro is.
Where did he even hear that from?
It looks like he is so desperate whether to make me mad at Alejandro or to get me on his side that he sent a spy to Alejandro's mansion.
Alejandro told me that he is dead and someone from his pack raised to his position. And the village where he is residing is where my family used to live.
Just imagine my anger when I learned of that information, that is also the reason why I am so eager to get that position because I want to reclaim the hardships of my family, I want to get what's rightfully ours, however, before one can raised to a position of an Alpha, a duel must occur and that challenger must fight everyone who challenged him to prove that he is capable of protecting everyone.
At first I was hesitant because my goal is to get the position of the leader of that village and in order to do that, I need to challenge the current Alpha. But Alejandro assured me that I can do it and I am far stronger than him even if many challengers request a duel with me.
He assured me that I can do it if I only trust myself because I have royal blood which gives me a huge advantage from everyone.
I swear, I will get what is rightfully mine!