Dangerous Lycan’s Claim: Betrayed Luna’s Second Chance Mate Novel – Raymond never left the door open. I was sure of that. As I got to the door, I saw it ajar. My already shaking hands shoved the door gradually as I stepped in. The coolness of the house graced my neck as I met no one in the living room. My mind traveled far and wild as to what could have happened to Raymond. I tried keeping the thought of him being attacked away from my mind, for a while it worked, but as I walked on, it occurred to me that it might come to be my reality. Frightened from making a sound, I took off my boots and walked slowly on tiptoes. The living room was empty, and so was the kitchen and the rest of the rooms I reached out to. Although there were still many floors to check. As I got closer to the bedroom Raymond and I shared, I stopped on hearing voices. Although they weren’t clear words even as I strained my ear to listen, I still could not understand any word that was said.
They sounded more like mumbles and so I reduced my pace walking without applying weight on my heels so I would not be heard. Sticky sweat sprouted from the pores on my palms. Even with the cracks in my bones and my heavy breathing, these mumbles did not stop but only increased in volume as I got closer. Its rhythmic resounding cadence only made me inquisitive as I hurried towards the bedroom entrance resting my back against the wall, my wandering mind raced as I pondered. “What could be behind the door?” Whatever answer lay behind the door, I knew very much that it wouldn’t be good for me. I headed to the door pushing it open. “Oh my God! Raymond?!” He jerked moving away from the bed with sweat dripping down his back. It would have been justifiable if it was some strange girl but, Racheal? My jaws fell in doubt and as if a spark of energy surged through me leaving me astounded. I watched their heated shirtless body as they scampered to get dressed.
“Take your hands off me!” I cried out as Raymond rushed towards me. “I can’t be around you guys right now, this is so unbelievable.” Tears spurted down my cheeks like a runnel of waterfall leaving a glimmering path in their wake. Breathless with anger, I walked out of the room heading toward the living room, my face contorted with rage as I paced around. I couldn’t find the peace to settle on the couch as my hands trembled. My eyes had become a stormy sea by the time I saw Raymond again walking up to me with waves of admixtures of emotions crashing against the walls of my composure. Even as I tried to stifle my sobs, they escaped like graceful falcons fluttering into the air. “Babe, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for this to happen, believe me.” “Then what did I just see there?” “She just came on me.” “Yes, it’s all my fault,” Rachael walked down the stairs as she approached us.
“What do you mean? I saw you guys, he was literally riding you. You are my best friend, Racheal, at least I thought you were. Why could you do a thing like this to me? I trusted you.” “I took the coke again. I just wanted to check up on him as it has been a while. I didn’t know how it all happened and how I ended up on his bed. Please Clara, I am deeply sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you.” She brushed tears from her eyes. “You were drugged and then you seduced him. You guys are so unbelievable thinking I would believe such cheap lies.” “Clara, please wait.” Raymond called out as I fled the room. I walked down but it seemed like my legs had failed me. I rushed towards the car shutting it close but before Raymond could catch up, I turned on the ignition of the car zooming away. “How could they do that to me?” I thought as the night came fast, I did not like it as Raymond and Racheal had slipped away my peace, their presence suddenly detested me. As my phone beeped, I unconsciously rushed towards it.
Maybe I needed to see his call to get to hear some explanation, maybe something I could actually believe, but it wasn’t him nor was it her. I returned to bed as my thoughts went array again, maybe they could be right, she had taken the coke again and had seduced him. The ring from the doorbell dragged me out of my streams of thought as I walked to the door. “What are you doing here?!” I barked as I found Racheal looking back at me. “Would you at least let me come in?” All day, I had let my sadness weigh on my bed. I certainly didn’t want to see the face of the same person who had hurt me but I knew that I needed an explanation to ease myself of the emotional stress. I pulled the door backwards letting her in as I awaited the words. “What do you want, Racheal?” “I am here to…” “To say that you are sorry? And to tell me how you got buzzed by some coke and seduced Raymond?” “No, Clara, that is not why I have come.” “Then why are you here?” I nearly shouted.
“I and Raymond are a thing.” “What?” Her words struck me in places I could not fathom. “Clara, don’t act like you didn’t hear my words.” “What do you mean?” “You know what I’m talking about.” “Wait what? You come to my house and tell me to my face that you have been drilling Raymond?” “Not just drilling him, we are taking it seriously but that can’t happen with you in the picture. Raymond loves me and not you.” “You are crazy for saying those words to me. You know so well that Raymond loves me so much and we are to be mated.” “Oh darling, you really love this guy, don’t you? But it’s so sad that he doesn’t feel the same way as he keeps running back to my bed every time that you go for your little business trip. Clara, when would you put down your pride and accept the fact that Raymond doesn’t love you any more that’s if he ever did in the first place. He was only with you because he only wanted to use you.” I lost my cool as my palm landed on her cheeks taking the words off her lips.
I had never fought with Racheal before nor had I hit anyone. It happened so fast that I had to and for some reason, it felt so good. “I see you have suddenly gone rogue Racheal, I always thought you were my friend, you cheap liar. You think you’d come here and tell me about some lie and I would believe any thing you say to me after what you have done? Now, get out! Get out of my house before I call the cops on you!” The door shook vigorously as I banged it shut behind her. “It isn’t true, Racheal always lies, she always lies.” I muttered under my breath constantly reminding myself of the possibility that she was only bluffing. Rachael’s visit was a constant reminder that I had been struck with a harsh reality. The room had been quiet for as long as I could remember but the voices in my head did not let my lids fall close to sleep. What was it I perceived, betrayal? Or some sense of jealousy from her. As much as I yearned to squeeze her in my grip for saying all those hurtful things to me, a part of me just couldn’t.
It was surely the after effect of a stressed-out and troubled soul. I tossed and turned and suddenly, the bed felt too soft as I drowned in its cosiness. I crawled out of it to find solace on the sofa chair in the room. I faced the window and watched at the curtain dancing to the rhythm of the wind. Just then, it struck me that I needed to return home- the home Raymond and I shared, a gift from my parents, the former rulers, to us. What was I doing all alone in the cold night? When I should be in the arms of the man that I love. I shouldn’t let her win. Somehow I knew that Racheal had always been jealous of me, I should have heeded to the warnings of my instincts. But love, sometimes love becomes the enemy in a triangle of people, love lets me ignore the signs. As the wind caressed my skin, gradually, I felt the heaviness of my eye lids as they fell close putting me to sleep.
I headed home the next morning, determined not to listen to any plea from him. Just outside the porch, I sighted some familiar luggage as I moved closer. It became clear to me that they were mine. Every thing I owned sat in the cold right outside, even the fancy new flip-flop Raymond had chosen for me on our last trip together. “Raymond!” I called out as I got to the door but there was no response. With a rounded fist the door shook the hinges as I pounded hard. “What madness Clara?! Do you not know that you disturb the peace of the neighborhood?” Raymond rushed out towards me. “I’m sorry but that was the only way to get you out, you weren’t taking my calls. I am curious Raymond, what are my things doing outside of our home?” “Oh, I put them outside.” “Why would you do that?” “You aren’t needed here anymore.” I chuckled as I grabbed the retractor handle of the first luggage, “Stop with the jokes Raymond, “This is my home. Now that you have betrayed me, you should get out.”