Another Choice
Chapter 12

(Selina)

"Are you sure he is fine?" I ask Asher.

"For the nth time, YES, I'm sure!" Asher replies annoyed.

Well, it might be true I asked him that question a thousand times for the last hour. I can help myself! I'm so worried about Tom. I wish I could see him and check myself but with that stupid love potion, it's too dangerous!

"Hey!" Tom says at the entrance of the living room.

I run toward him and jump in his arms. I retreat when I realize what I just did. Maybe he still is in that potion influence and I'm not helping him.

"Sorry!" I say blushing.

"It's okay." He says smiling at me.

"Are you okay now?" I ask him.

"Yeah don't worry. Lana fixed it." He says acting a bit weird.

"How she did that? I thought for a potion you to wait for the effect to-" Asher says.

"She is fucking powerful." Tom cuts him blushing.

Wait, Tom is blushing. He's never blushing, like ever. What's up with him.

"Well, this is not awkward at all. I should go! See you soon." Asher says.

"Thank you!" I say hugging him.

Tom and he shake hands and do a bro-hug before he leaves. I wait to hear the main door closes before turning toward Tom. He is already looking at me like it was the first time he is really seeing me.

"Are you sure you're alright?" I ask.

"Ahem, yes I am."

"So tell me, what happened exactly? Tell me everything." I ask him

He starts to explain everything. How he was approached by another me and then by Asshole, aka Noah.

"We already knew someone was stealing my identity but apparently she is really good, except for her awful taste of alcohol. So that means she knows me, really well..." I think out loud.

"She was more flirty than you actually but she was the perfect copy." Tom adds.

"This is freaking me out. How do you will know it's me? The real me."

"You're unique. I will know." He says caressing my cheek. I turn my head, I don't want him to see me blushing.

"Tell me one of your dirty secrets, you never told to anybody. If I have any doubts, I will ask." He adds.

"Uhm... Okay. Last time, I peed in my bed I was 12. Kaiden put my finger in a warm glass of water while I was sleeping."

"That little fucker! He did the same with me when I was 14! He wanted to test the theory!" Tom says.

"I swear, we will have our revenge! I will soon pee in his own bed! We also have to test that theory. What do you think?" I ask.

"It's a pinky promise!" He nods crossing his pinky finger with mine.

We both laugh. Goddess everything is so easy with him. Why is he not my mate? Anyway, we have a bigger problem now.

"This is fucked up. She can do a lot of things on my name." I say.

"She already does. We have to stop her as soon as possible."

"We can't now. We have to stop them together as she is working with a powerful witch. We need to stop them at the same time."

"We know it's Noah, so we just have to bait your impostor."

"What if, it's not Noah? What if someone is using his identity too?" I suggest.

"It was him. I know it's was him. My wolf recognized him as part of my family."

"Still your wolf was drugged maybe he was wrong."

"As much as I wish you're right, I trust my wolf. It's hurt to be betrayed like that." He replies.

"I'm sorry. It's just Noah is an asshole but you used to be so close that I replace it hard that he was ready to sacrifice you."

"I know. I would not believe it if I was not there myself." He sighs sadly.

"We need a plan of action. We need an excuse to explain why you're not dead. We need more time to be able to trick them." I say changing the subject.

"Or not... Do you trust me?"

"Is that even a question!?" I say acting like I'm offended.

"You're such a drama queen, Princess!" Tom jokes.

"Whatever, Thomas!" I say.

He laughs: " I think I like it when you call me Thomas."

I bit my lips:" Yeah and I like it when you're calling me princess."

"Don't bit your lips like that, please?" He says looking at my lips only.

"Sorry..." I whisper looking at his tempting lips too.

An awkward silence settles between us but it cuts by his phone. Thank goddess!

"Hey Dad, I wanted to call you." He says getting up and moving on in the kitchen.

"Look, I'm in trouble and I need to hide for a while. Can you help me with that?"

"What did you do Tom?" I hear his father says annoyed.

"Nothing bad, I swear! But you need to keep mom out of this." Tom replies.

"I need to see you, son. Tell me where we can meet?"

"Promise me you will not speak to mom, before." Tom says.

"You're worrying me, Tom."

"Please!"

"Fine, I will not say a word to your mother."

"Great, wait to the Zeplin bar, someone will pick you up."

"What's going, Tom?"

"Dad, please trust me." He says.

*****

An hour later, Alpha Liam is in our house, in our Living room. He did is Alpha magic taking Noah's hand in his and since he let it go, he didn't anything. We are all in a heavy silence. Fine, I'm in a heavy silence while Tom and his father are mind-linking and it's so annoying to be apart of the discussion!

"Ahem!" I say. They both look at me like they just realize I'm still here.

"I don't not if I should be proud or upset about you!" Alpha Liam finished saying out loud. Finally!

"Be proud? Did you prefer when I was depressed?" Tom asks.

"No definitely not! Still, you're taking huge risks for her. And what I saw is really disturbing. I can't accept that Noah is involved... But I also learned the hard way that things are not always what they seem to be. We can't trust anybody, because who is behind that is very powerful and can have ears and eyes everywhere."

"So are you in?" Tom asks.

"Of course, I am. Your life is in danger!" Alpha Liam says.

"Thank you, Alpha Liam!" I say.

"It's Liam, I'm not the alpha anymore. Your mother came to save me, after all, I did to her and it's nice to be able to return the favor. You're my future Queen and with what Tom has shown me, I know you will be a great one. We just need to be sure to stop the plot before they succeed." He says.

Tom and I nod.

"I have to say, I'm relieved to see where you live. I was really thinking you will be living in a cave." Liam adds teasing his son, I think.

"Hey, Hey, the perk to live with a princess. She needs her comfort." Tom smirks.

"You can talk! You asked for the house to have a 25m swimming pool, a sauna, a training ground, and a cinema room!" I put and they laugh.

"Okay, kids. I will give the same advice someone already tell you Tom: Call me if it's become too much."

"We will!" I promise. I would like to know who already told him that.

"And use protection!" Liam had and Tom turns red. It's not a simple blush this time, he is literally red.

"Dad!" Tom screams

Liam laughs: " I'm going, your mother will be worried if I'm too long."

"Bye! And please be careful! I love you son!" He says hugging me and then Tom.

We are on a mission in South America. We are helping a tribe after a big wildfire. We are cleaning the habitations to see which one we can save and which one needs to be demolished and rebuild. I’m in one of this house when suddenly i

I hear a deep rumble. Shoot! I need to run away this house is going to collapse on itself at any second. I was just in time out to see it fall.

“No! Selina!” Tom screams. His screams are heartbroken and I run towards his voice.

“I’m fine. I was able to run outside before it collapsed.” I say when I’m close to him.

“You scared the shit out of me! Don’t do that ever again.” He says hugging me strongly.

“I’m a Lycan, I could have been hurt but not killed.”

“I don’t care! I love you and I don’t want to see you hurt.” He says.

“What?!” Did he just say he love me? Does he realize what he just said? So he loves me too? My heart is beating wildly.

“I can’t be with you but yes I love you. I can’t keep lying to myself. But we will never be together.” He replies.

“Oh!” Again he’s rejecting me! What’s wrong with me? Do I really need a love potion to have someone to love me?

“So Selina is your real name. Interesting...” Lana says her arms crossed.

“No here, Lana. It’s not safe.” Tom says with authority.

“It is. I cast a spell nobody can hear us. I think it’s time to share your secret Selina.” She replies.

“What’s wrong with your name? Why did you change it?” Asher asks.

“Oh, it’s not only her name that she changes. She is disguised too.” Lana says.

“Why?” Asher asks.

“Does her name remind you something?” Lana says annoyed.

“Yeah, Selina like Selina Kyle, Catwoman.”

She facepalms herself: “Seriously, DC boy! This is your first answer! No, not like Catwoman, moron! More like in Selina Keystone White, aka our future Queen!”

“What the fuck! But she is not bitchy at all.” Asher comments.

Tom growls: “Watch out what you have to say about her!”

“So it’s true, you’re Princess Selina!” Lana says in awe.

“Yes, I am. Can you let me explain before judging me?” I say there is no point to lie anymore.

They both nod and I explain my story.

“I understand why you did tell us earlier but you could have trusted us.” Asher says. I know he doesn’t like the fact I lied to them.

“It’s not about trusting you. Let you in, let you know my secret means also putting you in danger and I did want that.” I explain.

“Well, we are now and we will protect you.” Lana says.

“Can we see the real you?” Asher asks.

“At home, where it’s safe.” Tom says.