Chapter 2

Chapter Two

Rowena

I can’t believe Dad might have ruined my chances of being with Oakley, seeing how he was so kind and he made me feel things. I could tell that he wasn’t fully human but that didn’t bother me so much.

I think that Dad had more issues than anything but I’m not quite sure what his problem is. He is the one who made the treaties with the rest of the shifters, and it seems to me like this is everything that he had wanted.

I don’t think that it is a big deal if I end up deciding that Oakley is the person that I want to marry. Looking across the room, I see how girls are flocking around him, trying to get his attention although they are not getting very far.

He towers above pretty much everyone, even the other men, and he is built like a damn mountain if you ask me. His short, curly blonde hair is slicked back away from his face, showing off his sharp but delicate features. He is almost too beautiful.

And when I remember those beautiful silver eyes, I feel like I could easily get dragged right in and I wouldn’t let anything hold me back. I see the way he is trying to ignore everyone, probably thinking that they are a bit of a nuisance.

I couldn’t blame him there because I can agree that people don’t know how to be subtle about anything and just continue to force their feelings onto someone and not care about anything else. I wish that I could just completely make him mine if he will allow it.

First, I need to deal with my overbearing parents who seem like they want things to go their way.

“I don’t know who you’re looking at but I think it would be best for you to pick someone of your own kind.” Dad murmurs, smiling down at me like he thinks it is going to make me do whatever he wants, “he is not someone that you would want by your side.”

My jaw dropped slightly because I couldn’t believe that Dad had said that. I glare at him now because I swear, he is just trying to be in trouble.

“Dad, that is so wrong!” I snap at him, seeing how he just raises an eyebrow at me, “You might think that you’re being ‘kind’ but it is rude for you to say that I can’t be with him just because he is not fully human. He is kind!”

“He is a Rogue.” Dad disagrees, making me more confused because I don’t know what that means, “he was exiled by his own people and the only reason he is here is because he managed to make a life for himself. I won’t have you going down that road though.”

Now it is my turn to be pissed off because I couldn’t believe that he is being so cold, “I don’t care if he is a Rogue or not. If I like him, then I'm going to do what I want and choose who I want to be with. You WILL respect that.”

Dad knows that if I have an issue with something, I have no problem with saying how it is. And he knows that if I end up telling everyone what he had said, then it would come back to him.

He’s just lucky if it happens this way because I’m not so kind. Truthfully, I would love nothing more than to defy him for acting like this but I also know that I have to be careful.

“I think that I want to pursue him.” I explain to dad, and I notice how his jaw clenches, “but I won’t make any hasty decisions. I just think that you need to give him the opportunity to prove himself to you. Okay?”

Dad doesn’t look too sure, furrowing his eyebrows a little bit but he ends up sighing and nodding his head, “Okay, I guess I can't say anything else about it. Just don’t make a mistake, okay?”

I don’t know if it would be a mistake to be with Oakley but I did know that I didn’t care. Every part of me is ready to make sure that I’m going to be happy and I’m not going to let anything else stand in my way.

And with Oakley, I think it is going to be possible.

I want to tell him that.

I want to tell him how I feel.

I want him to know that he is the only one who can make me feel like this and then some. Nervously gnawing on my bottom lip, I look around and notice that he is gone.

Where is he?

“Well, it looks like he wasn’t that interested in you if he ended up running away.” Dad murmurs, a slight smirk on his face, “I think that it would be best if you just left it alone, Rowena. I’m sure you will find someone who is much more suited for you.”

I hated that, feeling sad because I really wanted to make sure that Oakley was going to be the one but I quickly decided that now, I’m not going to worry about it. If anything, I’m going to end up having to track him down but I don’t think it is going to be easy.

About an hour later, I head to bed since the party is slowly coming to an end and I feel like I need sleep. When I slipped inside, I wasn’t sure what I was going to see but I was more than just a little surprised when I saw Oakley sitting on my bed like he belonged there.

He looks up at me, a beautiful smile gracing his lips…

Crap, he is perfect.