Page 19 of The Forbidden Alpha

She was just staring at me amusingly. “Really? Are you up for the challenge, though?” She smirked.

My eyes widened. “Really? Oh my god, when - “

I couldn’t finish what I was saying when Leila’s fist hit my face making me see stars and black out.

Chapter Nine

I gasped hard when I felt a cold splash hitting my face. I immediately sat up.

“Oh god, you’re awake! Finally!” I immediately turned to my right when I heard a familiar voice. There I saw Leila massaging her head as if she was so stressed with what was going on.

I attempted to open my mouth to speak, but I immediately shut my eyes when I felt the pain in my left cheek. “Aw,” I groaned.

“Here, here,” Leila handed me a cold compress. I looked at her confusingly but still got it anyway. Slowly, I dumped it on my cheek. I even blinked multiple times to digest what was happening. Wait, what happened again? Why does my face hurt?

“What happened?” I asked Leila.

She was stunned for a bit. She bit her lips while staring at me. I saw a glint of regret in her eyes as she tried to open her mouth to say something but then closed it again as if she had changed her mind. I creased my forehead.

“What?” I added. Is there something she wanted to say or what?

Leila pursed her lips and scratched her head. “You passed out right after I punched you on the face. I’m sorry,” she said, slowly averting her eyes on me.

My mouth parted, and my eyes widened in shock. I gasped at her. “Oh my gosh, I passed out? How long?!” I exclaimed, but suddenly yelped when I felt the pain in my cheek again.

“Hmm. For a half-day, I think.”

“What?!”

Leila looked at me apologetically. “I’m sorry, Celine. I didn’t know that you won’t be able to dodge it…” she guiltily said.

I was speechless. I just couldn’t believe that a single punch made me pass out for half a day. The thought of it made me extremely embarrassed.

Damn. I couldn’t even dodge a punch to save my life!

Perhaps, Michael was right for rejecting me. He was right for thinking how weak and incapable I am. All the other she-wolves in the Crestmoon pack also know that. This is the reason why I was banished from my former pack, and if I continue being weak, I might get banished for the second time.

I couldn’t help but scoff, realizing how I was so mediocre with my life. When my father was still alive, I always thought that I would be protected, that nothing in this world could ever harm me. But when he was gone, I was all alone, with nothing to depend on but myself, and I realized just how vulnerable I was without my father’s shadow.

No, I can’t depend on my father forever. Now that he’s gone, it’s time to stand for me now.

“Celine…”

“Hmm?” I cleared my throat and looked at Leila.

She was looking at me anxiously. “Sorry, I didn’t know that you’re not that used to fighting…” she said in a small voice.

I sighed and looked at her. “It’s fine. It’s not your fault that I’m weak,” I said, a hint of bitterness in my voice.

She looks at her fingers, unable to think what to say. Awkward silence reigned between the two of us. I shifted on my seat while glancing at her, who was sitting on her bed across mine.

I heaved a sigh and decided to break the silence.

“That’s why you need to help me.”

Her eyes darted in my direction. She looked stunned. “W-What?”

“Leila, I am weak, and you witnessed that earlier. But I can’t be this weak forever. So please help me, Leila, please,” I begged her.

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