Chapter 68 - 67

Being in love felt weird. That was the only way Philip could describe it as he walked back to his room, deep into the night with a silly smile on his face, his jacket over his shoulder and the tune of a song he used to like when he was younger escaping his plump lips. 

His heart raced, his hands would get sweaty and everything would worry him, from Kai's weird stares to his cryptic words but somehow he didn't hate it. All these new feelings were addictive. The idea of love, the peace Kai's presence brought him, was enough for him to forget that his birthday was approaching. Just a few days away until the whole dream snapped. 

He didn't care though. He didn't mind as he hopped and opened his door, seeing his two friends sitting on his couch. Philip smiled at them and he pushed his dark locks back, showing them fully how happy he was. He threw his jacket on the bed and rushed towards Reina and Mika who were seated on the couch. He jumped on them with his big body, landing on them and making them gasp. 

"Hello my dearest friends. Have I ever told you how much I love you for being involved in my business without me asking you?" he told them with a silly smile. 

Mika and Reina pushed him off at the same time, making him land on the soft carpet and he chuckled. 

"See, I would have punched you for that but I am too happy to be negative." he said and heard his red haired friend click his tongue. 

"Someone is happy." Reina commented as she tied her long hair into a ponytail. She had a really cute plastic band that had the colors of a mermaid's tail. It sparkled underneath the light. 

"I am, I am very happy because I finally agreed to make Kai date me!" he exclaimed as he stood up. 

Mika stared at him, his dark eyes trying to understand if he was joking. He was completely serious, his friend realized and his jaw dropped, very comically indeed, like one of those cartoon characters. Reina, seeing the two opposite reactions between the two boys scoffed, a small smile appearing on her face. 

"You are insane. Completely insane, utterly, bloody insane!" Mika exclaimed. "He is a vampire. I did not go around spreading rumours that you were sick to get away from Mikain just to jump from one disaster to another."

"Oh, thanks about that by the way. I would have made a huge mistake if I went there." Philip said as if his previous decision was as important as the color of the shirt he was going to wear tomorrow. Reina nodded her head, moving to the side so he could sit down too. He sat next to her, moving his arm around her arms and squeezing her as he seemed to overflow with excitement. The girl chuckled and playfully pushed him away. 

"No one here is as concerned as I am. I see." Mika said and plopped on the couch, grabbing a cushion and hugging it, hiding the huge frown that was appearing on his face. 

"I can't Mika. I know there are so many complications. I know that things will be difficult but I simply can't stop myself. Falling in love, I...i can't describe the happiness I feel right now. I have never been happier in my life." he said and Reina clapped, excited for him. 

"So you are really in love with him?" she asked him and Philip smiled shyly. 

"I think so, yeah. It sounds so unbelievable, thinking of the way we were raised but what I feel when I look at him, it's not just attraction. I want to do everything for him, I want to see him smile, I love hearing his laughter. Gods, when he laughs I feel like I'm in heaven. There is no greater joy than this." 

"Don't say I didn't warn you." Mika mumbled ruining the mood of his friends and Philip scoffed, grabbing away his pillow. 

"Why do you have to be like that?" 

"I won't even bother trying to explain to you." Mika said and stood up. "If you want to know, just to be able to keep up with the lie we made up, Reina and I said that you had probably drunk something bad at the bar on the supernatural side and you feel horrible. Mikain believed us, thankful to the gods for your partying history and said you could stay in. Don't go out for a few days so he will forget about you and if you feel like you can't handle being without your sweetheart just leave from the emergency exits." Mika explained before he opened the front door, ready to leave them alone to act like teenage girls. 

As he took a step outside though he felt as if he landed on a wall. He looked up seeing Hans' familiar face, the scar on his right eye looking terrifying as usual in combination with his icy blue eyes. That man never really looked happy or even the least pleased. He simply looked strict. Maybe that was the reason Mikain had chosen him as a Beta. 

"Sorry." Mika mumbled and got ready to leave when Hans pushed him back inside. The red head looked at him confused as the tall man closed the door behind him. He didn't say anything to him, he walked further into the room and his eyes focused on Philip. 

"Is there something wrong?" Philip asked him. There was no way to act sick now, he had probably heard everything if he was standing outside the door. Hans was an excellent scout, that meant his sense of smell and hearing were too good. 

"You lied. I won't even comment on that, I get why you did it. It was a good lie, Mikain really believed it, you even made sure that it got to him by others and you his friends. Could you not warn your friend to not come back singing and jumping around?" he asked them and Reina's eyes widened. 

"What does that mean?" she asked. 

"It means that after all, even though you want to play adults you are still children." Hans told them. "Take a bath. He is waiting for you in his room and he is not very happy" he told Philip and the young werewolf felt as if he was going to faint. 

How could he had been so stupid, how did he not think about it? He was simply so lost in his own pretty thoughts that he believed all of his problems would be solved. He looked at Hans, pleading with his eyes to not go. The tall man sighed, averting his gaze. 

"Don't look at me like that. I helped you once. You should have been smarter." he said and turned his back on him. "Go now, I will wait for you to take you there." he instructed him. 

Philip attempted to get up but his legs wouldn't move. 

For the first time in his life, he was terrified. 

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