Scarred Luna

Kieran’s POV

The walk home was one I clearly needed and I took my time with it.

I finished up my shift at the salon and was currently on my way home. I was actually excited, completely overjoyed, even more obviously, judging by the rush of so many emotions raging inside me all at once. I sighed, just before tilting my gaze upward. It was evening already, and in about an hour or less, it would be totally dark. Not that I minded though. No matter what happened, I could easily find my way home.

After I’d passed my test, Sabrina had waited a couple of minutes before saying she was leaving. Truthfully, she had no business in the salon with me and Mrs Eliza. She had done her part by taking me there and I had done my part by proving myself worthy. Sabrina had offered to send a couple of guards to come pick me up, but I declined. The salon wasn’t too far from the mansion, and I wanted an opportunity to enjoy the evening.

After she’d left, Mrs Eliza and I got to work immediately. I’d originally thought we would be doing just braids, because that was basically the only thing I could do, but I couldn’t have. been more wrong. Mrs Eliza had started a full hour’s lecture on the different hair types and everything all about it. The right hair products to use and what not. Who knew styling would involve all of those and if I was being honest to myself, it wasn’t exactly as easy as I’d expected.

I halted in my thoughts as the mansion came into view. I glanced at my watch and a small smile made its way to my lips. I had told myself I was going to get home before an hour and I had actually beat that time.

Without wasting any more time, I stepped into the mansion. I was halfway into the building when I stopped abruptly. I didn’t mean to, I had just sighted someone from a distance.

Alice. And from the way she halted in her tracks, she had definitely seen me too. My mind darted to Mrs Eliza immediately. If Sabrina hadn’t told me, and my new boss hadn’t confirmed it herself, I would have never believed it. They looked nothing alike. In looks maybe, you could definitely tell they were related, but anything aside that just had to beg the question. Where Mrs Eliza was nice and sweet, her daughter Alice was literally filled with venom. Alice didn’t even need to bite you, one look at you and you would be gone.

Mrs Eliza was definitely experienced, more than I’d actually given her credit for. It was just the first day and I was already realizing how lucky I was to be learning under her. Despite her expertise in the profession, she didn’t let it show. She definitely didn’t show it off like Alice who wouldn’t miss any opportunity to shove it down our throats and ears that she stuffed at a prestigious institute. Rather than show off, Mrs Eliza brought herself down to the lowest level, just so I could understand, and it made me wonder just where her daughter got her haughty attitude from.

Was it from her father? Or perhaps a distant relative? There was also the possibility that our dear Alice didn’t get it from anyone. She was just a plain and rude bitch. Almost as if she could read my mind, my gaze met hers and a deep frown tugged at her lips. I watched as she glared daggers at me. What else could she do, aside from hate on me from afar?

We hadn’t spoken since the incident in my room the other day. Up until now, I still needed to know what gave her the audacity to believe she could speak to me rudely about Xander being my mate. We weren’t exactly friends, but that had actually deepened the rift between us.

My first instinct was to let Xander know about it, but it died the moment I realized what he’d done; he broke his promise to me, in just a couple of minutes too. Not only did he break the promise, he’d broken my trust too, and once trust was broken, it was next to be restored.

I blinked back, willing myself to come back to the present. To my surprise, Alice was still roomansionted in her spot, her signature scowl etched perfectly into her face. Without so much as another glance, I continued my journey into the . I had other things to do than to stare at the reincarnation of the devil’s spawn..

“Sabrina?” I called the moment I stepped past the threshold of the front door. “Sabrina, where are you?”

The mansion was large, and the last thing I wanted was to tour round the house, just because I was looking for her. Yes, she has her most favorite spots, but there was still no guarantee that she would be there, so the best option would be to call out to her with each step I took. Hopefully, she would hear me after a couple of tries and tell me where she was.

Another reason why I didn’t want to go around the house, was Alpha Xander. I had an inkling he was at home and I still wasn’t ready to speak with him yet. If I somehow bumped into him in my search for Alice, then he would make sure we spoke. I was sure of it. I didn’t want that. I was still mad at him and I wanted it to stay that way.

“Sabrinaaaaa.” I drawled. I allowed my legs to lead me in whichever direction they chose first, and in a couple of minutes, I found myself in the dining room. As I snuck a peek at the large hall, I realized it was empty and spotless and it made me wonder

“Did they already have dinner without me?”

If that was the case then she shouldn’t have gone far. It wasn’t exactly way past dinner time yet.

“Sabri…ow.’ I collided head first with something. No, someone, because the last time I checked walks didn’t have a thick skull underneath their scalp and was currently rubbing her head. “Sabrina. Are you okay?”

“Yeah.” She groaned. It was obvious she was far from fine and I’d bumped into her a little too hard. “Just peachy.”

“I’m sorry.” I cooed awkwardly. “I promise I didn’t see you there.”

Since the dining had turned up empty and devoid of humans, I decided to try somewhere else. I had barely gone a step farther when Sabrina bumped into me. She was obviously trying to come in, the same time I was trying to leave.

“It’s fine.” Sabrina hissed in pain. “I know, you were in such a hurry and I was too. I’ll be fine. I should have some ointment up in my room. Once I smear it over it, I should be fine.”

“Okay.” I shuffled out of the way so she could get into the dining room. The moment she passed, I walked straight behind her.

“So.” Sabrina drawled as she settled into one of the seats. I watched her lips tip upwards into a small smile and I hoped she was going to ask what I wanted her to. “How was work?”

“Yes.” I shrieked in excitement, before doing a mini dance with my hands and legs. Sabrina giggled on her spot and I decided to continue with the dance for a few more seconds. “I thought you would never ask.”

“Ooooh, you sound excited,” Sabrina chuckled. “So spill, how was your first day being a stylist?”

“It was amazing.” I let out in a sing-song voice and Sabrina laughed all the more. “It was tasking, but I had so much fun. I didn’t even know that was possible.”

“I’m glad you enjoyed it.” Sabrina nodded. “So when will you be going back?”

“Tomorrow.” I pouted. “I do have Wednesdays and the weekend off though.”

“Wow.” Sabrina tilted her head to the side. “Mrs Eliza is really pampering you, isn’t she? Some people don’t even get any days off.”

“Like Alice?” I found myself saying. Only when the words had tumbled past my mouth did I realize what I’d said. A round of silence settled between us, but I decided to prod further. “I didn’t know Alice was Mrs Eliza’s daughter.”

There was no going back now. I’d already made the mistake of letting it slip past my lips, so what was the use of bordering on it.

“It slipped my mind, I guess.” I watched Sabrina’s eyebrows crease. She didn’t look mad though. “Also, I don’t think we’d actually spoken about Alice for me to bring that up.”

She was right. We had never spoken about Alice except for the mutual understanding between us that we both didn’t like her and found her snotty.NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Feeling a bit satisfied with her answer, I decided to delve into more stories and my experience on my first day of work.

I smelt him before I saw him. The hair at the back of my hair stood as nerves washed over me.