Lauren''s


    POV


    "Victor!" I gasped when I realized who it was, "they''re gonna see us."


    The one who pulled me into the room was indeed Victor. I didn''t know who this box was for. The lights were off and the balcony was also curtained. Right now the room was dark but I sensed a familiar smell. It was Victor''s scent.


    "No one''s gonna know," Victor held my hand and just as I expected, his hands were big and warm. It was easy for him to wrap my hands around. He warmed me up with his body heat and his voice didn''t sound so cold anymore, "Nobody can force you to do anything you don''t wanna do." "Are you..forting me?"


    "I''m just being honest," Victor ran his fingers through my hair gently but I didn''t feel like avoiding him at all when he did that. My heart even melted a little when he was intimate with me.


    Even though the box was pretty dark and I could only see some dim lights through the cracks of the curtain, I still felt warm and secure because he had chased the darkness in my heart away. I smiled in relief, "Thank you, Victor."


    "I didn''t do anything," Victor said, "I can help you teach them a lesson if you want, Lauren."


    I knew he wasn''t just coaxing me and he always honored his words. I couldn''t help but give him a peck on the lips and shake my head, "No need for that. I''ve got a n."


    "Wanna tell me about it?"


    I had been gradually letting down my guard in front of Victor, "No need to rush. Manuel and Janice must be more anxious than me. Also, he doesn''t dare to banish me from the Fullmoon Tribe even though I''ve got no attachment to the nco family anymore." "You''re smart and beautiful and they don''t know what they''ve been missing out," Victor gave me a sincerepliment after hearing my exnation and his eyes were glistening in the dark room, "thank god we still have time." Huh?


    Have time for what?


    I was kind of confused but then he pulled me closer and kissed me on the lips. The sudden kiss overwhelmed me a little and as we were kissing, I hastily said, "Victor, we''ve agreed to be secret lovers today." "There''s no one else here," Victor said in a deep voice that was charming and tempting, "this is the perfect spot for secret lovers, isn''t it?"


    It was only then that I realized how intimate the two of us were right now.


    In this dim room, we were holding each other close and kissing passionately like we were secret lovers who were seeing each other secretly. It was kind of like forbidden love and made my heart start racing fast. The mood was getting more sexual and erotic. I couldn''t help but gasp, "Damn it, where did you learn all that?"


    Otherwise, how did an awkward guy like Victor get so good at flirting?


    But Victor just changed the topic, "My secret lover, let''s make the most of our hard-won date."


    He kissed me again and went deeper. He nibbled my lips and started licking them as if they were some kind of candies. The kiss was intimate yet not too much but it felt erotic in the environment. I got indulged in this kiss but had to be careful enough not to wrinkle his shirt so that people wouldn''t notice what we had done.


    By the time this sweet kiss was over, I was breathing a bit heavily.


    I said, "You''re not gonna get your prize now."


    Victor was puzzled, "You only said that I can''t let people find out about our rtionship. Tell me who knows, hmm?"


    "Richard and M."


    "...They don''t count," Victor sighed, "and so what if they know? We''re both single."


    Iughed and gave him a kiss on his cheek, "I''ll let people know our rtionship at the right time, alpha Victor."


    After that, I held my ear against the door and listened carefully but I assumed Richard and other bodyguards must have been guarding the door outside. It was pretty quiet behind the door so I gently opened it. Victor took my hand and rubbed it softly with his long fingers, "Don''t keep me waiting for too long."


    I smiled, "Just hurry up and go to the auction. Richard''s waiting for you."


    Then I quickly walked out the door and left hastily. My heart was still pounding loudly because of that kiss and it was like we were really having an affair.


    Oh my god...


    I hurriedly cleared those thoughts out of my head and went to the restroom to fix my makeup.


    After that kiss, my lipstick was almost gone and I even got some on the corner of my lips. Everyone could tell how passionate that kiss was once they saw this. I took out a napkin to wipe off the lipstick on the corner of my lips and applied some new lipstick. After fixing the makeup, I went to the lounge alpha Morgan prepared for M and me for the auction. He did that so that we didn''t have to be in the same room with Manuel, Janice, and L and I really appreciated it.


    M was already waiting for me in the box and when she saw me, she started teasing me, "Wow, looks like he likes it rough."


    I subconsciously took out my mirror to check out my makeup, only to hear M burst outughing. Then I realized she tricked me and I rolled my eyes, "Looks like you had a good time at the ball. Have you met any hot guys?"


    Even though I knew she was with beta Richard just then, I still asked her that question. M pursed her lips, "Just a clean freak."


    "Enough about that, I just saw you guys talking over there. How was it?" asked M.


    I shrugged, "Not good."


    Seeing this, M didn''t ask more questions and started joking as she picked up the auction booklet on the table, "Ugh, I thought you would get rich by the time you came back and tell me you can buy me whichever item I want in the booklet." Her humor really lightened up my mood and I said, "I can do that now. Just bid anything you like."


    "Really?" asked M with her eyes sparkling.


    "Yeah, and consider it as an advance from my sry," I chuckled, "so pay for it yourself, Dean."


    M speechlessly put down the booklet and pretended to be disappointed, "I thought we were covering up for two secret lovers just then."


    She paused for a moment and asked curiously, "Didn''t your alpha tell you that he''ll buy you anything you like in the auction?"


    "No," I lied because Victor had implied that, "but alpha Morgan told me I can pick whatever I want."


    M immediately approached me, giggling, "Lauren, my dear, how do you think of this diamond ne? Doesn''t it fit my neck perfectly?" "Yeah, you can afford this one."


    "And this one..." M stopped when she turned to one page.


    "What''s wrong with this gemstone tiara?"


    "Nothing. It''s just that I heard someone bragging about it. He asked people to let him buy it so that he can use it to propose to his lover," said M contemptuously.


    Based on her tone, I could tell she was talking about Michael and Janice.


    This gemstone tiara was quite pricey and it was said that it used to be worn by a princess. The gemstones on it were gorgeous and since it was for charity, it wasn''t overpriced. I assumed Michael could afford it. That was why Janice looked so smug when she stared at me just then.


    Just as I expected, when the auction moved on to this tiara, Michael was the first one to bid. There were several peoplepeting with him but they were just messing with him because Michael had told them that he wanted to use it to propose to Janice.


    "Ten million dors," Michael said confidently with a cocky smile on his face. He thought this was a pretty high offer and Janice was snuggling up next to him with a sweet smile.


    But expectantly, someone spoke up in a cold voice.


    "Fifty million."