Feral Bonds: Claimed By Rogue Alpha Brothers-Chapter 564: Alpha Oscar’s Request

Evaline:

I stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my hair, my skin still warm from the shower and muscles pleasantly sore from the day.

Salt still clung faintly to my skin, the ocean refusing to be forgotten even after soap and water. The room smelled like my shampoo and sea breeze, the balcony doors cracked open just enough to let the night air drift in.

Selene was already in her pajamas. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

She sat cross-legged on her bed, calmly packing her shoulder bag - charger, skincare bottles, lip balm, hair ties - like she was preparing for a... sleepover?

I frowned. "What are you doing?"

She didn’t even look up as she answered, "Packing."

"...Packing for what?"

She finally glanced at me then, her eyes sparkling with far too much amusement. "I’m spending the night in Ria’s room."

That made me pause mid-step. "Why?"

She zipped the bag and slung it over her shoulder. "Because Instructor Oscar asked."

The words hit me like a small shockwave. "Oscar... asked?" I repeated slowly.

She grinned. "Mhm. Very politely too. The powerful Rogue Alpha and the mighty Instructor practically begged me."

Heat rushed straight to my face. "And he asked you what, exactly?"

"To give him the room." Her grin widened. "So you could have it all to yourself."

My brain short-circuited.

"And your mate," she added sweetly.

I stared at her, opening and closing my mouth uselessly. "Selene-"

"Oh relax," she cut in, laughing. "You should have seen your face."

She walked past me, stopping just long enough to poke my arm. "Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone. Well. Maybe Ria."

"That’s not comforting."

She shrugged. "You’ll survive."

Before leaving, she turned back one last time, her eyes dancing. "Have a great night, Eva."

And then she was gone.

The door clicked shut behind her, leaving the room painfully quiet.

I stood there for a long moment, towel still on my head, heart racing for reasons I absolutely refused to acknowledge.

Great.

Even though I knew why Oscar planned all this and that he couldn’t possibly tell Selene the truth, it was still embarrassing... especially considering how much these girls enjoyed teasing me.

I already knew I wouldn’t be hearing the end about tonight for a while.

Letting out a sigh, I moved to the dressing table and picked up the dryer to dry my hair.

Barely ten minutes later, my enhanced hearing picked up the sound of the door handle turning before the door was pulled open.

And Oscar stepped inside.

I nearly dropped the blow dryer.

I turned it off and set it aside just as he closed the door behind him and locked it with practiced ease. He didn’t say anything at first... just looked at me with that familiar, unreadable expression that always made me feel like he was three steps ahead.

Then he walked toward me.

Slow. Unhurried.

Until his arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me against him.

"How are you doing?" he asked softly.

I let out a breath I hadn’t realized I was holding. "Tired. Sunburned. Sandy in places I didn’t know could hold sand."

A corner of his mouth lifted. "You were great today. I didn’t expect you to be so good at volleyball."

I smiled despite myself. "You noticed?"

"I always notice when it comes to you, love."

I smiled but them narrowed my eyes at him as I recalled what happened with Selene earlier. "By the way, what did you say to Selene?"

That mischievous smile bloomed fully now. "Straight to business, huh?"

He leaned in slightly. "It’s nothing much... I just convinced your friend to give us the room for the night."

"Convinced," I echoed flatly. "By doing what?"

"Begging," he said shamelessly. "At first, I offered her my room. She declined politely and told me she could stay with Miss Ria. After all if anyone noticed her walking out of my assigned hotel room, it would cause unnecessary drama."

That was so thoughtful and smart of Selene. She not only helped Oscar with his request but even made sure no loose ends were left behind.

"I feel bad for my friends. After all, they couldn’t possibly say no to their Instructor," I said while shaking my head slowly.

Oscar was quick to correct me. "They are doing this not because they are afraid of me, but because they understood my request and they wants to help me."

"Your request?"

"That I wanted privacy... with you," he finished easily. "She connected the dots on her own."

I groaned and covered my face with my hands. "I am never going to hear the end of this."

He laughed quietly. "Relax. They are good at keeping secrets."

"Surely. No one other than my friends would know about it. But that’s scarier than the entire academy finding out."

I lowered my hands and looked at him seriously. "They are going to assume we are... you know..."

I didn’t finish, but it was enough for him to lift his brows as he looked at me with that infuriating knowing smirk.

"Isn’t that even better?" He asked, pulling me closer until my breasts were pressed against his solid muscles. "Let me think we are having fun while we take care of tonight’s mission."

He wasn’t wrong. This actually worked in our favor since even my friends didn’t know about the Soul Deaths and our plan for tonight. The less they knew, the better it was... for us and for them.

The hour passed surprisingly quickly, and just as Oscar’s promised, we slipped out immediately.

The hotel hallways were dim, the soft lights casting long shadows as we moved quietly past closed doors. My heart pounded harder with every step.

We took the stairs instead of the elevator, descending floor by floor until we reached the underground parking lot.

The car waited for us in the far corner.

I slid into the front passenger seat, still focused on staying unseen, buckling my seat belt quickly.

The door closed.

The engine hummed to life.

And then a voice spoke from the back seat. "It’s finally time."