Don't get too close to men

Chapter 27

Adrian's interest was clearly piqued, and he asked, "Challenge how?"

"At arm wrestling," I replied.

"Now?"

I nodded, rolled my sleeves up and rested my elbow on the table.

Adrian also rolled up his sleeves, ready to accept my challenge. At this point, the Warriors and Gammas gathered around to see what was going on.

One of them said to Adrian, "Adrian, be careful, don't be fooled by Aiden's appearance. He could defeat both of us by himself."

Adrian clearly didn't take their words too seriously. I had already pressed Adrian's wrist on the table a second after the referee called out, "1-2-3, START!" and there was laughter all around.

Adrian was clearly not convinced. "I wasn't ready, let's do it again. "

I agreed without hesitation, "Best of three. Let's get started."

Unfortunately for Adrian, he couldn't gain the upper hand, despite the veins in his neck bulging with the effort, and his face twisting with the strain; I still easily slammed his hand down on the table, this time within three seconds, and he finally lost all three wrestles.

I studied his frustrated face and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't feel too bad, I'm famous for my strength. You've no need to be ashamed, they've all lost to me."

I pointed to the crowd laughing at him.

Adrian felt much better when he heard my explanation. He reached out and shook my hand in a show of sportsmanship.

Just then, I caught a glimpse of Theo and Alaska looking towards us. I noticed the corner of Theo's mouth twitch, which was the expression he makes when he's about to lose his temper. I know him so well! I ignored him and continued to talk with Adrian.

Adrian was now very impressed with me, pestering me to tell me some of my experiences during my missions. I told him about the gun battle I was involved in London, and he listened intently, his eyes full of admiration.

I felt flattered by a handsome boy looking up to me, so I embellished my story while gesturing wildly.

When I had finished, he applauded and said enviously, "You are awesome!"

He came closer, lowered his voice and said, "Aiden, can you call me on your next mission, I can be your wing man, I'm so bored here."

Before I could reply, I felt an oppressive feeling come over me, followed by Theo's cold voice, "Gamma Aiden, what are you talking about!"

I could already see the golden flickers in his eyes, and it seemed he was starting to get angry now. I felt puzzled: who provoked you, why are you coming over to me to show your authority?

I answered humbly, "Adrian teased me for being too short and weedy to be a Gamma, and I told him 'Men are not judged in height, but in heart.' A man's height is not exactly proportional to his heart, is it?"

As soon as I said this, I regretted it. There was silence around the room, as it looked like the tallest man in the room was none but Theo himself, and I was talking about his heart.

A shiver ran down my spine. Was Theo going to punish me in a public? He was known to be quite a tyrant.

So I turned to Princess Alaska beside him and flashed a smile, "Princess Alaska, I hope you're having a good time here, we're all waiting for good news from you and His Majesty."

Alaska blushed and replied politely, "Thank you!"

I had to admit, Princess Alaska looked elegant, beautiful and humble, and I couldn't find a reason to dislike her.

Adrian also found the atmosphere here a bit tense, so he said to Alaska, "Sister, Gamma Aiden is amazing and we get along so well. I still have a lot of things to ask him for advice about, we'll go out first."

He turned to Theo, "Your Majesty, please excuse us." giving me a wink and dragging me out.

After Adrian and I had chatted for a while, I saw it was getting late and decided to leave the Palace. Adrian insisted that we exchange mobile phone numbers and said he would find a chance to meet me later outside of the Palace. I couldn't refuse, so I gave him my number.

When I went to my car, saw Theo standing in front of it, it was clear that he had been waiting for me. I frowned; what did he want? I didn't want to mess with him.

"Your Majesty, do you have any instructions for me?" I asked respectfully.

"Nothing, I was just going to remind you not to shift in front of the others."

"Yes, I remember." Hadn't he already reminded me of that before? I rolled my eyes.

"And remember who you really, don't get too close to men," he reminded me, sounding angry.

I was baffled. What was he thinking? Was he angry just because I was friendly with Adrian?

Theo's anger amused me, and I scoffed, "Does Your Majesty mean to say that I should be intimate with women in my present identity?"

Theo was obviously stunned by my impertinence, and his face started to become dark, almost as if a thunderstorm were coming.

I continued, "Your Majesty do not forget your promise, I can't wait to start a new life in the human world."

I saw his face twitch, and I heard the wind whistling in my ears and felt that the next moment I would feel the force of his hand on my face. I had retreat; I couldn't fight back if I was struck by His Majesty.

So I made my excuses, "Your Majesty, I have a mission to attend to, so if you have nothing to add, I'm going to leave first."

He grunted, threw something to me and turned to leave.

I looked at what he had thrown at me. It was a small box with a tube of ointment inside for the treatment of wounds. Now I felt ungrateful. Why can't I talk to him properly? Do I really enjoy making him angry?

But there was no future for us, so why would he be nice to me simply to mess with me? I had to get over it; surely I'd be better avoiding seeing him. As I drove away, tears were already streaming down my cheeks.

When I got home, I opened the tube of ointment and applied it to my wounds. The ointment was cold on my skin, but I felt warm inside, and the wounds seemed to stop hurting immediately. I sighed, but unfortunately Theo no longer belonged to me.

I mapped out the connection between the drugs and weapons cases on a piece of paper, and it looked as if Paul was indeed the mastermind behind it all.

I heard that Luke had ordered a search of his house, and since Paul had burned much of the evidence before Luke's visits, there wasn't much to be gained.

I took a closer look at Natasha's books, and suddenly I found a matter that I had overlooked. The drug dealings recorded in this book involved almost every pack, but with different degrees of severity, the Night-fall Pack was not involved at all, just like it was the cleanest pack here.

I was thinking about this when my phone rang; I looked at the phone screen on my desk, and it was Jacob calling.

I picked up the phone: "Bro, I heard you got the credit for catching Paul, how about tomorrow night we go out and celebrate? Zelda will be there," came Jacob's voice.

Speak of the Devil! I accepted immediately, "Sure - thanks for your information this time round, tomorrow night is my treat."

"Not at all! We help each other out, we're good buddies. So same place at Moonlite Lounge, see you at nine!" Jacob said.

"Definitely, see you tomorrow night!" I finished and hung up the phone.

The following evening, before I left the house, my phone rang again, and this time it was an unknown number. I paused before answering it.

"Aiden, it's Adrian, I'm at Gold Heart Pack, what are you doing?"

I couldn't believe Adrian had come over to see me so soon.

I was surprised but pretended to be happy to hear from him and said, "How nice of you to call so soon. I'm going out now, but I'll take you out for dinner tomorrow."

"Are you going on a mission? Take me with you!" Adrian pleaded excitedly.

"No, I'm just meeting friends for a drink." I replied.

"I'm so bored right now, and I don't know anyone over here, so can I go with you?" Adrian begged.

I wanted to refuse, but I thought it would be good to bring someone with me, so that I could make sure Zelda wouldn't be able to set me up, I needed to be wary of her.

"Okay then, where are you? I'll come and pick you up." I told him.

I picked him up at the address Adrian gave me and drove to Moonlite Lounge.

When we entered the Lounge, Jacob and Zelda were already waiting for us, but this time not upstairs, but downstairs.

"Sorry I'm late, guys" I said, and continued, pointing to Adrian, "I'd like to introduce you to a new friend, Adrian. He is Princess Alaska's brother, and he has just arrived at Gold Heart Pack today."

I introduced Adrian to Jacob and Zelda and said, "Jacob and Zelda, they've just got engaged."

"Nice to meet you! Adrian, what would you like to drink?" Jacob greeted us warmly.

When Jacob had gone to the bar, Zelda engaged Adrian in conversation. "Nice to meet you, Adrian, I've seen the pictures of Princess Alaska. She's very beautiful, I didn't expect her brother to be so handsome too."

Zelda's voice was flirtatious, and she was gazing at Adrian with a twinkle in her eye.