Do you have a boyfriend?

"Do you have a boyfriend, Anna?" He asked, his voice more serious this time, and her breath hitched when he called her that name. 'Anna' nobody has called her that name, but she knew she had heard it from someone, but who?

"Hey, Hey! Are you okay?" Marcus tapped her, when she looked so lost in her thoughts.

Arianna blinked then nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. Hmm, what was your question again?"

"I asked if you have a boyfriend?" He asked again.

"No I don't, why?"

"Because even if you have one, I just want to warn you that no matter what happens you'll be mine, in this world and in the next."

Arianna's breath hitched at his bold words.

'What does he mean with that?' She whispered to herself. She tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear looking ahead, she didn't turn to look at him.

"W…what do you mean?" She asked, but instead Marcus changed the conversation.

"Do you believe in mystical creatures?" Marcus asked and waited patiently for her answer.

"W… What?"

"You know, werewolves, vampires, witches, and the rest. Do you believe they exist?"

"Nope, all those are just folklore stories, right. They aren't real and why are you asking, do you believe they exist?" She asked.

"I do believe they exist, I mean if you believe your God exists then why can't they." He shrugged.

"What do you mean, my God? Aren't you serving the same God?" She asked, but he tsk instead.

"Let's not talk about that now."

"But why all these questions all of a sudden."

"I just want to know." He shrugged, then turned his horse back to the ranch.

They didn't say anything on their way back and when they got there, the girls were already gone; so after keeping Maximus in his stead, they went back in and took a bath before eating lunch with the rest.

Marcus exchanges his phone number with Arianna as they packed their bags.

"Alright Mum, dad, we'll be leaving now, so we could get to our dorm on time. We would rather not stay out late." Katrina said, making Arianna to roll her eyes.

'Don't want to stay out late, indeed.'

"Take care girls and call me if you need anything or if someone is troubling you." Martin said.

"Yes, uncle/ dad/ sir." They chorused.

"Arianna, take good care of yourself and know that these doors are open to you forever." Kayla added with a smile.

"Thank you Kayla, I'll keep that in mind."

"Bye girls." Kayla waved at them, and they waved back. Arianna's eyes were on Marcus, who didn't say anything the whole time. He caught her stare and gave her a small smile, but that was able to brighten her mood, she waved at him. The guards arranged their bags in the car trunk, then ushered them in before driving off.

***

They got to the university before dusk and as the guards made to take their bags inside, they rejected the offer and took their bags in themselves.

"Home sweet home." Zoey squealed, jumping on her bed. They laughed at her childish behavior.

Arianna and the girls took their bath, then ate the take-outs they ordered before crashing on their bed.

"Ari, quick, tell us what happened between you and my brother when we left you guys alone in the field." Katrina moved to Arianna's bed.

"Nothing happened." She placed her face in her pillow, not raising it, so they wouldn't see her blushing face.

"Don't tell me that bullshit that nothing happened, who would believe that when the two of you spent almost an hour in the field after we left?" Zoey snorted.

'Really! We spent an hour alone.' Arianna amused.

"I'm saying the truth guys, nothing happened, we just talked all throughout." Arianna muttered after thinking about their chat.

"About what exactly, and can you please raise your head off that pillow? I want to see your face as we talk." Katrina ordered, and she did just that.

"We talked about many things." She gave a vague answer and the girls grumbled.

"About what exactly, give us the deep details about what you both talked about." Arianna stared at the girls who were looking at her with a look that said 'give-us-the-juicy-news.'

She sighed, fiddling with her fingers. "A…. About hmm that." Zoey couldn't take it anymore, so she got up, walked towards Arianna's bed and spanked her butt.

"ouch!" She squirmed out of her hold.

"That's just the beginning if you don't open your mouth and tell us what happened." She glared at her.

Arianna pouted and made a cute childish face, gaining Amaya's pity.

"Don't be too harsh on her Zoey, she will talk if she wants to."

"Alright, please tell us what you talked about." Zoey and Katy begged, making cute, pleasing faces; Arianna laughed and raised her hands.

"Alright, I'll talk." She looked at the girls who gave her a go ahead. "He asked if I had a boyfriend, and when I said no; he replied that even if I did, he would still have me because I'm his in his world and another." The girls squealed, Zoey pulled Arianna into a hug, pecking her cheeks.

"That's so romantic. Gosh, I knew he had something for you and trust me when I say, you're big meant for each other." Katrina winked, and she blushed beet red.

"I hope he asked you to be his girlfriend!" She shook her head and their excitement died down.

"What! He didn't ask you to be his girlfriend, Gosh, my brother is so dumb." Katrina facepalmed herself.

Even Arianna felt bad when he didn't ask her to be his girlfriend, she knew it was too early for them to date, but she couldn't help it. She wants to be with Marcus, she feels attracted to him and whenever she's with him; when they touch, there's this delicious spark that flows through her body and let's not forget how hot he made her.

"Don't worry, Ari, my brother is all yours, now and in the future. And I'll personally drive any evil chick away from him." Katrina said with a determined look.

Arianna nodded, breathing a sigh of relief. Just thinking about other girls close to Marcus makes her skin crawl, she wants Marcus, and she'll get him.

"And also, who knows, maybe Aria will be the one to get married and pregnant first after Marcus asked her out. I can't wait to carry my cute niece and nephew." They giggled and Arianna groaned, hiding her face back in her pillow.

Her phone went off and when she checked the caller ID, she blushed. Speaking of the devil, and he appeared it in this part, he called.

"Who's calling? Don't tell me it's your lover boy." Zoey wiggles her brows and Arianna, who couldn't take their teasing, got up from her bed and locked herself in the bathroom, ignoring their laugh.

She breathes in and out before picking the call.

'Hey Anna.' Marcus low husky voice called from the other line.

'Hey.' She whispered, blushing.

'You got to your dorm safely, right?' He asked, and she nodded, but when she realized he couldn't see her she answered.

'Yes, and we just had dinner.' She chided herself for adding the last part.

'He didn't ask if you had eaten, Arianna, he just asked if you're in your dorm.' She bit her lips.

'That's good, and I bet those inquisitive monkeys questioned you.' Arianna giggled at his question.

'Yeah, they did, and they were all teasing me before you called.' He chuckled and Arianna almost moaned. God, even his laugh is sending deliciously sparks to her core.

'Ignore those girls, they also have their boyfriends, so if they tease you, you tease them also.' He advised, she nodded.

They talked for a few minutes, then wished each other goodnight. She ended the call with a huge smile on her face, then returned to the room praying the girls should be asleep, but alas her prayers weren't answered because when she returned to the room the girls were wide awake, staring at her as she walked to her bed with a teasing smirk on their face.

"Oh guys, look, the lover girl is back." They laughed, but Arianna paid no mind to them. All she was thinking about was Marcus, her Marcus.