[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mated-to-my-best-friend-s-lycan-alpha-brothers":3,"chapter-mated-to-my-best-friend-s-lycan-alpha-brothers-mated-to-my-best-friend-s-lycan-alpha-brothers-chapter-382":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mated To My Best Friend's Lycan Alpha Brothers",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1676566,2142,"Chapter 382: An Alien Touch","mated-to-my-best-friend-s-lycan-alpha-brothers-chapter-382",382,"\u003Cp>(Myra’s POV)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Uhhh~ .... what an exhausting day it has been,’ after taking a quick, warm shower, I collapsed in my bed as a tiring groan escaped my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adjusting under the quilt to get into a comfortable position, my right elbow brushed against something harsh, making me hiss involuntarily. The wounds on both my elbows have more or less healed, but the irritation and a bit of swelling remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a constant reminder of what happened over the past few days and how messy my life has been. It has been nothing short of nightmares, to be really honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have been trying my best not to think too much about that, or rather ’them’, but one way or another, my mind keeps drifting there. I just can’t help it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with tomorrow’s dinner meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Garcia at Crown Opulence, there is a high possibility that I may come across Nora. Even the thought of it feels heavy to me, it makes my heart sink. No matter how much I say that I can face her with confidence, without any baggage, but coming face to face would be a different ball game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know what I would say to her, how she would react. Will she be upset? Angry maybe? Or she might pretend not to know me. I don’t know anything, I don’t fucking know. But all of this keeps playing inside my mind like a broken record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough,\" I shook my head to disperse these overwhelming thoughts and decided to check my phone for a distraction. Earlier in the day, I noticed that countless random notifications were popping up from the college forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clicked on the first one on the bar, which directed me to the forum page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I saw made me jump up in my bed immediately, \"Huhh? What the~ .... What is all this?\" I almost yelled, but pulled my voice down in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were several photos of me and that~ .... Alaric Everests, all of them seemed to be taken from an angle where it seemed like we were some couple. I swiped and swiped some more; each post was like that. Actually, most of them looked like I was the one trying to impose on him. In one image, I was even smiling widely while looking at him. \"When the fuck did that happen? I~ .... would never ... smile like that~ .... At least not in front of him.\" I am sure of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I made an unwise decision to look at the comments section. All of the commenters were bashing me. Their remarks were so colorful, crude, and full of obscenities that I couldn’t even read them. Some were in my favor as well, but what the hell was even this? This is pure~ .... arghhhhh~ ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking closely, the pictures seemed clearly photoshopped, but seeing that made my blood boil. I am well aware there are lots of people here who don’t like me because of my social standing and simple background. They can’t stand my presence on the campus, but this~ .... this is plain nonsense and cruel. How can even people believe this crap? I was left stupefied by their sheer filthiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left a message on the admin account to take the images off and signed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even on the campus, on the forum, or in Esteria, the Everests brothers were shadowing me like ghosts. \"No~ ... not them again~ .... Myra, get a grip on yourself,\" I mumbled. \"This~ .... shall pass as well. This will pass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought in mind, I checked the time; it was nearing eleven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just sleep for now. I need to attend classes tomorrow and go see Fabian later,\" I muttered. Recalling Fabian, I haven’t been able to reach him at all. My calls went unanswered, nor did he reply to any of my texts. This has been bothering me all day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I~ .... give him a call? Or will it be inappropriate to do that at this hour?\" I contemplated, but in the end, I decided to go through with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of ringing echoed, but like earlier, no one picked up the call. I tried once again. As the initial beeping started, a sudden, rattling sound startled me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling the phone from my ear, I searched for the source. The persistent noise was coming from the tightly shut window. It seemed the gentle pitter pattering of the rain had just started. I sighed in relief and resumed what I was doing. Another call was left unanswered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The signs were worrisome. Though Yelena had told me that he was fine and in a safe place, in the footage, he looked really gaunt and struggling. To ease the uneasiness, I need to talk to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, I tried calling him once again. But as the call was getting connected, a gust of wind unclasped the window. A blast of cold air made its way inside, making me shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weather has been so unpredictable these days, I tell you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing the duvet aside, I walked towards the window barefoot, my phone close to my ear. I gazed outside; it was pitch black. The street light seemed to have broken, so nothing could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, I tried to lock the casement, but it appeared to be stuck somewhere. Keeping the phone aside, I attempted to close it. But the left side wasn’t budging at all. I searched for the problem, and that’s when I realised the crank was stuck in the sill somehow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I endeavoured to haul the crank forcefully, but it was jammed. With all my might, I pulled at it, which resulted in a tiny cut on my index finger. A sharp grunt slipped out from my lips. But thankfully, the stuck crank had come off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly closed the window and turned around to pick my phone. Coincidentally, it buzzed at that very moment, flashing a call from an unknown number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Author’s POV)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who will call me at this hour?\" Myra muttered under her breath, but no one came to her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of her pondering, the call ended. She didn’t think much of it and headed back to her bed when the window, which she had just latched, wide opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra pivoted and walked back. She was in the midst of closing the casement when her phone rang once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, without checking the number, she tapped on the green button, turned on the speaker and kept it aside, \"Hello~ ...\" her voice came out soft and casual. Then, she resumed her mission to seal that obstinate thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as she pulled at it, she felt something odd. Her hand came into contact with something alien. A hand, on hers. She was stunned to the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could process what was that, a giant figure leapt inside her room, a reflexive yelp squealed out of her mouth, \"Aaaahhh~ ....\" She stumbled backwards, but two strong hands caught her in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One covered her mouth while another was on the small of her back, keeping her secure in place. She peered at the person, her eyes widened with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar, relatively weak sound reverberated from the speaker, \"Myra~ ... what happened? Are you~ ... are you okay? What was that sound?\" It was Fabian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Myra couldn’t respond; her mouth was firmly clasped by the figure in front of her. He reached for her phone and disconnected the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra saw a slight chance and freed herself from his grasp, pushing him away, \"What the hell are you doing in my room, Mr. Everests?\" She spat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dion gazed at her terrified figure, feeling a pang in his heart. It wasn’t his intention to scare her off, but he had ended up doing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Myra~ .... I wasn’t~ ... I wasn’t trying to startle you. I just~ ... wanted to~ check,\" he mumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Check, what the heck do you want to check? Don’t you know what boundaries are, Mr. Everests? Did you forget what I told you last time?\" Myra flared. After her fear subsided, rage enveloped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dion glanced her way, \"Do you really need to call me that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her phone began to buzz again, Fabian’s number illuminating the screen. She gave him a disgusted look and muttered, \"I won’t say it again, so listen carefully. Leave, right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to answer the call when Dion abruptly blurted, \"Nora is in Esteria.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra paused her actions, but her expression remained composed. She looked him dead in the eye and spoke, \"So what~ ....?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dion was taken aback by her eerie calmness. He and Drey had argued, and he had contemplated a lot before coming here, but he hadn’t expected this kind of reaction from her. \"Did you~ .... already know about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what if I did? What has that got to do with me? Now that you have said what you wanted to, get out. GET OUT before I call the cops on you for trespassing,\" she threatened, her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Be Continued . . . . . . .\u003C\u002Fp>",1537,"2026-06-06T13:16:12.212Z",1,"novelbin.me","1ffec7d47a77aeceb46b61eface13186c3ae2ab3b30362c8173448ba6371e0bf","mated-to-my-best-friend-s-lycan-alpha-brothers-chapter-383","mated-to-my-best-friend-s-lycan-alpha-brothers-chapter-381",536,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmated-to-my-best-friend-s-lycan-alpha-brothers-cover.jpg"]