  &quot;What are you talking about? How did you come up with the idea that I am your other half?&quot; Colleen defensively asked Patrick as she couldn't believe that Patrick would say those words.
  &quot;So tell me the reason why you left that day right after you saw me in the school.&quot; Patrick replied. Colleen's forehead knitted. 
  &quot;Be...because...I… I need to deal for something.&quot; She said while stammering in nervousness. What he said was true but she did not want to admit it and think for another reason to say. When she calmed her pounding heart, she reasoned him out about what happened on her birthday instead. She told him about the tragic happening she witnessed as soon as she got home.
  She saw when Patrick nodded his head. &quot;I'm sorry.&quot; He apologized to her. After he unholds her forearm.
  &quot;It's okay,&quot; she replied after she turned around and walk

  Colleen, who was stone on her feet with shockness was left behind on the back of Melissa. As Melissa looked at her side and saw that her friend was not with her, she looked back only to see Colleen who was still standing on that same spot. &quot;Are you just going to stand there?&quot; Melissa shouted in question. Colleen walked fast to reach her best friend.
  &quot;Do you believe that he's my mate?&quot; Colleen asks her best friend in a daze.
  &quot;Of course, it is obvious; you just run after you gaze at him,&quot; Melissa explained. &quot;Patrick and I both knew on that day you were supposed to meet your mate, just as we both knew why we were there, why we went to the school canteen because you smelled him.&quot; She added which was all true. She almost laugh at herself as she was being stupid. Of course it was obvious. Only stupid and clueless person would be fooled. But then ag

  &quot;What happened? Why is your face like that? You look like someone who saw a disgusting event and about to throw up,&quot; Melissa uttered as she observed the pale face of Colleen who is secretly fisting her hand to control her emotion. Taking a deep breath, Colleen shifted her eyes away from Melissa as she could not tell her that she saw Sarah kissing with another man after she had seen her with Patrick earlier.
  &quot;Nothing,&quot; she replied nonchalantly like she had seen nothing. After she looked at the waiter approaching, holding a tray with two cans of soda.
  She saw Melissa shrug her shoulders with doubt. afterward she said &quot;are you sure? You don't want to tell me. &quot; Melissa mumbled after she smiled. Melissa was indeed her best friend. Despite being far from each other before, she still knew her better than anyone.
  Colleen took a deep breath. &quot;Yes,&quot; she responded. As she took a sip of soda from the glass where the waiter had filled earlier.
  &quot;Did you know Sarah was engaged to Patrick?&quot; Melissa said out of the blue which made her breathing stop. After hearing what Melissa had just said, she coughed. Patrick and Sarah were engaged, but she had just seen Sarah kissing the man on the street before riding into the taxi, which the man had hailed for her. She could not hold the surprise she felt as the knowledge of cheating crossed her mind. How dare Sarah cheat on the man who was her mate.
  Melissa instantly pulled a napkin from the table and gave it to her as she went near her to rub her back. &quot;Easy,&quot; Melissa said. Colleen could not blame Melissa for giving her the news carelessly. After all, she did not inform anyone that her mate was Patrick. After knowing who her mate was, she just ran back home.
  Melissa was attempting to catch up with her then, but it was already time for their first class period, so Melissa returned to school. Melissa couldn't catch her when it came to running no matter how hard she tried, maybe because she had the power of the Alph that s why she can always outrun her. She had the blood of an alpha werewolf and the power of a regular werewolf.
  And she admitted that her capabilities became broader and stronger when she went abroad for training. Just right now, she can smell the scent of fresh blood. It would mean that an accident just happened at a nearby place. She averted her gaze outside of the restaurant and saw a white car which collided with a garbage truck which caused a loud collision. The loud sound made most of the customers and some of the restaurant employees go outside to check out what had happened outside. 
  &quot;What happened there?&quot; Melissa asked curiously to the waiter who had just arrived to serve their order.
  &quot;It's a garbage truck that hit a white car,&quot; The waiter replied respectfully as he placed down their orders on the table.
  &quot;How did it happen?&quot; Melissa started to gossip about the accident. 
  &quot;The truck driver was inebriated when he collided with the white car parked on the side of the road.&quot; The waiter's response made her smirk.
  Colleen restrains herself from responding, because she doesn't want to embarrass the waiter in front of her best friend by telling a lie. In the end, she was glad when the waiter left.
  &quot;Did you hear that? The garbage truck driver's carelessness resulted in a collision with a white car. Poor guy who was in that car.&quot; Melissa muttered with pity as she shook her head sadly,
  She shrugged.&quot;Do you believe what the waiter just said?&quot; She said that after she smirked.
  She saw Melissa pouting her lips. &quot;Well, you're right. Why should I believe him?&quot; Melissa said after she took a bite of her steak with a pout. While Colleen shook her head as she subtly laughed and continued eating. Sometimes Melissa can be gullible.
  They left the restaurant at exactly nine in the evening. The accident that had happened outside of the restaurant was already settled. The smashed white car has already been towed away by a tow truck and it appears that the garbage truck was still picking up trash on the street. The thing was, why does the garbage truck work so early to collect garbage? It should be at least late at night to prevent accidents on busy streets. 
  As soon as they left the restaurant, Melissa asked her to pass by a grocery store to get something that they could eat while walking back to the pack. She just shrugged and followed her best friend's suggestions. Melissa bought some chips and drinks and as they exited the store, she was confronted with the same odor she had avoided a few years before. The very familiar scent that can both make her swoon over and run away,
  Their eyes met and they stared at each other. Locked in their own world, the surroundings made them feel like it was slowing down until it freezes before their eyes.
  &quot;Um... Ummm... Excuse me guys, look behind you.&quot; Melissa's voice brings them back to their sanity. Patrick held her forearm to bring her to the corner. 
  Colleen felt her heart pounding so fast inside her ribcage. She behaves exactly like a submissive wife, following Patrick to the corner outside the grocery store.
  She turned her head to look at Melissa. She saw her best friend standing on the other side of the grocery store.
  &quot;Where have you been? What has happened to you? Why did you just leave me?&quot; Patrick asked one after another that made her frown. She fixed her gaze on him, her brow furrowed.
  &quot;What are you talking about? Who are you? And who am I to you?&quot; She replied back because he was confused. She wondered if Patrick knew that he was her mate.
  &quot;Are you my other half Isn't it?&quot; Patrick mumbled that made her stunned. She was speechless, as if she'd swallowed her tongue.

&quot;What are you talking about? How did you come up with the idea that I am your other half?&quot; Colleen defensively asked Patrick as she couldn't believe that Patrick would say those words.
  &quot;So tell me the reason why you left that day right after you saw me in the school.&quot; Patrick replied. Colleen's forehead knitted. 
  &quot;Be...because...I… I need to deal for something.&quot; She said while stammering in nervousness. What he said was true but she did not want to admit it and think for another reason to say. When she calmed her pounding heart, she reasoned him out about what happened on her birthday instead. She told him about the tragic happening she witnessed as soon as she got home.
  She saw when Patrick nodded his head. &quot;I'm sorry.&quot; He apologized to her. After he unholds her forearm.
  &quot;It's okay,&quot; she replied after she turned around and walked towards Melissa who was busy scrolling her Mobile phone.
  ****
  Patrick was looking at Coll

Chapter 20