My Faceless Bus Stalker Alpha - 6. Chapter 6

Marlena's memoirs were a Godsend. She had documented her case as well as the case of the other two Telepathic canines that she interacted with. The Beta-Alpha couple were a male-male relationship and it was so tumultuous that the Telepathic Beta never let his Alpha know that he could read his thoughts and they never reached a solid union. The other Omega-Alpha couple was a male Omega with a female Alpha. Theirs was the opposite kind of relationship where there was open trust between them both. Shortly after their first full mating, the two of them were able to read one another's thoughts without any trouble.

Marlena's relationship, however, was uneven at first. Though she cared greatly for her Rottweiler Alpha, it wasn't until a year later that they were able to read one another's thoughts. For her, it was difficult to fully trust her Alpha enough to allow him into her mind just as he allowed her into his…at least, in the beginning. I knew how she felt.

The only true, unconditional, trust I had for anyone was for my mother. Morgan came a close second. Lexus was a tentative third. It wasn't that I didn't want to trust Lex with my life and with everything that I was…it was that I found it hard to fully trust anyone. Due to my looks, other canines either wanted to befriend me with shallow intentions or use me for their own entertainment. Some canines were jealous of the attention I received…the attention I never asked for.

The sound of an incoming text drew me out of my thoughts.

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My Lexus 7:30PM

Finally finished helping out my dad. My parents want to meet you.

You already told them about us? I haven't even told my mom yet!

Yeah, they were wondering why I kept silencing my phone after 5:30.

They call you every day? I only talk to my mom once or twice a week.

Is she really busy?

No, but she knows that I am. She asks that I call her, not the other way around.

She sounds pretty amazing.

So, when did your parents want to meet?

This weekend, if at all possible.

That should be ok.

Avi, my parents are…not the kindest people in the world.

Is there anything I should do to avoid upsetting them?

No, just be yourself. I won't let them do anything to you.

Ok.

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I took a moment to phrase what I wanted to say.

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Lex, ever since you claimed me, I've been feeling someone's eyes on us after classes.

You have?

At first I thought it was just general jealousy, but it's been pretty consistent. Have you felt it?

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Once again, I saw him text and erase, text and erase.

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Not that I know of, he wrote back.

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I was disappointed with his response. If he wasn't going to be honest with me, then I'd have to search for the truth myself. Tomorrow, I would seek out our stalker and find out what his deal was by confronting him directly.

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The following morning, Lexus thought that my drab mood was due to his having left so abruptly to go see his dad. I let him believe it because the misdirection would help me track down our stalker without his trying to interfere.

I felt the glares directed at us during lunch. Lexus sat closer to me and gave me more intimate touches than usual in an attempt to make up for what he felt he did wrong. His proximity to me seemed to really incite our stalker. I almost felt ill from the sensation of being watched so closely.

When I first felt the chills, I figured it was all in my head. I thought that the stress of maturing into an Omega and being claimed was getting to me.

The invisible daggers being aimed at us were not an illusion.

Morgan was also concerned with what he saw on my face. He passed me a note during Humanities class, something he hadn't done since we were in high school. As much as the concern made me smile, I realized I couldn't keep anything from my bestie.

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Mor 9:14AM

Hey, what's going on? You look like you're getting ready to start another fight.

Remember how I said I felt that Lex and I were being watched? Later on today, I'm gonna find out if it's true or not.

What? How?

I'm cutting out of my last class a little early and am going down the hallway where I last felt the glaring.

Why don't you wait to investigate with Lexus?

That's the thing, Lex keeps denying we even have one. No, I have to do this alone.

I don't like the sound of that. Just be careful, ok?

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As I had explained to Morgan, about fifteen minutes before the class ended, I excused myself to go to the restroom. I walked down the hallway where Lex thought he had caught his scent. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw some movement. Someone had excited a class. I rushed after them.

"Hey, wait!" I called out as I neared the tall figure. When he turned around, I noticed that he had file folders in one hand and a briefcase in the next. He was a scholar.

"You lost or something?" the scholar asked and I shook my head.

"Sorry, I mistook you for someone else," I responded.

I let out a deep breath as he walked away. My feet began to drag as I slowly made my way back. What was I thinking? How could I possibly narrow down who our stalker was if I didn't even know his face? I dragged a hand down my face as I tried to think.

I felt someone tug me sideways by my hoodie and nearly fell as I lost my balance. I felt a large hand covering my mouth and the coldness of a curved blade at my throat. The blade was so sharp that I didn't realize it had cut me until I felt blood running down the emblem on my neck. I heard the stranger's heavy breathing and let out a sound of disgust when his tongue licked at my blood.

My emblem began to hurt, burning in a fiery rejection.

I struggled against him until he pressed the blade against my inner thigh, way too close to the family jewels for comfort.

"You're not going anywhere."

I knew that voice! Before I was able to make another attempt at freeing myself, I felt a sharp pain on the back of my head and my vision darkened.

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I felt groggy. The lower left side of my head throbbed in pain, as did the emblem on my neck. My lips felt dry. A gag had been stuffed in my mouth, and I found it difficult to think. My body kept wanting to drift back into unconsciousness, but an annoying voice startled me awake.

"The albino that got away."

My pale lilac eyes settled on a face that was both beautiful and disturbing. He had dark brown eyes, fair skin, and black hair that reached down to his chin. Though his skin was fair, he had imperfections like freckles and birthmarks. I had always envied his looks. His appearance had never been ridiculed or laughed about.

"Ashur?" My question was muffled due to the gag. I didn't know what he used to tie my hands behind the chair, but it felt thick and soft.

Out of all the Alphas that could have stalked us, I would have preferred anyone other than Ashur. Hell, I would have even preferred Nestor. Though, I had heard through Sabine that Nestor had settled down with a male Beta and the couple lived in another town.

Ashur was sadistic and unpredictable. Crazy, I'd even say. I never regretted having turned him down because I knew him to be violent and selfish.

Damn, I hadn't even realized that he came to the same campus.

A quick glance around made me realize that we were in an empty classroom. How long had I been knocked out? Was there anyone still around? Would anyone be able to hear me?

"I've always admired you, Avion," Ashur admitted. The words didn't sound very sincere. "You never gave any ground and always fought back."

I swallowed hard. I didn't know where he was going with any of this. I didn't know what he was planning to do. All I could do for the moment was observe.

Ashur reached out to roughly tug the top of my hair until my head tilted back. The throbbing on the lower left side of my head intensified. "And then you allowed yourself to be claimed by Lexus of all people…that pathetic, useless dolt."

I heard the sound of walking and running outside of the classroom. My eyes lit up with hope at the sound. There were still people around!

As if he sensed my thoughts, Ashur used the hold he had on my hair to tilt my neck to the side where my emblem was. I felt his nail dragging down just below the cut, causing pain to flare up. He then leaned down to give my ear a sharp bite.

I let out a muffled cry.

"I think I will cut this tasteless emblem right off your skin," Ashur growled.

"No!" I cried out once again though no one could hear me. Lexus! I felt something inside my chest clench as I sent out the plea.

Avi? Avi, is that you?

Lex! You can hear me? Ashur has me! Ashur has me in an empty classroom!

I'll find you! Just keep talking to me!

I felt the blade sliding down to my collarbone and up the other side of my neck.

"Or perhaps, I will carve one out of my own," Ashur contemplated aloud. "In a much bigger place, one that Lexus will always be able to see…"

I was nearly choked as he roughly tugged at the collar of my shirt and tore it open in the back with the blade.

Lex, he's going to cut my back up!

Just hold on!

I felt Ashur's hands spread across my back and his lips descending on my spine. My body began to shiver in disgust. He bit at the skin and then tugged it sharply between his teeth.

"Hah!" I hissed in pain. Lex…I'm sorry. I thought I could confront him alone…

We were both startled by the sound of keys opening the lock on the door. Lexus immediately ran in, rushing past the university's dean in the process. I started crying, happy to just see him. I didn't have time to feel ashamed about it. The shame could come later.

The blue-eyed Alpha quickly took hold of Ashur's wrist tightly until the blade was dropped from his hand. The Bernese struggled to get out of the grasp, but Lexus adamantly dragged him towards the dean.

"You've seen it with your own eyes now, right?" Lexus challenged the dean. "My mate is hurt. You can no longer allow this to continue."

I saw the dean lower his head as if in defeat. "I…I understand," he replied. He then slowly walked over to untie me. "You both have my deepest apology."

As I stood up from the chair and removed the gag, I had every intention to help Lexus with Ashur. Lexus must have read my thoughts, because he stopped me right in my tracks.

"No. Morgan will catch up with us soon. You are to wait here for him and then the two of you are going home," Lexus commanded. "I will deal with Ashur myself."

Just a few hours ago, I would have given him hell for using another Alpha command on me. But, at that particular moment in time, I really did just want to go home.

The moment I saw Morgan skidding to a halt in front of the door, totally out of breath, I rushed over to hug him tightly. The Beta didn't hesitate to hug me back. "I knew something bad was gonna happen," Morgan babbled. "That's why I told Lex right after class…thank goodness you're ok!"

I broke down into more tears while in the presence of my best friend.

Morgan decided to skip all of his evening classes to stay at home with me.