~Dream of the Flashback~

I remember when I was five years old. My dad got us a vacation to the human town, Was it Miami? I don't remember. But at this time my mom and I were walking near the beach. It was a beautiful dawn. We could even see the sun and the city lights at the same time. We were enjoying our walk until I wanted ice cream. I begged my mom with puppy eyes and she agreed. Then we went into the nearest ice cream truck/shop.

"Would you like strawberry flavor, sweetie? " My mom asked in a motherly voice and I nodded eagerly. I have always liked the strawberry flavor. Even now I like it.

"It will be 1$, M'am !" Lady who sells ice cream told us. My mom gave her a dollar and the lady smiled at us. Then the lady gave her ice cream and then my mom took it and gave it to me. I ate my ice cream happily. Then we continued our walk to the hotel where we are staying.

Suddenly my mom bumped into one man, but luckily she didn't fall. When she looked into the man's eyes, she stood frozen. I sniffed the air and I detected a foreign smell. It wasn't a human nor werewolf. The man looked at her with a look of surprise. But then I ruined the moment.

"Mommy, let's go! Dad is waiting for us!"I whined. Then my Mom apologized to the man. And we continued our journey to the hotel.

That happened four months before my mom disappeared forever.

~End of the Dream Flashback~

Then I woke up. I was feeling fuzzy from this long sleep. It's hard to comprehend in what situation I'm in. So when I looked around I saw that I'm in a special cabin next to the exit of the Arena. I'm not supposed to be there! No way I should be in here. This sneaky bastard left a scent that leads into a cave that can lead other males into this cave. Where my other friends are currently hiding. Or maybe they have already been caught. I have to get out of here.

I looked around the cabin. There was no one in this cabin except for me. In this cabin, there are two beds and one bathroom. Right now I'm lying on one bed, but the other bed was already used. I smelled the scent, it was masculine, ocean and mint, it belongs to a Siren. It means that he has been there for fifteen minutes and he can come back at any time.

I tried the front door and it was locked. Of course, it's gonna be locked. Only an idiot will leave a door open. The windows in the bedroom are either too small or too high for me to reach. So I went to the bathroom and it was a disappointing sight to see. There were no windows at all, then I got an idea. What if I open one window in the bedroom and instead try to fit myself through the window. I can hide in the bathroom until he comes back and sees that I escaped from the cabin. And he will be shocked that this time he will forget to close the door.

So right now I did exactly how I planned. But the only thing left it's to wait for him. But my calculations were wrong because he came back in five minutes and my scent was still fresh. Then he chuckled and walked around the room. I hope my mate is an idiot who thought that I escaped the cabin. But in my bad luck, he's not the idiot I thought he was.

"I know you are still here." My mate chuckled. His handsome voice sent me shivers like sirens supposed to have a beautiful voice. But I remained silent, I hoped he would think that I escaped him, but no such thing has happened.

"Your scent is still fresh and it leads to the bathroom and I know the bathroom doesn't have any windows. It was a clever idea. But I don't like to play hide and seek games where the player cheats the game, so please open the door." He said. I guess he's not stupid like I thought he was. Eros just knew he had to give me a smart soulmate for this reason.

"I admit you were clever when you tricked me back in the cave. But hey, at least I can stay here forever if I want ." I answered smugly. Sirens don't have strength like werewolves have, but I don't know if they can break through the door. I guess I'm gonna find out.

"Are you sure that you will remain here forever?"He chuckled again. I guess he is strong enough to break down a door, but I can still bring down his ego.

"What? Are you gonna ask another male to break down the door, are you sure he won't just steal me from you?" I asked smugly. Waiting for his reply, but then he chuckled.

"Oh my dear soulmate, It doesn't take my strength for you to open the door." He teased me. I tensed when he answered. Does that mean he will use one of his singing spells? Maybe he is just bluffing?

"Y-your bluffing!" I stuttered. I cursed myself for stuttering now he knows that he got me. Sirens can sing to hypnotize, but I didn't know their limit or do they have a time limit. I don't know, but right now I'm risking it.

"I'm not bluffing, dear. But right now you have two choices: either you remain stubborn until I use my spell or you can calmly open the door. The choice is yours !" He is not bluffing or rather threatening me. Well, I can be stubborn but I hate being hypnotized. But this time I gave up and opened the door. When I opened the door I saw my mate sitting on the bed with a smirk on his face. And he is the one and only Mortimer Pelagius. He has jet black hair. It isn't messy nor styled and he has ocean blue eyes that are hypnotizing. His face isn't sharp but he is still really handsome that I would never admit. He is still wearing the suit that was created for those games. He has muscles but he isn't bulky like werewolves are.

"I thought you were going to choose the first option, but I don't mind the second one. " He answered in an amusing tone. But I frowned. I just hate giving up, if I ran away right now I couldn't. A. My mate is right next to me B. I see a camping ground filled with a few males who will no doubt try to chase me. When I thought about the possibilities Mortimer stood up and took my hand.

"Now, I'd rather go to the exit area the faster we go the less time we have to be here." He said. I'm glad he looked away because right now I'm blushing at the fact he's holding my hand. Then we started our journey to the exit area. I hate my situation right now.

"I wouldn't be that confident, Mortimer," I said. I guess I wanted him to know that I can still run away from him no matter what. I don't know why I said that. If only I kept my mouth shut so I could escape.

"Ahh, I'm glad you know my name, I would be more glad if I knew yours? " He smiled at me affectionately. But I shook my head.

"I would like to remain nameless for you, even for the whole year! " I told him that we were now closer to the exit area. No matter if he is good-looking I would never give up on following my dream.

"So you are planning on rejecting after a year. Would you mind telling me why?" He looked at me for an answer. We can indeed reject each other after a year of finding each other. I would rather keep my answer personal, but if he asked me he deserves to know why he is getting rejected. But I wouldn't like to offend him, since he didn't deserve it, yet.

"It's simple, my destiny and dreams have nothing in common." I simply said it, he nodded. And we silently continued our way.

I would try to escape, but I don't know how to get back to the cave and I've never planned my extra hiding spot for this situation. Plus, I could try to knock him out, but Sirens have good reflexes, so I could fail. But if I will be successful there is a chance that I can bump into other males. Sure, I can run away, avoid meeting any other males and then find my friends. But what if I am left disappointed, that they could be captured before I returned.

The Exit Area is closer than we can see it, and we are still holding hands. I only see a few couples there and I don't recognize anyone. I don't know if it is good or bad, because one of my friends registered early. We were standing in the line while other couples registered that they had found their mate. Then it's our turn to register. I snickered because Mortimer didn't know my name, so I don't know how we will attempt to register.

"Your full name and your mate's full name please?" A man sitting behind the desk asked. Mortimer tensed when they asked him for my name he didn't know to answer since I didn't reveal my name to him. But he decided to wing it.

" Well, My name is Mortimer Pelagius and my mate is refusing to reveal her name," Mortimer explained to the desk worker. The desk worker understood and looked up to see me.

"Ahh, yes. Your Alice Silvermoon! Congratulations! " Desk worker answered. Unfortunately, the desk worker knows me, plus he revealed my name to Mortimer. Mortimer smiled when he found out my name, while I frowned.

"Hmm, Alice Silvermoon? It's a beautiful name for my beautiful soulmate." Mortimer complimented me and at the same time teased me that he found my name anyway. I rolled my eyes and looked away from him. When we exited, the Arena guards were standing saying that they will make sure that none of us will escape, while we will pack our bags.

Then I and Mortimer separated since the girl's and boys' housing are on the opposite sides. I wanna know how is my brother doing and his soulmate or did Kelly find her's soulmate? Did Alexander find his? How are Candice, Elisa, and Megan doing? Did they got caught?