Call me Alpha (Aiden and Ashira) novel Chapter 25

Ashira's POV

I never thought of a way out once I face the worst, that made me regret to just wait for it and try to come up with a resolve. Because right now, I have none.

'Our mate is an idiot! Idiot! Idiot!' my wolf cries and I flinched from the pain she is experiencing right now.

'He is. However, we're not normal so we have to deal with him.'

'I don't want to lose my mate! I want him!'

I sighed. Talking with my wolf won't do me good right now. She's so head over heels of the idea of having a mate, of Aiden. I can't blame her, she must be savoring thrice the pleasure and happiness I felt around Aiden. And right now, she's suffering thrice the pain.

I walked around the room. It's been hours after Aiden left me here and I had wild thoughts of escape but I couldn't.

If I escape right now, it's like pleading guilty. That's what my pride is telling me. I may not know how to prove my innocence yet but I won't give them the pleasure of judging me through my actions. So even if I'd like to just go back to Regal, I'm deciding to stay.

For now.

If anything goes wrong and my life will be at stake then I will do everything I can to break out.

My phone rang. Wow. Aiden didn't bother confiscating my phone. So what? Is this a lock-up with privilege?

Letting me have my phone gives me a glint of hope. If he thinks I meant harm, won't he try and take away any means of communication I might have? It seems to me that he trusts me.

Still.

I run to my phone but the ring had ended before I could read each it.

I looked at my screen and Seth's name was on it. Quickly, I redialed his number and he immediately answered.

"How are you? Did he hurt you?" He said worriedly.

I sighed upon hearing his voice. I figured Seth was already informed of what had happened. Nick must have told him. It's so good to have someone stood for me. I mean, I never saw a bit of doubt from Seth before. At least someone's rational about this.

"A little. How did you know?" I sat on my bed, hugging a pillow tight between my legs.

"I'm at the ancestral now."

I looked around, trying to sense his presence but failed. Uh, wolf proof.

"Do you know how they found out?" I only knew Nick came and Aiden changed after.

"Nick heard it from Titus, Ash. He rats you out."

I hissed. That bastard! After having his position back to him, he quickly grabbed his knife and stabbed me in the back! Now I know every respect-acceptance gesture he did is just a facade.

I growled then I heard Seth sighed. "I know, Ash. We shouldn't have trusted him."

I started blocking my wolf when she repeatedly curses and swears she'll kill Titus. His whimpers are making me tremble as she tries to take over and I can't let her.

I changed the topic before I lose control of my wolf.

"I need you to help me get out, Seth. I'm not gonna run but I don't want to be inside this room any longer." I almost hissed. I'm not gonna escape. But the feeling that I can stroll inside the ancestral is better than having the four corners of Aiden's room, full of Aiden's scent. This is torture.

When I heard him sigh on the other line, I knew what his answer would be.

"I can't. Aiden almost killed me. He's aware that I knew you were a stealer and about what I did to cover it."

I paled. Of course, he will know!

"What?! What did he do? Are you okay?" my voice almost croaked. I never thought of what may happen to Seth once my secret leaned but if he said Aiden almost killed him, I can only imagine how it is.

"I'm okay. Don't worry. It's just a scratch." he even chuckled but I'm not convinced with it. "I can't help you out but I'll report every progress to you. I never believe you're a bad kind."

"Bad kind?" I frowned and curled my back, hugging the pillow tighter.

"Something about stealers. I can't explain what that means, I'm still confused about it."

"Where'd you heard it?"

"Aiden and Nick knew some information about stealers. Remember Alpha Zeuracious and Zynia?"

"Yeah. What do they know?" I bit my nails as I try processing Seth's words. I wonder what Aiden and Nick knew about it.

"Everything about that tragedy. They kept it private because the information is risky to be known by stealers." he trailed, remembering what I am. "I mean, the bad ones."

Seth is not spouting any sense. It's mixed and I don't understand any of it. The only part I get is that he's implying I'm not one of the bad kind. But what kind of bad? Will I grow a pair of horns or wings? Will I look like a monster? What bad kind was it?

"You're terrible at explaining, do you know that?" I sighed. He is though. I'm itching to know more but I can't get it from him.

He chuckled. "Heard that often. Hey, you're taking this lightly. Are you sure you're okay?"

"I have no choice than to be." I snorted.

He went silent for a minute. I played with my fingers while hearing his breathing. Sigh.

"I told you to confess about it to Aiden. If you only listen." he finally spoke.

I rolled my eyes. Why am I hearing this a lot? From Aiden and then from Seth. It's not like it can change anything at all.

"You think he'll act the other way? I don't think so." I smirked with the thought. Knowing Aiden from such a short time, he would not budge a bit. He will still do what he does best around me. Making me realize how powerful he is.

"Well..." he didn't finish his words and I nodded to myself. I knew he gets what I mean and that ends the conversation about it.

"Can you gather more information about stealer for me?" I asked. I needed to know more. What I am is a blur. Only half or below is what I knew. I need more.

"Yeah? Uh, Aiden forbids me to talk to you so I'm guessing I'm not supposed to tell you anything but I'll try. I wonder why you have your phone though."

I chuckled with sarcasm. Even I wonder why. "I don't know. Maybe he forgot about it."

"That's impossible. It only means he trusts you." I can hear him rolling his eyes with how he said it.

I snorted. Trust, my ass.

"What did he say about me?" I decided to ask. I assume he thinks odd about me right now but I wanna know how others discern it.

"He wants us to think in between about your case. That we can't trust you yet until they find something that might help to perceive your true intentions."

I groaned from the last words. It's hard to accept hearing about it because I have no intentions to begin with. Hell, I'm not even interested in finding a mate when I did the mapping.

"He's not yet convinced that I'm tricking him? Based on how he acts with me, I bet he was."

Seth sighed after a long pause. I did too. Damn, can all I do is sigh in my situation?

"No, Ash. Don't think like that. He's not concluding anything yet..."

It's my turn to be silenced. If Aiden judges me the moment he found out, Seth must've heard of it so If he said he's not, I...

No, I shouldn't hope for the best but the worst.

"Ash... The only one who can come near you right now is Aiden. His reason confused me but he said so himself. When he did, then it's your chance to ask something from him." Seth said again.

I nodded though he can't see me. "I'll hang up."

"Okay. I'm just around."

We ended the call and I laid my back flat on the bed. I looked up and started bursting my head with thoughts I never wanted to entertain.

'Our mate still wants us.' my wolf peeked when the barrier I made weakened.

'Let's not assume anything. Let's wait for the worst.'

I blocked her again when she started whimpering. I sighed and closed my eyes when exhaustion drifted me to my sleep as a tear rolled down my cheeks.

Nick's POV

"What are you thinking?" I asked Aiden. He's been quiet the whole ride and it bothers me every time I hear his gritting teeth or low growls.

We're almost at my father's house and I'm starting to wet my pants. Michael, my father, was the former Beta of the pack. He's living far from the center ever since he got elected as the pack's elder. I don't know his reason though. Maybe he just wants to be alone with my mother since he barely had the chance to when he had the duty as the Beta.

I feared him. He's too strict and focused that I can't remember a single moment I had with him growing up. I won't think twice if Aiden got his attitude from my father because Alpha James is the opposite of Aiden. Alpha James is funny and a joker while his son, Aiden, somehow loses all of that.

I can't blame him though. He grew up leading a pack and at a young age, that's equivalent to killing the fun of youth.

"I was talking with Michael," he replied with a sigh. That explains all the growling I've heard from him. "He's expecting us. Hit the gas."

I did as he asked. Michael must be furious by now and I don't want to imagine how outraged he is. What's happening to Aiden is like history repeating itself.

Is it on his blood to meet a stealer? It seems so.

I hope my father knows how to detect a true mate out of a stealer. At least a way.

Because I'm not convinced one bit that Ash is one of the bad kind.

We reached Michael's house and Aiden quickly moved out of the car. I watched his moves and I can't help but think that his eagerness to know a way out of this mess is his way of hoping Ash is his fated one.

I followed after him as Michael stood outside his porch. Waiting for our arrival.

He bowed to Aiden as soon as we faced him. "Alpha Aiden."

"Michael." I can sense how serious Aiden is from his voice.

"You've grown up since your last visit." Michael said to Aiden and he smiled at him before turning his eyes to me.