Call me Alpha (Aiden and Ashira) novel Chapter 57

Chapter 57.5: Arrival of the King (Part Two)

Ashira’s POV

Two weeks had passed. I recovered a little from the pain of losing my mate. I got the hang of living in this pack and being with their Alpha, Aiden. He come and go from time to time but not a single day has passed that he don’t visit.

We talk. I still hate him but we talk. I don’t know why I feel different when he is around. Its not a light feeling, I can feel my chest twisting with pain and wrath but something in me whispers that I enjoy his company.

During daylight, I feel fine. Coping. Better. Not until the dark comes.

I still cry whenever a picture of Elon pops out of my head but it often happens at night and it deprives me of having enough sleep. At bed time, I use all thoughts I have to think. And it mostly consists of Elon.

But during the day, I feel different. I feel mixed types of emotions. I feel alive.

“Who are you?”

The man I asked looked at me with a funny expression. His brow is arched and the side of his lips are up as if smirking. I hate his guts, is what I first think but there’s something inside me that says he is a good person.

“Man!” he looked up and chuckled. “You don’t recognize the person who almost died saving you?”

I fumbled.

What is he… talking about? He saved me? When?

I frowned and crinkled my nose. “You saved me? This is the first time I met you.” And I’m not lying.

“I was briefed that its useless to remind things to you but I’m a rule-breaker guy sometimes. I used to follow your reckless plans and decisions, you know.”

My mind was confused with what he was saying but it made me think harder of who he is or if I met him before or if he was saying the truth.

“The name is ‘Seth’, and you’re too young to forget things, Ash.” he leaned closer and smiled at me. I shifted my body backwards because of the little distance left between us. “Remember soon, Luna.” he whispered in a serious expression.

“Seth.” a voice said and that made the guy in front of me jumped away back to his seat.

“Oops.”

I don’t need to look behind me to see who arrives. It’s Aiden. I got accustomed with his voice and scent. I can hear his footsteps getting closer and the man named Seth looked at me again then grinned.

“I’ll continue guarding you from far, I’ll go now!” he intentionally shouted for Aiden’s ear to reach though I didn’t think shouting is necessary because we are werewolves, our hearing senses are enhanced.

Seth is gone in a glimpse and Aiden sat to where Seth left to.

“Did he bothered you?” he asked. His eyes were looking at me and it seems normal but I think there is something deep in those eyes.

It’s… speaking to me. Saying more words I couldn’t understand but I know there is something in it.

“Did he say anything that may distract your peace, Ashira?” he asked again and I could say he is slightly annoyed by my silence.

I pulled my gaze away and sighed. “He didn’t had the chance to.” My eyes went back at his, I seem to be magnetized by his eyes.

Its weird. At times that I remember my mate and his face flashes on my mind, I can see Aiden’s eyes in Elon’s face though I know my mate don’t own a pair of golden-brown eyes but a brown hazel eyes.

Its weird. I’ve said the word ‘weird’ redundantly but its true. These days, I feel like I’m schizophrenic. Like I have two different personality, two different emotions, two worlds. Everything about me is halved. I tell you, its weird.

I saw his eyes soften as our gazes locked for a while.

“I will order him to watch from afar from now on.” he broke the eye contact and I almost groaned when his attention was not on me, feeling a little jealous over the flying butterflies in front of us.

“Why?” I frowned.

He looked at me and mirrored the same frown in his forehead. “He can be a nuisance at times.”

“I don’t mind. I didn’t complain. Are you on your stupid power-tripping mood again?”

Aiden’s jaw dropped and he was silent for a while before closing his eyes then pinching the bridge of his nose.

He looks stressed, is it my fault? He really is a power-tripping person though. I guess he doesn’t like to be called that, huh?

“I’m not. If you like keeping him around then I’ll let him get close to you from time to time.”

“I don’t have a choice here, Aiden. I won’t ask for requests or anything for my favor but its not bad to have someone to talk sometimes.”

Now that Lucianna has gone back to her pack, all I can do is stare at his house garden all day.

“I’d like to accompany you but the pack is in chaos without me-”

“Oh, no, I’m-I’m not saying I want to be with… you.”

Fuck. Why did that sound so wrong? I meant it that I don’t want to be with him but not in a rude way.

Who am I kidding? Am I trying to be kind with the man who ordered to kill my mate?

I looked away so I could not see his reaction. I don’t know but I think I’ll hate seeing his expression right now.

“Don’t be guilty, I understand you.”

I snapped my head to him. “I’m not guilty!”

“Your face says so.”

I can feel my face burning. Am I angry or ashamed? Why is it that I’m not sure with my own emotions?

“Well, I’m not guilty. “ I looked away. “I only tell the truth so I have nothing to be guilty about.”

“Okay.”

I peak a look at him and saw him smirking. I scoffed. There’s no point of arguing over this kind of conversation, right?

Dread minutes of silence passed by us and I had calmed myself from the thoughts that kept confusing my chest. I can hear his breathing, his pulse, his heart beat, the singing birds, the wind. All I mentioned helped me calm and feel serene.

“Do you want to go somewhere?”

If he didn’t spoke, I wouldn’t realize that I was closing my eyes and enjoying the peaceful feeling I started to have.

“Where?”

Right now, I’m not going against Aiden. I’m in his pack, I’m under his power and its not good to always fought when in enemy’s lair. I kind of accepted the fact that I can’t escape what and where I am now.

“Somewhere.”

“Why are you asking me to come?”

He looked at me and when his eyes met with mine, I felt the same feeling I was having with him again.

That feeling where my heart beats loud on my ears, my vision focuses and my mind seems to question something but doesn’t know what to ask.

“Aren’t you bored? I’m not going to harm you, don’t worry.”

I’m not worried. To be honest, its not just his voice that I got accustomed with. The times I had in his territory, I didn’t saw him try something bad or even his colleagues.

I touched my belly and its almost full-grown now. He looked down and watched my hand caress my bump so I stopped doing it. He looked at me again and this time, he wears an expression that in the middle of sad and hurt.

I sighed.

“Okay…”

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