The Alpha's Little Rogue novel Chapter 5

Alessia's POV

After a few days of intensive crying and cuddling the urn holding my mother's ashes, I finally step out of the room. Food has been placed outside the door for me for the past few days and I haven't needed to even step out of the room.

The room that has been assigned to me is painted baby blue with a few touches of an aesthetic vibe. It's not a terrible room to end up in but after crying for hours, those walls are the last things that I want to see.

My wolf has been getting grumpy and whining, sobbing, and whimpering to go talk to my mate. She believes that it'll make us feel better.

Another thing that has kept me locked up in my room is the noise and buzzing from outside the door. I'm staying in a pack house full of werewolves after being the only werewolf that I know of for years.

But my bones need some serious stretching so I ventured out of my room and into the living room. In the hope of finding Caden and telling him that I need a run. I'm not foolish enough to think that I can just walk out of the house and go into the woods. I know that he definitely has guards looking after me. My train of thought stops as I stand in front of the living room.

People. And they are everywhere. Some of them are watching a game on the TV. Some are just conversing with each other and others are playing a game on the game control center pushed to one side of the room. And not one of them looks like the person that I'm after.

My feet still as I get to the end of the hallway leading from into the living room. I'm contemplating going back and finding another way to talk to Caden when-

"Hey," A tiny voice calls out.

I look down and see myself looking into two gorgeous green orbs. I take in her features -her dark curls, button nose, and red cupid-shaped lips. I feel like I know her from somewhere else.

I smile at her, deciding not to look a gift horse in the mouth. It's better it's just a kid and not someone else.

"Hey there," I squat down to her height and ruffle her wide curls, playfully tugging on one of them. Soon, she's smiling and giggling at me. Little kids are my favorite. Especially when they happen to be as cute as her.

"You're very pretty," she says, looking up at me with sparking eyes.

Ok, it's official. I love this girl.

"You're very pretty too," Her smile becomes wider. "What's your name?" I ask.

"Lucy," she replies, beaming up at me.

"That's a very pretty name for a pretty girl like you."

"What's yours?"

"Alessia," I answer.

She giggles, bouncing on her little feet. "Are you the guest that Caden told us about?"

I'm slightly taken aback at how close she seems to be with Caden for her to call him by his name.

"Yes," I answer, nodding my head. So that's what he told people -that I'm just a guest. I shove away the tiny silver of hurt that makes its way to my chest.