CHAPTER 10 – DISTRACTION
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By the time I realized it, I was on my 6th serving of cake. I don’t know if my appetite has something to do with the fact that I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday or my breakup but I really haven’t noticed that I was stuffing myself. However, I still ordered the 7th serving as I listened while Abigail answered my questions about how her life and my brother’s had been. I think it’s been 2 months since I last saw them.
“You will not be able to eat dinner if you keep eating.” Abigail said when my 7th slice of cake arrived.
“It’s fine. I actually haven’t eaten anything since yesterday.” I said as I took a bite of the sweet food.
“You are that busy? Is work hard?”
“Ah no. It’s just something I did without thinking.”
Abigail did not say anything and I was busy enjoying the cake that I did not notice how she was studying me once again.
“You must have loved this man very much.” Abigail suddenly said and I froze.
“What do you mean?” I put down the spoon.
“You are not a workaholic Zoya so I think you are distracting yourself with work.”
One other thing with Abigail is that she doesn’t hold back on what she wants to say. If she thinks she needs or have to say it, she will say it no matter what the consequences are. Now that she thinks that I’m bothered with my breakup, which is somehow right, she will not let it go since it’s affecting my lifestyle. Abigail is a very caring person even if she doesn’t see herself as such.
“Well, yes. Maybe.” I answered.
“Is it that Roy Williams?” Abigail asked and I could not help but notice the edge in her tone when she said the name. However, the scandal was big enough to have maybe reached Abigail and my family’s ears.
“Not really. It’s someone else. He was just…a great guy. I met him after that incident with Roy.” I tried to explain and Abigail nodded.
“I wanted to come see you when I heard about that incident but I was kept busy with a mission. I wanted to teach a thing or two to that Roy Williams.” I don’t really like talking about Roy either but it’s better than the topic of the guy whom I met after Roy.
“I’m okay now. I’m completely over him. By the way, how are things with your missions?”
Abigail is working with my brother, my mother and the rest of both packs, my family’s pack and Abigail’s, to get to the bottom of a group of rogues called Rawblood. These rogues had been causing a lot of trouble in the human and werewolf world with their illegal business and all but more importantly for me and my family, their predecessors were the ones who were responsible for my maternal grandparent’s death. We siblings never knew them but we still feel like putting an end to this evil-doing group would give the justice our grandparents deserve. However, despite this kind of thinking, Zyla, my little sister, and I, were left out most of the time and it’s fine for the both of us because having our parents and Zane handle is already overdoing it. My family is physically and magically strong and powerful. The only advantage of the rogues is that they hid very well and had years to grow everywhere.
“There are leads after leads but all of them only target the small ones. I know we are getting close to catching the parent group but it is taking longer than expected but we cannot afford to rush things and overlook small details that might prove as a threat in the future.” Abigail complained but it’s a complain that I want to hear.
“Just tell me if you need any help okay?” I said it like an automatic response but upon saying that, it clicked something in me.
“It is fine. We are good.”
“No. Actually do you mind if I take a mission myself?” I asked immediately without thinking.
“What?” Abigail looked at me with hesitation.
“I actually want to try going on a mission. You know, get in with the action and stuff.” I tried to explain but Abigail was doing that analyzing thing again.
“This has nothing to do with your problem right now does it?”
“Maybe it does but I want to do it not only for that reason. I really do want to try.”
“Well…we can discuss it with Zane later.”
Abigail is still hesitant about the sudden idea and with her like this, my brother is going to be no different. Despite being my twin brother, he is technically 2 minutes older than me, he had always been the mature one between the two of us since we were kids. When our parent’s got back together after their initial separation, we started living together as a family and it also came with the identity of being the Alpha’s children. Being the eldest and with my disinterest, Zane knew he had to become more responsible as the next Alpha of our pack. This eventually led to him being our third parent and the overprotective one in the family. This is why it will be a bit hard to convince him. Abigail, on the other hand, had also become like my brother in some ways and she knows that Zane will make it hard for me but she’s doing it with good intention so it’s okay. She has every right to be worried because I’m making this decision to mostly distract myself from Josh.
“You know, I never really saw you in combat or in any fight to be precise.” Abigail said after a silence with our own thoughts. I laughed then stopped when my laugh seemed foreign to me. I haven’t laughed in a while.
“You will be surprise to know that I do have a warrior rank in the pack. Our father spoils us but fighting for self-defense is a must while we were growing up. I had always trained alongside my brother ever since we were kids. I’m not as strong as he is but I am strong.”
That’s right, I am strong. I will not let a man keep me down forever even if he is my mate.
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