Chapter14
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Chapter 14
Leah’s POV
I opened my eyes and found Asher with me. “You are awake, gosh, you got me worried.”
“Whose room is this?”
“Well, Alpha Elijah allowed us to stay in his guest room. You are lucky he found you, this was my fault,I know you were still recovering and I still left you alone.”
“Stop blaming yourself, I am fine okay, stop worrying about me.” My tone is a bit cold.
“Did I do something wrong?” I know I just hurt him by saying he should stop worrying about me but it’s for the better too.
“Please Asher, I need some quiet time alone.”
“I understand, the game will kick off in two hours time so I will be around if you need me.” He tried to kiss my forehead but I stopped him. “I’m sorry,I will step out now but know this,I am always here for you,anytime you need me.” He exited the room.
“Cindy, who exactly is Elijah? For some reasons unknown to me,I feel he needs me.”
“I feel it too but we should not be close to him again, he rejected us long ago.”
“Yes you are right but why do I feel he is keeping a deep secret, the figure I saw before I passed out was someone that looks void and scary.”
“I guess we should keep our distance.” Cindy concluded but deep down inside me,I don’t want to keep my distance at all. I am curious to know what is happening with him. What if he is battling with something we all have no idea of? Or am I thinking too much? I just need to breathe and enjoy the fun of the game. I came with Asher so my focus should be solely on him. I got off the bed finally and stepped out. I was surprised to see Asher standing at the entrance of the corridor waiting for me when I thought he would be out with the beta and the others.
“Hey, I thought you would be with the others?”
“They can wait,look what happened the last time I left you, I don’t think I can take that risk again.” He sounded so sweet to me for caring about me this way but I feel so bad for him because no matter what, I will never give him a chance in my heart. I am done with the thing called relationship. I just want a life with my kids around and my best friend alone.
“I passed out from stress, that's all.”
“You are one stubborn lady,I must confess.” He came closer and I felt like he was scolding me.
“I am not stubborn..” I argued, rolling my eyeballs.
“Yes ma’am, so would you like to try some cake? My guess is you will love it,”
“I love cakes!!!” I giggled and he laughed so loud, though his laugh is not annoying but charming.
“After you.” Walking out with him,I am certain I felt the presence of Elijah. Did he come here to check on me or what? Why is he still hovering over me? He has a new second chance mate with him and she will be a powerful Luna since my entire park got wiped out by a plague, I can’t be the Luna he wants but I still can’t believe he ended things with me just because of that. He is one annoying jerk and very irresponsible. Abandoning his mate all because of his aim for power as an alpha,he doesn’t care about what happened to me.I hate him with everything I got…I hate the fact my silly heart is still beating for him, betraying me just like that.
We got to a tent with a pleasant aroma of nice cake in the air. “So they make a lot of tents to sell a lot of things just because of a game?” Curiosity hit me again and I wanted to know more about this because apart from this tent that displayed all kinds of cakes, other tents were also in view.
“It’s not just a game but a tradition that is part of our pack, I guess the pack you came from, you also will have a lot of traditional games right?”
My mood dropped when he talked about my park. Yes, we had a lot of games and I enjoyed playing a lot with my family. I wish they never died. I should have died with them,I felt like a betrayal for not dying alongside them.What's the point of living this life without them in the picture? Why do I have to be the only one left with their bloodline? I hate everything,I just feel like letting go and falling into the ocean and drowning.
“I am sorry if I said something wrong, I hate to see tears dropping from your eyes,I just want you to keep smiling cause when you smile,it makes me happy but when sad,it hurts me deeply.” He cleaned the tears of my eyes. I would have confided in him but what if he ends up as Elijah? What if he stops coming closer to me because of the plague? What if he fears the unknown? I don’t think I should tell him, there should be a lot of things I should be keeping to myself,at least I have learnt a lot from the heartbreak Elijah gave to me.
“Not at all, let’s try the cake, I am craving it already.” I switched topics and he nodded his head in approval and spoke with the beautiful maiden who served us two portions. Just a bite, I remembered my mother’s baking.
“This is great, I need more.” I said aloud and they all laughed at me.
“What?” I got forced to ask.
“You are just a baby you know despite you acting all tough, inside you,is just an innocent soul,I might not know your story but I am willing to recreate a better story with you.” He smiled and gave me a wink. I felt a rush of adrenaline and got lost looking deep into his eyes as we moved closer then I heard a loud crash. Elijah stood with rage and shattered glasses right before us and Asher bowed at once with Beta Louis rushing to the scene and did the same thing.
“DAMN IT!!!” He roared and this got the attention of everyone. Why is he so angry? Is he normal at all? He looked at me intensely like I was the person that provoked him when I did nothing wrong.
TBC…
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