My Egyptian Alpha

Chapter 4. Move in

The next day Rami came for me as he had promised. I hadn't got too much sleep and he woke me up at 6.30 by ringing my door.

“Hi” he said clumsily when I opened. He clearly hadn't got much sleep either. We both looked like a mess.

“We have a guest room. If you don’t mind, you can bring all your stuff now and I will deal with the owner later” he tempted me. My wolf celebrated. Yes, yes, yes. Say yes please! She begged. And I agreed. I hurried inside to pack my suitcase. When I came out with the suitcase in my hand, he took it and stored it in the car trunk.

Seated in the car, I yawned. “It’s OK. You can sleep when we arrive” he said. I nodded, drowsily following the city scenery that was passing by. At his house, no one was awake. He took the suitcase and guided me into the house and to a guestroom on the second floor.

“This will be your room. My mother prepared it last night hoping you will come sooner or later. There is an en suite bathroom and my bedroom is on the other side of the hall” he smirked. I thanked him and he hugged me. My body felt like a bundle of electricity from the intimacy. His body wrapped around mine was the safest thing I could imagine.

Then he kissed my head, left the room and closed the door. I jumped into bed with my body on fire. How could I sleep like this? My wolf felt cheated. I tried to sleep and I must have succeeded because I jumped awake by someone slamming the door open. Disoriented I looked for the source of the sound and suddenly I was being hugged by an excited Warda.

“You came!” she exclaimed. “I could smell your scent as soon as I woke up. I knew he wouldn't leave you alone” she said excitingly. I tried to find a clock. “What is the time now?” my voice was rough. “It’s breakfast time. I mean, it’s 11am.” She tried to drag me off the bed. This family was filled with energy.

I followed her slowly down to the dining hall. Everyone was cheering, and even Bilal whistled a long whistle. His father growled at his inappropriate gesture. He whimpered as response. I smiled. I had never had such a big loving family before. Mona came to hug me. “Welcome back dear. I hope the room is good for you.” I smiled and thanked her.

Then we all ate breakfast. They started to discuss something that looked like a serious matter. I asked Warda what was going on. “The frequency of the mummies has escalated the past few weeks. We suspect someone is behind it. Someone who is up to no good” she whispered.

I didn’t like what I heard. Their voices got louder like they were yelling at each other. I got uneasy. “Don’t worry. They are not yelling at each other. This is just the volume of their voices. You will get used to it” she giggled.

Then Badr signalized that breakfast was over, and the younger siblings went on with their business. Rami took my hand and led me into the office I saw the day before. “Mother will bring us some tea and biscuits” He said. “I couldn't sleep after I brought you home either. I got impatient because after my mother learned that you had arrived, she stopped me from seeing you multiple times. But finally, I am with you” he smiled a dazzling smile.

Oh my, oh my. Look at him. He is gorgeous. Let him mark us, let him mark us. My wolf whimpered in my head. A weak blush crept up my cheeks. To my dismay, he noticed it and smiled sheepishly. “Don’t worry. I won't do anything improper to you now” Please do, please do! “I want to discuss the future. Our different nationalities, for a start. Also, as you probably know in my culture, mating before marriage is not an option. At least for me.” No, mark me. Mate with me. I'm all yours.

I growled at my wolf to shut up. Rami looked confused. I shook my head. “I respect your culture. It’s just hard to swallow. Especially because of the reason I'm here” I responded. I still didn’t think marriage was for me. He looked disappointed but tried to hide it.

My wolf was angry at me. Why are you hurting him like this? Can't you see how hurt he is? I Tried to ignore her and took his hands in mine. “Don’t ever doubt that I am yours. Because I can't imagine myself with anyone else than you. It sounds weird to say so considering we just met yesterday, but I mean it” I said.

Someone knocked at the door. I turned my head in confusion as it opened carefully. “Here is your tea and biscuits dear. Oh no, why do you look so sad Rami?” she looked at us. He said something in Arabic and his mother smiled with a sad look on her face before she left us again.

“I will try to respect your wishes not to marry yet. But please don’t let it be too long. I don't really want to go against my personal values, but you are making it damn hard to stay true to myself” his voice got more annoyed as he spoke. He wants us right now, my wolf pointed out. Just give in and put a ring on that finger, would you? It's not that hard.

I sighed in frustration. Both my mate and my wolf were angry at me. He was so upset that he just left me in the office. He shut the door. I sat left alone with two cups of hot tea and some delicious looking biscuits that I knew no one would touch now.

Tears started falling down my cheeks uncontrollably. I just sat there staring at the cup of tea which became more and more blurry. It felt weird to be so emotional with someone We had just met the day before, but he was my life now. I had hurt him and that hurt me as well.

I buried my head in my hands sobbing. I started to think that coming and staying with them was a mistake made on impulse. I would have to leave. If I stayed, we would risk going against Rami’s personal values. And those values were important to him. To not risk that, we would have to marry. Something I didn’t want to. Not yet.

I left the office. The house was dead silent. I went to my room to grab my suitcase. To my despair I found someone had unpacked it and put my stuff in the closet and my toiletries on the vanity table. I would have to pack it. I felt someone looking at me while I took my suitcase.

Rami was standing at the door. “I wanted to apologize for running away from you. I'm usually not like that” he apologized with his head slightly bowed. He meant it. Then he realized what I was doing, and his eyes widened in shock. “Are you leaving already?” his voice was fragile.

I nodded “Yes. I'm sorry. Neither do I want you to go against your values nor do I want to go against mine.” He watched me in disbelief as I packed down my stuff for the second time that day. It was painful. So painful. My wolf was acting up, crying and yelling at me. I could feel Rami’s anger and frustration as well.

“I will not go back to the place I was. I will find something else. Please don’t try to find me” I begged as I finished up the packing thinking that this was the second time I escaped from a marriage. I wasn't the type to run away from my problems, but I really didn’t want to settle. Not yet.

He didn’t answer me. Just stared. He followed me as I took my suitcase and went downstairs. I wrote a fast note to his family apologizing and thanking them for their kindness. He eyed me all the time. It felt like my body was burning under his look. Please, stay. Show some mercy. He is our mate, damn it! my wolf begged. I shook my head. I couldn't. I wasn't ready for such a commitment.

Tears ran down my cheeks in streams as I left the house. Rami just silently watched me go. I thought that was more painful than if he had tried to stop me or screamed or yelled. He just stood there feeling broken silently. How did this go from the best to the worst day ever? I asked myself. Because you are a freaking proud i***t. He is not Harry the business deal. He is Rami, our mate. i***t! my wolf lectured me.

Anyway. Turning back now was too late as I was roaming the streets of Cairo, trying to figure out where to go. I ended up in front of a hotel, booked a room and checked in. This was not how I imagined my escape to be. It had just made it worse. Now I couldn't enjoy Cairo while I was here because all I could think about was Rami.

I cried in the hotel bed not caring for anything else than my own pain. I could feel that he felt the pain too. My wolf cried with his. I had fallen asleep and woke up very disoriented. The room I was in was dark, so I tried to find a light switch. The light was bright and illuminating the room. Then I remembered I was in a hotel and the pain came back to me.

I went out of the hotel to eat some food because I was starving. Roaming the streets searching for a restaurant I smelled the humid air filled with a sweet scent of grapes and licorice and other fruits. I registered that it came from the cafeterias. The people there was smoking shisha. I found a nice place with some tempting food and went inside to order, but as I opened the door I froze on the spot.