Alpha Erubas: The Cursed Alpha And His Forbidden Human Mate

I accepted him

Chapter 14

Sophie POV

"Why are you so excited? Did your crush ask you out?" Zara asks as we have dinner later. I got home a few minutes ago, and I've been overly happy since then. I didn't expect my boss would ever ask me out, and even if he was going to, I didn't expect it to be so soon, but it came sooner than I expected it, and I can't help being excited about it.

"Uhm... This is weird... Can you give me some time to think about it, please?" That was my reply to him, even though I wanted to tell him yes immediately. I didn't want to look like I'd been waiting for him to ask me out.

'Can you give me a reply soon? I don't want to keep waiting' that was what he said to me before I finally left his car when he dropped me off earlier, and his voice rings in my head like he's here with me.

"I just asked you a question, Sophie?" Zara hits a spoon on my forehead, bringing me back to reality.

"Hey! You didn't have to do that, right?" I wince pretentiously as I touch my forehead, but she only rolls her eyes.

"Come on, tell me what happened. Why are you so excited?" She asks with curiosity written all over her.

"Can't I be happy again?" I roll my eyes at her, and she pouts her lips.

"Come on, Sophie. Can you tell me already?" She whines as she pleads with me, and I smirk at her. I don't blame her, she's just like me anyway.

"Did he ask you out?" She asks for the third time, and I nod my head as I cover my face shyly, and I hear her gasp.

"Are you for real? That handsome man is now my in-law?" She gasps again, and I shake my head as I roll my eyes at her.

"I've not said yes to him," I utter, and the smile on her face slowly fades away, replaced with a look of disbelief.

"Are you kidding me? Why haven't you accepted him yet? What if he thinks you don't want him and decides to go for another person?" She snaps at me, and I giggle.

"Come on, Zara. He just asked me out today, you weren't expecting to have said yes to him instantly, right?" I shrug, and she slowly nods her head.

"I told him that I'm going to think about it, and give him an answer," I further utter, and she nods her head.

"Don't just keep him waiting later. Tonight is enough to think about it, so you should give him a positive answer as soon as you get to the office tomorrow," She utters, and I nod my head.

An awkward silence creeps in, as many thoughts flood my mind. Now, the thoughts of Jason hit me hard, and I wonder how he has been doing. Who knows, maybe he must be married now, or maybe he's already engaged to someone else. I haven't thought about him in a while, but now I can't help it. Maybe we would've been married by now if he never left.

"What about Jason? You haven't told me what happened between you two, you know?" As if she read my thoughts, she suddenly asks, and I sigh briefly. Maybe it's the right time to tell her about what happened. There's no point in hiding it from her anymore.

"Are you sure you want to date your boss?" She asks after I told her what happened between me and Jason in the past.

"Are you healed enough to go into another relationship? Are you sure you like your boss enough to want to date him?" She asks with hints of concern in her voice, and I slowly nod my head.

"I'm sure about it, Zara. I'm sure I will eventually get over everything," I reply to her, and she nods her head.

"I will be here for you, no matter the decision you make in your life. I will stand by you always, and make sure that you are always happy. I promise you that," She holds my hands and utters before she pulls me into her arms, hugging me tightly like I would disappear if she goes easy on me.

The rest of the night was filled with us chatting until she falls asleep, but here I am, finding it difficult to sleep.

"Are you sure about this, Sophie? Isn't it too early?" I mutter to myself as I stare into space, but my mind has been made up, and I don't think I'm going back on my decision.

I sigh briefly before I reach out to my phone that's laying on the bedside table, and unlock it. I would be shy to face him tomorrow, so I think answering him on the phone will be the best thing to do.

'Are you there, Sir?' I type on my phone and send it to him, waiting eagerly for his message, and he replies to me in barely a minute like he has been waiting for my text all day.

'Yes, I'm here. Why are you not sleeping yet?' his message pops on the screen of my phone, and I sigh deeply. How am I supposed to sleep when he already rendered me sleepless?

'Nothing. Did you get home safely?' I send it to him again, and his reply came in almost immediately.

'Yes, I did. I was about to go to bed before your message popped in. I've been working on the computer since I got home' his message pops on the screen of my phone, and I find myself smiling sheepishly as I stare at his text.

'Hmm. About what you asked me earlier. I have thought about it, and my answer is yes. I will be your woman' with my fingers shaking slightly, I send the message to him, but I regret it immediately, wishing I can unsend it. I switch off my data connection and my phone before I go to bed quickly. I don't want to see the reply he would give me. What if he thinks that I'm cheap? He barely asked me out for five hours, and I already said yes. Gosh! I should've waited till tomorrow and told him when I get to the office.

My eyes suddenly become heavy, and I drift into sleep.

"Wake up, Sophie. Wake up, my in-law is here," Zara's faint voice sounds through my ears as I sleep deeply, and I toss on the bed, groaning tiredly.

"Wake up, Sophie... Your boyfriend is here," I hear her faint voice again, but I'm too tired to wake up.

"Mr. Xander is here, you sleepy head!" Hearing the ear-piercing scream of Zara, I gasp sharply as I snap my eyes open, welcomed by the ceiling.

"I thought you died in your sleep. My in-law is here," She utters as she sits on the bed, smiling at me while cupping her cheeks in her palms, and I stare at her confusingly, wondering what she's talking about. Who is her in-law?

"Who is your in-law?" I ask sleepily as I finally sit up on the bed, running my fingers through my hair.

"Are you kidding me? I'm talking about Mr. Xander. He has been waiting for you!" She yells at me, and I gasp sharply, as realization dawn on me that I now have a boyfriend. I tilt my head to look at the wall clock, but I end up gasping at the time. It's 8:30am already. Why the hell didn't Zara wake me up? And wait! Did she just say that Mr. Xander is here? What the hell is he doing here?

"Don't keep him waiting. I will go entertain him in the living room, while you get ready for work," She winks at me before she stands up and strides out of the room, and I quickly jump off the bed, dashing into the bathroom afterward...