Alpha Leon’s Secret

CHAPTERFOUR

CHAPTER 4:

[ THE UNEXPECTED]

Ariel’s POV

Ms May has been a mother to me ever since we met. I now work at her restaurant and she keeps calling me a blessing. She says her restaurant hasn’t seen so many customers in a long time. I work as a chef there. I once offered to make my signature Plattsburgh and since then she’s made her head of the kitchen.

I also met Lucy, she’s practically my best friend now. None of them know I’m half human and half wolf. I did not want to scare them so I kept it to myself. “Hy pretty girl”, “hy L”, lovey weather today yea ? How about we go for a walk during the break ?

It was a nice sunny day, the sun shone just enough not to burn and the clouds were bright blue, trees blooming with each one a beautiful colour. I had almost forgotten about everything that happened at moonstone. Ryan, Riley, Mr Thomas, Konan who spoke little but just acted, the tunnel… where is the tunnel?

I couldn’t care less anyways, I loved it here. I got a fresh start, a new life. One where I was free from my mate, from being a s*x slave. Each morning while dressing I looked at my scars in the mirror.

“Where did you get those Ariel “ Ms May looked wide eyed, “turn around!” I screamed, getting a towel to cover myself. She had walked in on me dressing once and saw the deep scars on my back , tummy and calf. Thankfully I had no scars on my face.

“I’m sorry” I didn’t mean to walk in on you “, “it’s okay” I said tears welling up immediately. I was embarrassed by the scars, it felt sickening to see. But I was away from them now, I liked my new life, nothing could take me back there.

“You don’t look so well girl”, you should get a check up done”. “I’m fine L, I’m just tired”. Lucy was right, I didn’t feel so good, yet I had to get work done, so I sucked it up and by the end of the day, I couldn’t move.

“Let’s get you to the doctor okay ?” I nodded slowly as Ms May and Lucy helped me into the car. Hospitals, I can’t remember the last time I came to one. Ryan would get the pack's doctors to test me after he was done with me. It usually took way longer to heal since my wolf was almost nonexistent.

“You’re pretty malnourished for someone that is expecting a child ma’am” “a what?”, I say up straight, chills running down my spine, everywhere I felt cold. “Uhmm Ms Ariel, you’re pregnant” “how could that be?” The face the doctor made made me realise how dumb that question was. “Oh dear, do you know who the father is ?”, Ms may asked, reaching out for my hands and holding me to comfort me.

It dawned on me that I had left Moonstone pregnant. The doctor said I was two months gone. I sat on my bed, the reality hitting little by little. I was carrying the child of the man I hated the most. Ryan Reeds was meant to be my safe space, my comfort zone, yet he rejected and tortured me. I hated that the mate bond made me unable to hate him as much as I wanted to. Why did the moon goddess do this to me? I had suffered enough and just when I thought it was over, I get this…thing inside me.

A drop of tear hit the pillow I was hugging, soon they came rushing down like rain, I wailed so loud. I suddenly felt warm arms around me, Ms May…at least I had her now. I wept in her arms like a little child. She shushed and sang to me till I drifted off to sleep. I missed my mother so much.

“So we’re growing a little bun in there now ?” Lucy teased as she poked my belle “oh stop it, it’s not something to really be happy about” “how come you don’t speak about yourself Ariel?” “We don’t know where you came from or anything about you or your past “

“Trust me girl, it’s nothing you really want to know of”, “how many orders do we have left ?” I tried to change the subject to distract her. Lately L has been asking a lot of questions, she knew I avoided answering yet she kept asking. I wished she would stop.

A YEAR LATER

“You should totally apply for this Ariel”, Lucy brought a flyer to me. I looked at it was for a cooking completion for a place as chef in “De Luna Hotel”. “What is this place ?” “Only the most famous hotel in the whole of New York if I do say so myself”. The CEO is super handsome and I would do anything to just be in his shirt for two seconds” she went on and on about the CEO while I kept studying the information about the competition. “Are you even listening to me girl?” I’m sorry, I’m just wondering if I should do this or not, now that Dennis is here, would I keep up?”

“You should definitely get into the competition”, I turned around to see Ms May smiling at me. “But this would mean leaving you, leaving L, leaving everything I’ve become comfortable with”. “The only constant thing is change my dear child, and I want to see you grow, besides, your talent is getting too good for this little ol shop” she said with an accent, I smiled at her and gave her a big hug. “Fine, I’ll give it a try “..

I scrolled through the desktop sitting in Ms Mays office filling out the required information on the website. Lucy had taught me how to use so I did. “Im certain you would get in darling”, “ughh I’m not sure about this” “out of hundreds of people, what makes you think I’ll get in?” “Ariel you are a special girl, and what you think I don’t know, I know “, she said it with her usual smile plastered on her face. I wondered what she was talking about.

“Come sit here girl”, I got up and joined her on the couch in her little office. “I know what you are Ariel”, my eyes widened in surprise. “Yes, I know you are a werewolf, and I know because my husband was a werewolf”, you will not believe the number of your kind that have passed through that portal “.. it’s been a year now since you came here and I want to know your story”

“Once I spotted you l, I knew you were one, I knew you needed help” “what made you go through the portal?” ” I broke down in tears and shared my story with her.

She gave me a tight hug.”you’re safe now Ariel” and things will only get better from here..