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ERICA'S POV:-
Alpha Kaden parked the car in front of his mansion. He hopped out of the car. I gathered all my stuff and was about to open the door when Alpha Kaden opened the door for me. He offered me his hand with a wide smile on his face. Smiling widely, I took his hand. He pulled me out of the car and took all the bags from my hands. He had all my gifts in his one hand. While with the other hand, he grabbed my hand and pulled me into the mansion. He pulled me towards the same bedroom that was set for me in the morning. He dropped all the gifts on the bed then stood in front of me. I felt a little nervous around him.
He pinched my chin lightly and guided my gaze towards his. I gulped hard as I saw his eyes shining. "You still don't have any of your belongings here. I will send someone with something comfortable for you to wear at night. We can go back to your place tomorrow and get your stuff. Or if you want me to take you shopping, just let me know in the morning. I will take you shopping." He whispered while staring into my eyes. Biting my lower lip, I nodded my head. I just couldn't come up with anything to say to him. It felt like he was waiting for me to say something to him. His eyes were searching for words inside my eyes.
After a few minutes, he cleared his throat and backed away from me. He slipped his hands in the pockets of his jeans. Slowly stepping backwards, he reached the door of my bedroom. His eyes were still on me. "If you need anything, don't hesitate. My bedroom is right beside yours. Come to me straight if you need anything. I will be happy to help you. Ummm… if you need help. I think I should leave you now. I will send some comfy clothes for you. Don't worry." He spoke again in a low tone. I nodded my head again. His smile fell as he noticed that I again just nodded. I didn't use my words. I could tell that he wanted to hear my voice.
Sighing in disappointment, he walked away. He was a little angry as I didn't give him what he wanted. Because he shut the door of my bedroom with a loud thud. I giggled seeing his childish behaviour. Biting my lower lip, I walked towards the bathroom. I stripped my clothes and walked towards the bathtub. I filled the bathtub with warm water and added my favourite jasmine fragrance. I stepped into the tub and soaked my body in the warm water. It felt heavenly. I was grateful that Samia made me tell him everything. It felt like there was a war inside him. And all this long, he was fighting that war. It felt like he was very miserable all this long.
Smia forced me to tell him everything that happened to Alicia. I also understood what was happening to him. I felt the same way when I didn't know what happened to Alen. I felt incomplete. Samia made me realise that Alpha Kaden had been feeling that hollow feeling inside his chest for thirty months. It was easy for anyone to say thirty months just like that. It was too easy for me to say thirty months. I understood his feelings when I went through that feeling too. I realised that I should have told him everything the night he brought me to his mansion. At least, he would have been able to sleep peacefully at night after that. At least, he would be able to breathe after that.
It was partially my fault too whatever he did to me. He lost his sister who was going to get married soon. He found his sister in her wedding dress. And someone rubbed salt on his wounds by saying that she was raped. I couldn't believe anyone could defame the sister of their own Alpha that way. Because of their tiny lie, Alpha Kaden had suffered so much. Burning in the list for revenge, it could never be good for anyone. "Erica! Your night clothes are on your bed. Have a good night." I heard a maid calling me from outside. Then I heard her walking away. I enjoyed the warm bath for a little longer. The water started to cool down soon as the winter season was almost at our doorsteps.
I stepped out of the bathtub and wrapped a towel around my waist. I walked out of the bathroom. A t-shirt and a pair of shorts were on my bed. I walked towards the bed and slipped into my comfy clothes. Once I was done, I crawled into the bed. Covering my body with the soft comforter, I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep. I was exhausted but I was definitely surprised that I couldn't fall asleep at all. It was frustrating. I was yawning like crazy. My eyelids were heavy. And yet, I couldn't fall asleep. The room was cold but my bed was warm. So the cold was not the issue.
After tossing and turning on the bed for an hour, I growled in annoyance as I sat up on the bed. As I had been moving around a lot, the new place and new bed was never an issue for me to get comfortable with. I crawled out of the bed and walked towards the door. I was biting the nails of my fingers on one hand. While my other hand was on the doorknob. I was debating inside whether I should go and ask Alpha Kaden that for some reason I just couldn't fall asleep. I had no idea how he would react. I was not sure if he would yell at me because I was about to disturb him in the middle of the night.
Sighing in defeat, I opened the door of my bedroom and stepped out. The whole mansion was already drowned in the silence of the night. Everyone else was fast asleep. I tiptoed towards Alpha Kaden's bedroom. I pressed my ear against his door and tried to listen. I could hear his heart beating calmly. And steady breathing. That meant he was already asleep. I pouted in annoyance. Everyone had fallen asleep. Even Alpha Kaden was asleep. And I was still wandering around like a ghost. Of course he was asleep. After knowing the truth, we all sleep like we haven't slept for days. And Alpha Kaden just learned the truth he was seeking after thirty months. It was his time to sleep peacefully.
Growling in annoyance, I turned around to walk away. But it looked like someone up in the sky didn't want me to leave just yet. My foot slipped and my butt collided with Alpha Kaden's bedroom door pretty hard. Rubbing my butt, I stood straight and tried to tiptoe back to my room. I didn't take three steps towards my bedroom when Alpha Kaden's bedroom door opened. He was rubbing his eyes while staring at me with this worried look in his eyes. I gulped hard as I felt like I had made the biggest mistake by stepping out of my bedroom. "What is it? Why are you not asleep, Erica?" He asked me in a low tone while staring at me from head to toe.
Pouting in annoyance, I felt like I would start crying any moment. I didn't want to disturb anyone. Especially I didn't want to disturb Alpha Kaden. He looked like he was in a deep sleep when I woke him up because of my clumsiness. "I couldn't sleep. So I thought I would check if you are awake. Or if anyone was awake. But everyone was asleep already. I didn't mean to wake you up like that. I am so sorry. I was going back to my room. My foot slipped and I hit the door hard. I am sorry, I woke you up like that." I apologised to him in a low tone while staring at my feet in guilt. It was frustrating that I was not careful.
Hearing my words, he chuckled softly. He walked towards me and grabbed my hand. Without another word, he pulled me towards his bedroom. My heart started beating erratically inside my rib cage as he locked the door of his bedroom and took me straight towards his bed. He made me sit on the bed. Then he knelt down on the ground in front of me. He grabbed both of my hands and pecked my knuckles. "Did you hurt yourself when you slipped? Are you alright? Show me if you are hurt somewhere? What part of your body hit the door? Show me now." I gulped hard as he literally demanded me to show what hit his door. I was literally in trouble. Because both my butt cheeks collided with his door. And I was definitely not going to show him my ass.