Chapter 10: Talking

Rebecca/Belle's POV:

I woke up to the noise of someone snoring loudly. I rubbed my eyes and looked at the person next to me, and it was William. William had his arms wrapped around my waist, which made me feel safe and comfortable.

However, that didn't last when I remembered my dream from last night. Last night's dream made me feel terrified. I was afraid this dream would slowly consume me.

I snuggled myself closer to William, and it immediately woke him up. He kissed my forehead and said, "Good morning, babe. How did you sleep?"

I smiled and said, "Good morning to you too. I slept great yesterday with you around me."

He looked me in the eyes and said, "How are you feeling after yesterday?"

I faked a smile when I remembered my dream. I said, "Great, but I'm just feeling tired."

He kissed my neck and said, "If you are feeling tired, I can call your manager and tell her to clear your schedule for today."

I sighed and said, "You know I love this job so much that I'm willing to spend my entire life doing it non-stop until I retire."

He said, "You are seriously a workaholic. All I wanted was to spend time with you alone. It's been some time since we went on a date."

"Hey! You're a workaholic too. There were a couple of times I asked you to go out with me, and you were the one who said you had Alpha duties and were busy," I said.

He said, "But that was different. Now I don't have any duties, and all I want now is to lie in bed and spend every minute with you."

I giggled and said, "Fine. You are such a possessive boyfriend. I will tell them that I want to do my photoshoot in the house. And once I'm done, I promise I will spend time with you, okay?"

He kissed my neck and said, "Okay, that's better. How about I help you contact your manager while you take a shower?"

"Thank you, babe."

He kissed my lips and said, "Quickly take a shower and head down for breakfast."

I laughed and said, "Yes, Alpha."

Before he could say what he wanted to say, I quickly dashed to the bathroom, knowing what he wanted to do to me for calling him Alpha.

He knocked on the door and shouted, "You are going to regret running away, Rebecca."

I laughed, and with that, I heard him leaving my room with the help of my wolf hearing.

While I was showering, I was suddenly feeling sad all of a sudden. My wolf, Trisha, said, "We are feeling sad because our mate is feeling sad."

I said, "Who cares? Don't ever forget what he did to us. I won't forgive him, ever!"

Trisha wanted to say something, but I cut her off, saying, "I should have accepted his rejection two years ago. This fucking mate bond is already dead. It does not have any effect on me; I feel absolutely nothing but hatred for him."

When I finished, my wolf didn't protest but became quiet. I ignored her and just continued with my day.

After 20 minutes of showering and dressing, I went to the dining table to eat breakfast. What stopped me from going there was seeing my old pack having breakfast there.

When William saw me, he mind-linked me, knowing what I was going to ask him. "I will explain later. Just come here and sit with me to eat breakfast."

I mind-linked him and said, "Okay, but you better explain to me later when I finish my photo shoot."

He nodded in response, and I sat on the chair next to him and avoided everyone's eye contact.

Suddenly, my mother said, "Erm…Belle, how are you feeling?"

For a moment, I felt like I was the old Belle, but I quickly pushed the thought away and masked my expression.

I looked at her with no expression at all and said, "It's Rebecca, not Belle, and I'm fine. Thanks for your concern."

I continued to eat my breakfast, knowing that everyone was looking at me. I heard my mother sigh in response at what I said to her.

I had a feeling that someone was looking at me, so I looked around the dining table and saw Blake looking at me. He tried to mind-link me, but I blocked him with my mind.

I looked away from him and went back to focus on my food. Honestly, this breakfast was awkward with my old pack here.

When I was eating, my bodyguard, Romeo, came to my side and whispered, "The studio is set up, and they want you there right now."

I nodded my head in response and said, "Okay, I will be there. Tell them to give me a minute."

He nodded his head and walked away from the dining table.

I stood up and said to everyone, "I have to go to a photo shoot. So please, continue your breakfast, everyone."

William said, "You just ate a little bit. Are you sure you will be fine?"

I kissed his cheek and said, "I will be fine."

I looked at everyone and said, "If you all have time later, you can visit my studio anytime."

I walked away from the dining table and to my studio. When I was about to turn one corner, someone grabbed my wrists and turned me around to face them.

I saw that it was Blake, and I said, "What are you doing?"

"Erm…I just wanted to tell you something important," he said.

I said with an emotionless expression, "You have no right to talk to me after all the things you have done to me."

"Can I just please talk to you privately, later, if you have the time? Just give me 10 minutes to tell you everything," he said.

I thought for a while and said, "I will talk to you if I have the time."

He released my wrists and said, "Okay."

I walked away from him, and he suddenly called my name. I looked back, and he said, "You look as stunning as before."

When he said that, my wolf and I felt happy. But that didn't last when I remembered the day he rejected me.

"That doesn't mean anything to me," I said.

I looked forward and walked into my studio.

Rose's POV:

Seeing Rebecca going to her photoshoot made me worried about her. I mind-linked my brother and said, "Why is she eating so little these days?"

My brother said, "I guess she is on a diet? I'm not sure. Anyway, we are going out for a date today, so take care of the house with the help of Ryan."

I looked at him and nodded my head in response.

I felt like Rebecca was feeling tired these few days. Was it because of the nightmare?

Guess I had to set up another appointment for her because it'd been two months since she saw her doctor.

I interlocked my hand with my mate's and said, "Where do you want to go later?"

Drake smiled and said, "I want to stay on the bed the whole day making love to you."

I blushed furiously and said, "Can you speak softer? You are going to embarrass me in front of everyone."

Drake laughed and said, "I don't care what other people think because all I want to do to you is forever in my mind."

I slapped his arm and said, "Stop talking. Focus on your food."

I couldn't believe I got a mate that was as sweet and caring to me as he was. Drake was the type of guy that I could love forever because he was tall, handsome, muscular, and all the things that girls wanted.

I couldn't wait to have a baby with him.

Unknown POV:

I looked at the footage in front of me. Rebecca seemed to enjoy her life right now and was having fun.

I called my man and said, "Tell me what you have right now about her."

The person said, "Her old pack is here, and it seems like there is tension between her and the old pack."

I said, "Dig more into the story and tell me by tomorrow. If not, I will kill you when I find you, do you understand?"

"Yes, sir."

With that, I hung up and poured myself a glass of wine.