Chapter 39: Was Mr. Bates, Jealous?

"Nala, Nala," Eric calls me seeing that I was not paying him any attention.

"Nala, are you alright?" he begins to question me while he starts to wave one of his hands in front of my face; trying to get my attention.

I didn't move nor care to look at him. The horrible look I saw within the alpha's eyes made my body feel as if it was frozen. I couldn't move nor could I talk; all I could do was just stand there and stare.

Eric, slowly turns around, curious about what I was staring at so surprisingly.

"Alpha Bates," he calls shockingly while he runs his right hand at the side of his dark short hair, nervously.

"Don't you have something to do other than bother my secretary," the alpha inquires him, gravely.

My heart almost stops hearing what Mr. Bates had said. Immediately I place my hand against my left breast now having full control of my body.

"I'm sorry sir," Eric apologizes as he walks away.

As he did, he glances at me. I turn my face away, trying my best to ignore him.

Soon it was me and the alpha alone within the hallway. I remain to lower my head, hoping and praying to the moon goddess that the alpha won't allow his anger to rule over him again.

"Let's go," I heard the alpha say as he walks past me. I was happy to hear him say that instead of yelling at me.

I raise my head instantly and follow him, hoping that he continues to be alright meeting me and Eric in the hallway, chatting.

I soon started to worry non-stop about him carrying me outside to yell at me.

"Mr. Bates," I stop him before he opens the front door of the training house.

He stood still and held onto the silver doorknob, waiting to hear what I had to say.

I stood still behind him, playing with my fingers nervously preparing for what I had to say to him.

"I'm sorry for what had happened within the hallway with Eric," I apologize to him. "I was just waiting on you to return and he approaches me, asking me if I thought about what he said when we were at the market," I told him nervously.

"What did he say to you at the market?" the alpha inquires me as he slowly turns around.

"He wants us to be more than strangers," I answer him and lower my head as our eyes meet.

"Are you interested in the way he is with you as well?" the alpha inquires me again.

"No," I shook my head as I raise my head to look back at him.

The alpha stares at me and turns back around facing the door

I exhale heavily, feeling quite a relief that he seems to understand what I had said and now knew that I wasn't interested in the way his man, Eric was with me.

I started to walk towards him. I was later stopped by his words. As he opens the door; allowing us both to now see outside.

"No need to apologize to me, we aren't in any relationship," he said as he went outside, leaving me within the house.

I froze for a minute by his strong words and turn my head aside, ashamed. What he said made me feel like a fool for apologizing to him, but I only did so because of the great anger I saw within his eyes and feared him lashing out at me when he had warned me within the office of not getting involved with any of his men unless we were mate.

"Nala," I heard the alpha calls, allowing me to stop overthinking how foolish I was to apologize to him. I should have just ignored the situation as he was doing.

I turn to him at once and saw him, standing outside waiting on me, still holding onto the door.

Immediately, I move and went over to him slowly, while I play with my fingers nervously; now feeling ashamed of stupidly giving him an apology which I shouldn't have. I was so disappointed with myself.

Soon I was outside. I pass him and turn my back as he closes the door; waiting for him to give me a tour, around his training house, as he had suggested doing.

"Follow me," I heard him said, as he quickly passes me.

I reacted quickly, following him onto the field.

Where is he taking me? I thought worried as I saw him start to walk past everyone that was still training on the field, moving away from the training house.

My heart starts to beat heavily within my chest wondering where the hell we were going and why he was leading me away from the training house.

Nervously, I glance behind me. My eyes widen and my heart beats even faster within my chest seeing how far we were now away from the training house.

Soon were within a busy area, walking along a small narrow path. The long green leaves of the wild plant hit against my face as I follow him.

"Chirp, chirp," I raise my head hearing birds singing.

Being within the strange area he was carrying me had started to give me a wonderful feeling of once being with the forest; my one true home.

I bite my bottom lip getting rid of that thought. I didn't want to feel such a way when I'm clueless about where the alpha was taking me.

As the alpha carries me further within the forest. I begin to hear a loud sound of a river. My body froze instantly that moment and I just stood there, watching the alpha as he continues to lead the way; not paying attention that I'd stop following him.

I quickly took a step backward, as the alpha stops. He realizes that I was no longer following him. He turns around as he did.

"I don't want to follow you, sir," these words burst from my mouth scare as my body begin to shiver.

The alpha just stares at me, as if I was crazy.

Soon, he spoke.

"Stop being an easily frightened wolf and follow me," the alpha said, as he stood away from me, staring at me; waiting for me to continue to follow him.

How can he refer to me as an easily frightened wolf, I begin to curse angrily inside? As I stare into his bright blue eyes that were now growing impatiently, waiting on me.

I mean any she-wolf who has been treated horribly by him would be feeling the same way I was now.

"If you're still worried about me killing you, I have would a long time ago," the alpha told me as he spins around and continues to walk, leading the way.

Does that supposed to make me feel any much better, I thought surprisingly at what he had said and decided to gain the courage in following him.

Soon we were next to the river. It was a beautiful scene that I begin to wish I was back within the forest, next to the river my mom and I love, so I could strip myself from my clothes and swim naked.

"Take off your clothes," I heard the alpha say, allowing me to immediately stop thinking of the great memories back at my previous home.

I turn to him at once, trying to figure out what I just heard was not my head playing tricks with me, after everything he had put me through. I stare into his eyes as I did.

"Take off your clothes," The alpha again orders me.

I then realize that my head was not playing tricks with me and what I heard was true. The alpha wanted me to take off my clothes. But why?