Chapter 45: A day filled with surprise

I was so surprised that the alpha was taking my side for his father.

"Tell me what's wrong Nala?" the alpha inquires me impatiently as he gently shakes my body.

"Your father did nothing," I answer him sadly as I turn my head aside.

His evil cold-hearted father didn't say anything to hurt me. His presence alone only did and remembering that he was the one who ruined my life, a great life I could have had with both parents.

"Then why are you crying?" the alpha inquires me worried as he slowly moves his hands away from me.

There was no way I could tell him the true reason why I was crying. He'd never believe me.

"I'm just crying about what you want me to do," I lie to him.

I remain to hold my head away from him as I answer him.

The alpha didn't say anything, instead, he just stands there.

I slowly move my head to his, staring into his eyes. He moves his eyes away from me as I did and informed me to follow him while he begins to lead the way.

I wipe away my tears, following him.

On my way home, the alpha accompanied me quietly. He didn't say anything at all while we walk along the road.

I would take a quick look at him on our way and ensure that he didn't see that I was looking at him. As I did, I could see great sadness upon him. He knew what he was asking from me was very wrong, but his love and longing to have the great connection back with his Luna had made him think of what he was doing to me was the right thing to do.

I was now before Dr. Charles's home.

The alpha stops seeing that I had arrived home.

"See you tomorrow," the alpha told me as he turns around walking away from the house.

"Yes, Mr. Bates," I answer him as I continue to walk.

"Nala," the alpha suddenly calls me.

I stop right away and turn around.

"I hope you think about what I ask you to do tonight," the alpha told me with his back turn. "I am hoping for an answer tomorrow," he again told me as he walks away.

I turn back around as he did and went towards the door knocking it.

The door was opened.

Mr. Charles greeted me with a large smile. I return his smile hiding away the sadness from my face.

I didn't want him or mom to know about what had happened today. I didn't want to worry either of them.

I went upstairs as Dr. Charles closes the door.

"Nala," Dr. Charles stops me at the third step.

"Yes," I answer him as I turn around.

"Why did you change your clothes, did the alpha do anything horrible causing you to?" Dr. Charles inquires me worried about not seeing me in the office clothes I left his home in.

"Of course not," I answer Dr. Charles. "The alpha had been good to me all day I wear these clothes because I went running with him."

"Running with him," I heard my mom say surprisingly behind me.

"I turn around immediately and there I saw her staring at me frighteningly.

"Mom," I call her wanting to explain that what I said was nothing to be worried about.

"Nala you know it's very dangerous for you to be around him in your wolf form," my mom said angrily stopping me. "What if he finds out that you're his mate, things will be very dangerous if his father knows as well."

Hearing mom talks about Mr. Bates's father, Eric. The awful feeling, I had felt seeing him forms inside me again.

I bite my bottom lip hard not wanting to tell my mom that I saw him. I didn't want to frighten her the way his presence had frightened me today.

"I know mom but nothing dangerous did happen when I shifted, I control myself very well," I lie to her.

"But what if you don't next time?" my mom inquires me worried more than ever.

I lower my head sadly at what she had said.

It was hard being around him in my wolf form but somehow my wolf manages to control herself. It was like she was waiting on him to find out that they were mates instead of me telling him which was good. The bad thing was what if the alpha allows me to shift again and my wolf this time allows him to know that we are mates, it will surely be dangerous.

The way my wolf wanted to be close to him for the entire time too was dangerous. What my mom said was very true. What if it doesn't go well like it did today.

"It won't ever happen again mom," I told her.

"Good," she answers me angrily.

For the entire time my mom and I were talking, Dr. Charles stood within the hallway listening to us worriedly.

"Dinner will be ready within five minutes," Dr. Charles break the silence between me and my mom.

I nodded and began on my way upstairs approaching my mom.

Suddenly I pause hearing a knock on the door.

Dr. Charles looks at the door and back at me wondering if the person outside was for me.

"The alpha follows me home, but he went back, I don't think it his him," I told the doctor.

"It could be, it would be best if you go and open the door instead."

I didn't want to. I wanted to go straight into my room and lock myself within the room from everyone of all the things I've been through today.

"It's not him, Dr. Charles," I ensured the doctor. "The alpha said everything he had to say to me probably it's a patient here to see you."

The doctor nodded and went to open the door, as he did I went into the next room accompanied my mom.

"Nala please be careful," my mom told me as I lay down on the bed.

"I will mom," I told her. "Now please just let me get some quiet time I'm very tired after today," I told her wanting to be alone.

My mom nodded and exited the room, leaving.

I hated that I chase her away but after today I just don't know how to act right anymore.

I hope you think about what I ask you to do tonight, I'm hoping for an answer tomorrow, I started to remember what the alpha told me before he leaves after accompanying me home.

I turn onto my belly frustrated and not knowing what to do for I felt I had no choice in deciding what I wanted.

What the alpha was asking from me was so wrong even though we were the ones made for each other, but how could I do such a thing knowing that he had his Luna. I don't think I can do it and, I wasn't ready.

"Knock, knock," I heard a knock against my door. I roll over onto my back and got up angrily going to the door. I didn't want to be around anyone now I just want some alone time to digest properly the hectic day I had filled with only surprises.

I open the door and there I saw it was Dr. Charles standing outside of my room.

"I'm not hungry as yet, Dr. Charles," I told him thinking he was here to inquire me if I was ready for dinner.

"No, no, I'm here because someone wants to see you," the doctor told me the reason he was at my door.

"Who is it?" I inquire him shockingly.

"The former alpha is here to see you, alpha Eric."

I almost choked hearing what he had said.