Chapter 41

Celine woke up the next morning to sunshine streaming into the empty bedroom, she had woken up earlier when Asher left their bed but then she went right back to sleep, which was no surprise as she hadn’t been able to sleep much the night before.

She got out of bed with a spring to her steps, beyond happy about how the conversation with Asher had gone. The proof of her freedom was evident when she tried leaving the bedroom after getting dressed, the door opening to a completely empty hallway.

She wore high-waisted white pants and a pink sequined top, her hair pinned up with a diamond studded clasp. She could make her way down the hallway to the dining room without being stopped by a maid or two, it made her pretty face stretch into a smile, blue eyes sparkling at the thought of getting to see Asher soon.

Celine sat in the lavish dining room to eat alone, planning her day in her head, she didn’t just intend to visit Asher and call it a day, she also wanted to get heat suppressants. Although her heat had been what changed everything, she wasn’t too eager to have another one, she had never thought about it because she didn’t dream that Asher would want her but what was their relationship exactly?

He had bought her but he had also marked her, and he treated her like they were partners. It was incredibly confusing and she was too scared of the truth to make any effort to find out what Asher truly saw her as. Their relationship was already complicated enough without the risk of pregnancy, so getting a fresh prescription for heat suppressants was very important.

Celine had just been making do with over-the-counter heat suppressants while she lived in Moonstone but now that she could easily afford it, she would go to a doctor. So after breakfast, she started for the entrance. All the maids and Asher’s men that she had bumped into were more polite than usual, and if she wasn’t being too full of herself, she would say that they had looked at her with awe on their faces and it was a little unsettling.

It was even more obvious when she stepped out of the mansion, instantly attracting the attention of all the bodyguards and the patrolling men. She barely took a step forward before two suited men showed up in front of her.

“Miss Celine, we’re your assigned bodyguards.” One of them spoke, sounding awestruck.

Celine just beamed, she had been afraid that they had approached her to tell her that she couldn’t leave. She had half-expected Jael to be the one to take her around but even though she didn’t know much about Mafia hierarchy she could tell that he held an important position, so it made sense that he wouldn’t be the one to drive her around.

“What are your names?” She asked to be polite and also because they would be spending time around each other, it was essential that she knew that little at least.

The suited Betas shared a look, the second one introducing himself first, “Scott.”

“And Roy,” The other tagged on, clearing his throat self-consciously. He wore wraparound shades just like Scott, the accessories hiding their expressions.

“Nice to meet you,” Celine said politely, she had already done some research on hospitals nearby, so she tagged on, “I need to go to the hospital.”

Even though the sunglasses hid their eyes, Celine could immediately tell that they were distraught, “I’m not sick-” She quickly clarified, “I just need to get… um… suppressants.”

More throat-clearing followed her words, the bodyguards shifting their weights from one leg to the other. “Please come with us, Miss Celine,” Roy invited her.

Celine followed them to a car already prepared for the outing, thanking Scott who politely held open the door for her. “I’d like to go to Premier Health Center,” She recited from her phone, it was nearby so they should have no issues getting her there.

“The boss has a private hospital,” Scott was quick to bring up, “I would recommend that you use it instead.”

Celine was pleasantly surprised, she didn’t know that. “Oh! Alright, thanks for letting me know.”

She leaned back in the soft leather seats as the car drove out of the high gates, fiddling with her phone and thinking about how it would be nice to have Asher’s number. It was a little ridiculous honestly, they lived together but yet she didn’t have something as simple as his phone number.

When her bodyguards had told her about the private hospital, she had pictured it as a place that catered solely to the Mafia so she was startled to find that they had called it that because Asher owned the hospital and gifted it to be used by the people in his territory, *who weren’t a part of the mafia by the way*.

She found this out by the nervous and almost terrified looks she had gotten when she stepped into the cozy waiting room with two intimidating and very visibly armed guards. As they walked up to the counter, Celine found herself smiling to try and ease the intimidating atmosphere she had brought to the clinic but she could imagine that it wasn’t helpful at all.

“Hi,” She smiled at the cashier, a really young Omega who stared back at her with wide brown eyes. “I’d like to book an appointment?”

“I-I… um… I don’t think I can…” Her stuttering which was leading up to a denial was interrupted by Roy placing a card on the counter.

The cashier’s eyes somehow managed to get wider as she picked up the card to inspect it, Roy leaning over the counter to whisper something to her that Celine couldn’t catch but she did notice the Omega’s gaze instantly flicking over to her and dropped to her neck.

“M-My deepest apologies, Madam,” The Omega practically bowed to her, stammering in horror. “Pl-Please excuse me.”