Chapter 2 Chapter 2
"Lorcan?" The two jump apart as they see me.
"What are you doing here Aisla?" I'm surprised by his question and the coldness in his voice. The she wolf who he held previously moved aside.
"You didn't come to bed. I came to check on you. What are you doing with her?"
"Working" he answered plainly and offered no more explanation.
"With your arms around her?"
"What did you think I was doing? Are you accusing me of something?"
"I know what I saw" I raise my voice and he huffed.
"I'll excuse myself" the female said and tried to leave.
"We're not done with what we have to discuss. Aisla please excuse us" I looked at Lorcan in disbelief but instead of more argument, I turned around and left.
I walked numbly to our room and climbed into bed. The tears came and I cried until I fell asleep.
When I woke up, Lorcan was not in the bed. I touched his side and it was cold. Either he left really early... or he never came to bed. It bothered me what I saw yesterday. Was he cheating or am I just imagining it?
I shook my head. Maybe he was just giving her a comforting hug, I shouldn’t bother about it.
I knew he had a lot of work to take care of. I stood up and looked at myself in the mirror, there were red spots on my body reminding me of how much Lorcan loved me and I blushed deeply recalling the events two nights before. There was no doubt of Lorcan’s love
'Get a grip on yourself. You're looking like a lovesick teenager' my wolf said.
'I can't help it' I blushed.
'You need to think about other things'
I went into the bathroom for my morning routine and when I had finished, I dressed up and went down to have breakfast. The servant told me Lorcan had already had breakfast when I wanted to take breakfast to him.
"What do you mean the alpha has already had breakfast? Did he eat here or was the food taken to his office"
"He ate here and he gave instructions that he shouldn't be disturbed by anyone"
I tried keeping my cool so the maid won't notice my anger. I was thinking of the reason to warrant such an instruction. Was he still angry about last night?
"You can go" I dismissed her and she bowed before leaving.
I started eating but I lost my appetite so I didn't finish the food. Even though I tried so hard not to think about Lorcan's action. I just had a feeling that something was wrong and knowing Lorcan he won't tell me anything. Or was he still upset about yesterday? It couldn't be. He had made love to me with so much passion.
I left the dining and made my way to his office. On getting there, I had second thoughts.
'Should I go in or not?' I asked my wolf but she was silent and I turned back to leave. I'd rather avoid trouble than create one for myself.
I thought about Lorcan, something was off about him and I was scared to ask him because of his reaction. I didn't go to my office because Lorcan said that since I was going to be the Luna, I wouldn't have to work as the beta anymore. He had already chosen Chase to be his beta. I didn't have any complaints about his decision because Chase had proven himself to be very efficient.
Today, I wanted to go around the pack and see for myself the women and children who were in need. I also had plans to help them if possible. If they were affected by the rogues, the least I could do was to help them recover what they lost. When I went into the village, there was not much damage except for the crops that had died. I began to wonder, Lorcan said it was very serious and I thought someone had died.
I advised them to always be careful and on alert. I also promised to send some things down to them and they were very happy. I was happy too, there is nothing that gives me more joy than seeing the pack members happy. We were a small pack and we bonded well like family. I said my goodbyes to them and walked back to the pack house.
I could hear the voices of people sparring and I decided to head over there. I liked watching the men spar. I remembered the first time I came to watch the men spar, my father was in charge at that time, and when he saw my interest in learning how to fight. He made sure I was trained properly.
He had said to me"Ailsa, it's important you know how to defend yourself, your mum and I will not always be here for you"
"Lorcan would defend me," I told him and he laughed and squatted to my level.
"Don't even depend on Lorcan. He won't always be there either"
I refused to believe him then but now I was thankful for his training, even though I was not so good but I could at least defend myself. At that time, my mother told me that fighting was not for women and our place was in our husbands' houses.
"Ailsa" I turned to the sound of my name and I saw Chase walking in my direction. Sweat drooling from his body.
"Hello Chase," I said in the sweetest voice ever.
"How are you, Ailsa? It's weird seeing you here. I didn't know you had a kink for watching men spar"
"It's nothing like that. I just like watching them spar"
"If you're interested in can teach you too"
"No" I smiled and shook my head. "Lorcan won't like me training," I said and he raised a brow and I suspected he wanted to say something but he just kept quiet. The silence became awkward and I didn't like it.
"How is being the Beta?"
"It's an honor, I wasn't expecting it although it's demanding but I love it" I could hear the excitement in his voice.
"I know you feel a little bit bad about letting your position go but I promise to continue in your footsteps" he was right. I felt a little bit bad because I had been the beta female for years and I loved it but since I would be closer to Lorcan by being Luna. I didn't mind at all.
"It's fine, I know you'll do a good job. I wanted to ask you for a favor" I said before I could stop the words coming out of my mouth and now I couldn't take it back.
"What does the Luna want me to do?" He asked with a cheeky smile.
"You flatter me. I'm not yet the Luna" I tried to correct him.
"It doesn't matter. In a matter of weeks, you'll be the Luna. So what do you want me to do?"
"I want you to look after Lorcan for me. I might not be by his side every minute but you'll be there. I'm not asking you to babysit him. You know being the alpha is too demanding so I'm just asking that you help lessen the burden. Please"
"You have nothing to worry about" I grinned at him.
"Thank you"
"You really love him?" I nodded.
"I just want to see him happy" For a moment I thought I saw a look of pity on his face but I brushed it off. Maybe I was just imagining things.
"He doesn’t deserve you”