Chapter 75: My Origin

Alexia's POV

"Excuse me, excuse me" someone called behind me in the mating ceremony. I turned back to lock eyes with an elderly lady whose grey hair gave her hair a shiny silver look. I knew her from somewhere, she used to be neighbors with us back when lived with my stepdad. I hope she doesn't recognize who I am. 

Examining my face closely, she furrowed her eyebrows before speaking, "Who are you?" She queried, Still looking keenly a me, "you seem new"

"Ahh yes," I breathed, " that is because I did not quite grow here," I explained, "um my name is Isla," I added, extending my hands for a handshake.

"You have such a beautiful and unique name," she smiled, revealing a yellowish set of teeth with a couple of teeth missing in each row.

"Thank you." I smiled back, "um do you know where the refreshments are kept," I asked, as an excuse to leave her curious stare.

"I think the fruit punch stand is that way," she pointed to a long line of people crowding over a young girl who was putting on something that seemed like a company t-shirt and a matching cap.

I spotted a familiar figure in the distance. His short black hair and round body. I could not be mistaken.

"Suzy" I called out, running up to meet him, and pulling him by the arm to a secluded part of the hall.

"Who are you," he roared, yanking off his arm from my grip, "and why are you dragging my arm"

In response to his question, I removed the veil slightly. As my former mate, he was one of the few people I was sure would recognize me on the spot. The look on his face proved that I was not wrong.

"Alexia?" he exclaimed, "Wow it's been like what? Four years since I last saw you"

"Yeah I know," I nodded, putting on my veil back before someone would walk in on us.

"So what have you been up to?" He asked still staring at me in complete disbelief.

"Nothing much" I shrugged.

"Oh please don't try to be humble." He rolled his eyes, " I know you singlehandedly built and grew the Tracian Stitches brand everyone is crazy about." 

"People here know my brand?"

I didn't really expect that news of my brand had traveled this far.

"What are you saying,  They are obsessed with it."

"Wow," I mouthed, unable to believe it myself.

"So what brings you here and..." He gestured to how I looked, " dressed like that. Ohh I get you don't want to be kidnapped," he leaned in, practically whispering in my ears.

"Yeah something like that," I waved off. 

he did not need to know that I had sneaked out of the Moonlight pack, gone past the borders, pretended to be someone else to Sylvia, and now I intend on looking at Kia from a distance and leaving right after. Yeah, he did not need to know these.

"Alright. I will be going now" he declared, turning to leave,

What are you doing letting him go like that? What should I do? Go after him? For all I know he already considers me a creep.

"Um,  Suzy,  wait up.. will you?" I called behind him, almost tripping over an empty can that was lying on the floor.

When will partygoers learn to dispose of trash properly?

"Yeah, Alexia?" He answered, halting in his steps.

"Do you have in any way have any idea where Kia might be?"

"Oh, so you are looking for him?" He mused, giving me a knowing look.

"Mm," I shrugged

"Well he is in a bad state," he said sadly.

so it was true

"You don't say?" I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Sadly it's true," he trailed off, "Ever since you ran away. The big guy hasn't been the same and to think he didn't even notice you much when you were here."

"How do you mean?"

"The mate bond you both have. I am sure you are aware of this, right? Anyway, Kia always thought it was fake or made up because the Elders always just wanted him to produce an heir with someone."

"Oh," I managed. So it was not because he was a proud eagle, was it?

"So he played a blind eye to the bond and even to you. But after you left here everything changed. He was suddenly sure that it was real.  So he began searching, he hasn't given up searching since then."

"And Amber? Isn't she upset or something?" I blurted out, once again letting my curiosity get the best of me.

He let out a croaky laugh, "Amber? Who still remembers her? ..... Well, Kia banished her to a mental asylum of some sort. You know she tried calling here she told him that she was expectant with his child,"

I felt a lump form in my throat. So they were having sex?

"She said, that they you know,  had sex while he was drunk and now she was expectant" 

"So was  she truly expectant?"

"oh no, she wasn't.  Though it took the entire pack a while to find out. And Kia happened to also discover about the I'll treatment that was being meted out to you,  so he vanished her never to return,"

all these had happened yet I treated him the way I did when he visited at the pack?

"Oh," I managed, "that is quite a whole lot to take in,"

"I know right?...and now there is some rumor about his position being handed over to Hunter.  You'd remember him right?"

"Yes yes I do"

"Things have been really been messy for him. It is more like everything he worked so hard to build was falling apart,"

"Um, Susie could you point me to where I can find him?"

"Oh yeah sure," he nodded,  "he's is over there," he pointed to a crowd of men seated, with their backs facing the rest of the crowd.  "He is the one putting on red." He added.

" thank you so much and remember you didn't see me tonight, please do not have to mention that I was here to anyone," I begged.

"On one guarantee"

"What's that?"

"A customized design from you,"

"Deal," I agreed. "Visit my office sometime,"

Walking slowly across the room, I took a seat in the far right corner of the room, Observing Kia from a distance, he seemed pale and looked like he had shed a little weight.

Lifting his eyes from the drink he was nursing, our eyes locked and I immediately stood up and headed for the bathroom block.

"Alexia. Alexia," My heart was pounding profusely, threatening to burst out of my chest. I was not going to acknowledge that it was me. Hastening my footsteps, I was almost opening the bathroom door. When a strong hand grabbed me by the arm.