Chapter 166

Audrey simply shrugged, hiding back her laughter.

Lake took a second to understand what Mikhail said, and surprisingly, he smiled at him which made Melody want to strangle the boy.

"Wny fo you think so?" He asked him gently.

"Alpha, he's just insulted me and you're both going to do anything about-"

"He's just a boy, Melody. Don't beat yourself up; as long as you believe that you're intelligent, it's all that matters; believe in yourself," Audrey consoled.

"No, Moma, her beliefs don't matter; if she were intelligent, she wouldn't have called a grown Alpha like Dad, her baby. My teacher says that people who claim what's not theirs are delusional. Are you delusional, Melody?" Mikhail turned his head to her, blinking his eyes.

"Who thought you to speak this way?" Lake asked curiously, staring at Audrey.

"It's not mummy; I'm just smarter than my age; my teacher told me so," Mikhail replied.

Lake lifted the boy to his lap and was about to say something when Melody suddenly gasped and cried out painfully.

"Melody!" Lake snapped his head toward 

Melody and gently asked her, "What's the matter?" 

Melody suddenly started to shed silent tears. "It hurts, Alpha, it hurts right here," She pointed behind her waist.

She couldn't stand being overthrown by a toddler, she so hated Audrey and everything that came from her.

Lake gently placed Mikhail on the floor and stood, walking over to Melody and placing his hands on her shoulder.

"Come on, lay down on the bed," He gently helped her down on the bed.

Melody was secretly smirking at Audrey as Lake helped her lie on the bed. 

She was feeling victorious that she had succeeded in getting his attention back to her.

"Where does it hurt?" Lake questioned.

Melody lifted her shirt and pointed to her bruised back, wincing painfully.

She thought Lake was about to check on her waist, but she was disappointed.

"Huh, Alpah, where are you going?" Melody frowned when he saw Lake walking toward the door.

"I'm getting the doctor, your bruise looks like you've got internal bleeding," He said and opened the door.

"But-"

"Don't worry, I'll be right back," He said and left. 

"Are you tired?" Audrey questioned.

"Take your bastard son and get the fuck out - Argh!" Melody screamed painfully as her eyes became scared, and she stared at Audrey, who suddenly appeared in front of her and pressed down on her bruise.

"Turn away and close your ears, Sweetheart," Audrey said to Mikhail in a sweet voice.

Mikhail obeyed.

"Alright, Princess, listen up. I've past this stage a long time ago, and I promise you I'll fucking kill you if I have to., There are ,only two things that'll trigger my murder tendencies: One, my son, two, my son," Audrey chuckled darkly, her hand still pressing hard on Melody's bruise behind her waist.

Melody bit down on her lips, her heart racing in fear, she never thought Audrey could be this fierce, "Let go-"

"Shh, Shh, Shh...I'm not done..." She placed a finger on Melody's lips.

"I'll forgive you this time, but I dare you to speak I'll of my son again; I'll tear you open with my claws, princess; it's a promise I'm looking forward to fulfiling," Audrey let her wolf shine through her eyes, suppressing Melody with her Alpha command.

The door suddenly opened and Melody saw it as a clue to scream for help.

"Alpha! Help me, she's hurting me!" She cired out, pushing Audrey away from her.

"Audrey?" Lake called, frowning at her. 

The doctor that walked in with Lake frowned at Audrey too. "Ms. I'm sorry, I'll have to ask you to leave, it's not acceptable to hurt a patient," The doctor informed. 

Audrey sighed, "I did nothing to her, I was just helping her lay down," She shrugged.

"She's lying, she was pressing my..." Melody's eyes widened like saucers as she stared at where her bruise was supposed to be but found nothing. 

"My bruise...it's gone," She said in a shaky voice, staring at Audrey.

"What did you do to me?" Melody glared at Audrey.

"Maybe she's in the wrong ward, Doctor; I guess what she needs is a psychiatrist," Audrey whispered to the doctor.

"Dad, her bruise is gone, can we go home now?" Mikhail held Lake's hand.

Lake was silently staring at Audrey; he knew she had done something; after all, she had told him that she was a witch.

"I'm sorry, Doctor, it's a false alarm," Lake apologized.

"No worries, Mr. Aloha, your wife is lucky that the accident wasn't fatal; if not, she wouldn't have survived it; we'll discharge her tomorrow morning; I'm keeping her here for observation, nothing more," The doctor informed and left the room.

"Come on, Mikhail, let's give Lake and his wife some privacy," She went to take Mikhail, but the boy went behind Lake, hiding.

"She's not my wife, Audrey," Lake's voice was dark.

"Alpha..." Melody gasped.

"Andrew will take you back to the hotel; I need to take him home," Lake informed and held Mikhail's hand, walking toward the door.

"Mikhail? You're not even his father; the mother can take him home," Melody stood from the bed.

Lake paused, "Are you questioning my decision?" He asked.

Melody sighed and looked away; she knew she could never question him, "No, Alpha," She replied.

"He's my father," Mikhail suddenly announced.

Audrey snapped her head to her son, shaking her head at him.

"Mikhail, let's go home; it's time for you to sleep," he stated sternly and walked out of the door, waiting for him to follow.

"Be good and what for Andrew, understood?" Lake asked.

Melody sighed and nodded, "I understand," She lowered herself back to the bed.

Outside the room, Audrey was standing on the stairs when she heard Lake walking out from the hospital room with Mikhail.

She turned turned to him and said. "You don't have to take him home. I'm grateful for your company so far; we'd like to get going," She informed.

Lake shook his head, "You seem to be forgetting something," He walked up to her and stood in front of her.

Audrey frowned, "What?" She stared into his grey eyes.

"We have a contract to sign," He reminded.

Audrey was quiet for a while before she remembered that he had threatened her into working wih him.

"We can talk about it in my office tomorrow, or wherever you want...just, I need to take my son home, he must be tired from all the playing and walking," She said.

Lake nodded without delay, "Agreed," He replied.

Audrey was surprised that he had agreed at once without an argument.

"Thank you, Lake, I'll ask Leon to reach out to you about our schedule," She wanted to take Mikhail's hand when Lake suddenly grabbed hers and started walking down the stairs.

They looked like a family, with their father in the middle as their protector.

Audrey was confused, she wanted to take her hand out of his, but she didn't want to create a scene as they were already walking past the waiting area where people sat and stared at them.

Mikhail seemed to be happy with the way they were because he was looking at his mother with a cute, wide smile.

They soon reached Audrey's car, and Lake opened the back door for Mikhail, helping him in while still holding Audrey's hand.

He made sure to start his seat belt on before he closed the door.

He then proceeded to lead Audrey to the passenger's seat, opened the door for her, and said, "Get in, Kitten; I'm driving us home," He whispered as he put his hand into her front pocket.