Chapter 103 Threat
After reluctantly dragging myself to the bathroom,
I shave off my stubble and freshen up. Everything in here reminds me of Kristen, I can see her hair shampoo, body wash, and even
toothbrush.
I facepalm and sigh in distress because not having her here is making me feel like shit. We did almost everything together. And now, she already sees me as the worst person ever.
Two days of being apart feels like two months. I can smell her everywhere. She's not even here but upon seeing her stuff, I can see her brushing her teeth in the mirror.
And it's already too much to handle.
Maybe because I miss her way too much.
After cleaning up, I put on my work outfit and step out.
Bruce looks up from where he's waiting upon sensing my arrival.
"Thank God," he murmurs under his breath, while I just ignore him. I'm still holding a grudge towards him, even though he's apologized.
The servants out here and stunned to see me, because I've been in doors for the past two days.
I'll take it that they weren't expecting me to come out so soon. Although it's been the hardest two days of my life.
Upon reaching the office, I try to pick up with work from where I last stopped but it's futile. Kristen's tearful face keeps appearing in front of me.
How she let the tears flow, chewed on her upper lip, and let her bottom lip tremble.
All this while, I kept my guard low without even knowing when something was about to hit me in the face. I thought it was all over after I killed Alpha Ezra and Jack the rogue psycho.
Unbeknownst that this Emila Dante was plotting to ruin my relationship with Kristen.
Sighing, I push my hands through my hair.
I wonder if she has eaten. Or if she's cold.
And the baby. Are they even in a good condition?
I worry deeply for her because we haven't been apart from each other in five months, since the incident with the late Jack Sawyer.
It's still surprising that it wasn't even Natalie who tried to separate us, but someone else.
"Someone is here to see you," My secretary informs me after making his way in.
"Who?" I raise my head to stare at him.
He seems to be unsure of something as he scratches the back of his head.
"One Emilia, she claims she's Alpha Morrison's daughter," he breaks this to me.
And my mood turn sour immediately.
"What?" I want to think I misheard him.
"It's Emilia Dante, Alpha Calhoun. She's here to see you,"
Before I am able to digest everything, the said person walks in.
"Alpha Calhoun, good thing you've decided to show your face," Emilia looks through my office.
"What are you doing here?" I ask quietly, deciding I won't let anger get the best of me.
"I have a message for you," she presses her front to my desk and folds her hands across her chest.
"Please leave before I lose my temper, you've caused enough damage already," I say, not wanting to even listen to her because she's the reason I am in this mess.
"But it's important," Emilia fakes a pout.
"I don't care, you disgust me," I grit out, glaring at her.
Emilia throws her head back and laughs. One would think she's no different from a mentally unstable person.
"You have less than thirty seconds to see yourself out while I am
being nice," I say in a much calmer manner.
Upon maintaining eye contact with me, she tucks her tongue in her
cheek and shakes her head at me.
"My father wants to see you,"
"Why?" I can feel the frown on my face getting deep.
She hesitates, drumming her fingers on my desk before finally
giving me a response.
"Because he learned you slept with his only daughter."
For a moment, I am left stunned because this isn't happening.
Is Emilia trying to make a joke or something?
"Alpha Dante wants to see you, Alpha Calhoun," she adds with a
smug smirk.
And I slam my fist against my desk in anger, before rising to my feet.
Emily already seems startled at this.
"I never touched you, you drugged me and took advantage of me," I growl.
"As if anyone will believe," Emiliar chuckles to herself and throws her hair over her shoulder, "they all know you're an Alpha and a
powerful one at that."
"Go back and tell your father the truth," I warn her, wondering what's her gain from doing all of this.
"He wants you to marry me, Calhoun," Emilia announces in an
audible voice.
"What?" I can feel my eyes raised in their sockets.
"Or there'll be war," she concludes.
"You must be kidding me," a scoff erupts from my mouth.
"How dare you think demolishing the Moon goddess's temple would put an end to our dispute? You touched his only daughter after finalizing his documents and now you have to marry her," Emilia sneers at me.
"What?" Someone exclaims.
It's Bruce, he has his brows furrowed in confusion. He's currently
standing at the doorway.
"Hello, Bruce," Emilia gives him a little wave.
"What did you just say to Alpha Calhoun?" Bruce sneers at her.
"Your Alpha Calhoun and I had an affair and now my father wants us
to get married," Emilia raises her brows at my beta before giving him a friendly non-threatening smile.
And Bruce scoffs in absolute disbelief as he stares at the ceiling for a split second before returning his gaze to her.
"We all know nothing of such happened. You drugged us and that is just unacceptable," he admits. And it's almost like I'm not here. As if it's just the two of them in a heated argument in my absence.
"I can see your Alpha has fed your head with lies," Emilia says, but
it's me she's glaring at.
I've been silent this whole time because I want to think this troublesome Brunette is out to upset me and nothing more. "Alpha Calhoun will never lie to me, you're the traitor here," Bruce
accuses upon nearing her side.
Emilia chuckles to herself and fixes her gaze on Bruce.
"I thought you had eyes for me," Emilia shoots Bruce a look, "
remember how you tried to impress me countlessly?"
"I was stupid then and now that I know who you truly are, you're no different from a troll," Bruce glares at her.
While Emilia flicks her hair over her shoulder and smirks at Bruce.
"Calhoun needs to marry me," she continues.
"He already has someone else he wants to settle down with," Bruce
states matter-of-factly.
"You mean Kristen?" Emilia puts her hand over her mouth and
scoffs.
"Don't you dare mention that name," I warn sternly.
"Or what, Calhoun? You'll choke me like you did the last time?"
Emilia challenges me.
Bruce has his eyes welled up in their sockets upon hearing this from
Emilia.
Agitated, I fasten my hand to her throat and pin her against the wall.
"You're such an interesting man, Alpha Calhoun," she looks at me seductively.
"Why are you doing this?" I growl, tightening my hand around her
neck.
"Can't you see I want you to myself?" She chokes out with her eyes creasing in their sockets.
"You must be insane," Emilia yelps when I handle her neck roughly,
and Bruce is already at my side.
"Just let her go, Alpha Calhoun," Bruce pleads on her behalf, upon sensing how upset I am.
"She's ruining things for me," I let this out through frustration. "I'll ensure she never comes near you after today," Bruce implores
carefully.
While Emilia puts her hand on mine and smirks at me like a maniac.
I let her go and immediately turn my back to the two of them, not
wanting to see the faces of Emilia anymore.
"What are you doing?" I overhear her voice. "Escorting you," Bruce replies.
"You can't do this, Calhoun has no choice but to marry me,"
"Fine, we'll see Alpha Morrison and discuss things with him."
"My father doesn't want to discuss it with anyone, he wants the marriage to happen in a week's time or blood will flow." "You need to go,"
The noises coming from Emilia give out that Bruce is dragging her
out of my office.
And I clench my jaw so hard because things are just heading in a
crooked way for me.
"We need to look for a way to tackle this or there'll be an issue," Says Bruce, after returning.
"I am not scared of Alpha Morrison," I say in a stern voice.
"We need to see him to talk things through," after saying this, Bruce
puts his hands on his waist and sighs.
"Are you really doing this?" Bruce asks.
"Yes," my reply comes out firmly.
"I thought she made it clear that last time that she doesn't want to
see you?" Bruce inquires, staring at me as if he's unsure of what
"We can't be apart from each other this long, I need to see her." With
this, I knock on the door.
Kristen's father is the one who opens the door. And the look on his
face gives out that something is wrong. "Alpha Calhoun,"
"Where's Kristen?" My eyes are already scanning through the apartment even though I am yet to go in.
"She left," Stewart informs me with a low sigh.
And I am left confused, wondering if I heard him correctly.
"What do you mean she left?"
"She ran away?"
"What?"
"It's true, Alpha Calhoun. Kristen locked herself in for two days and
when we broke the door this afternoon, we realized she escaped through the window," Stewart adds before putting his hands on his waist and sighing heavily.
And my heart drops in my chest. Because things have leaps from bad
to worse for me.
"Shit," Bruce exclaims before facepalming.
I can feel my breathing getting sharp and aberrant because I am still
struck deep by the news.
What in the seven hells is happening?
Each time I try to work things out, it just gets worse. It's almost like
there's this invisible barrier standing in between us. Kristen ran away? What the actual fuck is going on?
"Wait up, Calhoun. I'm coming with you," Bruce calls out to me
when he sees me leaving.
"Alpha Calhoun," He's trying to catch up with me because I am
walking really fast.
"Don't come with me, now that's an order," I warn upon seeing how reluctant he seems.
Immediately I shift and run, going in search of my pregnant mate.
It was one thing to have her away from me and another to find out she'd run away from her apartment. Why in the seven hells would she run away?
Did Emilia Dante tell her more lies or threaten to hurt her?
Does Kristen even know how hard it's been for me these last two
days?
Did she really run away or was she kidnapped? The thoughts racing through my mind are doing no justice to my
brain, as I am starting to imagine several awful things.