Chapter 144 – Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel

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“You can’t do that.” Ella gasped.

“She’s right Riviana, you’re the Luna, your dress needs to be one of a kind.” Juniper backed her up.

“I have to concur.” Lila added her support.

I looked at Aunt Eve for her opinion, she was already nodding her head. “They’re right Riviana. You’re the Luna, the second highest authority in the pack, and you’re marrying the Alpha of course, the highest authority.”

“It’s not like we’re royalty or anything.” I pleaded. “We’re still just people, why does it have to be so extra?”

“You may not be royalty, not really, but within the pack you’re treated that way. The Alpha and Luna are like a packs king and queen.” Lila explained.

“Come on Riviana, you deserve the best wedding ever, with everything you’ve been through. Come on, let her design your dress for you.” Juniper pushed. I felt my resistance snap.

“I guess you’re right. I just never thought about it that way.” I smiled with embarrassment.

Ella took me to a back room so she could get my measurements. That was a thoroughly embarrassing time. She had me strip down to my underwear so that I stood before her with no extra layers that would make the measurements off. She took her time taking some very invasive measurements in some very personal areas. I tried to stand there silently but I couldn’t, I needed to distract myself.

“How long have you been making dresses?” I asked her to get my mind off of things.

“I’ve been making dresses since I was a little girl. I loved watching my mom make them all the time. I took some design courses and got an associates degree just to make sure I could do my job properly.”

“That’s amazing Ella. It’s nice when you can follow your dreams like that.

“I know, right.” She smiled halfheartedly again. It was like the smile was reaching her lips and a little of her cheeks, but her eyes were so sad that no smile was going to make them look happy.

“Is something wrong?” I asked her, curious to know why everyone seemed so upset.

“You haven’t heard I take it.” She answered.

“Heard what?”

“It makes sense you haven’t, the Alpha was just told last night, and I’m guessing he didn’t have time to tell you yet.”

“Tell me what?” I was getting impatient now, this seemed major and like I should definitely know.

“There have been several kids kidnapped recently. The local cops didn’t want to say they were all connected at first, but they are.”

“How many?” I could feel the shock spreading through me.

“Eight.” That blew my mind.

“So many? They were all from the city?” I asked.

“Five from the city, three from the pack.” I gasped at her words. “The first to go missing from the pack was my little brother.” I could see the tears forming in her eyes again.

“Oh, Ella, I’m so sorry.” I couldn’t believe that this was happening to her.

“The Alpha said he will handle it personally, and that we should do our best until he brings Sammy home to us.” I could tell she was obviously heartbroken.

“Ella, why are you and your mom still working?” I knew that if my child had been taken I would be too upset to work.

“My dad died a long time ago, in a fight with another pack. He never got to know Sammy but I know he would have loved him so much.”

“Ella.” I tried soothing her as I rubbed her back gently. “I know that it seems bleak now, but Joaquin and I will definitely work hard to find Sammy.” I told her firmly.

“Plus, when I am at work, it tends to take my mind off of things. I don’t forget that he is gone, but I get so busy sometimes that I forget to be sad for a little bit before it all comes crashing back down.” I heard the sorrow and anger warring in her voice.

“I will not let this go, Ella, women and children are my responsibility, and I promise you, I will do everything I can to find Sammy. I know that with the wedding coming up you might think that we won’t take this seriously, but I promise, I will still do everything I can for you and your family.” I gave her the sincerest promise I could for now. I would track down who took these children and make them pay.

Ella was grateful for my promise to help, it gave her the first genuine smile I had seen from her yet. With the promise made she seemed like she might be able to get through her day at least. Once the measurements were taken she asked me my preferences for the dress, favorite colors, preferred styles, all the while sketching something on a pad of paper in her hands. She already seemed to be very motivated.

“Would you like to see the design, or do you want it to be a surprise.” She asked me, true eagerness showing on her face and in her voice.

“I think a surprise might be a good idea. Just tell me the colors so I can pick out the other dresses.”

“Two different shades of blue, a sort of medium blue for the main dress and lighter, metallic looking, bluish silver color.”

“Sounds very interesting.” I smiled at her. After that we went to pick out the dresses for everyone else with those colors in mind.

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Riviana

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I waited for Joaquin to get home that night so I could ask him about what Ella had said. He had left last night and was gone until morning when he came back for breakfast, a shower and change of clothes. After leaving this time he was gone all day, it was now well past dinner time. Whatever it was that he was doing it was definitely important. Still, I wanted to talk to him and see him.

I know I was being selfish by wanting to see him, he was busy and all, but couldn’t he at least call me to let me know what was going on. I was getting worried with everything that I had heard from Ella earlier. Was he already in too deep? Did he know where the kids were already? Was something wrong? Am I just being paranoid? I’m sure at least one of those questions could be answered with a yes, but still.

I was sitting in our office waiting for him, doing assignments for my classes simply to have something to do. I was done with at least half of the scheduled assignments for the semester already, in a way online classes did have its benefits.

I had been waiting for nearly three hours, doing assignment after assignment, when I smelled him coming down the hallway. He was going to the office, had he already checked the bedroom? He must know that I was in here already.

Something seemed off though. I could smell his scent, his rich robust scent that was mixed with the smell of the forest, but it seemed like he had an underlying scent today. It was the scent of exhaustion, it was layered over him so thick that it obscured his normal scent.

‘Would he be able to tell I was in here if he was that tired?’ I knew that our senses would be dulled if we didn’t rest enough. Exhaustion would cloud our minds just the same as it does a human’s. I listened as he seemed to be dragging his feet down the hallway.

The door to the office opened and Joaquin stumbled into the room. He looked like he was a zombie, dead on his feet as he shuffled into the room. The sight of him looking so tired was a shock to me. He must be working hard and pushing himself too much.

“Joaquin?” I called out to him in shock after seeing him looking like he was going to drop at any moment.

“What are you doing in here Little Bunny?” He asked me surprised. I knew it, his sense of smell was running slow due to being too tired.

“You can’t let yourself get so tired Joaquin.” I scolded him. “What would have happened if you ran into an enemy when you were like this?”

“I can still fight, I’m just not paying attention right now.” He made excuses. “Besides, I didn’t sleep much the last few nights.”

“You didn’t sleep last night at all.”

“I know that, but I didn’t sleep much the two nights before that either.” His suggestive tone was boasting about why he, and I, had both been kept awake a good part of the night recently. I may have been able to rest last night to recover but he hadn’t.

“Joaquin, you need to take better care of yourself. I know you’re looking for the missing kids and all, but what good are you going to be to them if you make yourself sick or too tired to fight for them?”

“Who told you about that?” He seemed shocked that I knew what he had been doing.

“Obviously not you.” I snapped at him. “The women and children of the pack are my responsibility, why the hell didn’t you tell me what was going on?”

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