Filed To Story: Goddess's Design His Fated Mate (Willow & Reuben)
It was eight in the morning when I exited the packhouse with Wyatt and Lori. I had dressed for the day and fed them on time so that everyone would be ready to drop them off at the shifters kindergarten.
“Lori, obey the teachers and remember to finish your food, okay?”
I bent down slightly to kiss both of my precious children that looked absolutely adorable in the morning.
“Wyatt, look out for your sister in the kindergarten and no fighting, okay?”
I reminded them again. I had started sending them to kindergarten today, thankfully there was no problem so far.
“Okay!”
Both of them obediently nodded and kissed my cheeks. I smiled, leading both of them towards the car.
“Mommy, where is daddy?”
Wyatt looked up at me while Lori was searching the yard for Reuben like always.
I was silent for a couple of seconds. I had not felt him in the next room the whole night so he had not returned to the packhouse last night. I replied in a casual tone, “I don’t know.”
Ceri made a few noises in my mind at the mention of Reuben. I had decided to return to my normal life and try to forget everything that had happened yesterday.
Just as I pulled out my car keys, a car parked in front of us. As the car window slid down Mia’s face came to view.
“Good morning,”
she smiled at me as she got out of the car.
“Good morning,”
I smiled back softly, she was studying my expression.
“Are you okay?”
she asked worriedly. “Yesterday, you did not look so good when the Alpha and you ran away ”
she bit her lip guiltily, “Actually, I wanted to come and visit you after that but I was hesitant since you could misinterpret my approach.”
“It’s okay, I am fine,”
I nodded with an assuring smile. Since I had left my room that morning, I had noticed that everyone in the pack was slightly hesitant to approach me. It was obvious that no one wanted any contact with me to be misunderstood that they had a hidden agenda towards the Alpha’s soulmate. Of course none of them wanted to cross the line with Ella either, who remained Reuben’s fiancee. The people close to her obviously would not be comfortable with me.
“Willow ”
she took my hand gently in hers. “I don’t know what is happening between the Alpha and you but trust me, your status as the Alpha’s soulmate or anything will not impact our friendship. If you want to talk about anything, I will always be here for you,”
she hugged me.
Her sincere words moved me, “Thank you,”
I returned her hug.
I took a deep breath, feeling good to have a friend like Mia. We pulled away and I asked her, “How come you are here this early? If I am correct, you have told me that you just got a part-time job?”
“That’s why I am here. To start my part time job,”
she remarked.
“Your part time job is here?”
I was so confused.
She grinned, “Actually after we talked about kindergarten for our little Alphas, Alpha Reuben offered me a part time job driving them to kindergarten. So from now on I will be Wyatt and Lori’s personal driver!”
She exclaimed happily, while I stood there shocked speechless.
I knew Mia’s father and brother worked as drivers for the high ranking wolves in the pack. However, Mia becoming my children’s driver took me by surprise. I was surely going to have to look for a driver for them since I was going to be busy working on fashion projects. Now that I was going to be handling my work from America. On top of that, I had to go to Wade Moon soon to drop the papers off with Alpha Benjamin. All of that made it really difficult for me to drive Wyatt and Lori to kindergarten everyday.
I just did not understand why Reuben suddenly hired a driver to take Wyatt and Lori to kindergarten? My brows frowned when the thought of him not wanting me to leave by myself with Wyatt and Lori from the pack crossed my mind. Did he suspect that I would run away? My frown deepened with doubt.
Noticing my silence, Mia hesitated, “Umm I promise to drive them safely. Actually, I have been a driver for the pack for years but if you are still worried ”
“Oh don’t misunderstand,”
I gasped at her discouraged face. “Actually, I am relieved that someone I know will be driving my children. I know your driving is wonderful. They are in safe hands, that’s all that matters to me,”
I remarked.
“Thank you, then I will take them to school,”
she happily opened the door for the children. “Oh I completely forgot to tell you,”
just as she was about to sit in the driver’s seat, she remembered something and turned to face me. “Actually, us pack members have decided to throw a welcome home party for you,”
she grinned.
“For me?”
I blinked.
“Yes, actually it was already decided before the Alpha asked us to join him for breakfast, so don’t misinterpret anything that they are doing as something that was done after learning you are the Alpha’s soulmate,”
she winked and sat in the car. “I really don’t need a welcome party, Mia,”
I protested.
“Please, don’t break our friend’s hearts, Willow. Well, this welcome home party is not only for you but also for our little Alphas too. I will inform you of the date soon,”
she winked at me.
I chuckled and nodded, “Alright, drive safely.”
“Bye mommy,”
Wyatt waved at me. I waved back to the two of them but suddenly I noticed Ella standing some distance away looking at me. As our eyes met, she tried to walk over to me but Ceri growled in my mind and I immediately looked away from her, focusing back on my children.
Ella stopped in her tracks, watching me waving to Wyatt and Lori, “Bye bye daddy!!”
Suddenly Lori shouted as she waved up at the packhouse. Confused, I tilted my head and glanced up at the packhouse where Reuben was standing in his office’s large window watching me.
It did not look like he was just standing there, he had been watching me from the beginning. When our eyes locked, the memory of last night flooded back into my mind all at once. My heartbeat quickened thinking about it. I tore my eyes away and walked towards the other side of the pack.
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