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“For what?” I asked.
“For whatever thing I have done that’s making you avoid me.”
“I’m not avoiding you.” I was avoiding having to face the reality of what happened to me.
“I tried to reach you countless times today but you ignored my calls and texts. Now, you cannot bear to look at me. I am uncertain of what I have done but whatever it is, I apologize.”
“I am just tired,” I brushed off his apology. Did he owe me an apology or did I owe him one? “I misplaced my phone again so I did not get any of your messages.”
“Aysel ”
“Goodnight, Valens.” I turned my back on him as I went to bed.
In bed, I lay as still as possible, pretending to be asleep as he went about his night time activities. I was awake while he showered. I was awake when he ordered his dinner and I was awake when it arrived and he ate it. I was awake when he powered up his system and I was awake while he worked. I was awake when he got into bed and tried to cuddle me.
“I know you are awake, little moon.” He put his hand around my waist and I froze.
“Please please don’t touch me.”
I slept on the couch that night. She was so stiff when I touched her and she reacted so violently that I feared she was having a panic attack. I knew how terrible those could be because I experienced them during the early days of my curse so I didn’t want to aggravate her.
“Aysel, will you at least tell me goodbye? I’m off to work,” I asked my mate who had the covers over her head.
Normally, I would leave silently because she was always asleep when I went to work, but I knew she was awake today. The few times she was ever awake when I left for work, she always saw me off to the door and gave me a k!ss. I didn’t know how much I treasured that simple gesture until I lost it.
I went through everything that happened between us recently and I couldn’t find any reason for her to start acting like this. She even threw her phone into the toilet. I would admit that I was pissed when I saw the phone in the toilet because we just got it and it cost me a lot of money. Money didn’t matter but I would prefer not to be wasteful.
“Aysel?” I called, louder this time.
She made a show of stirring awake, stretching and then yawning loudly, then she sat upright and her eyes were clear as day despite how she rubbed them.
“Are you leaving?” She made her voice smaller but it sounded nothing like that of someone just waking up.
“What is happening, little moon?” We were just starting to overcome our initial misunderstanding and now she wouldn’t even look me in the eye.
“I Is it possible to postpone our Mating Ceremony?” That soft tone. That soft tone!
I heard a ringing in my ears then my wolf snarled in rejection of the meaning behind her words.
“What do you mean?” My words came out controlled despite the anger and uncertainty flooding my veins. It was just the other days she was smiling, excited about the ceremony. What changed?
“Think about it. It’s a little too close and it’s stressing me out.” She swung her legs out of bed, letting out another fake yawn.
“Why? We have contacted an elite event planner. You do not have to do anything but give orders and they will be met.” She stood and stretched again before speed-walking to the bathroom.
“Just consider it. I have to pee.” I watched in amazement as the door closed in my face.
I grabbed my things and walked out of the suite. I made numerous excuses for her recent behavior as I drove to work. Maybe she had developed cold feet. Maybe she was really stressed about the ceremony. I would get the event planner to contact me directly rather than bother her. Maybe I should send her some chocolate for the off chance she was on her period. Clover told me girls liked that.
Once I got to the office, I was buried in work. I had quarterly budgets from at least ten packs to review. Redville elders were still sending me petitions to know why I had slashed their budget in half but I wouldn’t tell them it was part of their punishment for being cruel to my mate. They should figure it out themselves.
My door opened and my heart lifted as I raised my head from perusing a badly constructed spreadsheet. There was only one person that barged into my office like that. I couldn’t fight off the scowl on my face when I saw Clover, rather than my mate, saunter into my office.
“Have you lost your manners?” She rushed in as if she had a right to my office.
Clover had developed wings lately. She was my best friend. She’d sacrificed a lot for me a good number of times but it didn’t mean she had the right or privilege to disrespect my boundaries. I still hadn’t forgiven her for the insulting words she spoke against my mate the other day. Imagine calling my mate loose!
“I’m sorry but you have to listen to this.” She rushed over and played a recording from her phone for me to hear.
A voice I loathed echoed through her phone’s speakers and my hands itches to reach into the phone to strangle the owner of the voice.
“I think I’ll have Aysel back very soon.” The boy’s voice said through the phone. He sounded nervous but there was gloating in his tone.
“Why do you say that? She is mated to the Alpha. I don’t think she would want to be with you.” I heard Clover’s voice from the speaker.
“She made a mistake mating with Valens. I am her true mate. I’m sure she realizes that now and will call off the Mating Ceremony soon. Aysel and I understand each other.” The recording cut off at the end of that daringly boastful sentence.
“I told you I do not wish to hear any more of this boy’s fantasies.” The stylus pen in my hand snapped. Zino raged to the forefront at the audacity of the little rat.
“Aren’t you curious about that boastful tone?” Clover sank into a seat. “I met him today and he was all smiles and confidence. I don’t like this, Valens.”
“Clover ”
“I don’t want you to get hurt. I don’t trust this mate of yours!” She exclaimed, red in the face.
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