Following her Omega mate around with utter silence- being totally numb after witnessing the meeting of her mate and the unknown man, she was controlling her tears and was rather alert to her surroundings, totally aware of each and every stare her teary eyes and red nose gained. Her wolf's presence was shut out of her mind.
She had her head held high and ears totally opened, maintaining the five feet distance not wanting her omega mate's mood to be ruined, she followed every order of him till they reached the parking lot.
Gulping down the lump in her throat, she cleared her throat after checking that the parking lot was cleared and no one was around them.
"Sir-Sym--Mr. Perri?!!" the courage that suddenly powered her to ask him came out and she held his hand and softly dragged him to the car.
The Wide smile Symon had after knowing he made his mate jealous was of course also due to his best friend's returning had changed into one of a scared frown with flustered up red cheeks. He was Silent.
Making him sit in the backseat and then entering the car from the other side, Thea tried to maintain her calm composure, Symon still not aware of how her face has changed its color and is now teary red.
"Can I please talk to you informally? just this once?"
Not knowing how to answer that, the Omega just nodded his head.
"Mr. Perri? Can I?"
Now realizing, that the alpha is not looking at him but outside the car, he voiced out a yes.
"Who was it? the one you hugged?" the voice was so low, it was lower than a whisper, just like some puffs of breath. The car was pin-drop silent, letting the omega hear his Alpha's broken voice.
"He is someone special for me," he answered, still not aware of her condition nor how it broke her already shredded heart which had a pinch of hope for them.
"Is--Is he the one you chose for yourself?" she asked now facing the headrest of the driver's seat. Getting a glimpse of his mate's side face, her tightened hair bun now loosened up with the side fringe out, the omega was mesmerized.
"Symon?"
"Ah- Yes.. what?!"
"Is he the one you chose for yourself?" she asked now with more courage. the voice was filled with love yet the tone was sad.
"Let me see your face first," he commented, still being mesmerized and now wondering what got his Alpha this sad. It wouldn't be because of his small prank, would it? She would have noticed his best friend's mate mark right?
Turning her head slowly, she faced her omega and ducked her head as soon as she saw his questioning eyes.
"What happened? " his voice was lower than a whisper as if someone will come and see them like this. Cupping her face, he raised her head and caressed her now tear-strained cheeks.
"What happened Alpha? Are you okay? Why are you crying? Alpha?"
"Was it because I teased you a bit earlier? That-- that was Levi, my best friend..." he explained as he saw her still not moving nor responding.
"The ba--babies?" the alpha spoke up now.
"They are his babies produced by him and his mate, he is a mated wolf..." he answered chuckling now getting why his Alpha was so out of it.
"Yo--you hugged him.." came out Axel's possessive growl. Immediately apologizing after seeing her Omega's scared face, Thea took control.
Now knowing how possessive his Alpha is, Symon shook his head and took his hands back from his Alpha, making Thea whimper at the loss of warmth.
With the tears still coming out of her eyes, Thea patted her hands on her face and tried to remove those tears.
"Alpha..."
"wh-yes?!"
"Did you really think I had chosen someone else for myself? had done the deed with some other wolf?" He asked with an upset yet raged voice.
"You do have a choice, I would never force you to like me..." muttered the still teary eye alpha with her head down.
Tsking at his Stupid Alpha disappointedly, the male omega was internally happy, that the Alpha would never force him as others did earlier. He is starting to have this sudden soft spot in his heart for the Alpha who brought his bad life again in front of him on his birthday.
"Are you okay now?" asked the male omega.
"Yes, Mr.Perri, we should leave for the meeting now.." answering it with a still teary face, the alpha went to open the door, when she felt a hand on hers.
"Look at me" she followed her omega's order now being relieved of the thoughts. It's true, communications do bring solutions to problems.
"Listen, Go and wash your face, redo your hair bun and return with a happy face, okay?" he said while caressing her hair.
"Yes sir."
"And return soon, we are getting late for the meeting, hmm?" he smiled looking at her goofy smiling face.
"Yes Dear, will return soon" she rushed while opening the door and pecked his cheeks, right away vanishing soon.
Oh my gosh... Did she really get this broken by a prank and a small hug? Was she always this innocent? Too possessive. She showed her goofy smile for the first time since she came.
"Symon!! Isn't our alpha too cute?! oh my god, she looked so cute with her crying face and that goofy smile. I would just die for that smile----" blabbered on Kazuto till the Alpha came back, and smiled at him again, now with a fresh face, and started driving.
"Sir, We have reached," said the lawyer to wake up her boss.
"Yes. I look presentable enough right?" He said looking at his phone's camera.
"You always look good..." whispered the Alpha gazing at her omega with aww.
"huh.. what?"
"I-- I mean, you look good, presentable," she said wetting her lips with her tongue.
"Okay then, let's go and conquer this deal." said the omega with a determined look, making the Alpha laugh out loud.
"Yes Sir!!" she replied also determinedly seeing how he got red when she laughed.
Opening the door for her omega, she went back and came out with her weaponed-filled bag, just removing the gun and exchanging it with another small dagger after her mate was out.
"Sorry, forgot to take my handbag.." she reasoned when she received narrowed questioning eyes.
"Okay, let's go."
Following her Omega yet again, while following his rules for her, they both entered the company.
What are you doing to me, Symon? I know mate bonds work after all, but even if they didn't I would fall for you again and again in every lifetime. Please don't pull any pranks on this poor heart- it belongs to you, each and every piece of a million broken ones are yours -- forever yours.
Did I judge her too impulsively? I should have given her a chance back then... She looks like she will protect me from everything... But it's just been a short while- don't judge too impulsively, you cannot try to mend your broken pieces if they again turn into shreds...