"Why?! Why are you doing this?" I almost yelled. Although these rooms are soundproof, if someone stood behind that door, they would've heard small bits of our conversation, because werewolves have 'super senses'.
"Shhhhhh. Please, listen to me and try to understand. I am not saying that I won't be with you. All I'm saying is please give me a bit of time to figure things out first"
"Figure things out? what are you figuring out that's keeping you from trying to get to know me or mate with me? Is it because of the way I look? Huh?" My tears having finally escaped their prison.
His voice cracking at the beginning and a pained look on his face, " No, this had nothing to do with the way that you look. But for your own safety, I can't tell you that yet. There will be a time where I will tell you everything, and that time is not today. Please try to understand. Please Azaniah."
I look at him once again, normally I am very good at reading facial expressions, even when they try so hard to hide them. But with him, it's proven to be difficult the more that I try. So it is because of that, that I find it difficult to believe that he will come back for me.
And so I kept quiet, mainly because it seems like there isn't anything that I can do to change his mind. Damn bond! I've only been around him for less than a day and it already has taken control of my feelings.
Besides, I didn't want a mate at first, so I'll stick with that and focus on finding out the mystery that is waiting for me to unravel it, like you would unravel stolen candy that has a plastic wrapper around it. Very carefully.
Clearing my throat, I place my hands behind me and lower my head in submission. " Uh, S-sir the bathroom is the door on your right and the closet is the door on the left. I will be standing outside in case you need help with anything. " With that, I rush for the door before he could say anything that might hurt my wolf and I any further.
He quickly changed and met me outside of his room and I turned to lead him back to the dinning room. As we entered, Everyone turned and looked at us with smiles that were clearly fforced, especiallthe beta and guard that came with the king. Very suspicious. I take a quick look at our Alpha, Luna and beta and they seem tense and uptight.
I guess that's to be expected in the presence of a king. The king sits down and asks for water. After getting a bottle of chilled water, I speed walk back to the kitchen mainly because I can't keep on looking at him And also because I wanted to run away from the thick tension that is lingering in that room.
I stood at the kitchen door frame as I see my very exhausted and frail mother, busy scrubbing the huge pots. I worry for my mother's health, the Alpha knows that she needs rest along with my father who happens to be guarding, cleaning afnd cooking(o (ly when the Alpha remembers) for the other slaves that are imprisoned, so we don't see him as much as we would love to.
I take a deep breath and move away from the door frame and stand beside my mother. I take the gloves wi her a gently push her to the side So I can continue scrubbing. My mother looks at me and sees that my eyes are red and a bit swollen. Not to the point where it looks like I've been crying all night. No, but enough to get her worried
I feel a connection being tugged inate. ItIt'ike a mental string that forms a knot whenever someone tries to talk to you mentally(m ndlink). I allow her to tie the knots and she speaks to me using the link.
With a worried yet motherly tone to her voice, she asks, " Azaniah, I have never seen you cry when you are being punished in front of us, and yet here you are crying, were you punished? Alpha would've called us to witness it. So, no, that's not it, what's wrong?"
Suddenly remembering what the king said earlier, "you can't tell anyone about us" making me want to cry more, but I keep it in And respond, "nonothing, mamI will be fine." Changing the subject, to avoid having to answer that question. " MaMama, dou know who our Alpha King is?"
"No, but I do know that he is white. Why do you ask?"? ReRelievehat she didn't ask any further questions about the reason behind my tears.
"Well, the Alpha's guests are here and one of them says that he is Alpha king and he is a black man, just like us"
"A black man as Alpha? Let alone the Alpha king? Are you sure?"
"YeYes, Mamhe even asked me that how is it possible that I don't know him or even heard of him. He asked if we have access to the news. But mama how can a black man be an Alpha, unless...?"
"Uh uh. No. Whatever you are thinking of doing stop it, in fact erase it from your mind. Do you hear me?!"
"But Mama, something is going on and you know it, what harm could it do to find out?
"No! Azaniah. No! Don't do it. And harm? Did you not hear what I said to you earlier before the Luna came down? Stay away. Now listen. If you go ahead with this shit, I will no longer see you as my daughter. I w