Bernard.
I kept looking outside as l was expecting Jason, he said he would stop by today but it was already past noon and he was yet to come, he will surely come here if I'm not at the slaughter.
"Are you expecting someone, Athena asked."
"No."
"I'm sure he is busy, all the Alphas and Deltas leading different Packs under the central are gathering soon, like you said he is the head Alpha leading different Alphas as their leader and he owns the biggest Pack in this generation."
"Oh, " l said as l fixed my eyes back to the paper in my hands.
"You didn't know that, did you?"
"Athena, you can join me in the kitchen. Let's prepare dinner."
"Yes, mother."
"Don't feel comfortable," l said as l watched her walkway, l will finish them up quickly, l don't have any means of communicating with him, and l have never opened my mind link to anyone, am l missing him right now?
I raised my eyes to the door as it clicked open, l was disappointed again as it wasn't Jason.
"Welcome home Father."
"How was your day Son?"
"Fine, Father," l said uninterestedly, packing up the papers on the table as l was done.
"Hi beautiful Family," Meriam howled happily sniffing on the purple lilac in her hands.
"How come you came back so late? I don't remember mother asking you to come back with those."
"I didn't bring them back because Mother asked, someone bought me flowers," she said squealing as she dragged me to a seat beside her, my heart fluttered enticingly at the familiar strange sweet scent that came from her, the scent of lavender blossom, a charming fragrance that warm my heart sensually, my head hurt thinking about where l smelt it before, l tapped twice on my forehead inconclusively.
"I think l found him, Bernard."
"Who?" I asked merely audibly as I began rubbing my eyes from the intense pain l felt in my head.
"My mate, he bought me this, Bernard he is the one for me, we quickly felt familiar with each, he is a God decendent, he is of a high rank and a ruler, l couldn't tell if he was a Lycan, but l think he knows who l am, l wasn't expecting my day to be as good as this, " Meriam grumbled excitedly and l couldn't help but look at her like she was adding up to the noise in my head, "So what do you plan to do now? You are not already jumping on him, right or planning to run away with him?
" Are you jealous that l found my mate?"
"Who cares and-------"
"What are two bickering about? I can really hear you both, you know?" Athena mumbled reluctantly.
"Mind your business," Meriam retorted and walked away immediately Athena came a yard close to us.
"Are you okay? She asked worriedly, it was obvious that I kept rubbing my forehead. " Just a little headache, I'm alright," I responded.
"Meriam said she found her mate?"
"Don't say that out loud, I'm sure our parents are not ready for the news and Meriam is still very young."
"Same as old times, still caring much about her marital life coupled with age-wise."
"Old times? " l scoffed at the endless strange things she says in a day.
"You have always been protective of her, and your close friends, everyone around you that you had their interest at heart, one of the contributing attributes that led us to this moment."
"You are saying what l have no ideas about again, and believe me it really crawls in my skin imagining all you say."
"You make me sick, Bernard, " she scoffed exasperatedly and swerve her body to walk away before my mother came announcing that dinner was ready at that moment too a knock came at the door which cause our eyes to the direction, "l will get the door, " l mumbled.
"Come and have your seat, " l could hear mother's homely voice cooing Athena to the dining room as l opened the door.
"Hi! Jason's boisterous voice came greeting pleasantly and a slight smile came emerging on my lips, finally, he came, l know l shouldn't believe Athena when she said he wouldn't make it.
" l thought you wouldn't come?"
"What made you think that? I told you l would see you today."
"Oh, I thought you would come at your usual time and l didn't go to--------"
" Who is that Bernard?" Mother's honeyed voice merges the atmosphere, "lts Jason, Mother, " l said not taking my eyes off him."
"Why don't you invite him inside, dinner is getting cold."
"I appreciate you so much mother, but l will skip I'm in a hurry, " Jason chirped in, although l had expected him to agree as he did the other day, l mean he came just at the right time, "Are you okay? " l asked gazing at him, he doesn't look like his usual self, or is he still angry that I decided against his suggestions.
"I came at the wrong time, l won't let you skip dinner then, l only stopped by to see you because l love keeping to my promises, especially for you, l have seen your face I'm satiated."
"Is it true that you are hosting a ceremony in the Pack?"
"You heard?"
"Mother, l will skip dinner, "l will be back shortly, " l howled, shutting the door without waiting for my mother's or father's response.
"What are you doing?"
"Didn't you say you were in hurry, I'm only trying to see you off?"
"Does it displease you that I'm in a hurry?"
"What do you mean?" I asked pausing on my feet as l tried to think deeply but he didn't spare me a glance and l rolled my eyes when a devilish smirk appeared on his lips.
"Well, l meant it when l said you should belong to my Pack, l will take care of you and your family, l don't know what you are afraid of."
"Maybe if l had ever considered it before I would have accepted it, but after knowing that you are the Head Alpha of this region, more reasons I don't want to own by your Pack, my family will surely get the attention we are not ready for, my parents are human as you already know and there will be you who wants to see my face every time."
"Bernard l…l don't just want to see your face every time, I want more, l want everything about you and of course, l also want what is comfortable for you, you have always been that way, always have reasons not to look at me."
"You sure want alot, Alpha."
"You haven't told me about your friend from last night, l suppose she is still around, the one to tell you about myself?"
"You seem edgy today?"
"Am l?"