Caleb POV:
"Mikael?" I called his name again just like how he had called my name twice before I realized it was not my imagination when I heard his voice calling me. It makes my heart swelled with happiness when I heard him calling me by my name.
"Gentlemen, let's take a 5 minutes break from our meeting. I'm sure everyone here is already feeling the numbness from sitting too long. So, let's do that." I announced politely as I got up from my seat and calmly walking out the meeting room and went straight to my room.
I need to be alone and talk to Mikael. I cannot believe he was able to mind link me. It was usually his call for help that made it possible and I have never be able to mind link him first. I do not understand it considering that I am his Alpha even if I have not mark him yet. I noticed Blake following me from behind and went inside my room as swiftly as I did.
"Why would you suddenly do that? You suddenly gone quiet and then, a break? Something happens again?" He asked me with curiosity in his eyes.
"Oh I just heard Mikael calling my name. It does got me worried but he doesn't sound distress. Still, it's better to check on him right?" I explained as I took a seat on my chair behind my desk.
"Fine, do you mind if I hang out here? I'm too lazy to walk back to my room. I just want get some sleep. It's been a long 3 months of trying to keep you under control. I needed some sleep." He whined as he laid down on the couch in front of me.
I just smiled and let him do as he wanted as I could care less. He already done more than enough in these past 3 months when I have not exactly been myself.
"Mikael? Are you okay? Should I be worried?" I tried again as now, anxiousness slowly creeping in my heart.
"Oh sorry. Alec was giving me some sandwich just now. Are you busy? Sorry if I'm bothering you." I let out a breath of relief to hear his voice.
"You're never a bother. I was just done with a meeting though I still have other meeting to attend." I smiled as I replied his mind link. I could not help but be impressed of how strong the mind link between us right now. The distance should have made it hard for us to mind link smoothly. I wonder just what else I do not know about my little mate.
"When will you come home?" His words brought the smile on my face brighter than before.
"Probably late afternoon. Do you want me to come home now? I can do that."
"What? No! Don't do that. Just finish your work properly. Don't ditch your responsibility because of me ever again. I will wait for you. Just to make you feel energized to finish your work quickly, I want to say that I miss you. Okay, bye." He dropped those words I never thought I would hear him saying just like that and cut our mind link quickly before I could say anything else. I chuckled as my heart felt happier than I ever been before. Happier than when I first fell in love and have a silly crush.
"Blake, I'm gonna resume the meeting now. You can just sleep some more here. You earned it." I said as I patted his shoulder before walking out of my room and went to the meeting room to get all the work I missed done as soon as possible.
Time does feel slow when you in a rush of wanting to go home. My heart getting more and more impatient as I want to finish my work even more faster than I already did and get the hell out of this office and back to my little wolf.
"I miss you too." I whispered as my mind remembered his words earlier. It does gives me a boost of energy.
As soon as I checked the time on my computer, I quickly put everything in order and get ready to go home. I do not want to waste a single second. I walked towards the couch where Blake was still sounds asleep. He need to go home and sleep there instead of here.
"Blake. Blake. Blake Clyde Moore! Wake up!" I got impatient when he still would not wake up.
"Huh? What?" He woke up and look around as he seems disoriented.
"Time to go home. I'm gonna go now. You're welcome to sleep more here if you want. I don't care." I said as I walked towards the door as I heard him got up from the couch and hurriedly followed me from behind.
"Did you finished all the meeting alone? Why didn't you wake me up? How long was I asleep?" He questioned me as we waited for the elevator to arrive.
"You deserved the sleep and rest after what I put you through. Beside, I'm more than capable to finish all the meeting by myself. You slept for a good few hours. Even snore and sleep talking too." I chuckled as I walked into the elevator with him looking dumbfounded next to me.
"Sleep talking? What did I said?" He stuttered as he uttered his question.
"Not sure but I think it's someone's name. You got a lover hide away from me? Is that why you look so flustered right now?" I smirked when I noticed how flustered he was.
"It's nobody and I don't have a lover. You know that." He snapped as we walked out the elevator and went to his car since he drove us to work today due to Mikael forcing me to go to work and Blake gladly obliged and dragged me away.
"Let's go home now. I need to see my mate fast." I told him as he started the engine and the car slowly move out of the parking lot and swiftly driving away from the company building that is located at the city. It will take about 30 minutes to get back but knowing Blake, it is possible we will arrived in less than 30 minutes. As soon as we arrived, I quickly got out of the car and make my way into the mansion.
"You don't have to follow me." I told Blake but he just smiling sheepishly to me and keep on following me inside.
I walked to Mikael's room as fast as I could and everything feel perfect the moment I saw him smiling in his bed with his eyes on me. I walked towards him and noticed Alec sitting on the chair next to the bed who quickly got up and give way for me to sit next to Mikael.
"Welcome home, Caleb." My heart filled with happiness just from hearing such simple words.
"Mikael, I will go now. See you tomorrow." Alec quickly bow a little towards as he wave goodbye to Mikael and walking out the room.
"Caleb, see you tomorrow." I look at Blake with a weird look as I do not understand why exactly he followed me here for.
"Have you eat?" I turned my attention back towards my mate who is still smiling sweetly.
"Not yet." I smiled back to him as I stared at him as I always did ever since I met him.
"Stop staring at me. You should eat this. I had enough of it. Alec made it. Way too many of it."
He pushed a plate of egg sandwiches towards me as he frowned his brows and wrinkled his nose from that fact he already ate too much of the sandwiches. I took a bite of it and finally understand why he made that face. Alec should never be allowed to enter the kitchen. How can something simple become inedible like this. I threw out the bite I took in my hand as I tried to wash away the taste with a glass of water that was next to the plate. I heard loud laughter coming from my mate and it stunned me to see how beautiful his laughter. He look absolutely happy and the laugh sound like music to my ears.
"You did that on purpose, didn't you, love?" I stared at him as I asked him with a smile.
"Yes because you need to suffer together with me. I had to eat 3 pieces of that so called egg sandwiches because he wouldn't stop staring at me. It was hell. I had to swallow it with so much hardship." He said as he still laughing his heart out.
"You don't have to eat it. I was just messing with you." He said as he pulled the plate away from me.
"Do you want me to cook something nice for you?" I asked as I feel sorry that he has to eat such messed sandwiches.
"It's okay. I'm already so full with that sandwiches." He chuckled and leaned back at the headboard.
"You should go take a shower. You must be tired from working all day." He told me but I do not wish to be away from him. I just keep on staring at him as if I wish he could hear my thoughts.
"You need to fix that habit of staring at me all the time. Staring won't do anything for you. Also, you stinks. So, go take a shower. I won't go anywhere." He pinched my cheeks before pushing me away from him. I nodded my head weakly as I made my way out of his room to go back to my room and take a shower.
The moment I took a step out of the shower, I caught a whiff of strawberries and roses scent spreading around the bathroom. My guess is Mikael probably inside my room or his scent is just too strong. That was how I found him in the first place before. Alaric got giddy when he smelled Mikael's scent so strong. I tried to calm him as I do not want to do anything that will make Mikael back away from me. I took a deep breath and breath in his scent as deep as possible into my lungs before I walked out the bathroom and went into the closet to put on my clothes. His scent was definitely strong. Even stronger than when he was at the hospital before. After putting on a sleeveless shirt and a short pants, I walked towards the bed and saw him lying in my bed, hugging my pillow tightly and sound asleep. I wonder when did he came into my room.
"You took too long in there. I got sleepy waiting for you." He yawned as he woke up when I got into the bed.
"Sorry for waking you up. You can go back to sleep." I patted his shoulder softly as I coaxed him back to sleep.
"I don't want. I want to talk with you about something." He said with all seriousness in his voice but also with his eyes closed and looking sleepy.
"Are you sure? You look like you gonna fall asleep as soon as we start talking." I teased him as I stroked his hair gently.
"Yes very sure. Let's talk." He finally opened his eyes and got up and leaned to the headboard of my bed.
"So, what do you want to talk about?" I smiled as I stroked his hair some more.
"Tell me about yourself. I want to know more about you." He asked as he leaned closer to me almost like he wants to snuggle with me.
"I'm not sure what or where to start, love." I stroked his head gently as he leaned on my shoulder. It makes me feel like my heart might leap out from how fast it was beating just from being this close to him. Alaric was definitely enjoying it considering how he is howling loudly in my head.
"Then, answer my questions. Will you do that?" He asked as he looked up to me with a smile. I nodded as my answer and wait for his questions.
"Dr. Isla told me that you went to another pack's territory to learn ways of being an Alpha after your parents death. Where?" I stared at him upon hearing his question.
"It's a pack belongs to a friend of my father. He invited me there after my parents death. It was actually more like an escape from the reality that I have to be in charge of my pack rather than a training." I said calmly as I began to remember all the time I spend there.
"Tell me all about it." He asked with sparkles in his eyes that made me smile as I never see him this way before but seeing him this way makes me remember something I have long forgotten.
-Flashback-
"Welcome to the Blood Moon pack, Caleb. Meet my son, Raphael. He will show you around the territory." Alpha Holt introduced his son who definitely have his mind on something else. Not that I mind it though it would be nice if he could at least focus on me a little as his father introducing me to him.
I followed his line of sight and noticed a man practicing with a she-wolf. It was clear there is jealousy in his eyes. I guessed that is his mate or he have a crush on that man. It was mesmerizing to see his eyes sparkles as he keep staring at that man. How I wish to find my mate and feel the same way as he was. It will definitely make my life a whole lot brighter since everything seems dark and dull after mother's and father's death. Of course there was guilt that gnawing in me for leaving my younger brother but I need to get away from the pack and sort my feelings before taking over it as the Alpha.
"Aren't you gonna show me around?" I pulled him away from that man and made him look at me with dissatisfaction all over his face but it just makes me want to tease him more.
"Sure. Let's go. There's nothing much to show since we're not as big as your pack, prince." His words made me stared at him for a good while before he continued.
"Yes, I know who you really are. My father told me before you came. I didn't mean to be rude to you earlier. How can I dare to be rude to the prince of all Alpha, the future Alpha King." I can hear a tinge of sarcasm in his words but I put no mind to it as it was nice to be treat as someone regular rather than be treated as if I will break them for whatever they said.
"It's okay and thank you for showing me around." I smiled but he just turned around and walk in front of me.
That of the beginning of everything. I remembered how I could not stop from keeping my eyes glued on him and wished he would look my way but he never did as all his attention fall on the man who I was sure to be his mate even though it seems like it was a secret from the whole pack. Until the day I leave the Blood Moon pack, I never said anything to him about what inside my heart which I know is love. He never there to see me go either and that made me realized that I never had even a little chance at all.
"Caleb? Alpha?" I turned as I heard Mikael's voice calling me with sweetness in his voice. he never called me that way. Something is very different about him after he woke up from that 3 months long coma.
"I'm so sorry, love. Something from the past came into my mind just now." I smiled as I stared into his eyes.
"Care to share? Wait! No, I don't want to know. It might be about your exes. I'm sure you have few exes before." His reaction amused me very much as well his scent that just got stronger than before now. It aroused me so much but I tried to calmed myself as I know he is in no way ready to completely be mine. The fact he seems a little opened up to me is already enough to make me smile for the rest of my life.