AIDEN'S POV.
The next day seemed to me like a new day with lots and lots of opportunities waiting for me—
Why was it difficult?
I kept on seeing weakling's face everywhere, why does it seem difficult to stop thinking about her.
I thought until my mind went back to what happened between us yesterday—
I touched my lips slightly and a small smile managed to appear on my lips the moment I remembered we kissed yesterday—even if it was all because of my wolf.
Jolting out of my thoughts, I slapped myself really hard before trying to compose myself.
"You don't love weakling," I kept on repeating to myself before I breathed deeply.
I was still lost in thoughts when I suddenly remembered how my ex died, and that was also one of main reason why I decided to hide weakling from all this mess.
Honestly speaking, I really didn't want her life to end the way my ex-mate life did even if I hated her with passion.
I had always asked and wished for another mate, but I didn't know if I should be happy or not when she calm me into my life.
It was a very difficult moment of my life—I haven't claimed her because of the punishment and the fact I still needed to hide her from my attackers.
She doesn't need to know me—I need to go back to the way I was, and have always been.
Sighing deeply, I quickly went to freshen up and slipped into a blue pants with a white tank top.
I rushed out of the room, heading towards the dining to eat something as my stomach grumbled really loud.
"Leave!" I ordered as I sat down, "Except you!" I said, and this time around—no one needed to know that I was referring to weakling.
I had ordered all the maids to leave, as I just wanted to start by dealing with her little by little—but she mistook it by smiling, thinking I wasn't going to do anything.
"You thought escaping your punishment would be the best?" I asked with a very cold look, and she squinted her eyes in shock—but I in turn shot her an icy glare.
"Which punishment?" She managed to ask, but a slight chuckle from me made her legs shake.
"Yesterday's...." I trailed off, hoping she'd remember and she did.
"I cleaned the room before I entered the forest—I made sure to serve my punishment before I'd enter a bigger one," She said with her head bowed and I groaned slightly.
Of course she did!
I noticed how clean the room was, but to my surprise—I never thought she'd clean it so quickly.
"Another thing....." I trailed off and quickly glanced at her to know if she was following.
"Stay away from me and from anything that concerns me so you'll not end up harming yourself," I said, and drank a little water before leaving her in the world of her thoughts.
"What could be happening?" I heard her say through the mind-link.
I slightly shook my head before going to my room in order to do some certain things when my Beta came in.
"Good morning," He greeted with his head bowed, but that I wasn't in the mood to talk.
I just needed to confide in someone, and he's the only person I can confide in now.
"What happened that day, I mean the day I was tormented—" I said and he mouthed an O before he continued.
He calmed down to explain everything to me, but what seemed to capture my interest was how shocked weakling was when she figured out that she helped me.
"So this is it? It also means that she didn't know?" I wondered in shock, and the Beta nodded.
We were still engrossed in our discussion when we heard a light knock on the door, "Come in," I answered lightly—but all the cheerfulness on my face vanished when my eyes locked with that of weakling.
"Weakling?" I called out slowly, but she slowly went on her knees with her hand folded.
"I'm so sorry my Alpha—for everything starting from the first day we met till this day," She pleaded but I shook my head.
She really wanted to leave, but why?
"Why?"
"I want to leave," She said and I furrowed my brows.
"To where?"
"My parents house," She answered and I chuckled.
"Is it not the same parents of yours that abandoned you and neglected you, why do you still want to go back there?" I asked getting p*ss*d off already.
"What do you know? I don't want to stay here anymore because the sufferings I see here everyday made me realize that it's worse than what I face in my parents house," She said and I groaned lightly.
"I know a lot of things about you—I know about the fact that you were rejected because of how useless you are," I said and I noticed she shut her eyes in pain
"You were rejected by your parents and also by the whole pack members because of how you decided to put shame on your family," I added rudely and also noticed that tears flowed down her eyes.
"But I'm not useless—" She cried out sadly.
"It happened in your presence yesterday, about how I changed into a big and beautiful wolf," She said still in tears.
"I really don't know what you want to do—your contract here isn't over, so you can't leave!"
I stood and left her presence—and the Beta knew everything that was happening.
I just needed her to know that I'm not a weakling.....
She must have seen different part of me that no one has ever seen—not even a single soul.
That was my main reason of doing this, and spewing such hurtful words to her.
I would never want to be considered as a weakling, not as an Alpha or even as an ordinary man.
I remembered her tears and my heart twitched in pain.
"Wake up!" I slapped myself really hard, jolting me out of my thoughts.