His Weak Alpha [MxW]

Silly Thoughts...

Chapter 17 - Giselle

Unlike other days, the store was still closed when I arrived, perfect for the peace of mind I needed then.

However, it wasn't much different from what I had expected as my grandmother never came to work on the following mornings after the Full Moon or on special occasions for our kind, like the Solstice nights.

She always loved to accompany Alpha Dylan as far as she could on the trail, despite the consequences my grandma always mentioned feeling when she got up on the next day as her body didn't want to get out of bed due to her pushing her limits.

...Being another positive thing for me as I wouldn't have to run into her or Grandpa yet, while the last thing I needed at the moment were questions I wouldn't know how to answer...

Closing the door behind me, I turned on the lights in the studio, but before I could sit down, the sound of my cell phone startled me, and with trembling hands, I reached into my pocket, not planning to pick the call up depending on who the person on the other end of the line was.

"Hey, how are you? Didn't you see my message last night?" Selie's voice was the last thing I would expect to hear that morning, but then again, she wouldn't be Selena if nothing about her wasn't unexpected, as her friendship with her ex or her younger Mate.

"..." However, despite her friendly tone, I didn't know what to say to her as any possible answer reminded me of Aaron and all the things we had done last night... Including the taste of his lips...

"... Elle? ... What's going on? Are you okay?" Changing the tone of her voice, she continued to ask me. "Do you want to make a video call? Or do you want to meet in person? I can go over there right away!"

And while she got more and more anxious, I could notice the concern in her words, along with the sound of the chair moving across the floor as she stood up.

"It's okay, Selie... It's just..." Although I didn't sound very trustworthy, I tried to reassure her, but of course, she would notice it as much as anyone else would if they heard me talking then.

"It's just what, Elle? What's going on? What's wrong?!" Jiya might be one of the best friends in Mirror Night, yet at times like this, I wish I had been born into the same Pack as Selena since she always seemed to understand me better than anyone else, even if it was just by the tone of my voice.

And honestly, I didn't know if it was because we were both Alpha or something else, but she seemed able to understand my doubts and fears better than any other person, including myself, as if she could see through me like an open book.

"... Is it about your Mate, right?" Proving how right I was about this, she asked the right question, even without me mentioning his name. "Of course, it must be about him. The Alpha competition of your Pack won't happen until spring, so it means something must have happened between you two last night."

"Hmm... I don't know what to do, Selie. My mind is a mess, and I can't even think about what will happen when the others find out about this."

Laying my head against the table, I wished that being a Werewolf would allow me to disappear from there and everyone's minds like Vampires and Sirens could do with their powers... Maybe even Witches could do that, and I only didn't know about it.

But in any way, it was something I wished I could do, yet I was just a wolf, and such an ability wasn't something I possessed, no matter how much I wanted to.

"Oh, Goddess... I just wanted to disappear!"

"Stop with the silly thoughts, Elle! Tell me exactly what happened! And don't try to growl back at me, I'm miles away from you, but I wouldn't mind coming over to help or fight against you if needed."

I didn't expect I had said that out loud, but my friend's commands were enough to prove the existence of a side I had always denied in myself, as no Alpha would want to be commanded by anyone else other than their Mate or past leader without a fight.

"Sorry, Selie... These things still bother me, and somehow, I feel like I'm still under the effects of the Moon, even though it happened hours ago."

Running a hand through my hair as I stood up, I hoped it would help me calm down the endless restlessness that overwhelmed my chest as if I were ready to run a marathon.

"... You... You're mated now!?" More like a statement than a question, she said back to me. "Goddess, I didn't expect that! And honestly... I would normally say congratulations if you were someone else, but I can tell you're not very happy about it."

"How else do you expect me to be, Selena?! It was all due to the Moon's Pull, and I knew better than to stay in the same room with him like a lovesick puppy!"

"Yeah, but it takes two to do what you did, Elle. So, as I always say, you shouldn't give up yet. He must also have feelings for you, or things would happen like this."

Trying to be the voice of reason for me, Selena was very calm while she kept talking to me about it.

"But seeing how everything has already happened, what will you do now? Will you tell your mother the truth and forget about the stupid promise you made to her?"

"I don't know... I already have too much on my plate that I don't even want to think about." Leading me back to why I wanted to be alone, that was all I could say to her then. "I just wanted to disappear or become so small that no one will be able to find me."

"I've already told you to stop with the silly thoughts, Giselle. Like it or not, you're an Alpha, a mated one now. You are stronger than ever, and no one can deny any longer the position you may have in Mirror Night's future, so hold your head up and remember that."

With the difference in our personalities showing up more, I reminded myself how Selena was entirely different from me, although it wasn't something easy to forget.

"That's the point, Selie. I don't want any of that. I just wanted a simple life that I could live happily with my Mate and pups."

"That may even be what you think, Elle. But you are an Alpha. A natural-born Alpha since I've never heard of a pup who went from being an Omega to becoming a future Alpha at the age of nine years old besides you, but you did it! And as far as I know, you are the youngest person to become an Alpha in America, which is crazy, since you were a child then. Just another Mirror Night's pup who should be just an Omega for a few more years."

If the walls of my grandmother's studio could talk, they would probably agree with Selena's words while she revealed the secret that only the Alphas of my Pack knew besides her.

"I know! I know, Selie! But I don't need any of that at the moment. I just need to figure out how I can hide it from the others until I get the courage to talk to Aaron and maybe my mom later."

"... I know I'm going to regret saying this, but first, you need something to trick your smell from the others, or it will be obvious what happened between you two as soon as they smell you.

That was something quite easy to do, and I didn't know why I hadn't thought about it before. Aaron always wore too much perfume for his own good, and I just needed to buy some stronger ones for myself as well, just like Selie said.

"Besides, I don't know what anyone else could do in your place since you feel so insecure about even talking to her, so I would say to seek a Witch's help to make it looks like nothing ever happened. But as my last experience with one of them wasn't very good, and she put my friend in a coma that he still hasn't woken up from, I doubt it would be a good idea."

Maybe to Selena, that was just a crazy plan, she was talking out loud, but for me, it sounded brilliant as I actually had met a Witch before...And as crazy as it mind sound, I could only hope she would be able to help me.