His Weak Alpha [MxW]

... She was...

Chapter 14 - Aaron

The longest night of the year... The shortest... I could understand all the logic behind it, but never all the celebrations it caused for Werewolves and all the other beings I didn't know from the Supernatural world.

To me, those days were just like any other. But for them, that was the reason for big feasts, like Christmas and Thanksgiving... A similar logic that perhaps wouldn't make sense to them like this to me since the one born as part of their kind never celebrated such things as the turned ones did.

... Explaining all the atypical things that my Wolf friends said didn't exist in other Packs but which adorned our Pack's house at this time of the year...

"Didn't you join them again this year?" Appearing with his Mate, one of these so-called friends asked me as he held his newborn child.

"You know very well that I never go with them. Not even on Full Moons, Ren." Offering them some drinks first, I answered, giving them a bottle of water and other of juice just as they asked me to.

"I swear you must be the only Human in Mirror Night who has never participated in one of our runs." Giving the baby to his Mate, the Japanese Werewolf sounded sarcastic in my ears as if he was trying to challenge me into something. "But again, that would be a crazy thing to think about when we are talking about the brave Aaron, who even fought our Beta in a training session before."

And exactly as I guessed, he went on to say.

"Come on, Ren. Stop all this childishness. You know very well that Aaron has never liked to ride any wolf since he joined us."

"Thank you, Elisa." Although she didn't seem to be paying attention to our conversation, his Mate soon defended me. "But honestly, it reminds me of something I've always wanted to ask you, Aaron. I'm pretty sure I once saw you riding someone as soon as you joined the Pack. I just can't remember who, and I even thought it was the reason why you didn't like riding a wolf. But on that day, you seemed to be quite okay with that to me and even looked like you were enjoying yourself."

Bringing back a fact that was true, Elisa took away my words as I never imagined that anyone had seen us then since no one had ever mentioned it before to me.

… The whole Werewolf thing was still kind of new for me then, and I just couldn’t believe in all the things going on around me, so I tried to run away from it like a coward to only end up getting lost amid the woods…

And maybe I would still be there if it wasn’t for her help.

"Oh, this? They were a wolf from another Pack that was visiting us and helped me find my way back to the Pack's house when they went out for a walk and met me."

Easily creating a lie with facts that had truly happened back then, I wasn't sure why I felt like I needed to lie about it...

So confused, I could only think that maybe this was because the others might see me as weak like her if they knew that I had needed her help one day.

"Goddess! How I didn’t see that where you guys were here all along!?" Although Ren was entertained enough with my answer, I couldn't say the same about Elisa, who seemed to want to ask me something else but was interrupted by her Mate's younger sister when she found us. "Hey, Aaron! Your dad was looking for you."

Her pink hair, which looked even brighter today, and obviously had been dyed again for the occasion when the she-wolf, who was slightly older than Ronnie, gave me her attention before focusing on the baby in Elise's arms.

So I doubt Sakura had heard my thank you before I said addio, or in other words, bye to her brother and sister-in-law as I went outside once again to meet the other members of my family.

... But strangely, only my father and stepmother were there with Ed sleeping in his arms, and not even Daniel and Mirella were with them as usual...

"They came back here earlier since Mirella wasn't feeling well and are now using a room upstairs. Didn't you meet up with them?" Thinking about how I had hidden myself in one of the rooms earlier to get some rest, I just answered him no while I picked up my son.

"And I'm supposed to imagine that Ronnie must still be with Quinn and Lucian running around?" With Ed comfortably in my arms, I ended up also asking about my young brother, which wasn't quite a surprise, seeing how well Ronnie had adapted to life in the Pack that sometimes it was almost as if he was a Wolf just like them.

"Yes, and I believe Elle must be with Jiya since she also disappeared after she left Eddy with us." Mentioning his stepdaughter, whom I had not asked about in his reply, my father woke up, once again, the thoughts I had been trying to ignore since early about her.

... About how beautiful she looked when we met in the hallway... Or how charming was her confident smile that she showed while talking to Alpha Magnolia when we helped her...

"I... I see..." Trying to forget about such thoughts once more, I almost failed to reply to my father's words, talking only a little longer before telling them that I would go home first.

Using my work as an excuse and the fact that Eddy was already asleep, I knew they wouldn't ask me any more questions after that until my son decided to wake up then, soon getting excited to play with the other children who ran past us.

"If you really need to go, we can watch him for you as we decide to spend the night at the Pack's house." Gently, my stepmother offered as her eyes followed Edward, who was quickly off my lap before she had even finished speaking.

And without a reason to refuse them, I just thanked them one more time before heading back home...

Although tomorrow was my day off, I didn't want to stay there for another second while those thoughts continued to disturb my mind, so I preferred to just go back, soon finding the comfort of my bed to sleep and forget about it all.

... But of course, it all proved to be useless when I saw who was the other person who had the same idea as me…

... Her figure seemed even smaller against the bookshelves while she searched for something there, shifting around the very bottles I was planning to open amidst it.

"If you are looking for the one Sabrina gave you for your birthday, it is on the top shelf." Although I rarely saw her drinking, I easily imagined that it must be what Giselle wanted for fiddling around there.

And thinking that it would be impossible for her to pick up the bottle without the help of a chair, I decided to do it for her, going against all my thoughts while once again, I noticed how small she was close to me.

... She was not only short but also thin, and it was almost impossible for me to believe that someone so weak was an Alpha despite the words of the Mirror Night's leaders...

“... Tha… Thank you!” As she went on to thank me, I was sure her voice would be filled with insecurity as it was every time she spoke to me, yet... It was another unusual thing about that evening.

Pushing me aside, she also seemed unwilling to stay in my company then, and it was clear on her face how my presence annoyed her, unlike the pinkish tint that usually decorated her cheeks.

"... I was going to ask if you needed help with that as well or if you wanted me to get the corkscrew from the kitchen... But I can see that it's no longer necessary."

And honestly, I couldn't tell if it was this or my thoughts from earlier that came back stronger in my mind that made me want to stay there, avoiding ignoring it as usual when I told her that instead of answering the questions that she had done.

... Consequently, going to get a glass for me in the kitchen, I kept talking to her in a way I had never done before that seemed to be guided by something inexplicable...

"I hope you don't mind sharing some with me." Pouring the wine, I gave her no choice to refuse me before sitting down on the couch as well after a sip, watching her soon do the same while she continued to carry on her conversation with me despite the mix of feelings that showed up on her face.

"... He must be having a good time with all the other pups as the Solstice nights are just like the days with Full Moons for us." And that was something I could confirm better when she said that to me, taking a deep breath as if she was trying to control herself in order not to run away from my presence.

... Which was quite ironic since I was always the one who used to do that as something about her always used to stir my emotions in an inexplicable way. While all the proximity she shared with Ed only seemed to make it worse...

"Yeah. That makes sense when I think about all the previous years and how he seems to get more energetic during the Solstices, especially the Winter Solstice, just like the Full Moon nights." Filling my glass again, I agreed with her, seeing a beautiful smile on her lips when she talked about my son.

Her figure relaxed then, allowing me to notice the muscles that I never paid attention to on her arms, and that reminded me of how she had easily opened the resealed bottle with her bare hands...

And even her casual clothes that were not flashy at all, unlike the other woman our age, showed me that she wasn't as weak as I had always assumed, and honestly... It wasn't the only thing that amazed me about her tonight...

... She was beautiful...

... She was strong and kind...

... She was... She was everything that I wanted.