Chapter 10
1443 Words
Aiden's POV
"Yes"
Silence.
Pin drop silence.
She nods again.
"Yes" she whispers as if she is confirming this to herself as well.
I am at a loss of words. My plan was to come out, reveal that I'm not human so she can stop dreaming about her happy forever. I wanted to tell her that I am a monster. A monster she can't tame. So that she herself would choose to walk away. To walk away and never turn back.
But here she is, surprising me as she says Yes. She still wants me and this time, I don't have any more plans. My family is actually happy. They look happy after a very long time. I am not sure if I can screw this up again.
A knock on the door surprises again.
"Where are the gloves again!" Ella scoffs.
"No that's ok! I got this. I want you all to hide. Just in case" Deepika spoke.
And I am not kidding, it amazed me how well she is already adapted. I quickly walk to the Kitchen and watch Deepika open the silver door with her bare hands but pauses. Her posture so stiff.
She turns around and looks in all directions just to make sure if we're hiding well. And I smile to myself. She can ace the hide and seek game if we ever play any.
She gives herself a satisfactory nod before opening the unlocked door.
"Oh! Oliver" she sighs.
We all sigh from various locations of the pack house as well. I then walk back to the living room only to see three new faces alongside Oliver. Like.. totally new. Never seen any of one of them.
"Oh My Gosh!" Layla's mother Abigail whispers.
"Long time no see" The unknown man smiles at her.
"Haha Isaac!! I've missed you" Abigail yells and engulfs him in a hug.
Alright!! So he is Isaac. Well well. He doesn't look that bad to be honest. I have heard stories of their friendship. But never really see this man. Finally!
"Jessica!!" Isaac's face beams looking at his sister.
It gets awkward again.
My eyes dart to Isaac's son and Veronica's biological son or that's what Carl told me. His eyes are fixed on something else, or rather.. someone else. I follow his eyes and see that's Layla. And to my surprise Layla stands there wide eyed looking at him.
Well, that is when I knew ..
"Mate" Layla says.
Everyone stops. No one moves an inch. And silence fills the room once again.
"Huh?" Isaac asks.
"You are beautiful. Wanna go on a date with me?" Isaac's son asks and k mentally laugh to myself.
The room is filled with "oooooooh" and "woah"
That guy legit asked her out the very first time he met her. He has some balls I accept.
"I'm Denzel by the way" finally he introduces himself.
Denzel.
My eyes then involuntarily goes to Deepika. She is BLUSHING?????? I know this guy amazed ladies already, but the way she is blushing right now, isn't sitting well with me for some odd reason.
"Queen Leah is being taken to the hospital! They got the culprit" Patrol Head informs.
I am on my two feet in an instant running like a lunatic. She is in pack hospital. Nothing is gonna happen to her. I know. I know she'll be fine. And if she is not, I will fight with Moon Goddess to get her back. I will fight with the whole world and give her the best just to get her back smiling again.
I reach the hospital in minutes and rush to the Royals' treatment room. That's how you know when King or Queen gets injured. Leah is on the bed. She is conscious. She is fine.
I knock the door and walk in. Doctor Jennifer is examining Leah. She smiles at me as I walk in. I return her smile. And then I see Leah. Leah isn't smiling. I decided to talk once the doctor leaves, so I silently sit beside her and take her hand in mine.
"She is alright Alpha Aiden. Few burns and cuts that are already starting to heal. Nothing to worry about" Doctor Jennifer says and leaves.
Silence. Neither of us make a move to speak a word. A word. A letter. Anything.
"It's Audrey" Leah finally speaks.
Wait what?
"Because she had past grudges with King Jaxon, she tried to harm Carl and I " she explains.
"We never know who's in disguise. Carl will take care of it. You need rest" I say and kiss the back of her hand.
She is my best friend. Probably more than that. I adore her with every cell of my body. She is just too pure for this world, and I just want to protect her at all costs. I have seen her since years and I am happy Carl is her mate. I trust him with my heart on the line.
Leah slowly falls asleep and that is when I take time to mindlink Carl. I tell him about Leah and Denzel as well.
I walk out and spot everyone else. I inform them that she is sleeping and she's fine. They take a moment to thank Moon Goddess.
But, I have lost faith in Moon Goddess. I stopped believing that there is a Goddess who only spreads love and makes sure people who worship her will live happy. No! That is only a myth. The world runs on fate.
There is no Moon Goddess! I stopped believing her the day she took Nadia away.
My eyes find Deepika on their own accord. She looks a lot like Nadia but different at the same time. Her eyes find mine again. And the emotion behind her eyes is unreadable this time.
She cuts off her stare and for some reason, that hit me hard. She is always the one to hold the stare game. She is always the one standing before me and allowing me to read the emotions in her eyes.
But she is just standing there today.
So I walk to her and stand beside her. Everyone in our family looks and smiles at me.
Holy Heavens!! Standing beside her doesn't mean I am accepting her!!!!
"What's wrong?" I find myself asking her.
As far as I have seen her, she is always either confused or full of life. Bubbly, smiley and for sure as hell she is not someone who would prefer silence.
So seeing her this way is bugging me!
She chose silence as her response. I look at my family and they are looking at Deepika with worried eyes.
"I see mates are supposed to love each other despite the race. Denzel accepted too. I can see Layla and Denzel already falling in love. Why is it different with us?" She finally asks.
Oh! It hit me. It really did hit me. But why? I don't know.
This time, I chose silence as my response.
"Thanks" she whispers and walks towards Queen Mia and Cartia.
She talks to them about something I don't hear for some reason. I really don't have an answer for that! I mean, I have an answer but I don't find a reason to explain her.
My mate died! She died right in my arms. And there is no such thing called second chance mate. This is all s**t. And she shouldn't be here believing this s**t.
But, did this break her heart? Standing in her shoes.. I find it terribly painful. Jumping into a whole new world one fine day, knowing mate., Hoping to recieve love and then ..
I don't want to finish the sentence that makes me portray as the asshole.
I just can't act like everything is fine! Because it is not fine!! Nothing is fine.! Just because she resembles my mate a lot doesn't mean she is my mate. She can move on, find another human, marry him and live happily.
She doesn't deserve all this s**t.
I thought I was strong enough. Strong enough to let her go but boy was I wrong.
Deepika walks towards me, or so I thought. Doesn't spare a glance at me. Doesn't even let her eyeball sway a little. Passes by me. And that is when I actually sense her scent. Weird but she smells like milk?
I don't know why I thought I was strong to let her go but when she just walked away in silence without even turning back to look at me.
That is when I knew, I screwed up. And I also don't know why I feel my heart ache.
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