Zevran.
If there was one thing I hated more than the unending responsibilities that ca with being born an Alpha, then it was being the centre of attention.
And centre of attention was what I beca as soon as Micah and his father stord out of the eting, cursing and whining under their breaths as they went after I had without remorse insulted them.
My eyes snagged on Kael’s face for a very brief mont and I couldn’t help but notice the smile tugging at the corners of his lips as he watched them storm off, his eyes glinting with amusent as he soon said;
"Now, gentlen, shall we return to what we were talking about?"
To anyone, he seed unfazed by what had just happened. But I knew better. And I knew that there was sothing disturbing him, especially with the way his eyes had lingered for a second too long on their backs.
"Yes, gentlen, we shall." Mr Smith answered happily, and with a big smile, he added; "So we have all co to the conclusion that we won’t be working with the Mc’Leanns, right?"
"Yes." Everyone answered in distorted unison.
"Good. Since we’ve all agreed on that. Is there a possibility of us working with the Frostclaws instead? They’ve been coming up with groundbreaking ideas and pulling this whole tech space to greater heights. The Landrys and the Valemonts have been working with them for two months? Three?... and they’ve also been doing exceptionally well too. I think we should also consider it!"
As soon as he said those words, I imdiately felt my heart leap in my chest because for a split second, I made myself imagine just how beautiful it would be to work side by side with Leilani.
I imagined how intensely awkward work etings would be, especially with the mate bond doing its thing between us.
A small smile touched my face at the thought, but the smile was soon wiped off when I realized sothing weird.
Which was:
The fact that I always felt Leilani whenever I thought about her.
The fact that I could almost always feel her, sll her and hear her, whenever thoughts of her ca to my mind especially since the night I marked her.
But for so reason right now, I felt none of those. She was simply... not there.
Caelum sighed. "We would try proposing this deal with the Frostclaws and if they agree with us..." he let his voice trail off while Mr Smith smiled.
"I hope it is a success."
I hope so too!" Soone else murmured from the other end of the table.
But at this point, I was hardly paying any attention anymore. I too soon began to feel that disturbance that I had only noticed on Kael’s face. But for so reason, I couldn’t shake it off like he had.
I also couldn’t help the way my heart raced like I was in a fucking marathon.
Feeling my panic clawing its way into my mind, I rose to my feet, sought an excuse to leave and then walked out of the room; and as soon as I stepped out, I began to call Leilani’s phone over and over and over again.
But she wasn’t picking up.
Her phone would ring for a while and then go into voicemail. And that was what it continued to do until my slight panic soon morphed into full blown fear.
I do not know for how long I stood there trying and retrying to reach her, but I was soon snapped out of my reverie when I felt sothing warm on my shoulder.
My eyes snapped open andI spun around to see who it was, only to let out a loud exhale when I saw that it was Kael.
He took one glance at my face then at my phone’s screen, and asked; "What happened to Leilani?"
"I never said anything happened to her."
"Yes, you didn’t." He answered crisply, and then pointing to my phone, he added; "But I know you. And I know that she is the only reason you would look so flustered and walk out of an ongoing eting."
"Kael—" I began to say but stopped when he waved his hands in front of .
"Tell , what happened to Leilani?"
"I can’t reach her." I answered quietly. "I have been calling her phone for several minutes and she hasn’t been picking up... that is so unlike her."
"So now you’ll agree that you’ve been in touch with her all this while?" He drawled sassily. But he didn’t sound pissed. He sounded like he was simply pulling my legs.
I nodded quickly. "Yes. I never denied it."
Kael probably heard the sharpness in my tone but decided to ignore it and with a shrug, he fished his phone out of his pocket and turned to , his voice quiet as he said;
"Try calling her with my phone then."
I blanched. Heavens, I wouldn’t have believed it if soone had told he did this.
My hands shook slightly as I took the phone from his outstretched hands, but after calling her about five tis and she still didn’t pick up, I began to worry.
So I turned to Kael and hissed; "I think sothing has happened to her."
As soon as those words left my lips, his face went pale. He asked; "What do you an?"
"I think she’s unsafe. And I cannot help but fear that she may have been caught by whoever must’ve caused that fire in the first place."
rely saying the words made my heart race in my chest and deciding that it was better to go find her myself rather than drawing conclusions from here, I added; "I want to go and check the hotel room where she’s been staying for a while now."
"You know where it is?" Kael seed surprised when he asked and I nodded.
"I only know it because I’d sneakily followed her once to the place. She’s never allowed to go in and doesn’t even know that I know it."
I do not know why I was explaining all of these to him or why I felt guilty for hiding them from him in the first place; But once again, Kael seed unfazed.
He nodded. "Okay let’s go."
I nodded.
"I will mind-link Caelum now to co with us." He rasped and with that, he turned away from and began to walk off in the direction of the eting room, leaving behind to pace about and gnash my teeth in worry.
However, I was just about to walk away too when I suddenly noticed a person hiding in the shadows, and from the stance, I could tell that they must have been listening to us the entire ti.
My body stiffened at the thought, especially when my eyes t theirs, just for a few seconds, before they darted away deeper into the shadows.
But they’d been too slow and I had seen who it was.
It was Micah.
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