A Broken Contract (Alpha's Secret Regret) novel Chapter 61

Sara POV

I didn't hear from Nick or his beta after I left the penthouse.

On the evening of the hearing, I borrowed my dad's truck to get Alex from school.

As soon as my son saw the truck, he announced,

"Janice won't be here."

"That's right," I replied. "How did you know?"

"Daddy told me. He called Mrs. Bright and she let me talk to him. He can't come too, not today," he said as he climbed into the truck.

I didn't know how to feel. Even though Nick had just saved me the pressure of having to explain all of this, I wondered if it was okay for him to talk to my son when it's not his turn.

"But is he coming tomorrow?" Alex asked. I was driving back to my dad's now.

"I don't think so, baby. He has to work," I replied.

As I pulled over in front of the food truck, my dad was already waiting to leave for home. Today was not full business day for him because of the hearing. He regarded Alex’s confused gaze with worry.

The ride home was silent. But as we entered the house, Alex continued his questions.

"Why can’t we wait for daddy in the tall house, mommy. Like we did before."

"You'll wait for him over there soon, honey. In a few days, he'll come take you to the tall house, okay. Here, look," I went to get his new favorite toy from the luggage.

"Wolfgang is here too. And biscuits... and mister Combs."

My son looked unconvinced, but he reached out and took the warrior from me.

The next few days weren’t any easier. Alex kept waiting for his dad and asking difficult questions. I felt awful for his confusion. This was all Nick's fault. I couldn't even offer my pup an actual date when his father would pick him up.

It was a great relief when the schedule was finalized. Surprisingly, the alpha didn't argue about the days offered to him. He was content with seeing Alex no more than three times a week.

According to my lawyer, he wanted weekends. When she told him it was impossible to have two consecutive weekends let alone all of it, he didn't complain.

***

One week had now passed. I had just discovered that Lindsey and her partner still followed Alex and I about. I caught them watching us from across the street from my dad's.

Their car was different from what they used before. The fact that they didn't attempt to hide or drive off was so upsetting that I thought of calling the police. I didn’t.

I debated complaining to Mrs. Montgomery but concluded it was better to call Nick instead.

As I held the phone to my ear, I found myself recalling the depressing look in his eyes when I walked out of Alex's room that day. That look had haunted me every single night. It gave me nightmares full of tears.

The phone rang and rang, but there was no answer. As I stood staring at the number, wondering whether to call again, Jake's name appeared on the screen. I answered after the second ring.

"Nick's busy. What's up?" He said.

I was startled by his tone. It wasn’t friendly yet it was far from how he addressed me in the past.

"Lindsey is still following us," I replied.

"And?" His voice grew sharp.

"Remember what happened with the Luna? Do you want a repeat of that?" he asked.