A weekend with the Alpha novel Chapter 122

We came home, and I walked out of the car, still in silence, and made my way into the house as fast as my legs could take me. I spotted Ivan on the way in and he spoke to me, but I was unwilling to respond. I needed to speak to Aaron. It was as important as the very air in my lungs and with every moment that passed; the need increased.

I pushed open the door to our room but found it void of Aaron's presence. He must have stepped out, I thought, then realised I had charged him with the responsibility of taking care of our son, Zion.

I walked out of our room and raced toward Zion's, getting to the door. I pushed the door open and found Aaron holding Zion in his arms, chuckling.

Aaron saw me enter, and he dropped Zion on his feet and straightened. He must have seen the look on my face and knew something was up. The cheerful countenance he had on his face reduced, and he turned to the instructor still in the room.

"Please leave us."

She took Zion's hand and led him away from the room and as soon as the door closed from behind; I spoke.

"I saw Nicole today at the funeral." I started.

His eyes switched to a defensive mode in a second. "Did she hurt you?" he asked, and I didn't know if I could believe him.

This could not be a lie, could it? His emotions felt real.

I shook my head and folded my arms across my chest. "She didn't. That was a surprise. She came to talk." the room became so silent I could hear the uneven beating of my heart. "She came to tell me the truth."

"The truth," he repeated after me. "The truth about what?"

"About you."

"Zera, you know better than to trust what Nicole says. She plays the game of manipulation and she's a master at it."

The only one who has ever called Nicole a manipulator had been him. Maybe this was his game to discredit her words and make her the enemy. One whose words I'd never want to hear.

Or he spoke the truth about her.

I didn't know who to trust and so I was going to try every truth until I get the real one.

I nodded. "I know that, and that's why I didn't believe what she says. It's also why I'm here to ask you one simple question."

"What is it?"

"Did you kill my father?" I asked, with my gaze locked on his.

His eyes dropped, and his silence weighed a ton on my pounding heart. My eyes welled up and my lips trembled from pain and anguish. This couldn't be the truth or reality because u didn't want it to be. Yet it was.

"Zera." he tried to take my hand, but I backed away from him. I held up my hand to stop him in his tracks.

"Why should I believe you?"

He took my hand, ignoring my protest to be released. I didn't want his hand on me or anywhere near me. I wanted to be far away from myself.

"Zera Adams, you know me. You know what I am saying is the truth."

I glared at him. "All I know is you're the monster who killed my father in cold blood and hid the truth from me to get your way." I snarled at him.

My words must have had an acute impact because he released me and backed away, and I also took a step back.

"We are done and if you as much as feel even an iota of love for me, you will not come after me." I turned from him and stormed out of the room.

I entered ours and grabbed my car keys. The only thing on my mind right now was getting as far away from here as I could. I wanted to take Zion with me and run away, but I knew that would keep me here longer because Aaron wouldn't want to release his son to me.

I needed to leave and put everything behind.

I entered the car and drove off. The thought in my head was unending. Aaron was responsible for the pain I went through as a child. He killed my father and contributed to the horrible life I had with my mother. My life was miserable because Betty blamed me for her husband's death and it was all Aaron's fault. He lied to me. He kept me in the dark about the truth just so he could achieve his aim of breaking his curse.

This was his game, and I was the fool all along.