A weekend with the Alpha novel Chapter 53

"I am sorry to have scared you, Zera." he offered me his hand, but I didn't take it, instead I pulled myself up on my own and dusted off my dirty trouser.

I stared at him in silence and I felt his gaze move to Aaron, who still stood behind me. "Is she suddenly dumb or something?"

"She's not dumb but after the scare you just gave her, I wouldn't want to talk to you either," Aaron spoke in my defence and Damor scoffed.

"The energy you carry is flat. I'll go find me, Sesi. We have a pack to lead tonight," he said and walked past me, whistling melodiously.

"I am sorry about that," Aaron spoke up once Damor departed.

I didn't want his nice self coming into play. They would numb my sense and make me think of things I shouldn't. I didn't want any form of kind gestures from him, that wouldn't help.

"I doubt you're sorry." I turned around and walked back the way I came from. My heart still hammered heavily in my chest despite no threat or danger before me. Damor had set this fear in me and I don't know if it would go away any time soon.

I entered my room and didn't bother shutting the door, since the only way to lock the stupid door was from outside.

The door cracked open not long after, and Aaron stepped into the room. I spun around, my heart still skipping in my chest from the scare Damor did earlier.

He had a worried eye as he beheld me, but I didn't want to see it. "You must think I'm not, but I am sorry. This world isn't the one you and Zion are used to."

The scare Damor just gave me told me I wasn't safe here. "Then why not just let us leave?"

He shook his head. "I can't do that and you know why."

I would not act like I do. "What I know is there are as many bad people here as they are on the outside. Your brother is one of them."

This was my fear speaking.

He took a step forward. "Damor plays dangerous games, but he means no harm. We might look bad to you, but one thing we will never do is harm you. The bad ones outside, just like Henry, would seek to harm you."

"You do not know that."

"I don't need your protection!" I snapped at him, charging toward him.

He took a step forward to meet me halfway. "Strange you would say that. I didn't see you put up any fight when Henry had you in his grasp. You were defenceless and you would have died if I didn't step in when I did. So instead of this continuous rebellion, how about some fucking gratitude?" he snarled at me.

"Fuck you!" I cursed.

Red flashed in his eyes and he gritted his teeth. My heart skipped when he took another step closer and I realized how close to his reach I was. "You will remain here until I say otherwise," he said and stormed out of the room, slamming the door hard on his exit.

I ran over to the door and banged in it as loud as I could for a while and then pulled it open. I found Aaron still at the door facing me as if he had stood waiting for me. My breath hitched as once again our faces had come extremely close.

"You're a nightmare, Zera. In case no one has told you that before, I want to be the first." he said, stepping forward and this made me back away. "One minute you look happy and the next you're a walking chaos."

I didn't want to be a nightmare or chaos but he wasn't giving me much of a choice.

My brow furrowed, "So are you just here to tell me that?"