A weekend with the Alpha novel Chapter 58

Part 4

Either I saw Aaron in my room, sitting on the other corner of my bed, or I must have been dreaming. But when my eyes cleared up, I saw that indeed he was on my bed, sitting with his back facing me. I pulled myself up to sit down and slowly rubbed over my sleepy and swollen eyes before calling his name.

"Aaron?" did he miss his road or something? Because last I checked, this was the room I've been in all this while, right? Or did I miss it?

"I waited for you, after that weekend," he spoke as if he knew I was already awake and able to comprehend what he was saying. "At first I thought you needed the time to think and find out what exactly it was you wanted and I was willing to wait, but days turned into weeks and weeks into months and I realised perhaps you have forgotten about the weekend, forgotten about us, forgotten me. Perhaps you weren't the one, and I had to move on as well. It was what I needed to do. My existence depended on it." he explained and I had little clarity on what he spoke about. Still, I didn't interrupt him.

He rose to his feet, sliding his hand into the pocket of his black trousers before turning around to face me.

"You are right, I spoke about my soul mate on the phone, but I think things happened quite different from what you remember," he told me and I realise he spoke about the conversation he made over the phone years ago which I had overheard.

"Before coming to your town, I was in search of a true mate. Every werewolf needs one, and it's an important part of an alpha's life. Some alphas more than others, but after I met you, I was certain you were the one. I believed that with the whole of my heart and being. You completed me. Everything made sense with you. You became the one thing I needed to gain clarity and when I was on the phone with Ivan, I spoke to him about it as well."

He paused as if expecting an interruption, but I didn't interrupt. I wanted him to speak, I wanted to listen. "He was to support me in finding a mate and when I believed it was you; I had to let him know. I can show you the conversation that really took place that morning if you want to have the whole truth."

I didn't know if I was ready for that, but I wanted to know. A part of me felt it needed to. His discussion with his brother was the reason I had my heart broken that morning. It was the origin of the path I ended up taking much later and I wanted to know the truth for myself.

I dragged a shaky breath. "Then I want to see it," I answered, and he took a step towards the bed. My heart picked up its beat, and I tried to control it somehow. His smell was intoxicating and alluring, and the closer he got, the weaker I became.

"Well, at least this would make up for you disappearing in the middle of a consultation," Ivan sounded a little pissed at Aaron.

He ran a hand over his hair. "I needed to find her, Ivan. You, of all people, should understand. I don't think I'd find a genuine sense of belonging or even survive without her in my life. We belong together." He said, but his words didn't match his voice.

Ivan picked it up over the phone as well. "Then why do I still feel the linger of scepticism in your voice?"

He sighed, "She's human." the words made my heart tighten.