A weekend with the Alpha novel Chapter 67

I noticed a red Toyota parked opposite the road and a figure that looked like Daniel leaning against it. 

I opened the car door and stepped out. Daniel looked up, saw me and approached at a pace so fast I feared he'd trip and fall.

He got over to me, the blinding smile on his face, made my heart flutter. "I was so worried. I kept calling your line, and it wasn't going through." he reached out and stroked my face before leaning in and kissing my lips. 

"I will go lay him in bed," Aaron said, making us pull away. Daniel's eyes travelled to him and they turned cold the next minute. 

"You were with him these past few days?"

I turned to Aaron and saw him already walking away with Zion, who was still sleeping on his shoulders. I wanted to ask if he was with the key, but I figured since he had worked on the house in my absence, he had more access to the house than I did now. 

"Daniel..." 

His eyes strayed from Aaron over to me. "Are you two back together now? After what he did to you?"

"Daniel! No!" 

"Cause while I was here worried sick of your safety, you were with him doing God knows what."

"I can explain."

He folded his arms across his chest, "Fine, explain."

"Henry, the delivery man, attacked us in the house and Aaron saved us," I said and his eyes travelled to the house and then back to me. 

 He gritted his teeth, "I am not some fool you can just lie to, Zera."

"I am not lying. He was going to kill us, and Aaron saved and took us to keep us safe. I will never lie to you."

"That's what you're doing, that's what you're fucking doing! If you were attacked, where's the police report? Where's the witness account? Where's the proof? You've got none because you're lying." 

"I am not lying. I have proof." I turned my scarred wrist to him to have a look at it. "Henry dug his claw into my wrist while I was trying to escape. Look at the scar!"

He glanced down at my wrist, but his face only grew redder. "There is nothing there."

My face paled up, and I glanced down. "Can't you see? Right here!" 

"Stop doing this to me, Zera. Yes, I love you... A lot, but don't treat me like a fool." he growled lowly.

I turned to the door where Aaron had just gone through, wondering what the hell was happening to me.

He turned to stare at me, the fury in his eyes now directed at me. "Did you kiss him back?"

My eyes grew glassy, I knew where this was headed and it would only leave me in tears. "Please..."

"Did you fucking kiss him back?!" he shouted at me and I flinched back.

"Yes, it was a moment of weakness," I admitted, and it wasn't something I was proud of.

His face paled up, and I saw the hurt and pain in his eyes. He took a step back from me and shook his head. "I can't do this." 

"Daniel..." I called out, my heart breaking in my chest. A tear rolled down my face, and I wiped it off. Why was everything turning against me? 

I reached out, stepping towards him, but he backed away again.

"I can't do this," he repeated before turning away and I watched him go.

I didn't know if I had the strength to go in, but I had to. I couldn't stay out all day and wallow and so I dragged myself in. Shutting the door, I pressed my head against it with my eyes closed, reminiscing about all that had happened so far.

A few good things happened, but this one seems to have ruined it all. I still wanted to believe there was a way around this. There had to be. I didn't diminish my role in all of this, nor did I think I was sinless, but I didn't prepare for the nightmare or the pain I caused Daniel.