The Alpha Who Cursed His Mate novel Chapter 52

"Are you okay? Where'd you go? I thought something bad happened to you?"

"You were still asleep, so I thought I'd pick us some berries for breakfast,"

I pull her in for a hug, squashing the berries she holds between us. She sighs. 'Well, there goes our breakfast," she says.

"We can skip breakfast. Let's just get to the Midnight pack,"

"Fine... Skedaddle Dash, Skedaddle Dash."

I keep my eyes closed longer than usual until we are no longer blinking. Then, after a minute, I slowly open my eyes and am relieved to have no nausea.

"That's more like it." I smile.

We arrive near the Midnight Packhouse. I can see it further up the road. It's looking worse for wear and could do with fresh paint.

We walk towards the Packhouse. As I'm about to knock, I realise Nina, and I have been holding hands. When she realises too, she quickly lets go, and her smile fades. I want to ask her what is wrong. As I'm about to, the front door opens.

"I thought I could smell unfamiliar wolf scents,"

"Alpha Anslo, it's been a few years since I've seen you," I say.

"Magnus, is that you? After I thought you couldn't grow any bigger here, you are, well, bigger," he laughs. 'Come inside and join us for breakfast,"

"Breakfast is just what we need," I smile.

We sit in the guest's seats at the table.

"Grab a plate and help yourselves," Alpha Anslo says. 'Other than breakfast, what brings you to the Midnight pack?"

"I've been going to each pack hoping to find my mate,"

"I see. You are welcome to wander around and see if any of my pack members are lucky enough to be mated with you,"

"Thank You, Alpha Anslo."

Nina and I walk through the Midnight pack territory with full stomachs. Nina drifts behind me. Every time I look at her, I can tell she is forcing a fake smile, but why?

"Stop staring at me already and find your mate, Magnus," she says.

"Is something wrong, Nina?"

"No, why would anything be wrong?" She frowns.

"I just can't help but feel there is something you want to tell me?"

Nina hugs herself and looks down.

"That depends... is there something you want to tell me?" She says with hope in her voice.

I take a step closer to her, "I-I um..."

"There he is," a she-wolf yells.

Half a dozen she-wolves come running up to me. Nina backs away, and her hopeful smile disappears again.