The Brutal Alpha's Tender Daughter novel Chapter 31

Only when I could hear Levin's voice inside the office, did my heart pick up on it's pace. I was not prepared to see Levin so soon after this morning, but now I had to.

"How are you feeling Sophia?", Lennart asked in a kind voice.

I could still sense the guilt he felt for yesterday's accident, but I just did not have it in me right now to reassure him.

My senses were on overload, because not only would my future be decided in a few moments, which had me practically shaking with nerves, but also I could feel the tension in Lennart's office. It was palpable, but I could not understand if it was because Levin and Oliver had explained that they were mates, or if they were going to announce it right now.

Their behaviour towards each other had not seemed different than before when I had entered the office, which let me to believe that they had not told it Levin's parents yet.

I tried to make up my mind if it would bother me if I had to go through all that had happened this moning again. However, my thoughts were almost constantly circling around the topic if I would have to leave.

I squeezed my eyes shut trying to get rid of all the scenarios going through my mind, but one thing was for sure. If I had to return to my pack my parents would find a way to dispose of me. I had no idea if they would do it themselves or if something would happen to me, but I would die. The certainty that accompanied those thoughts shocked me, but what surprised me even more was how no panic attack had yet come.

My eyebrows furrowed, because deep inside of me I had already trusted Levin and his family. My wolf whimpered in my mind not wanting to get our hopes up.

"Is everything okay Sophia? You're shaking.", Levin's voice ripped me from my thoughts. One of his hands was on my shoulder, but I could not feel the tingles anymore. Did that mean that Levin had finally accepted the bond with Oliver?

My thoughts ran in two different directions right then. On the one side I felt something in me shatter completely, probably my hopes, which where still there, that I could start a new life here in the Crescent Moon pack with Levin. Now there was no chance that this dream would happen, I could not even be sure if I could stay.

On the other side I felt relief, which made no sense at all, but it was there. Why should I be relieved?

I could still feel a bond between Levin and I, but it was not one of lovers. Maybe I felt relieved, because my instant attraction to Levin was gone, which would make a lot of future situations more bearable and would not cause me further pain. Yeah, that must be it.

"I don't understand.", Levke mumbled and looked between Levin, Oliver and myself.

Oliver's hand was now in Levin's and I could see the fight present in Oliver's eyes. He was ready to do anything to make his mate his.

"I..I think it was mostly my fault.", I stuttered not being able to stand the tension and the silence any longer.

Surprised everybody looked at me and I felt myself flush. Great now the spotlight was on me. My heart had already accelerated and I took a deep breath in order to get it back to normal speed. I then looked at Levin to gauge his reaction and he nodded for me to continue.

"I don't know how, but my wolf recognized Levin as her mate when we first met. I now know that Levin probably didn't feel the same, because of Oliver. I had doubts myself, because we didn't have the same bond and reactions to each other real mates have, but I didn't let that bother me, because I felt the tingles with Levin."