CHAPTER FOUR

Andre's POV

On seeing the intruder stiffen, I retracted my gaze and turned to look at something else. I didn't know why but I was not happy seeing that she looked scared. Was she scared because of me? I had no idea when I started to care about others.

I could see her whisper something to the person who came in with her and I guessed that might be her maid.

She turned to look at me and I could see the shock and fear reflect in her eyes. 

I was about to ask who she was but Langford beat me to it and I was able to get the intruder's identity.

"Zara, please have your seat," Langford said and she slowly walked towards the table.

Then her father's beta growled at her which caused me to feel displeased. I could sense the hate in his voice for her and though I was curious, I didn't ask questions. The answers to the questions I had will unfold themselves.

"Zara," I said this name in my mind and I felt drawn towards her. She was very beautiful but her eyes looked lifeless. She looked like she didn't have the will to want to live anymore.

Immediately she sat, Langford ordered for the food to be served. As she was sitting close to me, I was able to get a whiff of her scent and I had to admit that was one of the best scents I have ever come across.

She smelled like lavender with a mixture of honey and cinnamon. Her scent was very refreshing and I held back the urge of biting her there.

But I could also smell something else and I was displeased by that. It seems she feared me for she stiffened once she sat close to me.

I wanted to tell her that she had nothing to fear for but I didn't know how to go about it. Caring for people was definitely not my thing.

We all ate and I was amazed by her etiquette. She did not talk while eating and that was a very good trait she possessed. The posture in which she ate was amusing to watch. 

She sat with her back straight and she looked like she was being forced to eat. I chuckled internally and before I knew, we were done with breakfast.

We moved to the lounge where we're going to hold our discussion. As she sat close to me, I wondered if she was happy with our marriage alliance. Was she even aware of the alliance as she didn't feel like staying beside me or even breathing close to me?

My question was answered when Langford spoke and she reacted. It turns out she wasn't even aware of it. My face changed though it was not . Why wasn't she informed?

I saw tears fell from her eyes and I asked myself if she was crying because she didn't want to leave her dad or she was crying because she was about to # get married to me.

Langford asked for privacy and I gladly gave them the privacy but I put on the demeanor of a cold alpha as I snorted before leaving with Alex. I was not happy that my soon-to-be wife was not informed that she was about to get married to me. I felt like a fool while sitting there.

While we were dining, Langford's aid also came out. I guess it was going to be a father and daughter heart-to-heart talk.

The ideas of Langford stared at me with pity and mockery and though they tried so hard to conceal it, they could not hide it from me as I was aware of every human emotion no matter how you tried so hard to hide it.

"Why do you keep staring at my alpha that way, does he have anything on his face?" Alex was the loudest one and he could not take it anymore. So he asked them in his usual cold voice whenever he questioned suspects.

The men flinched immediately on hearing his voice. Clearly, they were not expecting that my beta Alex would be able to lash out at them this way.

"Alex, forget about it, I guess they forgot their manners for a moment," I said to him and didn't bother paying attention to them anymore. I had more important issues at hand.

I know this is wrong of me but I couldn't control myself. I wanted to eavesdrop on the conversation between the father daughter duo.

But I guessed that was a mistake on my part as I heard something which confirmed the rumors I had been hearing. My soon-to-be wife had no wolf and she was begging her father to tell me himself. 

Before I could control myself, I burst into the room as I questioned them.

"What do you mean without a wolf?" My voice sounded more cold than I intended it to be and this made the two feel startled, especially Zara as she stared straight into my eyes, her eyes reflecting the shock and fear which she felt for me.

Her face was extremely white and it was clear she wasn't expecting me to burst through the door and ask such a question but I could care less. I only wanted answers.

Does this mean she was a weak wolf? All the previous attraction I felt towards her faded away in an instant and if not for the fact that I needed a wife, I would have walked out immediately.

"I asked a question, what do you mean she is without a wolf?" I asked once again, my patience was already running thin.

"You have to be calm alpha Andre," Langford said to me and I directed a cold glare towards him. Why is he asking me to be calm? I hated the word "calm" as it made me seem like an irrational person.

"Do not ask me to remain calm, I only asked a question and I am hoping you provide an answer to it," I said to him and this time, my voice was calm but people who knew me very well are aware that it would be the calm before the storm.

"The thing is that, ever since she lost her mom right in her presence, she had depression and we have done everything possible but she could not get out of it which caused her to feel very traumatized," Langford started and I turned my head towards Zara who was visibly shaking beside her dad.

My heart broke just by hearing the ordeal she had gone through but that doesn't change the fact that I wanted a strong mate. I didn't want someone who was going to pull me down, but I wanted someone who would be able to fight by my side…