Alaric's POV'She isn't asking us to let go, does it mean she likes it just as much as we do?'I asked within, but Storm remained silent. I let her go, and she looked like she just came back to reality."Excuse me," she said and tried to leave again but I stopped her. I decided to talk to Samantha about why she delayed moving to my quarters as I had ordered. "Why are you yet to move into the Alpha's Wing?" I asked knowing she was still staying at her former room with Adrian. I didn't want to rush her at first but this was a perfect opportunity. It would buy me one more minute with her and also give me the answer on when to expect her. "Oh… I didn't think it was an order, I'm sorry for delaying." She said maintaining a calm tone. "It's not an order, Samantha, it's precaution. You need to move in as soon as possible. It's for your own safety and that of Adrian's." I said and she nodded. At this point I didn't mind us arguing about it, I just needed to keep seeing her. "I'll do that.
Alaric's POV"What's that?" I pointed at an infected person, different from what I knew. She seemed lost, not knowing what image I was referring to since she had moved to a few other pictures. Instead of explaining, I decided to show her and just leaned towards her, my hands enclosing her in my space. I went for the screen, since it was a touch screen, and my arm pushed Samantha with a little force. It definitely wasn't intentional. I looked down on her to make sure she was fine. "Are you okay?" I asked, and she nodded, but I double-checked with her and it seemed weird to her the second time I asked, her expression spoke louder than her words so I went back to showing her the image I was talking about."Oh, that…" She said in an almost inaudible voice. Her voice had lost strength, and she cleared her throat, proving me right. "That's the image of an infected rogue; He was the last one I met before this new set of prisoners that was caught. They have the same parasite in them, a vermi
Alaric's POV"Sure," I said, and saw how awkward the entire situation felt. A new wave of feeling crashed over me. I felt embarrassed that I had indeed walked past the seat Adams took out for me because I was so lost in my admiration for Samantha. Yet, without shame, I took my seat but turned it to face Samantha.Strangely, she wasn't moving and just stared at me with the same kind of look she did when we were teenagers—like I was still that young boy she was always excited to see. Her eyes showed some sort of passion in them.I blinked several times to be certain that my curiosity wasn't making me see false things and misinterpret her expression."Dr. Samantha?" Adams called, startling her. It was so obvious that she had been lost."Yes," she answered hastily."Are you just going to stand there all day?""I was on my way already," she said and left without a single glance at me, but her shoulders were a bit hiked, like she was tensed. Or was I overanalyzing everything?"What's the pr
Alaric's POVIf Samantha did have something for me, then it would mean that she didn't hate me as she claimed that day on the hallway, on the night of her welcome ceremony. I never believed it; rather, I didn't want to believe it, that she hated me. And now I was clinging to the hope of my current suspicion. I followed from a good distance as they continued to walk until they got to the lab. I waited for what I thought was a long while before walking into the lab. Samantha and Adams were facing the door already, so they had seen me when I got in."Alpha Ric, we didn't realize you were just behind us." It was Samantha talking. I felt my heart leap at the realization that she was startled by my presence at first and now looked nervous."I wasn't," I said, taking slow steps towards her while my eyes remained focused on her. It seemed as though her gaze would waver, and maybe that was what I wanted: to see that she was so affected by me to not even maintain eye contact. Was I too despera
Alaric's POV"I wouldn't want to bother Lily," I defended."You're not bothering me, Alaric. Besides, we can get to spend more time together. I've missed you," Lily said, and I paused as I stared at her, almost like she had said something she wasn't supposed to say. She withdrew her gaze from me, and I blinked away the hardness. I was riled up for a moment there."You heard that. Your fiancée misses you, and I'm starting to feel the disconnect from you two. You need to spend time together," Mum pressed further. She was really taking up this matter seriously, and I was starting to get stressed about it."You know I can't afford that right now," I said, hoping for her to reason with me."You need a break from all the work, Alaric." I was wrong; Mum was thinking anticlockwise. She couldn't reason with me."I don't need one, not until I'm certain this pack is completely safe," I said, frustrated at her misunderstanding. She was talking like one who didn't know how dire the situation of th
Alaric's POVI got to the rooftop and noticed the usual decor of the place, then my eyes landed on a table just at the center. Mum was sitting there, and my eyes went to the person sitting beside her; it was Lily, who was looking in my direction. She wore a blank expression while Mum beckoned me to sit with them. I saw an empty chair opposite Lily and then the teacups as I approached. What was this? A tea meeting?"What's going on here?" I said, standing behind the empty chair. I was getting pissed off; I didn't want to believe that Mum had really called me up here for something like this."Sit down, Alaric," she said in a serious tone. I gave her one glance then took my seat. I trailed my gaze from Lily to my mum suspiciously. Mum seemed collected, but Lily showed unease, and I stared at her more intensely. Acting like she hadn't just sounded very urgent a few minutes ago, Mum took a sip from her cup, which I had already smelt and knew was her herbal drug, while the content of my cu