KARMA

Chapter 6

ALPHA KLEIN'S POV

One great lesson love has taught me is patience, especially with someone as fragile as Aurelia.

Finally getting her back to shape, we settle quietly in the car and I drive back home with millions of thoughts running in my head. How do I discard Aurelia now before going on about my business with my mate?

I should probably get a place outside the packhouse for the omega. With Aurelia now living in the packhouse, meeting secretly with her will be quite stringent. I definitely don't want Aurelia to find out about my sextual obsession with her Not now, not soon.

Picking up my phone, I text Saxon to open the mindlink and let us have a talk. Only he and Aurelia knew about my mate bond with the omega. No one else can find out about it, especially the fact that I've been sextuallly involved with her for three long years, or I'd be doomed.

‘Alpha.’ Saxon cracks through the mindlink.

‘I need you to get that omega out of the packhouse. Prepare a place for me to meet with her.’ I say, focused on the steering wheel.

‘You mean your mate?’ Saxon asks pointedly, even though he already knows she's exactly the one.

Having my closest cousin as my Beta has to be another crazy hell of a mistake I made in life after ‘getting obsessed with my mate’.

‘Do that before I get to the packhouse with Aurelia. We are close.’ I choose to ignore his impertinent attitude… as long as he gets my business done.

But Saxon stubbornly insists. ‘Was she the reason you deprived the ‘love of your life’ of her honour on a special day like today?’ I can hear mockery in his voice and there is undoubtedly a smirk on his lips as he speaks too.

Like Aurelia, he had also advised me to reject my omega mate three years ago, while it was still early. Even after marking her in my lust, Saxon had insisted that marking her didn't mean anything, that I could still reject her successfully. Up until right now, I can't decipher why I hesitated to reject that omega. Now my life is falling to ruins because of her.

I swallow hard, not knowing how to respond to Saxon's jeer this time.

‘You are not even trying to get over her, or you won't keep shamelessly returning to her pussy.’ He scoffs.

‘What the fuck do you know?’ I snap angrily, hating the way he's bringing me face flat with my embarrassment.

‘I know you want the omega so badly but you keep denying it.’ Saxon fires back.

‘You know nothing crazy punk! Now get my business done immediately or I'm having you decapitated.’ I said curtly, blocking the mindlink with him before he can make any more silly comebacks.

After speaking with Saxon now, I'm starting to realise what my resentment really is. It is not my mate that's the problem, and it is definitely not the fact that I've been sleeping with her, instead it is the fact that I have to keep our relationship a secret from the pack because of her father's traitor record. And the fact that she is in fact wolfless isn't helping matters either.

We finally arrive at the packhouse and as I drive in, my heart begins to skip in anxiety. I had intentionally taken a longer route back to the packhouse, when Aurelia asked me why I lied and told her it was my way of helping her cool off through the long ride. I wonder if Saxon made use of the advantage to get Azalea out like I instructed him.

“What is it? You have been restless.’’ Aurelia suddenly asks out of the blues, forcing me to recoil back into my seat from initially stretching my eyes and neck through every nooks and crannies of the yard.

“I-I have to meet with the pack elders immediately.’’ I lie, making a mental conclusion that Saxon has accomplished the task and my mate is probably waiting for me.

It took my whole years of mastering Xaia's abilities to keep him in check during the long drive back. We can't afford to waste any more time now.

“Like right now?’’ Aurelia asks almost in disbelief.

“Yeah..’’ I answer firmly, trying not to sound impatient. “It's obvious my behaviour left them baffled back there, I should at least give them explanations I guess.’’

“When do you plan to reschedule our matrimonial ceremony?’’ Aurelia goes on to ask unyieldingly.

Oh please precious goddess! Not fucking right now.

“I'll let you know after consulting with the elders, Aurelia…’’ I trail off when Saxon's strong lemonade scent hits my nose that moment.

Without warning he shows up by my window to my horror. My heart skips beats as he places an urgent knock on the glass, the sweaty lines on his forehead isn't helping matters either.

I wind down the glass immediately to look at him, my eyes already doing the questioning before my lips. ‘‘Why are you here?’’

But Saxon swats a look at Aurelia beside me.

I swallow hard. “Can you excuse us Aurelia?’’

For some reason, my question seems to have surprised Aurelia. She turns to me with widened eyes even though I'm not looking at her right now.

“Really?’’ She asks like she can't believe it.

“Yes. Now.’’ I say firmly, hoping she wouldn't push any further at this point or I don't trust what my next reaction would be.

Seeing the level of seriousness on my face, Aurelia doesn’t throb just like I expect. She lets out a scoff in anger and alights from the car, slamming the door shut against my ears with the angry clicks of her heels retreating.

“She's gone, Alpha.’’ Saxon blurts out immediately with visible panic on his face.

“What is? Why are you still in the packhouse and where is my omega?’’ I'm not sure if I mistook him but I'm choosing not to believe otherwise.

“She disappeared. Gone from the basement and nowhere to be found in the packhouse.” He explains longer, running a hand through his hair in frustration.

My heart misses crazy beats, and I hop out of the car immediately, grabbing Saxon's arm.

“You're kidding right?’’ I scoff. No, I won't let him tease me again. “It is so not funny, Saxon. I drove 60kms to make sure everything is settled before I get here and here you are giving me silly stories?”

He doesn't spare a glance at me this time, almost pitifully as he says. “Don't get too bothered, I've sent men around the pack in search of her. We'll find her before dusk.’’

At that moment, it slowly dawns on me. The terrifying reality behind his report.