Chapter 2 The Caller's Side

Zeke's POV

I raised my brow as I looked down at the phone in my hand, taken aback by the receiver of the call I made just seconds ago. Not once had I ever been spoken to in the manner she had taken with me. Even through the phone, any werewolf picking up my call would become too intimidated, hearing my voice alone. And yet, whoever this person was did not even stutter as she spoke to me in such a manner.

I was not the only one intrigued by this, clearly, for my Beta- Ethan- most especially found this amusing, if the way he was trying to conceal his mouth was of any indication of such.

“Ha ha ha. Wow, did that really take me by surprise. I didn’t think there was actually a human gutsy enough to yell at you the way that one did,” he said, trying to stop himself from laughing, only to fail miserably.

“Keep laughing, and I will take that as you volunteering to be set as a picture-perfect example of what will happen to any who defy me,” I threatened, prompting Ethan to instantly cease his laughter in fright.

“Apologies, Alpha Zeke.”

A huff escaped my lips at the response. “By the way, what’s the word on Jordan?”

“As per order, Alpha, we have multiple squads dispatched to the airport he will be arriving in, as well as all possible escape routes from the port,” Ethan answered.

I was dissatisfied with the response, as it did not mean they had captured the mutt. He who was but a petty competitor in the world of business, who dared use a despicable method on me. That being none other than attempting to drug me into sleeping with someone. Thankfully, one of my personal bodyguards had consumed the spiked drink, and managed to hold out long enough for me to rush to a nearby pharmacy and buy an antidote for him.

Grateful as I was, when amidst my worries for those close to me, I had lost my phone and grabbed someone else’s instead. A human, no less. 

As if that was not bad enough, as it would turn out, it seemed one of Jordan’s men just happened to be in the area at the time of, and managed to get a highly suggestive photo, with the perfect angle to make it seem like some scandal between us.

“Breaking News! Big Time Alpha Buying Suspicious Items From the Pharmacy! Possible Drugs to Scam Human Females!”

Saying that I was displeased would be an understatement, especially as I continued to look at the headline and comments spreading about on the photo from the human’s phone. And I must say, to not have a password set up on her device, this human must be either gutsy or naive. Did she not fear if someone with malicious intention will use her personal information in any way? Then again, from what I saw, it was pretty much too late for that.

‘This damn woman is nothing but trouble. I can feel it already,’ I thought to myself in disgust.

Just then, the door opened, and my elderly grandmother walked into the room, looking a bit upset. “Zeke! I had been trying to call you. Why did you avoid my calls?!” she questioned. 

“Ah, grandmother. My apologies. I seem to have lost my phone,” I explained and apologized.

For some reason, though, she didn’t seem to believe me. “Have you gone daft? Of course you have your phone. It’s right there in your hand.”

How I wanted to explain myself but she cut me in. “But more importantly, boy, what is this I heard about you being in a relationship, now?” she questioned, surprising me briefly with the news, as she brought out her own phone. “It’s been all over the news and this ‘media’ place. Complete with a photo.”

“She is nobody. Just some human I bumped into at the pharmacy,” I said honestly. 

“Not from how I see you helping her in this picture,” Grandmother claimed. “I saw the boxes of pregnancy tests. You cannot leave that girl alone with your child. There shall be no fatherless great grandson in my lifetime!” 

Shit. I ran my hand through my hair and tried to figure out how to explain to my grandmother that she was not going to be a great grandmother. However, should I do that, she would most certainly scold me even more, for possibly causing this human trouble,considering how fragile humans were to even Omegas. She would never let me hear the end of it.

“Bring this girl here, right this second!” she suddenly demanded, baffling me more.

“I... I’m sorry?”

“I said, bring this girl here! To this very house!” she repeated, “Of course, considering how late it is now, I suppose it would be unreasonable to have her come tonight. Tomorrow, make sure she comes, no matter what. I need to speak to this girl.”

I was just stumped to hear her make this demand. Should I go find this human, I may as well be confirming this fabrication to be true and inadvertently be causing her even more trouble. As if to sense my objection, however, my grandmother glared at me, her Alpha Aura activating at full power, and thus rendered me into a shaky silence.

“… I’ll see what I can do,” was all I could say.

“That better means ‘yes’, boy,” she demanded, irking me quite a bit with it.

All the while, I noticed Ethan trying desperately hard to hold back his laugh. No doubt finding this to be amusing.

‘I hope you have enjoyed yourself, Ethan. I will make sure to have some errands for you to do for me,’ I vowed, glaring at my Beta, causing him to flinch.