I wanted to meet Cameron in the living room of Alpha Fred’s house, but a servant bowed at me at the door. “Delta Nathanael?”“Yes.”“Beta Cameron asked me to let you know he’s waiting for you in his room.”“Oh, and where is his room?”“Follow me, sir.” The servant showed me the way to a medium-sized house. “Beta Cameron is inside. Do you need anything else?”I shook my head. “No, thank you.”The servant bowed and left me. I opened the door. Cameron sat on the couch in the living room, shutting his eyes. When he heard the door’s sound, he opened his eyes. “Hey, Nate. So, how was it?”“Can we talk in your room?”Cameron shrugged. “I don’t have any room, but you do.”I frowned. “Aren’t we supposed to stay the night here?”“Only you.”“Huh?”“Alpha Fred accepted your dowry and my apologies. So, I can return to our pack. Yet, he will wait for Lisa’s answer about you. If she accepts you, it’s final. After that, you will be his mate and Alpha Fred’s son-in-law.”“As easy as that?” I crease
I was much better after taking a bath. But I still didn’t know if Alpha Fred would accept me to replace Cam. Well, not to replace, but to be her daughter’s mate. Okay, alright, it was Cam’s replacement. But if he loved Lisa, he would prefer me to Cam. I didn’t expect to stay the night here, so I wore the same clothes as I used to. Yet there was a knock on the door. “Excuse me, sir, but Miss Lisa asked me to give you these clothes.” I stared at the clothes in the servant’s hands—maybe ten pieces. “Oh, why?” The servant smiled, then whispered, “Miss Lisa wanted you to look the best at dinner time.” I creased my forehead, as it was never necessary to present myself the best. Yet the servant put the clothes on my bed and bowed at me. “Sir, Delta Nathanael, if I can say something to you.” “Sure.” The servant bit her lower lip and took a deep breath. Obviously, she was nervous. “I’m Susanne Morrigan, Miss Lisa’s maid. I have served her for ten years. So, I feel she is the closest to
Bill wanted to say something, but then Lisa entered the dining room. I caught my breath as she was stunning! Her hair was braided neatly. She wore a long white dress. The dress reached her ankle. She sat between Bill and me. Her chest was covered with lace. She looked like an angel.She smiled at me. I reached for her hand and kissed her palm. Cam grinned to see how Lisa reacted.‘It seems she likes you, Bro,’ Cam said through the mind link.I glanced at Cam for a few seconds and smiled. ‘I hope so, because I’m crazy about her. She’s so gorgeous.’Some footmen came with wine. After serving the wine, they left the dining room. Cam lifted the wineglass and nodded at Alpha Fred.“Alpha Fred, my brother has been smitten by your daughter. I hope you will give them your blessings.”Before Alpha Fred could say something, Bill interrupted him. “Not so fast! Lisa, do you want Nathanael as your mate?”Lisa blushed, yet she didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she touched my wrist and whispered,
Alpha Fred coughed. “I think it’s time for us to rest. Nathanael, you may talk with Lisa and get to know each other in the living room.” “Thank you, Alpha Fred.” I stood to respect him as he left the room. Then Cam let out a sigh. “I hope your father will accept Nate. He is a better man than me. Your brother is also too much.” Lisa didn’t react. She held my hand; her hand was cold. “Let’s go elsewhere to talk.” “Lisa, I hope you don’t get mad at me. I have never intended to humiliate you. I’m sorry,” Cam said. Lisa pouted at Cam. Her eyes weren’t as warm as she stared at me. “As we have nothing in common and it was only a political marriage, I have no regrets about you canceling our agreement. But,” she stopped in the middle, “the only thing I regret the most is you didn’t come sooner to avoid this. I dislike being rejected publicly.” “I have no other excuse. I’m guilty, indeed. Do you want some retribution? If you want more dowries, I will give Nate more jewelry to give to you.”
Then Lisa sobbed again. I was confused, as I wanted to assure her I was serious with her. I didn’t care about her past as long as she wanted me. “Lisa? Did I say something wrong?” “N-no.” Lisa wailed and hid her face in my chest. “It’s the most beautiful thing anyone has ever said to me.” “Then why are you crying?” I kissed her tears again. “Because I’m too happy.” She hiccupped. “I don’t deserve you.” I let out a long sigh. It was too confusing and frustrating for me. I wanted to see Lisa smile. But instead, she cried because of what I said. I didn’t know what else I should do or say to her. She lifted her face and smiled in the middle of her tears. “Do I make you frustrated?” “Yes, my dear, you do.” Lisa nodded. “You can leave me. Let’s think we have never met each other. I will tell my father tomorrow it’s my fault.” I gripped her shoulders. “What do you mean? I won’t let you go. You are mine!” Lisa laughed and then sobbed again. “You first expected a virgin, but you fo
Lisa gasped and then sobbed again. She buried her face in my chest. I hugged her and let her cry to calm herself.“Cry as much as you want to relieve yourself, but I won’t leave you, my dear. You are mine, and I will stay with you.”After five to ten minutes, she stopped crying. Lisa took a deep breath and said, “What I told you is the bad and the ugly. But I haven’t told you the worst.”“What is it?”“I experienced PTSD afterward. I was terrified all the time and couldn’t get any sleep.”“We will find a good Omicron to help you. I will be patient with you.”Lisa bit her lower lip. “I still have nightmares sometimes. If you are with me, maybe you will hear me once in a while screaming at night because of the terrors.”“I may have PTSD too.” Then I took a deep breath. “I have never come to an Omicron to test it, but sometimes I have nightmares about my parents and sister too.”Lisa raised her face to stare at me. “What happened?”“Rogues attacked our pack. They killed my parents and si
I took a deep breath. Mating with Lisa at first was the last resort to get what I wanted: the successful mission of getting her and maintaining the peace treaty. However, all wasn’t as important as tending to Lisa. I glanced at her. Her blush was still there, but her body trembled. I didn’t know if she said it out of courage or desperation. I wanted to find all eight men and took pleasure in torturing them until they would beg me for death. Lisa changed my life, but it was expected. My mate would be the closest person to me. What affected her would affect me too. Her pain was mine. Her misery was also mine. I wanted to wipe away the fear and shame in her eyes. So, I held her hands, kissing each while staring at her. She blushed again. She was still innocent apart from the terrible accident ten years ago. I took a deep breath. If only it had never happened. But then, I might have never met her as she would mate with someone else. Thinking of another man to mate with her made my mout
I smiled and opened my shirt button. Lisa bit her lower lip, bent her head, then rose and held my hands.“Let me do it.”“Are you sure?”She said nothing and didn’t show any reaction for a few seconds. But after taking a deep breath, she nodded. “I can’t live like this forever. I must conquer my fear.”“That’s my mate!” I said, quite proud of her.Lisa retook a deep breath and unbuttoned one by one until my shirt opened. She lifted her face to look at my chest. “You are beautiful ….”“I’m not beautiful, my dear. I’m a man. How can I be beautiful?” I grinned, teasing her so she wouldn’t be too stressed.“No, you are beautiful.” She touched my chest and stroked it with her fingers. “Your chest is bronze and wide.” Lisa caressed and kissed my chest lightly. “I’m lucky to have you.”Focusing on seeing my chest, Lisa forgot with the blanket wrapped around her body. It slipped and fell to the ground. I gulped, as she was perfect! But I didn’t want to terrify her. So I had to do it slowly. L