Chapter 2-It's Alpha from now on

Amelia's POV…

My hands lay over my stomach protectively.

I hadn't been invoiced with any other person, so how come… or was the pregnant test wrong?

A chilling breeze filled the cottage and made a chill run down my spine. The excitement I felt earlier that day when I saw the pregnancy result had just faded and was replaced with a feeling of confusion and uncertainty.

I checked my watch. It was already 7:00pm on the dot.

“Did he forget about me or he's still at the office?" I asked myself. “I'll wait a few more minutes. I'm sure he's still busy,"

Just then, the door creaked open and he walked in. My face instantly brightened when I saw him.

I stood up from the bench and went to meet him, aiming to embrace him. “Colton, what happened…”

I was cut off by his next action. He put his right hand In front of him, preventing my body from touching his. My wolf whimpered at that.

‘It’s okay Nyx. He must be tired from work’

Nyx is my wolf. She's amazing. Literally the best thing that ever happened to me. And she is the reason I survived my slave years.

“Why did you come to the office today?" He asked.

I blinked rapidly. “I come all the time. You normally ask for lunch and I get them for you,"

He sighed and looked away, running his hand through his hair. “Today was different. You shouldn't have come," he said, the air around us shifting as I could tell he was getting irritated.

I hung my head low in submission. "I'm sorry,”

He's never spoken to me like this in private before. He was always understanding and careful with me.

"Why did you come?”

I looked at him and opened my mouth to announce to him about our child… but then, what he said earlier sounded in my ears.

"I…I…uh” the words died in my throat.

"What is it Amelia?” He asked, this time around, his voice softened as he looked at me.

"I just wanted to see you,” I lied. "To know if you're okay,”

He straightened up. "I'm always okay. You don't have to always come running to the office every time,”

My hands reached to my side and I felt the pregnancy test still intact.

If he denied wanting a child and that he tied his tubes, there was no way I could tell him I was pregnant. I didn't know the father of my baby.

"Victoria came back,” I said, trying to change the topic. "What did she say?”

He moved away and sat on the bench I was sitting on earlier.

"Nothing much,” he shrugged. "We just talked about random things,”

Random things?

To Colton, random could mean very important things or things he wasn't willing to talk about.

"There'll be a banquet tomorrow. It's a celebration,”

"A celebration? For whom?” I asked, nudging closer to where he sat.

He seemed so cold and distant today.

"For Victoria,” he blurted.

My brows furrowed as I looked at him in surprise. "For Victoria… your ex,”

“It doesn't matter who she is, what matters is that she's back and we need to welcome her back to the pack,"

"Okay,” I sighed. "Since it's a celebration… it means everyone will be there?” I asked and he nodded.

"So we're going together?” I asked again. Nyx purred. The thought of going together with him, his hands holding mine and walking into the hall made me smile.

"No,” came his cold reply.

My face fell instantly. "No?”

‘What does he mean by no?’ Nyx asked.

‘How am I supposed to know? I need to ask him first’

"Why not?”

"You'll just stay in the pack house with others that won't be attending,” he ignored my question.

"But everyone will be there. No one would want to miss a banquet,”

"I'm talking about the servants that won't be on duty tomorrow night, those cooking… you stay with them,"

I gasped at what he said. “You want me to stay with the servants while you're away at a banquet for your ex?"

“Don't make things difficult here. You're not coming… just stay with them till everything's over,"

“But why can't I come? I'm your mate…" I trailed off.

“Just. Do. As. I. Said," he used his alpha tone on me and my wolf howled in surrender and I lowered my head.

“Yes Colton,"

He stood up from the bench and started moving. As he reached where I was, he stopped and leaned down.

“It's Alpha from now on," with that, he left.