Chapter 30


    I do not know wherest night came from. It was sudden, a spur of the moment kind of thing, and it has


    me second guessing everything. In the moment my mind was clouded with lust, a need for him that I


    wanted to conquer, but now that the sheets have settled, questionse to mind.


    There is no doubt that what we did has me walking a little funny this morning, and I wish I could only


    focus on that. When I woke up, Eric was gone. I cannot be upset about this, as weid together for a


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    long while afterward before falling asleep, though he did not talk much. Either way, I woke up wrapped


    in the sheets, alone and nude. It is a weird thing to wake up like that. My head was a little dizzy, I was


    looking for Eric, and I could not present myself downstairs without showering first. The entire eventst


    night felt like a dream.


    When I finally made my way downstairs and into the kitchen, Marina and Caroline were talking


    normally, chatting about Lucas. They told me Eric and Alpha Kenn went back to work again, working to


    find Lucas, and I sat down beside Caroline. They looked at me oddly, asked me if anything was wrong,


    and when I said that I was okay, the questions were dropped. It is not like I wanted to talk about it


    anyways, as mentioning what we did in front of Eric''s sister would be terribly ufortable. Now,


    sitting in front of them, I do not know how I feel.


    The part of me that feltpletest night, feels quite empty now.


    Throughout the entire day, I wander around the house, thinking. Eric does not stop by once, usually, he


    stops by once. While Caroline''s paces and naps—as she did not sleep muchst night. She has not


    slept solidly since Lucas'' disappearances—I sit and wait. She asks me to wake her up if anything


    happens, so I stay nearby.


    Suddenly the front door opens and my eyes shoot to it, expecting to see Eric walking through. Instead,


    Alpha Kenn enters and I immediately stand up. "Alpha Kenn, is something wrong?"


    "No, I just came to grab something from Eric''s office, I offered since I needed a drink," he exins and I


    walk with him into the kitchen. Marina fetches the water, as she insists, and I speak up again.


    "Has Eric mentioned me at all?"


    Alpha Kenn thinks for a moment. "No, no he hasn''t, should he have?"


    "Oh, no, I''m just curious."


    Alpha Kenn takes the ss of water from Marina and takes a sip while keeping his eyes on me. "Is


    something wrong? You look upset."


    I lean against the wall and sigh. "I don''t know. Eric has been acting odd."


    "Well, I''ll keep my ears open for your name," he tells me before setting down the ss. "Now that I


    think about it, he has been acting a little absent. He might just be thinking as much as you are."


    "You can tell?"


    "It is hard to not look closely at a beautiful face," he says then takes down the rest of the water before


    leaving for the office. I do not follow him. Instead, I grab the phone and dial my old home phone


    number. I hold the device to my ear and lean against the wall while waiting for an answer.


    "Hello?"


    "Mom?" I ask. "It''s Isabe."


    "Wow. How are things going? Kendra misses you." It is weird hearing her voice like I never even left.


    "It''s—it''s going well. Is Kendra home?"


    After a few rustling noises, a smilees to my face. "Isabe?" Her soft, angel-like voice brings


    warmth to my cheeks.


    "Hey, Kendra. How are things going? How are you?"


    "Oh, Isabe I missed you so much! When are youing home? You said you were going toe


    visit."


    "I know, I know, I''m sorry. I''ve been busy over here. How about Ie and pick you up, so you can


    spend the weekend with me? We can hang out and have fun—do whatever you want." Maybe it is


    because I feel lonely, but the idea of having Kendra here with me fills up the emptiness currently


    bugging me.


    "Yes! Yes—I''ll ask mom right now!" Static sounding noises mix with distant voices, and I assume she is


    asking right now, staying true to what she said. I hold back myughs. "She said okay. When are you


    Unexpectedly, I hear the front door open, and my eyes drift over to it. My breathinges to a halt


    when Eric appears in my view.


    "Isabe?" Kendra mumbles through the phone.


    "I-I''ll be there tomorrow, alright?" I say the words while Eric watches me. "Get some sleep, you''re going


    to need it."


    More excitement shows through the phone, and the small cheers from her make me smile. "Okay


    Isabe, I''ll be ready!" She swiftly hangs up the phone and I nce down at it, wondering if she really is


    that excited. Reluctantly, I set the phone down and turn back to my mate.


    "And where are you going tomorrow?" He questions, sounding quite stiff.


    Alpha Kenn appears through the hallway and briefly observes us both. "I''ll be outside," he tells Eric and


    heads right out the door, cing me alone with him.


    "I''m going to get my sister. She staying here for the weekend." Is it rude to invite someone into


    another''s house? Hell, it is my house too. Considering that fact that Eric and I are mates, and that we


    had sexst night, I think I deserve to invite my sister over, especially since he is acting cold. I deserve


    someone to talk with, and Caroline is much too busy with her fits of worry.


    "She is?" Eric questions again, acting as if I have no power as if I have to ask him for permission.


    Feeling hurt, overwhelmed, and confused, I n on escaping to the guest bedroom upstairs, but he


    grabs my arm before I can make it too far. "Now you want to talk to me?" My eyes stare harshly into


    his. "Will you tell me what''s wrong with you then? What did I do?"


    He lets go but says nothing.


    "So what? You''re going to shut me out now?"


    "I don''t want you around Alpha Kenn," he says with a demanding undertone, causing my cheeks to


    re up.


    "How are you worried about him? A-After what we did—"


    "I don''t trust him around you."


    "That''s pretty clear." I cross my arms. "I just... I thought what we did would bring us closer, but now I


    feel rejected by you. You hardly said anythingst night, and this morning you didn''t wake me up to say


    goodbye—I woke up alone and naked, it was... Did you not, um, enjoy—"


    "Isabe," he cuts me off, most likely saving me from embarrassment, "what we didst night was


    wonderful."


    "Well, it didn''t seem like it. For all I knew, you were unsatisfied. So quiet, and then you''re gone the next


    morning."


    "What I experienced with you, Isabe... You are all that''s on my mind. Alpha Kenn, I see the way he


    nces at you, how he asks about you—"


    "He asked about me?"


    Eric nods. "When we were out searching. He was very curious about you. I have wanted you for a long


    time, andst night I couldn''t have waited any longer. Your words, your personality, your body, all of it...


    You tease me without even knowing. I needed to be with you, I needed you to know how much I care."


    My cheeks are rosy and warm. "Then why didn''t you say anything afterward, why did you leave in the


    morning?"


    "Because after being as close with you as I can be, all I could think about was losing you."


    My shoulders drop. "Eric. Lose me? This isn''t one sided. I need you as much as you need me. Now


    you know how I feel about you and Olivia, your history with her. Sure at first I felt threatened, but I


    realized that she could never give you want I can. Olivia''s mate is out there, and my mate no longer


    belongs to her."


    I reach out to him, taking his hand in mine.


    "Alpha Kenn''s mate is out there, and he could never give me what you do. I could never be


    his."