“So it’s fucking better to accuse her of something rather than get to the bottom of the truth?”
“Can we stop this? We need to find her.”
“But you need to understand where you’ve gone wrong. Or this will be a vicious cycle. She’ll come back, and one misunderstanding, and you will tell her to fuck off again!”
“I don’t think she will come home now. She probably hates me after everything I told her. But I want to make sure she’s okay.”
The Alpha was a fucking mess last night. It was way past midnight when Sebastian and I called it a night, but he remained in his office.
We already formed a team that went looking for the Luna with the strict instruction to keep everything they knew top secret. No one has to know that she wasn’t at the packhouse at the time.
He also sent out someone to trail Benedict Solange. Benedict Solange was the son of the mayor of the western territory and the man to whom the sender of the letter was referring.
Although I didn’t believe a single thing in that letter, I just let the Alpha do what he wanted to do for his own peace of mind.
“So, are we betting on what kind of Alpha we will get today?” I asked, a smirk forming on my face as I shifted my gaze between Sebastian and Jenny.
We were at the dining table eating breakfast, and Alpha Riley was nowhere in sight.
I went to his office earlier, and he wasn’t there, but his scent was still fresh. He probably stayed the night at his office and just went somewhere when dawn broke.
“What do you mean?” Jenny asked.
“Just wondering if we’re going to get a sulking Alpha, like what happened to him months ago.” I chuckled, a forced one.
“Or a ruthless one, like he was while Andrea was here.” Gamma Sebastian added as he let out a deep sigh.
“We’re going to find out soon,” I told them, since I had already heard big footsteps approaching.
In just a few seconds, the Alpha appeared by the dining room entryway. He had already changed his clothes, and from the looks of it, he had showered too.
“Alpha,” we greeted almost simultaneously.
He nodded his head in acknowledgment before he spoke. “I’m going to the neutral city. I already contacted the manager of the train station. He would show me the CCTV footage from the previous day. Perhaps I can find out which train Nadia took by reviewing it.”
“I was at home this morning. Dad will meet a friend at Harley City.” It was the city next to the neutral city. “He’ll drive around after his meet-up and see if he can spot the Luna.”
“Thank you.”
“And Alpha,” I added, towhich he just hummed a response. “I spoke with Mom. She told me that the Luna was excited to come home to you yesterday so she could tell you that she was ready to have the Luna ceremony anytime you would want to have it.”
I saw the Alpha swallow hard, and his eyes flitted with remorse.
“The Luna has been religiously studying the geography of the territory and the traditions,” Jenny added. “She was spending time with Katya so she would get an idea of how a Luna should act during ceremonies and meetings. She didn’t want to disappoint you.”
“I think I should go now.” He said it the moment Jenny stopped talking.
“Alpha, eat something.” It was still Jenny. “You didn’t eat anything yesterday, and the Luna specifically told me to make sure you don’t miss a meal. Please don’t make me disappoint her.”
He remained standing by the entryway, and silence was in the air except for the beating of four hearts.
It took a while, but the Alpha moved and went to his chair.
A weak smile slowly tugged on my mouth as I picked up the coffee dispenser and poured coffee into his cup. It wasn’t easy to babysit a stubborn Alpha, but someone had to do it.
Chapter 59
RILEY.
