‘Yes, Alpha. I’m driving her back to the packhouse.’
Fuck!
I felt all the blood in my body rise to my head as my heart pounded hard in my chest.
Everything would go to hell if she saw Andrea.
Ten minutes and she would be here.
“Leave. We will talk some other time.”
“Riley, listen..” Alba sighed in desperation.
I snapped my head back to her. I was slowly losing my stance. I didn’t want to lose Nadia.
“What do you want me to do, Alba?”
“What do you mean?”
“Do you fucking want me to kneel and bow down to all of you so you’ll fucking leave my territory now?” I asked.
A rumble was starting to form in my chest. This was exactly what Caspian asked me once, just so I could give up Andrea. And I would fucking do it in a heartbeat just for them to leave.
“Riley!” Alba snarled at me.
I turned my body to face Andrea and Caspian, bending my knees and ready to swallow my pride when Caspain growled.
“Don’t you fucking bow down to another Alpha!” He snapped at me, stopping me from falling to my knees.
I couldn’t think straight anymore. I would fucking do everything just to have them leave.
“We’re leaving.” Caspian’s hand was clasped in Andrea’s as he tugged her gently to follow him, and it was the only time I let out the breath I was holding.
“You’re crazy, Riley. I’m so disappointed in you.” Alba said, her eyes showing pain as she passed by me, and I just took it all in.
They need to leave. That was the only thing running through my head.
I followed after them until the front of the packhouse and watched as they walked to Alba’s car.
Andrea looked back and opened her mouth to say something, but instead of trying to understand what she was about to say, I dropped my head and stared at the ground.
They needed to go.
I didn’t hear anything. Instead, the sound of a car driving away made me tilt my head up.
I stayed standing on my spot, waiting for Nadia. I still didn’t know what my next move would be.
I was afraid of my own demons. I don’t want to lose her.
It didn’t take long before Katya’s car appeared in the driveway and stopped in front of me.
Nadia came out of the passenger’s seat and smiled at me before turning around to say goodbye to Katya. Katya waved at us before she drove off, leaving me alone with my mate.
I went down the steps and hugged Nadia behind her back, letting her scent calm my worried heart.
That was close. Too fucking close.
Chapter 38
