Aldeheid

Chapter 16

Controversy
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Callum fluttered and rubbed his eyes until it started stinging him upon waking up to Aldeheid's breast in front him.

Halos nanigas siya sa kinahihigaan niya habang pilit na sinuri ang nangyayare sa paligid. When he felt Aldeheid's palm gently putting his head on the pillows, doon lang siya nakahinga ng maluwag.

"Did I wake you up?" may pag-alala ngunit nakangiti na tanong ni Aldeheid.

Mabilis siyang napailing at ilang na ngumiti, "No—but what happened? Ba't ka nandito?" tanong niya nang malibot ng tingin ang paligid.

"You lost consciousness last night so Rios had to take you in the alpha's place as ordered by Alpha Harrison." kasuwal nitong imporma na ikinapagtataka ni Callum.

Then he realized something he had been staring for a while, "Is your skin always this white?"

Aldeheid abruptly arched her brows and glanced at her skin, "Not really...but I think it's because I don't usually go out that much that's why it looked pale." her gaze went to Callum, "Panget ba tingnan?"

"Hindi naman. You look beautiful whatever shade you have." he genuinely said and received a genuine smile from his sweet Alde.

"Thank you."

Kapwa naman silang napalingon nang may biglang pumasok. Hinihingal na si Rios ang tumambad sa kanila. They both asked what happened to him but Rios only ordered them to follow him.

Callum seemed as if nothing happened to him because of his normal yet strong posture when he stood up. Napangiti nalang si Aldeheid sa nakita. Iba talaga kapag espesyal aniya sa isipan.

They went inside the alpha's office and saw his personal guards on his sides and officials. Aldeheid did not know whether or not she'll enter, kasi hindi naman siya kasali sa kanila but Harrison nodded at her so she thought that she'd be needed inside.

Napaangat ng kilay ang isa sa mga opisyal pagkakita sa kanila. Aldeheid brows furrowed after hearing something from the old man's mind. Napailing na lamang siya at umupo sa tabi ni Callum.

Being inside a room with all Malcolm's officials is probably the most breathless encounter Aldeheid has been in. May kaniya-kaniya kasi ang mga itong ekspresyon at awtoridad, from their refinement to their own respect. Isama pa ang panibagong ekspresyong pinakita ng alpha at beta.

The meeting started and it directly subject Callum as the beta. Nakinig lang ng mabuti si Aldeheid habang pilit na kinakalma ang sarili. She couldn't be calm, though, especially that the controversy was about the beta being unable to control himself yesterday. Natatakot siya dahil alam niyang kasalanan niya 'yon, and it was Callum that will be paying her mess.

"Noon ko pa sinasabi na hindi siya karapat dapat sa posisyong ito! We need a beta who's true to himself! Hindi yung puro pakitang tao lang ang nalalaman!" asik nang isang matandang mayroong suot na kibido.

One woman raised her hand to speak, "But our beta never messed up, ngayon lang. Sapat na bang dahilan iyon para patalsikin siya sa posisyon?" that made Aldeheid smile to the woman.

Mayroong mga sumang-ayon sa sinabi nito ngumit mayroon namang sumalungat. "But what he did yesterday was unethical! At sa kung saan marami pa talagang tao!" ani ng isang medyo kabataang lalaki.

"What happened was an accident, Mr. Louettre." the woman asserted calmly. "Ano ba ang gusto mo? Yung mangyare iyon na walang ibang nakakaalam, katulad ng gawain niyo?"

The room suddenly became more intense after the woman said that. Napatingin si Aldeheid sa alpha na hanggang ngayon ay nakikinig pa rin. She moved her stare towards Callum who was surprisingly staring at her.