An Alpha Story

Chapter 33

Roman Pov

I could hardly believe I had been 'asleep' for almost a month. Or maybe a month.

Being awake made me feel like a baby. A loved baby because everyone had been happy to see me up. Like I died and resurrected.

Welcome back brother. Drew told me.

I missed your jealous fits and fights over the alpha man. Welcome back to the world of the wake. Ofcourse Otis would be the only one to say something so useless after a month. Not that I'm complaining.

I'm pleased to officially meet you brother.  Crystal,for the first time since I met her, smiled warmly at me with a pang of love blooming in her eyes.

I really am sorry brother. Ridge's first words were to apologize. I stopped him immediately.
I am glad to see you better. He finished anyway.

The most uncomfartable welcome back moment was with Mesalla. We got along sometimes. And didn't sometimes. It was the way our friendship was programmed.

And now? Well now it dawned on me that he wasn't just mates with Crystal. He was mates with my sister. That could atleast call for us to behave well between each other. And ofcourse for me to behave badly if he acted stupid with either Crystal or Arlene. I knew him for stupid though,so I could keep my bad act close to me.

Welcome back alpha. Were his words. Oh Mesalla.

No wonder I don't like him.

The girls gave me the best warm welcome I could get,despite the fact that I didn't know either well enough. Though my job was to know them better now because both of them were great friends with Arlene and Ria was Drew,my beta and best friend's mate while Sofia was Otis, my very good friend's mate.

Seeing my father was amazing. After our last encounter(and by that I mean kicking him out of a house he gave to me) was not pleasant. But altogether,I could never have been happier to hold him just when I felt I needed it. It felt new. And comforting.

And lastly my Arlene. My mate. My love. My life. I waited for her for two whole hours. It felt like the longest two hours I had ever waited in my whole life. And yet,she waited for me for a month. She truly was something that alpha of mine. My favourite girl.

Now we lay on my hospital bed because my doctor insisted I spend one more  night. To be honest though,I felt great. I felt new. A little breathless but strong. Or maybe all this strength came from the woman that now lay in my arms. 

It felt good to stroke her hair while her head lay on my chest feeling my heart beat. She insisted on this.

"You know the funny hair you had before. I really didn't like it." I told her calmly.

"I didn't either. I was supposed to look incognito." She responded.

"Well You could wear rags for all I care. I would recognize you anywhere baby." I said trying hard  to suppress a chuckle. "Nevertheless,you are still so beautiful."

"Well I hope so. And I love when you call me baby. " She kissed my chest even though covered with my new tshirt.

"You've lost weight. And you look too pale baby." I told her ignoring her last words. "You need to eat."

"And I will. As long as you don't leave me alone for long. Ever again." She looked up into my eyes with scared eyes.

I kissed her forehead. "Don't get like that. I hate seeing you like that. I'm here now okay?"

She nodded her head.

"No,answer me." I insisted.

She giggled. "Okay alpha." She said.