Marrying Her Alpha

Ch. 16: The return of the lycan

"You're getting good at this," Geldra told me as we walked back to the mansion. "I still don't know how you convinced the Dwights, I've been trying to buy the land from them for weeks and I swear I wasn't even close to convincing them."

I tilted my head up to see the big smile that Geldra had on her face. "I just made them see how beneficial it would be for the pack to increase our crops in these uncertain times. Plus I don't seem like I'm threatening them when I talk to them."

Geldra laughed. "Do I look that threatening?"

"I'd rather face a bear in the woods than fight you."

"You are wise, you have a better chance against the bear." Geldra joked, putting her hands in her pants pockets. "How's everything going with Almec? I saw him for a few seconds today in the morning and he seemed in a better mood."

"We haven't been able to sit down and talk yet, but we're on track. That's already a huge step forward compared to previous weeks."

"You're having a hell of a honeymoon," she said when we reached the mansion's gate. "I was thinking about asking Khalia to marry me, but after seeing you guys I'm already having second thoughts."

I looked at her offended. "You think we are an example of a bad marriage?"

"I don't think you're a bad couple, I just think the pack situation doesn't help you at all." Geldra opened the gate for me. "I have other matters to take care of, tell Khalia that I'll pick her up today when she finishes work."

Did our relationship look so bad that Geldra was afraid of getting married? Even though she tried to deny it, I couldn't get that idea out of my head as I entered the mansion.

Ignoring the noises coming from the kitchen, I climbed the stairs to go to my room. At that point the only company I wanted was Almec's and it was likely that he was still training with the warriors.

Sometimes being alone wasn't so bad, at least it allowed me to process my thoughts. That's why when I found my room empty my body finally relaxed.

I fell on my bed without even taking off my shoes and closed my eyes.

Images of my happiest moments with Almec invaded my mind; if I thought about it in detail, all of them were before our marriage. I missed that time when our worries and responsibilities were not there to interrupt us.

I missed him so much. To such a level that I could even feel the warmth of his touch brushing against my mate mark.

"I wish you could smile like that more often."

I heard Almec's voice, he sounded so real that it made me doubt and I opened my eyes.

"You're really here," I told him, reaching for his left cheek with my hand.

"I still owe you a conversation." Almec leaned into my touch and closed his eyes for a second. "I promised you I would give you an explanation today. I'm sorry I couldn't make time off earlier."

"Don't worry about it, a couple of hours doesn't make much difference." I brought his face close to me and kissed his forehead. "I'm glad you're here now."

"I'm sorry. I know you must be tired of always hearing my apologies, but I'm really sorry," Almec told me, taking off my shoes. When he finished, he lay down next to me and, wrapping his arm around my waist, he pressed my body against his. "Sometimes I feel like a bad husband, all I do is complicate your life."

"Hey, that's not true." I caressed his chest and pecked both of his cheeks. "I'm not going to lie to you, there are times when it makes me sad that you isolate yourself but I would never think that you make my life harder, if it weren't for you I wouldn't have the home I have now."