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Chapter 11
Darlene
"This taste horrible." I whine. "Why are you doing this to me."
"Eat." Nathan gives me the one word order.
"But this is horrible." I pout at him.
"Well you can always not eat it, and then the second option is that you stay in bed for a few days longer." Nathan says avoiding me pouting while he types something in his phone.
I stare at the horrible looking porridge in the bowl placed in my hands. "Who made this?" I ask with a frown.
"The chef." Ryan replies.
I take one more spoonful of the soup and cringe inwardly.
A knock on the door sounds, making Nathan get up and from his position on the couch and open the door. The door opens and Sweet sent of the forest and rain hits me. Talon. My wolf purrs at the sight of her mate.
He walks in and looks at me before looking at Nathan and Ryan sitting on the couch.
"How are you doing?" He asks sincerely walking towards me. As he nears another smell hits me. A bit faint but notice able. Kender. I could smell her all over him. This causes all the joy my wolf was feeling to die down. How dare he comes here after banging some other woman. Is he trying to rub it in my face? Trying to remind me I'm rejected and he a replacement already?
"Fine." I glare at him giving him the one word reply wanting him to leave already.
He notices my change of mood but ignores it. "Thank you, for coming to help me and my pack...with the rogues." He says and waits for me to reply. When I don't he continues. "And I'm sorry you got hurt."
Asshole. Why is he pretending to be nice when at the same time he is being a jerk.
Nathan seemed to have read my mind. "I'm sorry alpha, she needs to rest. You will have to leave."
Talon looks at Nathan as if he is about to refuse, but instead he nods at him. "Get well soon Darlene." He says nicely before walking out the room.
Annoyed and mad I set the porridge aside on the night stand and turn to lay on my side facing the wall.
"Darlene." Nathan calls but I don't reply. He gets up from his place on the couch and sits down beside me on the bed. "Hey, he is a douche. Don't mind him. He is not worth the anger." He says creasing my shoulder.
"I'm not angry at him." I manage to say. "I'm angry at myself for still getting angry at him. I know he doesn't want me, he has her. But I still feel something and it hurts every single time. And I hate it."
Nathan runs his hand through my hair in a comforting manner. "I know."
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"Darlene, there is someone willing to meet you, come at the front porch." Nathan's voice sounds in my mind. I ignore it for a few seconds as I sit on a plastic chair out in the back yard watch Ryan training the pack. He has taken my place as the trainer until the dumb injury heals, until then I have to sit here and watch the trainees and judge their mistakes.
"Darlene?" Nathan's voice rings through my mind again.
"Coming." I reply through mind link as I get up and walk inside the pack house to cross it to the front door. I spot Nathan standing out by the front door watching the parking lot where many cars were parked including ours. "What is it Nathan? Who wants to meet me?" I ask him coming to a stand beside him and looking over to where he is looking.
Nathan didn't need to answer as one of the car doors open and Ethan walks out with a duffle dangling on his shoulder.
"ETHAN." I yell his name as loud as my throat allowed me. He spots me and waves his hand in my direction with a smirk. Not being able to control excitement I run up to him and hug him. Hard. My hands find their way around his neck. That's when I realize the grave mistake I've done. The pain shoots up my side causing me to let go of the hug and clutching my wounded side bending in an awkward angle.
"Good to see you too." Ethan says with a chuckle ignoring my pain. Then with a swift movement he carries me bridal style and carries me inside the pack house ignoring my protests of putting me down.
"What the hell Ethan?" I ask in pain as he finally puts me down.
Instead of replying he clutches both my shoulders in his hands and looks me up and down. "Let me see how much you changed." He said. "Are they feeding you well? You look quiet pale."
"I'm fine. And yes they feed me well, but the porridge tastes like boiled frog and I'm pale due to blood loss, but thanks for asking about my injury." I reply with a sarcastic smile.
Ethan hugs me lightly without causing me any pain in my wound. I hug him back. Lightly this time. "I missed annoying you." He whispers by my ear. "I couldn't find a replacement, and Lucas is always busy these days that he rarely replies to my puns."
I let out a quiet laugh at his words.
A fresh smell hits my nostrils. Ethan and I break the hug and turn around towards the stairs. Talon was coming down with his beta closely following behind, both their eyes locked on me and Ethan.
Ethan bows slightly in respect to Talon. "Alpha, I'm beta Ethan from Silver Moon pack. Sent by alpha Lucas to make sure our pack Gamma is not severely hurt." He introduces himself.
Talon nods in his direction. "Welcome Ethan. Alpha Lucas told me about your visit. Have a pleasant stay." He replies in a bored manner before walking out the pack house with beta Jacob right behind him.
"I smell someone burning." Ethan whispers to me as soon as Talon and Jacob were out of the house.
"What?" I ask not getting what he means.
"Burning of jealousy." Ethan whispers again and glances at the direction where Talon just walked out of.
"No no no. Ethan he is not burning of any jealousy." I state curtly in a whisper.
"Babe, he is burning. It was all over his face. He was controlling himself not to rip me of off you." Ethan smirks. "We males can smell jealousy over each other." He says with a wink.
I shake my head no. "Ethan he has a girlfriend. He has no reason to burn of anything. He doesn't need me."
Ethan's smirk fades after hearing the girlfriend part. "That asshole! How can he have a girlfriend when he has such an awesome mate!" Ethan snarls. "Maybe she is just his next bimbo of the week. He will get bored of her soon enough."
"Ethan, they are pretty serious about their relationship. They have been together for more then four years now." I remember the day four years ago. "She was with him when I came here four years ago. I remember her holding his hand." Ethan's face falls over hearing my words.
"I'm sorry." He mutters. "You shouldn't be here watching this."
"Ethan I don't care." I shrug. "I'm doing my work and I'll be back in a few months. Tell me how long are you here for?" I ask changing the subject.
His face lightens up at my question and a smirk plays on his lips. "Who knows? Maybe a day? Two? And week? Or maybe I'll just stay here until you finish with the training."
I laugh sarcastically at his words. "You won't stay that long, you are beta and the beta can't be away from the pack for a long time."
He raises both his hands above his head in surrender. "You got me." He says. "Now feed me something woman, I'm starving!"
I laugh while heartily at his dumb manner. I really did miss him.
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