Alpha Tristan ✓ [Republishing]

Dekaefta [ 17 ]

author's note [10.06.24]: part of this chapter has been rewritten to add more dimension to their relationship so if it's different to what you remember if you're rereading, that's why! as i republish alpha tristan, a few chapters will have added dialogue or different scenes but don't worry most, if not all the iconic scenes you all loved first time around will remain the same :).

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ♛ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

My heart dropped and I quickly stood up. "What?" I reached for the mobile in Tristan's hand and brought it to my ear. "What's wrong with my mother, Alpha?"

He sighed a sigh that was weighted with sympathy and foreboding. "It's like the grief is killing her, Kara. She can't survive without you."

Upon hearing of my mother's pain, grief seized me by the throat and I had trouble breathing as I choked out a response. "L-Let me speak to her."

"I finally managed to get her to sleep. She hasn't even been sleeping, Kara. She doesn't tend to the flowers anymore and I really didn't realise how alive she kept this place. She needs you. I realise that now."

I couldn't stop the sense of resentment that took me at a stronghold. "I told you." My voice lowered and I shook my head. "I told you that I'm all she has and you didn't listen to me. If anything happens to her, it will be your fault." The bitterness was clear in my voice and I could feel myself beginning to shake.

It all came back to me and before I knew it, I was seething with anger.

"Wake her up and let me speak to her."

His annoyance was clear with the way he exhaled harshly into the call, but I couldn't bring myself to care at all. There was rummaging on his end before my mother's voice filtered through, frail and small.

"Kara?"

My heart broke and the tears instantly filled my eyes. "Mum. I'm coming home, okay?" I didn't miss the way Tristan tensed, but I continued anyway. "Rest up and hang in there for me. I'll be with you within the week."

A sigh of relief sounded through the call and I smiled at the excitement in my mother's voice. "I've been missing you terribly, my flower. I just want you home again." She paused and cleared her throat to rid herself of the telltale sign that she had been sleeping. "Is...is he coming with you?"

I looked up at Tristan and noticed he was fighting a frown before he reluctantly shook his head. "No, Mum. Just me." I paused as I rubbed my face with my hand. "Promise me you'll take care of yourself."

She yawned and I could tell she was nodding her head. "I promise, Kara. I'll pass you back to Alpha Ramiel."

A few beats of silence passed as Tristan stepped all the way into the room, standing next to me. His hand lightly rested on my waist and I had to step away from his touch. The only person on my mind was my mother and it was hard to forget that because of Tristan, I couldn't stay with her.