My Beta Girl

Chapter 10.

Selena's Pov

"How long are you planning to stare?" I whispered, tugging a strand of hair behind my ear.

I could practically feel the embarrassment rolling off him in waves. I smirked, turning to at the beet red face of my mate. 

A giggle escaped my throat, he looked back at me with startled eyes, like a child caught stealing from a jar of cookies, "I thought you were already asleep......... Erwin told me you went to your room early today."

He coughed rubbing his cheeks, to reduce the redness as I turned my attention back to the computer screen, "I couldn't sleep....... what are you doing?" he peeked curiously into the screen.

"It's just my history project" I sighed, "It's last submission date is tomorrow"

"May I?" he asked pointing the chair beside me.

"You don't need to ask permission for everything, have a seat if you want to!"

"Um..... I know.... it's just--"

"Did Robin tell you some shitty rules again?" I remember on the second day when Jesse told him to refer to everyone casually without title, Robin said something along the lines......... 'Don't dare to disrespect me mutt, call me Alpha Robin itself'.............

He instantly shook his head, "No...... it's not that....... I'm just not used to roaming in main house of the pack, doing stuff without permission.......I was only invited to Ranger's pack house once....." 

  The main pack residence or the common house where the Alpha of the pack is usually expected to reside with his family. The ground floor usually has free access to all authority holding members, to take immediate actions during the time of emergency. The unimportant, low rankers cannot enter the  main house without permission. Furthermore during the normal circumstances members only enter the upper three floors when permitted and approved by Alpha. 

My eyebrow raised "Oh...... you don't need to worry about that, this is not the main house, that was sealed off a few years ago. Now has all the offices, and is only used for meetings and gatherings. This one was built by Robin six years ago, it's only serves as a personal place for us"

"Why was it sealed off?" Kyle asked pulling out a chair for himself. 

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"I dislike the location of this place, I am planning a new residential quarters for Selena and myself " thirteen-year old Robin firmly stated, looking at gathered members.

"You can't just shift the pack house somewhere else, several generations of Alphas have lived here. This would also change the location of pack gathering. I oppose the proposal" Delta Hedric protested, "What do you suggest Beta Cedric?" he asked looking at my father.

"We can still keep the offices intact, and hold meetings here. All we propose to change is the residential rooms"

"May I know the real reason Alpha Robin?" father asked glancing at us with certain- knowing eyes.

Robin looked away, he hated showing weakness infront of the pack council, we both did. 

"I don't want to relive those memories each time I enter the room my parents once lived" his face was stiff as he held back tears. ' 

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I blinked away the memories, "We didn't like the location of the old pack house" half-truth.  It was easier to conceal the darkness in light......... 

'Even a small light could brighten up a whole room, but a dark corner within a well lit room remains unnoticed'

 I shook my head quickly changing the topic, "Anyways tell me why you couldn't sleep, is something bothering you?"