Alpha Of Darkness And The Half-Breed Healer

NIA’S POV

It would be fair if Alpha Gael didn’t try so hard to make my life miserable. I thought the first day of the council meeting would be the end of him coming at me without hesitation after I gave him a piece of my mind, for some unknown reason, rather than keep him away. Whatever I said must have fueled him to come at me fiercely. There have been constant meetings because there is a contemplation on whether the hospitals should be brought to a close now that there is a healer.

Ezra noted that it would bring unnecessary chaos as we must work hand in hand. The doctors are just as important as I am. Many agreed with Ezra’s proposition. But Gael, being my nemesis as usual, said it wouldn’t be wrong for me to handle it all. He is the Alpha, and his decisions stand, but they all resort to making him see reason. I want to bash his head against a wall so badly.

“Your food will get cold if you keep glaring at it like that.” Perry’s voice jolted me back to the present. “What’s on your mind? Since you returned from the council meeting, you have been exceptionally quiet.”

I huffed tiredly, “Alpha Gael hates me.”

She let out a snort. “That dude hates everyone. His wolf is most hostile.”

“So you think it’s okay that he keeps acting cold towards me? It’s almost like he is out to ruin me.” I mumbled, taking a sip of water. The long thought had my throat feeling dry.

“If he is on to you this much, he probably likes you.”

I spat the water in my mouth; thankfully, it wasn’t in her face. “What are you saying?”

“What? Psychology reveals that those who like you the most act like they are your worst enemy.” Perry replied.

“Are you saying you are Gemma’s favorite person too?” I motioned towards Gemma and her minions, walking into the restaurant.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

She groaned inwardly, “I’m not talking about a witch like her.”

“Well, Gael is a wizard then. There is nothing nice about that being. I hope she doesn’t come here.” I stated. But I said the prayer a bit too late.

The minute Gemma set her eyes on Perry, she headed towards us. “This will be a loud lunch,” I mumbled. Perry, on the other hand, looked unfazed as she kept eating.

“Well, well, the prodigal daughter and unwanted half-breed. The sight of you both is such a sour to the eyes.” Gemma uttered spitefully.

Sincerely, I am keen on catching a glimpse of what that brain of hers entails. It’s probably chalk or wool. No one with a functioning brain will act like her. Not to forget, Mindy and Stephanie fit in Gemma’s department. Petty and dumb as hell.

Perry sniffed, focusing her eyes on her plate. “If you have nothing better to say, just bounce. Shoo-shoo-shoo away daddy’s girl. Or I might have your head.” There was a lingering threat underlying the last word.

Gemma, as usual, played deaf to whatever warning her precious cousin was giving. “I don’t have your time. You have never mattered, and now you still wouldn’t. As for you…” Now it’s my turn. “What are you doing to my man, stressing him every time you show your dumb face at the council meeting? He is always grumpy when he returns. I knew you were bad luck. But I expected that your tiny sense would at least conform to the environment no one wants you around.”

“And you think the environment wants you in it?” Perry retorted on my behalf. It’s not like I have any intention of responding. Every time, I get to see many more reasons why she and Gael are befitting of each other.

“Mind your business. I wasn’t talking to you.” She bickered.

Pushing the chair to the back, Perry stood up. “You and I know you would rather not do this with me. Remember how I whooped your ass the last time, and you went home crying to your daddy? I am still up for another round. Shall we?”

Gemma gulped hard and shifted backward. “I am so not going to stoop so low to your level. You are always delighted to cause trouble. I am not going to give you that satisfaction. Rubbish!” She hissed and walked away.

“You want a scary truth?” I inquired when Perry settled back into the chair.

“I guess it would taste superb on the tongue.” She snickered.

I chuckled, throwing my head to the back. “You might not share the same blood as your supposed cousin. I don’t think family members hate themselves this much.”

“Then you haven’t seen many families. They are nothing to write home about.”

“I want a big family, and I hope they would love themselves right.”

“I don’t care about having a big family. I want to live. These people drive me crazy. It’s bad enough that I have to deal with that reality every day.”

“Do you hate it that much?”

“It irritates me.”

“I thought you were planning a family with the new guy you met.”

“Don’t get me started. It turns out my ex isn’t all that and was having fun. The guy has someone else in his mind. I got played. But it was good while it lasted.”

I gasped, staring at her pitifully. “Oh, my goodness. That must have hurt badly. Why did you tell me about it?”

Perry shrugged nonchalantly, “it didn’t hurt as much as I thought. I don’t think I liked him enough to feel sad over the end of the relationship. I was angry, though, that I wasn’t paying enough attention to the situation.”

“I am sorry you had to experience that.”

“I am glad you and my brother could reason about it like mature folks and not end up fooling yourselves.”

“All the same. It’s a delight to know that you think me worthy enough of your brother.”

“He would have been the lucky one to have a wonderful person like yourself in his life.”

“I love you so much.”

“Ewww. Don’t be so mushy.” She whined.

I laughed heartily, returning to my already cold food. “Sometimes I wish I could leave here and explore a world outside this place.”

Perry hummed, “I wanted that for you too. But then I realized that you have an actual duty here to perform. As your friend, I shouldn’t have tried to change your mind so badly. Ezra made that clear to me. Which is why I have decided to always make a trip back down here for you and no one else.”

My eyes rounded like saucers at her revelation. “You will do that?”

She made a cute face. “Anything for you.”

I got off my seat and hugged her passionately. “You are my soulmate.”

“I don’t mind being one.” She giggled in response. “Also, you don’t have to worry about that so-called Alpha. All you need to do is be as savage as I am, and he would flee.”

“I heard you both aren’t best of friends.”

“I don’t like him as much as he doesn’t like me too.”

“You are something else, Perry.”

“Well, I try my best.” She winked.

We went back and forth, discussing what we should do together. All the while, that handsome face kept coming into my vision. I need to get rid of the thoughts of the egocentric Alpha, or it is doom for me.