An Enemy Called Mate

ZIVA

My ears perked up instantly, “Moans?”

I turned my body and faced her.

Anji nodded, “Yes. It was not loud. But I think it is because I was near the room, that’s why I could hear it properly.”

I stammered, “Did you find the person moaning?”

“Unfortunately, I couldn’t. The female seemed to shut her mouth when I was near this guest room.”

I heaved a sigh. Perhaps I was the one… Certainly, I was the one, after the messy dream I had and how realistic it felt.

I’m certain that if Anji found out that I was the one, she would have given me an earful.

“But you know what?” Anji continued.

“What?” I asked, a bit nervous that she found out.

“I suspect those silly Omegas. I’m sure one of them met with a guard,” Anji replied. Then, I smiled, relieved by her response.

“Yeah, it must be one of them,” I nodded.

She sprang to her feet, almost leaving and it urged me to ask her questions about the dream I had.

“Anji…” I called out with a low tone.

“Yes?”

“I was thinking about what you narrated now,” I lied. “What if the female Omega didn’t meet up with a guard? What if she had a messy dream where she got marked and moaned in reality? It is not a bad thing, right?”

Anji creased her brows, giving me a glare of suspicion.

“I’m just asking. It’s just a question,” I shrugged my shoulders.

Anji’s brows leveled, and she muttered, “If that happened, then the female Omega should be prepared to have her heat period soon.”

I gulped. If I have my heat period now, I will be in so much pain throughout with no one to help relieve the pain.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Or maybe…” Anji began. I gazed at her quickly, hoping that she had a better reason.

“Possibly the female Omega has not been marked and she is expecting a pup.”

I rolled my eyes at her response. I can’t be pregnant.

I gasped. Does that mean that the heat period will soon hit me like Anji said?

“It can just be a mere dream,” Anji uttered, raising a little hope within me.

“I’m not sure. You know, I don’t know other she-wolves experience,” She spoke.

“I understand,” I gave her a reassuring smile.

~~~

The next morning, I tip-toed to my room to have my morning routine. I wanted to enter the room silently, just in case, Alpha Xander was asleep.

Opening the door slowly and quietly, I peeked inside the room. Surprisingly, there was no one on the bed. I shifted my gaze to the couch, and Alpha Xander was not there.

Swiftly, I checked the bathroom and realized that no one was in the room.

I did my morning routine, ignoring his absence. Then I walked into the closet to get a dress. Strangely, Alpha Xander’s clothes were not there.

Sigh… Seemed like he moved out and returned to his room.

It suddenly feels lonely… I smacked my forehead. Oh, snap out of it! You’ve always been alone, this should not make any difference.

Time flew quickly, and the moon shone in the sky.

I hadn’t seen Alpha Xander around, and everyone seemed busy, even Anji who worked here as my assistant.

I conversed with an Omega, “I have not seen Alpha Xander for some time now, is everything alright?”

She smiled, “Everything is fine. It’s common for the Alpha to be absent for some days. To be honest, his presence in this mansion after your marriage was surprising to everyone. He had not been that present in this mansion and he left last night.”

“Oh, alright,” I dismissed her. With what she said, Alpha Xander must be busy.

Jealousy settled deep in my stomach, and my thoughts diverted. Perhaps, he got annoyed after I said I was uninterested and left to be with his mistress.

I bit my lips, feeling a bit heartbroken since my assumption could be right.

A few days passed with Alpha Xander’s absence, and many failed attempts to steal the broken fragment in that room. The guards watching the room had been more watchful and I could not get into the room no matter how much I tried.

Anji informed me that a solution or let me say an antidote has been found to cure Alexei perfectly. I went to the pack hospital to visit him with his favorite food.

I met the Head Omega earlier and she arranged the food before I reached the hospital.

“Are you feeling better?” I heard from inside the ward. I opened the door silently, as my gaze fell on Alexei and a female nurse.

I rolled my eyes. “Let me guess, you are checking up on him?”

The nurse walked out of the ward politely, without saying a word. Then I dropped the flask on the table and gave Alexei a suspicious glare.

“I’m an adult,” he spoke, and I shifted my gaze to his feet. They looked normal, but a bit swollen.

“I assumed that you would focus on getting back to your feet. But oh! It seems like you are enjoying the hospital and the staff’s services,” I uttered with a playful smile.

He shook his head in disapproval, “Not really. The drugs they give are enough to make my head spin.”

“And the females?” I raised an eyebrow.

“Not bad.”

I sat on a nearby chair while he leaned forward, analyzing food.

“Oh please, don’t tell me it’s the same freaking food!” He grumbled.

“Is it not good?” I questioned, sad and curious. If it isn’t, then I wasted my time to bring it.

“Ugh, just because I’m sick, I’ve been eating the same fucking food. I think I will have to add it to my list of un-favorite foods.”

“My bad. I wasn’t aware of that.”

He sat upright on the bed, and complained, “Even Xander did the same before he had some lipstick stains on his lips. I’m certain that he is planning to pump my body with the same food.”

Lipstick stains? My ears perked up, and I faced Alexei. He mentioned a lipstick stain which means that Alpha Xander visited him recently with a lipstick stain.

I gasped, and my heart squeezed.

I have not seen Alpha Xander for some days now, and we have not been close to each other, talk less of kissing. Did Alpha Xander really leave to meet his mistress?

“When?” I questioned Alexei to be certain that Alpha Xander had been with his mistress.

He looked away from the flask, and when he gazed at me, he clasped his hand above his mouth.

He blinked and stammered, “I didn’t say anything.”