The Alpha’s Human Mate

A week passed. It was a long, unhopeful week filled with masked pain.

Ellie applied for a job in a small start-up business, and she got accepted. Even though the salary was not a good amount and it could not sustain her, she knew she had to take it like that until she found a better offer. She made sure she put all her effort into her work and kept herself busy to avoid any thinking.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Her mother had tried to stop her from working for the time being, but Ellie did not listen. Louise was worried that she might be stressing herself too much after everything that had happened, especially emotionally. But Ellie was always hiding all her feelings with a smile, which made the woman do nothing. Somewhere in her heart, she wished she would be with the one she loved, no matter the circumstance.

Alex, on the other hand, also put himself in a tight, stressful job. He has barely gone home since the incident; he has only gone home twice to pick up some documents.

He missed her so much, but he knew they could never be together again. After all, Ellie had always wanted to leave his life, and now it had finally happened. He just has to give her time and break her free from the bond whenever she’s ready.

To stop thinking about Ellie, he works every day until his body hurts. He knew that going home would keep bringing back memories of Ellie, and he wanted to get rid of them because of his own health as well.

Alex was still on his computer when Callum knocked and entered the room with a lunch box in his hand, but he did not look away from what he was typing.

“How long are you going to do this for?” Callum asked, but he did not hear any reply from him. “Alex! You should stop hurting yourself over what you don’t know anything about.” He was referring to how his mother had kidnapped Ellie’s mom and how he was overworking himself to stop thinking about it.

“Are you here to give me some hope? Because that’s what Maya has been doing the past week.” He said with no emotion on his face, nor did he take his eyes off the laptop in front of him.

Callum sighed before moving closer to where he was. He pulled the chair in front of his table and sat in front of him. He placed the food box on the table and said, “Can you at least try to take care of yourself?”

Alex finally looked at him before resting his back on his chair. “Do I not look okay to you?” He looked at her box on the table before taking his gaze back to Alex.

Callum also looked at him before deciding to go straight to the point. “I don’t think the great Luna knows anything about Ellie’s parents’ deaths. I mean, there have always been rules among the werewolves to eliminate half-humans and stop mating between humans. I just feel that she was trying to protect the pack; that was why she kidnapped Ellie’s mom.”

“Protect the pack?” Alex scoffed. “She knew Ellie’s mom right from when they were young, or can’t you see that?”

“Yes, I know that. But don’t you think that it might make the matter less complicated if Ellie knows that your mom wasn’t behind her parent’s death?” Callum replied.

He had also wondered if there could still be a little hope between them if his mother was proven innocent of her parents’ deaths.

But he was more worried about her. What would she be going through right now? He wished he could go to her house to check up on her, but he couldn’t do that himself. That was why he got her someone to keep her safe in secret.

“What exactly are you trying to say now?” Alex asked.

“Let’s find the killer ourselves,” Callum said with determination. Alex looked at him before nodding his head. “Yes. Let’s do that. But don’t you think we should ask for Ellie’s permission? It’s her parents, and she might not like it if we interfere.”

“She doesn’t even want to talk to you, Alex. We just have to do this to prove your mom is innocent,” Callum replied.

“Point of correction. I’m not doing this to prove her innocence. But just to lessen the hatred she has for me in her heart.” He said to Callum before going back to what he was doing.

“I guess I will see you later then.” He said before leaving his office. He also had an important meeting with an investor, and he had to go to his company. He had come to talk to Alex because his butler reported to him that he had not been coming home, and he knew that he must have been sleeping in the office.

*****

Christina was not expecting to see her boss for a whole week. She had been so worried about him that she kept thinking of what to say to him, but he was nowhere to be found. She even asked about him from his assistant, but the guy could not give her a suitable answer.

The week had become a long, boring one because of that.

One sunny afternoon, she took the elevator to go back to her floor because she had gone to the first floor to receive a package. The elevator door hadn’t closed when the man she had been looking for suddenly entered with another man behind him.

Her heart suddenly started beating fast, not because she was scared. But, for some reason, she also didn’t understand.

“Good afternoon.” The man beside Callum greeted her, and she also replied. She was happy he was back, but she couldn’t find the courage to talk to him, especially in front of the man.

Just when she was about to talk. “Mr Callum. I…” Before she could finish her words, the elevator opened, and Callum and the man stepped out.