A Weekend With The Alpha

My heart doubled in its beat and fear seized my entire being. I knew she heard the change in my heartbeat and notice the change in my being at the sight of her. I wanted to leave because I saw danger at the sight of her and I wanted to run as fast as I could, but I had locked myself in and knew Nicole would easily reach and harm me before I'd escape if he wantec to. I could scream and Damor would hear me from outside and come to the rescue, but that wouldn't be quick enough. Nicole could reach out, and in a blink, do whatever she wanted. I was trapped with no escape. There was no winning in this situation. There was a malicious intent in her eyes as they stared at me from across the stall. I didn't see death coming today, but evil wasn't far away whenever she was close by. “What are you doing here, and how did you get in?" I demanded, my brows furrowing. “Haven't you done enough?” “Done enough of what?" “Tell me you don't have a hand in Tia's death.” Her eyes flickered, and I knew she was trying to hide the truth. “You believe I want to harm you? Is that what Aaron has made you believe? Aaron has taken everything away from you and yet you're blinded by the love you feel for him." “I know you hate Aaron and would do anything to watch him ruined and Theo would like nothing more.” She couldn't fool me, I knew well enough, some of this I saw with my very eyes. The hated Theo shared for Aaron ran deep and anyone clos enough could see it and she was with Theo. She detached herself from the wall and took a bold step forward. “I have had so many chances to kill you, Zera Adams, br I never took it. Even now, I could reach out and snuff the air out, but I haven't. Why do you think that is?” her brow raised, I didn’t have the answer she wanted, so I kept quiet and she continued speaking. “Because I knew the role you played, an I know it's only temporary. I could live with being the bad guy for a short time while my mate and alpha accomplished his goals. You're a smart woman and I think to a point you know that what you have with Aaron is temporary. If you're observant enough, you would have already started seeing the signs that you and Aaron were not meant to be." I didn’t understand what she speak about and I didn’t want to understand, but I had felt Aaron's withdrawal in the last fe days. That, however, was because he felt guilty for everything that had befallen the Adams since he came back into the picture. It was all guilt, and we were walking through it, and I was not going to let Nicole sow the seed of mistrust into my heart. Aaron had warned me of how manipulating she could be when sowing the seed of distrust and discord. “What do you want?” She took another step closer and my eyes warned her not to come any closer, but she wouldn't take the warning. I mean, why would she? She was the strongest one in the room and she could do much damage and she knew what she was capable of. “I want you to know the truth." I scoffed in disbelief. “Because you care about me that much? You have been behind every malicious attack the Adams have experienced from the one that happened to Lionel many months ago to Tia's death weeks ago. Only a fool will belie anything you say. 50 if you're here to kill me, do it and get over it.” “And this is the lie Aaron Hart has told you about me. He painted me the bad guy when he has been the villain all along," she said, going on with her lies. “Are you here to kill me, or can I leave?” I demanded, taking hold of the door key to unlock it. She huffed, stepping towards me. “You do not believe me. But you believe Aaron, even though all he has done has been t use you and lie to you." “Aaron has never lied to me. If all you came to do was make me doubt him, you failed.” I unlocked the door to take my leave when she spoke. “Then he must have told you he killed your father, right?” My heart stopped beating at her words. I stayed frozen for a moment before recovering and I turned to her, surprised at t length she will go just to sow her seeds of discord. “You will say anything, won't you?" “The fact that you don’t know the truth proves my point. And why do you think he kept the truth from you all this while? knew if you knew the truth, you would see him for what he is. A manipulator, one who takes advantage of those who care and love him. We are the same, you and I. He came into my life to use me as well and then tossed me aside when he foun out I wasn't what he wanted.” All she said didn't sound like the Aaron I loved with all my heart. And I didn't want to believe this was a side of him. “He needed you to break the curse of power. Why did you think you were the only one capable of breaking his curse?” “He took the life of your father and the curse came as a punishment from the moon goddess that only someone from the same bloodline would break” If what she said was true, then Aaron had lied to me all along, and I couldn't even wrap my head around the idea of her words being true. “I don't believe you, and we are not the same." “You don't have to, but it is the truth and you deserve to know it. That's all I came here to tell you." I didn't stay longer at the chapel after stepping out of the bathroom. I said my farewell to Lionel and when he asked if I'd be okay; I nodded a little and told him I would. I entered the car and if Damor noticed the change in my demeanour; he said nothing as he drove us back home. I stayed silent, pondering everything Nicole had said to me. It had to be a lie. She was a liar and not a trustworthy person and I needed everything she said back there to be a lie. “But what if it isn't?’ It has to be. For the sake of all the good things ever created. We came home, and I walked out of the car, still in silence, and made my way into the house as fast as my legs could take me. I spotted Ivan on the way in and he spoke to me, but I was unwilling to respond. I needed to speak to Aaron. It was as important as the very air in my lungs and with every moment that passed; the need increased. I pushed open the door to our room but found it void of Aaron's presence. He must have stepped out, I thought, then realised I had charged him with the responsibility of taking care of our son, Zion. I walked out of our room and raced toward Zion's, getting to the door. I pushed the door open and found Aaron holding Zion in his arms, chuckling. Aaron saw me enter, and he dropped Zion on his feet and straightened. He must have seen the look on my face and knew something was up. The cheerful countenance he had on his face reduced, and he turned to the instructor still in the roon “Please leave us." She took Zion's hand and led him away from the room and as soon as the door closed from behind; I spoke. “I saw Nicole today at the funeral” I started. His eyes switched to a defensive mode in a second. “Did she hurt you?” he asked, and I didn’t know if I could believe him This could not be a lie, could it? His emotions felt real. I shook my head and folded my arms across my chest. “She didn't. That was a surprise. She came to talk” the room becar so silent I could hear the uneven beating of my heart. “She came to tell me the truth.’ “The truth,” he repeated after me. “The truth about what?" “About you." “Zera, you know better than to trust what Nicole says. She plays the game of manipulation and she’s a master at it." The only one who has ever called Nicole a manipulator had been him. Maybe this was his game to discredit her words an make her the enemy. One whose words I'd never want to hear. Or he spoke the truth about her. I didn’t know who to trust and so I was going to try every truth until I get the real one. I nodded. “I know that, and that's why I didn't believe what she says. It's also why I'm here to ask you one simple questio; “What is it?" “Did you kill my father?” 1 asked, with my gaze locked on his. His eyes dropped, and his silence weighed a ton on my pounding heart. My eyes welled up and my lips trembled from pa and anguish. This couldn't be the truth or reality because u didn’t want it to be. Yet it was. “Zera." he tried to take my hand, but I backed away from him. 1 held up my hand to stop him in his tracks. “Did you kill my father?” I asked, this time harder and louder than before. “It's not a simple answer, Zera,” he said in a shallow voice. The emotions on his face were raw, and so was his guilt. My heart tightened in my chest, and my vision blurred. “It's simple Aaron. It's a yes or no question. Did you kill him?” His eyes grew sorrowful, unable to hold mine. He looked up after a while and nodded. “Yes.” my heart sank, and tears roll down my face. “How long have you known?” zera?” “Do not call my name!” I snapped at him, “How long have you known? Is that why you chose me?” “I didn't choose you.” I heard him say, but I wasn't done talking, so I paid no mind to it. “Because you knew it would be easier to fool the daughter of the man you killed into believing she's the one for you whe in fact, you only needed her to break the curse of power. You needed her to believe she was the one and so you did all yc could.’ “That's not true!” he stepped towards me. “stay back!” my hand shot forward, while the other wiped at the tears streaming down my face. He halted in his step. “You're my mate, the one I love and need.” “Why should I believe you?" He took my hand, ignoring my protest to be released. I didn't want his hand on me or anywhere near me. I wanted to be f away from myself. “Zera Adams, you know me. You know what I am saying is the truth." I glared at him. “All 1 know is you're the monster who killed my father in cold blood and hid the truth from me to get your way." 1 snarled at him. My words must have had an acute impact because he released me and backed away, and I also took a step back. “We are done and if you as much as feel even an iota of love for me, you will not come after me.” I turned from him and stormed out of the room. I entered ours and grabbed my car keys. The only thing on my mind right now was getting as far away from here as I couls wanted to take Zion with me and run away, but I knew that would keep me here longer because Aaron wouldn't want to release his son to me. I needed to leave and put everything behind. I entered the car and drove off. The thought in my head was unending. Aaron was responsible for the pain I went through as a child. He killed my father and contributed to the horrible Life I had with my mother. My life was miserable because Betty blamed me for her husband's death and it was all Aaron's fault. He lied to me. He kept me in the dark about the tru just so he could achieve his aim of breaking his curse. This was his game, and I was the fool all along.