Draven.
I stared into redith’s big eyes that were filled with surprise, and I didn’t know what to do with her anymore.
I had been at ho, worried sick about her and tried every ans to reach her and Dennis, all to no avail.
And here she was, not daring to et my gaze for a mont, looking all pitiful like an innocent, abandoned, vulnerable rabbit.
I don’t know what gets into her, and I still can’t tell if the spirit in possession of her body was a one-off purchase subscription or on auto-renewal.
I couldn’t understand why she would leave my house without informing , and just leave the notice with her maidservants.
I don’t know what she takes for. I just couldn’t wrap my head around it.
But what I know for a fact is that she needs to be taught lessons on how to respect , as her husband, her mate and her Alpha.
Maybe I should go back to leaving her in Wanda’s hands to be dealt with.
Apart from , as I do not have the patience or the ti for that, Wanda is the only person who can put her in check and successfully deal with her.
"Wanda hates our mate. Putting her in charge is like offering a al to a hungry lion," Rhovan reminded .
"I don’t care. I just want my sanity intact! You don’t expect to baby an adult when I have other important duties to perform as an Alpha. Do you?" I retorted.
"Maybe, you should speak to redith one more ti and let her understand her wrong." Rhovan’s tone turned gentler, but I wasn’t having it.
"How many tis would I have to remind her? Until I turn into a tyrant and start to treat her like a slave?"
Anger rose to my chest, swirling like molten magma.
I was just too pissed to tolerate redith one more ti. And it was taking everything in not to scold her the way I felt.
As shocking as it may sound, I was hurt.
And the truth remains that even Wanda can not leave my residence without informing .
I am not a lord who would detect or approve whether people living in my house should leave or not, and I can never be one.
Respect was very simple.
Informing the person you’re living under his roof about your whereabouts isn’t too much to ask.
redith had a phone to communicate with if she didn’t feel like eting physically to communicate her trip, but instead, she chose to use her maidservants as the informants, as if I didn’t matter.
"Why didn’t you pick up when I called?" My tone was surprisingly calm when I spoke.
redith finally t my gaze and swallowed a gulp. "I didn’t hear it ring. By the ti I saw the missed call and tried to call back, there was no reception. So... I sent you a ssage."
I had no words left for her.
My phone has been with since I started trying her and Dennis’ line. I never got any text.
"You didn’t get it?" she blinked.
I took a step closer to her and leaned forward. "redith," I said her full na, watching as her eyes turned doey once more.
"Listen to . Today was your last ti treating like we are equal, and like I don’t matter. You know what you did wrong. And you definitely know what is right." Then, I lowered my voice. "The heavens bear witness today. I won’t tolerate this nonsense from you next ti."
I watched as redith bowed her head, her spirit dampening.
I would really hate for her to act like the victim here. But luckily, there wasn’t a chance for to understand her antics.
Dennis joined us, completely drenched by the rain, from his hair to his shirt and then his pants. His hands held several bags.
"Brother, grab two boxes of the pizza", he said, extending his right hand towards . "They will serve as a midnight snack. Unfortunately, the ice creams have all lted, and will need to stay in the freezer all night."
I stuck my hand out and peeled two nylons, holding two boxes of pizza from his hand.
He sighed. "I almost thought my arm was going to fall off." He mumbles before asking , "Were you worried about us?"
"What do you think?" I asked, narrowing my gaze at him.
My brother looked completely unbothered about the situation, but I knew he felt guilty about my feelings. And deep down, I was thinking of cutting off his closeness with redith.
I would hate for that emotion called jealousy to take over and make decisions for . But, redith’s actions are making it impossible for not to be confused.
"I’m sorry, brother, for the mistakes and everything that happened today. It was my fault." Dennis apologized with genuineness in his tone. "I just didn’t anticipate that today’s weather would co with a storm."
"Maybe next ti, you will check the weather for each day on the app before leaving the house," I retorted, stuffing one hand inside the front pocket of my pants.
A smile appeared at the corner of his lips. "Understood, brother. Lessons learnt."
That grin on his face made it difficult to stay mad at him longer than intended.
Then, my gaze fell on redith. She had her arms wrapped around herself.
And to be honest, I still didn’t know what she was doing outside when she was completely drenched by the rain, and was probably feeling the chills from the wind.
Perhaps, had she been waiting for my dismissal?
"Aren’t you cold enough to be inside taking a hot shower by now?" I asked.
Her gaze briefly t mine, then turned to Dennis. "Good night."
Then, without waiting for a response, she turned her back and walked inside the house.
"Good night," Dennis waved at her, not minding her back towards us.
Then he glanced at as we started walking inside the house as well.
"She was worried about seeing you angry throughout our ride back ho."
That did nothing to stop my anger. "Maybe, she wouldn’t have had to worry about angering if she had taken the right asures before leaving."
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