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Chapter 64 See You At Midnight
*Theo*
I sat in my office, looking at a tall stack of files. As frustrating as it was to go through the backlog of the
documents, at least I could take a break from my father's Beta checking on me twice a day on the
status of producing an heir, since he had assigned Warren with the same task.
However, I made very little progress on the mountain of files. Despite my best efforts, my mind had
been somewhere else and I really needed to get it to focus back on the work in front of me.
I was just able to start reading a page when I heard a knock on my door.
"Yeah?" I called.
Jake stuck his head in the door. "Alpha, can I come in?"
I gestured for him to come in. "What's up?"
"I'll make it quick. I have a message for you." Jake obviously had noticed the pile of files, and the look
on his face told me he felt bad interrupting me.
The reality was, he didn't. My productivity was basically none at this moment, but it had nothing to do
with him.
He had a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.
"What's that?" I asked him.
"Someone wanted me to tell you that she'll be waiting for you at the pavilion tonight at midnight, if you
would like to see her again... away from all of the other pressures of the world."
I took a deep breath and thought about how to respond. Obviously, he meant Ciana. I didn't even feel
the need to ask.
"Alpha?"
"I heard you." That was all I had to say about it.
"Uhm... you do know that I mean Ciana Black, right?" he asked me.
I sighed. “Yeah, Jake. How stupid do you think I am?”
He grinned, and I dared him to answer that question with a harsh look. "Well, are you going to go?"
"No," I said, trying to make sure that he couldn't see my inner turmoil.
"Well, I think you should." He looked me in the eye.
I nodded. "Got it. Bye."
"Alpha, can I be honest?"
"What?"
"Ciana truly cares about you..."
I lifted up my hand to stop him.
I knew what he wanted to say. However, even if I went to see her, what would it really change?
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNothing.
I couldn't keep her around me, and she was still going back to her pack. It wouldn't make any
difference.
And deep down... I knew I could only push her away so many times-I'd used up all my will power in the
past few days to put distance between us.
Jake came over to my desk and asked me worriedly, "Are you sure there's nothing I can do to help?"
"Actually, there is." I handed him a stack of files. "These are all pretty simple. I think even you can
handle them.”
"Alpha-"
I arched an eyebrow and asked impatiently. "Any problems?"
"Ah no," he replied, weighing his words, "but had you read my note on top of this pile, you'll know that I
had already gone through them, and all you need to do is to sign them. I CAN forge your signature if
you need me to, but Beta Xavier will throw me in jail and you'll have to read those files yourself going
forward."
"Oh, there is something new over there." Jake flipped through a shorter stack at the corner of my desk.
"I see. These must be from this afternoon. Well, I'll get them started."
He took the files and left my office, thank goodness.
Immediately, my mind went to all of the memories I had of Ciana.
My power was different now than it had been before, and controlling it was more challenging than it had
been before the situation with the Moonlit Crystal.
I couldn't guarantee her safety at this point, and I was not willing to risk hurting her when I didn't know
what was happening in my own body.
I grabbed some paperwork and started signing them robotically.
Thoughts of Ciana's warm skin came to mind. The way her lips were so luscious and full, how she
always tasted like sweet water and mint, how her body felt beneath me.
I knew it was just an imaginary world, but it had seemed so real at the time. She'd felt perfect, and
every second I'd shared in bed with her was seared into my mind.
Which was precisely why I couldn't be with her-ever again.
But would it hurt to go see her one more time? Maybe she just wanted to tell me goodbye. After all, she
had told my mother that she was willing to go home as soon as she helped me with the berry.
It didn't help that Jake came in at least a dozen times to advise me to change my mind.
Finally every piece of paper on my desk was signed, and the sun had gone down. My mind kept
oscillating between what I wanted to do and what I knew I should do.
About 11:00, there was a familiar knock on the door. I sighed and dropped my head onto my desk with
a thunk. "Jake...”
He opened the door. "Hi, Alpha," he said with a crooked grin on his face. "Sure it's getting late. I just
wanted-"
"I know!" I shouted, looking up at him. "I know! You just wanted to know if I am going to see Ciana or
not!"
"Yes, that," he began. "And-"
"Really, Jake! You've come by a hundred times already! Why can't you just mind your own business?" I
continued.
"Right, I only wanted to-"
"You don't need to make excuses. I get it. You think that I should go and see her. You've made your
point clear."
“That's true, I do think you should, but I only wanted to say—”
"Fine!" I shouted, standing up from my desk. "I'll go. Just for you! Because you're driving me insane!"
Jake stared at me for a long moment before he said, "That's great. I think you're making the right
decision. But I only came to tell you... I'm done with these files." He walked over to my desk then and
dropped the files that he had taken from me earlier onto my desk.
I could only say two words to him. "Get out."
Jake couldn't press down the smile on his face as he turned to head back out the door.
"Yes, Alpha," he said over his shoulder. "But I'm glad you made up your mind to go. I really do think that
it's the right decision. She really cares about you, and I think, maybe you care about her, too." He gave
me a long look but then headed out the door, closing it behind him.
I collapsed into my chair and dropped my head on the desk again. The urge to bang my forehead
several times against the wood was overwhelming, but I controlled myself.
What was I doing? I'd just told Jake I was going to go see
Ciana at the pavilion. Why would I say that? I should've known better!
I was calm at the moment, though. I pulled open my desk drawer and found the lapel pin I'd put there
earlier in the day. I clipped it on and decided to head to the pavilion.
My heart was pumped, and even the air seemed more pleasant. Yes... I couldn't lie to myself. I longed
to see her so much that I couldn't wait another moment.
But then, I felt my powers beginning to grow inside of me. They were boiling up in a way that I knew
was dangerous.
Fuck! Must it happen right at this moment?!
I took a deep breath and assessed the situation, however, the more I wanted to press it down, the more
it seemed to be out of control.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI took some slow, deep breaths and tried to remember all of the meditation skills that I had practiced
over the years, but none of them seemed to be working. I could feel the burn of power within my veins.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!
No, I couldn't let this get out of my grip. I had to find a way to get it under control-now.
I watched as the clock ticked, 11:15, 11:30.
My heart sank more and more as it was getting closer to midnight.
11:45, 12:00...
I let out a long, desperate breath.
It was too late already. She must be gone...
In my mind's eye, I imagined Ciana sitting there for an hour or so, waiting for me, and when I didn't
show, she likely got up and left this damn place for good.
I closed my eyes hopelessly, laughing at myself, at how stupid I was behaving. I should've known
better-I should not have hoped to see her. A monster like me, I needed to stay away from her for her
sake....
By the time I finally felt somewhat normal and opened my eyes again, it was 2:00 in the morning.
I'd already missed my chance to speak with her, to see what she wanted.
To say goodbye.
With a sigh, I got up. I knew what else I could do to help calm my raging powers.
I headed to the window and took off in a sprint, I shifted midstride, letting my dark wolf run free.
In the moonlight, I let my mind go and just followed my wolf, letting him run wherever he wanted to go.
My paws carried me between the evergreen trees, the scent of pine coating my lungs as I sucked in air.
I splashed through a narrow creek, the crisp, cool water splashing up to wet my fur.
Leaping over a small hedge, I sent a flurry of night birds out of the trees and up into the inky blue sky.
Their squawks filled the night air, but I didn't slow to watch them flutter away as I continued to sprint
through the woods.
These were the same woods I'd run through a million times before. I didn't need to think or look where I
was going.
All I needed to do was let my wolf run free and take me wherever he wanted to go. I dodged around
trees and slipped between them, never fearing running into a tree trunk because I knew these woods
like they were my home. My
powers felt more under control at the moment than they had all night.
Nearly out of breath, I finally paused to assess where I had ended up running to. Ahead of me,
moonlight streamed over the top of the building as I stood in the shadows, looking at it from a distance.
I was shocked to see that my wolf had instinctively brought me to the pavilion, the exact same place
where Ciana had asked to meet me.
Was there any chance... that she was still here?
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