Alder’s POV
It was them, Cindy’s ex-boyfriend and best friend. I felt her anger and knew she wanted to kill them both. I tried not to get mad at her because I knew she was not in the mood after seeing the reason for our stay here in L. A. My mate is aggressive, and she looks beautiful when she’s mad.
I didn’t know what I needed to do just for her to accept me, even though I knew she would make everything complicated. The waitress’s presence at our table made Cindy happy. When I looked at Charles, I tried not to laugh at him. He looks stupid, staring at his mate. Now, we both have problems with our mate. He was human and knew nothing about our kind and mine. Well, she’s human and a werewolf, but she was betrayed.
“So, you’re Mia?” I stated the obvious. It was clearly on her name tag. I looked at Cindy, who creased her forehead. She might think I was feeling close to Charles’s mate, so I just ignored her. “He is my friend, and I think he likes you,” I told her, and she looked at my gamma, eagerly waiting for her reply.
“But I don’t trust men. They would only like women because they wanted something from them, and once they got it, they would treat them as a punching bag,” she replied. I looked at Charles and saw his face darkened. Well, both our mates have trust issues with men.
Cindy laughed loudly and said, “I like you.”
“I like you too,” Mia replied, “You reminded me of someone dear to me,” she added in a low voice and sad face.
“Cindy?” my mate asked, and Mia looked at her, surprised. “Yeah, I know her. She was the reason why I was here.”
“She’s dead. I never thought that she had a heart problem.” her friend replied, which made Cindy’s face harden,
“I didn’t know that either. That’s why I am here, to find out what happened,” she replied.
“Her best friend and boyfriend were there when she was sent to the hospital. It appears she was sad and missed her dad so much, which is not good for her.”
“Everything will be clear, don’t worry.”
“Did you know me?” Mia asked her, and she nodded.
“Cindy tells me everything about you. She likes how strong and brave you are.”
“Now that she’s gone, I just continue working just to, you know, live for a day.”
“Don’t. Why don’t you come with me when I get back to Alaska? I will take care of you the way Cindy took care of you.” my mate said, and when I looked at Charles, his eyes widened in excitement. I don’t know why she had to do that, but if she managed to make Mia come with us, that would be great.
“I don’t know anyone there.”
“I’m Clover Ellington, and this is my, ahm, let’s say, boyfriend.”
“What am I going to do there?”
“Stay with me and help me with everything I want to do,” she replied. Mia looked at her, maybe thinking what she was saying was true or not. “But we will only leave after I give justice to Cindy’s death,” she added.
“What do you mean?” Mia asked,
“I think she was murdered.”
“Alright, tell me what I can do to help,” Mia replied, and my mate smiled. She was really beautiful, and I wanted her to smile at me that way. We continue eating with Mia, and she lets Charles send her friend home after she assures her that her gamma is harmless. We returned to our room, and I want to thank her for helping Charles. I’m sure that his loyalty will be with her already.
The following day, the news about the death of Cindy Mills was all over the news. Someone wanted her body to be autopsied, and I discovered it was her friend, Lincoln. I looked at my mate sitting on the couch with her legs crossed as she browsed her cell phone. So, she already knew about this. She doesn’t want to waste any more time.
“Your friend started it even before we came here?” I asked her, and she nodded before she put down her phone and looked at me.
“Suspend Lin from her work,” she said. I don’t know what she was talking about, “She’s a doctor at your hospital, ” she said, so I nodded. Now that she told me, I realized her friend was also her doctor.
“I understand. I am going to let the director know about this.” I told her,
“Thanks,” she said in a low voice.
“Come again?” I asked, even though I heard her.
“You heard me. Don’t make me repeat myself.”
“Is it hard for you to thank someone? You almost didn’t want me to hear it.”
“I don’t know how I am going to thank you. That would sound sincere, so I said it as calmly as possible,” she replied, and I laughed.
“That’s calm to you?” I asked,
“Whatever,” she replied and got up from the couch. But I stopped her and pulled her back, but this time, I had her sit on my lap. I’d been dying to do this. I saw many wolves and my kind doing this to their mates, but a king like me was so envious of them that I couldn’t do it with my mate.
“What are you doing?” she asked nervously.
“I just want to hug you,” I replied. For a moment, I thought she would fight me with it, but I sighed in relief when she didn’t. I pulled her head closer so she could hear my heartbeat. “Do you hear that, love?” I asked, “It only beats for you.” I added and heard her sigh. I am happy; even if we do this, I am so glad.
I took my phone beside me and dialed the hospital director, “Suspend your doctor named Lin.” I said as soon as he answered,
“Already did, Your Highness. She asked for a meeting later this afternoon,” he replied.
“Thank you,” I said and hung up. Cindy looked up at me, waiting for what I would tell her. “Didn’t you hear it?” I asked,
“I want to hear it from you,” she replied, and I smiled as I pinched her cheek.
“The hospital director had suspended her already, and your friend asked for a meeting later today. I had good people working for me, yeah?”
“Yes, and I want to attend that meeting,” she replied. As much as possible, I didn’t want to show my face in any of my businesses, so I hesitated about her request. But something came to my mind, “Kiss me,” I said, and she was stiffened.
“We just kissed,” she replied,
“I was the one who initiated it,”
“What’s the difference?”
“It will make me feel that you want me as well.”
“But I want you,” she replied, covering her mouth after realizing what she had just said, and I smiled.
“I know that, but you are fighting it. Now, if you want to attend the meeting, kiss me.” I said and saw her face getting closer to mine. Our eyes were locked with each other until our lips met. For me, it was the sweetest kiss I ever tasted, so I savored it. I kissed her back as sweetly as possible and felt her loosen up. She was comfortable, I can tell that. I hope that this will continue.