THE CEO ALPHA KING
Chapter 12: Siblings
Writer’s POV
Serena walked into her room, feeling weak, exhausted, and confused. Different emotions clouded her mind at once, and there was no time to sort them out.
She doesn’t understand what happened in the king’s chambers. Nor why it happened. All she knew was that he asked her to wait there. She lay on the bed, kicking off her shoes tiredly.
Her cell phone, which she had totally forgotten due to fear, started vibrating in her pocket.
Maybe it was Kate, she thought but upon taking the phone out, her smile fell. It wasn’t Kate, but a blush tainted her cheeks as her smile returned when she realized who was calling.
She picked up and placed the phone over her left ear. “Hello.” She answered, happily lying on her back.
“Hi, S How are you doing?” Martin’s voice rang out from the other end, and it vibrated through her heart.
“I’m good, and you.” She hurriedly replied and waited for his next words.
“I’m cool. So how is tonight going? Have you eaten dinner yet?”
Serena laughed shyly, covering her face as if he could see her.
“Tonight… tonight is manageable.” She laughed. “And no, I haven’t eaten, but I’ll eat soon.”
“Oops, you should be quick about that, or should I get you dinner and bring it over? Oh, I don’t even know where you live.” Martins said, chuckling at the end.
At the mention of where she lived, her heart sank.
She couldn’t possibly tell him she lived at the king’s estate, let alone give him a reason why she was his slave. She wasn’t prepared to tell him-not now or any time soon.
She was silent for a while before a sad smile curled her lips.
“Um, Martins, you don’t have to worry about where I stay. Or about me. I’ll eat dinner soon. I promise.” She assured a tint of red staining her cheeks. Having someone care about her and ask if she was okay or if she had eaten felt so foreign to her, but at the same time, it filled her stomach with butterflies.
“Uhm, okay if you say so. I’ll believe you. I’ll give you a call tomorrow morning. I just wanted to hear your beautiful voice before bed. Do have a good night’s rest.” Martin informed me before he ended the call abruptly.
Serena placed the phone on her chest, her eyes fixed dreamily on the chandelier glowing softly above her. A satisfied smile on her lips.
How did this happen? How on earth does he like me and care about me?
Just a few minutes ago, she was scared, crying for her life, and all alone, locked up in the king’s chambers in the dark, until the guards suddenly opened the door, asking her to come out.
She had dragged her tired feet back to the mini-mansion after they told her the king was busy.
She was grateful that she was finally out of there. The king’s chambers had looked different from before.
Or was it really the king’s chambers? She couldn’t help but wonder.
A knock sounded on her door, and she bolted from the bed in shock.
“Dinner!” She heard someone yell before the footsteps faded away.
Serena stood up and rushed into the bathroom to shower, then put on a loose night dress and pulled her hair into a messy bun before leaving the room for dinner.
She got to the dining room, where others were gathered, and started searching for Isaac. The last time she saw him was during the day when he came to inform her that the king was around, and she longed for his companionship.
As she wondered if he was here or if he would be coming soon, she headed for the dining table. Settling on a chair, a little away from the others, she used her wolf’s ability to search for Isaac, but there were no traces of his familiar scent.
She looked at the others as they ate, laughed, and talked. She didn’t want to ask any of them. Afraid people might mock or laugh at her, Serena had learned the hard way not to ask people for help; she has learned to stay on her own after being called stupid or snubbed a lot of times.
And the only time she ever spoke with others was if it was urgent or inevitable. And as if on cue, someone spoke.
“Where is Isaac?” It was a guy who sat at the other end of the table, his eyes frantically looking around for him.
“I don’t know. The last time I saw him was when he was rushing out of the castle. I have no idea what he has been up to lately.” Another guy answered dryly.
“Come on, Kendrick, you two are best friends. Call him.”
“He might not tell me where he is. He has been acting a bit off lately.” Kendrick answered, throwing a piece of food in his mouth nonchalantly.
“Oh, you two haven’t been on good terms?” The first guy who asked about Isaac spoke up. His eyes sparkled with interest.
“Nope. That’s not it. We are cool; he is just keeping things from me-things he is supposed to share. He has been keeping it to himself or probably telling someone else.” Kendrick grumbled, suddenly turning to face Serena. Serena couldn’t help the gasp that slipped through her lips when the other guys faced her too.
She instantly fixed her eyes off her plate and started to eat, her heart thumping in her chest, praying they didn’t say anything to her.
“Hey Serena, or what are you called? Where the f*ck is Isaac?” The voice she recognized as Kendrick’s asked loudly, and all heads turned to her again as all the chatter died down.
“I don’t know.” She muttered, shifting uncomfortably in her seat when the stares became too much.
“You don’t know? How is that possible, considering you guys have been really close lately? I heard he took you along with him to get groceries for the house. Is he going to take you on the next one too?” Kendrick asked, his voice laced with anger directed at Serena.
“Come on. She didn’t know; she was busy getting tortured by her mind in the king’s sacred room. How is she to know the things happening outside that door?” Betty chipped in mockingly, and Serena turned to them again.
Betty had just walked into the dining room, carrying a tray in one hand. She dropped it and took a seat opposite Kendrick.
Serena furrowed her brows in confusion at Betty’s response. She couldn’t think of the meaning of those words; all she wanted to do was leave.
Without another word, she stood up abruptly from her seat and started to run out of the dining room. Her stomach grumbled in protest but she ignored it and continued running, only stopping when she slammed her body into something. A person.
She lifted her eyes to see Isaac standing in front of her. He touched her shoulders, and she breathed in a sigh of relief before brushing past him.
“You know what you did wasn’t so nice, Kendrick. I am not lost; I’m not a kid, and I don’t need to tell you about every damn thing that goes on in my life, do I?” She heard Isaac say to Kendrick.
“Well, if you say so, Isaac. But remember, you said those words; don’t forget them.” Kendrick warned, growling threateningly.
“Cunt,” Isaac mumbled, but of course, everyone in the room heard him.
He paid no mind to them as he ran after Serena who was close to her room now.
Serena turned to find Isaac behind her. Tears had already filled her eyes and were threatening to fall at any moment. All she had to do was blink.
“Hey, I’m… I’m sorry about that.” Isaac apologized, his eyes softening when tears started rolling down her cheeks.
“No, it’s okay. It’s not your fault.” Serena forced a laugh, wiping frantically at her face, before continuing the journey to her room.
“Yeah, Ken is a dickhead. He can be annoying most of the time, but he is my only best friend. Just ignore him for now; he is saying all those things because I’ve been a little distant. He is scared we might grow apart because he thinks I’m keeping things from him. Which I am.”
“Oh, so he is jealous of me; is that what you are trying to say?” Serena stared at him in question.
“Kind of. Yes.” Isaac responded, and Serena chuckled in disbelief.
“No one has ever been jealous of me before. I like that.”
Isaac chuckled, following her like a dutiful puppy.
“So, how have you been? And can you follow me to the hospital tomorrow?” He asked.
Serena paused, then turned to look at him in confusion.
“I’m fine. Sure, but for what?” She probed.
“For something important, how was your stay in the king’s chambers today?” Isaac asked, diverting her question even though he knew the answers to it.
“Scary.”
“Yeah. I bet it was. The king alone is scary; talk more about the things he owns.”
Serena scoffed.
“But luckily for you, tomorrow and the next, the king won’t be in. He left for something important a few minutes earlier, so you’ll be free tomorrow and the next.” Isaac informed.
“Wow! Really.” Serena looked at him in disbelief, a grateful smile on her face.
“Yes.” Isaac nodded.
She squealed, punching the air in excitement as they reached in front of her room.
“I’ll bring your dinner to you. Don’t worry and stay put.” Isaac said this before turning away from her and heading down the hallway.
She watched his retreating figure with a huge smile on her face.
Two of them are enough. Two guys who really care about me. They are all I’ve ever wanted, Serena thought.
**
“So why wasn’t Grandma Felicia at dinner?” Serena raised the question. They just finished having their dinner in her room, but they are currently standing in front of the mini mansion’s door, staring at the full moon.
“I don’t know. She needs her rest, I guess.” Isaac shrugged.
“Okay. Where were you earlier then?”
“You’ll find out, but not today,” Isaac answered, and she pouted.
“Okay, so how old are you?” Her next question surprised Isaac as he snapped his head towards her.
“It’s surprising. It’s been so long since someone ever cared to ask; I don’t even think I remember my age. Maybe 25?” Isaac guessed, looking back at the moon and partially lost in thought.
“You are guessing?” Serena chuckled.
“Yeah. So what are you? How old are you?” Isaac asked.
“I’m 22. I will be turning 23 soon. Have you met your mate yet?”
At the question, Isaac’s eyes darkened before they returned to their original color.
“I don’t think it’s something I want to talk about.” He responded.
“Oh no, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry; I’m so stupid. I shouldn’t have asked. I got so excited that someone was opening up and replying to me that I went overboard. I’m sorry.” Serena apologized. Fearful that he might hate her.
“Come on. Can’t I tell you some other time? I don’t mean for you to feel bad. I’ll just tell you some other day, okay?”
***
A day passed, and they finally started the journey to the hospital. They got into the Jeep and were driving out of the estate after persuading the guards to let them out.
Isaac felt really nervous. For the first time in his life, he wasn’t sure what he would do if the results came out negative. He also wasn’t sure what he was going to do if he found out that Serena was his sister.
He had grown fond of her, even though no one liked her. He has come to love and adore her mostly because of his suspicion about her.
Serena sensed Isaac’s extreme nervousness but wasn’t really sure what to do. Isaac refused to tell her, so she was confused and didn’t know what to do.
She saw him tremble against the steering wheel but said nothing as they pulled over in front of a hospital. She could smell a lot of wolves in there and figured it was the pack hospital.
“Wait here,” Isaac said to her before jumping down from the car.
It took Isaac a lot of courage for him to walk into the hospital before he went in search of the doctor who ran the DNA test for him and Serena.
He got to the doctor, but he was attending to someone else, so he waited. By the time he was done, the doctor came to him, handing him his results in a brown file.
As he held the paper, his heart leaped in fear; he didn’t have the guts to take out the results. His hands shook. He walked out of the hospital, leaning against the glass door when his legs threatened to give out.
He stared at the file in his hand, not having the courage to look into it.
What if she’s not the one? What if he never finds his sister? What would he do, then? He wondered.
“Isaac.” He heard Serena’s voice, he looked up to find her standing in front of him.
Serena collected the file from him and looked at it, then back at Isaac, who stood speechlessly there. He kept watching her without a word.
“What is this? And why are you so scared of looking at it?” Serena probed and when he did not respond, he took out the results and started reading through it.
Isaac’s heartbeat quickened as he watched her read through the results.