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Chapter 47
Alpha Damon ate his dinner quietly, avoiding eye contact with Princess, who was seated right across from him at the dining table.
She looked as if she had questions, questions he knew very well that he had no answers to, or maybe he did but just was not ready to acknowledge them.
Her eyes glanced at him every few minutes, and she seemed to be contemplating the right moment to speak, he just hoped she did not.
With what just happened between them, she had every right to ask as many questions as she wanted, and he was obligated to answer every one of them.
“You left.” They were the first words that left her lips when she finally mustered the courage to speak.
Alpha Damon understood clearly what she meant to be that, he had woken up and left the bed, mostly out of guilt, but he was not going to tell her that, of course.
“I had to attend to a few things, you looked spent, so I would rather not wake you up.” It was the first excuse he could think of, so he blurted it out, hoping he sounded as convincing as he wanted to.
A heavy silence befell them and they both went back to eating. She did not seem satisfied with his answer, and every few minutes he could feel her eyes on him.
“You know, if you have something to say, you could just say it instead of just looking at me weirdly.” Alpha Damon said he would rather have her say what she wanted than have her stare at him like that.
“It’s just…never mind,” Princess said, waving it off, and spooning some soup into her mouth.
“No, I mind.” Alpha Damon said, there was no way he was going to let her off like that. He had to know whatever was going on in that little head of hers. “So tell me, speak, please.”
“Do you regret what happened?” Princess asked after a rather long and dramatic pause. Her eyes were squinted at him, and she looked focused like she wanted to hear every bit of his answer without missing a word.
“No, I don’t,” Alpha Damon said, his gaze anywhere but on her, while he was telling the truth, he feared she might see past him and know that he felt guilty.
She stared at him unblinking as if asking for more, she had more to say than just that, and she was waiting for him to say it.
“Well, regret is not the word.” Alpha Damon said, quickly spooning some food into his mouth to avoid talking.
“Then what is?” Princess inquired, she looked insistent, and her voice sounded even more so. Alpha Damon knew there was no going back or escaping from this, he would have to give her the answer she needed, and in plain terms so she would understand.
“Guilt”
“What?”
“I said guilt, guilt is the word.” Alpha Damon repeated himself, he had spoken barely above a whisper the first time.
“Guilt?”
Princess stared at him for a micro minute and burst into laughter, she looked and sounded genuinely humored.
What had he said that was funny? Did she read another meaning to his words? Was she okay? Did she hear him right? She had repeated the word, so he was sure she had heard him. It most definitely was something else then.
“What is funny?” Alpha Damon asked, but all she did was laugh, and it made him feel and look stupid.
“It’s just…hang on.” She said, then continued laughing, even choking a little. He could feel anger creep up in his insides, and he held himself back from saying something rude or mean.
“Can you just talk?” Alpha Damon said, bringing more authority into his voice, making her stop laughing almost immediately.
“It is just really weird that you are guilty of having sex with me, why? Because you are in love with Ava?” She asked rhetorically and held back a snort when he nodded in affirmation.
“Yes, I love her and I know we may not be together in any way, but I love her and I know she loves me too. Or so I guess.” Alpha Damon said.
“Okay, if you think so,” Princess said, not making an effort to elaborate.
“Is that all you have to say? You just went on almost an hour of laughter and all you can come up with is if I think so?” Alpha Damon was not just confused but angry at this point.
She looked amused as he spoke, which made him even more upset.
“Here, I’m going to show you something and I do not want you to panic but…” Princess said, as she scrolled through her phone, it seemed like the perfect time to pull that card out.
“Here,” she said, sliding the phone across from her side of the table to him, alpha Damon stared at her for a solid minute, then at the phone which was just a few inches away from him.
Her face held no expression, so he did not know what to expect, what was she trying to show him? What should he expect?
“Go on” She urged, gesturing at the phone with her chin while she picked up the spoon and continued eating, something about her demeanor was off-putting.
She looked too relaxed, and he could swear he saw her try to hide a mischievous smile with her wrist against her lips.
Sighing, alpha Damon mentally prepared himself for whatever it was that she was attempting to show him. He picked up the phone, held it close to his face, and glanced at her before his eyes lowered.
A picture of a naked woman stared back at him, she looked like she was held in a man’s hand, and although he could not make out the face because of the angle, she felt oddly familiar.
He stared a little longer, wondering what exactly it was that Princess was trying to show him. Getting more confused by the minutes, he lifted his eyes to meet Princess’s again.
No words came out of his mouth, but he was pretty sure his eyes and the look he gave her did all the talking for him, so he asked her, but without his words.
She smiled and licked her spoon in a rather too-sultry manner, but alpha Damon paid no mind or said a word about it, he just kept a questioning gaze on her.
Princess chewing slowly, too slowly for him to like, but he knew what she was doing, trying to bid time and build the suspense that was already piling up in his mind.
But he refused to be riled, if she was not going to tell him or say anything, he was not going to beat himself up.
“Swipe to the left, to the next photo.” She said, making sure to stress every word, then she sat back down and watched him with rather keen eyes. She was up to something and whatever it was he did not like it at all.
His gaze lingered on her, and he swiped left, still looking at her, bidding his time before he looked at the screen.
Voices from outside the dining room spoke in rather loud whispers, and that dragged his attention. One of the voices sounded very much like Will and while they were not so close, he could make out the other man’s voice anywhere.
His eyes were trained on the still-closed door, it seemed like Will was trying to get in while the other voice, which most likely belonged to one of the maids or butler, tried to talk to him.
The door flung open, and Alpha Damon pressed the power button on the side of the Princess phone, shutting down the screen.
Will stalked in, an angry look on his face as he turned to glance at the butler who had tried to stop him.
“Sir, I am so sorry I asked him to wait but…”
“It’s okay.” Alpha, Damon said, cutting the butler short and waving Will over. Whatever brought Will to his abode at this bout was most definitely important and urgent.
“The barns, on the north, have been attacked. I just got news of it and I have sent the best men out, but I thought to come and inform you myself.” Will said a little breathily
He had probably run all the way, alpha Damon thought as he acknowledged him, “I will come with you” was all Alpha Damon said as he stood up to leave with the other man.
Grabbing the phone on the table, he made sure to walk around it through Princess’s end. She had a disappointed look on her face.
And her eyes cast a dirty look at an innocent will who was sitting at the table a few chairs from her.
He placed the phone gently on the table, leaning down a little to her level to whisper into her ears.
“We will continue with this when I get back”