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Chapter 71
Ava stood there quietly and Alpha Damon resisted all urges to tilt his head from his computer screen. He could not help but take a deep breath to calm his racing heart as different thoughts ran through his mind. Just when he was about to tilt his head to ask her why she was still standing, she cleared her throat slightly to talk.
“Uhm… How did you know what I had wanted to ask for?” She asked, and he raised his head slowly from the computer screen to give her a quiet look. His heart raced slightly faster than normal as he thought of what to say. Just then, an idea popped up in his mind and he inhaled deeply to talk.
“I mean, it’s only right that I allow you some time to go and take care of yourself and your growing baby.” He said and observed her to see any change in her facial expression. She only maintained a straight face as she looked at alpha Damon directly in the eyes as if she were trying to read his mind. “What is going through her mind? What could she be thinking of?” He asked himself as he brought down his gaze from her to look at his computer screen again. He was not doing any work at the moment but he did not want to her how much he thinks of her. Just then, he tilted his head back to look at her, taking a deep breath before he talked.
“You can go. I think that’s all, or is there anything else that you want?” He asked, observing her thoroughly to see if he could get his answers from her body, but she was still and displayed no body actions. She only shook her head rapidly as she took a few steps backward, not uttering a single word. “Is she really leaving?” He asked himself as he watched her walk towards the door slowly. Just as she was about to tilt her head back to look at him, he quickly looked away from her and concentrated on his computer screen as if he were working.
“Uhm… Do I need to complete the day or does the leave start tomorrow?” She asked in a low tone as she slowly tilted her head to look at alpha Damon who was still looking at his screen before he tilted his head to look at her, heaving a heavy sigh before he talked.
“It’s up to you to decide what you want to do. You can choose to leave now or stay until the closing hour. Your choice.” He said, and she only nodded her head rapidly, not uttering a single word, before walking out of the office and closing the door. Alpha Damon took a deep breath as he leaned backward on his swirling chair and he thought of what had just happened. “What could be going through her mind?” He asked himself as he stood up from the chair and started to pace around his office.
“I just hope I am not making a mistake, letting her leave.” He thought as he continued to walk around the office with his hands held behind his back. “Or should I stop her from going and try to talk to her?” He asked himself as he slowly brought his finger to tap on his lips but shook his head as he kicked against the idea of talking to her. “I just can’t watch her go like that, but I don’t want to look weak and desperate.” He thought as he slowly exhaled. He was jolted from his reverie by the buzzing sound of a ringing phone.
“I am not ready to talk to anyone at this time.” He said in a low tone, his voice was barely above a whisper. He walked towards the desk where the phone was ringing, but before he reached there, he noticed that his phone was in his pocket. “That’s definitely not mine.” He said as he grabbed the ringing phone. He looked at the screen, and he saw “Bestie” with a love emoji at the front of it. “Who could it be?” He asked himself as he looked away from the screen.
“Could it be that lady I saw her with at the lake?” He asked himself as he placed the phone back on the desk, heaving a sigh. The phone rang again and at this point, he was becoming frustrated about the whole issue. He thought of taking the phone to her, but he kicked against the idea.
“She would come for it herself.” He thought as he went to sit back on his chair. He had a frown on his face as he was angry at the way he had taken it lightly with her. “She was the one who went to fuck someone else, not me. Technically, I did fuck someone else, but she was the one who got pregnant in the process.” He thought as he scoffed, closing his eyes as he did not know what to do at that moment.
Not long after, the phone started to ring again, and he leaned forward to look at who was calling. It was still the same person who was calling. He scoffed, knowing that he had no option but to take the phone to her. He picked up the phone and walked out of the office slowly, holding his hands behind him while he walked.
He arrived at her office, inhaling deeply before he raised his hands to knock on the door, he held back his hands as he thought deeply about what he was about to do. Just then, he placed his hands on the knob to badge in unannounced, as he did not want to look like he was trying to be nice to her. The knob turned, and he gasped as he was not the one who turned the knob to open the door. “What is going on?” He asked himself as his gaze fell on Ava as she stared directly into his eyes.
“Was this the mate bond at work?” He asked himself as he continued to stare into her eyes. He stared deep into her eyes like he was trying to read her thoughts. “What could be going on through her mind?” He asked himself as he stood there. As the silence was getting a little awkward, he cleared his throat slightly to talk.
“Oh. You left your phone and it was ringing. I brought it to you.” He said in a sharp tone as he stared directly into her eyes. She nodded rapidly as if she were jolted from her reverie, taking a deep breath before she talked.
“Oh, sure. Thank you.” She said in a low tone her voice slightly above a whisper. She stretched her hand slowly to grab her phone from him. Alpha slowly stretched the phone to her but held her hand as she wanted to retract her hand. She moved her gaze to look at her hand in his hand and then back at his face. “What am I doing?” Alpha Damon asked himself as he did not know what was driving him to do what he was doing. A part of him wanted to lean forward and kiss her while telling her how much he wanted her to be around him. The urge to give her a kiss was gaining momentum within him until when they were jolted from their reverie by the buzzing sound of her ringing.
He let go of her hands immediately, looking away from her for a moment before he cleared his throat slightly to talk.
“Oh. Sorry…. Enjoy your maternal period.” He said sharply and walked out of that place slowly while she closed the door gently. He heaved a heavy sigh as he got back to his office and sat down on the chair, swirling from left to right repeatedly. His mind was full of different thoughts as he thought about what had just happened. When he was there, he felt a different connection with her. It became stronger than it was, and this doesn’t just have to do with the mate bond. He thought as he slowly leaned backward to rest his back.
Just then, his phone started to buzz, jolting him from his reverie as he brought out his phone to lol at who was calling him. He scoffed as he saw that the princess was the one that was calling him. “What is she calling me for at this time?” He asked himself as he picked up the call and placed the phone over his ears to talk.
“Hello!” He said in a sharp tone, and she could easily get that he was not interested in talking to her at that moment.
“Hey, alpha Damon. How is it going with work?” She asked, and he exhaled deeply, tilting his head to look at another place before he talked.
“It’s going well. I thought I told you not to disturb me today that I needed to complete yesterday’s and today’s work?” He said, and there was a moment of silence over the phone before she took a deep breath to talk.
“Is anything wrong in me trying to check up on you? Why are you treating me this way? Did I do anything wrong to deserve this treatment from you?” She asked, and he only heaved a sigh as he leaned backward to rest his back, placing a palm over his eyes and wiping it gently.
“It’s not what you think, princess. A lot is going through me right now.” He said slowly as if he were counting his words as he spoke them.