Arya’s POV
Chase stared down at me and I squirmed. What was he doing? Why was he standing close to me?
I shifted a little. Confusion marring my face. He noticed it and sat up.
“I’m sorry if I scared you, you were running a temperature” I glanced at his hands to find a wet sponge. I nodded and sat up straight. He had interrupted what the dream but then I began to question why I was here? Why did he choose me as his mate? What was this about?
I knew I had to find out or else, chase could kill me too like he did to his beta. Though mike deserved it. But then I stopped to think of what it would be of me if Chase did not get there on time. I shook my head to clear it of those ugly thought. Nah it’s good he came.
The moment the car came to a stop, I jumped out. Limping all the way through, ignoring the many eyes on me. I walked straight to my son’s room but begins bi opened the door, I knew I had to change my clothes. Chamberlin would bombard me with questions if he saw me like this.
I raved to my room and did a quick clean up. I asked the maids to leave. The last one I had was part of the people who kidnapped me.
“Mum!” Chamberlin jumped into my arms and I wrapped my arms around him. Almost squeezing.
“Mum I have missed you! Where did you go?” Chamberlin held my face in his hands and gave me a peck. My eyes watered. I recalled when Mike was about to rape me. I recalled how that lady whipped me.
“Mum why are you crying?” Chamberlin wiped my face and I began to laugh. ” Oh it’s nothing sweetheart ” I said sniffing.
“did you miss me?”
“of course” he replied.
“How much?” I asked.
He opener his arms wide. ” this much” I chuckled and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
“I missed you too baby”
“come” he took me by the hand and let me to a table. ” join me and eat” his little hands gestured to the food and I chuckled.
“Okay honey, I’ll eat with you ” I said.
I quietly thanked the maids around and they nodded. Then they left I and Chamberlin alone. While my son was telling me stories, I couldn’t help but feel like some one was watching us. I kept turning back to door but I saw no one.
“Mum is Everything okay?” Chamberlin asked. I nodded quickly.
“Of course sweetie” I smiled. ” why do you ask?”
“Oh” he shook his head and smiled. ” It’s just that you keep turning back”
I shook my head smiling. ” Oh honey it’s nothing”
Few minutes later, that feeling had not yet left 7 stood up and went closed the door. My son stared at me with questions in his eyes.
“It’s getting chilly, don’t you think” I said.
Chamberlin slowly nodded though it didn’t look like he believed me.
He slept off while we watched a TV show. Wrapping a blanket around him, I kissed his head and quietly left his room.
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As I walked to my room nothing prepared me of what I was going to see.
Just as I opened the door, some one jumped into my face and I let out a shrill cry. It was Kelsi.
“its me ” she tried to calm me. I hugged her tight like never before.
“why didn’t you tell me you were coming?” u asked. She smiled.
“I wanted it to be a surprise ” she said. And so she told me off how her human boyfriend cheated on her, so she decided to come back home and look for a mate.
I chuckled. ” I thought You hated werewolves ” I said.
She laughed” I need a mate but I still gate them. I teased her again and hit me on my back and winced.
then I began to tell her what happened. She was shocked and wanted to help me clean up my wounds.
Amidst the pain, I couldn’t keep the goofy grin off my face. I was happy to have been in taken. I met my mother because of all that. And now Kelsi surprised me with her presence.
“Stay still Arya!” Kelsi yelled as she tried to clean the wounds. I chuckled.
“yes mum” she too laughed.
It felt like she was the only one waiting outside to take care of me. To top it all, she was the only one I could trust amongst all these people. She really came at the right time.
“I had thought you’ll die for real this time” she grabbed my arm and applied an ointment on it.
I smiled brightly. “Me too. I saw my mother. I was happy”
Kelsi eyed me. “Why do you have that stupid grin on your face? Wait I bet it’s not because you saw your mother that has you smiling sheepishly. If you leave to be with your mother, Chamberlin would really miss you”
“I know ” I said
I burst into laughter. “Is it that obvious? Are my cheeks puffy” I turned around, rummaging through my bag. Then I grabbed the mirror. I couldn’t believe it. My cheeks were really puffy.
“You look nothing like what you went through, with that smile on your face-“Kelsi was interrupted when a maid walked into the room. She turned to me.
“Hi miss Arya” she smiled and I smiled back, eyes wide in surprise. It was Ella. The most liked maid in the Palace. She was annoying and snobbish as hell. She didn’t talk to me because she said I was beneath her. I over Heard her as she did the laundry one day
“I heard what happened to you. So sorry about that. I made you food. Its chicken pie” she put the food on my table . I thanked her and she smiled and walked out of the room.
“what are they up to now?” Kelsi asked Nd I shrugged. And so maids began to troop in, in numbers. Offering foods and sweets. It was getting tiring and I could see through their fakeness.
Just then there was a knock on the door.
“if you’ve come with food fuck off!” I barked.
When the door was finally opened, I froze.
It was Chase.