ARAIA'S P.O.V
My soul almost left my body when I saw Alpha Alejandro staring at me.
Not only that, he's also standing very close to me with that deathly glare in his eyes.
There's a couple of guards around him and a huge brown wolf on his side. His aura really isn't a joke, I feel like a prey, waiting for him to devour me completely.
I lowered my head and stepped back a few times because of embarrassment. This is not the first time that he saw us fighting, I'm sure he is full of us, and who knows if he already wants to kill me or end the deal with me because of what happened.
How do I tell him that I'm just protecting myself and I'm not the one who insists on this fight?
There's this weird aura around him and it must be the reason why Giselle and the others stopped and were frozen and their places.
I mean, I, myself, don't want to be caught up with him when he's in this mode. I still value myself!
I remember the time where there's an incident outside Alpha Alejandro's mansion. It's when a group of bandits came into this village without knowing that Alpha Alejandro is dangerous.
They are causing a ruckus outside the mansion and we are near that place so Alpha Alejandro got mad and faced them. When he came to the scene, everyone became silent just like right now.
It's like they are sensing Alpha Alejandro's aura and the aura is overpowering them. That stopped them from causing a ruckus and they were banned from that place.
Is it really true that they are sensing Alpha Alejandro's aura? But how? I can't sense anything at all, although there were times where I felt something different from him but I can't really sense something like an aura, those are commonly what I felt. Like you can sense whether someone is mad or not.
No one is moving, we're all waiting for what Alpha Alejandro would say.
I think this would be the end of my career here in this world. I'm sure Alpha Alejandro would fire me because I've been so problematic since he hired me.
I'm thinking about where I should go if I'm fired from here. Is this the start of my misfortunes?
Giselle is my misfortune!
Argh!
Even though I don't really want this to happen, I can't contain myself when someone is bullying me, especially when that person is taking it to another level like Giselle does.
I know I said it before that I don't want anyone to be mad at me. That's why I did my best to avoid myself but she was still insisting on bullying me and I couldn't stand it so I had to fight her.
That's right.
I would accept it if Alpha fires me but if he puts me back on being a maid like Giselle, I think I need to find another job because I won't risk my life for a job.
Now that I already know how to read and write, it will be easier for me to find a job. I especially know that I have adjusted enough to live in this place on my own, although I still need to find a place where all of us are Omega because working with Beta and Alpha would be dangerous for me.
I played with my fingers when I saw Alpha Alejandro walk towards us.
This is my judgment time…
When he's inches in front of us, he stopped walking. I almost jumped when he raised his right hand. Seconds after, his guards were pulling Giselle, locking her in their grip.
"A-alpha! What are they doing?!" She protests, but the guards won't let her escape.
"Stop moving." A man who I think is the head of the Alpha's guards is one of those who pulled Giselle.
"Let me go! Alpha! Alpha Alejandro!"
The big and muscled guards wrap their arms around Giselle and carry her somewhere easily, as if she's only a piece of paper.
Even though Giselle kept on protesting, no one intervened. The guards didn't care either.
Everyone who's around us didn't bother to help her, they're just looking on their feet, waiting for Alpha Alejandro's orders.
Fck. What would happen to me?
I closed my eyes, the nervousness that I have right now is comparable to that time when Alpha Alejandro killed Orlando.
I can feel my insides shaking. I'm scared…
Would I have the same faith as him?
"Alpha!" Giselle shouted, although she's far away from us already, I can feel her anger and nervousness.
Who wouldn't be? But do we really have a choice? Do we even have a say in this situation?
Argh! I wanted to be invisible for my entire life while I'm in this world, but problems kept on clinging on to me.
However, it's the consequence of our actions, I want to blame it on Giselle but what's the sense of it?
It's already done and what's waiting for us is our punishments…
If only I could turn back time…
But wait. Why is no when dragging me?
I can't hear Giselle's shouts anymore, but no one's coming for me.
I wanted to know what was happening but I was too scared to look in Alpha Alejandro's direction. I am too scared to meet his gaze.
What would my punishment be? I am so occupied thinking about it that I didn't realize Alpha Alejandro was already walking towards me.
My eyes widened when I felt someone touched me, it didn't take long for me to feel like I was floating.
My jaw dropped when I realized that Alpha Alejandro's carrying me in a bridal style, just like before.
"A-alpha!" I was so shocked that I called him.
Why is he carrying me? Isn't he going to punish me?
Fck. Don't tell me he is going to take me to where he is going to punish me- wait, in a bridal style carry?
Just what is happening right now?
I wanted to ask him but there's this serious and strict aura around him that I am too afraid to open my mouth again.
I roamed my sight around us and saw everyone's eyes fixed on us.
Neither of them gave me a judging look, but a look that they're still scared of what's about to happen.
Should I be embarrassed or scared…
Thoughts are coming continuously on my mind, like what would happen from now on and what would my punishment be. For someone who causes a ruckus multiple times, being fired from my job is the easiest punishment.
Right now, I'm starting to call every saint that I know to wish for my safety. Although it's impossible because everything is possible when it involves Alpha Alejandro. Just like how I never thought that someone would bully me because I was getting too close to him.
Goodness.
But why is he carrying me again when he ordered his guards to drag Giselle?
I don't understand at all…
"Uh-" I was just about to groan because I suddenly felt uncomfortable when his eyes landed on me.
His dark, fierce, and dangerous eyes met mine.
I immediately averted his gaze.
Oh my gosh.
***
ALPHA ALEJANDRO went inside the clinic and told the nurse to treat me.
This is like Deja Vu!
It already happened before! I can't be dreaming because this whole situation is totally different…
Even if I tried to think that everything's just a dream, a part of my mind's telling me that this has happened before.
It was obvious that the nurse was shocked to see me again in this state and to see me again being carried by Alpha Alejandro.
I know! I'm shocked as well…
It took the nurse a while to finally regain his self because he's been walking here and there, I don't know if he's looking for something or what, or if he's just nervous because Alpha Alejandro is here.
He just went back to his usual self when Alpha Alejandro faked a cough.
Alpha Alejandro is standing behind the door while staring at me getting treated.
Wait- is it necessary to treat the wounds of the one you are going to punish?
I don't really understand…
I'm dying to ask him directly because this whole situation is driving me crazy!
I already have to think of a way to avoid Giselle from her bullying, and even her friends that've been itching to bully me as well, then now, I even need to think why Alpha Alejandro is treating me like this.
They're all strange! I can't cope up!
I think my mind's going to burst any minute by now.
I mean, they can just say it if they have something to say, that way, my mind won't be like a mess as it is right now.
And I can even help them to clear things up, only if they're not like this!
Oh wait, don't tell me that their behavior is a trend here?!
Funny.
I really need to ask him, I don't want to guess any further. If I continue being like this, I think in a few months I'll go crazy.
That's right, I need an answer to decide whether I will stay here or not because if these events happened again in the future, it would just be a burden to me because it is just like a cycle without ending and I don't like that.
I don't want to live in a place where you need to think about how you'll avoid someone everyday because they keep on bullying you, as well as you need to think about what they will do next and how far they will go.
The worst thing is the only person that I can talk to about my problems is not here. I know I can protect myself but that won't apply when they all go for me.
I can't protect myself when it's me versus all of them, which is not impossible to happen, because just like what happened before, when they set me up for me to be locked up in that room.
I couldn't do anything, I'm just waiting for someone to help and save me. Giselle and her companion managed to lock me up without any problems and without me noticing it because they're all teaming up.
What would happen if Alpha Alejandro and Geronimo didn't search for me? What if one day, both of them are not here to help me and Giselle tries to do bad things to me again, what will happen to me?
I can't deny the fact that Alpha Alejandro helping me is touching but it's also the reason why Giselle is bullying me. These past few days have been my opener, especially when it involves my relationship with Alpha Alejandro.
I can deny it but when you look at his actions there's definitely a reason behind it. I kept on asking myself why he is doing all those things, I even ask myself why he is treating me differently.
I want to think that he's just like that when it comes to his direct subordinates and he just needs me because I can do better than the other werewolves around us when it comes to work, but there's a werewolf like Giselle who is making my life harder.
That's why I have thoughts like, is he doing all those things to make Giselle jealous? Do the two of them have a secret relationship because some say that Alpha Alejandro and Joselle are close to each other. However, why would Alpha let the guards drag Giselle when they have something between them?
I don't know where to stand anymore, it's affecting me and my work.
I need to know the answer…
I kept quiet while the nurse was treating me. It's quite hard for me to move since the equipment that they are using isn't the same as it is on Earth.
It's like I was transported back in the past where the equipment and everything was basic and done manually. Even their medicines here are those you can see in the forest.
Although there are some medicines that can be called high-end because it's not like those you can see anywhere, but those are really expensive and only royalties can use it.
Alpha Alejandro was just standing there the whole time, when the nurse went out, a deafening silence enveloped the room.
Neither of us is talking but his eyes never went somewhere other than me.
He's like a mannequin but with a hawk's eyes.
He would pass as a model because of his incredibly good looks, and I wouldn't even be shocked.
Ah, I think this is the right chance to ask him. Alright, this is now or never.
I cleared my throat, inhaled slowly, and readied myself to whatever he's going to say.
I glance at him one more time, he doesn't look that mad anymore compared to before.
"A-alpha, can I…uhm… ask you something?"
I started the conversation but I suddenly felt like something was blocking my voice.
Am I that nervous?
Alpha Alejandro didn't respond but I decided to ask him right now. I didn't wait for him to give me permission to talk.
I inhaled exaggeratedly and when I finally got the strength to ask, I looked him in the eyes.
"May I ask, why are you…" I paused, my hands starting to tremble. No, not now, I need to ask him now. "-treating me differently compared to others?" I continued.
I almost choked when I was saying those words, him, being silent, is what's making me more nervous.
I averted his gaze when he moved a little. Sht. This is driving me crazy! I feel like I'm in a job interview and am waiting for the interviewer to tell me if I'm in.
I gulp. There's sweat starting to build up on my hands.
I waited for his response, but I received none.
Why isn't he saying anything? Is it hard to answer?
But I flinched when he started walking towards me.
Sht.sht.sht.
He slowly sat on the chair across mine where the nurse sat earlier.
I'm still not meeting his gaze. I can't!
I'm looking at my feet, counting the invisible germs on them just to ease my nervousness.
What is he going to say?
"Araia…"