Zayne's Pov
I sat in the car for more than an hour. The ice that I had bought from the corner store melted as if taunting me.
My thoughts raced to how dumb I had been. Did I think that she would fall in love with me after a single night? Did I really think that she would just accept to marry me and come back with me as. My wife. I felt embarrassed. It was all my fault.
However much I blamed myself I could not help the feeling of suffocation that was engulfing me. Her words kept replaying in my head.
'I regret it. It was a mistake. I wish it had never happened.'
How could she say that to me. Her words stung. Was I really seated in my car fumbling and crashing out over a woman? A weak omega? My nemesis?
I had really gone astray. I should have actually thanked her for bringing me back to my senses. I mean what was my plan in the first place. To just show up with her and ask everyone in my pack to welcome their Luna? What was I, crazy?
I did not even believe in the made up stuff about mates. How had this girl convinced me to mark her. Wait, she did not. And yet I did. Now I had created a bond with someone who was never going to be mine. I had not only made a reckless decision but I had also shut her door at a hope for another mate.
What was wrong with me? I hit my head on the steering wheel honking my horn very loudly.
"Sir! Sir!" I heard a voice call out.
It was Fenrir. He was standing by my car door staring at me. That startled me that I almost jumped out of my seat.
I lowered my window halfway.
"What is it Fenrir? How long have you been out there?" I asked.
"About ten minutes sir. You have a meeting this afternoon sir. I came out to call you." He said.
I had completely forgotten about the meeting. I had let it slip my mind because of a certain someone. I hated that she had so much power over me that it had even started to affect my work life but I could not help it.
We competed with the blue moon pack in everything. We were half humans so we had to live like they did. We competed over business and even territory. So far we were almost even but we were at a slight advantage because we had a Zeta In our pack. They did not. That pissed Quinnell off so much.
The meeting that afternoon was about to put me at an even better advantage. We were both in the same field so we competed even better advantage. I was about to secure an investment that would help me starts tech project that I had been working on for so long.
I got out of the car and headed into the house. I got changed because I hated hoe my suit and how it smelled like her and folded it. I put on something else and went to work. I worked for the rest of the morning and in the afternoon I got ready for the meeting.
I was arranging my documents when she walked in.
"Hey Zayne. Where were you all day today? Didn't you miss me? Were you planning to go the whole day without seeing me? How can you even do that and sleep at night? Anyway here I am. I broke the curse that was about to befall you for not seeing me. " Leticia said pouting.
As always she was a chirpy ray of sunshine. She brought a smile to my face for the second time that day but that smile was guaranteed to last me the whole day.
"Are you sure you didn't just come here to avoid the curse of not seeing me yourself? Huh? " I asked teasing her.
"Nope but now that you say that you forgot to give me my daily dose of the Z hug."
"The Z hug. That is so corny. Do not even come close to me after saying that." I said laughing out loud.
"Your laugh has gotten much better. You don't sound like a robot anymore. It almost sounds natural but we have to work on it a little bit more." She said.
Her eyes did not carry any pity when she looked at me. When most people noticed how I expressed emotions or tried to, most of them would often look at me with pity filled eyes. I did not think that Arielle would do the same but just like everyone else she did. I hated it. In that moment as Leticia stood in front of me. No pity visible in her eyes. They only twinkled.
Maybe she was so used to it that she no longer found it pitiful or something but whatever it was I liked that she was the only person who viewed me as a normal human being.
"Come here. You earned a big Z hug today." I said spreading my arms open for her.
"What did I do to earn this today? I always force it on you." She said running to my arms and hugging me tightly.
"You are right, get off me. I should stop acting unlike myself it does not suit me." I said pushing her off of me.
"Nope, you already agreed."
Leticia had been my childhood friend for the longest time. I had met her on the streets as a cub. She was from a powerful family. It made her even more powerful because she was a Zeta. As the soon to be Alpha I had learnt to make powerful friends but our friendship blossomed into real friendship. She was always there for me even after the fire.