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Chapter 0423
Chapter 0423
ASHANTI'S POV.
"Good day to you, my Lord Alpha." Leonard, who's still standing by my side, greets the disgruntled looking Alpha Reagan with a bow.
"Good day to you, Leonard." He replies with his deep voice laced with dark undertones. I guess he still dislikes seeing me with Leonard. He's going to lose it when I tell him about our dinner plans tonight.
"Leonard, you don't have to walk me to the car anymore. I'll go with Alpha Reagan. See you tonight."
"Alright then, take care." He flashes me a warm smile that makes my heart tight with guilt.
Every time we meet to discuss, Alpha Reagan shows up from nowhere and ruins the moment.
"I will, you too." He gives me a reassuring nod and he leaves in the other direction while I walk over to Alpha Reagan who is still frowning.
What is wrong with him?
“Hi.” I greet with a small wave as I take my stand before him. A dangerous look flashes in his eyes and I immediately understand that he is not pleased with my greeting.
What did he expect me to do? Lean over and plant a passionate kiss on his lips?
"Why are you here?" I ask, even though I already know the answer to that question.
"To take you home." He replies dryly.
"You didn't have to."
Without saying another word, he turns on his heels and marches towards the car.
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I follow him to the car where we both get into the backseat and once the driver kicks off, he puts on the privacy partition and my heart starts beating fast. That's not a good thing, right?
"See you tonight?" He says several moments later, breaking the excruciating silence in the car and I let out a quiet sigh of relief. I'd rather fight with him than have him give me the silent treatment. It's agonising. I turn to him, utterly confused by the statement he just made. "Are you meeting with him tonight?" He adds and for some reason, my heart starts beating fast.
I suck in a deep breath and try to calm my raging nerves. There's nothing for me to be nervous about. He's not going to eat me up. Afterall, me going out with a man tonight is nothing compared to the fact that he is living with his ex-girlfriend in his castle.
Goodness, when did I become such a petty brat?
I look at him and flash him a half-ass smile.
"Yes, I am." I say, trying my best to keep my voice from cracking. He adjusts on his seat and shoots me a glare.
God, he looks so jealous, I'm tempted to laugh despite the choking tension riding in the atmosphere right now.
"Well, he has been away for a few weeks and we are meeting tonight to catch up on how we've both been faring and discuss the competition. It's nothing formal..." I find myself further expatiating so he doesn't get the wrong idea. "It's just an informal dinner outing. We're not going anywhere fancy. Just strolling around and eating junk food. That's all." I seal my explanation with a shrug and a wide grin even though I'm cursing myself for saying too much.
I'm not supposed to give him any explanation that would make him feel better. I'm supposed to give him the impression that Leonard is going after me as punishment for living with a girl who is not me under his roof
"If an informal dinner outing is what you want, I could take you out. You don't have to go with some strange man."
“But Leonard is not some strange man." I firmly object and his brows trip to his hairline as he shoots me an unamused gaze.
"Oh yeah?" He asks aghast and an unexpected chuckle spills from my lips. My entire body shakes as I laugh heartily at the sheer look of jealousy on his face. He looks like he's about to set something on fire right now.
"I'm sorry, did I say something funny?" He asks in a calm, stern voice and I stop laughing and point at his face.
"You should see the look on your face right now. You look so jealous!"
"I'm not going to deny it, I'm jealous, alright? I'm not comfortable with you going out with that man at night. Heck, I'm not comfortable with you going out with any man at night!"
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"And I'm not comfortable with you living under the same roof with another woman." I fire back and the fire blazing in his eyes instantly quenches and his body retracts like a snat going into its shell after being touched. He stares at me in
Pino
complete disbelief and a pang of guilt hits my heart.
Maybe I shouldn't have brought that up. Now, he looks like he's about to cry.
“Ashanti, you know the reason why I brought Selena to come live with me. You know how much I'm repulsed by the fact that I get to see her in my house every day."
"That still doesn't change the fact that she lives there with you. I don't trust her one beat. I'm sure she has a brilliant plan up her sleeve and now that she has succeeded in getting into that house, she is going to do all she can to execute that plan. This might sound very bitchy of me, but she means no good and if
you keep indulging her, her
comeback is going to take you
off-guard!"
I feel the car come to a halt and when I look out of the window, the familiar view of my compound comes into view.
We are home.
"You don't need to walk me to the door. I will go by myself." I say, opening the car seat door before the driver can do it for me. Once I'm down, I blow
out a shaky breath and drag my shattered thoughts along with me towards the main entrance door of the house.
I need to keep setting his ass ablaze until he comes to his senses and does the right thing.