Chapter:-5

The sun kissed the ground for a new day, and it's been almost two days since Emma gave her answer. She really wants to say no, but she can't disappoint her family. She is sure that after their wedding, her and Lucus relationship will be fine.

Madden's already welcomed her into their family, and today she is going to meet Alex, Lucus big brother. Alex and her never talk much, as the Alpha is more than seven years older than her. Her mother told her that Alexa didn't marry or mate.

According to her mother, Alex is not ready, and his parents understand this, but what makes her even more confused is that she is sure Lucus is also not ready to get married, at least not this soon, so why do Madden's parents want their younger son to get married?

Emma groans when suddenly her car stops in the middle of the road. "Seriously? Not here." 

She knows now that she can't do anything. Her phone is already dying. Emma sits back inside her car and starts thinking about her future. Before meeting Lucus, she was really excited for this wedding, but now she is not sure, and neither is her Omega. She just hopes that she can talk to Lucus and that they can behave like adults.

The Omega knows that, logically. Just like she knows, logically, that no one would have even thought twice about Lucus being the person she loves most, If Emma herself hadn't reacted so strongly to this marriage proposal, hearts beating as one, of course she would have loved that, Alpha. And yet.

Logic doesn't help in the face of her panic. It doesn't slow her heart or even her breathing or still her hands when Lucus appears in her dream like swirling smoke; all she can think is, No, no, no, they will be fine. She will make sure that Alpha loves her.

But deep down, Emma knows that logic doesn't help when that Alpha didn't even talk to her for once. After she gave her answer, the Alpha didn't even call her.

Logic doesn't mean a damn thing when her Omega is too afraid for their future.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of, baby; Lucus is a really nice boy. Maybe he is shy; I am sure you two love a happy life." Her mother says, and of course she's right.

But that doesn't stop Emma's heart from burning up; the sharp claws of her panic, fear, and shame are scraping at her chest, at the backs of her eyes, and at her throat, threatening to slice her open and spill out everything inside of her for all to see.

She manages a response, unsure of what it is or what her future holds for her.

She came back to reality when she heard a car horn. It was already dark. She shook her head and looked at the other side.

Emma smiles widely as she sees the light of the car driving on its way in front of her car. She quickly gets out of her car and waves her hands to catch the driver's attention, and Emma gasps as she can't stop smiling when the car slows down in front of her, catching her attention.

"Oh my god, finally!" Emma whispers.

The car is a Jeep truck, and Emma can't clearly see the driver because of the harsh full lights that almost blinded her. The driver hops out of his car, and Emma just watches the silhouette of the person that is approaching her.

"Thank god! I thought there were no human beings living here! I thought I was going to die at such a young age! I don't want to die early. I don't want to get eaten by the bears! Please help me-"

"Pretty girl?"

Emma stills as her forehead creases. "Huh? How did you know my nickname? Who are you? Wait, I can't see you because of the lights!" Emma pouts as she covers her eyes as she hears footsteps coming near her.

That's when Emma removes her hand from her eyes when the man is already in front of her. Emma blinks repeatedly to make her eyes clearer until she finally sees the man in front of her.

Her eyes shot wide open. "Alex?"

Alex smirks as he nods his head. "Yeah. Alex Madden. Your future brother-in-law."

Emma remains on her spot as she stares at Alex. Her mouth is wide open, as she can't believe that this Alex guy is the one who will help her.

"No way! You look... Y-You look..." Emma stops herself before she says anything that she will regret.

"I look?" Alex raises an eyebrow at Emma.

"You've changed Your physical appearance." Emma whispers.

Alex chuckles as he shakes his head. "Yeah. But I'm still the nerd guy who your best friend rejected years ago."

Emma flushes with shyness as she remembers when her best friend Allen rejected Alex when they were thirteen years old. "I..." She cannot speak properly now.

"What happened to your car?" Alex just changes the topic as he whips his head at Emma's car.

"R-Right! My car! It broke down like twenty minutes ago! Thank God, you're here! Could you help me fix my car? I-I don't know if you know how to fix it-"

She stopped when Alex laughed so hard.

"I don't know." Alex points at himself.

"Uhm..."

"I know a car repair shop down there." The Alpha points at the back of the road. "I can fix that."

Emma's brows furrow. "Why do you know there's a car repair shop here when no one's around? Do they make an income here?"

Alex chuckles. "It's a secret, pretty girl. Don't worry, they have other businesses, so they can still buy my food and clothes."

"Oh,"

"Yes, I thought I was going to meet my future sister-in-law in some nice restaurant, but the repair shop is fine too." Alex laughs when he sees Omega's red face.

His idiot brother is damn lucky.

Emma pursed her lips as she slowly nodded her head. "Okay..."

"Let's go. I'll tow your car; thank God I have my two chains here. Just wait inside my car."

Emma once again nods her head as she quickly goes toward Alex's Jeep truck as she hops inside and watches the Alpha do his job. Emma gets startled when Alex's phone continues vibrating, and when Emma looks at it, she sees a bunch of messages from Alpha friends, perhaps.

"He looked so different now." Emma whispers as she looks back at Alex. "He wasn't the same boy years ago. He's a man now. Allen will be happy to meet him."

Allen is coming back after completing her post-graduation; she is Emma's only friend. Allen is Omega like her, but she is really different from Emma.

"I'm just going to fix your car outside. You can wait here inside since it's cold out there." Alex says as he leaves the small house beside the car repair shop to fix Emma's car, but Emma's eyes widen when she sees Alex leaving her out here alone.

"W-Wait! Where are the mechanics, and I'll go with you?" Emma says scaredy as she stands up from sitting and follows Alex.

"Huh? I know the owner, Emma. And It's cold outside; no one wants to see an ill bride." Alex's eyebrows furrow.

"I know! But I don't like being alone here! W-What if lions went inside this small house and ate me?" Emma utters.

Alex lets out a sigh as he walks to the closet, where some of his clothes are. He takes his jacket and gives it to Emma, who looks confused as to why Alex handed her his jacket. "W-What should I do with this?"

Alex groans. "Wear it. What else should you do with that? Eat?" He can't help but feel sarcastic as Emma blushes out of embarrassment.

"R-Right. Sorry." Emma wears Alex's jacket, and the fabric conditioner of his jacket quickly hugs Emma's body.

"Come," Alex says as Emma instantly follows him outside.

When the cold wind touches Emma's body, she quickly wants to go back inside, but she's scared, so she just endures the cold weather and watches Alex fix her car. Emma sits down on one of the wooden benches here as she looks at Alex, who opens the hood of her car.

Alex starts fixing her car as the latter just looks around while shaking her legs due to the cold weather; she's also hugging herself because the jacket is not helping that much, and now she's worried about Alex too.

"Alex," She calls him.

Alex stops what he's doing and looks back at Emma. "Yes?"

"Aren't you cold?" Emma asks.

Alex chuckles. "I got used to this weather, so I'm not. Are you?"

Emma didn't say no or yes. She just stared at Alex. "I guess you're cold. Look at you, bouncing your legs and hugging yourself. Just go inside and warm yourself up there. There is no lion here. I was just kidding earlier."

Emma shakes her head. "I'm fine here."

"Fuck. You're so stubborn." Alex shakes his head. "Come on, pretty girl. Just go inside. You'll get sick out here."

"I said I'm fine here!" Emma rolls her eyes as she shivers when the wind blows so harshly that it makes a sound.

Alex shakes his head again as he wipes his dirty hand with the towel and walks his way towards Emma. "Why are you so stubborn?"

"I am not stubborn! Just fix my car!" Emma argues back as she now looks up at Alex, who is standing in front of her.

Alex sighs and squats down in front of Emma.

"Why did you take this road?" he asks.

"I want to clear my mind." Emma replies softly.

Alex hums. "And are you still going to come here again to clear your mind?"

Emma contemplates whether she should nod her head or not. "I-I don't know..."

"Are you scared?" Alex chuckles with a low laugh. Emma slowly nods her head as her cheeks heat up.

"Don't be. I know my brother is an asshole, and I really don't understand why you said yes to all this stupid arrangement, but Emma, always remember I'm here for you." Alex whispers.

Emma stares at Alex. He looks really different now, but he's still wearing his eyeglasses. "You have pretty eyeglasses... Allen will be happy to see you again," Emma blurts out.

Alex smiles. "I thought your friend didn't like my eyeglasses."

"What?! When did she say that?" Emma exclaims.

Alex shrugs. "I don't know. When she rejected me."

Emma lets out a sigh as she touches her cold left cheek. "She rejected you not because of what you are thinking right now. She rejected you because she was still so young back then and didn't know how to date, so she is kind of scared. She didn't reject you because you were wearing Scooby Doo's boxers and you have eyeglasses."

"Oh."

Emma giggles as she mocks Alex. "Oh?"

Alex smiles at her. "I can't wait to meet her again."

Emma nodded her head, "She is coming, don't worry; I am happy if you guys talk about your fellings."

"I know Emma, and I will be happy if you think about your fellings before others."

Emm

a smiled sadly but didn't say anything. Alex just hopes that his brother treats Emma like a wise man, because once he loses her, he will not get her back.