66 - Eskaal marrying Clara

[Meagia’s pov]

As I woke up, my eyes fluttered open to an empty bed and the whole apartment seemed quiet too. I sat up in bed, a sense of unease washing over me knowing that the consequences of sharing intimacy with alpha Eskaal would not be nice. Where was Eskaal now?

I scanned the room, hoping to catch a glimpse of him, but he was nowhere to be found. I knew that now after having sex I would be able to sense his presence. But there was nothing and I could feel nothing. An unsettling feeling crept into my heart knowing that Eskaal was indeed lying about us being mates.

Feeling a pit in my stomach I shook off the thoughts in my head because for that I needed to communicate with him. I made my way to the kitchen, hoping a cup of tea and some breakfast would soothe my worries. Since I had nowhere to go anyway, staying there was my only choice to which I had to stick.

I mechanically went through the motions, trying to distract myself from the lingering feeling that something is off. Som