Chapter 7: Complicated Dilemma

*Amelia*

"Tricksy, are you seeing what I'm seeing?" I asked my wolf with a trembling tone while staring at the image right in front of me.

"Yes, of course, I'm seeing it; after all, I'm not blind," she said to me with a rude tone.

"Tricksy your tone," I said to her with a displeased tone.

"Sorry, ma'am," she said to me with a sarcastic tone, causing me to roll my eyes angrily as if she were just right in front of me.

"Tell me, Tricksy, do you think that Dr. Darlington and Adrian are related?" I asked her with a frightened tone.

"Well, I don't know, but I would really be happy if both of them are related. Can you imagine the look on Adrian's face when he discovers that you are mated to someone related to him?" Tricksy said to me with a devilish tone.

"Tricksy, this isn't funny, and for your information, I'm not planning to ever meet up with Adrian again, and if it happens that Dr. Alex Darlington is related to Adrian, then today will be the last day that he would be setting his eyes on me," I said to Tricksy with a determined tone.

"What? Come on, Lia, why the hell would you want to run away from our mate because Adrian is related to him? I thought you said that there's nothing between you and Adrian anymore, so why are you allowing him to get between you and our fated mate?" Tricksy, he asked me with a frustrated tone, and with that, I sighed heavily.

"Come on, Tricksy, don't you get it at all? How the hell am I going to stay away from Adrian if Dr. Alex Darlington is related to him? Being related to Adrian means he's also from the royal family, and whether he likes it or not, he would always be asked to come back to the Pack, and when that happens, I won't have any other choice but to join him since I'm his mate." I said to Tricksy with an aggrieved tone.

"And so what Lia, what if Adrian gets to see you again, is he going to snatch you away from your mate or try to punish you for doing the same thing he did, which was leaving you for his fated mate?" Tricksy asked me with an angry tone.

"Come on, Tricksy, you know well that he's the Alpha, and he can do whatever he wants without anyone questioning him, so rather than going to see him in order to know what he would do to me, I prefer to stay away from him at all costs and to also avoid anything that would make me see his face again," I said to Tricksy, and with that, she sighed heavily.

"I understand exactly what you are saying, Lia, but what about if we are overthinking things? Maybe Dr. Alex Darlington and Adrian, aren't even related in the first place, so instead of drawing conclusions, I think it would be better to wait for Dr. Alex Darlington to come out, and then you can ask him also to be sure," Tricksy said to me through our mind link.

"You are absolutely right, Tricksy; we might have been overthinking things all this while, so let's just wait for Dr. Alex Darlington to come out and clarify everything to us," I said to Tricksy, and at the same time, I started hearing the sound of the footsteps of Dr. Alex Darlington as he was already getting closer.

"Hey, my little mate, I hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long." Dr. Alex Darlington asked me as he came to the sitting room, his familiar scent that had been making me breathless since when we met at the elevator filling the whole sitting room immediately.

"No, you didn't," I stammered as I tried my best not to let him know that I'm affected by his presence.

"Okay, let's get going then; the guests are waiting, and I also have a surprise for you when we get there," he said to me, and immediately I furrowed my brows at him.

"What surprise?" I asked him with an inquisitive tone.

"Well, I can't tell you. I made it clear that it's a surprise; if I tell you, it's no longer going to be a surprise," he said to me, and I nodded in reply.

"So can we get going now? He asked me as he stretched out his hand towards me.

"Yes, but before we start going, tell me, are you the one in this image?" I asked him while pointing at the image hanging on the wall.

"Yes, that's me, and in the middle and on the left and right side is my mum and dad, but unfortunately both of them have passed away," he said to me with a sad tone.

"I'm so sorry to hear that. I have also lost both of my parents, so I know how painful that can be. But what about the person standing next to you?" I asked him despite knowing that it was Adrian.

"Ooh, that's my stepbrother Adrian," he said to me, confirming my assertions, and with that, I swallowed hard as it dawned on me that I am mated to my ex-mate's stepbrother.

"Well, he's not living in the human world here like me; he's in Moonstone Pack, and he's also the temporary Alpha of the Pack," he said to me, and immediately I furrowed my brows at him as I wondered what he meant by temporary Alpha.

"What do you mean by he's the temporary Alpha of the Pack? I have never heard of such before." I said to him with a confused tone.

"Well, you can't understand for now, but I will explain it to you later on, but as for now, let's start heading to the party hall. As I said earlier, the guests are waiting," he said to me, and without asking him any further questions, I took his hand that he stretched out to me and started heading to the party hall with him.

Getting to the party hall, we both separated as he went to greet some of his newly graduated students and also some doctors who were also professors in my school.

Throughout this while, I couldn't help but think about my new discovery, which is that of my ex-mate Adrian being related to my fated mate, Dr. Alex Darlington.

This discovery has put me in a complicated dilemma because I don't know anymore if I should go on and give Dr. Alex Darlington a chance despite knowing that doing so means that I would soon meet up with Adrian again or whether I should just disappear to somewhere Dr. Alex Darlington would never be able to find me, and by so doing, I will avoid having to meet up with Adrian ever again.

As these thoughts were running through my mind, I turned around only to see Dr. Alex Darlington discussing with one of his female students, but on seeing how close they both were and also how she was touching him, I didn't need a fortune teller before knowing that she was flirting with him.

Without even realizing it, a feeling of anger took over, and at the same time, I could feel Tricksy growling angrily from inside.

Without thinking twice, I started walking towards where Dr. Alex Darlington was with the student with my fist clenched angrily.

"Hey, take your filthy hands off my man," I growled angrily at her, not realizing how loud my voice was, and with that, the whole hall went mute immediately as everyone turned their attention towards me…

To be continued...