Chapter 6

Bella’s pov

I paced nervously in front of his office, my head figuring out a million ways to approach this topic. Behind the door was a very powerful man who would help me fight but was reluctant.

He had taken me into his home and taken care of me and it still felt like I was about to take advantage of his kindness.

My wounds aren't healing but they were being taken care of and I was more than grateful.

I lifted a tentative hand and knocked on the door.

“Come in,” his husky voice rumbled.

I twisted the knob and stepped in, his head shot up and his gaze met mine.

“Good morning,” he said.

I nearly swooned at the sound of his voice.

“Good morning,”

He gestured to the chair with his eyes and I plopped my ass on it.

“What is the matter?”

I sighed and chewed my lips, unsure of where to start.

“I need your help,”

His brows furrowed but he didn’t say anything as he waited for me to continue,

“Alpha Leo locked my father in prison for something he didn’t do. I heard you have the power to get anyone out of anything, please help me save my father,”

“He might be doing it to get back at me or punish me but I promise you that my father is innocent, I am innocent too. I haven’t done anything wrong to deserve it and I learnt that you are the only one who can help me. It is fate that made me come into your territory, please help me Alpha Arthur,”

I was short of kneeling down and pleading with him to consider it.

He leaned back like my request had rendered him speechless,

“Bella, I may be a lawyer but I pick my battles. You are asking me to go against another Alpha and risk the chance of starting a war.” He raised his brows in question.

“Do you want a way?” He asked.

I lowered my head in shame, I didn’t think of that when I opened my mouth.

“I am sorry, I didn’t think that far. I don’t want a war, I want my father in one piece. He doesn’t have to suffer for what he didn’t do.”  I said.

“That’s okay. I can’t help you, I am sorry.”

Tears sprung to my eyes and I held it back.

“Don’t apologize, you were doing what any good daughter would do.”

I nodded although it didn’t seem to pacify me. I awkwardly left the office before I could embarrass myself further.

I didn’t stop till I was safe in the room they provided for me.

Leo’s pov

Micheal frowned as I ran a hand through my hair as worry turned me into a grumpy man.

“What do you mean you can’t get through to her?” Micheal asked.

I looked back up and realized we were in the middle of discussing.

I have tried to call Bella a few times but I keep hitting a roadblock because she cut herself from the pack.

“It means I have tried calling her and she isn’t picking.” I snapped.

Micheal thinned his lips like he wanted to say something and after much, he said it anyway.

“And you don’t know where she is?”

I huffed as I looked at him as if to say obviously.

“So she could be anywhere but you don’t know?”

His questions were beginning to piss me off but I refrained myself from going off on him.

“Yes, Micheal. She is probably far away from me.” I said with a sigh.

“We need to find her, Leo. And don’t give me that crap about you not caring. You have been torn up over it since.”

“I don’t even know where she is. I can’t get her on the phone, she doesn’t have her wolf.” I said dejectedly.

Micheal’s eyes widened in alarm and his face went pale.

“What do you mean she doesn’t have her wolf?” His eyes searched mine and realization dawned on him,

He took a threatening step towards me, “What did you do?”

I turned away so he wouldn’t see the pain on my face. I rubbed my chest hoping it would ease the pain I was feeling.

“I…l hurt her.”

“You rejected her for her step sister so it can’t be worse than that.”

I shook my head, “I asked her to be my mistress before I can release her father.”

It was silent, very silent.

I risked a look at Micheal and found him shaking with anger, his fist clenched at his sides as he tried to control himself.

When he spoke, his voice was low and controlled, “you asked your fated mate to stay and watch you fuck her and her sister? That is fucking sick!”

“I know, I wasn’t thinking.” I defended myself.

I was shocked at the disgust that appeared on his face, “I can’t even look at you right now.”

“I know. I need to find her. She is hurt and I want to make sure she is okay.”

“How?”

His gaze shot to mine when he figured it out, “the bond isn’t broken? Why?”

“My wolf didn’t accept it. He is angry for some reason and won’t talk to me.”

Micheal let out a humorless laughter. He raised his hand up in surrender.

“You know what? I can’t deal with this.” He said before he walked out.

I went back to my room and laid on my bed, I closed my eyes as guilt over what I did made me weak.

My wolf moved around me but he ignored me as usual. I felt my leg throb from the pain I hadn’t known I felt.

I didn’t do anything to it and it was hurting badly, and I would have healed if it was indeed mine, my wolf would have healed it.

I felt the uncomfortable feeling creep up on me, and my eyes shot up when I realized what it was.

I mindlinked Micheal immediately who beared down on my door. He barged into the room breathing hard as he stared at me.

He was still angry with me, I could see it in his eyes but I didn’t care.

“She hurt her leg, she is in pain.”

“What? How did you know?”

“I have been feeling this faint pain ever since the day she left but I chalked it up to stress, it just occurred to me.”

“So she should have healed by now.”

I kept quiet,

“Leo, why isn’t she healing?”

“Because her wolf is gone. It was weak from the pain and she retreated.”

Micheal scoffed, “this just keeps getting better and better.”

“She is so close, I can feel it. She might be in the midnight pack.”

“I doubt that. They don’t treat rogues too kindly and the last time I checked, you pushed her to be a rogue.”

“Would you let that go?” I snapped.

“No, I won’t. I will never let it go. You fucked yo.”

I hung my head, “I know I did but I need to make sure she is okay. I need to see her.”