Chapter Thirty
Best friend's brother? He had siblings?
I was unsure as to why thoughts about his family had never entered my mind. I knew he was the Alpha's cousin but I didn't think about his immediate family. Was his parents still alive? He has siblings, how many does he have?
They must be worried sick about him and wondering where he is or what happened to him.
Even though he was a sick bastard and deserved to rot in hell that didn't diminish the pain his family was going through, he was their flesh and blood, their brother, their son and they deserved closure.
"Best friend's brother?" I whispered as I tried to remain neutral.
"Yes, his sister Teresa is a very good friend of mine."
It was silent as we both stared at each other for a minute.
"Does he have any other siblings?" I was careful with my tenses, I didn't want to slip up again.
"No it's just him and Teresa. They lost their parents when they were incredibly young and though they had the Alpha's family it wasn't the same. They have a remarkably close bond with each other and Teresa misses him tremendously."
My gaze wandered away from hers, it was hard to hear this and I could imagine what Teresa was feeling. If Cami had disappeared for weeks and I had no idea what happened I would be losing my mind with worry.
I bet she was doing everything she could to try and find him and find answers but unfortunately she wouldn't get any. I don't know what's worse, finding out that your loved one is dead and having all the hope dissipate from your body or continuously waiting to hear something and not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
There was a possibility that the Alpha would tell her he was dead and then she would be able to slowly accept and move on from it. But how do you move on without any answers? There was no doubt that she would ask questions to find out exactly what happened, especially if they're close, would the Alpha tell her the truth?
He didn't owe me anything if anything at the moment I owed him. Would he stand by his words and not tell anyone or would he tell his cousin what we did?
If he told her the truth would she believe my version of events? It's never easy to hear that your loved one committed a horrible crime, some people don't believe it, some refuse to believe and others completely ignore it. What would she do?
I wanted to ask Stephanie questions about her but I knew if I did it would ring alarm bells and that's the last thing I needed right now.
"They are similar to you and Cami."
"Excuse me?" I questioned looking back at her now. How did she know about Cami?
"The age gap between Teresa and Harlan is two years, just like you and Cami." Stephanie eyed me carefully as she provided me with this information.
"I don't want to talk about Cami."
"Do you miss her?" Stephanie asked completely ignoring what I had just said.
"I said I'm not talking about Cami so don't ask me any questions about her."
"I know you miss her and it's only been a few days. Can you imagine what it would be like if she disappeared for a few weeks and yo-"
"Forget this, I'm done." I stood up abruptly and pushed my chair back.
"Nala, please sit back down." Stephanie requested her tone back to professional and polite.
"Fuck off." I muttered knowing full well that she could hear what I had said. I didn't care about the consequences of my actions, I just had to get out of there.
I stormed off to my room and slammed the door behind me. I was not doing that again. Stephanie knew I had something to do with Harlan's disappearance, the way she was watching me when she provided me with information on his family and just know when she was asking me about Cami there was a look on her face that I couldn't quite decipher.
My heart clenched as I thought about Cami. What was she doing now? Was she okay? Was she coping? I wish I could speak to her but the Alpha took my phone the night he found out about Miles and there had never been a good time to ask for it back.
I needed to speak to her, I needed to know she was okay.
That's probably how Teresa is feeling about her brother.
Clasping my head I let out a groan, I felt an overwhelming amount of guilt not just about what we did to the Harlan's family but also to Miles'. I think about how they're bad people and with Harlan he deserved what he got but what does it say about me?
I was depriving two families of information and closure. They didn't do anything wrong and yet they would be the ones who would suffer now. I wasn't a good person in regard to everything I was doing now but at the end of the day I wasn't doing this just for me, I was doing it to keep the most important person in my life safe and alive.
If that made me a bad person, so be it.
I knew this so why do I keep feeling guilty? And how long would I feel this way?
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I was consumed with my thoughts all day, it's hard not to when there's nothing else to do. Trying to reduce the immense amount of guilt I was feeling, I told myself why I was doing this over and over again.
A knock on the door had me jumping off the bed. No one came here unless it was to provide me with food but usually the maids would knock and announce themselves before entering the room.
"Come in." I tried to say, my voice a little crackly from not being used. I cleared my throat and waited for the person on the other side of the door.
Beta Kieran entered the room, his eyes immediately meeting mine. Remembering werewolf etiquette, I lowered my gaze slightly so I could see him but I wasn't making any eye contact with him.
"The Alpha wants to see you." Beta Kieran announced as he continued to stare at me. I know it had only been a day since the incident in Saddleworth Moors but ever since then every time I saw him he would continually be staring at me as if he was trying to figure something out.
"Why?" I questioned as my heart began to beat faster. Did he no longer believe me? Did he talk to the counsellor? Or dare I hope, am I being set free?
"Come on." Beta Kieran didn't wait for a response as he exited the room. He didn't look thrilled to be escorting me and I wondered why the Alpha chose him and not some other werewolf. Surely the Beta had other things he needed to do?
We walked silently to the Alpha's office, Beta Kieran walked ahead while I followed from behind trying to pluck up the courage to ask him a question.
"When will I be going home?"
Beta Kieran didn't turn back as he answered. "I don't know."
"Why am I here?"
This time Beta Kieran did turn around. "I don't know." He repeated as he scanned my body. "I honestly have no idea why you're here."
He continued walking and I sighed with the responses I got. When would I be able to go home? If the Alpha isn't going to kill or punish me, why is he still keeping me here?
Beta Kieran knocked on the Alpha's door, waited for a response before opening the door and gesturing for me to enter. I slowly walked into his office that looked exactly the same as it did before he trashed it yesterday.
"I'll get to the point." The Alpha said as he stood up and moved away from his desk. "I have been made aware that you have not been participating in your counselling session."
What a bitch! I can't believe she snitched on me!
"I told you before, I don't want to do this. I don't want to talk about it."
"You don't have a choice Nala, I need you to overcome this and move forward." The Alpha said as he started coming towards me. His voice didn't sound like he was angry, it was somewhat gentle.
"Why?" I questioned causing the Alpha to falter slightly in his steps. "Why do you want to help me? Why do you care?"
Alpha Alessandro didn't answer, he continued to stare at me for a little while before he pulled something out of his pocket.
Before I could say anything, his office door slammed open and someone stepped in.
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