Ascension of a Gamma novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47 Balanced Life

Rigel –

The pack was recovering from the attack. I was forbidden to involve myself in the cleanup and other matters that needed m y attention by none other than the one woman who controlled my life – my Mom. We’re all we had since Dad died in a n attack, and she’d been looking after me like I was still a child. So here I was, lying in bed, nursing my recovering wound, bored out of my mind.

The thought of Gale picking up the slack made me happy – poor kid. None of them contacted me yet today, and it was already seven past two in the afternoon, Must be busy.

Mom was in the kitchen – she was working overtime again to feed everyone. While she was my biological mom, everyone in the pack considered her their paternal mom and so everyone had a soft spot for her. Strict in the kitchen but was a real softie inside – I should know.

Sighing, I swung my legs to the side and

thing, I swung my legs to the side and stared at the ceiling. The cool draft from the window right above the headboard made the heat bearable. My wolf wanted t o run, but it might open up the wound so he could only whimper, and he’d been whimpering since this morning.

“Shut up, will you? Can’t you stay quiet for five minutes?”

“I’m bored,” he replied.

“So am I. Now keep quiet.”

“Can’t we go outside?”

“I’m bored and hungry. We’ll take a walk when Mom gets back,” I answered.

Lunch was over hours ago, and I was waiting on my Mom for my lunch. I could fix myself something, but I felt too lazy today to do… something as boring as making a sandwich.

Our conversation was cut short when a familiar voice came from below.

“Hello?

I immediately sat up, rubbed my ears, and listened in again.

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“Aunty ), are you home?»

My wolf growled. She wasn’t supposed to be here! Footsteps thudded on the stairs,

“Aunty J?” she asked again.

“She’s not here!” I yelled from my room.

The door opened, and she peeked in before opening it wide. She stood by the doorway with a grin on her face. Pink crop top and skintight jeans showed off her skin and figure, and she had light make-up on. Drop-dead gorgeous; it

could drive any person at her mercy until they found out what kind of person she really was.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, growling. “Who gave you permission to b e here?”

She rolled her eyes at me and crossed her arms across her chest.

“Seriously, couz? For once, can’t you be happy to see me?”

“No.”

“Where’s Aunty J?” she asked, leaning on the frame.

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How did you get in?”

Right after the attack, she was suddenly paying a visit?

I didn’t buy it. She wasn’t allowed within the territory, so how did she get this far without anyone apprehending her?” You’re banned from the territory.”

“Am I? Your guards didn’t think so,” she replied, making quotation marks in the air with her fingers as she said “guards”.

I growled. Nobody insulted my warriors.

She eyed me up and down then scoffed.” What happened to you?”

My stomach was wrapped in bandages and I had bruises and cuts all over. I raised a brow at her.

“Don’t act like you don’t know. I asked you a question, Salina. I expect an answer,” I said, getting up and walking over to her.

“Aunty J missed me, and I missed her. Guess who asked me to come over?” she said, raising her brow higher. “If she’s in the kitchen, I hope you don’t mind me

kitchen, I hope you don’t mind me waiting for her. I’ll also be staying for a couple of days… or a week. I don’t have any plans on leaving anytime soon.”

The pack knew about my Mom’s condition. She was her usual self in front of them, but within these walls, she needed help. While Sarina’s death affected all of us, she took it hardest. Mom saw Sarina in Salina, and just like m e, she treated my cousin as a little girl. They were close like they were mother and daughter and I had no problem with i t, but it wasn’t healthy for her.

The more time Salina spent with Mom, she became convinced that Sarina was still alive. At times, I caught her calling m y cousin Sarina and asking for Salina instead. I thought it was an honest mistake the first time it happened, but it was occurring more frequently recently.

“You shouldn’t be around her,” I said, grabbing her wrist but she pulled her arm back. “You have to leave now.”

She had to go before Mom found out she was here. However, I was too late for I heard Mom yell from below.

neand mom yeun rom below.

“Rigel Axia Johnson! Why is the front door open, young man?”

Salina smirked at me and said loudly, “H i, Aunty I! Guess who’s here?”

My mom shrieked in excitement.

I had to cover my ears.

“Sarina? Is that you?”

There she was again. This bitch was aware, and she was letting it happen!

“Don’t.” I warned, glaring at her.

“I’m not what you think of me, Rigel,” she spat as she turned around and went down the stairs.

“Aunty, it’s me, Salina!” she whined.” You didn’t miss me at all!”

My mom laughed. Only Salina could make her laugh right now. I was spending more and more of my days and nights out of this house just to get away from her. It was just the two of us, but she never smiled or laughed around me. Since I took after my Dad, the more I grew, the more she was reminded of him. It should explain why her eyes never lit up the way

lain why her eyes never lit up the way they did whenever Salina was around.

“Should we tell Liarn?” asked Rain.

To be honest, I didn’t know. “What do you think?”

“It’s too much of a coincidence,” he replied.

“Agreed.”

“So how do we do this?” he asked, wagging his tail.

I locked the door and went to the window; pulled myself up then jumped right out. My feet landed on the grass. They were talking and giggling in the living room. Now was my chance. I sneaked over to the next house before speed walking it out of there.

“Can’t you heal me faster?” I asked, annoyed that the wound was throbbing

now.

“Wolfsbane, man. You should blame yourself for your hero syndrome.”

“You’re fucking lazy. And I don’t have a hero syndrome,” I retorted.

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