Big Bad Alphas novel Chapter 29

I do not know where last night came from. It was sudden, a spur of the moment kind of thing, and it has me second guessing everything. In the moment my mind was clouded with lust, a need for him that I wanted to conquer, but now that the sheets have settled, questions come to mind.

There is no doubt that what we did has me walking a little funny this morning, and I wish I could only focus on that. When I woke up, Eric was gone. I cannot be upset about this, as we laid together for a long while afterward before falling asleep, though he did not talk much. Either way, I woke up wrapped in the sheets, alone and nude. It is a weird thing to wake up like that. My head was a little dizzy, I was looking for Eric, and I could not present myself downstairs without showering first. The entire event last night felt like a dream.

When I finally made my way downstairs and into the kitchen, Marina and Caroline were talking normally, chatting about Lucas. They told me Eric and Alpha Kenn went back to work again, working to find Lucas, and I sat down beside Caroline. They looked at me oddly, asked me if anything was wrong, and when I said that I was okay, the questions were dropped. It is not like I wanted to talk about it anyways, as mentioning what we did in front of Eric's sister would be terribly uncomfortable. Now, sitting in front of them, I do not know how I feel.

The part of me that felt complete last night, feels quite empty now.

Throughout the entire day, I wander around the house, thinking. Eric does not stop by once, usually, he stops by once. While Caroline's paces and naps—as she did not sleep much last night. She has not slept solidly since Lucas' disappearances—I sit and wait. She asks me to wake her up if anything happens, so I stay nearby.

Suddenly the front door opens and my eyes shoot to it, expecting to see Eric walking through. Instead, Alpha Kenn enters and I immediately stand up. "Alpha Kenn, is something wrong?"

"No, I just came to grab something from Eric's office, I offered since I needed a drink," he explains and I walk with him into the kitchen. Marina fetches the water, as she insists, and I speak up again.

"Has Eric mentioned me at all?"

Alpha Kenn thinks for a moment. "No, no he hasn't, should he have?"

"Oh, no, I'm just curious."

Alpha Kenn takes the glass of water from Marina and takes a sip while keeping his eyes on me. "Is something wrong? You look upset."

I lean against the wall and sigh. "I don't know. Eric has been acting odd."

"Well, I'll keep my ears open for your name," he tells me before setting down the glass. "Now that I think about it, he has been acting a little absent. He might just be thinking as much as you are."

"You can tell?"

"It is hard to not look closely at a beautiful face," he says then takes down the rest of the water before leaving for the office. I do not follow him. Instead, I grab the phone and dial my old home phone number. I hold the device to my ear and lean against the wall while waiting for an answer.

"Hello?"

"Mom?" I ask. "It's Isabella."

"Wow. How are things going? Kendra misses you." It is weird hearing her voice like I never even left.

"It's—it's going well. Is Kendra home?"

After a few rustling noises, a smile comes to my face. "Isabella?" Her soft, angel-like voice brings warmth to my cheeks.

"Hey, Kendra. How are things going? How are you?"

"Oh, Isabella I missed you so much! When are you coming home? You said you were going to come visit."

"I know, I know, I'm sorry. I've been busy over here. How about I come and pick you up, so you can spend the weekend with me? We can hang out and have fun—do whatever you want." Maybe it is because I feel lonely, but the idea of having Kendra here with me fills up the emptiness currently bugging me.

"Yes! Yes—I'll ask mom right now!" Static sounding noises mix with distant voices, and I assume she is asking right now, staying true to what she said. I hold back my laughs. "She said okay. When are you coming? I'm ready right now," Kendra rushes.