My Name is NOT Cupcake novel Chapter 31

The next morning, I didn't wake up with Elias in the room, like he had been for the last week. I guess out intimate time was over. I should have known it was too good to last. He wasn't in the house anywhere. I walked downstairs to see a guy sitting on the couch. I looked at him curiously. When he saw me, he stood and bowed.

"Luna," he said respectfully. I walked in the living room.

"Um, no, don't do that. I'm Nova... just Nova," I said. "Who are you?" I asked.

"I'm Darius. The Alpha sent me to watch after you while he is away on pack business," he explained. I thought Peyton normally babysat me when Elias was away. I guess after the 'pizza? surprise-it's-actually-Mason' incident, Peyton wasn't watching me anymore.

"You can relax," I said. He sat on the couch and faced the TV. I turned and headed for the kitchen, making Darius jump to his feet again immediately.

"Luna, where are you going?" he asked. Darius followed me into the kitchen. I ignored him and made something to eat for myself. Minnie came down to the kitchen with Rhett. I cooed over him and held him while Minnie made him a bottle.

"So who all lives here?" I asked out of curiosity. I knew this was Elias' house, but he had a few select people actually living here... me being one. Minnie shrugged and cradled Rhett as she fed him a bottle.

"Well, obviously you, the Alpha, Taylor, Rhett, Kendra and me," she answered.

"What? What do you mean? I thought this was Eli's house," I asked. She nodded.

"It is," she said before she left. I didn't know what to say anymore. Sure, I'd seen her around before the whole 'heat' incident, but I didn't know that she lived here. I turned to Darius. I was fuming. He should have mentioned something about that.

"Tell Elias to get his ass home... right now," I growled at him He looked at me shocked.

"Luna, I-I don't think-"