Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 145

Chapter 145: The hearing.

Leilani.

When I woke up the next morning, I looked like a very large piece of hot mess. My hair was all over the place, my body felt as though I had been run over by a train, my limbs protested whenever I moved... but that was not the highlight of it all.

The highlight was the fact that I had shifted, and now I felt like shit afterwards!

My bones still felt sore and even though I was considerably weak, it was nothing compared to the very first time I’d shifted. It was nowhere close to the raw agony I’d felt the last time.

Hell, at least, I wasn’t in the hospital this time.

—So maybe I was really healing.

With this thought, I dragged myself to my feet and because I’d slept off— or passed out— in the bathroom last night, all I needed to do was put on the faucet and dip myself into the steaming hot water.

The hot water against my skin seemed to loosen the knots in my muscles, it calmed me for a little while until I remembered that I needed to be at work in a few minutes... then at the courthouse later today.

I rushed out to the bathroom, that is after draining out the water from the tub and quickly towel-dried my body. I then changed into a pair of simple gray pants, paired it with a white shirt and then finished off the look with my pair of black So Kate’s.

—I knew I looked a mess, but there was no way I would allow myself to feel like a mess as well and with this in mind, I set off.

Work was good. I got through the day working nonstop like a zombie, and when the meeting with the Landrys finally came to an end, Alpha Richard quietly walked up to me, a slow but sure smile playing on his lips as he muttered; "I always knew that you were good. I just never realized that you were this good."

I smiled. "Thank you."

"Also, you should know that my offer to hire you is still on the table... and if by chance, you no longer wish to work here, you can always switch. You’ll always be welcome to work with us." He said softly but I could only smile.

I knew that I was never going to ever take up the offer, but it was better to let him hope for something he would never get than tell him off, so I said instead; "I would like to assume that you’re satisfied with my work then, right?"

"Yeah, right." He answered softly, "...and to celebrate our successful collaboration, I’d like to invite you over for dinner tonight."

I frowned. My eyes met his gaze briefly, and even though his smile seemed genuine, I couldn’t bring myself to accept his invitation. I shook my head. "I’m so sorry, but—"

"It doesn’t have to be today." He chirped in, interrupting me, and again I shook my head.

"I do not wish to promise you when I know that I won’t be able to keep to my own end of the—"

"Leilani..." he drawled, his voice gentle, "...this won’t be the first time we eat together. Moreover, you promised me long ago that we’d have lunch one of these days... so don’t turn me down now."

After hearing his words, I nodded politely, but reluctant to simply ’agree’ with him, I said instead; "I’ll think about it,"

And with that, I walked away even before he could respond. I briefly joined Jarek to talk about a few things, and when I was done with that as well, I leaned close to whisper into his ear. I said; "I need to leave now."

He instantly turned to face me, his eyes thinning in worry as he asked; "Do you want me to come with you, Sweetcakes?"

"Oh, no! I’ll be just fine." I answered softly and with that, hugged him briefly before slipping out of the place.

The drive to the courthouse was extremely quiet and tense, save for the country music playing on the radio; and by the time I arrived at the fancy two storey building, the first people I ran into were the triplets.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify