Love you

Ava Wilson POV:

“Let’s go, Austin. It’s already been two hours since we sat here,” I said, feeling anxious. No matter how insane this situation was, I couldn’t support it. Everyone had already left after the doctor provided first aid to this Omega, yet he remained seated beside her, looking at her with so much care.

Maybe he had never looked at me this way before.

I had never felt this insecure, and I had been trying my best to prevent it from taking over. I knew it wasn’t good for either of us.

But what else was I supposed to feel? It was our marriage anniversary, and he was here ruining it by spending his time taking care of an Omega. Even if she was injured, she had been treated and was now sleeping. So, what was the need for him to be here? If he was just doing his Alpha duty, it was unnecessary. She wasn’t even a part of our pack.

This was all happening because of Austin, and as selfish as it may sound, I couldn’t do more than what he had already done.

“You sleep, Ava. I’m going to stay here,” he lazily replied, even though it was already past midnight. How could he just say that he would stay with her, leaving me behind?

“Are you serious, Austin?” I asked, filled with doubt. I couldn’t even believe what he just said, and I couldn’t make out his true intentions.

He lifted his head and looked at me with tired eyes. “Yes, Ava. As Alpha, it’s my responsibility to take care of pack members, even if they’re injured and unconscious.”

“Of course you should, but you’ve never done this before. Besides, she’s not even part of our pack. The doctor already said she’s stable and will be fine until tomorrow. So why do you need to be here when other maids can take care of her?” I tried to reason with him, expressing my discomfort and questioning his sudden concern that he had never shown before.

He stood up and walked closer to me, placing his hands on my shoulders. “Try to understand, baby. It’s important to ensure she won’t cause any harm to anyone here. As Alpha and Luna, we need to protect our people. Anything can happen.”

“How so? She’s an Omega, you know, right?” I raised my eyebrows upon hearing the lamest excuse he gave me. It didn’t make any sense. The more he spoke, the more he acted strangely, and the more suspicious I felt about the situation.

I couldn’t explain it, but something inside me told me that it wasn’t right. This was just making me more suspicious, and I couldn’t handle all the information he was bombarding me with. Maybe I was overthinking things, and he was right. We shouldn’t let any harm come to innocent pack members, even if we took her in to help her out of our sense of humanity, despite being werewolves.

“Don’t worry, as soon as she wakes up, we can send her away,” Austin said, pulling me into a hug and kissing my head. It brought me a sense of comfort that I desperately needed.

“Really?” I asked, melting into his arms and feeling my stress dissipate. I felt happiness wash over me.

“Of course, baby. You’re the most important to me, and you know how much I love you. It’s already been five years; you should know that. You don’t need to be insecure about any other woman because you’re more than enough for me,” he said, caressing my head as I nuzzled in closer, taking in his sweet scent.

How could I forget that he’s the man I chose?

despite all odds? I couldn’t doubt him so easily when he chose me, even though we both knew we weren’t mates. We had fallen deeply in love with each other, and it was impossible to get each other out of our heads.

“I know,” I answered proudly.

“Then why do you need to behave like this? I’m sorry that your plans for today got ruined, but we can celebrate for the rest of our lives. We have so many more years, minutes, seconds, and plenty of time to invest in and spend on each other,” he apologised.

I lifted my head, gave him a smile filled with assurance, and said, “You’re with me, and that’s all that matters. Besides, we have our whole lives ahead of us. We can’t let one night ruin it.”

“That’s true because you’re my wife and I’m your husband,” he replied, smiling back at me. In that moment, everything that was running through my head vanished. This was the smile I lived for. It was hard to believe I could feel so insecure when I loved this man so much and we had spent so many years together before taking this step of being with each other—a step that could last forever.

“Now go and sleep, baby. I hate seeing you tired,” I said, and he nodded as I walked out of the room.

He’s my man, and I know I can trust him with all that I have. Tomorrow, he’ll send her away, so it’s not all bad. It’s just one night, and it’ll be over.

“Do you believe it?” my conscience asked.

My heart wants to believe this, but some part of my head wasn’t ready to cooperate, no matter how calm and content I felt at that moment after his words. I knew my jealousy stemmed from the fact that in the five years I’ve been close to Austin, he’s never shown this level of concern for anyone else. But deep down, I knew it was a foolish thing to consider.

“It’s going to be alright when I wake up in the morning,” I reassured myself, patting my heart.