Chapter 9: He can be honest

Luca hurt my feelings. I saw him as a ticking bomb that would explode any time soon, yet I didn’t realize it would happen soon. I know there would be a limit to his kindness. I pushed his buttons. I was trying to meddle in his business. It felt like I knew what to do, but at the same time, I didn’t; my mind was hazed. First, I freed that boy, and now I tried to find out why he hurt them. I should have minded my business; I shouldn’t have asked questions about his work. The alpha has always been respected and not questioned until I came along. Emotions built up inside of me, a wave of anxiety rushed over me, and the knock on my door continued. I hid under my blanket waiting for the person to leave, but he didn’t. Letting out a sigh of frustration, I came out from hiding, opening the door to reveal Ares. "What do you want?" I asked. "You missed lunch," Ares said, and I rolled my eyes. I haven’t left my room since I argued with Luca. A part of me was scared to face him; I was scared he would yell at me again, and he would hurt me just like he did. "I’m not hungry, Ares, and I have some snacks in here," I mumbled against my breath. His gaze searched around my room until he met my eyes. "Do you need anything else?" I asked Ares. "You are coming for dinner, get dressed by six," Ares said coldly, without giving me a chance to speak back, and he walked away. I didn’t want to be part of Ares’s bad side. I already upset Luca; I didn’t want to do the same with Ares, so I figured I would have to come down for dinner. There is a limit to their niceness, my subconscious says, and I listened to her. Six pm reached faster than I wanted it to, I took a shower and got dressed twenty minutes before the time. I didn’t want to wear anything fancy since we would be having dinner at home, so I wore a black dress that made me feel comfortable. A fake smile appeared on my face as I walked out of my room. "What is going on?." I asked Ares. I just came down for dinner, and no one is here except Ares. I expected to see a feast of meals on the table, but nothing at all. "Follow me, Luca is waiting for you," Ares said. He led me upstairs., I could tell we were headed to therooftopoAllll All sorts of negative thoughts flickered through my mind. Was he going to get rid of me? Did I piss off Luca by asking him questions? "Ares," I called, but I got no answer. He walked me to a door, and then he stopped. "He is not a bad person, he is just- promise you will try and listen to him," Ares said, I have never heard him speak with so much emotion. He cared a lot about Luca. "Ares I- just try and give him a chance, I know it’s not the best way to meet someone, but he cares about you," Ares said, interrupting me. " I know he can be controlling, but he is trying his best, just give him a chance to show you how much you mean to him." I could not tell what his eyes said due to the dim lights. "Go." He said, id opened the door, I looked back at him one last time before I walked in. A gasp escaped my lips when I witnessed the sight in front of me. Varieties of flowers lay in front of me, my eyes met Luca, who stood beside the table of food, my heels clicked against the flowers on the floor, and a pair of lights against each side which guided me into the room. I walked further into I stood close to Luca. "What is all this?." I asked, and a bubble of excitement erupted in me. I didn’t want Luca to know just yet. I am still upset about how he behaved the last time. "I know this won’t change anything, but I am sorry, I shouldn’t have hurt you. You asked valid questions, and I should have tried to answer them and not create a scene." His voice was laced with honesty and admiration. The Alpha is apologizing to me; it sounded unreal. I always heard he was arrogant; he never apologized, not even once. Yet, standing here and knowing he uttered those words to me, it made me feel special. "Luca, I don’t know what to say?" I whispered. "I forgive you for being an asshole." He chuckled, and I laughed. "I forgive you for being an asshole and thank you for this." I smiled. He took my hand, leading me to the chair not far from the flowers. "This is beautiful." I smiled. "I’m glad you like it. Staying with Ares for a while helped a lot." I smiled. "He helped you," I ask in disbelief. I would never have thought Ares would do this, but when I recall what he said to me two minutes ago, it made me realize how much he loves Luca. "He did, I forced him, Luca said, and I laughed. "I’m also sorry, I should have minded my business," I said, and he placed his hand on mine; it felt like an assurance that it would be fine. My eyes never left Luca. It intrigued me how he did this for me. It made me believe there is a part of him that cares about me. He set this up, he could have ignored the fact I am angry, but he didn’t, he cared for me to that extent, and I will do anything to know wh..Even if it means caring for him. "I guess I don’t love him as much as I thought I did." I smiled. I swear I noticed a small smirk on Luca’s face when I said that. He asked the question I never expected him to ask, and he wanted to know if I cared or loved Conrad again. The truth is, I’m having a hard time still believing that Conrad did this to me, but if I still felt the same for him, I wouldn’t still be sitting here; it wouldn’t have affected me so much when Luca hurt my feelings. I didn’t feel for him like I did in the past. A smile came on my face when I took Luca's hand, leading him into a dance. One of my favorite sounds is being played, he treats me good for someone who paid for me. "This was- amazing, good," Luca said, interrupting me. We headed back into the kitchen to have ice cream; he had all the flavors I wanted. I had a feeling I would come down with a cold. "Did you always want to be the alpha king?" I asked Luca. "I was trained all my life, it would be only fair if I get it, I always wanted it though." "I remember when you got coronated." I smiled. I was with my mother when we found it. My mother felt it would be good for a young man to take over the kingdom. "The rumors- they are all lies." Luca interrupted. "They label me as the bad man. I can’t be lenient with some decisions, and because of that, I am the bad person." He said. His voice came out softly when he said that. I could tell he was in pain as he uttered those words. I also believed those rumors until I met him; he was nothing like they said he would be. I thought the worst when I found out I was sold to him; he is not like the rumors, but my mind still felt unsettled. "You shouldn’t care about them, you should care about what your loved ones think about you." I smiled. "So what do you think aboutmem?." He asked. "You are a good person." I lay with a smile on my face. I didn’t know what to think. He is good, but at what cost?