Chapter 5 5

THIRD POV

Zade had just finished exercising in the backyard of his pack. With sweat pouring down all over his body, Zade walked over to the small bench in the yard, picked up the towel he had brought before exercising there, and wiped his sweaty body with the towel in his hand. Zade looked around the backyard, and found Logan walking towards the backyard of the pack now.

"Alpha, today, you have a meeting scheduled with Alpha Liam at noon. He said he wants to discuss the cooperation contract agreement that your pack has." Logan said when he was right in front of Zade now.

Zade nodded his head slowly, then wrapped the towel in his hand around his neck. "Alright. I'll get ready then. You can prepare all the necessary things. Papers and all."

"Sure Alpha." After that, Logan immediately went to prepare everything.

As for Zade, he walked slowly into the pack, heading for the kitchen. Zade found the food and drinks already prepared and set on the dining table. But Zade decided to get some cold water from the refrigerator, to quench the thirst he was feeling right now. After getting a bottle of cold water, Zade drank it immediately, while walking closer to the dining table.

"Good morning."

"Uhuk-uhuk..." Zade coughed in surprise at the 'good morning' greeting given by Meira who was suddenly there near the dining table.

Meira approached, and patted Zade a few times on the back, when he did not immediately stop coughing now. "Are you okay?"

Zade dodged Meira's pats quickly. "I'm fine." He answered briefly. Although a few times, he still coughed a little, but he tried to hide it. Zade looked at Meira curiously. "What are you doing here?"

"Me? I was making you breakfast. I saw you exercising earlier, so I thought I could make you breakfast. The omegas told me what kind of food you like." Meira looked at the plates on the dining table filled with Zade's favorite foods.

"Why are you doing all this alone? And where are all the omegas on specialized duty in the kitchen?" Zade looked around him, where there was hardly a single omega.

Meira smiled slightly, looking a little nervous. "Because, I'm used to cooking by myself, so I asked them to do other work. Some of them are cleaning your room, as well as mine. And others, doing other things."

Hearing that, Zade immediately looked at Meira who was watching him. Zade was silent for a long time, eventually nodding his head slowly. "Alright then. Um... can we eat together now?"

"Sure, if that's what you want." Meira smiled.

Although she herself knew that her heart could never lie at all. She kept feeling worried. Several times, she could not sleep well last night. Ever since the conversation they had.

Zade sat on one of the chairs there, and Meira immediately prepared the food she had cooked into Zade's plate, as well as hers. After that, Meira sat on the chair right next to Zade there, and the two of them started eating together. They were both silent, and focused on the food they were eating right now. Zade glanced at Meira a few times, and became even more silent with anxiety inside him. Zade tried hard not to show it to Meira, or even anyone in his pack.

"What do you think of the food I cooked?" Meira suddenly asked. Actually, she couldn't bear not to ask Zade that herself.

"It's delicious." Zade replied briefly.

Meira just nodded her head vaguely, then went back to eating her food. Even so, in his heart, Zade really wanted to praise the dishes made by Meira, it's just that, he was never good at praising things. Or even praising other people. Zade could almost never do that. Instead, he always got compliments from others during his life.

When they both finished breakfast, Meira quickly cleaned up all the dirty plates and glasses. Meira brought the dirty plates and glasses to the sink in the kitchen and started washing them. Zade followed Meira from behind, and kept watching her. Meira frowned, confused by what Zade was doing right now.

"What's wrong?" Meira turned around.

"I..." Zade seemed hesitant to say anything to Meira.

"Yes?" And Meira waited.

"Can you just call me by name after this?" Zade swallowed his saliva slowly. He looked agitated. It was almost obvious from his eyes there. "No Alpha frills. Can you just call me Zade?"

Meira was silent looking at Zade who looked nervous in front of her now. She felt anxious. A second later, Meira nodded her head with a smile. "Of course, Zade..." Zade refrained from smiling at once.

"Ehem. Well... I should get ready and go. I have a meeting this afternoon with your father." Zade muttered and immediately turned around to leave.

"You're meeting with my father this afternoon?" Meira's question instantly made Zade stop his steps. He turned around and looked at Meira who looked shocked and curious at once. Meira walked closer to where Zade was.

"What are you and my father going to do in that meeting? Are you going to discuss something about me together with my father?" She instantly felt anxious.

"That's for sure, Meira." Zade nodded his head with quick movements. He looked very serious now. "What's more, you already exist and live in my pack now, Meira. And that cooperation agreement is also something I must keep. I have never once broken any agreement with any pack."

"B-but..." Meira's eyelids blinked rapidly. "B-but that means, the cooperation agreement will still be written, if I am the guarantee. Do you still consider me as the guarantee of the cooperation?" Meira asked. A little panicked now.

Zade shook his head. "No, Meira. I've never considered you as collateral for any partnership. I've told you, that you are my mate, Meira. Mine."

"I know, Zade. I know about that." Meira swallowed her saliva with difficulty. Nervousness, as well as fear instantly filled her entire body now.

"But what my father knows is that I am here, in your pack, as a guarantee of cooperation between your packs. What if my father finds out later that I am your mate? And what would you write in the agreement? My father would go crazy."

Zade clenched his palms tightly together. "I've already thought about that, Meira. You shouldn't worry about anything. Get some rest. And let those omegas do their work." After saying that, Zade walked away and left Meira speechless. Meira bit her lower lip, getting more and more agitated.

Meira sighed, and hurried to finish the waiting work. Once done, she walked straight to her room and cleaned herself up. She tried to get rid of all the anxiety she was feeling right now. Moreover, with what plans Zade had about the cooperation agreement that she and her father had. Meira certainly felt anxious, as well as scared. She was very familiar with her father's attitude towards all things related to him.

"Oh my, I can't help but be curious. Zade must not have left by now. But how can I ask about the cooperation agreement? Moreover, with Zade still seemingly holding back his words, and also his attitude towards me. He was still distant, and so was I. If father finds out that I'm Zade's mate, then I'll definitely be finished by his hand."

Meira stood with a restlessness that she could not control. She felt very claustrophobic. She walked back and forth in the room several times, trying to keep her ragged breathing in check.

"But if I stay in this room, then I won't know what I can get. While Zade goes to meet with father. Can I look for something that would explain why Zade is so stiff with me? But who can I ask about that here?"

Meira walked slowly over to the open window of the room, and looked down. Where Zade and Logan were walking towards the car. Zade opened the car door and got into the car, as did Logan. After that, they drove away from the pack. Meira let out her breath slowly, as she shifted her gaze, and looked around the room now.

"That's right. There will be nothing I can gain if I just stay silent in this room. Although, I can't feel a mate connection to Zade, I should at least try my best to make him happy. Or at least, just by doing some things, it can help me calm my worried mind."

Meira walked out of the room, and decided to meet Vita, the omega who had helped her yesterday. She found Vita in the kitchen washing the meat. "Vita?" Meira walked over.

Vita turned around, and wiped her hands with the apron she was wearing. "Yes, Miss? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Actually, I was wondering." Meira paused her words. Vita nodded and waited for Meira to continue. "Can I go into Zade's room?"

"Of course you may, Miss. You have the privilege to do so." Vita walked over to Meira with a smile on her face. "Alpha Zade told us that you can do whatever you want."

"I see... Actually, I was just curious, and wanted to get to know Zade better. I thought I could look through the photos or other things about Zade in his room."

"Of course, Miss. You can do that. Do you need me to accompany you?"

Meira gave a small shake of her head. "No, I don't. There is no need. I just want to confirm if I can go into Zade's room. That's all." Vita nodded in understanding.

After that, Meira went straight to Zade's room. She slowly opened the door to Zade's room, walked inside, and closed the door again. Meira looked around the room. Her gaze fell on the closed windows and curtains. She walked quickly and opened the curtains and windows, letting in fresh air. Meira's gaze shifted to a tall glass cabinet, which contained picture frames, and also album books inside. Meira opened the cabinet, picked up a photo album and opened it. A photo showed a man and woman holding a baby between them.

"This must be Zade. He looks so cute." Meira turned to another photo.

A photo featuring only a man and a woman, Zade's parents, on the bottom of which was written, 'in loving memory of Alpha and Luna'.

"They must be Zade's parents. And his mother looks so beautiful... but, she doesn't look like an ordinary werewolf. His mom looks a lot different. She looks mesmerising. So much beauty.