Chapter 5 5

"I will never run away from The Eclipse Thunder Pack again, Reese. I'll never run away from you again either. I already said all the things I felt earlier. And I'll say it again if you want, Reese."

"No. You don't have to do that, Eleanor."

Reese slowly removed her palms from my face, and slightly distanced herself from me by taking a step back.

"I may not know what your true intentions were in saying all those things to Asher. But I was indeed satisfied when you said all those things to Asher so firmly. It's just that... to be able to believe all those words of yours? I don't know if I can just trust you now, Eleanor. Everything you've said and done has been so different these past few days. And I'm not someone who can easily trust others so quickly."

I fell silent as I listened to the words Reese had just said there. I let out my breath slowly, and nodded my head with a faint movement. I knew that Reese would definitely give me that kind of reaction. Especially with all the things I had done before, it must still be hurting her feelings until now. Regarding her trust and disappointment.

"I know that you will need a lot of time to be able to trust me again, Reese. And that's fine with me. I also know that I've made a lot of mistakes and must have made you very disappointed in me. But I will try very hard to make you trust me again. I will no longer disappoint you. It doesn't matter how much time I have to go through to make you believe in my change. I will definitely wait, Reese."

Slowly, I handed the food box that I had been holding right to Reese. He, who was silent for a moment, immediately looked at the food box in front of him and in turn looked at me there as well.

"I made this food for you." I muttered back.

After that, Reese took over the food box from my hand, muttered 'thank you', and walked towards her desk. Reese sat there, and started to open the food box, then looked at my cooking now. Meanwhile, I walked over to the small sofa not too far from Reese's desk, and sat there. I'm really going to wait for Reese now. It doesn't matter how long it takes me, but I will always wait for him. I need to make Reese trust me again. I watched Reese who began to eat with gusto the dishes I made for him. I hope it was really delicious.

I leaned my body on the sofa that I was sitting on slowly, and returned to silence there. I began to rest my head using my right hand that was resting on the sofa, and continued to watch Reese who was even more focused on the food she was eating right now. My eyelids closed a few times, and the sleepiness was starting to really get to me now. After all the tension that had occurred, I felt a sense of relief that even had the effect of causing intense drowsiness like this now.

Waiting for Reese to eat will also make me even more sleepy. It doesn't matter if I take a short nap, right? I slowly closed my eyelids and fell asleep. Usually, even if I'm asleep, I can still hear and feel everything around me, even though I won't give the slightest response later. If Reese finishes his meal later, I hope he can wake me up soon and take me back to his pack. I completely relaxed my body on the sofa, and threw myself down to fall asleep right there right now.

"I should have said this earlier before your obsession with possessing Eleanor Jane intensified, Reese Carson."

I woke up instantly as I heard that voice speaking in a fairly loud tone. I opened my eyelids and fell silent. Because I had just realized that I was no longer on the sofa like when I fell asleep earlier. I was now in a room that seemed to be directly connected to Reese's study. That was proven when I realized the door to this room was slightly open and I could clearly see Reese's workspace there. Is it possible that Reese carried me to sleep here?

"It wasn't just an obsession to have her, Cole. But I was truly in love and deeply in love with Eleanor. And those two things will never change."

That's Reese's voice. And Cole? Is he Reese's friend? What are they talking about right now? And why are they both mentioning my name?

"Oh my god, Reese. You are the Alpha of The Eclipse Thunder Pack. A pack that is even stronger and more powerful than any other pack. If you think about it, your pack, as well as Eleanor's father's pack, are very distant in status. Eleanor's pack is far below yours, and yours is in a place too high to be easily reached. Even with your status, it is far more honorable than that of any other Alpha. Then how could you just fall in love with Eleanor Jane?"

That's right, the two of them are talking about me right now. I fell silent and remained in my position lying on the bed. I didn't dare to make a bit of noise and movement right now. I still wanted to listen to their conversation there.

"Don't speak loudly like that, Cole. Eleanor is in the room, she is sleeping peacefully right now. She even brought me the food she cooked herself earlier. She's also trying to change for the better. She has also promised to never leave me, with Asher, that illegitimate child. I know it will take a long time for her to accept me. But I'm sure he can do it."

"No, Reese. That might just be one of her new foul plans to play with you, and your feelings. Hasn't Eleanor, as well as Asher, been doing that to you since the beginning? How long and how many plans has she had to escape from you over the years? Eleanor Jane will never change. She will remain deceitful. Now, listen to me, Reese Carson."

I heard footsteps over there. I thought Cole must be walking toward Reese's desk. I felt tense about the conversation the two of them were having right now. What's more, it had something to do with me.

"I'm going to suggest something that you should have done earlier. It would be best if you just get rid of her, Eleanor Jane. With your status as the strongest Alpha, as well as being more honorable than the other pack Alphas here, you can have any woman you want. Be it any werewolf, from any pack, even humans. They will be very happy to be yours. You yourself can also get many women who will obediently become yours, without the need for you to force them. If you continue to be with Eleanor Jane, it's obviously of no use at all, Reese."

"Watch your language, Cole. What if Eleanor listens to all these words of yours?"

"Then that's better. Eleanor Jane isn't even any good. She wasn't even born a wolf. She's not a werewolf. She's just an ordinary human. She doesn't have a wolf. Then how could a great Alpha like you choose her as Luna?"

Deg. For some reason, it hurt a lot to hear all the words that Cole had just said to Reese, about myself. And even so, in the end I also had to pretend that I didn't listen to all those things later.

"That's all my business, Cole. The business between me, Eleanor, and Asher, is my business. I can handle everything that's going on right now with ease. Even if it takes a long time, I feel very confident that Eleanor will slowly accept me. It doesn't matter how much time she needs. You don't need to interfere with my decisions. If I want and love Eleanor, why does it seem to affect you so much?"

"Alright. But listen to me carefully, Reese, I'm going to keep trying to get you out of touch with that Eleanor who doesn't even have a wolf. How about I arrange some meetings in the near future? I'll introduce you to someone who is far more deserving of being able to stand alongside you as the greatest Alpha in the entire pack. How's that? She's a dignified woman, polite, doesn't talk much, and doesn't have a lot of sneaky behavior like Eleanor Jane does. She would be a perfect match for you, Reese."

"I don't want to. I'm not even willing to have whatever meeting you're going to have. If you have nothing else to do here, then leave right now, Cole. I still have a lot of work right now. And yes, I'm not at all interested in getting to know other people. Whoever they are. Whatever their status. In my heart and mind, there will only be one place, and that is for Eleanor only."

Reese replied to Cole's words coldly. And after that all I heard was footsteps going away and exiting Reese's office, while closing the door roughly. I paused, and felt Reese's different aura. He must be feeling very upset, after listening to all of his friend's own words. Of course he was.