Tasting
Chapter 399

399–The Sleeping Beauty

Nora:

Daphne packed her bags and silently joined us in the car. She definitely wasn’t acting like herself. The lack of eye rolling, taunts and scoffs were the evidence that she was in an entirely different dimension right now.

After Nash beat up Mr. Ford, he was asked to leave the mansion for attacking the royal gamma. Of course, Yuki sided with Nash. He even claimed he was in the room that day when I said Ford had molested me.

I mean, I didn’t care. Ford got what he deserved, and if Yuki doesn’t shut up, I might just show him a few of my moves instead of letting Nash handle it this time.

“Don’t feel guilty. It’s in the past,” I told Nash, watching as he gripped the steering wheel tightly.

He hadn’t said a word and only offered me napkins to clean the blood that had splattered on my face when he beat up Ford.

“Is that why you’re angry with us?” Nash finally spoke after a long silence.

“Huh? No!” I shrugged.

“Because that day, we came to rescue you. We didn’t know right away- but the moment we found out, we dropped everything to protect you,” he explained, clearly still trying to figure out why I was so distant or why I wasn’t complaining to them like I used to.

“I know. You don’t have to remind me,” I replied, leaning back in the seat and taking a quick peek behind to check on Daphne. She had fallen asleep in the car.

I didn’t know what was going on, but she was turning so pale.

“Then what is it? I know you, Nora. You’re not the type to get this upset just because we didn’t let you stay in the pack. Something bigger must have happened for you to not even want to talk to us,” he pressed, and it scared me how close he was getting.

He was asking the right questions, and I started to fidget in my seat.

“It’s really nothing. I’m being honest when I say I’ve moved on,” I shrugged, keeping my eyes on the road.

“Moved on without breaking the mate bond with me? Maybe you’re forgetting-” I shot him a sharp glare to shut him up before Daphne could hear us.

I knew she was asleep now, but who knows if she would wake up to that kind of conversation. I couldn’t let Brody do something reckless.

“Fine, don’t answer me. Where’s your phone?” he asked, making me turn my head away.

“I changed my number,” I replied.

“I’m talking about your phone. How come you don’t have one with you? Don’t you talk to your beloved husband?” His tone was getting aggressive.

“I don’t like using technology anymore,” I lied, feeling the discomfort of my falsehoods, knowing he probably wasn’t buying a word of it.

I was just digging myself into a deeper hole with these terrible excuses.

“Okay! Then how about you take off your ring and show me your wolf?” He challenged, causing me to raise an eyebrow at him.

“How about no? Your pack and Yuki would kill me. Is that what you want?” I hadn’t meant to react so aggressively, but he left me with no choice.

At this point, I just wanted to get home quickly so he would stop interrogating me.

“Besides, what’s with all these questions? Do you think I’m lying to you?” I grumbled under my breath, shaking my head fiercely in an attempt to scare him into silence.

“I was just fine, I’ll shut up,” he exhaled heavily through his nostrils.

I could tell he didn’t believe me, but then a thought crossed my mind.

The moment we arrived at the mansion, I stepped out of the car and turned to him. “Take her inside.‘

“Huh? I’ll wake her up and she can walk on her own,” Nash replied, sounding confused as to why I wanted him to carry her.

“Do whatever, but can you please hand me your phone?” I asked. He raised an eyebrow but stopped himself before saying something that would upset me and handed over his phone instead.

I took the phone and walked away, dialing Brody’s number.

“Hello? Why is the alpha king calling me?” Brody’s cocky tone was a clear sign he would get to mock the brothers now that his pack was gaining popularity.

“It’s me,” I replied, taking a little stroll down the road where I could stand and talk to him privately. I missed my kids and wanted an update on them.

“Nora? Why are you using his phone? Is he nearby?” I should be he’d focus more on me being with Nash than actually answering my questions.

“Wait! Are you two alone?” His voice suddenly shifted to a much more aggressive tone.