Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 11

Victor POV

Lauren's face suddenly turned really red.

From this angle, Lauren was lowering her head, looking serious and professional. But her ears were red, which gave away her feelings. She must be awkward over what she just said back then.

She looked like a girl who didn't give a damn about anything but turned out she got shy so easily.

I was suddenly intrigued by her. She was kind of hard to read. Realizing what I was thinking about, I began to panic and warned myself that I should never let my guard down in front of a stranger anymore. "Tell me if I'm hurting you," Lauren said abruptly.

I hurriedly stopped looking and said calmly, "Okay, go on."

She was only my doctor.

I thought to myself.

But then, she reached out her hands and held up my pant legs. Unlike those clumsy caretakers, she was gentle when she was massaging my legs. My legs used to be numb and stiff but after her massage, they seemed to come back to life and be a lot different from before. This was a strange feeling.

It was strange...like the feeling I had when Lauren mind linked with me.

"Okay. We'll do this daily and soon you'll be able to stand up and slowly walk again. It will take more time for you to run and do strenuous exercise, or to fight." Lauren said.

I was sensitive enough to notice that there was something peculiar about her treatment. And after hearing what she said, I tentatively asked, "Lauren, during the session, did you use..." "Woah!"

I suddenly sensed a nice smell and it was the scent of lilies in the valley.

Lauren fell into my arms and interrupted me. Maybe it was because she squatted for too long and tripped over when she got up. I subconsciously caught her with my arms and she looked up, staring me in the eyes. Then we were silent for a long time.

We were pretty close, close enough to feel each other's breath. She placed her hands on my chest and I guessed that my heart must be racing right now. The place she touched was burning up.

"I...I didn't mean to do that," Lauren explained hastily.

She hurriedly wanted to get up so that she could get out of this awkward situation. But maybe it was because she was too nervous, she fell into my arms again, which was absurd like we were in the movies. But I didn't hate it.

Lauren, after tripping over for the second time, seemed to be very frustrated. I couldn't help but chuckle, "Then what about this time?"

Lauren was stunned and then she instantly jumped up. She said, "I'm so sorry. It won't happen again. Call me if you need anything. I'll be in my room."

Then she fled the scene.

Dr. Lauren Blanco, who always kept a straight face around others, was actually a shy little girl. I found it quite amusing and laughed, "Rest assured. I won't get it wrong."

Then she slammed the door as a response.

I rolled my wheelchair into the study. I didn't like being helped by servants after I got injured and preferred to be alone when I dealt with my business. Because I hated the way they looked at me and it felt like they were pitying me or mocking me. But I didn't need their sympathy or their mockery at all.

But Lauren didn't treat me like the way they did. When she looked at me, she didn't feel sorry or pity me. I was just a patient to her.

I suddenly felt like the next few months would be a lot more interesting with Lauren here.

Ever since my wolf, Kent was gone, I felt like I was falling off a cliff. But when I met Lauren, she shed a light into my dark world.

Maybe she really could help me find Kent.

Lauren POV

I fled into my room like I was running for my life and my heart wouldn't stop pounding.

Come on, don't be like a little girl! I thought to myself.

I kept splashing cold water on my face, trying to calm myself down. But I felt like I could still sense the smell of fresh grass and peppermint on him. It was a nice scent and it made me flip.

"I really like his muscles," Bella was making it worse.

"Stop talking about it, Bella," I said angrily, "Victor almost knows about our healing power."

I only panicked because of what he just said, which was why I accidentally fell into his embrace. But thanks to that little incident, Victor didn't ask more about it. Or else, how was I gonna explain to him that I was using my healing power to give him a massage? I couldn't be so soft next time.

I buried my face in my pillow and tried to get those thoughts out of my head. But my phone kept buzzing and I had to grab it here.

After I blocked my mind link with those people, they had to contact me through cellphone. Within a day, my father, alpha Kean and Michael had called me so many times.

Twenty missed calls. Michael was more patient than I expected.

My phone rang again and I sneered. I walked to the balcony and picked it up because the only way to keep my phone quiet was to let that person know I wouldn't let him get his way.

But after I answered the call, all I could hear was silence.

"Michael, you've called me so many times just to let me hear you breathe and know that you're alive?" I said sarcastically.

"Lauren," Michael sounded very upset, "don't be like this."

He had become just as ridiculous as Janice. I said to him, "If that's what you wanna say, then I'm gonna hang up right now. And please stop harassing me in the future."

Michael instantly said, "Lauren! Janice almost lost her child! I know you hate me and Janice. But you don't have to be so cruel! You almost kill the baby!"

What was he talking about? And what did Janice do?

"What do you mean?" I asked, frowning.

Michael paused and then told me about his father alpha Kean's requirements. I was really disappointed. Though I had never loved this man, I saw him as a friend. But at the end of the day, I was nothing but a ruthless, cold-blooded woman to him. "Lauren, Janice is your sister and she needs me more than you do now," Michael was negotiating with me, "I can forgive you for attempting to kill my child if only you could talk to my father. He'll be willing to hear this out if it's you."

I had never been so disappointed by him before.

Ever since my mother passed away, I had never thought that I could meet my mate. And I had never begged Moon Goddess to let me fall in love. I would never be willing to give everything, including myself to my mate like other werewolves did. To me, that was horrifying. That was why I was willing to get engaged with Michael. I didn't want to be blindly in love like my mother.

But I never expected that my ex-fiancé would be so stupid and ridiculous.

"Lauren?"

"Michael, I probably should thank Janice."

Michael was confused, "Why?"

"I should thank her for letting me see who you really are! I'm glad that I haven't married you, you moron!"