Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 144

Lauren

POV

I looked at the woman when I heard her calling for my attention. It was Damon's mother.

Her eyes were full of gratitude. The doubt that I saw in her eyes when the boy was fighting for his life was gone.

"Your dress. I can help you with the dress."

Startled, I stared at the woman.

"I heard from your friend that you need the dress." The woman continued.

"Don't worry about it. It's just a piece of clothing." I honestly said with a smile. "I'll find another."

"No. If not for what happened to my son, it will not be dirtied and stained. I can help you clean it. It will be as good as new, I promise." "Really?"

The woman nodded. Before I could utter another word, my friend, Mila was pulling her arm.

"We need to go."

The smile and humor that were always present on the witch's face was gone. Wondering about it, I looked around. The people that were loitering near the emergency section were looking at us with contempt. It was heavily directed to my friend.

I sighed. I understood their mistrust but they were sending it to the wrong person.

I reached the bag from Mila's hand. I gave it to Damon's mother.

"Thank you. I'll see you later."

I was the one that pulled Mila's arm this time. We headed towards the exit. Without looking back, I knew that eyes were following us. I could feel the anger stabbing me at the back.

While walking away from the piercing eyes of the onlookers, I thought of Victor. I should tell him what happened. It appeared that the witch started to attack the tribe again and has no care whether it affects the innocent children. It did not matter if a life was at stake, too! It was a mindset of a power hungry and selfish person.

If this continuous, it will bring fear to every member of the Midnight Claws pack. This will anger the people and would doubt the capability of their alpha to protect them.

Suffice it to say, I was enraged by the incident that transpired at the center. It made me decide to go back to the estate immediately. Victor has to be warned that a witch has begun assaulting the tribe.

Whoever was behind this attack has to do with the person who was interested in claiming Victor's position. They wanted to use Victor's injury as a leverage in leading the tribe. That he was no longer the powerful alpha that he used to be without his wolf.

The moment that I stepped foot in the estate, I searched for my alpha mate. Mila was following behind. However, when we reached the receiving area, guardians were there. It appeared that they positioned there as they waited for Mila and I to arrive. Looking at the expression in their dead eyes, we came too late.

"You are not to be entertained in this estate." Said by one of the men. He was standing before the lined men in the living area.

Mila and I looked at each other. We have the same thing in mind; the incident at the center already reached the estate.

"We are guests of Alpha Victor." Mila responded. Her hand was clutching her bag tightly.

"Indeed, but a witch is not welcome in the resident of the alpha himself. We are protecting the leader of this tribe."

I made a face. I sent a link to the alpha regarding the situation I was currently in. Bella is already spouting her protest in my head with the treatment of the guardians. She was livid of how badly we are being treated. "I am alpha Victor's doctor and caretaker." I declared. I eyed the men one by one.

"Of course, but we have been very cautious since we learned that Alpha Victor lost his wolf because of the Enchantress. We will not risk the life of the alpha again."

"This idi*t should know that we are the alpha's mate." Bella said to me.

"But if we tell them that we are the alpha's mate, they will know that Kent is back." I countered at my wolf.

Bella is about to respond but stopped herself eventually. She knew that I have a valid point.

"What is happening here?" Victor's voice boomed in the receiving area of the estate.

The unsmiling alpha wheeled himself towards us. Although he was seen as a disabled man, his domineering aura was still felt in his statement. Weak subordinates can still feel his power.

I finally noticed that people have been crowding the area already. Not only the guardians were there but also the employed staff of the estate including the maid and the cleaning crew. For sure, the news travelled fast in this tribe.

"Alpha, these people were seen in the center of the tribe performing magic. It has been confirmed that one of them was a witch." Said by the same man who stopped them in the receiving area.

His head was a little low and his neck was presented to the alpha to show that he acknowledged Victor's position in the tribe.

Victor sent the guardians a quick glance before his eyes locked on me. He gave me, his personal caretaker, a once over to check if I was hurt whatsoever. When he was sure that I was not physically hurt, he spoke again. "They were my guests. I do not appreciate that they apprehended like a lowlife individual." The alpha said calmly but his tone entails warning.

"A-alpha, the witch..."

"Would you care to tell me what happened in the center?"

"They were seen to have used the magic on the injured child. The witnesses said that the child could have died because of them."

"Is the child dead?"

"No, alpha. He is in the infirmary at the moment. The tribe's doctors are tending to him. The medical staff are checking the extent of damage on the boy." "Who hurt the boy?"

"A witch, alpha. A poisoned blade was pierced to the boy's heart."

"I see." Victor wheeled in front of us. He positioned himself between us and the guardians. He gazed at the leader of the guardians that has been speaking in behalf of the group. "Thank you for the information. Dismissed." "But, alpha."

A frown marred Victor's face. He did not like that his subordinates failed to follow his order.

"Do you have anything more to say?"

"The members of the tribe are talking. What happened in the center brought fears to them." He glanced at me and Mila again. His eyes paused longer on me. "They want your guests out of the tribe's territory."

"What?! These people have no gratitude!" Bella protested. I have to bow my head so that the staff around us will not see the irritation in my face. "We saved the boy's life. He would have been dead by now if we did not intervene." I found my alpha mate's eyes on me. He seemed to have felt displeasure she and Bella felt through the link.

"What else did you hear?"

"The witch should be removed in the territory, alpha." The guardian cleared his throat before he continued. "Including your caretaker."

"Clearly, I still need the aid of my doctor seeing that I am still contained in this chair." The other man looked away when the alpha said that. He knew that Victor has a valid point. "Do you have anything more to say?" He bowed his head.

"Back to work then. Leave us."

When no one is around, Victor faced them.

"Doctor Blanco, bring me to my room. Miss Mila, please follow us." He commanded.

"Yes, alpha."

I pushed the wheelchair. None of us speak a word until they entered the confinement of the bedroom I and the alpha shared.

"What happened in the center?"

Victor was on his feet. He was standing in front of me, my face was between his gentle hands. Worry was etched in his handsome face as he looked down on me. Gone was the dominant alpha that demands from his people in the tribe. I placed my hand above his. My eyes met the green orbs of my alpha mate. Kent is already present. I can feel his concern in our connection.

"He is so sweet." Bella screamed my head. It brought a smile on my face. However, I immediately turned serious when I remembered what happened to Damon.

"A witch was in the center. She stabbed the boy with a poisoned dagger. I had to use my ability or the boy will die." I explained.

"And?"

"Mila has to protect me from the people that did not allow me to help him. I had to asked for his mother's approval so that I could heal him."

Victor squinted his eyes at me.

"They saw you heal the boy?"

He breathed out when I nodded.

"It is also possible that they did not see you heal the boy using your ability."

We turned to Mila when she said that.

The dean of the hospital rolled her eyes. The woman might be feeling left out since she was the third wheel in the room. However, it did not deter Victor. He remained attached to my body. His possessive trait was on the show. "They saw the potion from my purse. I also pour one at the boy's mouth. They may think that my potion saved the boy with the help of a doctor." Mila explained. "And Alpha, your people sure did not trust anyone outside your tribe." He nodded. "Not when a witch is involved."

"Cliché if I may say so."

I faced Victor again. The implication of what happened in the center will affect him directly.

"There was a man." I started. "He was the one who made a scene when I started to help the boy. He was gone before the medical team arrived."

"I noticed that, too. He was with that witch." Mila added. "I think, what happened to that boy was part of their plot to destroy you, alpha."

"Are you implying that the incident happened because you and Lauren are there?"

The witch nodded her head. "They knew that I am a witch. In the midst of having an injured and wolfless alpha because of the Enchantress would create a mayhem among the people of the tribe."

I gasped when I also realized the truth on Mila's pronouncement. I clutched on Victor's shirt as I stared at him.

"They wanted to test you, my alpha. They wanted the people to witness your competence and capability as a leader of the tribe."

"Or the lack thereof." Mila muttered bitterly.

Victor's jaw tightened. He knew that whoever was behind this, he wanted Victor to be the laughingstock. They wanted to see what will the wolfless and invalid alpha do in a predicament like this. At the expense of my friend, Mila!