Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 26

Lauren

POV

I didn't know if my growing affection for Victor was due to the effects of the heat or if it was simply Victor's charisma that attracted me, and I felt like I needed some time to chill out.

But now that we lived under the same roof and I had to give him regular treatments and massages every day, it was hard for me to have time to think about it calmly.

And if I used the healing power on Victor again, it might deepen the strong bond between us.

But to my surprise, when I returned to Hill Estate, Victor was not there and his assistant was packing up his things.

"Where's alpha Victor?" I asked, looking around.

"Alpha Victor is temporarily away on business. Miss Blanco, don't worry, I will serve as the estate's butler for the time being. Alpha has ordered us to take care of you when he departed," the assistant responded respectfully, "Miss Blanco, please rest assured, we won't be bothering you if there is nothing important."

But that wasn't what I really cared about. I asked, "What about Victor's legs? Is there an emergency? It's best if his treatment is not interrupted."

"Miss Blanco, please don't be worried. Our beta Mr. Richard has also studied physical therapy, and he will be in charge of the massage treatment these days," the assistant added, "oh, alpha also asked me to tell Miss Blanco that the new treatment plan can proceed upon his return and that he will help you out regarding what has been bothering you currently."

He left in such a hurry and didn't even leave a message for me. But he had the time to arrange everything perfectly over here.

We had already built a mind link, so no matter how urgent it was, Victor could have told me through the mind link instead of asking his assistant to tell me.

What a spoiled and reckless alpha!

"Okay." I became a bit irritated for no reason and went back to my room. I was getting more and more annoyed.

This was really...

I was just about to say that I needed some space to judge our relationship when Victor gave me the opportunity to do so.

Did Victor do this on purpose? Otherwise, he wouldn't have left without even a message or mind link. Damn it, I forgot to ask the assistant about the date of his return and now it seemed a bit intentional to go out and ask.

Since Victor also needed some time to calm down, I could take advantage of the time to think about our relationship as well as deal with the Blanco family's nasty problems.

Based on what I knew about Janice and her mother, they would never give up just like that.

Suddenly, my phone rang.

Victor POV

"We don't know for sure if the man is lying or not, alpha Victor. There's actually no need for you to come with us to the Main City yourself," beta Richard said.

As my closest friend since childhood, he was probably the person in the tribe who was most sincerely concerned about me.

"I don't want to miss any news about The Dark Enchantress," I said in a lowered voice, "besides if I don't show up, I'm afraid the elders and those with ulterior motives won't be able to keep their cool."

I was an alpha who was no longer powerful. It was only natural that the people in the Midnight Claws Tribe had some bad thoughts.

"This is good. We can intimidate those stupid werewolves who don't know their place," Richard chuckled.

But actually, the main reason was that I wanted to give Lauren some time alone. After that night, she had been avoiding me for the past two days, and I thought we both needed a little time alone to think about our relationship.

"By the way, have some people keep a close eye on Lauren, just in case her father's mistress and her half-sister are up to something stupid," although I left Hill Estate temporarily, I was still a little worried, "tell the guards to stay vigilant. Also, have the company see what kind of support she needs."

Richard, for the first time, did not respond to me immediately but looked at me with a thoughtful gaze.

"Say it." I wasn't very comfortable with the look in his eyes.

In the past, no one dared to disobey my orders when I spoke in this tone, but today Richard was very daring.

"Alpha Victor, you treat Miss Lauren Blanco very differently. You care a lot about her," Richard said with a smile, but he sounded very sure of himself.

"Because she's my attending doctor." I glanced at him and then looked out the car window.

Richard, however, wasn't convinced at all, "Hey, Victor, I'm your beta and the friend you grew up with. You just think of Lauren as your doctor? Don't be ridiculous, you haven't been this attached to those doctors and caretakers before. Do you remember the name of your last caretaker?"

I tried to think of the name of the last caretaker I chased away. Sadly, no memory of him came to my mind. All I could remember was that he was clumsy and timid and could break a mug when he was pouring a glass of water.

"I don't need to remember their names. It's just pointless," I retort, unwilling to admit he was right.

Richard raised his eyebrows, "But you remember Miss Lauren's full name, you know about her family, you even remember to arrange for her protection, and you had people help keep an eye on those hateful families of hers..." Richard counted the things I had done one by one, and I was getting more and more guilty.

"Why not try starting a relationship with her?" Richard suggested excitedly, "the look in your eyes tells me that you adore her."

I...adored Lauren?

That was unbelievable. I only felt a physical desire for Lauren that day, but it only happened under the influence of the heat. Yet everything Richard said made it impossible for me to argue with that.

Was this love?

I looked over at Richard, whose eyes were full of expectation. Then suddenly something occurred to me. I asked, "What was it like when you met with your mate?"

"My mate? Did you actually ask me that kind of question? I am still single, all right?"

But then, Richard, who was always composed in public, looked a little excited as he said, "it was such an awesome feeling. I felt like she was all I could think about at that moment. It was like an invisible thread was pulling us closer to each other. It was something that was both soulful and physically enjoyable."

"My father told me that. It's his love story with my mother."

His overexcited expression and description made me pull away from him subconsciously.

But then he asked in great astonishment, "Could Lauren be your mate?!"

"...Stop yelling, we're here," I wanted to argue with him, but then I gave up, "how can I possibly feel who is my mate right now?"

I didn't want to tell him what happened that night.

Speaking of Kent, Richard collected himself and then said in a light-hearted manner, "Where did that bastard go to sleep for so long? He should have woken up after such a long rest."

"Maybe he will be back soon," I said.

Richard raised his eyebrows and was surprised that I would be so optimistic. But before he could say anything, the car had pulled up at the Main City Estate.

"Alpha Victor, we're here," the driver said as he drew down the partition.

"Let's go," I ordered.

Richard became more serious and got out of the car first to open the door for me. Just as he was about to pull out the wheelchair, I raised my hand to stop him and slowly stood up as the elders and tribal aristocrats looked at me in shock or horror. At once people began talking.

"What...I thought alpha Victor's legs were crippled! How can he stand up?"

"I thought he had become a crippled loser!"

Even Richard's eyes sparkled with amazement.

I glanced at them and everyone became silent as I walked toward the elders in their astonished gaze, "Where is the information about The Dark Enchantress and that organization?"