Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 44

Victor

POV

I was glad I was in the car instead of the study. All those sweet words and tactics I learned from Google were still on my computer in the study. As soon as I got home, I had to erase those records. If Lauren saw them... No! I certainly couldn't let that happen.

Fortunately, it was quite dark in the car, and Lauren wouldn't notice the look on my face. I guessed I hid it well.

However, the next second, Lauren looked at me interestedly as if she had found something intriguing compared to her earlier predicament, "Who taught you to say that kind of sweet talk, Richard? Was it one of your friends?" "....No," I responded in a flat voice.

Lauren smiled at me cunningly and reached over to press down the partition, "Richard is here, so I'll just ask him."

I didn't feel threatened by this and reminded her, "Richard probably doesn't have time to answer you right now cuz his way of shifting his attention is to immerse himself completely in his work, and he wouldn't want to disturb us."

Sure enough, Lauren remembered what had just happened and her hand froze in mid-air. She awkwardly withdrew her hands and muttered quietly, "You're pretty snarky even when you're being mean, alpha Victor." I didn't argue with that.

Although I did not agree with what she just said, I was actually not an apathetic person when it came to Lauren.

"Richard had been fixing up the aftermath of the party and if there is anything you want him to do, you can just tell him."

Lauren's gaze darkened as she looked out the car window. The car had already left the borderline of the Fullmoon Tribe. I had seen that lonely and sad look on her face the other day when she was drunk. She was pretending to be strong, hiding the vulnerable side of herself in armor.

"I don't think there's anything left for him to do. I'll just deal with my father...no, Manuel, about the company's shares," Lauren said, "after that, I don't have anything to do with the Blanco family and the Fullmoon Tribe."

She forced a smile at me but she looked lonely. No one would ever want to leave their tribe if they didn't have to.

The look on Lauren's face made me feel terrible and I couldn't help but say, "You can see The Midnight Claws Tribe as your tribe."

"Huh?" She was a little confused.

"I meant what I said last time," I looked Lauren in the eyes and said, "if you want, you can be the Luna of the Midnight Claws Tribe, and no one will be able to hurt you anymore, Lauren."

I would protect her and keep her safe.

Lauren was a bit stunned for a moment and masked her feelings with a fake smile, "I told you, I'm not that vulnerable."

"But I want to protect you, so stop looking so desolate. You're not alone, Lauren." What I said just now wasn't the lovey-dovey phrases I searched online. It just suddenly came to my mind at this very moment, and I couldn't help but blurt them out. Lauren flinched. She looked down and her thick eyelashes cast shadows under her eyes. Her eyes darkened as she remained silent for a moment before she said, "Victor, don't be so good to me, and stop trying to protect me." "Why?" I didn't get it.

"Because those who are nice to me will eventually leave," Lauren said, "I'm afraid that you, too, will suddenly leave me."

"Is that why you never let your guard down around people who truly care for you?"

Lauren looked down and didn't say a word.

I understood why Lauren would always be so defensive around other people and no one could really break down the walls that she built. She would treat those who were kind to her politely, but when anyone showed her affection or wanted to get more intimate, she would be resistant and run away.

Because she was afraid.

I looked at her sullen face, reached out, and grabbed Lauren's wrist. I put her hand on my chest and let her hear my heart beating for her right now. Then I put my forehead against hers and spoke slowly, "I won't." "Lauren, I won't leave."

Lauren batted her eyes. She opened her mouth but didn't say anything.

Empty promises weren't enough to convince her and I added, "It's okay, we have our whole life ahead of us, and I'll spend my life proving it to you. If you don't believe me, I'm willing to make a Blood Oath for you."

"I, by the name of the Midnight Claws Tribe's Alpha, swear to Lauren Blanco that I will spend the rest of my life..."

"It's okay," Lauren looked up, her eyes glistening, "no need for that."

I thought Lauren was going to turn me down, but her voice sounded a little choked up, "I believe you."

At that moment, an indescribable joy welled up inside of me as if all sorts of emotions were surging through me. It was the most beautiful thing anyone had ever said to me. I wanted to kiss her and hold her in my arms, but we just pressed our foreheads against each other. Lauren closed her eyes and said softly, "Thank you."

"I'm so happy right now."

She finally started letting down her guard in front of me and wasn't resistant to being with me anymore.

At such a moment, an absurd thought flashed through my mind that it was still useful to look up some information on those ridiculous websites. Although they were mostly filled with ridiculous ways to court girls, perhaps I could see what else I could do to win her

over.

And I could never let Lauren see that, of course.

Even the air seemed to be filled with a sweet fragrance.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the partition, ruining this beautiful moment. Lauren quickly sat up straight.

Damn, I should've told Richard to take the other car. He was such a goofy werewolf who knew nothing about love.

I pulled down the partition with a straight face and said, looking annoyed, "What is it?"

Perhaps my face looked too grim, Richard's body stiffened and it took him a while to come back to his senses. Then this moron even tried to roll up the partition again, "I'm so sorry..."

"We were not doing anything," Lauren said hastily, "just go ahead and tell us what's going on."

Richard looked at Lauren and then at me. He had always been quite talkative before and now he was stammering and wasn't behaving like the beta of one of the strongest tribes at all, "Nothing. I just wanna brief you on what's going on over there at the banquet hall...Our people who stayed there have retreated, and alpha Manuel won't know who sent them."

That was all?

"Also, we're about to get back to the estate. Should we leave this car for you and take another car, or should we remind you to get off the car when we arrive?"

"Richard," I said, holding back my anger.

"Hmm?"

"People at the training camp have been slacking off lately. You should go and stay there for some days."

"Huh? Alpha Victor, why do you suddenly want me to go there? That place is way too scary..."

"Shut up!"

"Okay..."

How could I ever let this moron be my beta?

However, Lauren was laughing at this scene.

Well, he wasn't useless then.

"And there's one last thing that I must tell you," Richard peeked out of the front seat and said hastily, "the people that we sent there said Janice seemed to have fainted again at the end, and now the Fullmoon Tribe is in chaos and the party ended early without even giving the guests a reason. I heard alpha Kean went over there too...phew."