Not His Type Of Mate
Chapter 17

NORA'S

POV....

As I walked into the house, I could feel my legs were shaking and I couldn't tell it it was because of the excess alcohol I had consumed or because of the fact that I was afraid dad would scold me for not coming back home.

Either ways, I felt weak in the knees.

"Where are you coming from, young lady?" Dad's voice brought my movement to a stop.

I swallowed as I turned to see him folding his hands against his chest, staring at me like some journalist who awaited answers. I gulped as I turned to face him completely, I had being on my tippy toes because I didn't want to call attention but then sadly, all that didn't help. "I'm sorry dad." I told him.

My head was still aching and I didn't think I could start to explain myself.

"You're sorry?" He scoffed as he walked towards me before placing his hands on my shoulder and even though I knew he was angry, I could still see how caring he was towards me.

"Nora, being sorry isn't enough. Do you know how worried I was about you? You had me extremely scared, especially when you weren't taking your calls and some time later, your phone was switched off. How'd you think that made me feel?" He asked me and tears slowly started to stream down my cheeks.

"I'm so sorry, dad. I swear it will never happen again." I told him. Dad cared about me so much, he was so worried about me and yet, I still let people who weren't supposed to Mather get to me.

He sighed as he turned away from me, "where were you?" He asked me. I bowed my head, what was I supposed to say, that I had deliberately gone to a bar because my mate didn't want me but my sister?

Even in my head, it sounded so stupid of me and before I could even bring myself to speak, he asked again. "I'm speaking to you, young lady." He said and I shivered.

I opened my mouth, about to speak when mum walked in. "Dad, I...."

"What else does she have to say? Trust me, if you want to know anything about Nora, you shouldn't ask her, not at all. You know who you should ask?" She asked as she passed me a look filled with disgust.

It honestly broke my heart to see my own mother do this but what choice did I have? It was my fate after all.

"I'm sure, she must have being at a stripper's club." She said and I shut my eyes, how could she even say this? She chuckled before continuing, "oh wait, how could I forget? She can't get into a stripper club, she's overweight and probably wouldn't even fit through the door." She said and with that, she burst into laughter.

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I couldn't take it, the fact I couldn't do anything didn't mean I could stand there and listen to these awful things being said to me. I made to walk out on her when she made this weird sound she always did with her mouth. Holding on to my hand, she spoke. "Let me guess, when you weren't allowed into the stripper club, you decided to go someplace, someplace where men who would touch anything would be." She said and I took my hands out of hers.

"I didn't do any such thing!" I told her as the tears I had being trying so hard to hold on finally found their way down my cheeks.

She chuckled, maniacally, "there's no need to cry. Unless I'm actually right and all the men you met eventually dumped you when they found out they couldn't manage you." She said and scoffed.

In that time, dad had tried to shut her up but then as usual, no one could. I stared at her, she never cared about me and some times, if not at all times, I wondered if she actually birthed me. I sniffled, wiping my tears off my cheek slowly. "I did no such thing so your words wouldn't get to me." I told her and made to leave when her last word hit me hard.

"So they didn't dump you in the middle of the night? That's a relief but then sadly, you won't be called back." She said.

This time, I didn't even bother turning as I walked into my room, not sure if I was to feel angered or cry.

After sitting in my bed for some time, my hands acting as support to my head, I managed to get off the bed. This wasn't new and I didn't know why it still got to me. I took a deep inhale, I had work and I needed to be there, immediately.

I shouldn't have let mum's words get to me, I really let myself down and I knew I had to be displeased at myself.

I walked into the bathroom, taking a quick shower as I got ready to leave for work.

I could hear creaks from within the library and I furrowed my eye brows, who could it be? The library was a private area and not everyone was allowed in and as far as I knew, the alpha would definitely not be here, not at this time at least. "I'm doing great, thanks. Who are you?" She asked me and I smiled.

I walked in to see a woman, middle aged seated, reading a book. I took a deep inhale as I walked to her. "Excuse me, how are you doing?" I asked and she turned to me and she looked very cool.

"Actually, I'm the library keeper. This is a private area, please. I'm afraid you'd have to leave, only the royal family are allowed in here." I told her calmly and she smiled as she got up.

She took out her right hand and I stared at the ring on it. "I'm Lady Christabel, the alpha's mother." She told me and I gasped as I immediately bowed my head.

"Forgive me, my lady. I swear I didn't know. Please have mercy on me." I told her as I swallowed and she chuckled.

"You're very nice, I could have sworn anyone else would kick me out. Tell me, what's your name?" She asked me and I smiled slightly.

"Nora. I'm the library keeper." I told her with a smile on my face.

She nodded slightly, "Nora, nice name." She told me and I bowed again. "Not only do you have a nice name, you have a nice attitude. Come, I'd like to know more about you." She told me and this felt like the best day of my life. She didn't consider the fact that I was overweight, she talked to me like a mother did her daughter and this felt so soothing, it was the most soothing I'd felt my whole and I smiled all through.

We were still conversing when the door creaked open. "Mother, you're here." These were the first words I heard and I closed my eyes, why'd he have to be here.