Why My Mate Cries
Chapter 34

ALIYAH’S POV

My eyes surveyed the insides of Charlotte’s clinic. It was spacious and a two-storey clinic that could cater to a large number of patients on a daily basis. It was the first time I entered a place like this, and I didn’t know what to feel.

Seeing the medical equipment, even the patients she had in here, made my stomach twist. I became so uncomfortable that I wanted to run away… maybe because I was totally nervous.

But I couldn’t.

I could feel Reid’s dark stare at me as we waited for Charlotte in one of the VIP rooms, and I kept avoiding his eyes as my body only tensed up whenever I saw the glowing irritation behind them.

“I need you to be honest with Charlotte, Aliyah. It’s non-negotiable,” he said wryly.

My fingers were tapping each other nervously as I sat on the edge of the bed. My mouth felt so dry at the moment. He made me feel as if I needed to obey him or else he’d punish me, and I honestly didn’t like it.

I took a quick glance at him and looked somewhere else afterward.

Why was he giving me a hard look, anyway?

“I—I know…” I answered.

“I don’t get why you keep telling me you’re fine when you’re really not.” He let out a harsh breath. “I could feel it, Aliyah. There is something wrong with the way your heart beats and I am freaking mad that you didn’t tell me about it.”

I blinked several times. It felt as though cold water just splashed over me. I stared up at him and saw the pain in his eyes, and I was instantly struck by guilt…

I could never really hide anything from him. After all, he was the Alpha and my mate.

The door was pushed open. Charlotte’s forehead was creasing as she walked towards me. He sat on the chair next to the bed and looked at me as if I was a puzzle to her.

“Unbelievable…” she uttered softly.

“Do you hear it?” Reid asked, folding his arm against his chest.

Charlotte nodded, her eyes widening while looking at me. “Reid is right. Your heartbeat is unusual. Can I ask you some questions, Aliyah?”

“Y—Yes…” I replied, even though a part of me was hesitant.

I could feel that my heart was pounding more aggressively now that Charlotte was checking up on me. I wasn’t sure what was happening to me, but if in case they found out that I had acquired a fatal disease, I swore I could never handle it…

“Alright, alright. You have to stay calm. I can sense your fear right now,” Charlotte said.

I gasped. My palms were sweating due to the anxiety that suddenly consumed my entire system.

The way Reid was staring down at me as if he was going to bite me if I made a mistake doubled my fear.

It was the first time I’d seen him throw me such a look and it was too much to bear. Both sides of my eyes went teary, but I blinked my hot tears away.

“Aliyah…” Reid made a low growl. “Breathe.”

“Yes. Follow me. Breathe in,” Charlotte said, and then she breathed in. “Then breathe out.”

I did the same thing five times. It did help to relieve my anxiety, but I knew it was still here within me. It wouldn’t go away unless I left this room with some good news.

“Have you noticed that your heart beats fast?” she asked.

I was reluctant to answer the question, but I knew Reid would be mad at me if I didn’t answer the pack doctor, so I took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

I then heard him utter a curse under his breath, turning his back on me as he palmed his face.

“Since when, Aliyah?” Charlotte continued questioning me.

“Since what happened between me and Reid in the woods…” I answered.

Reid stiffened. My heart raced even faster when he glanced at me with a sheer amount of worry and fear behind his eyes. I could feel my chest tightening and so I swallowed hard.

“What happened in the woods?” Charlotte turned to Reid.

He then breathed heavily and looked at her meaningfully.

“Oh!” Charlotte let out an awkward chuckle.

“Aside from your fast heartbeat, do you notice any strange things that are happening to you?”

I tried to think. “Apart from my hard breathing, I always feel so sleepy…”

Charlotte and Reid gave me stares that I didn’t like. I fisted my hand and bit my lower l*p. I wanted to just go home and rest, but I knew Reid wouldn’t like such behaviour.

“I need to run a b***d test.”

“W—What?” I frowned.

“I need to get a small amount of b***d from you so we can run a test and see what is causing you to experience these things you mentioned,” Charlotte explained carefully.

A pang of anxiety went through me. I had never had an injection or been in a hospital before, and just thinking about them scared me right away.

With my trembling voice, I said, “N—No… I’m fine… I think there’s nothing wrong with me. I don’t want you to inject something in my—”

“Aliyah!” Reid raised his voice, which made my entire body shudder.

I was startled and even Charlotte almost jumped out of her seat. Reid’s sudden reaction made me want to cry. My lips quivered as I looked at him. All I could see in his eyes were frustration and dominance.

“We are not here to play hard to get. Charlotte is trying to help us!” he said.

“But I feel o—okay…”

“One more lie, Aliyah, and I will lose my mind…” His breathing went ragged, and he gave me a glare. “Please don’t make it hard for me. If you really love me, you have to obey Charlotte’s instructions. Whatever she says, you will do.”

Charlotte rose to her feet and questioned Reid’s behavior, and all I did was cry. I could not believe he was mad as hell at me right now.

“What the hell, Reid? You just snapped on her?” She scowled at him.

“That is because it frustrates me that she doesn’t want to cooperate!”

“Come on. She’s new to this! You have to understand that there are things she’s not comfortable doing. You’re making her upset!”

“I don’t freaking care. I need to know what’s happening to her!”

Before I could tame my thoughts, Reid g*****d to release his frustrations.

I looked at him in disbelief. He was acting strangely.

I couldn’t bear to see him this way… so mad at me… that I had to avoid his gaze. He wouldn’t even try to listen to me first. I was trying to tell the truth!

Yes, there were strange things happening to me, but I felt so fine! I couldn’t figure out why he was invalidating my feelings this way… and it hurts!

“F—Fine…” I said after a few seconds of pondering.

I wiped my tears away and stared at him blankly. He seemed like he was taken aback for a moment, but I didn’t dwell on it any longer.

“Do what you need to do, Charlotte.” My voice was still trembling, only this time it became colder.

I found it stupid that obeying the pack doctor became Reid’s basis to see if I truly loved him. I could hardly believe it… and I felt a bit disappointed.