An Enemy Called Mate

ZIVA

Should I call it magical or breathless? Words can’t describe how I felt. Was it the giddy feeling? Or the butterflies that danced in my stomach? Yeah, both. ^^

I smiled and recalled how he touched my cheeks. I touched them, feeling their warmth and I couldn’t help but recall the whole kissing scene again.

“Lady Ziva,” A masculine voice called out, jolting me out of the sweet memory. I glanced at the wall, and Lance came into view.

“Alexei is conscious,” Lance spoke with a smile.

“That’s great news,” I replied, and walked out of the small room, reaching Alpha Xander’s room.

“But what about the poison? Did they find a solution?” I questioned, concerned about Alexei’s health.

“There is no solution yet, but with Alpha Xander’s suggestions, the swelling reduced,” Lance narrated, while I nodded with excitement brimming in me.

“Shouldn’t you be with Alexei then?”

“Alpha Xander is with him. Though, Alpha seems calm.”

I blushed. Was he calm because of the kiss?

“I should take my leave now,” Lance voiced out.

“Alright,” I replied. As Lance walked out of the room, I stepped out and went to the car. It would be great if I visit Alexei at the hospital.

The driver drove, while I turned on my phone and browsed through the internet. I learned more about the phone’s usefulness from Anji, and it turned out to be a great relief. Suddenly, a message popped up from the sender – Anji.

“Do not bother Alpha Darwin with any of your messages. He has a lot on his plate.”

“A lot? Did something bad happen?” I texted and pressed the send button.

“Bloodbath pack attacked Nikolas’s pack.” I read her message, and my heart squeezed.

Nikolas?

“Is he alright?” I typed quickly. “He should seek refuge in another pack!”

“I know. But he is nowhere to be found at this moment.”

Oh, goodness!

My heart raced quickly, and all that ran through my mind was Nikolas. Why could he not be found? What happened to him?

I continued to stare at my phone, hoping that Anji could give more details about Nikolas’s disappearance.

“Ma’am, I’ve parked the car for over thirty minutes, but you keep looking at your phone,” The driver voiced out, causing me to flinch.

I hurriedly got out of the car, only to realize that I had reached the pack hospital. I walked into Alexei’s ward, and upon seeing a smile on his pale face, I was relieved. But my heart felt heavy with thoughts about Nikolas.

“Hey, Ziva came earlier than I expected,” Alexei spoke. I knew he was being sarcastic, so I walked towards him to apologize.

“I apologize for being early, brother-in-law,” I muttered, and we laughed it off.

The ward was empty, so I took my time discussing with him, even though I was worried sick about Nikolas. No matter how I tried to wave off the message I received from Anji, it glued to my mind.

“Oh, look. There he is!” Alexei voiced out as he stared at the door. I followed his gaze and spotted Alpha Xander.

He had a flask in his hand and a cold expression on his face. Oh, so we are back to him being cold?

“Ziva seemed to be so worried about you. Her face turned pale as soon as she walked into this ward. But now you are here, she must be in such a relief,” Alexei narrated.

I couldn’t help but fake a chuckle. I mean, it wouldn’t be nice if Alexei found out that I was worried about another man, who is not my family member.

“What makes you certain that I was worried about him? He is not a baby, he can take care of himself,” I chuckled.

“Yeah… Now, that chuckle means that I was right,” Alexei continued.

“I should excuse you,” I uttered, as I noticed that Alpha Xander was still standing by the door with a flask.

“Sure,” Alexei replied with a smile. Swiftly, I walked out of the ward. Two seconds after that, I brought out my phone as my gaze was buried on the screen.

XANDER

Upon reaching the ward, I was surprised to see Ziva there. Earlier, I had been there and Alexei seemed to be getting better. Also, he crazed his favorite foods, so I had to get them for him personally.

As soon as I saw Ziva, I noticed the wide smile on her face, and Alexei’s speech made it seem like she was waiting for my arrival.

To top it all, she didn’t argue for long with the speech and she left like she was a bit shy with my presence.

“I brought your favorite food, prepared by the Head Omega herself and your sweet older brother,” I spoke with a smile and approached his bedside.

“Great! I assumed that you would have burnt down the entire hospital with its staff while I was unconscious,” Alexei replied.

I sat on a nearby chair with my brows furrowed, “Why would you assume that?”

“You are always like that. Anger is a hundred percent possibility and right now, I’m wondering why you are calm and smiling. Tell me, did you bump into a rainbow?”

“I didn’t,” I replied with a firm voice. He threw his head back like he was taken aback.

“Oh-oh, I see it now,” Alexei responded as he pointed at my face.

“What?” I asked, touching my face for any dirt or stain.

“There is a stain on your lips.”

“Stain?” I creased my brows, touching my lips slightly, “Food stain? Blood stain?”

“Kiss stain,” Alexei spoke teasingly.

Then, I recalled how I leaned in and kissed Ziva. We were just having a normal, tense discussion until I became close to her.Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Her lips and body were so inviting, and I could not resist. Perhaps that is because the only woman I’ve kissed and touched was Rose, my ex-mate. Maybe I acted that way because it have been very long since I had close physical contact with a woman.

Thank goodness that Lance interrupted with a mind-link about Alexei’s health. I might have done worse than kissing.

I could have fallen deep into lust and marked her as my mate. Or we could have shared the night which I would terribly regret the next day.

“Oh, that…” I said to Alexei who had his eyebrow raised, like he waited eagerly for an answer.

Alexei smirked with his raised eyebrows, “Don’t tell me that you’ve been having an affair behind Ziva’s back.”