Alpha's Rejected becomes the Lycan's Obsession-Chapter 30: GET OUT!

As the phone rang, Freya paced about the living room, her footsteps echoing softly against the polished floor. She had decided to call Trevor after searching for Tessy and the guard without any positive results. If the guard was with Tessy, then Trevor would be able to reach him on the phone since she didn’t have his number.

He didn’t pick up the first time, so she called again, her fingers trembling slightly as she pressed the screen. The sound of the ringing phone filled the silence, each tone stretching her nerves tighter.

"Miss Freya?" Trevor’s voice finally came through, calm and steady.

"Mr. Baliante, sorry for bothering you so early in the morning," Freya began, her words tumbling out in a rush. "I can’t find Tessy. And I can’t find the guard either. I thought he may have escorted her somewhere, but I’ve searched everywhere and didn’t find them, and it’s been an hour already." She paused for a breath, her voice wavering slightly. "I’m not saying she’s missing, but her phone is switched off, and I don’t have the guard’s number. Can you call the guard to find out where they are? I’m dying of worry here." Freya finally stopped talking, her chest heaving as she waited for his response.

"Your friend is fine, Miss Freya," Trevor said, his tone reassuring. "She was attacked this morning—"

"Attacked? How? Where? By who?" Freya cut in, her voice rising in panic. She had already breathed out in relief when he said Tessy was fine, only to hear him say she was attacked. Her mind raced with images of Tessy in danger, and she clutched the phone tighter, her knuckles turning white.

"Calm down. She’s fine. She’s already on her way to Apex Dominica," Trevor announced, his words catching Freya off guard.

"What?! Apex Dominica?" she exclaimed, her voice echoing in the empty room. Why would Tessy go home without her? The thought sent a fresh wave of confusion and concern crashing over her.

***

Roman stood at the edge of the bed, his sharp eyes fixed on Tessy’s still form. The air was thick with tension, the silence broken only by the soft sound of Tessy’s breathing. She looked so fragile lying there, her pale skin almost translucent against the dark sheets. Roman’s jaw tightened as he fought back the storm of emotions swirling inside him.

"Why hasn’t she woken up yet? Are you sure it’s only chloroform?" Roman asked, his voice low but edged with worry. He turned to Daniel, who stood nearby, holding the piece of cloth that had been used to cover Tessy’s face.

"Yes, boss. I have the cloth here," Daniel said, extending it toward Roman. "We arrived at the scene right on time, so I’m sure nothing else was given to her." His voice was steady, but his eyes betrayed his concern as he watched Roman examine the cloth.

Standing next to Daniel was Trevor, his arms crossed over his chest as he observed the scene with a furrowed brow. Behind the three of them, Williams leaned against the doorframe, his expression unreadable but his gaze intense as it lingered on Tessy’s unconscious form. The faint crease between his eyebrows was the only sign of his unease.

When Roman turned to him after confirming the cloth was laced with nothing else but chloroform, Williams straightened slightly and spoke before any questions could be thrown at him.

"I don’t know why she isn’t waking up, Rome. Something isn’t right with her, and I don’t know what it is." His voice was calm, but there was an undercurrent of frustration that Roman didn’t miss.

"Who did this?" Roman asked, his tone darkening as the aura around him grew heavier, almost suffocating. The room seemed to grow colder as his anger simmered just beneath the surface.

"I don’t know, Rome. I was with you the whole of yesterday," Williams replied, his voice steady despite the tension in the air.

"Why aren’t you finding out already?" Roman’s voice was sharp, his patience wearing thin.

Williams let out a sigh, running a hand through his hair. "Daniel," he called, his tone commanding.

"Yes, Alpha," Daniel responded immediately, turning to face him.

"Come with me." Williams ordered, and without waiting for a response, he turned and started walking down the hallway, his footsteps echoing in the silence.

Daniel glanced at Roman, giving him a respectful bow before following Williams. Although Williams was his Alpha, Roman was the King, and Daniel had pledged eternal loyalty to him. Should Roman order otherwise, he would have no choice but to obey.

When the duo left the room, Roman turned back to Tessy, his expression hardening slightly as he looked at her. He had warned her not to escape. Why didn’t she just listen? What made her think she could escape him?

Now he wasn’t only angry because she had tried to run away. She had been attacked and was almost killed by people he didn’t know. To make matters worse, she was making him extremely restless by not waking up. His fingers twitched at his sides, the urge to reach out and shake her awake almost overwhelming.

"I think we should give her a little more time, boss," Trevor said, breaking the tense silence that had fallen in the room. His voice was calm, but there was a note of concern in it. "If she still doesn’t stir, then I suggest we visit the hospital."

Roman nodded, his jaw tightening. "Start making arrangements with the hospital," he instructed, his voice clipped.

Trevor gave a curt nod and moved out of the room, fishing for his phone in his pocket as he went. The sound of his footsteps faded down the hallway, leaving Roman alone with Tessy.

Initially, they had decided not to take her to the hospital because they thought she would eventually wake up after some time. But Roman was becoming desperate. The thought of something being seriously wrong with her gnawed at him, a constant ache in his chest.

It would have been easy to know what was going on with her if he hadn’t invaded her mind that first day. Now, as a consequence of what he did that day, he was completely blocked from her mind, unless and until he marked her, which, again, as a consequence of his actions, could only happen on a certain day of the red moon.

Apart from her issues, his ability to communicate with Trevor and Daniel via mind link was affected too. Although he didn’t tell them about it, he knew they would have already noticed but thought he was intentionally blocking his mind. Lazer, his wolf, was not spared. The black beast was no longer as free as it used to be, as it was also imprisoned in its human’s mind. It would take a lot of energy for Lazer to speak to Roman, and the beast wanted to save its energy.

Roman let out a frustrated sigh, moving farther away from the bed. He went to stand at the other end of the room, leaning his body against the wall. His fists clenched and unclenched as his mind replayed the events.

The thought of Tessy being attacked, of someone daring to lay a hand on her, made his blood boil. Daniel and Josy—the guard—had killed the attackers, but Roman felt like killing them again and again by himself. Only then would this anger inside of him be quenched.

He shut his eyes as he rested the back of his head against the wall, the cool surface doing little to soothe the fire raging within him. The very next second, his eyes snapped open when his ears caught the sound of the soft rustle of the sheets.

His gaze flew to the bed, where Tessy’s large, green eyes stared back at him, wide and confused. Relief washed over him, a wave so strong it nearly knocked him off his feet.

At first, her expression was blank, but he saw it slowly change into confusion, her brows knitting together as she took in her surroundings.

He rushed toward her, his heart pounding in his chest, but halted halfway there because she suddenly let out a scream, her voice piercing the silence. She looked at him with a terrified expression, her hands clutching the sheets as she scrambled away from him.

Confused, he just stared at her, not knowing what to do. He wanted to ask her why she was screaming, but before he could speak, she suddenly stopped and her expression shifted again.

Roman kept his confused gaze on her, studying her reactions carefully and hoping she wouldn’t begin screaming again, seeing how she was blinking her eyes rapidly, and still looking around as if she was in a strange place.

Thinking it was over, he approached her again, his steps cautious, but her next words made him frown.

"GET OUT!" she yelled, pointing to the door, her voice trembling with fear and anger.