Alpha’s Virgin Stripper

Lake:

I was seated on the bench beside Kenji, physically and mentally worn out. My conversation with my mother continued to replay in my head. I wondered if I would ever be allowed the chance to get close to Jojo, or even the child. Not that I deserved to, it was just a father’s wish.

A father…

Did I even deserve to call myself that?

My head was resting against the wall, my back flat against the bench, when I started to see doctors and nurses troop in and out of Jojo’s room. Every bit of fatigue I had been feeling disappeared from my bones, and my eyelids defeated the heavy claws of sleep.

My mother rushed out of the nursery, Jojo’s friend was behind her with the baby in her arms. I sprung up from my seat immediately, ignoring Kenji’s advice to be calm.

I planted myself in front of my mother. She looked up at me, before tilting her head to look past me. I clutched both her bicepts with my hands, urging her to look at me.

She turned to me, panic stricken.

“What is going on, mum? What’s happening to Jojo? I hope she is okay?” I asked, panting heavily.

My mother nodded, she seemed to find words to relay the situation to me.

“Everything is okay. She is just bleeding, but the the doctors…”

Bleeding! I freed my mother from my grasp. Blinded with rage, I caught hold of one of the doctors and tightened my grip on her arm. Her eyes widened as she stared at me, but my scowl on deepened.

“Listen to me, and you are going to listen carefully. If anything happens to that woman, I would burn this entire facility to the ground, do you understand me?!” I did not care who was watching, I yelled at the top of my voice.

The doctor shook her head feebly and I freed the woman from my grip. I watched as she scurried into the room. My mother shook her head as she stared at me.

“Lake, Keni, Anthony. The three of you should return home. I would personally give each and everyone of you a call when we are home and settled.” My mother spoke, her tone was strict and definite.

“But, mother…”

“Go home, Lake. Jojo would be alright. The doctors would do their best to ensure that.”

I was going to be stubborn, until Kenji tapped my right shoulder.

“Come on man, let’s go.”

Hesitant and reluctant, I turned my back to my mother and followed Kenji behind. I continued to look over my shoulder, until Jojo’s ward disappeared from my view. Kenji continued to assure me that everything would be alright, even while he drove us back to our hotel room.

But, my mind was not yet at ease. Once we got the hotel, Kenji placed our phones on the glass table in front of me. I reached out for my phone and pressed the home button, I needed to pick up the second my mother called. However, when I glanced at my home screen, I did see a call. But it was from the last person I intended to speak to at that moment.

Yes, you know him already.

My father, the almighty Cole Rush of Rush pack.

I hissed and threw the phone against the bed. Kenji watched as the poor device danced all the way to the side of my pillow. I felt his gaze travel from the phone, and back to me.

“What is the problem?”

“Ten missed call from my father.” I hissed.

Kenji heaved a sigh and leaned his right shoulder against the wall.

“You should call him. I’m sure that he is just worried about you, your grandmother too. I mean, you have been away for two days now and without any prior notice. I am sure that besides me, no one else knows where you are.” He did have a point, but it was not a point I was interested in reasoning or understanding.

“If they cared about me even the slightest bit, they would not have conspired to keep my mother away from me. I lost over two decades to their selfishness and misplaced ego, Kenji. Two decades!!”

He heaved a sigh and began to walk from the window, toward me.

“I understand, Lake. But you are back to her now, and she is back to you. Try to put the ugly past behind you, so you can move on with ease.” He added.

I kissed my teeth and looked away from him. I was still reeling in anger, but he was making a lot of sense.

I mean, right now, I was not in the place to point fingers at my father for bad parenting.

I reached out for the phone and decided to call Neil first, he picked up at the first ring.

“Greetings, alpha!” I heard him say from the other end of the line. Kenji was right, they must have been worried about me.

“Relax, Neil. I am still alive. I am only in the city of Ten right now. I did not intend to stay this long but a new development caused a change of plans. I might be gone for a while, but do not fail to handle all affairs while I am here. If there is anything I need to know, do not fail to tell me.” I said to him.

“Well, there is something. Ashley, the dancer, tendered her resignation letter today and Bentley and I have approved it. She is packing her things to leave Rush Empire as we speak.” He replied, obviously eager to speak to me again.

I nodded, as though he could see me.

“Yes, I am aware of that. She told me.”

I could still remember how she walked into my office. Ashley and I never had any close relationship, apart from the fact that I knew my best friend was in love with her. She told me of her plans to resign and begin a new life for herself. She had a lot of things to thank me for, she expressed her gratitude to me for taking her in, making her who she was and giving her a family. I liked that the girls were as close as sisters, and it bothered me to see her leave. But, she aas a smart woman, so I knew she would be okay.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Again, her last words to me haunted me even till this very day.

“Jojo is a very special girl, she has always been. It would be a shame for you to lose her, alpha Lake. A big shame.” She had said.

I wondered if that was the reason I was here, to win her back. I wondered if that was even possible, if Jojo would want to look at my face after all I had put her through.

“Alright. That is all, alpha. I would not fail to reach out to you if there is anything else. Do take care.” Neil called out.

“And you too.” I replied, before ending the call.

Next up was my father. If it was not for Kenji who had successfully persuaded me into speaking with him, I knew that I would not bother to call him.

Still, I ended up dialing his number. He also picked up after the first ring.

“Lake.” It was more of a growl than a statement that a father made to his son.

“Father.” I replied, equally blunt and rusty.

I could hear his angry breaths, I could almost see the frown on his face.

“I do not know where you have been or why you are ignoring my calls, but you must not forget the responsibility that awaits you. We had a deal, and your birthday passed months ago. But I let it go because of your accident. Now, I’m given you seven days Lake. So wherever it is you are, you had better find a solution and bring that solution back to me in six days. Have I made myself clear?”

My jaw hardened. All these days of being away and he did not care to know why. All he cared about was finding a Luna and an heir!

“Yes, father.”

The line went dead before I could drop my phone. I gritted my teeth and flung my phone on the bed.

*************

Seeing all the calls Lake had missed reminded Kenji that he had not spoken to his own family when he left. Besides the flimsy excuse he had given to his mother for leaving the pack on such short notice, Kenji had not said anything else to them.

So, he decided to call them, just to let them know he was well.

As expected, when called the house phone, his mother’s voice was the first that he heard.

“Hello? This is Lockwood house…”

“It’s me, mom. Kenji.” He said.

He could hear his mother inhale and exhale in peace. A smile formed on Kenji’s face.

“My boy! How have you been? We have all been so worried about you! Tell me, when are you coming home, huh? Are you eating well?”

Kenji smiled, his heart warmed as he heard his mother speak.

“I am doing well, mum. You do not need to…”

“Ken!” It was Jade’s shrill voice that followed. Kenji shook his head, ready to roll his eyes.

“Kenji! How is the alpha? I have not seen him for days, and…” The phone was snatched from her hands, he could hear the sound.

“Do take care, Lake. Okay? Get back home quick.”

He chuckled.

“I would, mum.”