Claimed by My Bully Alpha (by Anna Kendra) novel Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Aurora’s POV

Something had happened today…something that I wasn’t even aware of.

Because…why would he suddenly leave like his tail was on fire if there wasn’t something urgent on his mind? Maybe there was an emergency? he mayền he had spotted someone outside that window who was his friend? Or maybe that person was a troublemaker he wanted to keep the wway from?

As soon as that thought entered my head, 1 shook it to clear my mind off of such rubbish thoughts. Caleb? Keeping me away from troublemakers? The thought was so incredulous that I wanted to laugh. Yeah, he might have come here to try and apologize and make amends, but that didn’t mean he was suddenly my knight in shining armor.

But then I remembered Mr. Hemmingway and paused in my thoughts. Caleb had helped me that day…but it was mostly because of Caroline, wasn’t it?

Most probably, he thought of me as a charity case to get into some kind of brownie points. Maybe he was doing all this because Caroline was being nice to me? Maybe he just wanted to get into her good books?.

But then that night came into my mind, the time when I had gone out to throw the trash and found them about to kiss in the park while swaying on the swings.

Right! What was I even thinking?

They were already dating and seemed to be going strong. However, I couldn’t believe that Caleb was being nice without any reason. Whatever it was.. f didn’t want any part of it.

If him asking the School Principal to provide me a full scholarship, that too behind my back was any indication, then the only ‘feeling he had towards me was pity. And I didn’t need that. I had been fending for myself and my brother for the past few years, and I could continue to do so, on my own.

“Hey, kid!” Jeremy called out to me as soon as I entered the kitchen after clearing out the table as the last customer left, leaving the diner empty for now.

I paused to find two of the senior waiters huddled around Jeremy, concentrating on a piece of paper that Jeremy was holding up for their inspection. My heart slammed against my ribs in fear. Was it another complaint? Did Caleb do that because I didn’t take his offer?

“Hurry up, will you?” Jeremy called again as one of the waiters, Hayden, looked up at me in irritation.

Placing the tray I was carrying on a side table, I headed to the three men, fear gripping my heart in a vice grip.

Was I going to get fired this time? After all, two complaints in a month were enough to get me fired. But since they were pretty much from the same people… Jeremy would understand right? That Caleb was a bully from school who just hated my guts?

But as I neared the table, I saw that Jeremy had a list of groceries placed out on top of the table and was noting stuff down from the piece of paper he held.

“W–what is it?” I managed to stutter out, my nervousness getting the better of me.

“We have a catering job next week. Uptown, 146 C Loudon Street.” Jeremy told me, handing over the grocery list. “It’s an eighteenth birthday party so they requested the youngest staff. You, Hayden and Roan are on the team. Go get me everything from the list and remember to keep Riley somewhere safe for the night. You might have to stay past midnight.”

“Past midnight?” I don’t know why but looking at the paper just brought some kind of stirring in in that something bad was about to happen.

pit of my stomach, like a sense of foreboding creeping

Riley and I have never been separated ever since he was born. He had slept in the same bed with me until he turned two years old and even when I had transformed my father’s old study room into his room, he would often come up to my room in the middle of the night, when he had a bad dream. But that had changed the day my father had barged into my room, looking for cash, and slapped him when Riley had refused to get off of the mattress in fear.

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