Claimed by My Bully Alpha (by Anna Kendra) novel Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Aurora’s P.O.V

“I love Caleb, like any sibling would love another. But that’s about it.” She shrugged her shoulders. “We know each other too well; in fact, we are very similar people.” She repeated my thoughts from earlier, much to my surprise. “To me, Caleb is the one person who I can always rely on during tried times, but I could never imagine him as a partner for life. And besides, I’m tired of living up to everyone’s expectations. I don’t want to be the person that my pack wants me to be. I just want to be myself.”

“Your love towards Caleb…it turned into your cage…your resentment.”

I finally understood what she was meaning to tell me all this time. She and Caleb had been forced into a relationship together because others had wanted them to work out, but it wasn’t what Caroline had wanted. The love she had once felt towards Caleb; be it as a friend or as a sibling…it had become her cage, because she hadn’t been able to express herself clearly to everyone.

But as Caroline described her bond with Caleb, I understood the underlying message that she wanted to tell me as well. That she never had any romantic feelings for Caleb.

“I’ll try.” I told her then. “I’ll try to show more of myself too. But…can you tell me something? I saw you two…that night when you guys came to the diner.. I saw you two about to kiss…”

Caroline blinked a few times, before she burst out laughing. “Oh my! You little peeping Tom!”

I felt my cheeks heat up with embarrassment at her words. I never really wanted to say this to anyone, but I guess curiosity got the better of me.

“Aurora, if you have to stay and peep on someone, please do that until the end.” Her laughter died down to a chuckle. “Caleb and I never kissed. It was the time when Caleb still wasn’t sure if you were his mate, so he suggested that we kiss and get this over with, so that our pack would leave us alone. But in the end, we just ended up laughing our ass off, unable to actually do it.”

“Oh…I see…” I felt oddly relieved to hear that from her, and I think Caroline knew that too.

Caroline’s smile was genuine as she patted my hair and got up from the bed to leave. “I’ll be heading back now.” She told me, picking up the bag that had the medical supplies. “I’ll ask the kitchen staff to bring your lunch to your room.”

“Thank you,” I returned her genuine smile. “For everything you’re doing for me.”

“I’m glad I was able to help.” She waved me goodbye

as she headed out. “Let me know if you need anything.”

“I will.”

She was half–way to the door before she paused and turned to face me. “Oh! Before I forget…Caleb and the rest of the team will be practicing overtime for an upcoming match…so don’t be disappointed if he doesn’t show up to apologize right away. It’s not because he isn’t trying…it’s just that he’ll be busy this coming week.”

“Why would I be disappointed?” I asked Caroline, a frown on my face, but she didn’t answer. She simply just smiled and left the room, leaving me to figure out the rest.

It was only at night, when I was having dinner with Riley in my room, that I actually started to miss Caleb. I kept staring at the clock, watching the hands tick away time as I kept on wondering if he had finished practice and come home yet.

Was he doing alright? Had he eaten dinner yet? He wasn’t over–stressing himself, was he?

Riley seemed to notice my dilemma as well. “Sis? Are you okay?” He asked in a small voice, looking up at me through his lashes.

“Yes, I’m fine.” I gave him a reassuring smile. “Why? Do I not look okay?”

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