Alpha Damon's Greatest Regret
Chapter 51- Monday

Chapter 51: Chapter 51- Monday

ZARAH~

At times it felt like my life was bleak, a lackluster husk of mediocrity and today felt like one of those times, the night before had been unusually long yet there were no dreams, my eyes barely even shut before my room was enveloped by the warm light of the Monday sunrise. I felt empty and even though I knew why I refused to acknowledge it, It was all because of him, I refused to breathe life into his thoughts because I despised them but they persisted, their frequency and intensity increasing every time we shared a space and I could feel it worsening as the night of the festival drew nearer, but I wouldn’t give in to Nala’s impulses, I had resisted them for the past six years and this year wouldn’t be any different.

I groaned as I stepped out of the comfort of my bed, everything I did barely registering in my mind as I hovered through my house like a ghost preparing myself for work and Elliott for school, It all felt like a sped-up blur, But as I watched him walk into the school a warm smile curled my lips and the dread I had been feeling all morning immediately went into the air, I looked at him with my eyes filled with love and admiration as I watched him, his grey bag pack half his size and filled with notes as he was led through the doors by one of his teachers, as he got to the entrance he paused and turned around then he gave me a wave goodbye and in that instant, everything immediately made sense. He was my world and as long as I was able to keep him safe and protected, I needed nothing else, when compared to him everything else felt little and irrelevant, work and even the torture Nala was putting me through all felt secondary. I drove away in my car and went straight to work.

I had gotten to the office an hour early so I could catch up on some work I had neglected because of the weekend, I stepped through the double glass door into the familiar office and went straight to my desk and immediately I got to work, I turned on my computer and waited for it to boot up, thoroughly enjoying the cold silence of the office when I heard Michaels voice.

"Dina?" My head shot at his office where the sound had come from, the blinds were shut and I knew once they were shut they blocked out the view both ways so how exactly did he know it was me, I stood up and his door opened revealing him on the other side with a visible stubble on his jaw and faint bags under his eyes.

"How did you know it was me?" I asked.

"Your perfume." He answered quietly as if embarrassed by the answer he had just given, for some reason the thought of him knowing what I smelt like made me smile.

"What are you doing here so early?" He asked abruptly, an infectious smile plastered across his lips.

"I wanted to finish up some things before the day started." I answered, "Did you sleep here again?" I asked, worry faint in my tone, he let out a soft chuckle as he stepped out of the doorway and leaned his back against the space before the door

"I had a pitch I had to work on." He replied with his arms folded across his chest,

"Steady chasing that bag huh?" I asked jokingly.

"You know it." He replied with a warm smile, the more I looked at him the more attractive he became, I had always found him attractive but I had been able to control myself from doing anything I might’ve regretted but as the day of the mating festival drew closer my body became increasingly sensitive and my will weakened by Nala’s lust. His scent penetrated my nose, the blend of sweat and his cologne creating something primitive, something irresistible, I took a quick step away from him and rushed to my desk, grabbing my handkerchief and covering my nose with it before I did something I’d definitely regret.

"Do I smell that bad?" He asked as he sniffed himself, I shook my head violently.

"Are you ok?" He asked, worry evident in his voice as he took a step closer to me, I nodded.

"I just really want to get back to work." I lied, his eyes looked hurt but he didn’t press as he stepped back and said.

"Ok, I’ll let you get back to work." He said sadly as he stepped back and walked back into his office shutting the door firmly behind him, I would definitely have to apologize to him later but as for now I was just thankful he was out of my sight, I walked back to my desk and drowned myself in work till the hour passed and the work day officially started, people began entering the office one by one till it was full and everyone was present, the presence of all my coworkers had leveled off my smile since all their different scents had mixed, making me unable to distinguish one from the other, being in Michaels presence was safe now so I stood from my desk and walked to his office, I tried to open it but the door was locked, I knocked the door hoping he’d answer when an intern walked up to me.

"Micheal isn’t around," she said, I raised a brow.

"What do you mean? Where did he go?"

"Home, he left about ten minutes ago." She answered then walked past me and placed something on my desk, I had fully engrossed myself in work, so much so that I didn’t notice him leave.

"Fuck." I cursed under my breath as I went back to my desk, as I sat down I replayed our interaction in my head and imagined it as if I was the one in his position and someone suddenly ran away from my presence and blocked their nose for God sake, he probably felt insulted, I thought of going over to his place and making up a reasonable excuse for why I suddenly acted that way but the very thought of that made my body shudder and my hormones rage, so I knew that was a no go area, I’d have to wait till tomorrow when the office was full and I wouldn’t go crazy from merely being in his presence.