Chapter 27: A New Ally

I was much better after taking a bath. But I still didn’t know if Alpha Fred would accept me to replace Cam. Well, not to replace, but to be her daughter’s mate. Replacement seemed negative. Okay, alright, it was Cam’s replacement.

I didn’t expect to stay the night here, so I wore the same clothes as I used to. It’s too bad since wearing the same clothes for dinner would never my option, but here I was, with no option left but to wear the same clothes.

Yet there was a knock on the door. A servant came inside with stack of clothes in her hands. “Excuse me, sir, but Miss Lisa asked me to give you these clothes.”

I stared at the clothes in the servant’s hands—maybe ten pieces. “Oh, why?”

The servant smiled, then whispered, “Miss Lisa wanted you to look the best at dinner time.”

I creased my forehead, as it was never necessary to present myself the best. Yet the servant put the clothes on my bed and bowed at me. But my heart warmed because of Lisa’s concern.

“Sir, Delta Nathanael, if I can say something to you.”

“Sure.”

The servant bit her lower lip and took a deep breath. Obviously, she was nervous. “I’m Susanne Morrigan, Miss Lisa’s maid. I have served her for ten years. So, I feel she is the closest to me, though she is my mistress.”

I listened to Susanne. Her voice trembled, but she didn’t stop.

“Miss Lisa is nice and kind, but as Alpha Fred’s only daughter, she is spoiled a lot. But she is nice, I assure you. When I heard about her match with Beta Cameron, Miss Lisa was unhappy as she disliked him. But she went home smiling after meeting you. So I guess she likes you.”

I smiled. It was truly an encouraging info, shared by the trusty source too. “Go on.”

“Miss Lisa can do things you dislike, but it’s because she’s not good at telling and expressing what she wants.” Susanne looked around and approached me, whispering in my ear, “Alpha Fred is a dominant parent, and Beta Bill is also a dominant brother. So having two men in her life who love pushing their wills on her affects her not to express herself as she needs to.” Susanne took a deep breath. “I told you this to make you understand my mistress better. Also, I want to plead with you to be more patient with her.”

“Thank you, Susanne. I will do my best to be more patient with Lisa.”

“Don’t mention it. Miss Lisa’s happiness is my happiness too, since she is so good to me.”

I nodded, then pointed at the clothes. “Why did Lisa send me the clothes?”

“Dinner time here is an important event. It’s a time to impress others. You especially need to convince Alpha Fred to accept you as his son-in-law. But, of course, presenting yourself the best won’t hurt, right?”

Now I understood why Lisa did it. So, I nodded and smiled. “Please tell your mistress my gratitude. What color will Lisa wear tonight?”

Susanne bowed her head. “Yes, sir. I will tell her.” Then she scratched her head. “She hasn’t decided yet. But she may wear a blue or gold dress.”

I nodded as I wanted to wear clothes that matched her dress. When Susanne walked to the door, I called her again. “Susanne?”

“Yes, Delta Nathanael?”

“Please tell Lisa I will do my best to fulfill her expectations.”

Susanne grinned and bowed again. “Thank you, sir.”

After Susanne left my room, I checked the clothes. All were new shirts and trousers, the best quality and expensive ones. So I picked a blue shirt and black trousers and then wore them. That’s when Cam knocked on the door and whistled after seeing me.

“Wow! It’s the first time I see you look so formal. New clothes?”

“Lisa sent me these.”

Cam grinned and patted my back. “You already won her heart. Good job, Bro!”

“But the hardest part is in convincing Alpha Fred.”

“Maybe Bill too.”

“Why?” I raised my eyebrows.

“Because when I talked with Alpha Fred, Bill was there and wanted to interfere. Alpha Fred was about to accept you, but Bill insisted on waiting until they could get to know you better.”

I said nothing for a while. What Susanne told me was accurate then. “I see.”

“Then the best thing you can do is to persuade Lisa and Alpha Fred. If both agree, I guess Bill can do nothing.” Later, Cam sighed.

“What’s wrong?”

“I have a bad hunch that Bill tried to make it harder because of Anna.” He let out a sigh again. “Sorry, Nate.”

“Hm? Why? What did she have anything to do with this?”

“In our past life, Bill raped Anna.”

“What?!” It might be a huge problem. Knowing my beautiful mate had a violent brother was a disaster, but as he harassed Cam’s mate was even worse.

“Don’t let it affect you. Instead, focus on Lisa and Alpha Fred. Pretend you don’t know about it.”

I took a deep breath. “I hope Bill won’t make my relationship with Lisa more difficult that it should be. Otherwise, I may kidnap her for having the marking ceremony secretly.”

Cam laughed aloud and patted my back hard. “You have fallen for her. It’s nice to see you madly and deeply in love with her.”

“I don’t know about madly and deeply in love, but I feel something for her.”

“Well, it only needs another step, and she’s all yours.”

I nodded. “That’s why dinner is crucial. I will make it a success.”

“That’s my brother.” Cam stared at the clock on the wall. “Let’s go. We don’t want to be late.”

We walked together to Alpha Fred’s living room. A butler greeted us and then guided us to the dining room. Alpha Fred and Bill were already there.

I bowed my head to Alpha Fred and Bill. “Good evening.”

“Good evening, Nathanael. You haven’t met my son, Bill.”

Bill stared at me for a few seconds and nodded. “Nathanael, it’s good to see you.”

“It’s the same here, Bill. I have asked your sister’s hand in marriage. I hope you will support me in this.”

“Why do you want to have Lisa?” Bill asked me.

“At first, I wanted to help my Alpha and Cameron. I’m their Delta, and Cameron is my best friend. But then, Alpha Horace appointed me as his foster son. So, working on the peace treaty is my responsibility too, as his son.”

Bill exchanged glances with Alpha Fred, before he stared at me again. “Then what do you think about Lisa? She is my spoiled sister. I don’t know if you can handle her.”

I smiled to hear that, as I almost forgot the reason for having her. It was more than my initial reason, as I wanted her badly. “When I met Lisa, it changed everything. I like her. She is all I want and more.”