Chapter 97: Messengers
It was shocking news. How dare he threaten our pack?! I was nervous to wait for the result of the meeting. Since Cameron didn’t ask me to go with him, I couldn’t know the result before the meeting was finished.
I grasped my hands. I couldn’t just sit here! With the threat of war looming, could we truly have our marking ceremony in two days from now? Suddenly, my pup kicked my belly. I took a deep breath and rubbed my stomach. ‘What do you want, my pup? Mommy’s here.’
My pup kicked again. I didn’t understand why, but I felt my pup supported me. Smiling and caressing my stomach, I whispered, “Thank you, sweetheart. Mommy loves you. Yes, everything will be alright.”
When I wanted to go upstairs to rest, there was a bell ringing. I strolled to the front door and opened it. Mimi rushed to the front door too, but when she saw I was already there, she only smiled at me and returned to the kitchen. It was a teenager at the door.
I smiled at her and asked, “Hello?”
“Uh, hello. Miss Anna, uh, Alpha Cameron sent you this.” The girl brought a little box in her hands. She gave the box to me.
I opened the box and gasped. It was a beautiful diamond necklace inside. But Cameron was in the meeting. How could he spend time to ask the girl to send me the necklace? Probably he already planned it yesterday, but the urgent threat from the Hurricane Dawn Pack made the time seem uncanny. I touched the necklace, and the diamond sparkled brightly.
“It’s a lovely necklace, miss. No wonder our Alpha gives it to you. The lovely necklace for a lovely lady.”
I blushed when I heard that. The girl was approximately thirteen or fourteen, yet she was so sweet. “Oh, thank you. Did he send any note?”
The girl shook her head. “No, but he asked you to wait for another messenger from him.”
“Oh? Will he send me another gift?” It might be his way of celebrating our marking ceremony. How sweet he was! Oh, I was so happy!
“I don’t know, miss. Enjoy your day!” The girl ran and left me.
I closed the door and brought the box to the living room table. Mimi approached me and grinned when she stared at the box. “Jewelry from our Alpha?”
I nodded and opened the box. “It’s lovely, isn’t it?”
“Absolutely! Though I have never seen the necklace before.” Mimi patted her chin. “Our Alpha may order our Rhos to create a new design for you.”
I smiled while staring at the necklace. “It’s possible. The girl who sent the box told me to wait for another messenger.”
“Wow! Mistress, our Alpha is trying to sweep you off your feet! How romantic!” Mimi giggled. “I wonder what he will send you later.”
I giggled too and put the necklace on the box. “I’m curious and excited now, as I want to see what he planned.”
“Maybe a romantic dinner together.”
“Oh?” I raised my eyebrow. “Did he ask you to prepare for a special dinner tonight?”
“No, but he may take you somewhere.”
I tapped my lips with my pointer fingers. “But with the marking ceremony only two days left, I don’t think he has enough time to do that.”
Mimi shrugged. “But look what he sent you? Everything is possible for those in love.” Then she gasped. “Ah, I forgot I came here to remind you to have lunch. It’s past noon already.”
“Okay, okay. I will go to the dining room now. But what if Cameron’s messenger comes when I’m eating?”
“Don’t worry, mistress. I will guard the living room. If the messenger comes when you are still eating, I will ask them to wait. Besides, the necklace was sent just now, wasn’t it? I don’t think our Alpha will arrange the second delivery in such a short time.”
I let out a sigh. “You are right.” My pup kicked again. I giggled and pointed at my stomach. “Even my pup supported you! They just kicked my stomach!”
Mimi laughed and kneeled next to my couch. “Can I touch your stomach, mistress?”
“Sure! Come!”
Mimi reached out her hand slowly to my belly. When she touched it, my pup kicked the stomach hard. Both Mimi and I giggled because as if my pup could hear our conversation.
“Oh, mistress, it’s so beautiful. What do you think your pup will be? A boy or a girl?”
I shook my head. “I don’t know. Well, I hope my pup will be a boy, so he can look after his sister if I deliver a girl later.”
“What if you give birth to a girl first?” Mimi asked. “You seem quite gorgeous in your pregnancy. It’s possible you will deliver a girl.”
I touched my stomach and smiled. “I will be happy to have a girl too. A girl or a boy is precious, as they are my offspring.”
“Yes, mistress. Off you go to the dining room.”
I giggled. “Yes, ma’am!”
Mimi spoiled me by cooking so many meals today. But as I was too excited to wait for the next messenger, I only took one or two spoonsful of each meal. I ended the lunch by drinking my strawberry smoothies.
That’s when Mimi approached me. “Mistress, the one you have been waiting for is in the living room.”
“Ah, the messenger? I’ve finished my lunch too. What great timing!”
Mimi grinned, but she frowned when she looked at the table. “Mistress, have you surely eaten something?”
I nodded. “I ate from each of your meals, but I didn’t eat too much. All were tasty. Thank you, Mimi.”
Mimi shrugged and nodded. “Okay, at least you have eaten. Maybe after the messenger left, you can continue eating.”
I giggled. “We’ll see about that. I’m too excited to see what Cameron will send me again.”
“Okay, go now. Please share with me too what our Alpha will give you!” Mimi smiled. “I’m curious to know too.”
“Sure!” After grinning at Mimi, I walked to the living room to meet the messenger.
