Not His Type Of Mate

Alpha Leo's POV

I was in my study when I suddenly caught a whiff of Nora's scent, and my eyes widened. I was surprised to learn that she was around, given that she had only told me yesterday that she would visit on the weekend. Curiosity got the better of me, so I stood up from my seat and went downstairs to see her. I spotted her sitting there, and I was glad.

Seeing her made me realize that I hadn't moved on, and I still loved her. This realization made me feel a bit guilty as all the emotions I had kept bottled up while I thought I had forgotten about her came rushing back and overwhelmed me. I felt like running to her and giving her a big hug, but I shrugged off the urge and walked toward her. "Nora, you're here?" I asked, and she turned around to look at me. She revealed a smile and stood up. "Yeah, Alpha Leo," she replied as she gave me a slight hug. "You told me you would come by the weekend, I wasn't expecting you to come today. Is everything alright?" I asked, and she smiled. "It's nothing, though. I just wanted to come today as I wasn't doing anything at home," she replied as she took a step back, about to sit down, but I stopped her. "Let's leave here. Come with me," I said to her, and we both left the sitting room.

We walked together towards my study, and she kept smiling all the way, while I tried my best to look away from her as I was getting hypnotized by her smile, which I knew was a bad thing to do. We entered my study, and I led her to a seat. "Please, sit here," I said to her. "Thanks," she replied as she sat in the seat while I rested on my table and started admiring her beauty.

It had been months since I last saw her, and I already missed her so much. So many times I wanted to go and meet her so I could see her, but I kept stopping myself from doing that. Seeing her in front of me now made me realize how much I had missed her. She looked different and even prettier than the last time I saw her. Even though she is pregnant, she still looked very fine, and her face looked radiant. Perhaps it was because the pregnancy hadn't shown yet, but she didn't look like a pregnant woman, and her beauty was captivating. There were some changes in her body, but they only made her prettier.

I was still gazing at her when she noticed I was staring at her, and she looked at me. I immediately looked away, cleared my throat, and composed myself as I wouldn't want her to know what I'm feeling at the moment. It was something embarrassing, and I knew it would only make her uncomfortable. To change the subject, I decided to bring up a topic.

"What would you like to drink?" I asked, and she shook her head. "I'm okay for now. I might have something later, but not now," she replied, and I walked over to sit in front of her. "As I said, I wanted to apologize to you in person, which is why I'm here. I know I acted childishly and said a lot of hurtful words to you, but I hope you can forgive me. After I knew the truth, I realized how bad my attitude was, and I felt sorry." She apologized, and I shrugged. "I don't think you're the one who should be apologizing because, to be honest, everything was my fault. Hiding the truth from you was my idea, and that was because I realized you were pregnant, and I did not want to continue interrupting your life with Maddison. If anyone needs to apologize, then it should be me. I'm sorry for compelling Maddison to hide the truth from you, and I'm sorry for hiding the truth as well, but I thought it was the right decision back then." I replied to her, and she sighed.

"I talked too much. I shouldn't have acted that way no matter what. I'm so sorry," she continued apologizing, and for some reason, it was very funny, but I held myself from laughing as that would be weird. "Well... You should have acted that way because if it was me, I would have acted the same way. I understood what you did, which is why I wasn't angry at all. I didn't even think about it for long," I said and joked a little with her, expecting her to laugh, which she did, but it seemed forced, and I frowned.

"Is everything okay? You look down," I asked, and she lowered her head. "I'm fine," she replied, but it was obvious she was just trying to be strong, and I shook my head. "You don't have to pretend in front of me, Nora. You can always talk to me anytime," I reminded her as her action right then was already breaking my heart. Even though I knew I never had a chance with her again, I still wanted her to always open up to me and tell me whenever she needed any help.

She seemed to realize that I was hurt, and she sucked in a deep breath before she raised her head. "It's Maddison. He is still angry with me, and I'm confused. I've tried everything I can to make him understand that I love him, but he doesn't seem to believe me," she lamented, and my eyes twitched. I knew about their misunderstanding, but I expected Maddison to have sorted things out or at least accept her back when she even confessed her feelings to him. I was surprised when I heard he was still angry with her. What the hell is wrong with Maddison? "You confessed your feelings to him? What was his reply?" I asked as that was what I was most curious about.

Her expression turned sad, and she turned her head away as if she wanted to hide her pain. "He only looked at me and looked away. He was silent. He didn't believe anything I said, and it doesn't seem like he still likes me anymore," she replied, and my heart sank. I felt sad and disappointed because the woman I've always wanted was treated poorly by another man, but what was worse, I couldn't blame that man because he had the right to be angry too! "Don't worry, okay? I'm sure Maddison will come around soon. He is just angry for now," I said the only thing I could say at the moment, and she sucked in a deep breath as she lowered her head again. "I don't think so. Maddison doesn't want to see me again, and my presence is now like a big disturbance to him. He doesn't like me anymore. Maybe because I've hurt him way too much, and it took me too long to realize what I was doing wrong, but... I want to make it work again. I want to make it work," she mumbled as tears rolled down her eyes, and I was pained.

I felt like hugging her to comfort her. I felt like forcing Maddison to forgive her just to make her happy again, but I knew I shouldn't do that. I knew I shouldn't interfere in the matter as that would only complicate it more. Well... All I could keep saying was, "He will come back. He will be back for you, and I'm sure of it. Maddison still loves you; he's just angry for now, but he will be back when he calms himself. You just have to trust him and wait patiently for him to return to you." I comforted her more, but she only smiled bitterly as she wiped her face.

She sighed and looked at me. "I will do that then," she said and smiled again before she closed her eyes. By the time she opened her eyes, it seemed like she had completely composed herself as she now looked normal again. She no longer looked sad like she was a few seconds ago, and it made me feel a little at rest, even though I knew it was just a facade.

I noticed she was still staring at me, and I raised a brow. "What is it?" I asked, and her face suddenly turned serious. "I want to ask you a question," she muttered, and my eyes twitched. What's the question about? She was in front of me, but I was still curious about what the question could be. "What is it? Ask away," I replied, and she nodded.

"Alpha Leo, I would like to know, have you forgotten me? I mean, have you moved on?" She asked, and my eyes widened. If anything, I wasn't expecting such a question at all, and I had no idea where it came from. Did I make my feelings so obvious that I made her uncomfortable? My heart started racing as I thought about what to say to her because the truth was that I still loved her.

I still loved her so much that I would be happy if she came back to me, although I knew it wasn't possible. But how could I say that to her? She was married, with a baby in her belly, and not to a stranger but to my cousin.

I smiled bitterly and nodded my head. "Yes, Nora. I've moved on already. It's not like I have a choice anyway, but to move on, and I already did," I lied through my teeth, but I couldn't look her in the eyes as I felt like she might see through my lies.