The bruise on her ankle is severely swollen. At first, it wasn't this bad, but forcing herself to walk earlier really worsened the condition and made the wound look even worse. Zane, who was sitting next to Daniella, immediately called her assistant, Bennedict. "Hurry, call Alpha Darren to come here. His little mate is hurt—we can't risk her taking it out on us." Daniella panicked and tried to stop Zane and Bennedict as well.
"No, please don't." However, before Daniella could finish her sentence, Bennedict had already dashed away. Sighing, she took out her phone and sent a message to the Alpha. Afraid that Alpha would feel burdened by her, or think that Daniella was spoiled and wanted attention to the point of asking someone to request Alpha Darren to come, leaving Alpha with no choice but to pick up Daniella reluctantly. Before that suspicion arises in Alpha Darren's mind, Daniella must clarify this matter first.
[Uncle Jerremy healing team realized that my ankle was severely sprained and sent a healer to inform you. I tried to stop them but couldn't. So you can ignore it. Haven't you already said that I can handle this on my own?]
After sending the message, Daniella waited for a reply, but none came. When Bennedict returned, his expression seemed awkward. He glanced at Daniella hesitantly before speaking. "Alpha Darren said he knew, but... there was a woman at the place he is right now. They seem to be laughing and chatting happily. I don't think he plans to come." Daniella lowered her head, not saying anything, as if trying to hide her emotions from the curious gazes of others.
"He... he must be busy..." Daniella murmured, even though she herself didn't know how she could say those words. Those words felt bitter even to say. So far, Daniella could only be grateful that she had a healer team at Jerremy's Uncle residence and that Alpha Darren had given her the freedom to come here. This somewhat comforts her, even though the feeling of being neglected by her own mate is so embarrassing. At that moment, Daniella's phone vibrated.
Avoice message from Alpha Darren came through on her phone. Daniella opened it quickly, but the calm tone on the other end did not show any concern, no worry at all. Just a simple and indifferent remark, as simple as the words "Okay. Later, I'll pick you up."
At that moment, it felt as if the entire healing team was looking at her with pity. "Daniella, can you come inside? There's something you need to check." Uncle Jerremy at the front desk immediately called Daniella so that the woman wouldn't feel awkward in her current situation. Relieved to have a reason to leave the room, Daniella immediately got up.
The last time she felt an opportunity to escape like this was during the introduction party for Daniella as Darren's prospective Luna. Alpha Darren is indeed always like that. Wherever Camilla is involved, Daniella will always find herself in the shadows, always being the unimportant one.
That day, the Alpha arrived late to his own Moon's introduction party. "Sorry, something came up. I was held up there," he said casually, ignoring the time he spent awkwardly answering questions and the stares from their guests. For Daniella, that day was monumental.
However, for Alpha, that day was just trivial dust; after all, Daniella was not the mate destined by the moon goddess. Daniella had only just been marked, and Daniella was chosen randomly because the woman healed him when he was wounded after the battle. As if he owed his life to a healer.
Then, she heard her packmates mention that Alpha Darren left early that day with a female wolf. Daniella didn't need to guess who the woman was; she knew it was Camilla. All the pack members were whispering to each other, but the Beta Female called Daniella because there was something important that actually wasn't there. There, Daniella felt there was an opportunity for her to escape, and she felt that someone was defending her.
Now, after the healers have left, Daniella limps out of Jerremy's house. The rest of the day was filled only with reading the new healing bible that Daniella never expected. Even though she wanted to forget the sadness here, she ended up learning a new healing art.
As she stood up, a sharp pain shot through her ankle, bringing her back to reality. She realized that she had forgotten to treat her own wound after leaving the house earlier. Her injury got worse; the swelling was extraordinary. When several healers offered their help, Daniella refused, and she also turned down Uncle Jerremy, who wanted to heal her. As a healer, this is not a wound that cannot be handled by oneself. But Daniella started to think that if all the pain shifted to her legs, the pain in her heart might be diverted. So she let her feet be like that.
Sighing, Daniella sat back down in her chair, deciding to wait for Alpha Darren to come pick her up after he finished his business with Camilla and his responsibilities as Alpha of a pack.
However, Daniella kept waiting and waiting. When night fell, even Jerremy's Uncle asked her to stay there. But Daniella's responsibility as a mate to Alpha Darren kept her waiting for the man's arrival to pick her up.
Unfortunately, Daniella couldn't even call the Alpha, and the Alpha always built walls so that Daniella could never guess his thoughts or what he was doing, and they couldn't communicate through telepathy. With firm determination, she tried to go home alone, but she only managed to walk a few steps before the pain became unbearable; cold sweat drenched her forehead.
Feeling defeated, she took out her cellphone and tried to call Alpha's number again. Alpha Darren answered quickly, but his voice sounded calm. "What's wrong, Daniella?" For a moment, Daniella hesitated. It seems that Alpha Darren really forgot his promise to pick up Daniella. Biting her lip, Daniella swallowed her pride. "Alpha, you said you would pick me up. I'm still waiting for you here."
