Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 62

Lauren's

POV

"Where are you taking me?" I was curious about what kind of date he would take me on and he was so mysterious about it. He just smiled at me and refused to tell me where we were going. I asked, "Are we gonna have a date in the estate?"

"Just follow me."

"Yes, my bossy Alpha..." I mumbled but I hadn't felt so thrilled for a long time. I felt like I was a child again, waiting to unbox my presents and I hadn't been like this for too long. "We're here."

Victor stopped in front of a glass house. I seldom walked around the estate and I didn't know what it was like inside the glass house. I got curious and then Victor pressed a button on the door. The glass door slowly opened and inside was an enormous garden filled with all kinds of roses. The floral fragrance surrounded me and in the middle of the garden, there was a gift box with blue ribbons, waiting for me to unbox it.

"Is that for me?" I felt like the roses were blooming in my chest and the floral scent filled my heart with joy.

Victor's eyes glistened and he smiled at me, "Yeah."

His tone sounded calm and if I hadn't noticed his fingers twitched a little on the armrests, I wouldn't have been able to tell he was quite nervous. I walked toward the gift briskly and it was about twice the size of my palm. I figured there wouldn't be any jewels or makeup products in this box and was wondering what kind of gift Victor would give me.

"Do I need to act surprised in advance?" I joked. I untied the ribbons with Victor watching me expectantly. I slowly opened the box and when I saw what it was in it, I froze and didn't know what to say anymore. I was utterly speechless.

I had never expected that Victor would give me this as a gift.

Seeing how I reacted, Victor couldn't keep his cool anymore and panicked a little, "You...you don't like it?"

"No, it's not that I don't like it..." I hastily shook my head and couldn't help reaching out my hand to that fluffy doll. Some indescribable feelings flooded into my head and my eyes started getting wet.

It was the toy that Janice broke.

Technically, it was the exact same one.

I carefully stroke its head and the teddy bear's dark eyes reflected my face. I could vaguely see the reflection of my tears shimmering. I tried to suppress my feelings and asked, "How did you come up with the idea of giving me this?"

Victor seemed to be relieved and said, "I didn't know what to give you and had to ask your friend for help. She told me you once had a teddy bear that you really loved but...it was ruined. And you never looked for it and never spoke of it ever since." "But I assume you still care about the bear."

"You asked Mila to help you?" I sat down right next to him with the teddy bear in my arms. We were surrounded by blooming roses and I poked the teddy bear's ear, saying, "He's not Tommy."

Victor straightened up in his wheelchair and sat next to me, which didn't seem hard for him. He looked at the teddy bear and said, "So his name is Tommy!"

I named the teddy bear Tommy but I had never told anyone about his name because no one cared about me when I was little and Manuel stopped giving me his attention at that time so he wouldn't spend time listening to me talking about childish things. But ever since my mother was gone, I had nobody to count on and Tommy got me through those lonely sad nights.

Victor squeezed its ear and looked kind of adorable when he did that. He stared at me with his golden eyes and said slowly and solemnly, "He's not Tommy but you're capable of protecting him now. And I'll protect you, Lauren."

I was stunned as he looked me in the eye.

That was the reason why he gave me this teddy bear. He was trying to tell me there was no need to be afraid anymore and now I had the power to protect that teddy bear named Tommy which was destroyed by Janice back then. I was no longer a lone wolf and I had somebody who would be by my side, somebody who believed in me, and someone who would always keep me safe.

To others, this was just a normal teddy bear and as the alpha of the Midnight Claws Tribe, Victor was capable of giving me all kinds of expensive things. But he chose to give me this teddy bear because it wasn't just a gift, it was his promise.

"Yeah, I can protect him now," I murmured, repeating his words. I held my cheeks against the bear and the softness filled my heart with love. But then, I felt something hard pressing against my cheeks and I tilted my head, asking, "Is there something else?" "Yeah." Victor didn't look as serious and cold as always and his eyes were dazzling as he smiled at me.

I had a hunch about what it would be and took out a necklace from the teddy bear's backpack as Victor watched me do it. A huge and beautiful sapphire was glistening in the light. I could tell it was worth a lot of money. Even though I was born with a silver spoon, I rarely saw gemstones of such high value.

"What's this?" I asked, stroking the necklace.

"It's the necklace inherited from the Luna of the Midnight Claws Tribe," Victor said in a plain tone, "now, it belongs to you, Lauren."

"But I haven't decided to be your partner and your Luna yet..."

"That doesn't matter," Victor said, "it suits you. And I won't give this to any other woman but you."

It wasn't just a necklace. It was the sense of security that he offered me.

I felt like the heavy sapphire was burning in my palm and I didn't say anything back. He just stared at me and I could see expectation in his golden eyes. He had always been an assertive alpha but now he seemed kind of anxious as if he was afraid that I might say I turned to him and lifted my long hair in his gaze, "Why don't you help me put this on?"

no.

Victor's eyes shimmered and he smiled. He took the sapphire necklace and gently put it on for me like it was some kind of ritual. He brushed his fingers on my neck and I could feel his warm breath behind me. Things started to get heated up.

"It looks great on you," he looked at me after he put around on my neck and stroked my cheeks as he said in a deep and tempting voice, "you look beautiful."

In the midst of the floral fragrance, I could somehow smell his peppermint scent and those golden eyes were seducing me to do something more.

I knew I wanted more.

Kiss him already!

This time, it wasn't Bella's voice. It was mine.

I didn't want to and couldn't control my desire anymore so I tackled him down in the garden. I followed my heart and kissed him hard, slipping my tongue into his mouth and tangling up with him. In this position, our bodies couldn't get any closer and I could feel his body heat from his chest. Our bodies were heating up and we were all turned on by that kiss...

Victor's eyes were filled with devouring lust but I wasn't scared at all. I gave him a peck on the lips and said as I breathed sharply, "Victor, this is my thank-you gift for you.