Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 97

Lauren's POV "Victor?"

I called out his name but didn't get any response. It wasn't like Victor. I ran upstairs, feeling anxious and confused. Just as I was about to knock on the door, I heard some noises behind it. Maybe he was discussing tribal affairs with Richard.

"Look how nervous you are right now. If your colleagues see you like this, they would think that you're possessed," Bella teased, "they couldn't believe this was the legendary ice queen, Dr. Lauren."

I had gotten used to her jokes and said, "Yeah, thanks for your compliment."

But it wasn't my fault that I got so anxious. My heart felt a bit odd when I woke up this morning and it had been racing the whole day for some reason. I rarely got this kind of feeling. Now that I thought of it, it might be an omen for that car accident that almost went bad today.

Bella suggested, "Why don't we ask Mila to give us a psychic reading?"

"Though she's a witch, fortune telling isn't her field. She's more of an expert in making potions," I became somehow irritated and scratched my head, "it must just be an illusion...Oh, what is this smell?"

My sleeve was stained with a strange smell and I didn't know how to describe what it was. It was rough and smelled like mud after heavy rain in the woods. It just stuck on my body and made me frown. Then a man's face came to my mind... Jason Andrews.

"Maybe he left his smell on you when he passed you his business card," Bella took a guess, "you shouldn't have stopped me and should just let me bite off his damn hands and poked out his wandering eyes."

"Don't even say that," I pursed my lips, "this smell is strong and disgusting enough for me."

This scent might just be his perfume or something but it couldn't be a potion. There were a lot of potions on the market that could track people down. In her spare time, Mila would always make some strange and novel things and she definitely had smelled this kind of thing. At that time, she thought Janice and Lola would be crazy enough to use tracking potions on me to have me killed so she had taught me how to recognize many kinds of potions.

So this might just be a regular perfume.

Or it could be that guy's body scent.

I went to the bathroom and tossed my clothes into the laundry basket. Then I took a quick shower to get rid of this smell.

After I got my hair dry and put on some clean clothes, I went to Victor's study and knocked on the door gently. Then I heard Victor answer in a hoarse voice, "Come in."

His voice didn't sound right.

I hastily pushed open the door and saw Victor in his wheelchair. He looked a bit pasty and got dark circles under his eyes with one side of his face in the shadow. He suddenly got a lot more haggard overnight. What happened last night?

Victor wasn't only my boyfriend. He was also my patient.

I hurriedly walked up to him, bent over, and put my hand on his forehead, asking, "Are you not feeling good? What happened? You don't look so well."

Werewolves weren't as fragile as human beings. But I couldn't stop worrying about him because he had lost his wolf in the battle and got seriously injured. I panicked and didn't notice the glistening in his eyes. Victor took my hands and said, "Lauren, calm down." "Let me check up on you."

"I'm alright," Victor spoke up and stroked my face, "this is a normal reaction. I can feel it."

"What normal reaction..." I suddenly stopped talking. My heart skipped a beat and my mind was completely blown away. I instantly realized what he meant by that, "Kent! Is it Kent?"

The day I turned 18 and had my first shift, I was in so much pain. However, Bella, my wolf, was the hope that was born in that pain. Then the pain Victor was bearing right now might be a sign of Kent's return!

Victor smiled, looking pale. His eyes softened and even his voice became gentle, "Last night, I got the message Kent sent me. He was trying his best to recover and I heard his voice, Lauren."

No matter how much he was trying to calm himself down, I could still hear the excitement in his shaking voice. Because this was the first time he directly felt the sign Kent left after the day Kent vanished in the battle.

"He's coming back," Victor said to me as he stared into my eyes, "my wolf is still alive."

This time he sounded more affirmative than ever.

I was stunned and had a strange feeling in my heart. I opened my mouth and wanted to say something but couldn't utter a single word. Finally, I just smiled and said with a bit of regret, "Too bad that I wasn't by your side last night."

If I was around, I could've done something for him using my healing power.

"Don't say that. You're the reason why this happened."

"What?"

"Kent is trying his best to recover because he wants to see you badly," Victor said slowly, "he heard me and knew that I'm going to visit your grandma so we want to make sure we're in our best state."

That was why he wanted to come back so much?

I got a little suspicious.

"Maybe it's just the right time." I still didn't buy it.

"I'm sure that I'm right," Victor said. He looked quite affirmative though I didn't know why.

I suddenly thought of the heart flipping and anxiousness this morning and realized what was happening. I murmured, "That's why my heart was racing this morning and why I nearly got into a car accident. This is the reason. I've let Bella track Kent down before so when Kent showed up, I had this feeling..."

"You nearly got into a car accident?" Victor frowned and interrupted me. He stopped smiling and put on a straight face, "Did you get hurt? Did you go straight to the bathroom for a shower when you came back because you got injured?"

Oh...

I was busy thinking about my theory and accidentally said that out loud. I was regretful that I said that and had to tell him the truth, "Rest assured, I'm alright."

"Were they sent by Manuel or your stepmother?"

"It's not them," I tried to calm him down, "this time, they've got nothing to do with it. And I didn't get hurt. The car was damaged and might need a checkup and some maintenance."

"I should've sent them to pick you up," Victor said worriedly, "next time bring a driver when you go out."

"Oh, I'm not a child, Victor." I knew once I told Victor about what happened, he would definitely get overprotective. But I was really not used to being followed by other people when I went out, that would be strange.

I hastily changed the subject, "Why aren't there any servants in the house?"

"Too many noises."

I shrugged and agreed with him, "Same here. Some people might like being escorted by drivers and bodyguards but I'm always kind of a lone wolf. You can't force me to get used to that lifestyle, Victor, and I'm not a weak and vulnerable person that needs special attention."

I could tell he didn't agree with me from the look on his face. So I just kissed him on the lips to stop him from saying more. I raised my eyebrows and said, "Trust me, okay? And we should focus on Kent. He's coming back." I had a feeling.

When Kent was back, I could finally know if Victor was my destined mate or not.