In Between The Alphas
Chapter 58

I don't know if it makes me a bad person but I was instantly relieved the moment Dr. Brennan said I wasn't pregnant. I let out a relieved sigh but instantly sobered up when I noticed the look on Diana's face. "Not quite," Dr. Brennan interrupted, "I think the first one was a false positive because neither of you is pregnant."

"So I'm pregnant then," she began.

"But my period, Diana began.

"Is there anything that has been stressing you out more than usual," she began and Diana and I locked eyes with each other.

The issue with Alpha Hunter has been stressing us both out more than we'd like to admit.

"From that look I will take it as a yes," she said interrupting us, "It's probably stress that's making you late. I promise that you should see it within a week or two."

"Thank you," Diana said after a tense second, "We better leave."

"It was nice to see you Diana," she said, "And you too Charlie."

Nobody said anything until we got to the car and Diana let her head fall against the steering wheel.

"Are you okay?"I asked and she just hummed in response, "How are you feeling?"

"I don't know how I feel," she said in an almost inaudible voice, "Shouldn't I be sad that I'm not pregnant? I mean I'm expected to have children immediately after finding my mate." "You don't need to have children if you don't want them."

"I do want children but I'm relieved I'm not pregnant because," she swallowed before continuing, "I don't think I would want to be pregnant in the middle of this,"

"That's perfectly understandable," I said, "You don't want to have a child while we're in the middle of this dilemma with Alpha Hunter."

"I really do want children but now isn't the right time and I am happy because of that but then I'm also sad."

"I am so sorry that you feel this way and you have to put a hold on your happiness because of a problem that I caused," I said, "I wish I could end this once and for all."

"Don't say that," she said grabbing my hand in a firm hold, "I want to enjoy my mating before I have kids and I would gladly give up being pregnant now if that meant you were safe."

"I really am sorry,

"Stop apologizing; everything is fine" she said firmly, "Now you're going to tell me all about what you plan on doing with Logan." I gave her a bored look that she returned with a smirk, "I'm waiting." By the time we arrived at the pack house I was beet red and Diana was laughing and despite my obvious embarrassment I was happy.

"So you're not going to let me help you plan a whole romantic first night for you and Logan," she said and I shot her a hard look despite my flaming cheeks.

"I am not having s3x with Logan," I whisper yelled.

"Why not?" she asked and I shrugged, "You have to give me something to work with."

"I just don't want it to seem like things are barely over with Jake and now I'm with Logan."

"No one is going to care Charlie" she said as if she was talking to a child, "You're both mature adults and no one cares what you guys do behind closed door." "I'm just not sure."

"Do you like him?" she asked and I nodded without hesitation, "Do you love him?"

I opened my mouth to deny it but closed it immediately and sighed before responding,

"I don't know if I love him," I said with a shrug, "I don't feel the same way I felt around Jake at first and I think I loved Jake."

"Love doesn't always feel the same" she said with a small smile, "I love you but it doesn't feel the same with Logan or with Greg. I love you all in completely different ways."

"I know that but you don't love us romantically."

"I don't love Greg the way I loved my ex boyfriends," she said, "It will always be different because they are different people."

I lost sight of what she was saying because I saw a flash of black material before the person disappeared. I couldn't help but be intrigued because something about the way that person walked is very familiar. "Hey could you give me a moment," I said cutting her off, "I just saw someone familiar."

She stopped abruptly but nodded as I ran down the hallway and made the same turn. Luckily I saw the person I yelled out to then. The person froze immediately and I let out a heavy breath.

"Hey you look really familiar," I said and then the person turned around slowly and I felt my insides turn ice cold.

His graying hair was the same ugly and dull color and his eyes were piercing into my skin. He was wearing a black coat and matching black pants and his mouth pulled up into a smug grin and I had to force down the bile in my throat. "You're not here," said and his smile only grew wider and I took a shaky step backwards and bumped into a body and I let out a scream.

"Hey, calm down, it's just me" Diana said and I let out a relieved sigh. "Who were you talking to?"

"He's right-," I began but trailed off when I turned and saw no one standing there, "I could have sworn he was just there."

"Who was there?"

"Alpha Hunter," I said and her eyes widened. "Maybe he ran away when you came in but you must have seen him before I turned around right."

"When I came in you were just staring into thin air."

She said, "That was why I touched you; I was scared for you."

"No he was there Diana," I argued, "You must have seen him."

"There was no one Charlie," she said softly, "If I had seen someone I would have called Logan immediately."

"But-"

"Let's go check if he went down the hall," she cut me off, "There's only one way he could have gone anyways." She gestured to the dead end in front and I nodded.

We took the turn to the left and were met with a guy pacing the hall with his phone to his ear. We waited for him to finish his call and as soon as he was done he turned to us.

"How are you Diana?" he asked and he shrugged, "How can I help you girls?"

"Did you see anyone come through here?" Diana asked, "He was wearing-,"

"A black coat and black pants," I supplied and the guy shook his head, "Are you sure?"

"I've been here for the past twenty minutes," he said, "I'm sure I would have noticed someone walking past me."

"Thank you Shawn," Diana said as she pulled me away.

She waited until we were out of earshot before she spoke. "I told you there was no one there."

"But I saw him," I argued, "He was smirking at me."

"You're probably just stressed about the appointment," she said and I nodded because I knew this conversation wasn't going anywhere.

"You're right," I said with a forced smile and she sighed in relief.

"Come on," she said, "Let's go tell Logan we're taking the day off."

I let her pull me away but I knew without a doubt that I had seen Alpha Hunter. The problem is why and how no one else saw him?