Alpha Hunter - Chapter 68: Chapter 68

Ashlyn Knight:
“I am all done,” Polline said to me in my ear and I gave her a nod. I was so happy that my son was coming back home. I knew he wouldn’t be able to live here with Maya. she would never mend her ways. she hated me and did her best to kick me out, no way she would let my son come between her and Ian. She was a jealous person and she confirmed it tonight, if not before.
“If you stay, we can head out to the amusement park in the morning,” Ian insisted. He had been urging Turner and coming up with several ideas to entice him to stay. Polline had already packed their belongings, and now we were just ready to head back. I couldn’t be happier.
I never thought this issue would be resolved so quickly, but now I was certain that all my worries would wash away from here. Everything was going well, and I was even engaged to my second chance mate now. Although I felt bad for Ian while watching him try to convince Turner to stay a little longer or to come by and stay the next week, there was nothing I could do about it.
“Daddy! We can go to the amusement park some other day, but I can’t stay here for the night,” Turner shook his head, holding his father’s hand and looking sad. I knew he was sad. It’s not like Turner didn’t want to be around his father. He just chose me over him.
“But I will miss you,” Ian whispered, stealing glances from me.
“Then we can FaceTime,” Turner shrugged with a pleasant smile on his face. I don’t think Ian only wanted a FaceTime, but what else could he do when Turner had made up his mind?
If only Ian had sorted out Maya’s attitude, this wouldn’t have happened. It all occurred because she let her jealousy out in front of my son. And to think she acted out of jealousy because she couldn’t see me happy with Samuel just blows my mind. That woman didn’t want to see me happy at all.
“Let’s go. It’s getting late,” I uttered, walking ahead of them to give them some privacy. Polline and I joined Samuel in the parking lot, who had been waiting while Turner stayed back for a few minutes. He then walked out holding hands with his father, who seemed distraught and lost.
“Daddy! Please don’t be upset. Just know that I am going somewhere where I am very happy,” my son gave him a hug while Ian absentmindedly hugged him back. He then raised his eyes and they met with mine. I don’t know why he was looking at me as if I was responsible for my son leaving his mansion. I have warned him about Maya. If he truly cared about keeping his son with him, he should have taken care of the mess called ‘Maya’.
“Bye, daddy. Please take care of yourself,” Turner waved his hand before getting inside the car with me. I felt amazing.
“I wish I could have met with grandmother before leaving,” Turner pouted, but he understood that he had fallen asleep earlier that night, so he couldn’t meet up with her.
“I am so glad I am back with you,” Turner turned to me and hugged me. He continued to show his adoration for me throughout the car ride. After we reached home, I tucked him, half asleep, in bed and returned to my bedroom when I heard a knock on the door. I thought it was Samuel, but when I opened the door, I found Polline standing in front of me.
“Is everything okay? I thought you had fallen asleep,” I asked, looking around her.
“It is Samuel,” she mumbled, looking sadly at me.
“What happened to him?” I frowned in confusion. I remember him being awfully silent during the car ride but I was expecting to speak to him later.
“The rogue king told me that he is leaving and will swing by in the morning,” she announced, making me wonder why Samuel had to leave like this.
“He left?” I frowned.
“Yeah! He sounded a bit unhappy. I don’t know what it was, but I could tell from his eyes that something had been bothering him,” she continued, making me step aside and ask her to come inside. “If you’re not too sleepy, we can go grab a drink,” she suggested, and without any hesitation, I walked after her downstairs to have a word with her and discuss what else happened when she was away.
“I heard about the engagement,” she started with a smile, pouring me wine. “Congratulations.” As she raised a toast, I couldn’t help but giggle. “I honestly didn’t think he would propose so soon. My mind was stuck at Turner to the point that I had been failing to perform my duty towards our relationship.” As I took a sip, I noticed that Polline made such a face that it felt like she had just realized something.
“That makes sense,” she snapped her fingers when figuring out something.
“What does?” I asked in bewilderment.
“It seems like Sam is upset because you are unable to pay attention to him,” she explained with a sigh.
“But he knows my first priority will always be Turner. I don’t see why he should be unhappy,” I shrugged.
“Ashlyn! Keeping someone your priority is not wrong. But avoiding your duties towards someone else entirely because of it is where the problems begin. You need to understand that these things can lead to bigger problems later. You need to give him time too,” she was probably right. I remembered how sad he acted whenever he got interrupted. However, that reminded me of his earlier reaction to the call I had received from Turner.
“Polline! Something is bothering me now. I don’t think he took your call very seriously, even when I told him that Turner was sick,” I sighed, gulping down the wine.
“And do you blame him? I think we all overreacted. Kids throw tantrums. It’s not like he was sick-sick. Ah! I feel like it is my fault. But the environment got so dark in there that I just wanted you there,” she seemed to have witnessed a lot there in just two days. I was now ready to question her since she had lived among them.
“How are you?” I asked, and she tilted her head.
“You mean to say, how is their relationship?” As she narrowed her eyes at my face, I quickly looked away and hid my eyes behind the glass.
“They are not doing well. Ian barely spends time with her. But–” her little pause intrigued me, “whenever he is with Turner, he drags her along.”
My heart did a little flip inside my chest. “It is like he just wants to prove some point,” she continued. “That’s weird. Well, I don’t care about their relationship. I am quite happy with my own,” I don’t know how much truth I was spilling because whenever I returned from Ian’s sight, I felt this emptiness inside me that I tried to hide behind a feigned smile.
“Can I tell you something?” Polline said, and after I nodded, she sighed and added, “you and Samuel should get married soon.”
“There is no rush, though,” I switched her focus and noticed that she was worried about something.
“What is it, Polline, you know you can tell me anything, right?” I smiled at her, but it still didn’t fix her mood.
“Ian seems eerily interested in your life, Ashlyn. I think you should get married before he comes up with a new plan to destroy your happiness,” her calm demeanor and big revelation raised goosebumps on my skin. I couldn’t help but remember all the times he tried sabotaging my relationship with Samuel. Was that his new plan?