Falling in love with my Ex's Alpha Chapter 148

***Katherine***

I leave the flower shop next to the packhouse with a bouquet of peonies in my hand. Bel was going to come with me, but as the place is so close, she let me come alone.

I want to do something special tonight for Kaiden. I want to make him a really delicious dinner.

I'm going to leave everything ready on our balcony in our room, I'm so excited! It will be perfect.

I could pick the flowers from the garden that are surviving even with the end of autumn, but I wanted some more special flowers for this occasion.

I enter the packhouse, and Bel is already waiting for me at the door, "You said it would be quick," she says with her hands on her hips, shaking her head.

"I tried, I swear, but there were so many options. In the end, I chose these," I show her, "look how beautiful they are," she smiles as I smell the peonies.

I enter the packhouse with her walking beside me, "What were you doing when I went there?" I ask.

"Uhm, nothing much," she shrugs, but I feel like she's hiding something from me.

I ignore this feeling, "Well, I'm going to put these peonies in the vase," I say with a smile on my face, I can't wait for when Kaiden arrives.

"He'll love it," she says, smiling, "let me know when you want me to bring you what you cooked," she says, and I nod, this time walking alone to my bedroom.

At least now that Bel and I are getting along, she gives me a little more space here at the packhouse.

"I can't wait for him," I whisper to myself with a smile on my face.

"Give him hell," Bel shouts behind me after I enter the living room, and I can't help but giggle as I smell the peonies walking toward my bedroom.

I enter the room, making a mental note to suggest the same thing for Jake to do with Jay. Lately, they have been focusing a lot on Vick's adaptation; I'm going to suggest to him that I stay with her so they can have a night alone. They more than deserve this since she's still sleeping in their room.

Instead of going to the balcony to put the flowers in the vase, I see a folded paper on the vanity and go to it. I open what appears to be a note and read it without believing what it says.

One hand is holding the paper, and the other is at my mouth as I hold the bouquet of peonies against me.

*Dear Katie,*

*Sorry for leaving without saying goodbye*.

*I couldn't stay here after I rejected Chad*.

*Please don't come after me. When I'm ready to talk and overcome the pain I'm feeling, I'll contact you*.

*Thank you for all your support*.

*Maia*.

I sit on the vanity chair, still not believing what I read. It seems like one of those situations that you only believe by seeing it happen, and even when you see it, you still don't believe it.

I put the paper back where it was and reflected on what I read for a few seconds.

Then I pick up the cup of tea that one of the Omegas must have left for me.

The tea helps me calm down. I feel so sad that this happened to Maia and Chad. They must be so sad.

I look at the window, the afternoon sunlight streams through it as I stroke the curve of my growing belly, lost with everything I read.

Reaching for the glass of tea, I take another refreshing sip.

I can't help but feel guilty for not being here when she left. Maybe if I had given her more support... Jay and I agreed that it was time for Chad to be released, but neither of us had the courage to talk to Kaiden about it.

Maybe if he wasn't in jail...

Arh, poor Maia.

I drink the rest of the tea, and then I get up to go put the peonies in the vase.

But as the last sip of the liquid touches my lips, a strange taste dances on my tongue. Confusion clouds my mind, I drop the peonies on the floor as the room begins to spin.

Attempting to steady myself, I reach out to the vanity for support, but my strength wanes rapidly, the surface now feels foreign and distant. Confusion sets in as my body grows heavier,

I try to scream, but no sound comes out! My tongue seems to go numb.

My limbs feel heavy. Unresponsive.

Panic courses through me as I struggle to comprehend what's happening. My hand trembles, and the glass slips from my grasp, clattering onto the vanity before darkness envelops me.

My vision blurs further, the room spinning in a nauseating whirl.

I hold my swelling belly for protection as I fall to the floor next to the bouquet of peonies.

The world fades into an ominous silence as I succumb to unconsciousness.

***Kaiden***

As soon as I enter the packhouse, my heart starts to hurt. I feel such intense pain that I bring my hand towards my heart to see if I haven't been stabbed by something.

"Alpha, are you okay?" Isabel asks me worriedly.

I look at my hand, and there is no blood coming out of it.

What the fuck is happening?

'Mate! Something happened to her,' Troy growls in my mind, and my whole body goes on alert.

"Where's Katherine?" I shout out to Isabel. If something happened to her, it's Isabel's fault.

"She's in your bedroom," she looks at me, confused, not understanding.

I run straight to there with my hand on my heart as fast as I can, almost shifting into Troy so I can get there faster.

I storm inside the room, praying to the goddess Selena that Troy is wrong, hoping to find my little mate safe.

Instead, I'm met with an unexpected sight. She lies unconscious on the floor, her stillness striking fear into my heart. Panic surges through me, and I rush to her side, kneeling beside her.

"Katie, Katie, Katie!" my voice quivers with worry as I desperately try to rouse her. "My little sun, WAKE UP!" my mind races with questions, trying to understand what might have happened.

With trembling hands, I check her pulse, my heart pounding in my chest. I call out her name repeatedly, desperation creeping into me and Troy.

As I try to revive her, my thoughts dart around, searching for an explanation, praying for her to awaken.

Troy cries out desperately, begging me to shift, 'She is dying, Kaiden! She is dying!'