Chapter 17

Zanders pov
It's late and I'm so tired I just want to go home to sleep, I look at my watch and see its 10 pm. I get up and grab my jacket, I text me driver I'm coming down and walk down the dark hallway, everyone left hours ago. I get down stairs and see my driver and I walk over and get in. We drive in silence and I have a pounding headache that I just close my eyes, we were driving for a few minutes when I hear my driver say mr. Martin isn't that your wife, I sit up and yes it was she was coming out of the park and walking towards home, I tell him to pull over next to her. He does sound I roll down my window, I call out to her and she turns around with a frightened look until she realizes it's me and walks over.
"What are you doing out this late and by yourself." I ask starling her about by the way her face looks. I might have been a little harsh.
"I went for a walk and just finished and was heading home." She says looking at the ground.
"You had all day to go for a walk but you choose to take one at 10 o clock at night?" I say exasperated.
She just shrugs and I open the door and tell her to get in she does thankfully and then we head home it was literally two minutes of awkward silence and I'm no it sure why I was mad I mean dosent she know that there are bad men out at night and she could get hurt or worse! We get home and before I could say anything Allison gets out and practically runs for the front door and goes inside. I get out and walk in and I dont see her anywhere. I go to the kitchen looking for some food. I notice Connie up and I'm surprised, usually she's in bed by now.
"Hey Connie what are you doing up so late." I ask looking at her.
"Oh Zander, I was just waiting for Allison to get back and eat some dinner. I dont think she ate anything else today other than a little breakfast early this morning." She says a little worried.
"Ok well I think she went up to her room, do you why she went out so late tonight, I found her coming out of the park walking home on her own." I say mad that she was out alone and nobody told me.
"Sir why are you so mad it's not like she walked miles to ger to the park and back?" Connie asks looking at me with a strange look.
"I'm not mad, I'll take her uiu p some food just prepare a plate for her please."
Connie nods and goes to get some hot dish on the plate and a piece of buttered bread. I take it and thank her and walk up stairs to her room I near ot andni hear shuffling inside. I stand there not knowing if I should knock or not, well I end up knocking and she opens the door. I walk past her before she can get out a word and walk in and set the plate down on her desk.
"Connie told me you haven't eaten anything other than breakfast this morning." I say looking at her. She is standing by the door and it seems like she is waiting for me to leave. Well too bad I think I'm going to stay and make sure she eats.
"Thanks but I'm not hungry, you can take the plate back." She says not looking at me.
"You must be hungry, from what I understand you only ate breakfast today." I say slowly. I look at her and she isn't looking at me just at her feet. I sigh and place the plate on her desk. I stand there for what feels like an eternity but probably only a few minutes. Finally I go to grab her arm to pull her over to sit down and she flinches like I'm going to stike her, I pull back wondering why I got that reaction from her.
"Sorry I didn't mean to startle you, I'm not going to hurt you." I say softly not wanting to scare her.
               Allison's pov
I could feel him watching me waiting for me too move, i didn't mean to flinch its just no one really has tried to touch me and it be anything but abusive. I also can't eat, I feel nauseous from even the smell of the food even if it smells amazing. I cant bring myself to eat so much food in one day. But I can't tell him that for fear he would ask why, I don't want to tell him about my family. How would I even explain to him. All I can really concentrate is his eyes on me and how it makes what to shiver and the tingles I feel inside. My wolf is going crazy and it's hard to think about anything.
"I'm not hungry, I usually don't eat more than once." I say quietly.
"Why on earth do you only eat once a day?" Zander asks concerned.
What do I say? I can't tell him the real reason so I lie instead, I hate lying to my mate.
"I ate a little something out on my walk earlier but I guess I can eat some food especially if it's Connie's cooking. I say hoping he dosent see through my lie.
I take a seat and eat half of the hotdish. It tasted better than it smelled but I couldn't find it in me to eat all of it so I ate the buttered toast instead.
"I'm full but it was delicious, Connie is a very good cook." I say sincerely looking at Zander. He just nods and goes to take my plate. And instead of taking it down stairs he starts earing the other half. I'm shocked to say the least and I'm not sure what to say to him. When he sees my shocked face I assume he just shrugs his shoulds and says that he was hungry too. I smile and let alittle chuckle out.
"Well it's late and I think I will be going to bed." I say hoping he would leave. It's not like I don't want him around but my wolf just won't shut up around him and she is giving me a headache.
"Ok sleep well, see you in the morning." He says walking out the door of my room.
I get ready for bed thinking about all that has happened and how i hope the two girls made it home safe tonight. And thinking about how excited I am to see Zander in the morning I think smiling and falling asleep.