Middle Child Syndrome - Chapter 132

Chapter 132: Ch 132: Would you care to tell us?
The silence in the medical room was deafening. Rika could hear her heartbeat when she concentrated.

She looked in disbelief as the Alpha in front of her reached for her hand and placed a kiss on the back of it.

It made Rika feel tingles in her spine, but she simultaneously doubted his intentions.

Damian, however, could not control his feelings about this matter, and before anyone could stop him, he held the Tweten family head by his throat.

Loud alpha growls echoed around the room, and their anger made Rika’s hair stand up in shock.

Emily was also a second too late to stop Damian from holding the older alpha hostage and threatening him.

“Leave! Refrain from approaching Rika again. This is the last warning I will give you.”

Hearing Damian speak and threaten someone was so rare that even Emily looked shocked.

Usually, the person Damian wanted to threaten was dead at this point. Or at least passed out when they were held so tightly and had dominant pheromones sprayed straight into their faces.

Emily had to admit that she was impressed with Andrew Tweten’s ability to hold his own and maintain his composure.

He was incredible but nowhere near ‘Damian’s league of impressive when it came to pheromones and dominance.

“This is…not a good idea. I don’t want to…consider a kid like you…my enemy, but at this rate…”

Damian’s hold tightened a little bit. Emily wanted to stop and save the day but knew she would only worsen the situation.

The only one who could calm Damian’s rage down was Rika.

“Rika, you need to call Damian back. He will listen to you if you ask him to stop. But you need to hurry up before he kills Andrew Tweten! Hurry!”

Emily was not even holding her voice back at this point.

“Huh! Why would Damian listen to me and not you? Shouldn’t you be asking him…. fine! I will trust you this time.”

Rika looked at Emily’s solemn expression and knew better than to ask again. It was clear that Emily knew what she was talking about.

“Damian, let Andrew go and come here. Please do something for me. Good boy! Just follow my voice and come here.”

There was no end to Rika’s embarrassment when she treated Damian like a young kid who needed candy to bribe.

In this case, Rika felt like candy as she watched Damian eying her and her stretched-out hand with keen interest. He started letting go of Andrew’s neck and paying her attention.

A little push was all he needed at this point.

“Good boy! Come here and forget about that alpha. Good boy!”

Rika’s face flamed in embarrassment as she allowed Damian to cuddle by her side. She was already lost in her pheromones, and he nosed her neck to inhale more.

His cold nose tickled Rika, but it did not make her uncomfortable.

If anything, Rika felt relaxed and calm. A part of her thought soothed to have Damian pay attention to her and bask in her pheromones.

‘This does not seem to be a bad situation to be in. I never thought I would be so close to Damian like this one day. Maybe all this pheromone bullshit and being an omega is not as big as a deal I thought it to be.’

Rika wanted to shape that thought out of her mind as soon as it nudged her.

She knew it was terrible to consider turning into an omega as ‘fine, ‘ but she could not help herself.

“Tsk. Lucky bastard! Should I also pretend to lose control so that Rika treats me the way she treats Damian? I want to cuddle with her as well.”

Emily’s soft words reached Rika’s ears, making her face turn redder than it was.

Thankfully, Emily spared Rika’s poor heart and checked over Andrew instead.

“Hey, are you okay? It would be best if you got your neck checked out. I know Damian and how much force he can use. It might not seem like much, but something might have damaged inside your throat.”

Emily wanted the older alpha in front of her.

But Andrew only gave her a polite but flat nod before pulling himself up.

Andrew Tweten’s sharp gaze hit Rika’s breath. He seemed to be asking her something which she could not answer.

Damian did not seem to like that Rika was diverting her attention away from him, so he quickly growled to get her attention back on him.

From her position, Rika could not see Damian’s look. But she also felt that it was better for her not to know.

Somehow, Rika did not think she could handle the consequences of knowing Damian’s feelings for her.

“Fine! I can tell when I am not welcome somewhere. Rika Goodwill, please reach out to me when you need my help. And remember what I told you during our last meeting. My feelings have not changed.”

It took Rika a few seconds to remember what Andrew was talking about. But as soon as she did, her beck became warm, and her eyes widened in shock.

The confession Rika had tucked away suddenly came rushing forward, and Rika’s face warmed even more.

“I…”

Rika trailed off. The sudden feeling of something wet touching her neck made Rika speechless, and she watched Andrew fisting his palms before running out of the room.

A nip followed the wet feeling on Rika’s neck and a tiny bite.

Damian’s arms also warped around Rika’s middle, and he squeezed her as punishment.

Somehow, Rika felt that Emily looked disappointed but did not want to say these words out loud.

“So, would you tell us what Andrew meant with his last words? Did something happen between you and him? You don’t have to hide anything from us, Rika. We want to know because we want our friend to be safe.”

Emily’s crooked smile when she asked Rika this question made her voice sound odd, making her feel a little scared.

It almost felt like Emily accused Rika of something, but the younger did not know what she did.