The sun shone in the afternoon, providing a faint sense of warmth despite the cold. Paisley was in her room playing with her computer while the sweet chirping of birds sounded in her open window.
After a while of typing in her computer, she opened her wardrobe to check out somethings, as she opened it, she found out she really needed to go to the supermarket. She took out her phone and texted Seth who was in the Packs security system.
[ I really need to go to the shopping mall right now, are you free].
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Seth in the other hand was in the Third floor of the security system's building. In it was a dungeon where prisoners were kept. Both he and Aiden were interrogating the culprits who they had caught yesterday night.
"For the last time, where are you guys from?" Aiden asked coldly as he sat down on a chair with his legs crossed facing the prisoners locked in chains.
They all refused to talk, each keeping mute in fear as they folded their legs together and hid their hands nervously amidst the tension created by the cold aura exuding from Aiden.
Seth scoffed at their fear, leaning against the wall.
"Seems like your prisoners have no idea how impatient and terrifying our Alpha can be when interrogating prisoners who are intruders".
"We were just staying at the mountains, nothing more, we really had no intentions of breaking into the pack ". They said shivering in fear, they had been tortured ever since as they had refused to talk.
Aiden however stood up abruptly wiping the dust off his black suit, he turned his back on them about leaving.
"I'll be back when you're ready to talk."
The both walked out of the dungeon while the shutting of the door was heard.
"Just deal with them till they're ready to talk." Seth said to the guards before he entered the elevator with Aiden.
In the elevator, Seth brought out his phone checking his messages as he wasn't able to check them even when he felt the vibration in his pocket.
[I really need to go to the shopping mall right now, are you free?]
He saw this message from Paisley and a thought immediately crossed his mind.
"Hey Aiden, mind of I accompany my cousin to the shopping mall. You know she's new and might get lost taking a tour."
"You haven't done your work, wouldn't it be incompetent if you find excuses to ignore them" Aiden replied indifferently.
"Seriously, I ain't joking. Our grandfather dotes on her so I'll be blamed if something happens to her." Seth continued trying to use the Old man's name to get away.
" She's highly skilled, I doubt anything would go wrong." Aiden replied.
Seth frowned in his heart knowing Aiden was a tough nut to crack. "Come on, she needs company and someone to lead her."
Aiden smirked. "Alright, I'll do you a favor by going in your place".
"What?"
"Send her a text that I'll pick her up outside the Drake's Mansion. Also get back to work." Aiden said as he walked out the elevator while Seth almost remained as he was suspended in surprise.
He frowned but forced himself to type the string of words.
[ Someone would come pick you up now, I'm quite busy].
He pressed the send button and turned the phone on airplane mode before moving into an office to complete his bunch of time consuming work.
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Meanwhile Paisley was sitting on her bed when Seth's reply message finally came. She picked up her phone and check the string of words written in his chat box.
Reading his reply, she didn't think much about it and got ready to go to the shopping mall. She opened her wardrobe and checked for a nice dress suitable for the weather at the moment.
She walked down the stairs and saw her grandfather sitting down.
"Grandpa, I'll be going shopping now."
Old Drake seemed not to replay, only casually nodding his head behind the book he seemed to hold midair.
She bid him goodbye and walked outside to wait for the car to pick her up.
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Waiting outside for the car to come, she picked up the scent of almond. She sniffed looking left and her eyes were fixed on an almond tree not too far away in someone's house.
She looked away still waiting for the person to arrive. After for quite a while, she brought out her phone about to call Seth since the person hadn't yet arrived. Suddenly a Black Acura NSX speeding down the way held it's brakes and parked in front of her.
She twitched her eyes still holding her phone in her hands, she looked at the car and found it quite familiar and new in her memory, the car was somewhat more liked the one she had seen Aiden drive away yesterday, except for the plate number she quite remembered the brand.
The car window rolled down and and Aiden looked at her with an indifferent gaze through it.
"Get in, someone asked me to pick you up".
Paisley outside was surprised from his statement, Why would Seth send the Alpha of the pack to escort her to the shopping mall?.
However not wanting to offend the man's patience she quickly got into the car and closed the door sitting put at the back.
" Where're you heading, I'll accompany you". He said to her with his voice being more warmer than before as he gazed at her through the car rearview mirror.
"Shopping mall." she replied firmly while he started driving the car. As he drove away, Paisley thought about him saying 'he would accompany her' and wondered, why would he want to do Seth's biddings and accompany her for shopping.
"Emmmm Alpha Aiden, may I ask what Seth's doing that he couldn't come?"
Aiden took a quick tilting of his head before returning it to his original position.
" He's busy with work and can't come".
"Okay". She replied, "But", she continued; "why would he ask you to come, aren't you busy also, even more than him?" she asked staring at his face while he held unto the steering wheel.
"I'm not so work loaded as him so I volunteered to help you". He said with his words having no emotions but rather indifferent.
Paisley nodded her head with a sigh, "Okay", she replied not asking anymore questions as he drove her to the shopping mall.
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After the drive of a few minutes, they arrived at the shopping mall. Aiden parked the car in the parking garage inside the shopping mall. He looked at Paisley who was searching for something in her bag through the rearview mirror.
"We've arrived already."
"Yeah I know, I'm searching for something". She replied him while her nodded slowly before opening the door.
"Found it." Paisley said in a whisper as she brought out a mask from her bag. Aiden immediately opened the door for her being a good gentleman.
Paisley stepped out feeling quite shy and awkward as he helped her out with his hand stretched fort.
"You don't have to be such a gentleman next time." she said to him avoiding his gaze by seeming to be sealing her bag.
He looked at her, she had worn a black face mask, the reason wasn't had to guess, he smiled:
"You putting on a mask can't help, it's makes them even more curious." he said to her.
"Well...what would you suggest?" she asked looking at him with her beautiful dark blue eyes.
"Don't worry, no one would try to spread false rumors. Just act normal." he replied her before handing her a black coat to cover her.
" It's cold here unlike the warm sun outside".