37. Pride makes you blind

Elizeo held her by her shoulders.

"My.. my mother." Tears filled her eyes.

"Yes miss Isolde is alive. She is with Sinthia's family and that guy Dalton. I'm gonna call Sinthia now, you're gonna speak with your mother. "

" Zeo. Thank you! " Guen threw her arms around his neck hugging him.

Hard knocks were heard on the door.

" That must be your guard. "

" Or some girl wanting to pee. " Guen laughed.

" Stay, don't move Zeo. "

Guen opened the door revealing Payton , the guard with two girls stood behind the door .

"Can't someone hook up with her boyfriend without someone interrupting?!" Then she closed the door again with the key .

"That will keep them away for a bit ." Elizeo laughed at her comment.

They videocalled Sinthia, her mom appeared safe and sound.

"Guen, how are you honey?"

"Mom, are you alright?"

"Yes honey, Dalton and Quentin found me. Sinthia went for help. But when we came for you we found an ambulance and the police there we couldn't come near . Thanks to Elizeo I knew how you were . You're staying with grandma, how is she? "

" As a mother mourning her daughter. They said you... It doesn't matter, you are okay . I will find some way to come to you mom. Is Quentin there? "

Sinthia took the phone as they were looking at each other. Quentin outside the room listening to them, Sinthia knew but she had to lie to Guen.

"Hi Guen how are you ? My brother officially became the alpha and he's very busy with work. " Sinthia forced a smile .

"I see. So busy that he won't speak to me after all this time. Or is he mad at me for leaving? " Guen knew he was mad, she knew him well.

Sinthia avoided the question passing the phone to Isolde.

" Guen, baby what did they do to you there? You look skinny , your arms are filled with bruises. " Isolde had a concerned look on her face.

" I'm okay mom it's from the needles. " Guen forced a smile.

Quentin was hurt hearing his mates words. He heard that she was skinny and with bruises, if he saw her like that he would go to take her from there avoiding his responsibilities as alpha.

"How bad is she?" Quentin asked his sister as soon as she walked out of the door.

"Very bad. Her hair is messy, her eyes are red, her skin is dark under her eyes. She is skinnier, her arms are filled with bruises , not only from the needles. Her knuckles are with dried blood. "

Quentin put his forehead against the wall.

" Are you still mad at her? You can't stay proud when she is hurting. She wants to see you, I know that you want to see her too. " Sinthia tried to reason with her brother .

" For once Sinthia, for once I wanted her to choose me. " Quentin spoke with clenched jaw .

" She is her mother Quentin. If she didn't went there that guy would have taken her mother away."

" And she is her daughter, she should be the one protecting her daughter."

" You can't judge neither of them Quentin. What they did, they did it to protect each other . Now be a man and speak to your mate, this way you will both try to ease each others pain ." Sinthia returned inside the room.

Quentin suffered every day since she left. The coronation day was the hardest one. Everyone in the city knew he had a mate , yet she was nowhere to be seen. He became the alpha with anger and rage.

From Sinthia he was informed that she was in a psychiatry. He felt bad about his mate, he felt her pain as well, but was too pride . His pride made him blind .

Then rage and anger filled his chest again when he heard his mate's voice from the other line.

"The fact that you are my guard doesn't mean you have to stay glued next to me Payton. My boyfriend has a boner , let's leave him alone for a while."

" What was that? " Sinthia asked Elizeo being furious .

" Calm down baby, it was a lie Guen invented to her guard to leave us alone so we could speak to you. I'm in the women's bathroom. Now I have to leave. Talk to you later." Elizeo blew her a kiss.