My Alpha Mate's Christmas Gift novel Chapter 72

　　I never asked to be chosen as Luna

　　Larry stared at Roxanne with surprise. He didn’t expect to see her with his father.

　　“A-Ah… Miss…” He stuttered as he tried to speak.

　　“Larry….” She said with a glare on her face.

　　After giving him a reminding look, Larry remembered what she said about calling her by her name. She had also told him her name to ensure this.

　　“R-Roxanne… What are you doing here?” He said, looking uncomfortable with his words.

　　“Ah, I was just catching up with this mister here. I didn’t know he was your father. Wow, I didn’t know you had a son. Who would have thought it was Larry” Roxanne laughed as she glanced at the old man who also had an awkward look, same as Larry.

　　“Well… I guess it never came up, ``he said.

　　Larry walked closer, though he still had a nervous attitude.

　　“You guys don’t have to act this way. I mean, we all know one another. That’s great, isn’t it?” Roxanne said, obviously enjoying the coincidence that just occurred.

　　“By the way Sir, I just realised I don’t know your name. You’ve also been calling me by Young Lady, right? Well, I’m Roxanne! How about you?” She asked.

　　The man didn’t know how to respond to Roxanne's gesture. Assisting him once or twice was one thing, but from her expression and words, It was like she wanted them to be friends or something. This was something he wasn’t expecting.

　　“I’m… Uh…” He said, looking at Larry with a questioning look.

　　Larry sighed and just gave him a shrug, showing that he had no choice but to respond. After all, even Larry had no choice but to succumb to Roxanne's request for familiarity.

　　“I'm Lenard” He said finally, giving up on trying to reject her friendly suggestion.

　　“Wow! Mr. Lenard. That’s such a nice name. You have such a good kid too!” She replied.

　　“I’m the same age as you… You know…” Larry muttered.

　　Roxanne was surprised by Larry's response. This was the first time he talked back to her, though it was barely audible. Still… It made her happy.

　　“That's more like it! Since that’s the case, we should be friends, right?” Roxanne said.

　　Roxanne shocked herself when she said this, remembering her antisocial nature before arriving in the village, and even just yesterday. Yet, since she woke up… No, even before that, she had been feeling much better and willing to associate with the people around her. For her to suggest friendship, it reminded her of how she was before her father died.

　　“Is this one of the whole werewolf things…?” She asked herself.

　　No, it wasn’t. Roxanne didn’t notice it at first, but what was happening to her currently wasn’t supernatural in any way. There wasn’t a werewolf magic that made her feel this way. The answer was so simple that she could just as easily dismiss it as nonsense. Roxanne was changing… And that was because she was comfortable here. Sure, the conditions were harsher than what she was used to, and she was still upset with Asher for being a jerk and abducting her, but she couldn’t deny how she felt. The feeling of friendship when she spoke with these people, like she could trust them somehow… Like how she felt with Rita when they first met.

　　“Are you an Omega too, Larry? Roxanne asked the young man in front of her.

　　“Yeah, so what?” He said in a defensive manner.

　　Roxanne was taken aback by his harsh response. She only asked in a friendly manner, trying to make conversation. Clearly he didn’t need to be so defensive.

　　“Larry, she’s just trying to be friendly, '' Lenard said to his son with a disapproving tone.

　　“Yeah, I know. It’s just… I... R-Roxanne… I'm sorry. I didn’t mean it like that” He quickly said apologetically.

　　This made Roxanne feel weird and so she voiced her protest.

　　“It’s fine, really. I understand. It seems the pack doesn’t really think much about the Omega, right?” Roxanne said with an awkward laugh.

　　“Well… Yeah…” Larry responded.

　　“That's not true!” Lenard quickly cut in.

　　Roxanne looked at him in surprise. Larry merely sighed as he rolled his eyes. His father was about to begin his preaching on something that annoyed him.

　　“I mean, sure, it might seem that way. But… As members of the pack we have an indispensable role. They might not say it with words, but the members of the pack appreciate our work!”