Knowing that Laurent is really on my side now gives me a glimmer of hope, but I won't let that make me delusional. I won’t be looking forward to everything magically coming together because that will make everything more difficult if Rio never decides to 'go for it' as Laurie put it. I'm just going to enjoy the fact that from now on I'm a real citizen of Tallahide. I'm going to enjoy that I'm now considered part wolf... I don't feel like a wolf at all, but I'm not going to admit that out loud ever, if these people think that, I'm just going to enjoy it. I take the money and keys Rio left me on the small table and get out of there. The first thing I do when I'm inside Rio's car is check the location Aaron sent me and head straight there. Surprisingly, it's much closer than I expected. All this time we've been fifteen minutes away from Alex and Rio has no idea. I don’t know what I’m going to say to him, I have no idea what he’s like, all I know about Alex so far is that he's being
{ Rio }It's been eight days since Luna left and so far, life sucks. She sent me a message the next day letting me know she was perfectly fine and that was it, she didn't even answer my following texts demanding more information. Ever since, my wolf has been literally trying to kill me from the inside because he's mad at me for sending her away. Things got so bad between us that I had to start taking inhibitors to put him to sleep. His incessant whining wouldn't let me sleep or even just exist, it was a constant pain. Since yesterday when I started taking the inhibitors I have been waiting for my sadness to start to go down or go away but it hasn't happened yet. I'm still sad and I think I miss her more today than I did yesterday, it's just so boring without her. I could say I don't remember what it was like to live before I was with her but I do remember, I used to spend all my time with some idiot named Alex. But now I don't have anyone. Laurent seems to think we’re back to norm
{ Lunanci }I’m currently driving back to Tallahide after spending two days in Fallonmore. And not only that, I just had a nice breakfast with some of Rio's family. I managed to meet two more of his aunts and an omega uncle. Rosie is the most adorable person I have ever met in my entire life, Andy is shy and calm, plus beautiful and perfect like all the omegas I have met. Mallory is Rosie's wife and Isabelle's daughter. And Olivia was also there of course, she’s just as cool as the last time I saw her. They all know about everything that has happened with me and Rio. They told me they are this cool exclusive group and that supposedly they’re perfect at keeping secrets... however, Andy told his husband about me, Olivia also told his husband about me. Their gossipy husbands told the other alphas and that's how everyone now knows that Rio 'has a girlfriend' including Rio's parents.Fortunately, no one talked about details about me, nothing about me not being a full wolf. Or even about
"Rio's here early," Aaron comments, not giving a second thought to the fact that Rio is walking into the restaurant making a complete racket when he throws the door so hard it crashes into the wall, "He's pissed or something?”Rio walks up to us and before Aaron can ask him what the hell is wrong with him, Rio grabs Aaron by the collar and pulls him towards him."What the fuck do you think you're doing?" he snarls in his face, furious. He looks completely wild, like I said."What are you doing?" Aaron groans and tries to push him away, but Rio doesn't let go. I get up before this gets even worse."Rio, let's talk," I say, "Let him go.""Why is he touching your hair like that?" He demands, his eyes fixed on Aaron, "Who the fuck is this guy?! And what are you doing with him? What the fuck are you even doing here?!""Stop yelling. Please," I beg, grabbing his arm and trying to pull him, but it’s like trying to move a building. There aren't many people around, but the ones who are here do
{ Lunanci }For a couple of seconds, no one can even move, we’re all frozen just watching uselessly as Rio walks away until he finally disappears. That was beyond horrible. Far, far worse than I thought it would be. Rio was dishing low blows left and right and I can’t even be mad because I’m just concerned.Zion and I only move when we hear Alex let out a small sob. We both rush to his side."He didn't mean any of that. At all," I assure him. Alex raises his hands to cover his face and hide his tears, but he lets me touch and comfort him, "You and I both know that, Alex. He's not like that. Something is going on with him, but I'm still so sorry he said it.""He just hates me now and it's all my fault," he says through his tears, his body shaking uncontrollably with his crying, "I've never seen him act like this before, he's never been mad at me, not even once. Not like this. Now he... he hates me. He wants me to die.""Please don't believe that," I beg, trying to make him feel better
{ Rio }All through school a lot of kids wanted to be our friends and although we were always friendly with everyone, we never formed real friendships with anyone because it was always just the three of us and that's the way we liked it. Alex, Laurie and I, that was all we needed. The others were just people we would sometimes go out to dinner with or who would invite us to their parties, but we never formed meaningful connections with anyone. I'm regretting that now. Because both Alex and Laurie are now dead to me, of course, but also because it means that when I get to Fallonmore I have no one to call. I have no one to turn to, no one who's not part of my family. I mean, I could call some old friends to go for a drink or hang out, but to ask them for a place to stay? I don't think so. Fortunately, I have money and that's all I need to go lock myself in the hotel of Fallonmore.That's where I stay, marinating in self-pity and deep hatred for my old friends. Including Lunanci now.
As soon as the doctor leaves, I force myself to get out of bed and walk to take a shower because I know my mother wasn't playing around and will send my daddy to come get me. And if he finds out I stink this bad, he's not going to be happy.When I get out of the bathroom, I get dressed and move to clean up a bit. Just as I'm finishing picking up my stuff, my door opens again and my daddy walks in, scrunching his nose as if it still stinks in here.I don't let him ask questions, I just walk until I reach him and hug him."My baby," he says and hugs me tightly, "What's going on? Why are you so skinny and ugly? Why does it stink in here?""I got a virus," I lie, even though I know it's useless. I don't want him to worry, "Can we go home? And maybe stop by a pharmacy? I have to buy some things.""Oh," he blurts out in confusion, "Okay... wait, are you sure you're okay?"His worried eyes make me give up. "No. I have to buy protein shakes and vitamins, apparently I'm malnourished or someth
{ Lunanci }I'm lying in bed at eight o'clock at night ready to sleep because I have nothing else to do and because I have a horrible migraine that hasn't left me alone for a couple of days now, next to Alex's anxious energy that is making everything worse, when someone knocks on the door. Alex groans and is about to stand up to open it but the door opens before that and Aaron walks in, looking weird and still in uniform."What's wrong?""Uhh... Lucinda Taffy's here for you," Aaron says. Alex doesn't even respond, he stays on the bed paralyzed with fear, "She's in the living room. She asked to speak to her son Alex so I think she knows all about your lie. Trust me, she's not happy at all."Alex gulps and turns to look at the window, I don't even have to ask him to know he's thinking about escaping."Did you already tell her I'm here?""She didn't ask, she knows you're here. She ordered me to come get you. She's my boss, dude.... Or, she will be. I'm sorry, but I can't tell her no or