~Liam~
I woke up with a weight on my
chest. The tingling sensations that washed over me told me who it was. I was ona dopamine high, and so was Luca. Ever since I almost gave in to Salina’sseduction, something I want to beat myself up to until today, and after theexhausting run, I put him through, he took advantage of my lowered guard andtook over. I didn’t have the strength to stop him, and at that point, I didn’tcare for what he intended to do. Turned out, he just wanted to comfort ourmate. He had been keeping quiet since.It was for the best.
If it wasn’t for him warning me that something wasn’t
right, I wouldn’t have left the office to search for her. What was~Liam~This was expected. I’m surprised it took him a week to get here. He wasn’t welcome in my pack – he never was until that day. This would be the last time he gets to see this place. And it would be the last I get to see Salina. It’d be hardest for me, but as Alpha, I must do what was best for the pack.“Inform the pack,” I ordered. “Find Rigel. Meet me in my office after twenty minutes.”“Yes, Alpha,” said Gale and hurriedly went down the stairs then out the door.Lately, I’d been thinking that I might actually have a shot at this. That maybe things would also be better for me, as long she was around, as long as she stayed by my side. That maybe, just maybe, this was what Sarina would’ve wanted
~Liam~Salina stood beside me, wearing short denim shorts and a long thin shirt with a deep V-neck. She had her hair loose past her shoulders, and I forced a smile on my face. She clung to my side; I let her be. This would be the last she gets this close with me.“You were with her last night, weren’t you?” she asked quietly.Unlike her usual chirpy self, she was quiet today as we waited for her father to arrive. “I waited for you, but you didn’t come.”“Don’t make it sound like you’re my wife,” I said as gently as I could.All this time, she was beside me. She wasn’t a horrible person, just… clingy and too obedient, I guess. For the last two years, she spent her days here j
~Anna~“What’s going on?” I asked Lexy when Liam shut the door. It was too early in the morning for either of them to be coming to my room. I’m not complaining, just that we were kind of having a moment…Ah… that was embarrassing. They saw it, didn’t they?I was worried over nothing. He really did see them then, but he didn’t mind them. I thought for sure he was going to flip when he saw those scars. If he ever saw the rest… could he handle them just as well?“Someone’s in a good mood,” Lexy teased. She raised the cover and ta-da, an ice pack, and a bandage.I pouted. “Thought you brought breakfast.”
~Anna~We left the building in a hurry.She led me back to the castle before going to her shift.With a shaky hand, I opened the door. The room had acoldness to it, different from the hot outside. Liam stood near his desk, withan older man in front of him, seated beside Salina.This must be her father.While Salina was uninterested, looking out the window witha bored expression on her face, Alpha Myron scowled when he saw me. His coldgray eyes judged me, disapproved immediately, and triggered my self-awareness.“She’s human,” he said, peeling his eyes away from me.
~Liam~“How could you?” she whispered, teary-eyed.While I was glad that she cared for me this much, I was pissed at myself for making her cry the second time around. She had to understand – this was the only way to get the Blue Moon Pack off our backs.I picked up the crutch that had fallen to the floor when she kissed me. Kissed me, on her own, from out of the blue. I didn’t know what I did to deserve it. Her eyes were different that time too – soft, full of adoration and newfound love.I let it lean onto the desk, then I pulled her close to me, stroking her hair and placing kisses on the top of her head.“Why?
~Liam~Behind the mansion, deep into the woods where wolfsbane grew in abundance, which was about a kilometer and a half from the territory’s boundary, was an isolated house. It was a bungalow like the rest of the pack’s houses, painted in the same red and gray motif. The only difference was that the blinds were all drawn, and the outside was unkempt.One person lived here, and no one else was to come near this area except for Rigel, Gale, Lexy, and myself. The rest of the pack knew better than to take the risk of getting close to the house anyway since he accidentally zapped a few members thinking they were intruders. Their timing was unfortunate - he had just woken up.“Is he awake?” I asked Gale.
~Liam~It was almost nighttime. The pack kept pouring in into the open field in the woods, which we used for pack gatherings, often for families to hang out at night. Rigel was helping set up the bonfire, keeping his distance from me for now.There was no laughter in their eyes. Instead, a worrying tension that they failed to hide from me. Surprisingly, the children were present, a lot of them. They could’ve chosen to stay at their homes, attending tonight’s event was optional. Pride swelled in my chest – they’re a good pack.They could’ve berated me for accepting the challenge but here they were, supporting me. How could I possibly let them down?A link tried to connect. It was Gale. “Alpha, everyone is in position.”“Don’t let your guards down.”They replied with a unified answer, in a reassuring tone.“Yes, Alpha.”Opening a private link with Gale, I asked, “How’d Anna take it?”“The D
~Anna~His body went limp as he closed his eyes, lips parted, a single breath leaving his mouth.“No. No. Liam. Liam…”I slapped his face gently for a few times to wake him. He couldn’t just leave me. He couldn’t just…I screamed his name over and over as I slapped his face harder, but he didn’t respond. Sweat and blood slicked his face and arms. He had bruises all over his torso. He felt cold. Too cold like he had been submerged in icy water for hours.“Liam…” I whispered, choking at the words I wanted to say. More tears flowed as I cupped his cheek.Please open your eyes. Please… you can’t just leave me… us. The pack needs you. I need you.