(Elio)Days passed, and Acacia was still giving me the cold shoulder. I don't even know what to do anymore, since all my attempts to get on her good side had failed. I had regained my strength, and now, I decided that it was time for me to call a meeting with the pack members, something that I had never done before. What shocked me even was when Alex handed me a stock of papers and told me that they needed to be sorted out. So, I went against my word not being one of those Alphas who waste their time away in an office, finding myself in said office doing exactly what I said I wouldn't do.I groaned as I sorted out the last file and stored it in the cabinet. I yawned and stretched a bit, feeling tired. But, I had the meeting to attend, so there was no escaping that. I yawned once more and proceeded to rub the sleep away from my eyes. I don't even know where this tiredness came from, I was actually fine this morning, but now it's the afternoon, and I was feeling a bit drained. Once
(Elio) As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden glow across the sky, dark clouds began to gather overhead. The air grew heavy with anticipation, and a gentle breeze rustled through the leaves, foretelling the imminent arrival of rain.Birds began chirping in the distance, flying as quickly as they could to get to a safe place. As soon as I stood up and glanced out of my bedroom window, I saw a couple of drops of rain, and then just a couple of seconds later, it became a downpour. I had just finished my talk with Acacia, wondering how I was going to approach Lara in a way that wasn't suspicious. I had to figure out if she was still corresponding with Jessica, if she was the one who was spying on Acacia. I frowned as I felt another wave of headache coming on. Dr. Andrew told me not too long ago that it had to do with Storm leaving. That the frequent headache was just a side effect. He asked me if I wanted him to prescribe something, but I told him no, since I didn't wan
(Elio) It's the next morning that I called Lara to my office. Nashton was also here since he wanted to make sure that she was alright. As if I were going to hurt her. Acacia and Alex were also present since they wanted to be a part of the interrogation. I could tell that Lara was a bit nervous. She was shifting her weight now and then, I was good at reading people. Even when she was trying hard to keep a straight face, the twitching of her fingers as if she were hitching to fiddle with something was also a big issue here. I smirked as I got ready to ask my questions. “So Lara, you understand why you're here, right?” Lara nodded her head and frowned. “I understand, but this isn't necessary. I haven't done anything wrong.” I didn't miss the scoff that came from Acacia. Looking at her, I could see how she was glaring at Lara. “I'm not accusing you of anything, I'm just going to ask you a couple of questions, and then you're free to go.” Lara nodded her head, so I continued. “Remind
(Elio) It's the next morning that I called Lara to my office. Nashton was also here since he wanted to make sure that she was alright. As if I were going to hurt her. Acacia and Alex were also present since they wanted to be a part of the interrogation. I could tell that Lara was a bit nervous. She was shifting her weight now and then, I was good at reading people. Even when she was trying hard to keep a straight face, the twitching of her fingers as if she were hitching to fiddle with something was also a big issue here. I smirked as I got ready to ask my questions. “So Lara, you understand why you're here, right?” Lara nodded her head and frowned. “I understand, but this isn't necessary. I haven't done anything wrong.” I didn't miss the scoff that came from Acacia. Looking at her, I could see how she was glaring at Lara. “I'm not accusing you of anything, I'm just going to ask you a couple of questions, and then you're free to go.” Lara nodded her head, so I continued. “Remind
(Acacia) Austin, Jeremy, and I decided to take a walk so that I could get my mind off certain things. I still haven't made my mind up about Elio's situation. It was just too much for me to handle. Every day, he would ask me if I'm ready to give him a chance, and each time, I would refuse. I could tell that my answer had hurt him a lot, but that's his problem, not mine. No amount of hurt that he felt would ever amount to what he inflicted on me.“It's not that simple.” I replied to Jeremy's question. He nodded his head and sighed. “And you don't have any idea what you want to do?” Austin asked, I shrugged my shoulders, wishing that everyone would stop asking me that question. It was already getting rather annoying. “At first, Mesha and I agreed that we won't reject Elio, but we won't be together either. The only bond we share is that of our unborn baby. I won't stop him from being a part of him or her life. But, we can't be together.” I stopped walking, and so did they, wondering ho
(ELIO'S POV) A feeling of anxiety and discomfort overcame me out of nowhere, I gasped as I held on to the counter next to me, trying to stop myself from falling. Luckily for me, Alex was heading in my direction and saw me. He hurriedly made his way over and helped me to sit down. I started to calm down while trying to figure out what the hell was that about. Alex sighed while handing me an envelope. “This came for you.” I nodded my head and opened the letter, my eyes became wide as I started to read out loud. “An Alpha King's mate is their weakness, right? Now that you're separated, prepare yourself.” I jumped up suddenly and ran towards Acacia's room, hoping that she's there. Once I was there, I knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I continued to knock until Alex started to pull me away, but I managed to escape his hold and kicked the door down. I just wanted to make sure she's alright. After a moment of looking around, I noticed that Acacia really wasn't here. I groane
(Elio) My heart hurts. In fact, everywhere on me was hurting as days passed without any signs of Acacia. Some of my warriors were out searching for her, as my time was drawing near. I knew that without her being by my side, it would be devastating. Storm still hasn't shown any signs of ever coming back, no matter how much I called for him. Dr. Andrew was trying his best to help me, but no number of medications that he gave me could amount to the loss that I felt. At first, I thought that I was a tough bastard who could endure anything thrown my way. Looking back at the way I acted before was laughable. I don't even know how everyone puts up with me when I was like that. Now, I am back to lying in the pack hospital bed. Suffering from the separation of my mate. My withdrawals came back in full force, making me wish that I was dead instead. I now saw this as a punishment, one that I had gladly accepted. “Elio, you have visitors.” Alex said, I groaned and grabbed the pillow while
(Unknown POV) I walked up to the person who told me to meet him at a specific location, and my heart hammered in my chest as I realized what I was about to do. I would rather not betray anyone, but it came to a point where I couldn't just sit back and do nothing. My pack was misplaced, without a proper alpha to guide them it sure as shit was heading in the wrong direction. That's something that I didn't want, so I was going to do everything in my power to make sure that didn't happen. “Were you followed?” The man asked, I shook my head at his question. Taking in his appearance, I cringed at the sight in front of me. He had a long scar on the right side of his face that seemed to be somewhat infected. A thick, yellowish substance was oozing out of the open area that missed a couple of stitches. “Good, anything that I should know?” I folded my arms, still unsure if I should do this or not. “He's still not getting better, I suggest the war should be called off for now.” The man laugh