(Elio)“You've been missing a lot lately.” I said to Austin, who had just decided to grace me with his presence. He rolled his eyes and took a massive pull on his cigarette, which made me think that he was deprived of it.“Had to steer clear of you, tired of beating the crap out of you.” That had me laughing. We fought a lot, for sure. That's nothing new. I just had to learn how to tame my temper a bit. “I heard you're preparing for a war with Jessica, her pussy isn't working out for you anymore?” Austin asked, while putting out the cigarette. I scowled at him, not liking the way he had to bring that up. Jessica was just a distraction, given the fact that she was my girlfriend, I just couldn't deal with her anymore.“You already knew that I broke up with her, it's not my fault that she's obsessed with me and can't take rejection well.” I replied. I continued to watch my warriors training, getting ready for a war that I wasn't even sure was happening. But, I won't take it lightly. I h
(Elio)After another unsuccessful search for Acacia, I decided to give up for now. Austin was the one leading the search this time. At first, I thought that it was getting somewhere, but then it turned out to be a wild goose chase. Sighing, I made my way towards my room, wanting nothing more than to take a shower. Training yesterday was successful, I'm glad that they weren't slacking off and were serious about this.I wish that I could know whether Jessica were serious or not. That way, I don't have to waste my time on useless shit. I had a bigger problem to deal with, and that's finding Acacia. I was starting to believe that I was changing, becoming a good person. 'We all know that you aren't.' Storm said, I rolled my eyes, wishing that he would have kept quiet. Occasionally, the littlest of things about him irritates me. He's always taunting me, picking on me. Who would ever want a wolf like that?'Wow, your thoughts are so depressing.' I groaned and slammed the palm of my hand ag
(ELIO'S POV) 'Elio p-please help me. It hurts.' Storm whines as he started to pant heavily. Dr. Andrew is here, standing next to me while watching me with a smug expression on his face. He had a needle in his hand while preparing to use it on me. I don't even know why he was looking at me like that, I hadn't done anything to him. He took up a cotton and dabbed it with alcohol, then he grabbed my hand and rubbed it on my wrist. Not so gently, if I might add. “This will help with the pain.” Dr. Andrew said, right before injecting me. I cringed when I saw the needle piercing my skin. It's like I could feel what happened before, and I don't like it one bit. “If it were me, I would have allowed you to suffer. But, you're the Alpha king, and everyone is expecting you to recover. So, I'm going to help you whether I like it or not.” I breathed a sigh of relief as I felt the pain lessening. “I wish that it was wolfsbane.” Ok, that does it. “What have I done to you?” I asked, I know that
(Acacia)Waking up, I realized that I wasn't at Jeremy's grandparents' house anymore. I was at the very same pack that I ran from. I growled when I saw Dr. Andrew walked in, and he stopped when he heard it. This is the same room I had been given before, just goes to show that you can't trust anyone, no matter how close they are to you. “Why?” I asked, almost on the verge of crying. Dr. Andrew sighed and came to sit on the bed next to me. “I am not saying that you should forgive him. That's the furthest from this. I hate him so much that I wish that I wouldn't have been a part of this. But, there's a war coming up.” Ok, that part got me, so I decided to hear him out. “As you know, the Elders gave Alpha King Elio a timeframe to change or else they will strip him of his title, it doesn't seem to be working in their favor has he hadn't changed at all. But now, he's having withdrawals, and it's making him weak. The Elders had pushed the timeframe for another three months, but even so, w
(Elio) “What the fuck is going on?” I groaned after I regained consciousness. My head was throbbing. I tried to move, but then I realized that I was pinned by something, or rather someone. Then it suddenly hits me, she's here. Acacia is here, and she was sleeping next to me while holding me. A nervous chuckle escaped my parted lips as I tried to hide the fact that I was so fucking scared. Now that I knew that she's my mate, how the hell am I going to move on? I can't just beg her for forgiveness, knowing that I had done so many things to her. I shivered as guilt made its presence known, finally seeing just how fucked up I am. I have abused her, mistreated her, locked her up and fed her wolfsbane. But, here she is cuddled up to me with her arms around my waist. Damn, what did I do to ever deserve someone like her? She's naive, that's it. Easily trusting and forgiving. If it were me, I would have allowed that person to suffer. I would wish death on anyone who treated me the way I d
(Elio) It was difficult to get Acacia to talk to me, to have a decent conversation. Each time I tried to, she would act as if I were the worst thing to ever walk on earth. Well, she's right, but she should know that I was trying to change.At first, I wanted to fake my change, but with Storm currently indisposed, I was free to do what I wanted without him constantly telling me what to do. It's not that I was rejoicing him being dormant. Without my wolf, I was reduced to a mere mortal. It's just that my mind was finally at peace. I did miss my wolf yes, hopefully he will be back soon so that I can try to get him to tone down a bit. “Can you please say something?” I asked Acacia, who was sitting in a chair in the furthest corner of the room. It was too silent, I hated it. She glared at me as if I were disturbing her. She did have a book in her hand, but the way she was staring at the page made me wonder if she was even reading the damn thing. “I'm not here to talk to you, I'm here t
(ACACIA'S POV)Elio thought that I was stupid, I knew he was only saying those things to get me to accept him, but that would never happen. At least, not now. I still didn't trust him enough to give him another chance. Did he deserve it? I don't think so. Mesha was torn between forgiving him or just moving on. But, I had to remind her of the things that he did to us. That way, she won't show any signs of weakness. I may be an omega, but I was stronger than anyone might give me credit for. I endured a lot while living with Harold, so I was used to being abused, which was the saddest part.No one should go through what I did, this world was so fucked up, not even the goddess herself can save it. 'It's unfortunate when you think about it, I often wonder why this has to happen to us.' Mesha said, while sighing. 'Bad luck it seems, it has been following us ever since we were babies.' I replied, which seems to be the only answer I could come up with. The sad part of this all is, that I
(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