~Lexa~
I could literally hear my heart tremble. My wolf was unsettling but I had to remain still and calm. I sat there, listening to them converse like they’ve always wanted to. The disgust underneath their own voices. The monsters' very annoying gaze still on me. “You finally attended one of these? Are you going to sign up our trading contracts next?” Alpha Zane asked, laughing slowly. My mind was all over the place, was this the surprise he had for me? I asked beneath my own voice…But there was no way Alpha Zane knew anything about my past. He didn’t know or even understand all of the pain I’ve had to bottle up for years. “There wasn’t a reason to come until now.” Raemon definitely sounded okay. His voice was stern and not a hint of pain or regret. I know it’s been five years but at least he should have had a reaction if at all. “Please excuse me” I stood up, avoiding looking at anyone’s face. ‘He wasn’t supposed to be here, what’s changed?’ Anthrix tried to reason with me, our heart aching. We might look strong on the outside but on the inside we were fragile…too fragile if you ask me… It was enough time for us to get over it i know but it wasn’t as easy as we say it was. The thought of giving your heart and all of you to one person…only for it to get broken, that’s not something I want to go through again… I stupidly saw him as a savior since he practically saved me and that was how we met and the stupid bond clicked. I don’t want to think about it, not how I stupidly gave my heart to someone that changed overnight. I splashed water on my face, a lot of it. “We don’t remember anything, it’s our past.” I keep muttering the words to myself, staring at myself in the mirror. I was a reflection of pain bottled up, of everything wrong…My Reason to not remember anything. “You okay? You almost drank the full cup.” His voice boomed out of nowhere. He was standing right behind me, his aura instantly filling up the small bathroom. I gave myself a small pep talk, reminding myself he wasn’t worth anything. Zane’s mom, Christine and getting to train was what was importing to me right now. “I’m sorry do I know you?” I asked outright while cleaning my hands. He laughs weirdly, his steps coming closer till i could feel his breath on my neck. I don’t move, no reaction. Nothing more annoying than letting the other person know they are not really important. “Sorry, are you fine? You need to find your way back to my alpha?” I asked so gently. Moving like there wasn’t a reason for me to be scared. Acting instead like he was drunk even when we both knew that was no way possible. We were standing in front of each other now. His eyes were dark and a bit cloudy, not that usual vibrant golden ones. Shit shit noooo! We don't want to remember even the tiniest details about him. I didn’t want to stand here anymore and walked out, my face looking like I held real pity in them for him. Like anyone ever gets drunk at these things. His hand held my arms. “I’m holding back enough Alexa, don’t push it.” He spoke calmly, pulling me back to face him almost immediately. “What are you doing? How do you know my name? Who are you?” I started to fake a panic, my voice increasing in tempo. He smiled like that was the only true thing holding him back. “Is this a joke? Cut it off Lexy, trust me that I’m trying my best to act really calm right now.” He spoke into my ear, his face right on my neck. “What joke?” I continued the act, sounding really lost and totally confused. “Wait, where’s my mark?” His hand grabbed my neck at once, anger rolling off his tongue as his eyes scanned my body. At that instant someone came in and walked in on us. Her eyes flew wide open as she gasped out loud. She didn’t even wait long enough for me to ask for help and just ran out. He didn’t flinch, one of his hands still on my neck as he used his eyes to search for a mark I spent all day covering up. “What are you doing, stop!” I screamed at the top of my lungs, hoping to get attention or more specifically to get Alpha Zane here because clearly not just anyone can tell him off. He was about to freaking bring his nose close to me. “Alpha Raemon, what are you doing with my wolf?” Alpha Zane walked in. And somehow to me he didn’t sound much surprised. He’s just very weird, and why we would never like each other. “Can you get me out of here?” I uttered boldly, sounding pretty scared. Literally scared because his eyes twitched when Alpha Zane called me his wolf. It just felt like he was doing it on purpose. His hands loosened, he let me go and I immediately ran to go stand behind Alpha Zane. “Is this all a joke?” He turned to face Alpha Zane, his voice very serious and stern. A clear show of anger on his face. “Absolutely not alpha. The meeting is about to start but clearly I can’t stay longer because she’s scared and not safe here.” His voice hit all the nails on the head. His face on me as he looked for any scratches. I don’t know what he was playing it but it wasn’t looking good. “I’ll get details from you about the meeting later. I trust that you understand the situation since you also protected and kept your mate from us for her safety.”~Lexa~ “Come on Lexa, there should be more. You promised to have fun, remember?” She stood in front of me with her hands on her hips. Stopping me from moving forward. “You forced me to make a promise so that doesn’t count.” I gave her a stern face. Anything at all to get her off my back. But Christine doesn’t move an inch, her face beaming with the thoughts that I had something fun to tell. Just what exactly was I going to tell her? “Alpha Zane is going to be here any minute from now, you know I’m still on the line?” I muttered with a bit of maybe too much emotion. Anything at all to get her off my back. They all respect him, bowing and remaining quiet unless asked to speak. But I got lucky enough to bypass all that since I lost my memory. I also know it’s enough time to start acting along but nah … not with Alpha Zane. He doesn’t deserve my obedience. He just has a way of getting under my nerves. If that wasn’t going to work on her, I have something that definitely would.
~Raemon~ “Don’t tell me to freaking calm down, the stupid fucker called her his wolf!” Furious was an understatement, I was freaking blowing up. I did all I could to hold me and my wolf down. I took a deep breath, trying my very best to hold it all in but fuck it? “He had her all these years and still had the audacity to call her his wolf right in front of me?!” I yelled out in anger, my fist kissing the wall. I couldn’t stop, I hit the wall again and again. “Alpha please stop, your hands!” Dexter called out, his voice hinting he wasn’t in support of this. “Why should I? I thought you searched everywhere for her? How come she was with him all along?” I growled, my fists needing an even harder surface. He calmed down, his voice leveled now. “We did Alpha, are you sure it’s our Luna you saw?” He looked me dead in the eye, asking a question that could get him killed. “Are you saying I can’t recognize my own mate? I freaking held her in my hands Dexter.” I found another spot
~Lexa~I remained still, trying to think everything through. I don’t know what Alpha Zane was playing at but I wanted no part in it. “Are you hurt anywhere?” He spoke lightly, turning to look at me. “No, thanks for asking.”“What? You didn’t want me to come save you?” He asked, definitely picking the mockery and not the fake thanks I gave him. “Like you didn’t put me in such a situation yourself.” I let out a snort. “You’ve made it very clear that you don’t want me to train because what sort of surprise is this?” I didn't hold back and ignored the fact that I was raising my voice at him. I stared into his face, wanting to forget those eyes I was forced to look at a few minutes ago. Those huge hands on me and me stopping myself from saying what I so longed to say to that monster. “Miss Lexa, you don’t talk to our Alpha like that.” Josh cuts in, his voice stern but his eyes still focused on the road. I rolled my eyes, making sure Alpha Zane saw me clearly. His beta never liked
~Lexa~ I could literally hear my heart tremble. My wolf was unsettling but I had to remain still and calm. I sat there, listening to them converse like they’ve always wanted to. The disgust underneath their own voices. The monsters' very annoying gaze still on me. “You finally attended one of these? Are you going to sign up our trading contracts next?” Alpha Zane asked, laughing slowly. My mind was all over the place, was this the surprise he had for me? I asked beneath my own voice…But there was no way Alpha Zane knew anything about my past. He didn’t know or even understand all of the pain I’ve had to bottle up for years. “There wasn’t a reason to come until now.” Raemon definitely sounded okay. His voice was stern and not a hint of pain or regret. I know it’s been five years but at least he should have had a reaction if at all. “Please excuse me” I stood up, avoiding looking at anyone’s face. ‘He wasn’t supposed to be here, what’s changed?’ Anthrix tried
~Lexa’s POV~ “You don’t plan on harming me do you?” I gave him a murderous look. Ignoring the fact that he had been smiling all night long. And just why have we been driving for so long? “You’ll be fine since you were able to survive all these years with us.” He said smoothly, purposely making his voice sound soft. Just enough softness to spook me off. “Yea because I didn’t have to deal with your crazy ass directly..” I murmured with my eyes looking out the window. “Tell me I’m a mind reader because I’m getting points that you don’t wanna train anymore?” He faked a serious tone, waiting for me to look at him. “First, where are you taking me to? And what do you want?” I turned to look at him sharply. Let’s cut the pretense We’ve been driving for more than an hour and I just can’t think of anything nice happening with Alpha Zane by my side. “I’m not going to repeat myself again Lexa. It’s a surprise and I just need a date. Is that too much for you?” His voice didn’
~Lexa’s POV~"No, the red dress looks better on you than the white one. Plus, it’s a date, not a wedding."Christine wiggled her brows at me mischievously as she shoved the dress into my arms."Stooop!" I groaned, hugging the dress to my chest. "You’ve been teasing me since you walked into this room."Christine laughed and pulled me into a tight hug. "It’s because I’m so happy for you."I rolled my eyes, smiling as I hugged her back. "It’s not like you think. It’s just a deal."Christine pulled away with a scoff and helped me get dressed. She had been my friend for so long that I was used to her yapping especially when it came to her shipping me with Zane."But you and Alpha Zane look good together. I mean, everyone can practically see the tension between you two. It's always so electric." she said while doing my makeup with intense focus in her brown eyes.I was starting to get a headache from rolling my eyes too much."The tension everyone talks about is hate. Isn’t it obvious that