Chapter 3

When I finally came I was on the floor, no idea how I got there. I heard my mother crying and I also heard yelling. No clue who was yelling or why but they were.

I tried sitting myself up, “Dad? What happened?”

“Honey don’t get up yet, let me help you.” My dad can rushing to my side.

My mom ran over with a glass of water and handed it to me. “Here drunk some water. You’ve been out cold for awhile now.”

I gulped down the whole glass. “Why am I in the floor?”

“What’s the last thing you remember honey?” My dad asked.

“Last thing I remember was Lyall running towards me screaming. LYALL! Where is he?!” I started freaking out and looking for him.

“His dad had to take him to another part of the building. He was distraught seeing you pass out, he lost control.” My father informed me.

“I have to go to him. He needs to know I’m okay. He won’t calm down until he sees me okay.” I started to stand up but my father held me down.

“I don’t think that it’s a good idea.”

“You will NOT tell me I cannot see my mate. My wolf is whimpering and won’t clam down either until she sees him.” I pushed my father away as best as I could. “I don’t like that fact that the Dark Wolf is my mate but there’s NOTHING I can do about it. The Moon Goddess gave him to me for a reason and maybe that’s because I’m the only one strong enough to change him and better him. Now let me go to him!”

My dad looked at me shockingly. I have never raised my voice to him ever, not even when he made me mad. “I’m sorry Azura but I can’t risk him hurting you.”

“He won’t. I’m his mate! If mom was hurt wouldn’t you want to be there to make sure she was okay?! How would you feel if you weren’t allowed to see her?” I yelled at him.

My father looked at my mother and then back at me, “You’re right. I’m sorry. Let’s get you to him. I’ll come with you.”

He helped me up and we went to go look for Lyall. We could hear him screaming and breaking things down the hall. I started running towards the sound of him. My wolf whimpering louder and louder as the seconds passed. She wanted to help him feel better. She didn’t like him being hurt and upset. And for some reason neither did I. It hurt my heart hearing him this way.

I opened the door to the room I heard him in to only be grabbed by the neck and thrown against the wall.

“Who said you could come in here?!” Lyall screamed in my face.

He held me against the wall by my neck and my feet couldn’t touch the floor. I was kicking and clawing at him to let me go. He had my neck so tight I couldn’t talk or even breathe. I was shocked and all I could do was cry as he held me there.

I barely was able to muster a word but I did manage to say one thing, “Mate.”

As soon as the word left my lips I saw a change in his face and he realized who I was and what he was doing. He loosened his grip and let me back down on the floor gently so I wouldn’t fall.

Lyall then grabbed onto me and pulled me to his chest.

“Azura I’m so sorry! I didn’t know it was you. I promise I would never hurt you. Not intentionally. When my wolf goes nuts I can’t control him. I’m so sorry. Please forgive me.”

He grabbed onto me so tight, like he was scared I was going to run from him again. I could even hear him start to cry. I could hear it in his voice how sorry he was and how much it hurt him that he hurt me just now.

I wrapped my arms around him and held onto him as he did me. “I’m not going anywhere. I’m fine. You can calm down now.”

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Arthur holding my father back from attacking Lyall. I knew I had to say something before my dad went nuts too.

“Daddy I’m fine you can calm down too. It was a misunderstanding. Lyall didn’t mean to do that. Please don’t be upset.”

Slowly my dad calmed down and Arthur was able to let him go without having to worry about him attacking.

“Can you both please leave us so we can talk?” I asked both my father and Arthur.

They looked at each other and then gave me a worried look.

“I’ll be fine. Lyall won’t hurt me. I’m his mate.” I smiled at them to reassure them.

They stood there for another minute but then finally left.

“We’ll be right down the hall if you need us Azura.”

Arthur stated giving me a nod as he and my father left.

I waited until I heard them head down the hall giving us some privacy. I then looked around the room to see the damage.

“Well good thing this building is run by wolves otherwise we would have a lot of explaining to do.” I laughed.

Lyall did say anything and just looked down at the floor.

I turned towards him, “Are you okay now?”

He slowly lifted his head to look at me. His eyes flashed between his normal grey and black. He was still trying to get his wolf under control. I started to slowly walked towards him but he held his hands up and stepped back.

“Please don’t! I don’t want to hurt you again.”

I stopped moving towards him. I didn’t want to push my luck and have him last out on me again. I don’t think Arthur would be able to stop my dad a second time if Lyall attacked me. Instead I went to go sit down on one of the chairs that wasn’t broken.

“Well if I can’t come near you could you at least come sit over by me so we can talk?” I looked at him questionably.

He hesitated for a second but then made his way to another chair. He was still far enough away I wasn’t in reach but close enough for our wolves to be not whimper for being so far.

I fiddled with my fingers in my lap not sure what to say or do. I was still wrapping around my head that I was mated to the Dark Wolf. The stories I have heard about what he has done terrified me. I know a lot of them were exaggerated and some might not even be true. But just looking at this room and what he did to me when I first came in would scare anyone.

“Azura…” Lyall finally said. “I truly am sorry for what I have done. I don’t know how I can ever forgive myself.”

I looked up at him and saw how hurt he was. He was beating himself up mentally for what he did.

“Can I please come closer to you?” I asked him.

He tensed up. “I…I…I don’t know if that would be a good idea.”

“You won’t hurt me. Both of our wolves want to be closer.” I hesitated before continuing, “I want to be closer.”

Lyall was shocked when I finished my sentence.

“You want to be near me?”

“Honey, I’m scared to be near you but I can’t help but feel the NEED to be near you. We are mated after all.” I told him.

He sat there staring at me. He wasn’t sure what to do or say and honestly neither did I. After a minute or so he stood up from his chair and brought it closer so that I could touch him.

“Is it okay if I hold onto your hands?” I asked him before I went to grab his hands.

He nodded his head in response.

I slowly reach over to him and grabbed onto his hands with my. I instantly felt him relax and as did I.

“I know you didn’t mean to hurt me Lyall. Please don’t beat yourself up for it. You weren’t in control.” I tried to reassure him.

“That’s the problem though Azura. I CAN’T control myself. How am I ever to be around you and not worry I might hurt you.”

“I trust you.” I told him as I rubbed my thumb across his knuckles.

His head shot up to look at me. He started to tear up.

“No one has told me that in such a long time.”

Next thing I knew he was pulling me onto his lap.