4. Dimitri

It's been about a month now since I rejected Bennett and my chest has been killing me. It's hard to breath and my heart feel like it's going to burst. My parents and Grey have refused to speak a word to me and it sucks because I can't even talk to them about how it feels to be in this pain. My brothers don't even look at me nor does my baby sister who was always stuck to me like a second skin clinging to my leg crying when I had to leave for school. My friends would only utter a word or two to me but other than that it's like I'm invisible most of the time. Today was no exception. I had greeted my family and they didn't answer. I walked down the school halls listening to the gossip going around and heard something about Bennett being in the hospital.

"I heard he ODed on some prescription medicine" one said

"He tried committing suicide" another voice

"I bet he's just doing it for the attention"

More comments that were similar filtered my ears as I continued walking down the hall to my locker where I met up with my friends

"Why are people such morons?" Riley asked

"Beats me" Monica said

"They just want to start shit that's why" Jeremy added making me raise a brow

"What are those idiots talking about?" I asked and they looked at me as I had grown a second head and I wasn't surprised by their reaction.

"Are you that stupid?" Monica asked and I frowned

"Uh, what?" I asked

"Are you serious dude?" Riley questioned

"Did you like hit your head that hard when you passed out that you don't know what happened over a month ago?" Jermey added and I shook my head

"Bennett was rushed to the hospital 3 days after you blacked out and has been there ever since. No one really knows what happened other than his family. The Alpha has even broken the alliance with us because of what you did to his son" Jeremy said and I blinked. Bennett was in the hospital? Wait his dad broke the treaty between our packs because of what I did? That makes absolute no sense

"Why does me rejecting his son have anything to do with the treaty our packs have with each other?" I asked

"You are so damn stupid sometimes that I wonder if you were dropped on your head at birth" Monica said in exasperation making me glare at her and her glare only intensified making me sigh

"Did you even read the history of our ancestors? Like why King and Savage were allies?" She asked and I shook my head 'no' making my three friends shake their heads in exasperation

"You should read it. The whole school knows aside from you apparently" Riley said and before I could say anything t that. The bell rang and I groaned.

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I walked to our personal library back at the pack and skimmed the books before stopping at one in particular. Grabbing it from its place, I walked over to the table in the corner and sat down.

The more I read, the more entrance I became. A page in particular talked about how humans and werewolves became friendly.

"Lakeview, Ontario Canada is known for its exceptional schools specially Lakeview High. In the beginning of the 1600s our world has been hidden from humans in order to protect them. Our kind have been known as the most vicious and deadliest creatures.....:" I kept reading and getting more captivated by the stories that the book and chapters talk about before finally coming to the reason behind the Savage and King treaty.

"In the year 1800 was when it all started. Alpha males began building packs of their own. Some were weaker then others while others were equal. Those were the Savage and King packs. Two of the world's largest and strongest packs in Canada.  They were known for their fighting and killer instincts. Both packs made peace when the oldest of the King pack was mated to the youngest Savage offspring. They made a peace treaty that can be broken when either mate rejects the other whether a Savage or a King. When the day the rejection occurs, the treaty is broken. Both pack have become great friends over the years since each offspring from both packs mated with each other. The treaty was written by  Alpha Fredrick King, Alpha of the King Pack. Only a King can break the treaty between both packs........."

I closed the book not wanting to continue reading more about the treaty between the packs. My dad was the one who broke the treaty not Alpha Savage. It was my fault that it happened. But why did both packs even agree to this? Didn't they think that maybe one day it won't happen? That one day it may change? That a Savage could be mated to someone else and vice versa? But it hasn't happened yet. Ever since I could remember,a Savage and King have always been mated. Take my uncle Carlo King is mated to Victoria Savage, Bennett's aunt. It's so strange. We were practically family and yet Bennett and I were mates. Fuck me.

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"What did Carlo say?" I heard my mom ask as I made my way downstairs for dinner. I was copped up in my room since I got home about 6 hours ago

"There's no sign of any change" dad replied and mom sighed

"I feel horrible for Lilith and Morgan" mom commented and before dad could say anything they looked up when I entered the dining room. I bit my lip and took my seat across from him while we waited for the rest of my siblings to arrive. My mom took her spot at my dad's left while I took his right. The others filed in shortly after that with Candice dishing out our dinner. Like always, no one paid me any mind as they talked with each other completely disregarding me. I stood up once I finished and took my plate to the sink and washed it ignoring Candice chastising me for doing it before heading back up to my room.

Both packs were dumb for signing the peace treaty between each other all those years ago. I was stuck with a nerd as a mate and I don't want my reputation ruined because of him.

For the first time in 3 days, I had a restless sleep and when I could finally sleep, my alarm went off and I saw that it was already 6:30 and I sighed. Doing my morning routine quickly and getting dressed, I walked out of the house even though I still had an hour or so left before school started but I needed to leave my place to clear my head.

I walked until I stopped at a coffee shop and went in. The ding of the bell above the door alerted the cashier of my arrival and she greeted me with a bright smile

"Good morning, welcome to Wolf Tavern, what can I get you this morning?" The bubbly chick asked and I scanned the menus before asking for a large caramel frappuccnino with extra caramel and extra whipped cream and she nodded telling me it'll be done in a few minutes. I took a seat by the large windows and allowed out at the city life. Cars and pedestrians passed by in a flash all getting to work, school or home. Life looked so simple for them. They didn't need to worry about mates or treaties or anything of the sort. I, in a way, envied them. I envied them because they looked so carefree. So happy with their lives while I was here stuck. I was stuck wondering if I even did the right thing in rejecting Bennett or not. Everything around me was crashing down on my shoulders and I didn't know how to fix it.

When my drink was called, I went up to the counter and thanked the girl before leaving. I shouldn't be forced to be with someone who I didn't like. It's ridiculous. I'll never accept Bennett as my mate.

So why does my chest ache when I think of him and the way his eyes filled with tears when I rejected him? Why do I have this constant urge to be by his side and make him happy? What is he doing to me that makes me lose sleep. He's nothing but a nerd and yet I can't help but feel drawn to him. He's so innocent and fragile and small and weak that it makes my blood burn in my veins just thinking of him and how he'll feel with my cock inside him. Fuck, why are my thoughts going there? Shaking my head, I finished my drink and tossed it in a bin before walking inside the school 10 minutes later. What are you doing to me Bennett Savage that I can't help but want to hold and protect you?