Chapter five

The tension could cut through a glass, their eyes stared at each other and I felt like I am in between something, something that started long before my rejection.

The energy in the room filled with darkness and fuel as they stared at each other.

“It’s fancy seeing you here brother after so many years.” Dante spoke.

“Invite me in.” Damon demands.

“This is not your home and a little rain would be good by the Alpha.” He smiled, I inched closer trying to figure out what is happening.

When they both stared at me and Dante covered me with his body, not wanting his brother to look at me.

My breath caught as I stared at him. “Leave.” I whispered.

He smiled like a devil. “Even now you still fear me Ava, you wear my rejection like a collar.”

Dante steps further in front blocking my view.

“What are you doing Dante, what do you think you are doing having her with you.” He asked.

“She was never yours to begin with.”

“She is not yours either. Return her to me and we can continue with our lives.” Damon spoke.

They spoke like I am not here, like my opinion didn’t matter, they I didn’t have a say about who I wanted to stay with, who I didn’t want to stay with.

It angered me but I didn’t speak, this is between two brothers, something I could ever come into understanding and even if I tried, I would never know what transpired between them.

Damon pushed through and he walked into the house, his striking resemble with his brother filled my mind as they stood beside each other, tending eyes, their frown looked the same.

I glanced at him with a steady voice. “You humiliated me, you rejected me for the world to see and you stood with my family when they declared me dead, you don’t get to come back to me.”

In a blur, Damon pinned me against the wall, his breath hot against my ear and my body aching for help, the sting made me beg for help

“Maybe rejection is not enough, maybe I should carve my mark into you so the world can see you are nothing.”

I wanted to spit in his face to scream but my pulse betrayed me- racing as fast as he could hear.

“You hate me yet your body shivers under my touch.”

Heat coiled low in my stomach, I despised it, I despised it more.

“Let go of me.” I forced out, even my hand trembled.

In a second, Dante pulled him off me, his growl rattling through the roof. “Touch her again brother, I dare you.”

“You don’t belong here Ava, you are not safe here.” Damon spoke and I heard those words ringing in my head, the same words he said to me that shattered my life.

“You- you don’t get to tell me what to do, you don’t get to decide where I would be.” I whispered against my breath, my mind filled with anger as I stared at him.

He didn’t have any right after what he had done.

“You heard her brother.” Dante spoke placing his hand on his shoulder when his eyes met mine. “Move along.” He added.

Dante moved closer to me and he placed his hand on mine.

“Unlike you, I will keep her safe, away form your lie and your tremendous ways.” He spoke

I felt like I am between two brothers. Something I didn’t understand , Damon rejected me, why did he come here to speak to me, why did he feel the need to tell me I am unsafe, why did it seem like he cared if he rejected me, asked me to leave.

Dante, he wanted to keep me safe for some reasons, he wanted a claim on me and he wanted to assert his authority.

“What is happening.” I whispered. “You rejected me, you left me, you didn’t want me Damon.” I breathed out when his eyes met mine.

His eyes filled with darkness, I am convinced they are both hiding something.

“What do you know Dante?.” I asked, and he didn’t budge.

“I know to keep you safe.” Dante resorted.

“She is safer with me and not with someone that has been banished, I own her despite rejecting her.” Damon spoke.

I was banished too because of him just like Dante, I was dodged away from my family and I am sure he attended the funeral they had for me; he didn’t care that I would be hurt.

My eyes filled with tears as I stared at both of them, Dante’s hand still on mine when I heard a growl.

It was not one, it was coming from a pack, my breath hitches as I heard it again and this time Dante leaves his hand and he stared at his brother then at my mark.

“What do you know about this?.” I asked and they didn’t reply.

“They are coming for you.” Damon mumbled so low yet I was able to hear.

The growl didn’t stop, it got even more louder and I felt my heart skip a beat, it felt like someone is coming to bring an end to all of us and it scared me.

The growl drew closer vibrating the wall and the floor beneath me, it caused chaos and I realized this could be coming form a whole pack of wolf, they had to be a lot to make this happen.

Damon moved close to me and he placed his hand on mine just like his brother did.

“Stand behind me Ava.” Damon spoke

“‘No she is mine.” Dante yelled and I stared between them.

“It doesn’t matter who she belongs to. She will be dead by the time they get here, her safety is all that matters.” Damon spoke.

A tear slipped out of my eyes as I stood behind both of them, the Alpha that rejected me wanted to keep me safe and the brother that kept me from being dead wanted to save me too.

My heart stuttered and more tears steamed down my cheek.

“Who are they? Are they rouges.” I asked.

“They are much worse.” Dante spoke, he turned to look at me and his eyes met mine again. “I will keep you safe, nothing will happen to you, just don’t let go of my hand.” He spoke and I nodded.

I held both their hands, I had no idea what could be happening.

I turned around and I saw the woman. Standing by the tree, she smiled at me, this has to be a dream, it can’t a real. She stared at me even more like she was looking deep into my soul when I felt Damon tug me closer.

“I know a safe place for her.” Dante spoke and I looked back again to realise the woman is not there.

“You can’t leave me here.”

“You will die if we don’t stop them, if we don’t fight.” Damon spoke, my eyes filled with tears as I stared at both do them.

An unfamiliar voice ringing in my head.

“They will destroy each other for me.”