Chapter three

“You are his brother.” I whispered the moment Dante walked into the room since our last conversation, my eyes met his and my eyes flickered with tears.

That’s who he knows everything, that’s why he has the money for this cabin, that’s why he is aware of my name.

“I found the picture Dante.” I breathed out. “What do you want from me, why would you help me?.” I whispered.

“Because you were never meant to be his.” He spoke and I stared at him, my eyes filled with tears unable to even utter the words, I didn’t understand what he meant by that.

“Just leave.” I breathed out and he did, without any question.

I have done nothing but cry all day, my family, they want me gone, they have done all they can to make sure I am gone, I believe him because I know what they are capable of, father would do anything for the society and mother will back her husband up.

I stared across the area, rain has stopped falling when I stood up on my feet, a curse escaped my lips as I felt the sharp pain.

I need to leave, I have no idea to where, but I need to, I can’t stay here with the Alpha’s brother, no one helps without a reason.

I inched toward the window, my feet pushing through the ground and curse escaped my lip.

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Dante was not in the living room when I got there, he is no where in sight, I headed toward the door and I slipped on his shoes, my eyes till radiating with tears when I reached for the door.

I ran, despite the pain; I didn’t stop running, I didn’t stop until I heard a growl, I have no idea which direction I am leading to, we are in the middle of nowhere with the cabin right in it.

I bolted further out into the rain, the mud swallowing my footsteps.

I stumped and I stopped

The funeral, my funeral.

Pack members stood by the coffin, my name craved to the wood and my chest tightened.

I wanted to scream- I am alive- but my voice locked in my throat.

Then I saw him.

By the far end of the gathering, Damon stood in the shadows and his face unreadable but his eyes lifted and locked on me.

He saw me.

The air left my lungs when I looked away and I started to run, my feet starting to hurt when I fell to the ground, I glanced across the area, the moons light shining through the forest when I stood up again.

I heard a growl again, the growl was getting closer and I didn’t recognize it. It was unlike the first time, my heart skipped a beat and my feats dragged against the floor, I could feel my blood rushing out of me and my body getting weaker at the moment.

When I stepped on a twig and it snapped, the sound radiated through the area and a breath falls out of my lips.

My eyes found its place staring at the wolf who stared at me and beside him, two other wolfs came closer, I can’t run even if I wanted to, I can’t turn because I am too weak to do that.

I glanced across the area again and my breath hitches.

Just as one of them was about to approach me, it happened so sudden, the next thing I saw was a black wolf who wrested one to the ground, his growl filled my ears and my eyes widened in shock.

Dante.

Hurting one of the wolfs are enough, for the rest to run away when Dante glared at me.

I stared at him again feeling weaker at the moment, my sight getting blurred when I fell to the ground.

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“I would be more surprised if you didn’t try and run away kitten.” I heard a voice, my eyes flicked open wider and I stared at him.

My clothes has been changed again, my feet felt better and I felt a wave of anxiety wash over me, that’s why he didn’t want me because I am a failure.

“I am sorry.” I breathed out when Dante inched closer to me, I am no longer in the room I was before and this felt like his room.

“Did you change me?.”

“You tried to leave.” Dante spoke ignoring my words when I looked away. “To where Ava, to the family that wants nothing to do with you or the Alpha that rejected you and humiliated you in the eyes of your pack.” Dante asked.

He is right, where could I leave to, I didn’t have anyone.

“I had to try, I don’t know you.” I breathed out.

“You do.” Dante spoke, staring at me

Everyone has heard about the Alpha’s brother who was banished, just like he was thrown away by his own pack.

“You know what happened, you were told the story each time there was a festival, do you realise what they are going to say about you, you were rude and pretentious and you were rude to their Alpha and day after your family rejected your too.” He spoke and more tears streamed down my cheek.

I felt my heart tightened against my chest.

“I am nothing like they say.” I stared and he stared at me when I came to realization.

His story was told in someone’s voice.

What if he is not the victim.

I stared at him again.

“I will stay till I am better.” I breathed out, knowing that’s the only option for me, knowing I could not leave even if I wanted to, I am too weak to fend for myself, to find another home.

I started at him again.

“Why me? Why help me?.” I asked

“Because you were never meant to be his.” He spoke. “Unlike him, I would not leave.” Dante added.

I saw a promise and I didn’t understand why?

I didn’t say a word when he walked away, he pulled the door and I saw a sign.

My breath hitches as I stared at it, the sign on the door is the sign I have marked on my body, a sign I was told never to ask about.

It decorated the door perfectly, no one has this sign but me.

I realized I am trapped in a house with a man that could be the monster, or a monster worse than I have heard, a man that knew secrets and would never tell me about it.