Chapter 5

Lucian's POV:

“This is your fault, you scared mate away”. Max said, accusingly.

"I didn't know! I just wanted to help” I shouted in my head as I remembered how my mate looked so scared of me. The fear in her eyes haunted me. I didn't know why she was so scared, I didn't want to hurt her. Max restlessness was in turn making me restless.

Pacing around the lobby, with my hands in my hair, I was almost ripping it out. I could feel the mate bond pulling me to go to my mate. That's what the bond is for. It's like a string connecting two people. It helps us come together.

When Lena came out of her room, I almost cried out in relief, Max stopped pacing, "Go ask about mate” He urged. I met Lena halfway before she could reach me.

"How is she, Lena?” I ask with guilt.

Lena looked at me with pity eyes, “She's very bad alpha, not physically, but mentally, she had a mate and he rejected her, probably hurt her"

“What?" I was confused, “Hurt her?" I asked as everything clicked, " Wait, is that why she's so scared of me?”

"She has been so hurt alpha, you have to take things slow” Lena said.

A mate was supposed to take care of you, protect you, love you, I didn't understand why someone would reject his mate and hurt her.

"Find him!” Max snarled, he felt the exact same way I did, the rage, the need to revenge, we were going to find that alpha, he would regret it. We promised ourselves.

“Alpha" Lena started, I snapped out of it and looked at her, “You have to go home, shower, eat and sleep, you've not slept in a day.”

"I'm not leaving my mate” I say determined.

Lena sighed, Like she knew it would be hard to convince me, "You have to give the little wolf space, she feels overwhelmed seeing you every time she wakes up, go home and come back in the evening." She said.

She was right, I knew she was, but the thought of leaving my scared mate made me feel uneasy, even if it's because of me she's scared. Deciding to listen to Lena, I regarded her, " Okay Lena, you win” —She gave a small fist pump— “ I'll go and come back later in the evening, do you think she would want to talk to me then?"

“I don't know alpha, just give her a bit of space" I nodded, looking back at her room door, sighing, I left the pack clinic. I couldn't think of anything on my way home, I couldn't answer the pack members greeting me, I was in a terrible space of mind at the moment.

"Lucian?” Valerie, my sister, called as I opened the front door.

I didn't answer as I entered inside, I knew I looked shitty, so I wasn't surprised when Valerie walked towards me with worry in her eyes, “Jesus, Lucian, what happened? you look-" She didn't finish her words as she ran her eyes over me.

Sighing, I ran my hand through my hair, I didn't know where to start explaining from, the whole thing was jumbled in my head. My sister came to sit beside me, —I was sure she could feel my emotions, seeing as we're twins. — Valerie, held my face, so I was looking into her eyes, “Talk to me Lucian, I need to know what happened".

“I have a second chance mate” I say, ripping the band aid off immediately.

"A what?” Valerie asked, confused. I almost laughed at her face.

"Yes Valerie, I was rogue hunting when I found her, I have another mate” I almost shouted as the realization hit, with the whole drama, I've not been able to bask in it.

"Lucian, that's good news, oh my God, I'm so happy for you”. Valerie was one of the people who was there when I was breaking down about Sophia. She saw how it destroyed me. I could imagine how happy she was. If only the said mate wasn't so scared of me.

As if something was clicking, Valerie's smile dropped, "Wait, why do you look so out of it then?” she asks. Valerie notices everything.

I cleared my throat, "Uhm, she doesn't want me, she's scared of me, she keeps running" I say.

Valerie's eyes turned pitiful, “Nope, nope, I'm fine, I don't need your pity" I say shifting away from her.

“Lucian, do you want to talk about it?”

"No, Valerie, I don't want to talk about it. I just want to sleep and go back to the hospital”

My sister gasped, " She's at the hospital?!” I nodded, " Why?”

"The rogues I went to hunt were preying on her, about to kill her”. I didn't want to tell Valerie that anything had happened to my mate prior. It wasn't my story to tell, I didn't even know the full story yet.

"Freaking rogues” Valerie said, she hated them just like I do. Just like every other wolf. Rogues are wolves that were banished from their packs, for blasphemy; some of the leaft themselves. Being out in the forest, without a pack, it takes their human side slowly, so they become crazed and kill anybody on sight.

“So, I'm just going to take a shower and rest, I have to leave in the evening". I say, standing up to go to my room, Valerie didn't stop me this time, she nodded, letting me leave and I sighed in relief.

******

Olivia's POV:

When I woke up, the pain in my body didn't feel as bad, I could move freely, sitting up, I saw a plate beside my bed, I reached for it and opened it, actual food was inside! I wondered if I could eat it as my stomach rumbled. It was pancakes with blue berry sauce, some scrambled eggs and bacon. I salivated, I couldn't remember the last time I had something in my stomach, I couldn't remember the last time I ate anything that didn't smell like dog shit. Deciding that the nice doctor probably left it for me, I scarfed the food down within seconds.

It was when I finished I noticed that the alpha, Lucian, wasn't there. I knew he would come soon, so I waited for him, I was going to reject him, my mind was made up.

Liana gasped, “What? No! You can't reject our new mate, they seem nice!" She shouted in my head.

"Liana, you can't trust anyone blindly. We trusted James, look how he ruined us “.

"Lucian isn't James! can't you see that?” She argued back.

"And I'm trying to save us, keep us safe, why can't you work with me?!”

"Because I don't want to reject our second chance mate! I'm very scared of him, I don't want him near me yet, but he seems like a nice person. I don't want us to regret it. Let's give them a chance".

"They always seem like nice people, Li”.

I was so engrossed in my argument with Liana that I didn't see Lucian, but I could smell him. I couldn't place his scent yet, but I figured it was because I hadn't accepted him yet.

He was standing by the window, as if scared to come in, my mind went back to what Liana said, I shook my head before I could let myself ponder on it. Standing up from the bed, I went closer, aiming for the door. I was scared to my knees, I was going to face an alpha that could snap me into two, but I was determined.

Lucian looked surprised I was coming closer, opening the door that stood as a barrier between us, I stepped outside. He looked at me, eyes running over my small figure,I wanted to hide.

“Are you okay?" He asked in a baritone voice, I didn't let myself think about it as I nodded

“I'm fine" He cleared his throat as if trying to clear the awkwardness. I didn't want to waste time, I had to leave.

Looking into his hazel eyes, I opened my mouth, Liana's voice stopped me, “Don't do this, please" she begged. I ignored her, I knew she'd understand why very soon.

“I can't be your mate", I started, Lucian's face twisted into pain, in turn making my heart tug, I ignored everything as I continued.

“I, Olivia Vincent, rej-".

"Stop!” A voice shouted.