Apology

*Draven*

When she ran out of the room, I was instantly pissed at myself. I had pushed too far, and in a public setting. I was wrong for doing that. 

I asked Gavin to check on her, but to give her the space she needed. I then asked Candy to go ahead and take the girls on the tour of the building. I would show Sage around once she calmed down.

After nearly an hour, I decided to go and find her. She hadn’t returned, and with our recent issues with a neighboring school, I felt I better go make sure she was safe. 

I found her lying on the grass near the football field, sound asleep. Her flaming red hair had broken free from the hair tie holding her bun, and was spread across the grass like flames dancing on coals. She was breathtaking.

She started to stir, and when her eyes flew open, she was startled to see me standing over her.

“I, I’m so sorry. I didn’t,” she began to apologize. I put my hands up and told her that she was alright. 

“It’s alright. I shouldn’t have pried into your business in front of everyone. I apologize for that. It was wrong of me,” I admitted.

She stood up and brushed herself off, and it was then that I realized how tiny she really was. She couldn’t have been any taller than five foot five, and she was incredibly thin. Too thin. 

“The others are already on their tour. I would like to take you on the tour so that you don’t miss anything. After lunch, we will show you to your rooms,” I explained. 

She nodded her head, and we began to walk towards the school. I asked her if she had any questions, and she shook her head. I had nearly given up on conversation when she began to speak.

“They did nothing and the Alpha killed them anyway. He killed nearly fifteen people for no reason at all other than a power play. He said that he was “setting an example that he wasn’t one to be fucked with”. Pardon the language. My dad was a doctor, and well respected at that. My mom didn’t have to work. She came from a well to do family, and they had tried to get her to leave my dad their whole time together. She refused, because she loved him. Like truly loved him,” she explained. 

I wanted to know the pack she had come from. I wanted to know who this alpha was that had caused her so much pain. However, I was afraid to ask because it upset her so much.

“I’m sorry that happened to you and your parents. It had to be hard to handle. Both of my parents are still alive, but unlike the love your parents had for one another, my parents are together for show only. My father never found his true mate, so he chose my mother as his Luna. She found her mate about a year after she had me, and they have had a secret affair ever since. I found out about it all when I was sixteen, and only because I caught them and she had no other choice but to tell me,” I told her. 

She smiled for the first time since I met her, and I couldn’t help but smile too. 

“Mr. Douglas, may I ask you something?” she asked. I told her she could ask me anything, and I nearly burst out laughing when she asked her question.

“Out of all the hot girls that were in the banquet room, why did you choose to talk to me? I’m literally the most boring person in the world to talk to. Plus, I have a smart ass mouth. I can’t be that interesting to talk to. I’ll just piss you off in the end,” she stated. 

I smirked and shook my head. I couldn’t tell her that we were mates yet, so I had to think of something clever quickly.

“Because you are different. Much different than the airheads that were with you. I could tell that they were pretty self absorbed with theirselves, and honestly, I didn’t feel like spending precious time hearing how much they loved themselves. There is more to live than thinking too highly of oneself,” I replied.

I wanted to blurt out that it was because I wanted to get to know her better, but I would have to do that in my own way for now. At least until she turns eighteen and receives her wolf. That’s when she will realize we are to each other.

I did the quick version of the tour, because everything else I would need to show her she could see when we took them to their rooms. 

Candy was already waiting for us with the welcome team, and once Sage and I joined them, each of the boys stepped forward and grabbed the girls suitcases. 

The rest of their items perished in the fire, so as a courtesy, we provided each girl with a care package that would already be in their rooms. 

Inside the box would be snacks and drinks they could keep in their room, as well as an order form to submit to Candy once they chose items they needed. It was our way of welcoming them to the school. 

“Well, Miss Thorne, I will check in on you later. I hope you are feeling better, and your room is to your liking,” I told her as I left her with her group. 

I didn’t give her a chance to reply, because I felt if I lingered any longer, she may find it creepy or weird. So, I felt it best to just leave while I could.

Once back in my office, I sat at my desk and laid my head in my hands. I was in big trouble with this one. I knew if I didn’t gain control of myself and Daxton, I would scare her off.

So, I called my older sister to see what I should do. If anyone could help me, it would most definitely be Dahlia.