Chapter Four

Laina

I couldn't breathe or move, what exactly did Trey mean? I tried to look away but I couldn't, how could I when Oliver's body was just laying there a few feet from me. There was blood everywhere and my father was not saying anything which was new for him, the man normally never shuts up, he always has something to say but not today.

My wedding dress was still white, but everything around me had become a nightmare, my hands trembled against the ropes.

"Dad please do something" I pleaded with him but my voice barely came out. He just sat there staring at the dead body of Oliver, his face completely pale."

Dad, please." I pulled against my restraints."Do something, make him stop please"

Peter slowly shook his head, I looked at him and all I could see was fear in his eyes. 

"Dad" tears rolled down my cheeks."Please."

He looked at me "Laina" his voice broke then he looked away.

My father was a flawed man, but all my life he has never been scared of anything, I have never seen him so afraid and he was afraid of Trey which I didn't get. 

How could he just stand there? How could he do nothing?

Oliver had been killed in front of us and my father was simply standing there. Trey finally moved and my entire body stiffened as he walked toward me.

I instinctively tried to move backward, but the chair stopped me and he stopped in front of me.

"Look at him."

I shook my head "No."

His eyes hardened "Look at him."

"I can't."

"Why?" My tears came faster "Please, Trey."

He crouched in front of me, his fingers closed around my chin and I flinched.

"Look."

He turned my face toward Oliver and I squeezed my eyes shut.

"I said look."

"Trey, please!"

His grip tightened just enough to force my eyes open and I saw Oliver.

"Please don't do this."

Trey stared into my eyes.

"Are you mad at me?"

I shook my head frantically "No, of course not, why would I be mad at you?"

"For killing your husband?"

"He isn't my husband."

Something flickered in his eyes "Isn't he?"

"No." My voice cracked.

"I didn't want to marry him."

Trey laughed bitterly.

"If I had arrived one hour later, you would have been Mrs. Oliver."

I shook my head "No."

"You were wearing his wedding dress."

"It's not his dress Trey."

"You were going to marry him."

"I didn't want to!"

"Then why didn't you marry me?"

The question hit me harder than anything else as I stared at him through my tears.

"You could have chosen me."

"I never stopped loving you." His jaw tightened.

"Funny way of showing it, don't you think?"

"I didn't know you were alive."

"You didn't know?"

"No!"

I was crying so hard my words barely made sense.

"They told me you were dead."

"Who?"

I looked toward my father.

"Dad."

Trey's eyes followed mine.

Then he looked back at me.

"And you believed him."

"What else was I supposed to do?"

"You could have waited."

"I waited!"

My voice cracked.

"For four years, Trey. I waited."

His expression didn't change.

"I mourned you."

"You moved on."

"I didn't!"

I shook my head desperately.

"I never did."

He stared at me.

"You were about to marry another man."

"Because I was forced to!"

"Because I am an omega."

"No!"

"You couldn't marry me, could you?"

"I never said that."

"You didn't have to."

"I never said I was ashamed of you."

"You had a funny way of showing it."

I felt like my heart was being ripped apart.

"Trey, I loved you."

His eyes narrowed.

"Past tense?"

"No."

I swallowed.

"I still love you."

For a moment, the room went silent.

Something moved across his face.

Then the anger returned and my father finally spoke.

"Trey." His voice was low.

"Let her go." Trey looked at him.

"We can talk."

Peter swallowed "We can work through this."

Trey's expression became frighteningly calm "Work through this?"

"Yes."

"You want to talk?"

"Yes I do"

Trey slowly stood "Then let's talk."

He walked toward my father and Peter watched him carefully.

Trey stopped directly in front of him.

"Tell her."

Peter's face tightened "Tell her what?"

Trey smiled without humor "Tell her what you did to me."

My father said nothing, Trey's voice dropped.

"Tell her what you've been doing for years."

"Dad?" I stared at him.

"What is he talking about?" Peter remained silent.

Trey's eyes burned "Tell her."

"There is nothing to tell."

Trey laughed sarcastically "Nothing at all?"

He leaned closer "Tell her what you've been doing to people like me."

Peter's jaw tightened "I don't know what you think happened"

"Don't lie to me." Trey's voice thundered through the room "Not again."

My father looked away.

I stared between them "Dad, what's going on?"

Trey turned toward me "Ask him."

I shook my head "I don't understand."

"Ask him what he did." Peter finally snapped. "Enough!"

Trey's eyes changed, the darkness in them seemed to deepen, then something happened, his eyes flashed Yellow, bright unnatural yellow.

"Trey"

He turned back toward my father and Peter's expression changed for the first time, I saw fear.

"Trey, listen to me."

But it was too late, Trey's fist connected with my father's face.

"Dad!"

Peter stumbled sideways and I screamed.

"Please!"

Trey grabbed him again. "Tell her!" he yelled before punching him again. 

"Trey, stop!" I screamed but he was not going to listen to me that was clear. 

Peter refused to stay silent even as Trey struck him again, my father spat out,

"You were always weak." my father said and I saw Trey’s whole body tense up "An omega pretending to be something he's not."

That finally did it because before I knew it Trey was punching him in his nose and Peter was bleeding. 

"No!" I screamed.

"Stop provoking him dad, please for once in your life just shut up!"

But Peter continued."You think Laina ever would have chosen you?"

Trey's breathing became ragged.

"She was always destined for someone stronger."

"Please dad stop it!"

I was sobbing now."Trey, please don't listen to him!"

But Peter wouldn't stop."You were nothing."

He went on daunting him, Trey hit him again and again and just kept hitting him blood gushing out of my father who was also determined, the more trey hit him the more he continued saying things that made Trey even madder. 

I screamed until my throat hurt.

"Please! Please stop!"

But Trey seemed not to hear me or chose not to, every word Peter said only made him angrier.

"You should have stayed where you belonged. You should have never come back here"

And with everything thing my dad said, Trey hit him harder 

"You were never worthy of her and you knew it back then and you know it now, that's why you are so angry, you are not angry at me Trey, you are angry at you, you will never be good enough for her" my father said 

"Dad please stop!" I yelled at him and my voice broke, but Trey kept going and my father finally stopped responding and his body slumped and suddenly the room became silent.

Trey stood over him, breathing heavily, his fists were trembling and for several seconds, he didn't move.

Then he slowly looked down at Peter and his expression changed and the fury drained from his face and for a few seconds he looked almost confused then he looked up at me and our eyes met. 

I couldn't speak or cry or move, I just sat there staring at him completely blank at the man I loved, but he was long gone and this was a different person. 

At the man who had returned from the dead and destroyed everything in front of me. Trey stared back.

For the first time since he had walked into the room, I saw something other than anger in his eyes.

He looked at me as though he had finally realized what I was seeing but it was too late and I was terrified.

And the worst part was that somewhere beneath the fear, I could still remember the boy who had once held my hand and promised me forever.