Austin leaned away, then pushed my hands off him. I could feel his nails dig into my skin slightly as he did, and I let go of him, my heart in my throat.Simon was still looking at Austin, and for a minute, the only sound to be heard was the cackling of the flames.Austin smiled, a small one sided smile as he nodded and turned to me briefly. He then turned back to Simon, then pushed his hair back into a bun."You know what? You are right. I have been too lenient in my attempt to be a good alpha...I forgot there is no such thing as a good alpha. An alpha is simply a beast."Simon started to smile before Austin stopped the laughter mid way, his hands clasping over Simon's throat. I ran to him, but instead of anger, I saw plain emotionlessness. "Austin." I gasped as he bit down on his bottom lip in a smile."I have been too lenient, haven't I? Now you will come with me."Without a word to me, he broke into a run, disappearing out of my sight.I wasn't as fast as he can be even if I shif
"Austin, please." I said as the woman approached her again, the clamps ready to be used. Lily blinked, and I could see the fear in her eyes. I could see the slight apprehension and I knew how she was feeling. Very close to how I felt as those floors broke through.Austin shook his head and the woman pinned Lily down again, and pulled her fingers close. She put in her longest finger and pressed down with all her might and Lily screamed, her chest heaving, her head thrown back. Austin did not flinch, and neither did Beta Liam. But I wouldn't, if I had been in hid position and she had confessed to all of that.After a few minutes, Austin told the woman to move away and she let Lily go, allowing her to breathe. Like looked miserable, her breath ragged, and her stubborn pride gone."Go on." Austin said, releasing my hand. He went and dragged a seat and sat opposite her, without even looking at Simon. Simon probably thought he would be the next."I was..." Austin shook his head and laughe
The sunset was filtering in through the windows by the time I got out of bed. The house was quiet, and there was no indication of Austin. With a large sigh, I walked into my now unfamiliar bathroom and just lay in the hot water, my hair falling on the side slab, my body relaxing in the water.I knew what I should do, but it was a little too hard. Giving up something I had believed I had been fighting for so long was more than a little painful. I stepped out when the water got too cold, and dried up immediately. I checked for clothes, but I didn't exactly feel like wearing anything, so I just donned the dark purple hoodie from Austin. His smell hit me like a sudden wave and I had to stop my self from clinging all over again.There was no one at home, and I just sat around doing nothing. A small knock interrupted my trance and I immediately went to check who it was. I did hope it was Austin, but I knew it wasn't him.Eric stood by the door with a small smile, and I smiled back, still s
He walked to me and handed me a cup. "I wanted to get drunk."I swallowed. "I'll take you to bed, then.""Don't you want to join me instead?" he asked, raising the cup slightly upwards.I shook my head. "I am okay."He nodded and dropped the cup, then picked his own and the bottle and walked his way to the sitting room. I stayed back for a while before I followed, and he sat on the couch.He drank slowly, his eyes focused on nothing in particular, and I could almost feel the way he was going back to the Austin from back then, way before he learned to allow others see his wounds so they could cater for them. His eyes were cold as he drank the first cup, and after that, he just kept it and stared off."You said you wanted to get drunk."He shook his head. "I don't feel like it anymore."He pushed himself on the couch and strightened into a lying position, then stretched his body. As if on cue, I moved forward, helping guide his head to my lap.He gave a small satisfactory sigh as I let
Catherine turned to me, her eyes wide as saucers. I was surprised by myself too. But maybe this is what it was all supposed to boil down to. Me giving up because I have felt like I tried enough. Me giving up because I know it's a dead end. Sometimes, the insecurity leaves, but then it's back with full force, because I dont get to hear the things I want to hear. Because I don't get to feel the things I want to feel. So this is probably me being a puny little wolf, running away from the only thing my heart has ever craved."What's that? My rightful place?" She asked, coming to stand in front of me.I shrugged. "I forgive you for everything. I mean, whatever you did with Lily, allowing yourself be manipulated like that. And now that I know you are not really at fault, I want to move away fron your path."She let her eyes sweep over me. "Are you saying this because you got tired of him?""Austin is not a man you can get tired of. You know that. The same way you can't force him to be with
Beta Liam walked behind me till we got to the house, then waited for me outside as I ran inside, checking my room. The paper was in the first drawer and I grabbed it and immediately ran back."Can we go?"He nodded. "I hope Alpha does not have my head."I have a small chuckle and we made our way to the pack house. It was a secluded area in the pack house and just outside the pack house sat Simon.He didn't look up at me or say a word, and I didn't bother with him either. He was probably too ashamed that all he got in exchnage for such a despicable act was a promise he knew could not be fulfilled, and he sold his morals to actually do it.Beta Liam took me to the large meeting room. It was silent, and the elders were laid back on their seats, pretty much like Alpha Austin. He was typing on his phone, while Lily sat alone on the other side of the table.No words were exchanged, but you could cut through the tension in the room with a scissors."Austin." I said once I came in.He turned
My eyes almost popped out of their sockets as Simon said it."What?" Even Austin sounded confused as he turned to me."She always knew the alpha would not harbor feelings for an ordinary omega. She was just a lucky woman who had become so involved with the alpha that when things went haywire with his mate, he chose her to run to. She knew that much." Simon said, pointing an accusing finger at me. In his eyes was a hollow depravement. He looked like he'd finally lost his soul and wasn't afraid to do just anything."Simon, what are you saying?" I asked, my body going numb."The truth. That's what you asked for, right? Then that's what you are going to hear."Austin walked to me and pulled me into him, turning my face away. "I have had enough.""No. No, you haven't. This Omega..she even killed her own mate! She killed her mate so that she could be with the alpha. She sums up various schemes to look vulnerable, including drowning herself on a path that only the alpha knew so that he would
Hie eyes went from surprised to disappointed to angry, then a sudden lack of emotions at all. We stayed there in the car, the dark clouds of rain looming over us, my thoughts conflicted."Hazel..." He said.His voice almost made me run back to him with my heart on my sleeve again, my body like an offering, my love like a sacrifice. But I needed to control. I needed to stop myself."Am I...just something you can give up on? Is that all I am to you?" He turned fully to me, his eyes wide with a slight sheen to them, and I could see his hands tremble slightly as he left the steering wheel. "No. That can't be...but...but you are...""But I am what, Hazel? What am I? If you are...just able to decide to let me go...is it that easy? Everything we have ever shared...Hell, the kisses, Hazel. Did you not feel me on your lips when you made that decision?"My eyes filled. I did. I felt him several times, all over me. I felt him every single place in me, most especially my heart but..."She is yo