All Chapters of The Fox and her Hound: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

“Hungry?” Elias sat across from me and I knew he had to have seen my bloodshot eyes and puffy cheeks. Did he have enough social knowledge to understand the signs? I shrugged but a growl from my stomach betrayed me. “It was suggested that I get you a pizza…” was I mistaken or was he trying to distance himself from me now? He didn’t seem so dominant like he had before, it just felt wrong to see him like that. Nodding I kept my knees close to my chest, my ribs seemed to have healed quicker too. I didn’t even notice the pain anymore. Extra pepperoni… Andre whispered into my mind. Get out! I snapped. “Everything okay?” Elias cocked his head to the side. I looked up at him, I didn’t know if he spoke out loud or not and if I answered without being certain he’d know. “Are you okay?” He said again and this time I saw his lips move. I nodded, “Just a very stressful day.” “Okay, well they are going to pick you up some clothes, I’ll get us something to eat.” “Thanks.

Gotcha? I mouthed. Was he really that sly? I shook my head and dug into the first bag. It was exactly what I needed. “Thank you, Rosetta!” I sighed and hugged the nearly identical outfit to the one I lost. “You fucking liars!” Elias growled, which signalled me to quickly get dressed. I hated losing that shirt, but clearly if I needed another hit I wasn’t going to ever run out of supply. “How much have you told her? You weren’t going to tell me she could access the mental network!” “To be fair-” Andre began, but immediately backed down when I emerged from the room, “Ah look, your mate is a vision of beauty and should calm you down, right?” “Calm me down?” He turned and stopped. “You’re dressed?” I nodded, “Also, it’s not something I’ve always been able to do. It’s just something that started happening today.”He spoke through gritted teeth, side eyeing his two pack mates, “When did it start?”“When I woke up.” I shrugged, “I haven’t been hearing anything important, so don’t worry

She was infuriating. That was it. I kept seeing little bits here and there of something that could have been with us, but now she has endangered my pack. She nearly got Andre killed, and that fucking thing, however unnatural it was clearly was after her. I needed to cut ties with her. She wanted it, and after everything, maybe she was right. We were too different. Then she had to go and stake claim to me. It caused me to let my guard down while fighting and nearly get torn in half, which was my mistake. Oliver saw it with his own eyes, she put down that line, and she warned Chloe not to cross it. I never thought someone could feel that strongly about me. Of course, then it ended. She was as changing as the fucking tide. One moment, she was in heat over me, then she tried to run away. Then she claimed me as hers with that very clear signal, and when she lunged for me like I was on my last breath, I thought I was going to collapse into her arms. But she ran away from me, she hid fro

I was the reason her life was ruined. She wasn't wrong, I could have let her go. Why was it so hard for me to let her go? Why was I allowing my goddess to convince me to treat her this way? Maybe she was right, my goddess wouldn't have wanted this for my mate. I left through the back door making sure to throw the clothes I had borrowed onto the bench in the mudroom. I jumped from the backporch onto the ground landing as a wolf. I knew these woods better than anyone, I spent more time here than the average pack member at least. I just needed some time away. I found it easier to think as a wolf the world was less complicated. 11 years ago -Elias I hadn't made it far, I didn’t know which direction I was going and I didn't think it mattered anyway. It’s not like I had anywhere to go. I think Lucien was certain he had found a loophole to making Oliver alpha and he was fine if I never came back. He could tell them I ran away and all of the sudden I wasn’t anyone’s problem anymore.

“Deserve it?” I laughed back wiping the tears from my face. “The only thing I deserve is to be alone. I don’t deserve any kindness your pack has to offer.” They aren’t offering it. Elias whispered and I felt a daring rumble of a growl in his chest, I’m ordering it. You owe this pack, and me nothing. I owe you a new life and happiness. Please let me give it to you. Tell me how I can make it right? It was almost ethereal the way the moon shined through the trees raining light down onto Elias’s back. It looked like it caused him to close his eyes and I felt him relax. The truth was it couldn’t be made right. If we could go back in time so that none of this happened then everything would be fine. Reflexively I started to stroke his head. My hand rubbed backward patting down his ears further causing him to flatten out. Looking down at him I couldn’t help but see him in his human form. That black hair carelessly hanging just barely into his face. Damn, he was attractive even in my mem