Alpha Damien's POV I walked up the stairs to the second floor. Listening carefully as I made my way closer to where her brother's room was. Following their scents, I knew Alexi was in the room with them as well.Hearing their voices through the door as I stood there quietly while blocking my scent so they wouldn't know I stood just outside listening to them.My heart broke as I listened to her reasoning, the way she felt all the blame was sitting on her own shoulders. Hearing Alexi along with Levi telling her that it wasn't made something inside my chest clench harshly.I slowly grasped the handle on the door, turning it quietly as I pushed it open to see her sitting there looking defeated. I wasn't able to hold my tongue any longer as the words finally spilled past my lips."Then come here, talk to me and break that damn wall back down so I can feel you again my love because this is killing me to not feel your emotions."The way her head shot up to see me, the glisten that sat withi
Dahlia's POV Even after everything, I still felt as if so much was sitting upon my shoulders.Knowing that I may not have fully caused the rift between these packs, I still feel that it escalated because of me.I know my father, maybe not as well as I had always assumed, but I do. Never had I imagined that he would take things as far as he has. Killing Levi's and my mother definitely wasn't something I ever thought would happen.However, me being here, coming here of all packs, being mated to the Alpha. That caused a whole new issue for him that he doesn't seem to be able to handle all too well.Guilt racks me as I sit on the bed I share with Damien now.He left me this morning to go help with preparations to keep the pack members as safe as possible. He also is starting to help lead training alongside Alexi, his Uncle Allister, and two of his top warriors, Deke and Ivan.It's been three days since he walked into that room to hear Alexi, Levi, and myself. Three days of him continuous
Dahlia's POV Continued We all worked throughout the morning. Talking, laughing even, as we continued on. When lunchtime hit, we took a small break, eating some sandwiches before deciding to get back to it. I decided to make a few more sandwiches so that I knew the guys ate something today as well.Once I finished I excused myself from the kitchens saying I'd be back shortly before I made my way outside the house to walk over to the training fields. As I trudged along I could see people carrying bags, or boxes to different areas within the pack. Everyone that noticed me smiled while waving. Considering what all is going on around us, knowing what they are preparing for, they all seem to be in good spirits nonetheless. 'Do you see Dahlia, see how they treat you, how they act? Yes I can smell their fear, but their faith in Damien, their faith in you, has not wavered. It doesn't take away the fact that they still feel a sense of security throughout all of this.'I watch as kids help
Dahlia's POV I was so excited, looking at myself in the floor length mirror of my dressing room. I was to be married today, to my mate. He was the Beta of my pack, the Knight Moon Pack. The pack is named after my family. My great great great grandfather was the first Alpha here, the man that put this whole pack together.He had triplet sons, all mated to one woman who gave birth to three boys, one with each triplet. Two of them left to start a pack across the country when my grandfather took over for this pack.He had a son with my grandmother, a long line of only boys in this family until my father had me. The first female to be born into the Knight family. He and my mother proceeded to have another child, my brother Levi, who is just a year younger than myself.Dad really never had much to do with me but was proud when he found out I was mated to the man stepping into the Beta position alongside my brother next year when he took the Alpha spot.We have to wait until he turns eighte
Dahlia's POV Continued Alanah would get quiet, like she was receding in my mind where I couldn't reach out to her. It made my heart rate spike as a sheen of sweat would form on me. Almost like I was having a panic attack while I'd get this odd feeling inside myself, in my stomach like a small ball of pain.It felt different today though, almost pleasurable at the same time it hurt, the pull stronger than before as I stepped down the little steps that led to the mirror. Slowly opening my door, I peered out into the hallway, looking from the left to the right as the pull got stronger than before.I stepped out of my dressing room, turned to the right and followed the hall down a bit before turning left into another hallway. I felt as if I was in a daze as I continued down. It felt as if the stretch of hallway kept getting longer, but I was just taking very slow, calculated steps as my heart rate would keep increasing.Something was wrong, then I took another step forward to see a door c
Dahlia's POV Continued I felt the tether snap, he fell down to his knees as he howled out in pain. His hand reached out for me but I knocked it away from me."Accept it Parker! Accept my rejection!""NO! I won't accept it.""Then you shall feel the pain every time I lay with someone, you will long for the bond you chose to hold onto as I severed mine."His hand reached back out to me, he begged me to take it back, but I knew why, without me he would become weaker instead of stronger when marking me. He didn't want me, no, he wanted the power and strength that would come to him by being with me.Now he will have to explain why I have rejected him, why I won't be here when they call for me to walk down the aisle.I turned my body, my dress swishing around before I walked out of the room, the Omega still cowering in the corner of the room as she witnessed it all.Slamming the door behind me I ran down the hall, back around the corner, passed my room to the double doors that sat closed at
Dahlia's POV Continued"Just realizing you are no longer home little Alpha? I can smell your fear, you know."He said as he began circling around me."You ran into me, you came running with tears streaming down your face, in a wedding dress at that. You say that 'You were' supposed to marry the boy that should become Beta to your own pack, isn't that right?Yet what I'm trying to understand is why you would run away from a mate" He sniffed the air around me, "One you have mated with, yet you bear no mark from him. Tell me Alpha Dahlia Knight, why have you run away?"He stepped back in front of me, his eyes still black as night as he stared straight into my soul."I rejected him."His eyes went wide as he stood there looking at me."When did you do this?""I rejected him, I found him balls deep inside an Omega.Then ran from that damn hall I was to marry him in."I slammed my mouth shut after I spoke, I can't believe I had said that out loud, I'm such an idiot."Did he accept this rejec
Dahlia's POV ContinuedLooking up at this man, it's almost like his expression had softened a bit as he looked at me, making my head tilt as I stared into his eyes."How did you find me so fast? Not your guards?"His eyes widened a bit before, shock flashing through his eyes before it was gone as fast as it came. A small chuckle came from him, a wicked looking smile formed on his face revealing his canines as his eyes went dark."Because I could smell you coming."Fear ran through my body when I was suddenly lifted up into the air and thrown over his shoulder as he began trucking us through the woods."Umm, you don't have to carry me. I won't run from you, I promise. I can walk."He stopped moving as I felt his hand travel up my body, rounding over my ass making my heart skip a beat as his hand landed on the small of my back before he gently moved me down his body before steadying me on my feet."If you run from me, I will find you, I will always be able to find you now. You can never