Chapter 18: Leon’s Ultimatum Leon’s POV: I had not expected things to be this difficult with her. It was somehow shocking to me, and her actions were one that I could simply not understand, for the life of me. Perhaps it was because we had not seen each other in so long, but i found myself wondering if i had made a bad first impression after so many years apart. This was simply due to the fact that Arielle somehow had managed to evade me for a full day and I was then getting antsy by the time that I found her returning to her room that afternoon. I could not stop thinking about her- her enchanting blue eyes, her copper red locks that framed her face so perfectly and flowed like a halo whenever the sun hit it just right, her pouty pink lips. How could i stop thinking about this girl? It was impossible, and i knew it, and i found myself being carried along by the current of her aura, of who she was to me - my mate. I had numerous memories flying though my head and invading my thought
Arielle’s POV:I woke up from the short nap I had taken, and now, the sun had finally set. Day one had passed, I thought with a relieved sigh. I could not wait to be out of here, and I never thought I would miss my pack so much.Before I even left the bed, I sat up, deep in thought. I was still reeling from the events of the entire day, ever since I had gone with the Rogues to treat their injured members. And Leon. I was still in shock over everything it seemed, because why else would I feel this way about Leon?I did not love him anymore. I was sure of it now, more than ever. I had no idea how it happened, or what was the tipping point for me. I looked down on my hand, right where I had gotten the scratch as he had been violent with me when we met at the hallway.I was beginning to regret ever agreeing to come here. Despite everything though, I knew that I would make the decision all over again if it meant that Beta Darren could take the rescued pack members home. At least, they were
Esme Talks Sense Into RichardRichard’s POV:I shut the last file on my desk, and then brought my hand up to rub my eyes. The sun had already gone down. It had been a long time since I had this much time to work in peace - Darren’s absence could be like that sometimes. Now that he was on the mission - this was the second day now - I had no one to talk to, so I was able to focus more on my work and get everything done. The upside of this was that I would probably manage to get a full night’s sleep.Slowly standing up, I felt blood rush to my legs, and I raised my hands above my head. The sound of my joints popping as I stretched, brought a wave of relief to my body. I had been sitting down almost the entire day, and had not even gotten up since 12pm.I had forgotten to even eat, as I was so busy with the work leftover from the previous day. It had been a busy day for me, which I could not be so upset by.Shaking my head at the
The Rescue Team ReturnsRichard’s POV:It was a new day, and the sun was just rising when I finally got up from bed. Since I had gotten up at a ‘healthy time’ as Darren would call it, I decided to go for a run through the forest, to clear my head and as my usual form of exercise.Therefore, I put on my sweatpants and hoodie, and my most used pair of trainers, to go outside. The scent of the outside at the peak of dawn was always the most interesting, and I took in a deep breath before beginning my morning run outside.The run through the forest was exhilarating, and I deeply enjoyed it. My senses were alert as I rushed through with a speed most people would not be able to match, past the large and tall trees, deeper and deeper into the forest where most people would not be. I did not want to be seen that very moment, only to see where the run would take me. When I stopped, I was able to take in deep breaths to calm my racing hear
Leon Confronts Ethan (Day 2 begins)Leon’s POV:What in the hell had I just done?I looked down at my naked body with the unmistakable feeling of disgust running through me. I had just woken up, right as the dawn broke. Today was day 2 of Arielle’s permitted stay here, and what was I doing, but making a waste out of everything?Meera breathed deeply in her sleep, and I scoffed at her, shaking my head and willing myself to not go and wake her up roughly. I took in deep breaths to calm her, and looked away, prowling to my bathroom in the dim light of the sun just rising through my windows. I needed to wash up quickly and get Meera’s filth off of me.Without any further delays, I entered the bathroom, hopping right under the shower. I turned the water up to a high heat until it was scalding and felt like it was bruning my flesh, before I picked up my soap and body sponge to wish myself of the events of the previous night.As I did
Arielle's DecisionArielle’s POV:I did not want to hear whatever he had just said to Ethan, but it was hard not to listen in.Being a doctor has taught me many things, after all. And in my few years of practice, I have been able to find that it was a common way for doctors and nurses to keep their senses alert in order to be aware of what their patients might be doing in the next room or something. Unfortunately, while I had developed my senses as a wolf to serve my medical responsibilities to my patients, it also left me with a strange inability to stop myself from picking out certain things, like private conversions held within a radius of where I was.So, when I heard Ethan leave, my mind was wandering as I thought.What had Leon told Ethan to do that he had disobeyed? Or is it that Leon was simply acting out as usual? I did not know what to think, but to me, one thing was definitely certain and that was that Leon had overreac
Arielle’s POV:The silence stretched on for more than I could bear to understand, and when I found that Leon still was not speaking, I decided to call it, and turned away to walk back to my allocated room.But then, Leon stopped me in my tracks.“Where are you going?” he asked me, and i heard his footsteps behind me.Stopping my movements and sighing under my breath, I turned to look at him over my shoulder.“I’m going to rest. It’s been a day, and my work here is almost finished,” pausing to gauge his still stony expression, i then continued, “Besides, I do have to pack my things since I will be leaving after tomorrow.”Immediately after I said that, he shot back, “Not yet, Arielle. Not until after we talk this out.”Oh great moon goddess. I threw my hands up in frustration, because now I certainly had it with Leon.Now I was not willing to believe that this infuriating man was that dumb as to not understand every word of what I had just said. No, instead of addressing it like a norm
Arielle’s POV:I gaped at him after he growled out those words. Immediately after astonishment, I felt more anger than I have ever felt in my life at his statement.Take it back? Take my words back because he doesn’t like to hear the truth? Take my words back because it suits him and not me?Because he thinks that he should get a second chance, he dares to threaten me like this?“Who the hell Do you think you are?” I fired back at him, my wolf tearing its head within me. I felt the urge to slap him, hard. “Who the hell gave you the right to talk to me that way? And what makes you think your words even matter to me?” I raised a finger at him, pointing at his face. “I swear to you, Leon. Don’t you even dare to try me, or-““Or what? You’ll leave?!” He snarled back at me, and I blinked at him in shock as he began to chuckle. “Spoiler alert, love. You’re not going anywhere.”I was about to ask him what he meant by that, when all of a sudden he grabbed my arm, firmly, and pulled me.“What?