Lin could not believe her eyes. The smell of the burned bodies was stronger than ever, causing her to feel vomit rising in her throat.She headed towards the scene and stopped right at Hunter and the red haired guy. She wanted to speak yet she could not bring herself to do that.She had never seen a dead body before, this was the first time. And it caused chills to run down her spine, especially considering how the men had died gruesomely.Hunter had tears in his eyes but he held them back with all of himself. Crying would make him look weak.Even though the guys that had died were men that he had gone to high school with and was close to, he still did not want to seem like he was unmanly.His mother had told him before that it was okay for men to cry but his father had led him to believe otherwise.He cleared his throat, sniffled and stood to his feet. When he peeled his eyes off the dead bodies, he locked eyes with the she-wolf.He could tell immediately that something was different
Lin swallowed but refused to coward in fear. She had told herself over and over that if she wanted to be Alpha of the pack, and that is, the first female alpha, then that meant that she had to stop allowing fear to rule her life. “I am not a curse,” she managed to say even though her voice was smeared with nervousness and fear. “And I am most certainly not cancer to our pack.”“Really?” The Reaper chuckled as he walked closer to her. “Your parents didn’t die from a gas leak, Lin. And you are a damn fool for believing that.”Lin’s face twisted in confusion as she furrowed her brows, not wanting to believe what the guy had just said. “Stop gaslighting me. Stop lying to me! I know the truth!” Her voice broke a bit. “Nothing you can say right now can make me believe your lies!”The Reaper fed on the reaction that he was getting from the she-wolf. It fueled him. “Lies? Really? That’s what you call me finally giving you the closure that was stolen from you?” He stopped when he was a foot
Sitting, Lin had already made her decision, and that was to stay on the quest. It was a very risky one but she knew that that was what she really wanted to do.As she stood to her feet, her eyes landed on someone walking towards her. At first she could not tell who it was.But after a few seconds, the person became visible. It was Hunter Blackwood, and he was alone.She did not think that he would be coming back anytime soon. She believed that he saw her as cursed now.“Hey,” Hunter said when he reached not too far from the she-wolf. “Are you okay?” He was a bit tentative.She doubled back a bit, squinting her eyes while staring at him. “Am I okay? You literally left me, Hunter.”He swallowed and shrugged lightly. “Lin, see it from my side. The guy said that you were cursed. He said you are the reason why the pack has been going through a lot.”“And you believed that?” She folded her arms on her chest and frowned.“What did you expect me to believe? I have not even known you for more
Lin stared at Hunter with dull eyes, not even a bit impressed by his act. “You don’t have to bring my parents into this, I will forgive you for leaving me.”Again, she understood why he left, that was why it was easier to forgive him and let it go.And considering that he was on the quest to win and not be a therapist or her boyfriend, she truly understood.Hunter wiped the tears from his eyes and stared at the she-wolf. At that very moment, he was contemplating whether to even still tell her or not.It was something that his father had warned him about, no, threatened him about; not to tell another soul.The councilman had told Hunter that if he ever tried to tell anyone about what they did to Lin’s parents, it would be sure death for him.No mercy at all.So he was a bit tentative about telling this. “Lin, just listen, okay?” He sniffled and wiped the tears from his eyes. Yes, what he had done burdened him and made him feel like crap every day of his life but to be honest, he would
Closure. A word that have been hanging over the head of Lin for a while now.She had wanted closure for what her boyfriend had done to her. She had wanted closure for why she did not have her wolf back then.And she had also wanted closure to why and exactly how her parents had died.And you know what? Closure does not make it better. She thought it did, she believed that knowing would help ease some of the pain but the truth is that all it did was make her hurt even more.Ignorance is bliss, she had heard people say. And no, she did not believe in that saying and thought it was crappy, but now, it was starting to grow on her.She wished that she was still ignorant, but now it was way too late. What was she going to do with all the rage and anger that just kept building up in her?“Hunter, you have a minute to tell me what you did to my parents,” she said to him in a tone that was both harsh yet calm.Her emotions were all over the place and she hated that her eyes kept producing tear
Lin was pushing away and trying not to give in to Hunter trying to be there for her. She appreciated that he cared and wanted to comfort her but she was just so hurt.She hated that she had been so trusting and had allowed herself to be played easily every single time.It was again the same with her boyfriend, she trusted him so much and it all ended up backfiring at her.Now, it was with Hunter. She had trusted him so fast and easily, forgetting to know that she had not even known the guy for more than a month yet.“Lin, stop fighting me and just please…please surrender,” Hunter said to her.She kept pushing him away though…well, until she could no longer do so. She ended up giving in and breaking down in he strong and defined chest of the guy.Tears freely fell from her eyes as she sobbed. It really hurt her. And she did not know what to do. After a few minutes of crying and hitting Hunter, Lin pulled away, her head pounding due to a headache.Her heart was beating faster than norm
Lin could feel her heart drop. She knew who was speaking and when she looked at Hunter, from the look she saw on his face, it was obvious that he knew who it was too.“Come on, don’t stop the fun now, I was enjoying the show!” The Reaper walked out of the shadows and smirked. He was back to talk with the she-wolf for what they had previously discussed. It had not been twenty four hours yet but he did not care nor was he going to let her know that. “Lin, stay back.” Hunter tried to protect the she-wolf, stepping forward and getting ready to shift even though he knew that he would be no match for the guy.“No, let me handle this,” Lin replied boldly, stepping away from him. The Reaper chuckled under his breath, amused by the exchange. “We have unfinished business, she-wolf,” he began, walking close to her.Hunter was on alert, making sure he was ready to defend himself and the she-wolf of the need arose.“I know my time is up,” Lin said as she swallowed the fear that had taken over h
It had stopped raining and the strong wind had ceased. That did not mean it was not cold though, the chill was evident in the cave and there were a few wild animals that could be heard.Lin was sitting in the corner of the cave, her eyes tired from crying so much and her body feeling like she had run a marathon.She did not know what to do, honestly. First, she choosing to remain in the quest only put her own life at risk. But now it was different.Now, the life of Hunter also was at risk. And as much as a part of her wanted him to die as karma for what he had done to her parents, a bigger part of her wanted the opposite.Funny enough, she did not hate the guy. She somehow understood why he did it. But it still did not give him the right though.Hunter killing her parents was something that Lin was never going to forget, but it was something that she could maybe try to forgive him for.It was going to take a while, but at least the possibility of forgiveness was on the table.Going ba