ALARIC’S POV
As I came down the stairs Brianna's scent was faint and I figured she was off with one or both of my brothers again. I had to make a few phone calls from the office, but even her faint scent was making it hard to concentrate, and I soon gave up.
I thought when she started her rejection that it was what I wanted, that it was best for everyone, but it hurt worse than anything I could have imagined. Going back to get her didn't help matters, there was no way Hyperion was missing seeing his mate, but now I couldn't sleep, I barely ate, and everything was a mess.
I had sent my father away, banning him from returning to the house after everything that went down. I knew what I wanted now, but I couldn't reconcile in my head that it was the best choice for her. Xander and Wyatt were already putting her a
ALARIC’S POV CON'TWyatt stormed off, and I was left feeling confused and more broken than when I left for a run. I still didn’t know why Brianna needed ice, but I didn’t want to imagine a reason, and my relationship with my brothers was more strained than I thought.Wyatt could be unpredictable, everyone knew he had a violent streak, which has only intensified since Brianna came into the picture. Every time I watched them from a distance, he was this soft, patient person with her, I’d never witnessed him lose his temper or twist into the other person he often became, with her. Around her, yes, anytime someone came within ten feet of her he was bulking and became erratic, but not with her.I had
Wyatt was gone by the time I was done getting changed for training, and Xander was standing by the door waiting on me, but I felt a pang of guilt when I looked at his face. I couldn't imagine how hard it would be for him, I haven't had to put up with the jealousy of seeing another woman around them, but even the thought of it sent me into a rage."Just tell me if it's too much ok? I'll come back with Dez," I smiled at him but he started stalking towards me. It was predatory but not threatening, if anything it made Artemis pay attention."You are their Luna," Xander towered over me and pulled me into him by my waist, "they should know better, and if they don't, they are going to learn today.""Xander I'm not L-" his lips interrupted me, drawing me into a deep, hungry kiss as his fingertips danced on my waistline igni
I had no clue what being in heat meant, was it good? Was it bad? Where were Xander and Wyatt? Did I hear him say that they were being locked up? For what? The thought of talking was painful, I just couldn’t right now, and all I could focus on was how Alaric’s hands felt on me. Every piece of his skin that was touching me was the remedy I was seeking, as his hand passed over me with the water, it wasn’t the water cooling me, it was him. His touch ignited more sparks, sparks that demanded his lips against mine and needed him deep inside of me, but they also seemed to bring a certain coolness with them, soothing every inch of me that he touched. I lifted my hand to the side of his face and he studied my movements but didn’t stop me, my hand could feel his cold sparks drift through it, and for a brief moment, I felt relief. I needed Xander an
ALARIC’S POVI was in the packhouse office when Wyatt strolled in, why he wasn’t with Brianna I wasn’t sure, but he better not have left her alone with Dez again. He grabbed a stack of papers from my desk and sat at his, getting straight into it. I didn’t want to distract him from finally helping but I had to know.“Is Xander with her?” I asked him but he seemed to ignore me.“Of course he is,” he scoffed after a minute, and I assumed he was grumpy because they wanted time alone or something. He didn’t exactly have any patience when it came to not getting what he wanted and after our interaction last night, I wasn’t about to push the subject.We sat in awkward silence for a good hour before our
ALARIC'S POV CON'T I mind-linked my mom to bring up multiple bags of ice, as well as some kind of juice or fruit in case I could get her to eat something later. She was screaming as loud as she could for my brothers, and her voice was slowly breaking my heart. She was in so much pain and all she wanted was them. I wanted her to want me like that, to need me. I hope I didn’t fuck everything up completely already, or I’d never forgive myself. I went to check on her after she stopped screaming for a few minutes, and she had stripped most of her clothing off but was still laying where she landed earlier under the cold stream of the shower. She had passed out so I turned it, and the bath, off hoping she could get some kind of peace there if I didn’t disturb her, though the last thing I wanted was to leave her sleeping on a tile floor.
ALARIC'S POV CON'T “Can I ask you something?” Her voice was soft as she bit her bottom lip. “If I can ask you one,” I smirked at her, and she nodded again. “What about the betrothal?” Her timid voice asked and I knew this question was coming. I smiled and kissed her forehead, never surer of my answer than in this moment. “There will be no betrothal, and we can talk about what that means and deal with it later, for now, and until we have to, I just want to focus on getting some alone time with you,” I smirked, “which Wyatt won’t be pleased with.” I didn’t want to have that conversation until I had time to get to know her, and until she was marked and properly mated. “No, he will not,” she giggled and I could o
I woke up to a very stiff Alaric as every part of me ached and I felt like I could hardly breathe again. I could hear the water running in the bathroom and a small knock on the door, when Alaric went to answer it, the pain got worse, so much worse. He was quick to close the door, quickly scooping me up from the bed and taking me to the tub he had filled up with cold water and was now dumping bags of ice into. He lowered us into it, still in our underwear, so that he was sitting behind me. We sat in the cold water in a comfortable silence as I tried to think about anything other than how he felt pressed behind me and what I could feel against my back. “T… t… tell me a story,” I stuttered out, hoping he could think of one to tell me that was just as interesting as Xander’s. Alaric seemed to be hes
Alaric’s voice was monotone when he asked if we should wait until we knew for sure my heat was over or go to get his brothers, and I could tell he didn't want our moment to end either. "Hmm, how about I shower and move around a bit and see how I feel, if it hasn't come back and I still feel good then we can go get them?" My answer surprised me a bit, I was desperate to see the boys, I wanted to be there, I wanted to see them, but I wanted him to stay with me and if my heat wasn’t done I couldn’t stand to be ripped away from them again. "Of course," he kissed my forehead, "are you hungry?" Until he asked that, I wasn't, but now all of the sudden I was starving. I hadn't eaten anything for days while we were up here, and neither has he. "Starved," I clutched my stomach and smirked at him but realized he might leave