Alec’s POV
“You should have allowed her to see Mila! You were supposed to be kind remember? How is this kindness exactly?” Maddox complained angrily at me.
I was sitting against the headboard of my bed, watching the girl stare with her mouth gaping open at the full fridge in confusion through my phone.
“Relax buddy, I have a plan. She will see her, but when the time is right not a moment before” I assured him firmly.
To be honest, macaroni and cheese is not really something I would normally eat. But since it is the only thing she knows how to do, I had no choice but to agree to it.
“You could have asked her to reheat some of the prepared food” Maddox said thoughtfully, trying to figure me out.
“No, if she knows how to make that dish, then she must like it a lot. I wanted her to prepare something she really likes. That way, her chances of eating it would be higher. I need to get some food into h
Andrea’s POV I sat on the chair hesitantly. I didn’t want to eat. I seriously had no appetite and just the thought of putting that single bite I agreed to have in my mouth, had my stomach rolling and tightening viciously. But the deal he presented me with was too good to turn down, he knew exactly how to get me to do what he wanted. Striking that deal sure as hell delighted him even though he tried to hide the victory in his eyes from me. He thinks if I made a deal once, then I am prone to do it again if he presents me with something I cannot turn away from, but he’s wrong. Checking on Mila is the only thing that mattered to me. And if I see her now, there will be nothing left to make me agree to anything else. Even some fresh air outside won’t get me talking to him and revealing what he wants to know. “He will learn the truth eventually, you know. You won’t be able to stay locked in that cell for more than a week before you go crazy Andy, I know you too well. So might as well get
Three Days LaterRyan’s POV“Whenever you are ready, Mila. And again, you don’t have to go through with it today. You can stop at any second if you feel like you can’t take it anymore. It will probably be really painful because of how long it’s been and I don’t want you or Tina to push yourselves too far and put yourselves at risk, please” I said gently to her, My fingers aching to hold her cheeks and comfort her because I could feel how much she is stressed right now. But I have been trying to keep things casual and not freak her out for days now. I don’t want to ruin all my progress with her by doing anything to scare her especially when it comes to touching.We’ve been training everyday for the past three days twice. Once in the morning and another session in the evening; upon her request of course.While I was taken by surprise at the beginning when she revealed that she was to be the future beta o
Ryan’s POVIt started out with soft controlled whimpering.She was trying to hold back, to withstand her pain and suffer as silently as possible. It probably comes from years of abuse and pain tolerance she had to build up in order to survive.A few more minutes of whimpers turned into gasps of pain when the first bones started to break inside her with loud, aching snaps.It was exactly like the first shift. The doctor was right.Her bones would break and instead of completing the shift, they would pop back in place multiple times.Tina was having a hard time completing her shift and when she takes too much time, her healing ability would kick in and heal the break back to its place.It was excruciating to watch let alone feel.Her screams rang loudly around the forest, pure, raw and extremely heart breaking.My eyes stung with tears while my heart cracked with every bone that was breaking and rearranging.My hands ran all over her bare back, trying to support her as best as I could b
Ryan’s POVShe shook her head in denial, refusing to believe my words, or convincing herself not to believe me.I didn’t know how else I can make her believe me without a shred of a doubt.“I’m hideous” she whispered so low, I barely heard what she was too ashamed to admit out loud.A painful lump formed in my throat at her broken words.I was about to say something when she carried on, no longer struggling to break free from my hold but instead, she was hiding her face in my chest and stuttering emotionally “N… not just m..m..my eye, I’m….d…damaged on s… so…. Many levels. We don’t… d.. Deserve e.. Each… other, Ryan”I tightened my hold on her and said fiercely “Don’t say that. You are not hideous and you are not damaged, not to me. I want you just the way you are. Because you are so beautiful just the way you are and I’m willing to prove it to you. To prove to you that I will always be here for you… always and forever. Even if you can’t shift. Even if you can’t love me back in every
Mila’s POV “We’re here” he whispered softly in my ear. I was lost in my own little world. A world I thought I would never get to live inside or experience. A world so perfect, so magical, That world had only one person in it that made it so extraordinary, my mate Ryan. I still can’t believe I have a mate I can confidently call mine now. It will probably take some time to truly believe he’s real. The night started beyond painful for me. From my excruciating, failed attempt at shifting, it made me feel so weak, so vulnerable in front of him. It made me feel inadequate and undeserving to be his mate. A beta’s mate. But none of that mattered to him, because he wanted me in any condition he can have me. He saw past my darkness and past my weaknesses. He made me open up to him when I thought I can never be open in front of even myself. He bared his neck for me and asked to be marked by me with so much confidence, it left no more doubt in my head that he was being kind with me out of
Alec’s POV The girl changed a hundred and eighty degrees since the night I made that deal with her and she wasn’t able to fulfill it. My plan back fired into a total disaster. And I didn’t even understand why or how things went more wrong than before with her. Something happened that night, something that triggered so much pain inside her, and instead of falling apart she chose something a lot more dangerous to do to avoid dealing with what happened in a healthier manner. She became numb. Completely numb and indifferent. She chose not to feel anything at all instead of letting all her struggles and emotions burst out into the open. She stopped talking to me altogether. No matter what I say or ask, she wouldn’t say a damn word. I never thought I’d miss her rude, smart mouth, and hurtful words but I’d take them over this silence every time because this is driving me more crazy than her previous childish banter and cryptic words. I tried provoking her into opening her mouth and th
Alec’s POVI gritted my teeth in frustration when she remained silent and went back to staring into space.Her tears continued to flow down though and it was the only indication that what I showed her did have some major effect on breaking away at her numbness.I moved in front of her and held her chin to make her stare at me.“You wanted to make sure she was fine from day one and I just showed you that she is way beyond fine. Why are you crying?” I asked in a low voice as I stared into her anguished blue eyes.She sniffled a couple of times, holding her sob inside her so she doesn’t break down in front of me.My grip on her chin softened as I released a tired sigh.I cupped her face with both hands and said softly “I can’t keep doing this anymore. I’m tired of this game, and apparently so are you. Just talk to me, I will listen to you I promise”Her eyes turned from anguished to
Alec’s POVIt was almost three in the morning and the weather was biting cold, but she needed the fresh air now more than ever.I thanked Ryan heartily in my head for coming up with the idea of the patio because if it wasn’t for the fire pit he built there, I wouldn’t have been able to take her outside in this atmosphere.I climbed on the platform, hit the lights hanging on the railings and started the fire as high as it could go before going back inside into the main closet by the front door.I put on a heavy winter jacket and took another one for her, in addition to winter shoes and headed back to where I left her.Thankfully I found her still on the chair and still breathing like I told her to. Her lips were no longer blue and some color started to return back to her face.She was lost in her head, staring absently at the window I opened for her as I knelt down and put on her shoes before I wrapped the jacket around her