(Acacia) “Where should we go? You know that I can't go back home. Harold would just send me right back to them.” I said, trying to figure out what the hell I'm going to do now that I've escaped. I was also on the verge of panicking, but I had to try to tame it a bit. “There's this place that my grandparents owned in Minnesota that we could stay for a while, but Austin you need to head back so that your Alpha King doesn't suspect you,” Jeremy said, Austin nodded his head and sighed. “I already know that, I just want to make sure you two are safe first.” Austin's reply made Jeremy scoff. I sat there in silence, listening to the two of them bickering. Something strange was happening between them, I just couldn't place my finger on it.“I can defend myself, you know. I may not have a rank, but I'm not some wimp. Stop worrying too much. You helped me get my best friend back, and that's all that matters now.” I narrowed my eyes, wondering what the hell was going on between these two. The
(Elio)What are your views on someone changing from bad to good, just like that?For me? It was stupid. It wouldn't work, not unless you set your mind to be a better person. Everyone expected me to change right away. They expected Storm to be tamed and controlled, but I found that difficult to achieve. I made a promise to never change, to let others hate me even more. I wasn't a good person, but I never said I was. I found a lot of enjoyment in killing rogues, even though I don't take part in it. Sighing, I got up off my bed and made my way towards the bathroom so that I could take a shower. It's the next day now, and still no word from my warriors if they had located Acacia or not. I've sent most of them out to hunt, but it's hard when every trace of her scent has been erased.After I was done showering and brushing my teeth, I got dressed and made my way downstairs. I had plenty of things to do. If I'm going to keep up this act of changing, then I need to get certain things out of
(Acacia)(One Month Later)“I have to leave, but I'll be back soon.” Austin was talking to Jeremy, who was getting unhappy about his mate leaving. It's been a month now since my escape, and they have been taking care of me ever since. Leah and Dr. Andrew would visit me constantly, just to make sure that I was alright. I'm almost two months pregnant, and the symptoms are getting worse, now The cravings and the morning sickness seem to hit me at the same time. I've been experiencing morning sickness before, yes, but not like this. “I know that you'll be back, I just don't like it when you're away from me for so long,” Jeremy replied, breaking me out of my thoughts. I was lying down on the bed, watching them interact. It's good to see that Jeremy was happy with his mate. It makes me happy for him. “Tell you what, how about next time I visit, I take you somewhere private, uh? Just the two of us.” I could tell the meaning behind that, making me roll my eyes. I felt bad for being the rea
(Elio)“You've been missing a lot lately.” I said to Austin, who had just decided to grace me with his presence. He rolled his eyes and took a massive pull on his cigarette, which made me think that he was deprived of it.“Had to steer clear of you, tired of beating the crap out of you.” That had me laughing. We fought a lot, for sure. That's nothing new. I just had to learn how to tame my temper a bit. “I heard you're preparing for a war with Jessica, her pussy isn't working out for you anymore?” Austin asked, while putting out the cigarette. I scowled at him, not liking the way he had to bring that up. Jessica was just a distraction, given the fact that she was my girlfriend, I just couldn't deal with her anymore.“You already knew that I broke up with her, it's not my fault that she's obsessed with me and can't take rejection well.” I replied. I continued to watch my warriors training, getting ready for a war that I wasn't even sure was happening. But, I won't take it lightly. I h
(Elio)After another unsuccessful search for Acacia, I decided to give up for now. Austin was the one leading the search this time. At first, I thought that it was getting somewhere, but then it turned out to be a wild goose chase. Sighing, I made my way towards my room, wanting nothing more than to take a shower. Training yesterday was successful, I'm glad that they weren't slacking off and were serious about this.I wish that I could know whether Jessica were serious or not. That way, I don't have to waste my time on useless shit. I had a bigger problem to deal with, and that's finding Acacia. I was starting to believe that I was changing, becoming a good person. 'We all know that you aren't.' Storm said, I rolled my eyes, wishing that he would have kept quiet. Occasionally, the littlest of things about him irritates me. He's always taunting me, picking on me. Who would ever want a wolf like that?'Wow, your thoughts are so depressing.' I groaned and slammed the palm of my hand ag
(ELIO'S POV) 'Elio p-please help me. It hurts.' Storm whines as he started to pant heavily. Dr. Andrew is here, standing next to me while watching me with a smug expression on his face. He had a needle in his hand while preparing to use it on me. I don't even know why he was looking at me like that, I hadn't done anything to him. He took up a cotton and dabbed it with alcohol, then he grabbed my hand and rubbed it on my wrist. Not so gently, if I might add. “This will help with the pain.” Dr. Andrew said, right before injecting me. I cringed when I saw the needle piercing my skin. It's like I could feel what happened before, and I don't like it one bit. “If it were me, I would have allowed you to suffer. But, you're the Alpha king, and everyone is expecting you to recover. So, I'm going to help you whether I like it or not.” I breathed a sigh of relief as I felt the pain lessening. “I wish that it was wolfsbane.” Ok, that does it. “What have I done to you?” I asked, I know that
(Acacia)Waking up, I realized that I wasn't at Jeremy's grandparents' house anymore. I was at the very same pack that I ran from. I growled when I saw Dr. Andrew walked in, and he stopped when he heard it. This is the same room I had been given before, just goes to show that you can't trust anyone, no matter how close they are to you. “Why?” I asked, almost on the verge of crying. Dr. Andrew sighed and came to sit on the bed next to me. “I am not saying that you should forgive him. That's the furthest from this. I hate him so much that I wish that I wouldn't have been a part of this. But, there's a war coming up.” Ok, that part got me, so I decided to hear him out. “As you know, the Elders gave Alpha King Elio a timeframe to change or else they will strip him of his title, it doesn't seem to be working in their favor has he hadn't changed at all. But now, he's having withdrawals, and it's making him weak. The Elders had pushed the timeframe for another three months, but even so, w
(Elio) “What the fuck is going on?” I groaned after I regained consciousness. My head was throbbing. I tried to move, but then I realized that I was pinned by something, or rather someone. Then it suddenly hits me, she's here. Acacia is here, and she was sleeping next to me while holding me. A nervous chuckle escaped my parted lips as I tried to hide the fact that I was so fucking scared. Now that I knew that she's my mate, how the hell am I going to move on? I can't just beg her for forgiveness, knowing that I had done so many things to her. I shivered as guilt made its presence known, finally seeing just how fucked up I am. I have abused her, mistreated her, locked her up and fed her wolfsbane. But, here she is cuddled up to me with her arms around my waist. Damn, what did I do to ever deserve someone like her? She's naive, that's it. Easily trusting and forgiving. If it were me, I would have allowed that person to suffer. I would wish death on anyone who treated me the way I d