Zevrus
I punch Cedric across the face then he punches me back, if he hadn't been my brother and my alpha I would've ripped him apart by now for insulting my mate and hurting her- I hated to see her tears go down her face with the pain that hand shake caused her, but I had to reign my wolf and be patient with my brother-even if he almost crushed her hand in his and even if he had insulted her, deep down Cedric is a good guy- he has a big heart , but being an alpha taught him to never show it. Suddenly I heard Jacks' voice telling us to stop, Cedric took two steps back and I froze in my place. He was a mess – the punches I gave him created cuts and bruises on his face, he was bleeding and breathing hard- his eyes were fixed on mine.
Jacks reached towards the closet and pulled a towel, then he handed it to Cedric, he took it while his eyes never left mine and whipped his face and head. Jacks cleared his throat "alpha, you need to calm down" he pointed back at Rain who stood there crying "the way the girl looks I believe the fight is over her" Cedric chuckled "the fight is not over her the fight is BECAUSE of her, this is the first time my brother and I engage in a physical fight and the girl is here since what? Yesterday?", I looked at Rain as Cedric continued to wipe his face and curse silently- she looked at me with a look of guilt and I knew that the situation was only going to get worse.
She stepped forward she closed her eyes with mine and nodded- I didn't know what she was planning until she spoke, this time she looked at Cedric who was looking away from her "Cedric –" Cedric's head whipped around and he glared at her "it's alpha Cedric to you human!" she looked at him with fear and wide eyes then she bowed her head "alpha Cedric, I am sorry for all that happened, I surely did not plan for any of this to happen- this is all weird to me and I can see that it is also hard for you to accept, I may not know the reason for your hatred towards me and it's ok, I will not stand and watch you and your brother or anybody else get hurt because of me. This all started after I irresponsibly fell asleep on a bench in a damn park after my brother's funeral- if I had gone home back then- I wouldn't have met Zevrus" she looked at me with soft eyes then she bowed her head again "and I wouldn't have met you".
she raised her head- and as she looked eyes with me she spoke again "Zevrus, it was a pleasure to meet you, and I know by now how sacred the mate subject is to you- but I am sorry, I am leaving you" I tensed and felt my heart shatter as she took a step back, I tried to reach for her but she raised a hand and shook her head "I've never met a werewolf before, I've never even seen one up close- but werewolf or not, I will never be the cause of a rivalry between brothers, not that I know how hard it is after I lost mine" she shuddered and took a deep breath "if you respect me I wish you would respect my request- do not follow me and don't search for me, just find yourself a true she wolf that would suit you" I glared at Cedric when she quoted his words, then I tried to speak again but she shook her head, then she stepped forward and kissed me on the cheek, and as she looked at me with those hazel eyes that welled tears she smiled softly and said "goodbye Zevrus".
One month later
Rain
I stood under the shower head after a long day at work, relishing at the sweet calming water streaming down on me- I've been working in a hair salon for some time now, and I still can't get used to standing up the whole day- my arms, my back and my legs are killing me!
After the shower I brew some coffee and sat on my couch, I turned on the TV and switched multiple channels- I settled on a food channel and put the remote aside, I wasn't actually watching- my eyes roamed around the room, I started to think how boring and empty my life has become, with Jake around we used to go out, have fun and laugh all the time- but now he's gone and I'm all alone with my daily routine, I'm starting to feel like an old lady.
I take a sip from my mug- I must be a coffeeholic, this is the tenth cup for today. I put the cup down on the table, then I close my eyes and push my head back against the couch- I think about Zevrus, how handsome he is, his sad look when I left him that day... it was all for our own good- that's what I have been telling myself since that day, he's just a handsome stranger who I met at the park, and after I met his brother, I understood it was bad news for me, I've really become convinced with the idea of not giving it much thought and just moving on, but something inside me kept nagging at me about him- for some reason, I missed him.
I must have dozed off on the couch, I woke up feeling a chill run down my body- I don't remember forgetting a window open- but then it hits me, we're in summer, I'm not supposed to feel a chill. I moved slowly- my face was facing the inner part of the couch so I tried to maneuver myself to turn to the other side, but when I did – my eyes landed on a dark figure looming above me with bright yellow eyes staring down on me. I opened my mouth to scream but immediately a large hand clasped over my mouth, I started to jerk around but a second hand reached down and held me down by the hip- I whimpered and closed my eyes to keep my panic tears from falling but then I heard his voice "shhhh, it's me, it's Cedric" my eyes went wide with surprise but the I started to panic, my thoughts raced back to when he bit me and shoved me into a tree- his canine marks are still visible on my shoulder- they turned into scars, and now he's back to finish the job and kill me for good. This time my tears fell down to his hand- I could see his face in the moonlight now that he's closer to my face, his facial expression was sober with no feelings in it- he spoke again with his teeth clenched "there's no need to panic, I'm not here to hurt you- I came here to talk. Now I'm gonna remove my hand from your mouth... don't scream, aight?" I stared at him and then I nodded twice, slowly he removed his hand and I took a shaky breath through my mouth and exhaled through my nose as I closed my eyes, I was trying to calm down- my heart was beating so fast it hurt. The I opened my eyes again and Cedric was still standing with his hands by his sides- I sat up and fixed my shirt- and then realization hit me, I was wearing a huge shirt with only underwear beneath it, my face burned with embarrassment.
I had to say something to break the awkward silence, I looked down into my hands and cleared my throat "I wasn't expecting to see you in like a million years, is something wrong?" when he didn't respond I looked up at him and pointed towards the empty seat across the room "please have a seat so that we could talk" I sounded very different from my usual self, maybe it was an instinct to speak to someone dangerous with such bravery, Cedric looked at the seat, he hesitated but then he went and sat in it, his body was relaxed, his long legs wide apart and his elbows rested on the seat arms while his fingers were threaded together under his chin, he looked like a Greek God and I swallowed loud- he stared at me with a cocked eyebrow then smirked "if I'm not mistaken- I smell the stench of arousal in the air" my face turned even redder and I looked down at the floor like it was the most interesting thing ever. But then he cleared his throat and his tone turned serious again. "Zevrous has been missing since the day you left" I gasped at the mention of Zevrus's name and looked up at Cedric "is he okay?" I asked with a shaky voice, Cedric shook his head and sighed "I don't know, I can't find him- I 've been looking for him for a month now, I sent wolves around the area and spoke with the other alpha's- no one saw him"
I nodded "tell me what happened exactly that day, the day I left, please?" Cedric sighed again "when you left Zevrus just lost his mind, he broke the whole house and then he left to have a run- he came back later that night , he looked tired and upset, he didn't say a word to me- I came back to check on him the same night but he wasn't there… since then I haven't heard of him". The feeling of guilt nudged my heart, if I hadn't left that day Zevrus wouldn't be missing- but I left because Cedric didn't want me there, I glared at him "it's your fault", he nodded "I know, that's why I want to fix it, I came to take you back to the pack with me".
I was taken aback by his answer, out of all the things that I expected to hear from him, this was the last thing. He came to apologize and take me back to the back so that Zevrus would come back- as simple as it sounded there was a very big no in my head "Cedric I can't come with you" he frowned and glared at me "why not? You don't want my brother now? Don't tell me you found another human to share the love with" I shook my head at his rudeness- even when he needed my help he still spoke rudely. "I have a life here, I have a job and friends- I can't just pack my stuff and leave as if It's nothing, eventually someone will notice that I'm missing and they will call the cops… I don't want to cause any more trouble" Cedric looked thoughtful as he stared at the floor, then he looked back up at me "well, they wouldn't try to search for you if you were dead" I froze as he stood up suddenly and walked towards me , I scrambled back to the corner of the couch as I stared at him in horror, but then he stopped and reached a hand for me to take, I stared at his hand and then I looked up at his face with confusion "w-what are going to do to me?" he chuckled and I was even more surprised- it was a soft deep chuckle that made my heart do a flip "get up and pack your bag- I have a plan" I hesitated and kept looking at his hand "I told you I'm not gonna hurt you- we are going to turn this very room into a crime scene- but in order to do that I'm gonna need some of your blood. Trust me".
I don't know what's become of my mind, but eventually I ended up packing a small bag with some clothes and undies in it along with some shoes and feminine hygienic stuff, when I walked back down to the main hall, Cedric was standing there leaning against the wall with his arms crossed "are you ready?" I took a look around the house, I'm going to miss this life so much, as boring as it was, at least it was normal. I had texted my boss and told her that I quit, then I texted some of my friends that I will be moving to another state. Now all that was left was to fake my death so that no one would look for me, I closed my eyes and sighed "there's no going back once I'm outta that door is there?" Cedric chuckled "who said anything about a door? We're going outta the window", I gazed at him "you know what I mean" Cedric turned serious again "no, there isn't- but as an appreciation of this sacrifice of yours, I give you my word that I will not harm you or let anything happen to you- as long as I'm alive". I studied his face; it was expressionless but I knew he was speaking the truth. I nodded and reached out my hand for him to take- he bit my hand and blood came pouring down like water- I bit my lip and covered my mouth with my other hand in order to suppress a shriek, once he released my hand, I started to feel dizzy- my vision blurred and I saw his mouth moving, he was speaking but I couldn't understand anything because I felt like I was underwater- then a sharp pain on my cheek made me focus again "HEY! Don't faint on me now, we need to hurry up" I stood up and he tugged at my arm to move me across the room, we stained the couch, the chairs and everything that we could, then Cedric started to move furniture around and threw small objects across the room. I watched him as I sat down on the stairs waiting for him to finish. Finally, we got out of the window of my back yard- when I saw how dark it was, I understood how easy it was to sneak around my house without even me noticing- Cedric nodded at me "ready?" I nodded back "yeah, I guess I am" Cedric took a final look around "alright, let's go" he walked past me and I followed him into the darkness.