Kaori POV
Ok..
That's all that it can be..
It's going to be ok..
Rhys has officially taken something from me that I cherished my entire life. I never gave myself to any other horny wolf that tried. I took pride in not bending to their will, but all of that is over now. My innocence is gone and it belongs to a man that's the definition of gross.
I have to be honest, it's not like he forced me into it, I willingly gave myself to him. I hated the part of me that still wanted him. The part that Kora still wanted. It hurt a lot less than I thought it would, but that's probably because I chose to shut down, emotionally more so than anything else. I stared into his eyes the whole time, silently trying to get my point across that I was livid with him and for a lot of reasons I couldn't figure out yet. The main reason I did know for sure was how he's been mistreating Kora.
You want to punish me? Fine, but don't mistreat my wolf. He's deprived her of so much this last week and I hate him more and more of it.
I tried my best not to enjoy the moment, although I felt my heart racing for him and his stupid mesmerizing green eyes. How gentle he was trying to be, how scared he got when he realized I was a virgin. I felt Magnus was forward with him the whole time. Rhys eyes flickering back and forth between his own and his wolf. I can't lie and say it didn't feel good. It felt great, but I was still pissed off with him.
Although now I'm not sure who it was that was trying to be gentle, him or Magnus. Surely it had to be Rhys, Magnus is an animal, he wouldn't have the capacity to be gentle during something as primal as mating.
The emotional roller coaster I was going through right now was so annoying. Punishment is something I was used to, I survived all that the Academy could throw at me for 4 years, so this last week without food, water and social interaction wasn't much to me. However now that I've been intimate with Rhys, my emotions were bubbling for Kora and for myself because I gave myself away. I didn't realize how much my heart would call out for the man I would give my body to.
The next morning came way too quickly and I was still sore from last night. All I wanted to do was eat something, take another bath and get a new bed! His scent was all over my bedding. It calmed Kora, his scent was still intoxicating to us even with the rejection, but I didn't want to smell him anymore. Turn again, I did.
"Knock knock." I heard a man's voice on the other side of the door.
"Who is it?"
"It's Mateo."
"And Jett, can we come in?"
Oh lovely.. not only does Rhys bother my entire life, but now I have to deal with his pack members too? Why couldn't it be Emilee and Heather instead?
"Come in." I called out to them, not caring in the slightest that I only laid here in the same robe that Rhys bought me.
Ugh take off the damn robe Kay.
No keep it on.
The door opens and sure enough I see Mateo and Jett walking in, but they're not alone. Emilee and Heather were right behind them. They all were holding trays of food and drinks.
I smiled at my girls, not even giving the men a second glance. Getting off the bed, I ran over to hug my girls. They set their trays of food down before hugging me back, their grip was tight and made me feel safe for the first time in 8 days.
"No hug for us?" Mateo joked, I broke my embrace with the girls then glared at him. Does he seriously think I'm going to hug him? He's the Beta and Jett is the Gamma, I'm sure they know everything that happened, which was embarrassing enough. Now they think I want to socialize with them?
Mateo and Jett getting the point behind my glare, hung their heads.
"I'm sorry last night happened the way that it did Kaori." Mateo said.
"Yeah we told Rhys not to do it. We want him to stop all these punishments. They don't make sense, but he's adamant about making you apologize for the things you've done Kaori." Jett explained, fidgeting with his shirt.
"It's fine and please just called me Kay." That was all I could get out to the me in front of me. I didn't even want to see a man right now, much less one associated with Rhys.
"Yes you do Kay." I heard Kora for the first time in days!
"Kora? Oh my gosh! How are you? Are you ok?"
"I'm fine Kay, I hate to admit it but last night helped a lot."
Oh great.. now Rhys is toying with her heart too!
"No he's not Kay. It's not him that I was happy with, it was Magnus. I could feel him last night." Kora explains, clearly reading my thoughts.
Yeah I could feel him too..
"Me too Kora."
"He still loves us."
Her last words rung through my head at a million miles per hour. Magnus still loves us? He's not mad that I used his affection to get back at Madison? So it's just Rhys acting like the brute?
At least my girl has Magnus to keep her happy. I'm glad that he feels that way about her and if it helped her hang in there, I wouldn't fight it.
"We came to bring you food and something to drink, well alot of somethings to drink and we were kind of hoping you would come out of the room today. Don't worry Alpha Rhys said it's ok." I listened to Mateo speak again, not really sure what to say. Rhys is allowing me to leave this room? My two week isolation isn't over.
"If you want to think about it, no worries. At least eat something Kay." Emilee said grabbing a tray. I looked down at all of the food and my stomach betrayed me. I couldn't lie and say I wasn't hungry. So I reluctantly agreed to eat with everyone.
We all took a seat on the bed where we could squeeze in and started eating whatever we could get our hands on.
Emilee, Heather and I cackled like the girls we are, I did my absolute best to ignore the men. Mateo and Jett watched us closely though, not really saying much to us but would talk amongst themselves.
Their friendship was clear with the way they would whisper to each other and touch each other's legs when they laughed or the way they smiled at each other.
Well either their friendship was clear or they're gay and they totally have a thing for each other!
One thing bothered me though.
If their Alpha and Luna feels the way they do about Omegas, then surely they would to, yet here they are eating with us. I'm not an omega, but Emilee and Heather are.
"So why are you two eating with us? Emilee and Heather are omegas, I thought you both believed what your Alpha believes." I asked, gesturing towards the men in my room.
"I don't feel that way Kay. Omegas are important to a pack. Shoot our pack is majority omega status." Jett said.
"Yeah and I don't believe that at all either. I actually really liked your explanation of what an Alpha should offer his pack, saying he should eat last and why." Mateo said, taking a bite of salad. Ranch got on his top lip and I laughed.
Wow.. I think that was the second time I actually laughed in 8 days. I used to laugh everyday back in my pack.
Speaking of my pack, where the heck is Preston?
"Umm where's Preston?" I asked looking at Jett, who started blushing.
"He's at warrior training. He said if he's going to be apart of our pack, he might as well start training like our pack."
"Well that's great for him. I'm sure he's happy." I said, thinking about training for myself. That would probably never happened here. Guess I should just kiss my dream goodbye, taking another bite of my omelet, I looked over at Mateo who still had that same stain of ranch on his top lip.
"Are you going to get that off your lip or leave it there?" I laughed, pointing at the now smudge stain of ranch. His eyes widen as he goes to wipe his lip. Missing the stain every single time!
"Here I'll get it." Jett laughed, shaking his head. Then reached out over with a napkin and wiped the ranch off Mateo's lip. Their eyes lingered on each other a little longer than what I expected they would before they both shifted uncomfortably and resumed eating their food.
Hmmm… that settles it.
They totally have a thing for each other.
Mateo and Jett sat in awkward silence then, the minutes ticking by, not a word from the Beta or Gamma. After a few more minutes of their awkwardness, I decided to ask another question.
"Do either of you have mates yet?" Their eyes shot to mine before looking at each other again.
"Why do you ask that Kay?" Jett asked.
"Just wondering what your life is like outside of the packhouse." I shrugged.
"Well both of our stories with our first mates is a little complicated." Mateo said.
"Enlighten me." If this was the best conversation I would get in this pack, then so be it. Even if it was with the Beta and Gamma. I'm sure they would be running back to Rhys soon to gossip.
"For me, I found my fated mate a year ago, but she rejected me because she was already dating someone and had a pup on the way." Mateo explained, looking at me then back at Jett.
She? Ok so Mateo's bisexual then. Yup, he likes girls but he still has a thing for Jett. You would have to be blind not to see it. His eyes totally sparkled when he looked at Jett.
"And for me, I found my fated mate 5 years ago during a rogue attack. I found him at the border, but by the time we got there, he was already dead.. I felt our bond snap in place and break in the same moment." Jett explained, looking away from me and hanging his head again.
He? Ok so Jett is gay. Totally makes sense!
I felt for him then, allowing my guard to fall just for a moment. I couldn't imagine the pain he felt when he found his mate. Never getting to know him or his name, never getting to have a relationship with him. I was suddenly so happy that he had Preston. My bestfriend no less! Preston could make him happy.
Reaching out, I grabbed his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. His eyes met mine again as he lifted his head. I smiled at him, slowly he returned mine with his own smile.
"I'm so sorry that happened to you Jett, I can't even imagine what you went through, but something great came out of your tragedy." He burrowed his brows in confusion.
"Preston. As much as I hate your Alpha and what he's done, I'm glad that you all came to my pack because you met my bestfriend and he's a really great guy. He will make you so happy."
"He already does." Jett sighed happily. I smiled at him again before looking at Mateo.
"And Mateo, don't you stop looking for your second chance mate or if you want, take a chosen mate. Don't let your first mate rejecting you stop you from finding happiness."
"Thank you Kay and trust me, I haven't let it stop me. I'm very happy with the choices that I've made." He said, smiling at me then looked at Jett briefly before nodding to himself.
Well at least Rhys pack leaders aren't jerks. I could get used to these idiots.
I became completely lost in conversation with Mateo, Jett, Emilee and Heather when I heard my room door open again. Doesn't anyone know a thing about privacy?
Rhys and Madison walked in just then and I swear the whole mood changed. Rhys eyes went straight to my hands and I let Jett and Mateo's hands go as they both pulled away from me at the same time. My smile disappeared and Emilee and Heather jumped off my bed, standing up straight. They bowed their heads in respect to our Alpha and Luna.
"Love, I wasn't aware that you gave our breeder permission to have guests." Madison said, her voice full of distaste for me.