Alpha Rhys POV
Dinner went pretty well I think.
I didn't expect my little mate to cry for the first time when I made her sit on the floor next to my chair. I purposely doted on Madison in front of her though, wanting a reaction from her. Anything, but I didn't think she would cry. She's been so emotionless these past 8 days, so it caught me off guard.
She was getting too besides herself when Alpha Frederick paid her those compliments, unknown to him. The fucking idiot. So I had no choice but to humiliate her a little bit and bring her back down to my rule.
The feeling I got from the bond made me sick to my stomach, but I had to swallow that down. Mateo and Jett were linking me the whole fucking dinner, they were livid with the way I was treating Kaori and by the look on Preston's face, so was he. Eventually I got tired of hearing their shit though and I blocked the link.
I almost ripped Madison's head off when she tripped Kaori and my parents speaking to her recklessly, pissed me off too. I knew it was just the bond wanting me to go to her and protect her, so I had to calm myself down with that too. My damn emotions were all over the place when it came to her!
Watching my little mate closely, I noticed the necklace she wore. I couldn't believe I hadn't noticed it before, but she had to be fond of it if she wore it so openly.
I was so close to pushing Kaori over the edge, I needed her to break. I needed this apology, my ego wouldn't accept anything else. So I pushed a little further and asked her for her necklace. I didn't know it was a family heirloom, which made it even better! She refused at first, but pushing my aura on her, quickly made her submit to my will.
The moment I put her necklace on Madison, I could feel her wolf. I could feel her before when she was crying the first time, but this time, her wolf was beyond pissed. If she wasn't under my control, she probably would have shifted right here.
Once dinner was over, I watched Preston, Mateo and Jett run off. I would have to deal with them later. I knew they wouldn't want to speak to me for awhile after this. I watched Kaori from the hallway, as she cleared the table once my family left. Emilee had sat down to eat after speaking to her, I'm sure Kaori told her to eat after hearing about my little dinner rule.
She cleaned the whole kitchen by herself, without complaint, which was good. The moment I heard the dishwasher buzz, signaling the dishes were done washing, I rushed upstairs to grab Madison. I told her about my plan to further push Kaori tonight.
We waited in front of her door, when her scent hit me, I had Madison lean against me and I doted on her new necklace knowing it would piss Kaori off. Once my little mate complimented Madison's new gift, I decided to call it a night. Enough damage had been done tonight and I needed sleep.
However, that never came. I could hear Kaori crying from down the hall. Her pain was killing me, but I was happy to hear it. She was breaking, I know it. She would be at my feet begging for forgiveness soon enough.
"You're an idiot!" Magnus growled, I rolled my eyes at him.
"You're the idiot Magnus, the shewolf used both of us to get her way without even thinking about it. She didn't care about either one of us when she was having her fun, she deserves all of this. She needs to learn."
"No you need to learn! What good can come of you hurting our mate this way?!"
"A lot! I break her, she begs for forgiveness. Then we build her back up. Give her all of our love, show her what she was missing. Show her what she could have had before she pulled her little stunts. Not to mention she rejected us… IN PUBLIC! How disrespectful could she be?!"
"Again you're an idiot! How did I get stuck with you?! Have you ever stopped to think about what she would be like after all your stupid human punishments Rhys? What if you destroy her? What if you can't build her back up? What if Kora won't speak to me anymore?!
"She will be fine Magnus! She's a warrior! She's been through worse than that what I'm doing and who the hell is Kora?
"That's her wolfs name stupid human! And what about what you're allowing Madison and your parents to do? They're treating her like she's nothing to us!"
"She isn't! She chose that path. She rejected us!"
"I'm tired of you!" He roared, forcing control. I fought as hard as I could, but Magnus won with ease. Taking full control of my body as his own.
He didn't block me out though, I could still see, hear and feel everything he was doing. Magnus got out the bed and walked towards the door just as I heard Madison coming out of our bathroom.
"Love where are you going?"
"I'm not in control Maddie. Hopefully I'll be back soon." I linked her.
Magnus didn't even bother answering, he just walked out of the room and shut the door behind him. Making his way down the hall to Kaori's door. He knocked twice before opening it.
Our mate was laying on the bed, blankets pulled over her head. I could hear her sniffling as she uncovered her face.
"Alpha." She greeted me, but she didn't know she wasn't actually talking to me.
"Hi puppy." Magnus said, greeting her back and she sat up.
"Magnus?" She asked, my wolf nods.
"Yes puppy, it's me." Her eyes search ours, but she wouldn't find an ounce of me right now, I mean except the fact that he was still using my body.
To my surprise, Kaori scoot over in her bed then patted the space next to her. Magnus walked over, sitting down. Then he reached out and grabbed her hand.
"Sorry how Rhys has treated you puppy." His English isn't the best in my form. Ha! Serves the bastard right for taking control!
"And I'm sorry for how I used you in the past Magnus. I was wrong for that, I realize that now. I would have hated if someone did that to Kora."
Finally! We're getting somewhere! See and Magnus thought I was crazy for this shit, no the woman needed drastic punishments if she was going to get it man!
"Shut up human!" Magnus roared through my head.
"I did not feel bad. You did not use me." Magnus said slowly, clearing trying to figure out the correct words to say.
"Thank you for being there for Kora, Magnus. She said that you're very special to her. Even if your human is a monster, I appreciate you for making her feel loved. She's very broken. Rhys has been terrible to her."
First of all, I didn't know that Kaori saw me as a monster. Second, I didn't know Magnus was still in contact with her and I didn't mean to hurt Kora. My punishments were only meant for Kaori.
"What do you mean? They're the same person! So now you've ruined her wolf you idiot!" Magnus growled through the link, before paying attention to our mate again.
She was staring into his eyes, I don't think she knew that I was still here.
"Magnus?"
"Yes puppy?"
"Kora says you loves us. She said she could fee you comforting her that night when Rhys… came here."
"I love you both puppy."
There was an awkward silence for a few minutes before Kaori actually spoke again.
"I love you too Magnus… Truly I do and it's all because of how you've been there for Kora during this time. I thought I lost her, but you brought her back to me. Thank you." Kaori explained, then hugged my wolf. I could fee her embrace my body, even though Magnus was in control. I wanted that to be me that she had those feelings for. I wanted that to be me that she was hugging, I honestly didn't mean to hurt her wolf.
Kaori pulled away from their hug and looked into Magnus eyes, my own staring into hers as well.
"Magnus, can you shift please? I don't really want to look at Rhys form right now."
"If I shift, I won't be able to talk to you puppy."
"That's fine. Just be here with me, with Kora. Please."
It didn't take long before Magnus fully shifted. He stopped up from the bed, walking towards the middle of the room before I felt my bones cracking and the shift taking over. He never shut me out this whole time, I think the fuzzy bastard actually wanted me to see and hear how Kaori reacted to him.
Magnus stood in her room, taking up most of the damn space in here with his big ass before he laid down on the floor next to Kaori's bed. I felt the bed dip next to us before I watched Kaori walk towards us with her pillow and blanket. She set her pillow in next to Magnus' belly before draping her blanket over both of them and laying down.
My stupid wolf purred in complete satisfaction as our mate laid next to us, pressed up against his fur. She buried her face into his shoulder and he tucked his tail around her small frame next to his.
"Goodnight puppy." He whispered, I knew she couldn't hear him, but he knew I could. I clenched my jaw as I receded to the back of my own mind.
I can't believe my mate actually did this..
I can't believe my wolf did this..
To make matters worse, all I could feel through my bond with her was love, acceptance, contentment and none of it was for me.