"You would make a great father," I yelled my compliment at Andros as he rolled on the ground with Kate . Their childish giggles filled the air as I smiled at the sight before me. My fingers played with the petals of red roses he had gotten me earlier that day, they weren't silver as I liked or like Aiden had made sure they were but I still liked them nevertheless. Stop thinking about him! I chided myself, You have to rid him of your thoughts if you would ike to move on. I sighed and laid back on the grass, squinting my eyes as I looked up at the sun, it shone brightly with its rays illuminating the vast side of the field. You still aren't going to talk to him? Hera suddenly asked and I groaned. He has nothing to say, I snorted at her Unless it's more lies and promises he would never fulfill. I feel that he is sincere, She sighed and I shook my head, At least Spyro is, I miss him. I miss him too, I said in the corner of my mind referring to Aiden. Staying away from him when he wasn't out of reach was hard when all I wanted to do was to jump him. I didn't know if he was sincere, I didn't want to get hurt again. Hurt, that was the frequent emotion he always made me feel towards him. He had been pleading with me to hear his side of the story while threatening Andros at any little chance he got. Willow and his mother had advised me to hear him out and maybe then I would see reason but Andros had told me not to and this time I wanted to take his advice to cause the last time I didn't, I ended up trying to take my life. I turned over to my back on the grass when I saw shadows looming over me, I craned my neck to see that it was Aiden. Anger surged within me immediately and I stood up to my feet.
"What do you want?" I growled at him balling my fists by my side. It was hard wanting to decide if to slap him across the face or jump him and kiss him silly.
"You." He sighed. He looked like shit. He had bags under his eyes and his hair had grown out, he looked like he had aged a few more years due to stress. well, that serves him right! "I don't like seeing you with him." He growled towards Andros direction who was slowly advancing towards us, I didn't see Kate with him. Maybe she had run off to play with the other kids.
"Well, deal with it." I began to walk away but he grabbed my arm and pulled me back to him slamming me to his chest. I felt the sparks and I could feel myself getting all heated up, Don't be aroused Gabby, don't!
"I miss you." He said, his breath fanning my face as he brought his face closer to mine. I bit my lip subconsciously and he let out a groan, "Stop being So stubborn Gabby, I just want to talk."
"No..." I managed to say and began to move against in an attempt to free myself.
"Don't do that." His words came out in a low seductive growl, "Stop moving."
"Why not?" I asked before I realized the reason which caused me to blush beet red as I felt something hard pressed against my front dangerously close to my core and I sucked in a breath, "We shouldn't be doing this.'
"Why not?" He asked taunting me with my words,
"Just give me time to explain things." His hand Snaked around my Waist and he brought me close to him and rubbed against me. I bit my lip trying not to let out a moan, fuck! His rubbing against me felt so good.
"Fuck you." I groaned as he continued his teasing grinding his hard-on directly on my core causing it to throb.
"Oh, you will do more than that." He groaned in my ear dropping a kiss on my neck, "But first we talk. And in an instant, he drew away from me with a smirk on his face. At that moment Andros reached us after what felt like forever and he had a frown on his face. He quickly paid his respects to Aiden before picking up his belongings and then he left me alone with him.
"Please Gabby." He was back to his pleading state, Just hear me out I beg of you."
"Why?" I asked him meeting his gaze, "You are only going to hurt me again as always."
"Can you just trust me?"
I shook my head in a no and his face fell. What did he expect? That I say yes and trust him again only to get heartbroken? "I understand." He pinched the bridge of his nose before stuffing his hands in his pocket, "It's fine."
"What is it that you want to tell me?" I asked.
"The reason why I hated you at first despite being on a spell and me betraying you by agreeing to mate with the beta is that I had been hurt before and I was scared it will happen again." He said in one breath and I only nodded trying to be patient with him.
"What does everyone mean by 'you know what happened the last time.''She's just like the last one' what does it mean?" I asked sitting back down on the grass cause I knew this was going to be one hell of a long talk. He joined me and reached out to take my hand but I declined and his hand fell to his side with an awful look on his face, I felt bad. Don't feel bad Gabby, he has hurt you in grievous ways remember? I tried telling that myself to make me feel less guilty.
"The thing is..." He scratched the back of his neck before running his hand through his hair and my eyes followed this movement. I missed him so much.
"I once had a mate..
Those five letter words hit me like a ton of bricks as jealousy tore through me. I looked at him to see that he was blowing his cheeks out as if internally rehearsing for what was to come next. His head was bent low and his outstretched legs were now drawn up to his torso area with his hands gripping his knees tightly. I wanted to steer him to continue but I decided to let him do it at his own pace.
"I was eighteen at the time and vigorously training to take over the throne from my father." He continued, "So few days after my eighteenth birthday, I had begun to worry about not finding my mate cause other wolves of the same age grade as mine had." I watched him as he talked finding his present composure utterly alluring. It was like getting to see the vulnerable side of my cruel mate.
"I went on patrol with the warriors that night and we were thick into the forest when I caught the most magnificent scent." Jealousy hit me again at this statement, so he had met another female with scent better than mine? I decide to tame my jealous feelings and let himn speak, this was about him and not me.
"I tracedit to a spot, the exact spot I found you. She was laying there bloodied with wild Rogues snarling at her. I immediately attacked them, finished them off and took her home." He said, "I was happy that I had found my mate, our bond was amazing but she never really let me in on her life, I thought she was just scared and untrusting. I was advised to be patient with her. She was an omega too,"
She came the way the other one came. She's like her. I knew the meaning to these words now, she was an omega so was I, she was rescued from the forest like me and...
"She looked like you too." Aiden said cutting in my thoughts, "Similar soft features, blonde hair and a slim figure. At least she didn't have a child, I sighed.
"Everything was perfect cause people were quick to love her despite her being an omega, they all looked up to her as the future luna Queen, everyone basically worshipped her." He sighed,
"My parents adored her, I adored her, the pack members adored her. But, I started getting Suspicious with her not wanting to get intimate with me and for us to mark each other."
At this point I clenched my fist feeling that painful tug in my heart at the thought of him marking another female, Hera growled in my head and I could see a slight smirk form on Aiden's face enjoying my evident show of jealousy.
"I took it all cool and my mum explained to me that since she has had a traumatic past, definitely she wouldn't be too comfortable getting intimate with me." He pinched the bridge of his nose yet again, I overlooked it settling with the fact that she was mine and I was happy with her. I was ready to wait and save myself for her no matter how long it took."
Wait???! His utterances rang in mny head as the realisation dawned on me, is Aiden a virgin or was he a virgin or...
"I know what you are thinking Gabby." He turned to look at me, "No, I am not a virgin." He said sadly, I have done stuff with a lot of other people but not her and not the Beta either."
"I didn't have any thing to say as different thoughts ran through my mind, who was his first? Who has he done it with? They will definitely be better than me. "Things got messier when she started being sneaky, she would take late calls, be gone for days without telling me her whereabouts and then tell me she just wanted to be alone.nI gulped anticipating what was next.
"Eventually, she betrayed me and killed my father. A sad look was on his face now and I just wanted to reach out to him and console him but for some reason my hand still remained glued to my side.
"That day I walked in to his office to find her with the evilest of grins on her face as my dad laid in his chair limp. She was holding a tray in her hand and a cup laid shattered next to him. It didn't take me a while to realise what she had done. She tried to best me and run away but I was quick to subdue her." At this point his features spelt sadness and I had laid a hand on his back softly caressing it, "She was thrown in the dungeons, my mother was torn in anguish. After most trials and confrontations. She confessed that she wasn't my real mate and that she was sent to end the King's life. She was given potions, charms and spells to make everything seem real enough. I was heartbroken at the death of my father and at the fact that I thought I had found love but it was all fake from the beginning."
At this point, I couldn't blame him for acting the way he did. But, he could have trusted me, I had my own demons too but I gave in to him and he broke me, that was certainly unacceptable and unforgivable.
"She was sentenced to death by the wolves council. My mother was drowned in excruciating moments and so much pain at the loss of her mate that she couldn't attend any of the hearings. It took her years to get over it and it also took me years. Ever since then I vowed never to trust anyone again and certainly not an omega." I withdrew my hand at this statement while wishing that I could take back my sympathy too. I stood up abruptly and began to walk away from him but he was quick to follow me making me halt in my tracks as he stepped before me.
"Move out of my way." I seethed.
"Look Gabby, my last sentence came out wrong I am sorry." He took my hands in his, my efforts to break free from his hold were useless, "And I was stupid for thinking you were going to do the same thing to me."
"Damn right, you are!" I replied, "And I have decided to stop being the stupid and weak girl everyone walks over so leave me be!"
"I need another chance."
"Go and get it from the beta."
"I want you, only you." He said with his voice breaking a bit and that moved something in me. I met his gaze looking into his dark orbs as they stared down into mine pleading silently, "I was just scared that you were going to break my heart again and I knew I wouldn't be able to handle it knowing the affection and care I have grown for you. I was stupid all through from the moment I met you till when I saw you lying dead in that bath tub and I knew I couldn't lose you. Please Gabby, I would do anything..."
"No..." My resistance was weak as his words were breaking me. I didn't know if he was manipulating me again or he was being genuine, "I can't..."
"Why not?"
"You will hurt me again.There was a silence from him and that was my answer, he wasn't sure if he was going to act right if I wanted to stay with him.
"Fine then." He finally said, "I will try not to." I raised a brow at him, "Fuck! I won't hurt you." He went on his knees at this point not minding if there were other pack members around, "Please, just this Once.'"
"Okay.." I said lowly with a blush tinting my cheeks. He cheered happily, leapt to his feet and picked me up turning me round and round in glee.
"You won't regret this." He said and I smiled hoping that I actually wouldn't. I hoped he was going to do right this time and I wouldn't look back at this day and regret giving him another chance. From the far corner of my eye, I could see the Beta's mother standing near a wall with her hands crossed on her chest and her eyes glinting at our direction in hatred. Her looks sent a cold chill down my spine and I gulped at the intensity of her gaze. She was surely up to something and I didn't want to know what it was.