I Won't Give In (Completed)

Chapter 16 - You Deserve It

I know. 

Stupid boy, kissing brother's mate. He scolds. 

You wanted it too, so shut up. I respond before shutting him out. 

I walk up the stairs and head to Skylar's room. I need to speak to her. I knock twice, but no one answers. I bring my ear to the door and hear nothing but silence, indicating that she isn't in there. 

"Skylar?" I mind-link her. 

"Yes, Theo?" 

"Where are you? I need to speak to you. It is urgent."

"I am actually heading to your office. I need to speak to you, as well."

"I will meet you there." 

I rush down the hallway to my office. Skylar is standing there, leaning against the wall beside the door. Her brown hair is lightly curled near the ends and pinned back. She is wearing a beautiful pink dress that shows off her gorgeous figure. 

Fuck me. 

You wish. My wolf taunts. 

Asshole.

"Thank you for meeting me, I know you aren't too happy with me right now," I say to her softly. I really want to fix what I fucked up. 

"It's fine, I needed to talk to you too." She nods towards the door, indicating that she wants to go inside.

"Yes, come in." I quickly unlock and open the door for her. She walks inside and sits on the small hospital bed against the wall. "Who wants to go first?"

She smiles, but it doesn't reach her eyes. "He knows, Theo."

I gulp. "Yes, I gathered that at our meeting just now. That's why I asked to speak to you."

"I'm scared, Theo. I don't want him to hurt you like he did Beta Larson. It would be all my fault." She whispers and tears rim her eyes.

I step towards her and lightly grasp her cheeks in my hands. "Nothing will happen and it would never be your fault." I quickly bring her into a tight hug. I just need to feel her in my arms again. "What happened with Larson?" I ask her. 

Skylar pulls away from me, wiping her eyes quickly. "It's all my fault. I forgot about my heat and wasn't prepared for it whatsoever. I didn't lock the door. I didn't do anything to protect myself. So when he opened my door, he didn't stand a chance. I need to talk to him and apologize. I feel terrible. He shouldn't be punished for my mistakes." She whimpers. A sob escapes her at the last sentence. "Colton found us when he was about to enter me. I thought he was going to kill him!" 

I pull her to my chest again. "It's okay. It isn't your fault. It could have happened to anyone. Colton should have been with you from the beginning anyways. Every mated male knows better than to leave his mate alone during her heat." I fight back the growl that wants to escape. How can he be so stupid?

"In my old pack, there were cells for the women that only their mates had keys for. It worked well. Never had this issue there. I mean, I am not mad at Beta Larson. We both made mistakes. He doesn't deserve to be punished."

"Skylar, I don't even know if he is going to be punished. When Colton disclosed the situation to me, he originally wanted to throw him into the chamber for five days." 

"What's the chamber?" She asked. 

I sigh. "It's a Sensory Deprivation Chamber. Basically, you can't hear, see or smell. It's perfectly relaxing in small doses but anything longer than an hour can be devastating. Some people go crazy inside of it." Panic flashes in her eyes at my words. "Don't worry. I am pretty confident I dissuaded him from using it on Lars. Lars wouldn't handle it too well."