Alpha Wolf - Mate Mine

Chapter 25 ~ Confessions

An evil smile appeared on my face thinking about my dead father, his broken corpse rotting somewhere in the forest. Hopefully, my bite marks were still visible in between all the worms chewing on his flesh.

"Move!" I growled loudly at the guards standing on my way, the sound echoing in the prison. They hurried away without thinking twice. Angry Mirko was something everyone wanted to avoid.

But my fury disappeared at the sight in front of me and I felt my eyebrows lifting in utter surprise.

Crucifero, the Killing Machine, my f*king Beta, the red wolf everyone feared, was sobbing like a little child.

Without hiding his tears, he glanced at me, and all I could see was pure pain.

Ok, for now I will not kill this piece of s*t. At least I'll try but I can't guarantee it...

"H-how is...he and w-what..." He stuttered weakly, trailing off as if he couldn't form proper sentences.

I studied my Beta whose features were tense and form shaking as he stood there, asking me about Marco's health. I knew that Elena, my clever mate, was right: something had happened between Crucifero and his mate, and it wasn't anything good.

"He's fine. The doctor suggested we continue to monitor his brain activity for a while. It's just a precaution." I replied in a neutral voice. I was trying hard to block out my thirst of killing, repeating to myself that he will give me a logical explanation of why he behaved so dementedly.

My murderous thoughts were cut off by Crucifero's sudden statement.

"He tried to reject me, Mirko." He said with fatigue as my eyebrows knotted in confusion.

"I totally lost myself. The pain was... I haven't felt so much pain since...well since that day, when I met you in the forest..." He murmured as his eyes were lost somewhere, probably in the dark labyrinth of his past.

His words had effectively managed to shut me up. A mate's rejection was the only logical explanation I could accept to justify his craziness.

"I can understand." I finally uttered.

"I'd probably done much worse if I were in your place." My voice seemingly deadlier at the prospect of my mate's rejection.

Crucifero snapped his head at me, observing me for a while.

"Yea... you actually do understand me." He stated and it was not a question. I felt myself stiffen whilst a mix of emotion flashed across his face: realization, shock, stupefaction, and then, weirdly, happiness.

"I can see it all over your face. You found your mate!" Crucifero whispered in amazement.

Suddenly his reddish eyes widened as if he had realised something even more shocking.

"She is your mate, isn't she?"

I did not need to reply as it was obvious. The look we exchanged was worth a thousand words.

"Why didn't you say anything to me?" He investigated, with a stern look mixed with hurt.

Sighing, I rubbed a hand over my face before speaking.

"I still find it hard to believe." I mumbled as his eyes expressed his understanding of the situation.

He kept glaring at me for a while, ending up doing something that caught me off guard: laughing.

Crucifero's smile was an event rarer than seeing a thunder that hits the ground. Witnessing him bursting into a laughter was a once in a life-time event.