For Beta for worse is #1 on "Bromance"
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Dominic's POV
I didn't care that Alpha Kim was there, I wasted in holding Peter against the walls of the meeting room
"You bastard!"
I spat, my wolf threatening to come out
"DOMINIC!"
Cain snapped, as expected he is seeing his Alpha get attacked it's only normal for him to get all defensive but I'm not in the mood today.
I turn to look at him straight in the eyes my eyes flashing silver then watched as Cain struggled to seat back down, veins threatening to burst out of the side of his head. On a normal day maybe he'd be able to fight his way out of my control but not today.
"Dominic what are you doing?"
Claire rushed to my side
"Is this about Raven?"
She attempted to pull me away from Peter
"Don't touch me!"
I growled at her
"You sick Bastards. How do you sleep at night knowing what you did to Robin!"
I yelled, tightening my grip on his coat
The meeting room was awfully quiet, the sound of me breathing heavily was the only sound that could be heard, a minute passed before Peter broke the silence
"Everybody out!"
He commanded and everybody obeyed
"We will give you space" Kim shared a look with Peter before standing up from where he was seated
"Not you two" I stopped Yuri and her Dad before they could exit the room "you stay"
"I don't know what Casandra told you Son but she's sick"
Peter said, attempting to bring his hands up to my face but I held his hand before it came in contact with my face
"It never ends with you does it?"
I can't believe he's still trying to lie to me
"Casandra didn't tell me anything! I remember everything, the stray jacket, the ritual!"
Once again the meeting room was quite thenI let go of Peter. I began pulling on my hair
"Tell me something does Me being mated to Dominic scare you so much that you are willing to kill??"
I said I wasn't going to cry, Dominic don't let them see you cry
"How can you say something so absurd in front of Yuri"
Peter scolded, gesturing towards where Kim and Yuri were stood
"Oh give me a break, She is not my mate and she knows it!"
I turned to glare at her
"She probably doesn't even feel anything right now"
I walked up to where she was stood then watched as she took a step backwards, I cupped her face then slammed my lips against hers
Nothing! I felt nothing
"Who are you going to kill this time to create a false mate bond?"
I turned to face Peter, I couldn't bring my self to stare at Claire.
Growing up I didn't really have the best relationship with my Dad and I know why now, he couldn't stand the thought of his only heir being gay. But Claire...
It's funny actually, one parent couldn't even look at me because he maybe saw me as a huge disappointment to his legacy, on the other hand the other parent tried to make up for what she has done by being over protective and excessively kind, I don't know who's worse.
"Dominic stop this nonsense! you are acting like a crazy person"
Peter warned but was interrupted by Claire
"I have had enough Peter! I can't do this anymore"
"Claire what are you doing?"
Peter warned holding on to her arm but she forcefully pulled away from him
"Enough Peter, enough with the lies!" She turned to face me
"My pup... you are right. Raven is your mate. It was so obvious even as children, right from the minute Cain brought him into moon bound as the product of his affair with that rouge wolf. You wouldn't eat unless you were eating with Dominic. Before you slept you would say goodnight to Raven. We've seen friendship among boys but that was unlike anything we had ever seen and it scared us..." she paused
"We first did the ritual when you were eleven, Luisa was the first to notice. She was the old pack doctor, she began to spread the rumors within the pack house. She always said that Raven was special, the two of you both."
Yama's mate...
"So you killed her..."
Breathing was all of a sudden very difficult, Yama was right, it makes perfect sense now, we all thought he was crazy, he was used as a bad example of what your life would be like without a mate while his was...murdered!
"Dominic..."
Yuri called out, her voice was hardened with sadness. I couldn't bare to look at her, it is all my fault she was pulled into all of this, depriving her of her actual mate
"I am sorry"
She said with teary eyes. I couldn't read the expression on her face, she looked really sorry, she has nothing to be sorry for...
Unless...No, that can't be right...but...
"Did- did you know about this?"
I struggled to be audible
"Dominic i..."
Her head dropped
"I swear I didn't know you were mated to Raven, if I had i would have never gone along with it. My mate was killed while I was still very young. I remember always falling ill as a child, the pack doctors said that it is a miracle that I even survived. The older i got the more I wanted to know about him. I found out that He was born into a rouge pack that was raided by my pack"
She broke into tears
"Imagine growing up and finding out that your own father killed your mate"
Is she serious right now??
"I remember crying myself to bed many nights because I knew I would never get to experience what other wolves did"
She paused to calm herself
"As the years went by and you were still unmated...I thought that perhaps you were like me, I know the feeling of emptiness that came with not having a mate and I thought we could complete each other, I thought I could help you and you help...me"
My head was spinning now. I feel like such an idiot
"Dominic I am sorry"
Yuri took careful steps closer but I staggered back
I must have been so distracted, I only noticed that he was standing there when his knees dropped to the floor
I turned to see a kneeling Raven on the entrance of the meeting room
...my mate
"You fell in love with Raven despite not knowing that he was your mate, Despite the mate bond being concealed you fell for Raven again"
Claire brings up her sleeves to wipe her tears
I found myself walking toward where Raven knelt, I brought my self to my knees then wrapped my hands around him
"It's over now"
I whispered into his ears, placing a kiss on his head and pulling him closer to myself.
How I wish that were the case...
I just want to be able to hold him in my arms like this. I don't know what will happen next...i don't even want to think about anything right now, i just want him...
I buried my head on his neck and We stayed there for hours, holding each other like we did in the past. I was sad things had to happen the way they did
"Dominic...Raven you have been deeply hurt, and we are all to blame"
Alpha Kim finally spoke, cautiously choosing his words
"But for the sake of the alliance, I ask you to not do anything the moon bound would regret"
"And what makes you think I give a fuck about what happens to moon bound!"
I snapped at Alpha Kim. I didn't mean that, I care about my pack but they shouldn't make me choose between becoming alpha and being with Raven.
"Dominic"
Raven whispered, i didn't want to look at him, I know where this conversation is headed and I'm not ready for it.
"Because of moon bound, because of it's alliances with other packs I allowed Raven go, stayed with Yuri despite knowing that she wasn't my mate, I just couldn't prove it then, now you're telling me to consider moon bound??"
the tears are threatening to return to my eyes...again
"Son..."
Alpha Peter spoke
"I know that you hate me now, you are well within your rights to, what we did to you and Raven is cruel to say the least, when you become Alpha you will realize that sometimes you need to make tough decisions that may break your heart for the betterment of the pack. Do you think I didn't want to Run in the fields with my only son and Have conversations with you outside pack related affairs? I just couldn't bare to look at your face. Everything i did Dominic i did for you! The pack would never follow a leader who doesn't have an heir and that is the truth. How do you think the members of the pack would have reacted to crown Alpha Dominic being mated to his marked Beta. Now, How are you going to explain to everyone that your mate bond with Yuri was fake and you are originally mated to Raven who has been away for four years?"
"Whose fault is that?!"
I snapped at him
"This- this is not just about the both of you anymore. The decisions you make right now affects the entire moon bound"
Peter said, then dropped himself on one of the chairs. I truly hate this man for real, i hate the way he talks, i hate how calm he is even after everything, but most of all I hate that he is right and Raven knew this as well.
Raven squeezed on to my palm as he raised himself from the floor, then proceeded to pulling me up. We both made our way out of the meeting room.
Our hands were tightly linked even though he was ahead of me. The hallway was filled with members of the pack council that were previously in the meeting room.
Some looked confused, others looked at us with pity. Their heads hung low while we passed.
The entire pack house seemed to share my mood. The atmosphere was gloomy and dull which was unusual for a pack filled with beasts driven by instincts. The hall way that was usually filled with racing pups was quiet, maybe it was just me...maybe I was looking at the world through the saddened lens that shielded my eyes.
We made our way to the fields behind the pack house, it was one of those days when the sunset itself was dreamy and dull at the same time, giving everything an orange tint...
We untangled our hands when we got to the center of the field. Ravens expression was brighter.
I watched as he lifts his hands above his head as if he was reaching for the sky, taking in deep breathes
"The Golden hour. Beautiful isn't it?"
He asked looking back at me, his features were beautifully outlined by the hazy backlight of the sunset.
I moved cautiously closer to him, I hated how relaxed he was... if the whole pack is at stake I know for a fact that Raven would always consider the feelings of others before himself.
"What happens now...?"
Those words escaped from my lips. I couldn't hold it in anymore, not knowing what he was thinking was killing me.
He lets out a weak chuckle but doesn't say anything, he just stood there silent.
"I- Is this how it ends?"
Once again I broke the silence.
Fuck I sound so desperate...I am desperate
"Ravy say something...please"
His lips parted sending cold shivers down my spin, what if he wants to go away, that would be understandable, it'll ruin me though but I would understand, they didn't leave us with any other option anyway
"Dominic. I am your marked Beta, so it is my responsibility to look after you while you look after the interests of the pack. I am also your mate which means that I am bound to you and yes we have been through a lot of shit but you are my mate"
He said with a chuckle
"I am also your best friend and Dominic when I said for Beta for worse I meant it"
What was he saying?
He sighed "they say that the pack won't follow a leader who can't give them an heir well why don't we let the pack decide that. Raven I can't live without you, I am tired of running away, I am not running away anymore. If you don't want me around as your mate I am still your marked Beta, I would take any opportunity I get to be close to you"
He finished cupping my face and running his fingers accross my lips. I couldn't stop smiling, I was smiling so hard my jaw hurt.
"And...I think that I have gotten to painful boner stage" He said casually, my eyes going down on him
Oh boy...