"Theo, I need you!" I cry out as I burst through his office door. I expect to see my favourite pack doctor organizing his medical stuff or writing in patient logs, however, I am met with something else.
In front of me is Beta Larson in all his glory with a knowing smirk on his face.
"Shit." I curse under my breath. "I'm sorry, I should have knocked first." I quickly look down, a deep blush covering my face.
"That is perfectly okay, Luna. Let me just pull on my jeans." He replies nonchalantly. "Theo was just giving me a checkup." I hear him fiddling around with what I assume to be his clothing.
"A naked checkup?" I question.
Beta Larson chuckles. "Well, Alpha did have me locked up for a while there. And, as I am sure you are aware, I wasn't baking cakes." I hear the zipper of his jeans, and slowly look up at him.
"What did he do?" I ask quietly, unsure if I really want to know. It hurts me to think of what he went to because of my stupidity.
He inhales deeply and looks away from me. I can see a pained look cross his face and I can tell he is internally debating whether or not he should give me the details of his punishment or not. He wipes across his eyes with his hands, as if he is trying to erase the memories that are burned into his mind. After a few moments, he sighs. "I would rather not say, Luna."
I nod my head, not wanting to push the matter further. The last thing I want to do is cause him more hurt than I already have. "I'm really sorry, Beta Larson. I really didn't mean for that to happen. It was my first heat, and...well, that's no excuse, I should have known better. I could have locked the doors or something. I am so sorry, will you forgive me?" I rush out.
He quickly walks over to me and puts his hands on my cheeks gently. I look deep into his eyes and find sincerity as he says, "Skylar, this is not your fault at all. It's our instincts that took over. A she-wolf's heat is like kryptonite to us men." He pauses. "If anything, I should be apologizing. Alpha told me to go check and make sure you were in your room. He was worried that another male would smell your heat and take advantage of you. But look what happened. I ended up being that guy. Your scent was so enticing. I have never smelled something so sweet. I wish I fought it. I should have never taken advantage of you like that. I never wanted that. You should know that, Luna. I would never do that in my right frame of mind. I am sorry. I am so sorry."
I want to shake my head no and tell him that it isn't his fault, but his words stop me. "Colton told you to check on me?" I whisper.
Beta Larson gives me an odd look, trying to figure out what I am asking. "Yes?" He responds and I gently push away from him.
"That asshole!" I whisper-yell. "That fucken conniving, no-good-for-nothing, manipulative, idiotic, controlling, psychotic prick!" I reach towards Theo's desk to throw a pen or something, but the pain from my broken arm quickly stops me. "Ow!"
Idiot. Ailith mumbles.
Shut up.
"Wait, what? And what happened to your arm?" Beta Larson yells, panic evident in his voice. He lightly runs his hand over mine as he looks at my injury that he finally notices.
"My stupid mate broke my arm and he set us up! He knew that our instincts would take over! He knew that I was in our room. He bloody well watched me go in there! He planned this whole fucken thing! What a fucken asshole! I am so done with this shit!" I yell as I turn on my heel and rush out the office door.
"Woah, wait there Luna." Beta Larson shouts after me. He grabs my good arm, but I just shake him off. I am on a mission to find out what the fuck is wrong with my mate. "Skylar, you need to calm down!"
"I am calm. I will see you later." I yell at him over my shoulder. I don't hear him follow me, thankfully.
I push past various pack members in the hallway, trying to get to my destination - my mate. I hear people saying 'Hey' and 'Watch where you are going', but I don't acknowledge them. I really couldn't care less right now about anyone. That is until my bad arm is hit by someone, causing me to yell out in pain.
"I'm so sorry!"
Looking up, I realize I ran into Theo. "It's fine," I grumble out and continue my journey to curse out my mate.
"Skylar? What is wrong with your arm?" Theo asks worriedly. I hear him following behind me, but I don't stop what I am doing.
"Colton," is all I say as I run down the stairs.
It doesn't take me long to catch his bonfire scent. An angry growl emits from my chest and I follow it out to the backyard of the pack house. He is with about fifteen wolves. Probably some kind of training or discussion of the upcoming war. I don't really care.
"Colton!" I yell at him. "You have some fucking explaining to do!"
He turns towards me and I can already see his anger in his eyes at my disrespect. I am embarrassing him in front of his pack and you know what? I don't give a rat's ass.
"You set us up! You planned what happened when I was in heat! What is wrong with you?" I scream at him as I stomp towards him.
"You are all dismissed." He growls out to the men who are standing there still. They all quickly scatter, leaving me alone with him.
"I can't believe you!" I push him with my good arm as hard as I can, but he doesn't budge.
"What are you rambling about, Skylar?" His tone causes the hair on the back of my neck to stand on end, but it doesn't stop me. Nothing will stop me right now.
"You! You told Beta Larson to check that I was in my room that night!"
"And your point?" He responds, bored.
"You fucken planned it! You planned for him and me to hook up! You wanted that to happen! Why, Colton? Why?! Why would you want your Beta, your best friend, to fuck your mate? Why? Huh? I have never heard of something so absurd in all of my life!" I scream, punching him in his chest. He doesn't even flinch. I fight back the tears that are burning my eyes. I don't want to show any more weakness than what I already am.
Colton chuckles. "Why does it matter if I did?" He sneers. His eyes are black and I can feel his rage through our bond. Ailith is whimpering in my mind to back down, but I can't. I won't give in.
"It matters because you wanted it to happen and then you punished Beta Larson for it, even though it is our damn instincts! He couldn't control himself and neither could I! It's what happens. Every wolf knows what a she-wolf's heat does to an unmated male! Hell, even mated males struggle with it! It takes a ton of control not to do something stupid and take advantage of a bitch in heat!" I yell.
Colton snickers at me and it cause me to snap. I slap his face without thinking. The sickening sound of the smack echoed through the forest. I could feel his anger fighting mine through the bond, but I refused to submit to him.
"Do you just get off on hurting people, Colton?!" I yell at him, pushing against his chest again. I wince at the pain in my bad arm at the movement.
And you know what the prick does? He grins. He grins an evil grin and leans in close to me. "You're right, darling. It does turn me on. I smile at the screams of terror and pain. I harden at the pleas and whimpers. I climax at the smell of blood and the sounds of bones breaking at my hands. I live for punishing people. I fucken love it." With every word, he takes a step closer to me and I take a step back until I am stopped by an invisible force against my back. His arms trap me against it.
It's the house. Ailith sneers.
Thanks, bitch.
"You are sick," I tell him. Again, I push against him with all of my might. This time, the force makes him take a step back. "You are a vile, disgusting man." I quickly sidestep him when he tries to trap me again. I refuse to be held there. "There is something seriously wrong with you."
"Maybe so, but there is nothing you can do about it." He smirks.
"That's where you are wrong, Colton."
"Oh?" He asks, his smirk not leaving his face.
I straighten my back and take a deep breath in. The tears begin to fall down my face and I can't stop them no matter how hard I try to keep them in. "Yes. I will stop you." I state with confidence.
Colton laughs. "Oh, love. I highly doubt that."
"I will. I will stop you, Colton. It won't be today. Hell, it won't be next week. But one day, I will be the one who stops your reign of terror. I will be the one to stop your sadistic torture on innocents. I will be the one to end you. For when you least expect it, I will be the one to drive a silver dagger into your black heart and there won't be a Goddamn thing you or any of your followers can do about it. I will look into your eyes and watch the life drain from you with a smile on my face. You will end at my hands, Colton." I warn him.
I quickly turn and leave him there to think of my words. I meant every single syllable I said to him. I will kill him. I don't care if I die in the process. This man will die and I will be the one to do it.
Na na na na. Na na na na. Hey Hey Hey. Ailith sings.
Goodbye.