Chapter 124
Sometime later, I'm woken up to a hand shaking me. Grumbling, I open my eyes to see my younger brother, Paloma, standing there with a sad smile on his face as he stares at us. I look at the clock hanging on the wall and know I must leave my mate for the night. I only have a day or two off from torturing myself in the prisons.
Paloma straightens and walks out of the room to give me some privacy with Amanda. I turn to her and press a firm kiss to her forehead, my lips lingering. It's hard to leave her, but it's for her own good. My beasts will not be in the right state of mind if I'm surrounded by her scent for too long.
Sighing, I inhale her scent one last time before walking out of the room and shutting the door softly. I walk down the hallway and out of the pack's infirmary, feeling eyes on me as my towering form makes its way through the building and out onto the freshly cut lawn.
Making my way over to my house, where everyone waits for me, I sigh at the empty feeling within me, wishing I had my mate waiting for me in that house. Now, I don't even like being in there for too long, her feminine touches are everywhere.
I hear my pack greet me as I walk past them with my head held high. Although I'm breaking inside, I will not allow myself to be weak in front of anyone other than my mate. Doubts will spread in their minds if they feel like I'm not fit to lead the pack anymore. Work is brought to me every time by beasts will be knocked out and my human side can finally come through. After my sleep, I usually complete that and be filled in on pack affairs through my Beta and warriors.
Ryan oversees the pack right now and there is no other man I trust for the job more than him. If I don't have a child who I can pass the title down to in the future, without a doubt I know Ryan is next in line. I freeze for a second when my own thought registers in my mind. A child...my child. I have never even thought that far, yet the idea doesn't seem as daunting to me anymore. I know I will have pups with Amanda someday, chuckling at the memory of her reaction when I had revealed to her what a mate bond entails.
''No, no, no! We are not doing that! How the heck does that even work? I'm not carrying wolves inside me! And you will not bite me, you need to find another mate, dude.''
Seeing her eyes widen in panic and her body jump off the bed as if lit on fire had been highly amusing. Low chuckles escape me as I shake my head and carry on walking, making my way up the driveway. I push open the doors to a warm foyer and head in the direction of hushed voices sounding from the living room. Ever since my family and pack had heard about Amanda, it was as if the happiness had been sucked out of them and now we were all walking around on eggshells.
Kaden is the first one I notice, sitting on one of the armchairs and glancing around with an observant look in his eyes. I have told him countless of times to go home and every single time he has refused. At first, the thought of a rogue walking on my territory and being able to visit my mate whenever he liked whilst I'm in the cells angered me, but as the days went by he has proved to be harmless and someone I quickly learned to trust.
"I'm not leaving my best friend." Kaden had snarled my way when I had brought up the idea of him leaving. If Amanda had heard, she'd squeal in delight over that grumpy ass admitting that they are indeed friends.
His icy blue eyes meet mine when he notices me and sends me a nod in greeting. Ryan, Vanessa, my siblings and Isabella's mate, Nero are all situated around the room, all wearing the same sad expressions. Nero is the next to notice me and steps forward, clapping my back as he greets me. Isabella springs up from the couch and runs over to me, her worried blue eyes running over my every bruise, cut and wound.
Isabella and Ryan are always there to handle me when my beasts will take complete control like this. Valeria and Paloma were much too young the first time this happened and I don't want them knowing how gruesome it is now. That's why they are clueless as to what goes on in the specially designed cell.
"I'm fine." I reassure, gruffly.
Valeria hesitantly hugs me next, making me roll my eyes and wrap my arms around her so that we are properly hugging. She is always scared about hurting me more when in fact, I can handle it well. I press a kiss to the crown of her head before pulling away, giving her a knowing look while she smiles sheepishly.
"I made dinner, want some?" Vanessa asks hopefully, making me nod as I know it will be pointless to refuse.
Isabella had dragged my ass to the table the last time I did that.
Paloma cries out in joy, like he always does whenever food is mentioned, making all of us roll our eyes at his childishness. I know he is only trying to make the atmosphere lighter though. He runs into the dining room and I can already hear Vanessa and Ryan yelling at him to wait for the rest whilst he protests.
Sensing Kaden come up on my left, I glance at him as we walk forwards. He looks exhausted and I know he hasn't heeded to my orders the last time I was here.
"I thought I told you to stop guarding her door twenty-four seven?" I raise my brow, both of us stopping right outside the dining room's door.
He grumbles under his breath, crossing his arms in defiance. "Until that fucker is dead, I'm staying put outside her door."
"He is."
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