Chapter 52
Luara's POV
I couldn't believe what I had done until the sound of my palm roughly smacking Bryan's cheek echoed through his office. His head flung to the side and he swiped his tongue across his teeth emitting a low growl.
"How dare you." I whispered harshly, tears welling up in my eyes at the thought of my mate deceiving and tricking me into potentially carrying his kids.
Both our heavy breathing was heard as he kept his eyes glaring at the closest wall to him while I could do nothing but stare in horror at his reddened cheek.
Hundreds of thoughts were racing through my mind. I had just slapped my mate across the face; I just slapped an Alpha in the face. But I couldn't help but think he deserved it. Not only had he forced his mark on the flesh of my neck but now he had purposely deceived me by knowingly having sex with me with expired protection.
I couldn't even comprehend the idea of being a mother, especially one that would have been forced to become one. I had told Bryan before that I didn't want children yet.
Bryan's head finally turned to face mine only for me to be met with the dark eyes of his wolf. His dangerous glare penetrated through me as I stared back at him with the same harsh gaze, refusing to back down.
I watched as his hand raised to his cheek, before rubbing his fingers across his jaw. His hard gaze never left mine as he curled his knuckles into a fist and pushed it into his jawbone, causing a crack and a click to echo around the room making my body cringe at the sound.
He clicked his tongue before moving his jaw from side to side.
"I admit I deserved that," He muttered as he looked at me, his wolf still present. "But that doesn't mean I regret what I did because I don't."
His words spoke the truth as he waited for my reply.
"You don't do that to the person you're meant to love and respect Bryan."
He inhaled and exhaled loudly before moving to lean on his office desk, his legs laying out in front of him lazily making me flare with anger at how casual he was acting in this situation. "What's the big deal? It-"
"What's the big deal?" I repeated sullenly, furious that he thought that his behavior and decisions were normal.
"Are you kidding me, Bryan? What's the big deal? I'll tell you the big deal. You think that it's okay to not only force your mark but to now force me to carry your children?"
By this point my blood was boiling and so was Bryan's as his eyes got darker and darker, the presence of his wolf becoming more dominant and proclaimed.
"Don't shout at me Luara." His voice was strained and dangerously calm, but I knew that he was anything but as there was an underlining threat behind it.
I breathed deeply in and out taking in his scent. I may be furious but the only way to collect myself was to be in the presence of my mate even if he was the origin of my anger.
"What you did was wrong and you should have been honest with me." I said, my voice still shaky from anger but much calmer than I was.
The eyes of his wolf stared deeply at me, contemplating what I said. He shook his shoulders almost as if he was brushing my comment off, ignoring me.
"It would have happened anyway." He shrugged.
My heart was beating at such a fast rate that I needed to take in deep breaths. I was so furious that I didn't even have the energy to shout and scream. With my thoughts clouding my mind, I had lost focus and my attention on Bryan.
The slight movement in the corner of my eye got my attention as I looked to see Bryan moving towards me, the control of his wolf gone.
"Stay away from me." I whispered, unable to keep the emotions in my voice hidden when he tried to reach out for me.
Wanting to be away from him, I rushed out of the room making sure to slam the door on the way out. Hoping that he would at least respect me enough to give me space after attempting his unforgivable actions.
I needed to go home; my real home with my family.
Crossing the border of my father's territory, I was met with Jaylden one of my dad's best trackers. He recognized me straight away and I knew he was linking with my father to let him know that I had entered his land and not a rogue.
I nodded my head at him and continued to run in wolf form to my parent's home which was located deep in the forest, isolated from the pack house and other pack members' homes.
From a distance, I could see my father standing on the steps by the house awaiting my arrival. I quickly ducked behind a tree and changed before walking towards my dad.
Slowly approaching him, I could see from the look in my dad's eyes that he could now smell my scent mixed with Bryan's but he decided to keep it to himself and instead held a frown on his face as he looked over at me, checking for injuries.
Clearly confused about why I hadn't phoned and mentioned that I was coming over for a visit.
He grabbed me by my shoulders and pulled me into a hug. I smiled and sighed as the familiar scent of my family entered my senses.
"Are you alright, Luara?" My father questioned with worry. I didn't answer and instead gripped tighter to my father aching for his comfort.
I didn't care if I was once again running away from Bryan to my father. He was my dad and he always made me feel protected when I felt insecure.
"Let's go inside, huh?" He said after a few moments, putting his arm around my shoulder as he pulled me into the house. I could hear the giggling of my youngest sibling Sara echoing from the kitchen and I could also hear the chucking of my brothers who have probably done something stupid or reckless.
The thought of seeing my family made me smile and I was glad that I was able to distract my mind from Bryan for a while and just enjoy the company of my family.
I decided to stay at my father's territory and it's been over a week now, and thankfully neither one of my parents has questioned me about why I was home and not with my mate.
There were moments when I could see my father wanting to ask questions but the look on my mom's face told him to shut up.
She understood that when I wanted to talk about it, I would. Although they both did force me to attend school as long as I stayed in their house, it was something that I had been missing for the past few weeks.
Entering the main building of school reminded me of the first day back and in fact the only day I had attended this year. Seeing as it was also the day I discovered that my mate was an Alpha of the neighboring pack.
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