The Episode
I made my way out of my room, walking towards the stairs and I could feel the bile rising up my throat. This is exactly what I was trying to avoid. How could I be so stupid as to trust anyone with this information?
I truly believed Ryan was human, I believed he wouldn't have a clue who I was speaking about. I even changed Alex's last name and many other words like mates, packs, etc. I made it into a believable human story but like I said in the room if Ryan really was a werewolf he could've easily decrypted my entire story.
Now here I was being followed by Alexander, about to tell my parents that he is my mate and that I need to move in with him to be safe. Will they deny it, will they believe me, and will they tell Jay?
I spun around, "I can't do this. Give me more time. Not today, please Alexander."
"Elijah," He pulled me up the few steps we had descended and pushed me into a random room, "More time? Do you want to die? The..." He sighed, "You don't have time. With Ryan dead, they will come after you. Please, we have to do this now."
"I understand Alexander, I do but I just got back. I just... I can't do it right this instant, you cannot drop all of this on me and expect me to be ready to move. Please, not just yet. Give me a few days."
He stared at me for what seemed like forever, "Fine. But you tell that Alpha Jay to tighten the security around these forests. If he doesn't, you can bet I'll assign you bodyguards."
He walked out, I'm assuming heading for my room so he can exit the same way he had entered since he as clearly perfected that.
I let out an agonising sigh, looking around the room he pulled us into I realise it's Elisha's old room. I sit on the bed and put my head in my hands, why does this all have to be so complicated? Couldn't I get Nic as a mate or something? Granted, it would be a little weird at first but it would be much easier than this.
At this point, anything would be easier, honestly. It would be easier and less deadly. I mean, how much trouble must one person go through to disguise themselves as a human? Why would you even do that? What could Alexander have possibly done to this wolf for them to hate him so much that they would send someone to befriend me?
How stupid could I be to speak to anyone without second-guessing their intentions? Human or not. I mean, some human's know of our existence. A very small amount know because if they are to find out it is usually by accident, they're mated to a wolf or they know someone in The Offering. Either way, it's not something commonly known or spoken of in their world.
The Offering makes sure that werewolves are not something to be feared by the human community, although nowadays they are relatively quiet. Their hate train taking a backseat I suppose, anyway, my point is I would not have assumed any of this. The chances of bumping into a deadly undercover enemy was never a thought to me.
I don't know how long I was seated like that, thinking about the great big mess I had just created when my phone started ringing. Begrudgingly, I slid my finger across the screen and answered.
"Yes?" I hadn't looked at the Caller ID.
"Elijah, can you come over?"
"Nate?" I looked at my phone screen and his name flashed across the screen, "Where?"
"Alex's. We need you."
Need me? My heart started to pound, he was so worried about me being in danger we didn't think that perhaps he could be in danger.
"Nate, what's wrong? What happened?" I ran to my room to get my car keys.
Elisha had mentioned that she found drove it back to the house once I had left.
"Alex. He's..." I heard things being smashed, "Please just come, quick."
"I don't want her here! Don't you dare fucking call her Nathaniel!"
I knew it was Alexander but his voice was laced with a deep almost more demonic voice just like in the cell yesterday. Discomforting chills ran down my spine although a relieved sigh escaped my lips at hearing that he wasn't in the kind of danger I was picturing.
"I'm coming."
Finding the keys I slipped on sweatpants and a spaghetti strap top, definitely scratching off any desire I had to train. I would not have the time to anymore. I took the stairs two at a time, as I tried to hurry.
"Mom! Mom!" She came rushing over, "I'm sorry, really I am. But I need to go, my friend... I need to go, please."
I sounded flustered and dishevelled but my brain was a mess, with all that was happening inside of it and the mere fact that Nathaniel thought the best way to help Alex was by bringing me over â it scared me a whole lot more.
"Elijah, you just came back. How do I know â"
"Elisha can come with. Please, mom, I don't have time."
"Okay."
"Thank you. Please tell Dad." I ran out.
'Come out, now please.' I linked Elisha.
She had been in the kitchen with our parents since Alexander had made an appearance, a few beats after I had sent out the link she thundered out the front door and we got inside the car. I hated driving but I had never driven so quick in my life.
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"Nate? What's wrong? Nathaniel!" I screamed as soon as I stepped foot in Alex's house.
Might I add that it was incredibly hard to get in, even though Nathaniel had told them to let me in they thought for the weirdest reason that they could interrogate me. I nearly screamed out that I was their fucking Luna and I had to help their damn Alpha â my mate so could they move aside. I could feel my wolf's worry for her mate and it was making me uneasy.
"Nathaniel!" I screamed once more when I didn't receive a response.
"Here, in here." He called.
I followed the sound of his voice and was led into what I can only describe as a former living room. It had shards of glass and wood all around, more littering's of furniture pieces the couches were in huge chunks all across the room. The television was split in to and the ornaments could only be seen through the holes in the walls.
Alex was sat on the floor shaking uncontrollably, it looked as if he were having a seizure the way the movement of his body was so violent. My heart broke seeing him like that, I instantly ran over to him, kneeling beside him. My eyes welled with tears and I wanted to choke out a sob, I couldn't bear seeing him like this.
I wanted to help him, I wanted to make him feel better. Goddess, please â I need to make him feel better.
"Alexander? Alexander can you hear me?" I looked up to Nate, "Can he hear me? What the hell happened? I just saw him and he was perfectly fine."
"I don't know, Eli. Kyrie found him tearing up the place and called me. I don't know what to do, Abel and Axel aren't here and they've been helping him with his episodes. I called you because you're his mate. I reckoned you could calm him."
Episodes? What episodes were these? I hadn't known Alexander had any problems. I hadn't known â
"Hold him and whisper stuff into his ear. Comforting things, Eli. Don't be a blob." Elisha said, seeing my lack of movement.
Registering her words I pulled him onto my lap â only his head and shoulders made it onto my lap, he was much bigger than I was â he was shaking so ferociously that I started shaking too.
"Can you guys leave?" I asked and they left without another word.
"Alex. Babe. Listen to me. You're okay." I kissed his cheek and whispered in his ear.
Feeling the light touch of my lips on his cheek, he opened his eyes letting me see the pitch black orbs that had instilled so much fear in me just the day before. Not wanting to be reminded of the events that occurred in that cell, I shut my own eyes and laid my forehead on his, quietly whispering 'shh' as I ran my hand in his hair.
My body jumped when he suddenly let out a loud agonised howl that had my wolf howling in pain.
"Alex, baby. Please come back. Come back to me please." I had never heard my voice sound so strained.
I kept begging him to return to me, I couldn't do anything else. My wolf was in so much pain I was beginning to think I would end up just like him. I would say anything to get him to switch back. I couldn't stand seeing him like this. It scared me far more than he did yesterday.
As I spoke I realised that the more I said the less the shaking would get, I then began telling him stories about me. Happy stories I knew the nice Alexander would appreciate, childhood stories of me tripping the first time I went ice skating, the first time I experienced snow and the first time I got behind the wheel of a car. After the first driving lesson story, he stopped shaking.
"There you go. Now, please just open your eyes. I'm right here." He kept them shut, "Please, Alexander."
Slowly his eyes opened, his long eyelashes flickering for a moment before I was met with his green dusted chocolate brown orbs. I smiled seeing this and pulled my face away so I could get a good look at him.
"Alexander?" I whispered.
"I'm back." He whispered, his voice sounding back to normal.
A tear escaped and fell on his cheek, I smiled as my eyes glistened and I could see the smile in his eyes too. He could feel the moment we were sharing, both my hands made their way into his hair and for the second time since I met Alexander, I let the bond win.
I kissed him.