Alpha

"I. HATE. YOU!!" she poked his chest aggressively as every ounce of pain took over her body. Her body felt so numb. She choked under her breath letting out a few more tears from her already swollen red eyes. Even her wolf was whimpering so loud for containing every single little thing inside it. His heart clenched tightly that it made him harder to breathe all of a sudden. Seeing her so awful was not his intention at all yet, the mistake was not forgivable too. Seeing her like that his wolf was both angry at him and crying seeing its mate so weak. "Please...Let-" "No!! You know, you're such a TERRIBLE MATE from the very beginning!!!" She covered her eyes falling on her knees, she regret uttering that to him yet they just left her mouth as if it was nothing. The guy whom she loved the most made her feel so broken. Love wasnt even the name which was given to their relationship but its just a duty. A duty which was never meant to be liked. It was like a storm running through her veins, her blood was hot as a burning furnace, a thunder was exploding in her chest. She howled, as hard as she could, the whole household was on fire. He fell down covering his ears, his nerves got electrocuted so badly that he was unable to come to his senses for a few mere minutes. She ran before ripping her clothes off of her as she jumped out of the window changing herself into the wolf. With tears in her eyes, for the last time she looked back at him who was still paralyzed. She was in pain too but she wants him to understand what it means to suffer, what it means to love. He wasn't a selfish guy, as the next Alpha he did whats right for the clan. But an Alpha needs his Luna too, he cant live without her not because of the damn pain he was to endure but he loves her dearly. She never believed it because he never expressed so. And now he wants her, he needs her so bad to be right next to him, so he followed his queen. Their wolfs were never really happy, her wolf cried every night while his, he felt guilty and horrible inside for putting her in that situation, his wolf was angry on him. He comes home late at night and leaves early in the morning, she felt discomfort, her wolf was in pain but she endured it, she knows how good of a person he is but she doubts will he ever be able to understand her. His scent was so strong for her. It was so near that she sensed it in mere seconds. When she felt him following her, she started galloping so fast that her feet numbed with pain. Becoming a Luna was advantageous for her but Alphas power was stronger. 'Please stop. You're hurting yourself...' with desperateness in his tone the message was conveyed to her by the mind link. She heard. She stopped. And fell on the ground with immense pain in her head changing herself back into her human form. The glow on her face got diminished, with pale lips and bruises all over. While her mate wasn't any better, his wolf's strength drained out, pace slow, he came to a halt when she was on the floor there. He was weak too but he has to look strong. For her. At once he roared out of frustration, the scream which terrified thousands, it was a howl of a future Alpha. After a little bit of searching he found a piece of clothing, he covered her with those and layed her on his back. The smell from her would always strengthen him but now it only made him weaker. He gently put her down on the bed after changing her into some comfortable clothing. He sat down on the floor next to the bed holding her hands as gently as possible. He caressed them looking at her deeply and before he knew he dozed off to sleep laying his head on the cosy bed. "Master? Excuse me, Master?" the maid who knocked at the door was busily trying to wake him up. No sooner did she notice the cute couple a smile crept onto her face. Slowly, he flickered his eyes open only to see the maid standing at the doorstep. "Oh. Mrs. Lee?" he got up rubbing onto his eyes, exhausted. "Master, Are u tired? Want some coffee?" "No. Not at the moment, Mrs. Lee. What made you visit the room though?" he asked walking to the doorstep. "The Alpha is calling you." she hung her head down "Sure. I'll be coming in a few minutes" he smiled but inside that smile hid anger, distress and disinterest. The maid then nodded and made her way to do the household work. He sighed as he closed the door before looking at the figure laying peacefully on the bed. 'If only she knew' he went towards her to plant a kiss on the top of her head. He stroked her hair back which was disturbing his view "Will you ever love me back?" he knows that she might hear him but now he had no fear as such. He got up, took his crimson blazer from the adjacent chair radiating the energy of a born leader he walked off to his father's room. "Father?" with a firm look he called his father who was calmly searching for his customized red wine. "Oh um...wanna have a drink, son?" he said while his son was a bit taken a back by his tone and the word that left his mouth. "Its just I never really had a drink with you, so....yes take a seat." he said indicating the chair right infront of him. He put on a smile on his face knowing that his father talked to him after a while, a while that meant quite a few months and years. He sat down opposite of his father who seemed a bit bothered by something. He just waited for his father to continue. "You might be wondering why did I call you all of a sudden, am I right?" he asked pouring the red wine in both of the glasses. "Your predictions could never go wrong, do they?" he sighed taking the glass which was on the marble table. "I.....really apologize for having taken the wrong decision the other day. As an Alpha I am regretful" he said hanging his head down. The son was yet again taken a back by his words, he clearly didn't expect him to tell that. "Father, You dont need to be. Its your right to command me" he spoke out with his eyes widen. "No not only for that my son.." he paused before speaking again "....but every single time I missed my opportunity to express how much I care for you" the Alpha's words touched the son's soul. He went in for a hug, a hug which was never experienced before, the hug which was missed all these years. Even a strong man can tear up, because a father is always precious to his son. She peaked through the door only to hear and see what were they doing. But what she didn't expect was seeing herself in tears watching the father-son's reunion. She knew how both of them didnt get along and how he used to come to her feeling sad and then end up crying in her arms while talking about how his relationship with his father was going downhill. But seeing him in tears in his father's embrace made her feel overwhelmed. She turned back to leave only to see his mother standing right across her with a teary look. In the whole household they had the best relation so far, they often talk about stuff which exceeds the talks of any normal mother in law with her daughter. She wiped her tears taking a few steps towards the mother. "Why is he like this? You know sometimes it pains to see him that way. He deserves better, I think." she looked down asking about her mate. The mother grabbed her shoulders wiping her tears while saying "He was taught how to be calm, how to be perfect for others. You know, it's pretty cliche to say but he is a kind of person who can give away his life for the sake of love, a kind of person who waited for his one and only mate since he was young. So you shouldn't be doubting when he cares for you, you shouldn't be doubting when he says that he loves you" she patted her back leaving her there and off to her room. She hung her head down remembering the times when his wolf was happy just because he saw her being a bundle of joy, and when he always told the phrase 'I love you' she didn't usually believe in it. Now when she thinks about that how come she never realized his love for her. She went back to her room feeling a strong aroma coming her way. Since she knew who it was, she pretended to go back to sleep again. The door creeked open, indicating that it was him. He removed his blazer hanging it on the hook before making his way to the restroom. He came back up with a grey hoodie and a black jeans. After seeing her peacefully sleeping he went to his side of the bed. But something else was disturbing him 'Should I or no?' he asked this question to himself maybe over a hundred times. He took a deep breath. On moving to her side he placed his right hand hesitantly on her tiny waist, his big hands tightly secured her in place. The warmness was radiating like a hot ball of fire through his hand to her waist. He pulled her closer towards him as he smelled every bit of her scent on her neck. He missed her. A lot. She smiled knowing that he was there, right next to her. Like the birds waiting for the sun to shine she waited for him to talk. "Um..." There was a long pause with a bit of hesitation added he continued "You know I still remember how we used to fight whenever we'd come across each other in the woods when we were young. I know we never got along and never had those sweet conversations that every couple would have. But I really care for you, look out for you, and if you're not around me I really miss you. I know that I hurt you many timesbut I truly am sorry for it. And the moment you left the house I thought ........'This is it? Will she ever trust me again? What should I do?' But you know what my mum used to say?... that if you really love someone you should never lose your opportunity to prove them that you really do. So I did what my mind instructed me to, I followed, I followed till I reached you because I could never leave you again, not this time. I know I am a terrible mate but I promise to be better for you. Trust me, even now I didn't come here to ask for your forgiveness but I.........I really missed you, for real. I don't know what is this indifferent feeling in my chest that if I lose you, the next second I'd be heartbroken. If it is love then know that I love you so much till the last flower withers in a bunch of fake ones" as soon as he completed a tear escaped his eyes falling on her torso. When she felt the hot tear she instantly turned to him with a couple of more tears in hers too. As she went in to wipe his tears, he tightly engulfed her in a hug. A hug which was passionate, a hug which indicated that they missed each other for a little too long. "I'm sorry too" she spoke in a whisper in his ear crying in his embrace. "You didn't have to be" he gently said patting her head. "I should've been there to understand you but rather I said the things which I didn't mean at all. I'm sorry, please don't leave me" she became a crying mess in his chest. He shook his head before saying "I can never do that" he adjusted his head above hers. His body was warm she knew she can rely on him no matter what. Her wolf was happy and giggling in his embrace, after a long time even if it's just a hug she felt secure. It was important to know that love won't come by force but by understanding each other, by being each other's back bone, by not leaving each other's side. Though they were mated unfortunately the love which brought them together was fortunate enough for them. The time was never to be blamed but the people who don't use it wisely. The trust which is an important foundation to all the relationships that can make the tree grow till the sky. Love, trust, hope these three always go hand in hand, if either one of them is missing, know that the relationship was never meant to be.