Chapter 5: Getting to know the Monster
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I finally get off the bed and make my way downstairs where the smell of eggs and Bacon hits my nose. I smile and walk to the kitchen and sit on a bar stool. "I hope you like breakfast for dinner." Ryland turns and smiles at me. "Well who doesnt?" I say and smile back at him. He continues to cook and I get lost in thought thinking about who I just married. I sit and think about this until I cant take it anymore. "Ryland?" "Yes?" He asks turning to me. "You arent going to kill me are you?" Its a stupid question I know but its all that would come out when I opened my mouth. Ryland looked at me like I had just stabbed him with a knife. "You cant be serious Lilly." I just look down. Ryland walks over to the other side of the bar and leans over. "Lilly ive killed a lot of people, and im not proud of it, but I would NEVER hurt you, ever. I would goto the ends of the world for you." I blush and look down. Ryland places a plate of food in front of me. "Now, you need to eat." I nod and start to dig in."This is delicious! Where did you learn to cook like this?!" I ask around a mouth full of food. Ryland just laughs "My grandma raised me and she taught me how, said I had to know how to take care of myself until I found me a good woman." I cant help but laugh.
After dinner we head to the living room to watch come movies. I cuddle into the couch with blanket Ryland hands to me and he sits next to me. "So, why dont you tell me a bit about yourself?" He asks and I feel my face heating up. "Well, what do you want to know?" I ask trying to avoid telling him of my awful father. "Everything, like why your dad tried to pay me to come beat you in a fight." The look in his eyes is pained. I clear my throat and try to think of how to start my story. "Well. I am the first born, it is my right to take over the pack, but my father doesnt believe in female alphas." My wold growls and I try and clear my throat to cover it but he smiles and I know he heard. "My father is weak, he knows I could easily over power him, my wolf is much more dominate, only reason I havent taken him down is out of respect, which I lost all respect for him today." I say and stare at my feet. Ryland clears his throat and I look up to meet his eyes. "Well I do agree with you that your father is weak, and I know your wolf is very strong, hell you almost beat me!" He says and I cant help but smile. "I also believe that female alphas are great and I know you will make a amazing luna of my pack." My wolf purr at how he is talking to us. "So what about you, whats your story mister alpha?" I ask and he looks at me with glowing blue eyes. "I love it when you call me alpha." He growls out and my wolf tries to come forward too. Finally I see him get control. "My story, right. Well, my parents were killed when I was 5 by a rouge wolf pack. I was sent to go live with my grandmother until I was old enough to run the pack. While I was away my uncle took over, and also set out to train me to be a alpha. His methods of 'Alpha Training' where harsh. He would chain me in the basement and inject me with silver so I become immune, then beat me so that I could take a hit." He stops and laughs. I cant wipe the the horrified look from my face. "He was a cruel man. I ended up creating my own pack, I wanted nothing to do with him or his pack. As soon as I thought I was ready I killed him. Him and all his enforcers. I gave the women, children and elders the option to join my pack or leave." He stops to look at me for a moment. "I let my wolf run that attack, I let him completely take over. That is where everyone gets their stories about me." I grab his hand. I cant help it, but hearing him talk about what happened to him I cant even imagine. I thought my dad beating me every once in a while was bad but he had it so much worse. If I was in his shoes I would more than likely act the same.
After our conversation neither of us talked about our past again. Ryland found us a good comedy movie and I snuggled up to him on the couch. This man, the man I thought was a complete monster isnt a monster at all. Ryland is just broken, and needs some guidance. I lay my head on his chest and can hear his chest rumble with how happy he is. I dont think I could have asked for a better mate, because Ryland isnt the monster I thought he was.
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