Begging for survival

Chapter 16 -

Max POV

I was relieved that Derek is actually healing, that I didn’t do any permanent damage… I’ve done enough.

“That’s amazing, that means that even hunters can’t hurt you now” Alexandria says.

“Love, they couldn’t hurt me before, I mean look at Max, and he is supposed to be one of the strongest” the d**k says with a smirk,

Can’t he see his face, and I bet his body is just as bruised, and I f*****g stabbed him, it could have easily been his heart instead of his shoulder.

“Oh my god Max, you barely have any face left” Alexandria says with wide eyes,

I rush to the broken mirror, more like limp.

“What the f**k” I scream at my reflection where I see my blooded, swollen with few fractures face, s**t.

“I guess you can’t cross werewolves’ territory to go back home when you can’t even walk” Alexandria says coldly,

“You may stay few more days until you heal but nothing changed, you will leave as soon as you are fully recovered… lets go Derek” she says leading the way out of my room,

“Alexandria” Derek stops her then takes a deep breath like he is trying to calm himself down,

“I think you two should talk” he says.

“I have nothing to say to him and my decision is final”,

“Oh he will be leaving this pack one way or another… but you should talk before he does, I’ll be waiting for you in our room, we need to have a talk too” and with that he leaves shutting the door behind him, not even waiting for a response from her.

As soon as the door shuts, she snaps her head to me,

“What the f**k did you tell him?”,

“Nothing” I mumble.

“Maximus” she scolds,

“I told him that we were together before” I confess,

“Why the f**k would you do that?” she screams at me,

“He literally choked it out of me” I try to defend myself,

“No wonder he tried to kill you… f**k, I’m up for a very awkward conversation thanks to you, I guess it’s one more thing you screwed up”,

“You lying to your mate is not on me Alexandria”, s**t, I shouldn’t have said that, I really need to think before I open my mouth.

“You are the one to talk about lying, this was a mistake, we have nothing to talk about” she says and turn to leave.

“No, wait” I stand between her and the door to stop her.

“What do you want Max?” she asks annoyed.

“Just let me explain what happened that night… please” I plead and she thinks about it for a minute, a very long minute.

“Go ahead” she says sitting on the edge of the bed,

“I was just…defending myself, I was searching for you when I entered their house… as soon as I stepped in, they attacked me and I instinctively attacked back… but it was their house and I was a f*****g hunter who is breaking and entering… of-course they will attack me.. They were defending themselves, defending their daughter… and I murdered them for it…I wasn’t thinking straight and we were all fooled by carter, but that’s not an excuse for what I did” I tell myself more than I tell her.

 “I already know you didn’t just kill them in cold blood and I know that night was very confusing for you and Adam, but it doesn’t make what happened okay, they were good people, they were kind and gentle, I wished they were my actual parents, they were innocent Max… I don’t think I can get over it and I’m sure Leila won’t” she says with a little sympathy.

“She will never forgive me, I know that and she shouldn’t, I won’t put that burden on her”,

“But you will put it on me?” she says with raised eyebrows,

“No, I won’t do that either …i just...i don't know what to do... i mean why? why would the moon goddess make me her mate of all people?",

"I don't have an answer for that Max other than it must be for an important reason, i mean i was a rare case, what's the odds of it happening again?",

"I don't know... just know Alexandria, I never meant for any of this to happen, and I didn’t mean what I said before…as shitty as all of this is, losing you is the worst of it all” I say and I can hear the crack in my voice.

“Then I guess it’s your punishment, and believe me, you are getting off easy” she says grimly…I know I am, there is no redemption for me.

She gets off the bed and head to the door to leave, she is half way out when she turns and says

“Goodbye, Max” she says with glistened eyes, this is it, her final goodbye.

she waits few seconds for a response that she doesn’t get before she actually leaves, I can’t make myself say it back, I can’t let her go, this can’t be it, this can’t be goodbye.

Dean POV

We are sitting around the kitchen counter helping feed the babies; it became our daily routine now.

Last night was more eventful than we thought, Derek explained what happened with Max and how he is now silver proof or something, he didn’t go into details on why they fought in the first place but it has to be something to do with Alexandria, because you can cut the tension between him and her with a knife.

“So, silver doesn’t affect you now?” Dylan asks Derek for the hundreds time,

“No, Dylan, apparently not, ask me again and I’ll be the one stabbing you with silver” Derek answers losing his patience,

“Maybe it’s a fluke, we should test it” I suggest.

“And how do you suggest we do that dear brother?” Derek asks annoyed.

“Get Max to stab you again, maybe Alexandria?”I say feigning deep thinking.

“I’m not stabbing my fiancé Kenny, but I might stab you” again with the stupid nickname.

“Why do you call him Kenny again?” Sophia asks as she tries to shove a spoon of this colorless tasteless goo inside one of the Alex’s mouth.

“Because he looks like a ken doll” Alexandria says laughing about the nickname she came up with.

“You are just jealous because I’m prettier than you” I say smirking.

“Did you just call yourself pretty?” Dylan asks with one eyebrow raised.

“Well, I am, and I’m owning it bitches” I say grabbing an apple and taking a bite.

“Language, Dean, the babies” Sophia scolds me.

“Really Sof, their godmother is sailor mouth Alexandria, you’ll be lucky if their first word isn’t f**k” I say chuckling.

“f**k you Kenny” Ria says punching my arm.

“See, told you” I tell Sof with a pointed look.

“Alexandria” Sof scolds Ria too, at least I’m not the only one.

“What? He started it” Ria says pointing a finger at me.

“I’m already raising four babies; I don’t need to raise the four of you, so behave yourselves” Sophia says with one hand on her hip looking at the four of us.

“What did I do?” Dylan asks innocently. 

“Knowing you Dylan, you must’ve done something even if I don’t know about it yet” Sophia says and Derek laughs so she turns to him.

“Don’t get me started with you too, getting into fights and getting stabbed by silver” she says attempting to shove another spoon in one of the babies mouth.

“You know I’m your alpha right?” Derek says narrowing his eyes at her.

“Yeah, whatever, finish your breakfast” she says pushing his plate in-front of him with her other hand and he starts eating like a behaved little child.

I finish my apple, say my see you later and leave the kitchen to go to my daily scheduled torture session… I’m going to see my mate.

I reach my usual spot and as always the border guards give me my space and retreat.

Today is a good day because she is already here, usually I have to wait for her.

Today she doesn’t enter the cottage but sits on the grass outside leaning on one of the cottages' walls, I’m mesmerized by the beautiful scene in-front of me that is Amelia, that’s when I see them… Rogues and they are closing in on my mate.