Demon wolf

A Rogue With Heart?

Alarik’s POV

“Our uncles last words to us individually different but together the same with his last breath he used his strength to tell us he loved us and will always be watching over us. That he was sorry for the life we had to live through that he couldn’t have saved our parents.”

I stared at them with complete shock I have never heard of a rogue that dedicated to anything little own wanting to protect a pup he didn’t know.

“Hearing his last words made my rage flare I couldn’t stay in control it took over I screamed out my pain my grief. I slid under the wolf listening making sure he stayed focused on me as I ran back towards my uncle my last living pack member his mate and pups killed in the raid he hung on for us. I yelled at him through the link not to apologize for doing the best he could that I loved him he was my second dad. To just hang on. The wolf reached out his claws getting a grip on my leg I fell making his claws drag down my leg. I rolled over pushed his jaw up as he tried clamping down on my throat I shoved my knees into his ribs. I begged Jack not to leave us. That’s when the pack got there and saved us.. Dad buried our uncle back in our pack lands saying such a loyal member should rest with his people the beta ran their pack while we were gone. The pack land we once knew was a mass grave everyone was buried we think our uncle had buried them all in that month.”

“Marcus gave our uncle the best funeral he could and considering the travel and minimum travel supplies it was beautiful.. I’m ashamed now for how I treated Marcus for years after that I blamed him for our uncles death for saying we must never cross over the border. We could visit but we must stay on pack lands. I blamed Jack dying on that specific condition of our visits. Without those words Jack wouldn’t have thrown me back into the territory he would’ve let me help. But Marcus never blamed me never lost his patients with my out burst or disrespect.”

I was just staring at them tears rolling down Alora’s face while Jacob just held her. I noticed tears were falling down my own face whipping them away. I couldn’t imagine going through that. I turn to look at Jenasi his eyes watered but not a single tear fell even as Rose hugged him tight and him holding her back.

“I’m sorry for my out burst at your mate Alarik I didn’t think about her genuinely not knowing just about the pain that day caused.”

“I also apologize I shouldn’t have snapped the way I did when y’all told me. I just-“

I shake my head aggressively.

“You have nothing to apologize for I couldn’t imagine being a child and getting through all that. What about the banding from y’all’s house and why your brothers stopped being her friends?”

“When she reported to my dad it was after we got back after hearing our stories at the funeral his respect for our uncle only grew the patrollers knew about our uncle and happily agreed when they where told to never attack him. Due to his sacrifices and his genuine heart. They all even befriended him and would often chat with him when he waited for us. Well Jessy came in to report me but was very disrespectful about me, Jenasi, and my uncle dad told her and her parents for a child to have such disrespect for her pack members wasn’t a reliable member because my brother had nothing to do with it that she knew of. He told her that he appreciated her coming to him for what she believed but I never did anything that he didn’t grant permission for. She lost it saying he was lying just cause he didn’t wanna take me away from mom that he was turning a blind eye to a traitor for his mate. Mom barely got to the office in time to calm him and decree her banned from the house.”

“The boys stopped being her friend because she was trying to convince them to turn their back on Alora they tried calming Jessica down and being firm but no matter what they did she wouldn’t let it go. Alora told them she’d step back because Jessica was their friend first and even though she forgives her for what Alora felt was her fault even if she did know better she couldn’t even try to be friends with her again. They decided that’s the type of person they would pick if had to be a choice.”

“I know she had nothing to do with his death I blamed needing to keep her safe as my brother blamed Marcus’ condition as he called it.”

“Why would you defend her? You feel so strongly Alora but even as you cary that simmering hate for her that blame why protect her?”

I can’t believe a rogue is why my mate, my king and even Alora are still breathing this day. Why not tell her why not make her understand maybe now she’d listen she’s no longer a child.

“Because of my uncle’s last wish of protecting her I guess subconsciously protecting her is my way of staying connected to him even after all these years. It’s been a month sense I’ve been here but every time we are together we go see his grave so in the month I haven’t been here I haven’t been there even though it’s just bones under the ground it’s our family our young life it’s us. We always fight for family even if it’s not easy so if keeping her safe is how I feel connected to him I’ll fight to keep that connection.”