The funeral rites were finally completed , my body was burnt to ashes and they were carried by my family.And for some reason throughout the rest of the funeral my mind kept drifting back to Damian, and whenever I closed my eyes to think of happy thoughts to surprise numb my emotions he’d be the first thing to appear.
The way the water trailed off his body and hair stuck to his face which made him look like a freaking god. But that didn’t mean I could make goggly eyes for my brother in law. Well he was no longer my brother in law but the fact that he was will make a lot of situations weird even if they weren’t meant to be.
Another thing that caught my attention was Kael, on my way back to our omega quarters, I had seen him sitting alone near the garden fountain and beside him were empty bottles of alcohol covering the floor like some kind of decoration. In his hand was another one, he gulped it down as if it were just water.
He kept laughing and talking to himself like a mad man and constantly called out, “ Buttercup,” that was the name he often called me by. That alone tugged at my heart and confused me even further, I stood at a distance for a moment and watched him chuck bottles of more alcohol, scream and laugh and hurl bottles against the floor. He was hurting himself… literally.
He mastered the energy to get up, and immediately his foot touched the ground he screamed in pain. He stepped on a sharp glass that was laying down. My heart ached as I could do absolutely nothing about it, my emotions were all over the place one minute I felt nothing but disgust to ever be mated to him and the next I just wanted to be with him.
He staggered backwards , failing to keep his balance and from the look of it he was barefoot, that explained how the glass easily got him. And he proved me right, he stomped in yet another glass and bowled in pain he eas too intoxicated to reason.
I couldn’t watch this anymore, I rushed over to him.
“ Alpha Kael, please come with me you’re hurting yourself.”
“ Let me hurt myself , my Luna’s death was more painful that this nonsense so just let me be.”
“ I understand you but ….”
“ But nothing!” he exclaimed shoving me back. His blood covered the floor and filled tge air with metallic scent. “ You don’t understand anything or how much this is affecting me. Who even asked you to come here i don’t remember calling anyone.”
“ You’re right you didnt call me but you’re hurting yourself.”
“ well f**k it.”
Kael could be very stubborn and hit headed sometimes and it was really frustrating, once he set his mind to something there was nothing anyone could do to convince him otherwise.
“ Let me at least let me help you get to your room.”
His gaze turned towards me and he limped towards me, he towered over me as the scent of alcohol wafted up my nostrils.
“ Please , you’re hurt… I can’t bear to see you…” I stopped myself mid sentence. “ I need to help you it’s my job please let me.”
He pinched the bridge of his nose, and took a deep breath. “ Fine , let’s go to my room.” He took one step forward mad hissed.
He still had pieces of glass piercing his feet, “ Sit down…” i said pointing on tge fountain edge. “ let me remove the glass from your feet. “
“ Dont tell me what to do…”
“ Please,”
He sat down , I pressed the surrounding areas of his foot to let tge blood push out tge glass so that it would be less painful when I pulled it out and kt worked. He only flinched a bit and by the time i was done with the third glass, he seemed to be more calm and relaxed ma.
“ Why ?” He said tilting his head looking up at me , his eyes drowsy like a toddler staying up passed their bed time.
“ Why what ?”
“Why are you helping me?”
“ It’s just who I am alpha.”
He looked at me for a moment and his gaze intensified.
“ You remind me of her…”
Befire he could finish talking I interrupted him,” let’s get you to your room alpha. You've had enough to drink for tonight and you need some rest too. “
He nodded his head sluggishly and offered his hand for me to take
He put his arm over my shoulder and his touch brought back the familiar sensation that always made my heart skip a beat and make the butterflies in my stomach flutter. I stared at his face like I was searching for something on it, this was the same face I spent hours staring at and gave surprise kisses, now it was just the face of the man who erased me from the face of this earth.
“Hey, what are you staring at ?” He asked his voice now groggy.
“ Nothing Alpha, let’s head to your room.”
We arrived at his room by the grace of the moon goddess ….his limping wasn’t the only thing slowing us down he made it very hard for us to get there and throughout I felt the urge to smack some soberness into him.
“ We’re here.” I said placing him slowly on his bed.
“ Uggggghhhhh,”
“ I don’t feel so good,” he complained running his hand over his face. “ Undress me.”
My face flashed red as I hoped that I didn’t hear him right.
“ Why are you just standing there like a statue…” he added. “ come and undress me, I’m so hot.”
“ I-I can’t alpha.”
“ I’m not asking …. And I’m not going to repeat myself.”
I couldn’t, it was against our code of conduct as omegas and even if he asked me to he wasn’t in the right state. And if anyone happened to badge it be used against me.
“ Natalie ? Yes I’m coming.” I pretended to hear Natalie. “ I’m sorry I have to go.”
“ Where are you going? You can’t leave me here alone,” he tapped the empty side next to him… where I used to sleep. “ Come, you can spend the night here.”
I didn’t know whether to feel anger or sadness. Why would he let someone else in his bed , no our bed and just right after my funeral. Did I mean nothing at all to him that he wanted another woman in his bed. I was still the other woman but didn’t know that.
I curled my hand into a fist that my knuckles almost turned white. I had to leave if I stayed there any longer i would have strangled him.
“Good night Alpha.” I held the hen of my dress and walked away. He remained murmuring something I couldn’t hear a word, I was consumed by fury, I stepped out and leaned magainst the when a voice startled me.
“ Odd to see you here,”
“ Damien,” i said placing my hand on my chest.
“ I see you’re getting along with the Alpha now , you even made it to his room.”
“ Oh no it’s not what you think …. I just…”
“ Relax … I’m just messing with you.” “ though I gotta ask you something though.”
“ the celestial ball is in about 2 months, would you be my partner ? “
“ Me ? “
“ You wouldn’t wanna be seen with or partner up with a hideous pig like me trust me.”
"What makes a fine girl like you call herself a pig,"
I felt my cheeks instantly turn red." I mean.... look at me , I'm like 3 times your size, and I know people won't resist mocking me."
“ What if we did something about it before the event ? Let’s say private training. It’ll help you get in shape and the rest is all up to you.”
“ You … the beta of the park wants to train me ?”
“ I've seen what you can do and I know you’re capable. so am I getting a yes or a no ? ”