The Clan

6

I walked to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. I did not want to see him again but I might as well try to prevent a tornado with my bare hands. Dante opened the bathroom door as I shifted back. I did not care that I was naked right now. I was too furious to care.

"Get out." I snarled. "Leave me the f**k alone."

He paid no mind to my words and focused his gaze on my wound. I laughed dryly and showed him the s***h I had on my side.

"Admiring your work?"

"You made me hurt you. Why did you run? You knew what would happen." He said without an ounce of anger in his voice. That was new.

I growled but he did not care as he neared me. I took a step back and he furrowed his brows.

"You were busy with your w***e so I thought I could take my leave. You don't need me. You can have all the she-wolves you want." I growled.

He grabbed my wrist and pressed my body against him but he was focused on my wound. He slid his fingers on it and I winced. Goddess. That was deep but it would heal. Only slower because it was a wound inflected by another lycanthrope.

"She means nothing to me. You're my mate. I f****d her before but that was for release. I don't need any other but you love." He said.

"Is that supposed to make me feel better? Get out. I can't stand you right now." I said tired.

He put his head in the crook of my neck and breathed in deeply. That simple gesture made me shiver. Damn. That was a weak spot for all werewolves. The place where mates would mark each other.

"I liked it. Seeing you jealous and attacking Lena." He said against my skin.

"I... I wasn't."

"Don't lie to me." He sighed.

"She's less dominant than me. Since you're not accepting my rejection, that makes you still my mate and I won't accept a challenge from a lesser wolf." I said. That was the truth after all.

"There is no Alpha blood she-wolf in my pack."

"Then I won't let them challenge me so openly."

I did not like him but he was still my mate. There was no way for my wolf to accept that another would fight us over him when they were less dominant. That was just pure instinct that I acted the way I did. Yeah right.

He smiled against my neck and I felt his hot breath on my skin. That made me shiver against him and I noticed that he was hard against my lower belly.

"That made me so hard for you when I saw her blood in your mouth. I would have taken you right there but you're wounded so that takes priority." He said his voice low from desire.

"You did that to me! So don't act like you care." I retorted.

"As I said." He growled against my throat making my whole body vibrate. "You made me hurt you. I never wanted to but I'd rather see you hurt than gone."

"Get out! Leave me alone." I growled again.

I pushed against him but he pressed his body closer. He let me throw my fit and push him around but it only made the blood flow out faster making me feel lightheaded. I slumped against him and he caught me in his arms bridal.

We exited the bathroom and he laid me on the couch. I saw his eyes turn glossy so I knew he was mind-linking someone. Surely the doctor. He held my hand so gently that I could barely believe that he was the same man. I lifted my hand from his and put it on his cheek.

"Why are you fighting it?" I asked through the haze of the pain.

"Fighting what sweetheart? You're the one fighting me." He said puzzled.

I shook my head and fixed his green eyes. Did he not see it?

"Your nice side. You're showing it to me so seldomly. Too bad. That's the part I like about you."

He chuckled and laid his hand on top of mine. His hand was warm and so big compared to mine that it was engulfing it completely.

"My my. You're being awfully honest right now baby. It's time you understand that I'm not nice and I don't need to be." He said softly.

I laughed and winced because it hurt my side. He stroked my cheek to take away some of the pain thanks to our bond and I let him. I did not fight him because the pain of healing and the blood flowing was too much on my body that I would welcome his touch if it could relieve me.

The pack doctor entered the room and he was wearing a white coat. He was a man in his mid-fifties and probably mated already or Dante would not have let him near me. He had brown hair with hints of grey and his eyes were light green. He walked quickly to me and examined my wound. He was wrinkling his nose in thought before he finally said.

"Your claws are sharp Alpha but she'll be all right after a few stitches. I might suggest leaving her alone until the wound is healed."

"I understand." Dante nodded.

I could not help a smirk. You reap what you sow buddy.

The doctor started to stitch me up and that f*****g hurt. I grunted and Dante squeezed my hand to show me some support. I wanted none from him right now but his touch was soothing. I hoped it would not leave a scar. The doctor finished patching me up and gave me some painkillers to relieve the pain that the fast healing could bring.

"You will be sleepy with these." He explained. "You should be all right by tomorrow but I would advise to not move the wound too much or you might tear your stitches."

I nodded and he left us. When he passed the door, in came Lara and she was furious. All her anger was for her Alpha though.

"How dare you Alpha!" She growled.

"Calm down Lara." He sighed.

"Look at her! You did that to her! No mates should do that." She was definitely furious and I could see her hit him any minute. I would love to see that happening.

"How I deal with my mate is none of your concern." He said still calm for now.

"It is. I mated your brother. It means that we're family and I want you happy just as much as her since she's your mate. She deserves better from you." She said shaking her head in disbelief.

He growled towards her and she could not resist the Alpha's command. She lowered her gaze making me giggle. They both whipped their heads to me at the unexpected reaction and I had to admit that it was but they were too funny right now.

"Thank you Lara. He's a huge jackass to me that is true but I don't want you in trouble. It's just a scratch too. It'll be healed in the morning. Then I can go and find another mate. The Gamma... What was his name again? Luca? He seemed to like me." I said still giggly.

Dante growled low and I laughed fully this time. Those painkillers were strong.

"You reap what you sow." I said unable to stop the laughing.

"I won't apologise when I warned you not to get away." He frowned.

"Well... Did you want me to watch you with Blondy? Huh huh. That's not how it works."

Lara arched an eyebrow and sighed but she was smiling now. I managed to defuse the situation and I was glad. I liked Lara she was nice and she did not derserve to get punished by Dante.

"You saw Lena." She said.

I nodded and giggled. Damn those painkillers were making me bubbly.

"I bit a piece of her neck off. I think she will think twice now before touching what's mine."

Lara bursted out laughing and I joined her. Dante was shocked and did not know what to do with this situation. I made a move to stand up from the couch but he just picked me up. I furrowed my brows at him and glared the best I could.

"Don't touch me so casually you big bully. Let me go." I frowned.

"The doctor said not to move too much so I will lay you on the bed." He said calmly.

"Lara can help me. I don't want to see you right now."

He growled and tightened his grip on me making me gasp in pain. He released it immediately but still brought me to the bedroom. He laid me gently on the bed and threw me a nightdress. It was chocolate brown like my hair and fitted me perfectly. Where did he get this?

"I bought it for you. All that is in this closet belongs to you, my Luna." He said answering my silent question.

"I'm not your Luna." I said tired.

"Not yet. Once I mark you..."

"Never. I'll never let you do that. Not to me and certainly not to my family."

He sighed but he did not insist. Maybe he was getting tired of my answer and frankly so was I but I could not let him kill them. I would kill myself if he did. I would never be able to live with this guilt.

I started crying as the thoughts swirled inside my head and he rushed to my side. He held my hand and whispered sweet nothings. He looked so worried right now. Not at all the man who growled and threatened my family on a daily basis.

"Are you in pain baby?" He asked.

"Yes. You keep hurting me."

"I didn't want to..." He said contrite.

"Yes you do. How do you think I will feel if you kill my family? I'll kill myself if you do."

"You can't." He growled. "I'll never let you. The bond will prevent it."

"Good luck with that. I'm a stubborn girl. You just wait and see..."

I was so tired all of a sudden from the fast healing that I fluttered my eyes shut. The last thing I heard before darkness took me was.

"If you did, I would never be able to live with that sin for the first time in my life."