We Met Once Again

Episode Four: Bad News

°Margaux POV°

The dining room is fully packed. The noise is bearable although it's still quite loud. The pack members are walking inside and greeting each other. Some are already seated and having a conversation. I'm still worried about what this whole dinner is all about.

I walked towards the front and took my seat next to my third brother. We waited until my father, the alpha, said.

"Everyone." That's all it takes to have everyone's attention.

The pack members kept quiet and took their respective places. With a little rustling after a few seconds everyone's looking at my father. My father smiled and order the omegas to serve the food.

The food's good. We are serve a lot. So maybe it's not a bad news. We ate and the whole dining room is bustling with happiness. Everyone is happy except one person.

I looked at Marcus. He's saying something to my father. He looked sad. I wanted to go but that'll be rude. So, I just waited. We're all done and before we call it a night, my father rose and announced the news.

"Today, we are gathered here to finally say goodbye to a good friend." He said.

Everyone gasps. I looked around me and my eyes fell on Marcus, it might just hovered a little, then back to my dad.

"He's been with us for a long time and we really appreciate all the help and assistance that he offered. We couldn't make it without him." He pause and looked at Marcus. "Alpha Marcus, we are all gathered here to say that we're grateful for helping us go through our hardest time." My father said and rose his glass. "Let's cheers for the benevolence of Alpha Marcus. Let's wish him a great life ahead of him. Cheers!"

Everyone rose their glasses and cheered. Applause is all around me and I still can't believe what happened. I shook my head. Denying the news I just heard.

"No." I said lowly. "You're not leaving. That's not true." I keep denying the news.

I rose to my seat and headed outside. I grabbed my medieval hooded white cloak and ran outside. I ran and ran until I reached the lake. I sat on the side and I cried.

I cried my heart out and then I howled the despair can be felt through it. My wolf, Antoinette, is also sad. Thinking of a future without Marcus is not a future for the both of us. I kept on howling. The sadness is creeping inside me.

I heard footsteps but I just ignored it. I curled into a ball. I'm surrounded by snow. My cloak is barely keeping me warm.

A familiar hand touched me. He puts his hand round my nape and the other held my knees and he pulled me closer to him. The warmth of his body is soothing.

"Shh... Don't cry." Marcus said.

"I... Can't... Help myself. I'm just so... Sad." I said. In between sobs.

"I'm sorry. I couldn't be able to stay." He said. His chin on my head.

I looked at him through my teary eyes. I know. I know you couldn't stay but I still wished you would. I wanted to say that to him but I can't find my voice. I just cried and he soothed me.

"Why?" Is all I can muster.

"Why I have to leave?" He asked me and I nodded. "The thing is---" He paused. "I have some personal matter to attend to."

"Will it take that long? Long enough for my father to formally say goodbye?" I asked him. Looking on his eyes I saw sadness and the other that I can't put my finger on.

"I'm sorry, little one." He said as he kissed my forehead. "I would really love to stay." He said.

I cried in his arms. My face on his chest. We stayed like that until there's no more tears left to shed.

"Why am I hurting like this? My wolf is devastated by the news of you leaving. You said yoy aren't my---" I was stopped by him.

"You aren't my mate. Your mate is still out there. Waiting for you. He'll love you." I thought I saw hurt in his eyes. "The fact that you're devastated is probably because you thought of me as one of your family." He said trying to explain things to me while convincing himself. I think.

He held me tight and the darkness embraced me. I felt him stood up and carried me out of the woods. I put my arms around his neck.

"I love you." He whispered and he kissed my forehead, a little too long. "Remember that, little one." He said as I drifted off to sleep.