His Possession or His Princess

Fourty-Six | The Run

Cal

I just needed air. I needed time away.

I could be pregnant. I’m not allowed to go anywhere because of my eyes and my markings. I’m scared to get close to Titus and to open up because the last time I did that my heart got torn to pieces.

I don’t know where I’m running off to. It’s like I’m on autopilot and I can’t stop running. Esther stays quiet in my head because she knows there’s nothing she could say that could calm me down.

I don’t know where I am because I don’t know the pack lands very well and I don’t know where I’m going to, I’m just going to keep pushing forward until I feel like stopping.

Suddenly I’m surrounded by four wolves and I watch as a dark gray wolf that’s bigger than the others walks towards me. It’s a decent size wolf, just a little smaller than mine and Titus’, but what he lacks in size he makes up for in confidence. It is oozing power as it walks towards me. Suddenly, it shifts, and I see that the wolf is Alexander, and he stands in front of me with his arms crossed until someone passes him some shorts. He puts them on and tosses a shirt on the ground and crosses his arms again as he tells me with his Alpha tone, “Shift.”

I run behind a nearby tree and shift and I walk out and say softly, “Alexander.”

His eyes widen upon seeing that it was me and he says, “Everyone leave.”

None of the wolves hesitate to walk away and Alexander stays where he is and asks, “What are you doing at my pack, Cal?”

“I didn’t know I was here. I was at my pack and I went for a run and just ran where I felt like I needed to go.”

He sighs and runs his hand through his hair as he looks up at the sky and says, “You should head home.”

I nod and begin to turn away, but I know that this is the only time I’ll get to talk with him about everything. I decide to ignore his statement and ask, “Why did you do it?”

His eyebrows furrow and he asks, “Do what?”

“Break up with me? Did you find your mate? You never gave me a real answer other than you never loved me. I mean, I know it doesn’t matter now because I have a mate too, but I just… I don’t understand.”

He presses his lips together and says, “I’m sorry for saying that Cal. I didn’t mean it. I loved you more than you will ever know and I was forced to let you go.”

“What does that mean?” I ask still not understanding. We hear a loud howl and Alexander says, “You should get going. I’m pretty sure that’s Titus.”

I nod and say, “Sorry for intruding, Alex.”

He smiles softly, “It’s fine, Cal, see you at school.”

He turns around and shifts as he leaves, and I shift as well and run back towards my pack.

I run as fast as I can because I didn’t realize how far away I was from home and I’m nervous of the reaction I’m going to get from Titus. Suddenly, something hits my side and I skid across the ground. I lift my head up and I feel Esther in my head getting prepared for a fight, but I smell and there is Titus’ scent. I look at him and his wolf is standing over me glaring at me. I feel a large amount of pressure in my head making me wince and Esther tells me: He’s trying to mind link with you. Let him in and the pressure will go away.

I do as she says, and I hear his harsh tone, “What do you think you’re doing?”

I can’t help the whimper that slips through my lips, but he doesn’t stop glaring at me. He says, “Turn around, we’ll talk about this in our human form at home.”

I don’t argue, and we run home together. As soon as we get towards the house, we both change our clothes behind the tree line.

I look at him as he opens the front door and he mutters, “Go to our room. I’ll be right there.”

I nod, and I walk to our room quietly. I sit on our bed and wait for him to come in and I can’t help but feel like a child who is waiting for their punishment.

Titus

I didn’t go to our room immediately because I knew that would be bad for us. I needed a moment to calm down before facing her. I don’t understand why she ran so far, and she was headed towards the Starry Shadows pack and… did she know that’s where she was going?

And if so, why?

I take a deep breath and I walk into our room and I see her sitting on the bed in a pair of leggings and a t-shirt and she is braiding her hair out of nervousness.

Her eyes flicker up to meet mine and I grab a chair and sit across from her and I take a deep breath and ask, “Why did you run off?”

“I felt overwhelmed.”

“With what?”

She sighs heavily, and she says, “I just wanted to go for a run. I didn’t realize how far away I went. I didn’t know where our pack borders ended.”

I ask, “Was it due to s*x, Cali? Was it not good enough for you? I know you and… I know you’ve done it before, and I never have so was I not good for you?”

I feel so nervous waiting for her response, and she looks up at me with her mouth slightly open and she asks, “It was your first time?”

I nod and she laughs softly and said, “Honestly, Ti, I had no idea. I thought you must’ve been a lot more experienced than me. It was incredible and I mean look at you, what girl wouldn’t want you?”

I chuckle, “It doesn’t have to do with girls not wanting me, Cali, it had to do with me wanting to wait for you.”

She grins, “I love you, Titus, but no it had nothing to do with our s*x. The s*x was fantastic. It had to do with… we didn’t use protection and I am scared I’m going to be pregnant.”

I nod in understanding and say, “We should figure out a plan to prevent pregnancy.”

She nods in agreement and I say, “I’m sorry… I should’ve used condoms I just was so caught up in the moment and in your heat.”

“It’s fine, Titus. I should’ve insisted on you wearing some I just wasn’t thinking in the moment. And I don’t regret it… not really. My time with you was incredible I just would like to continue to enjoy my time with you before adding a baby in. We’ve only known each other for a couple of months… I want to be selfish and enjoy you a little longer.”

She stands up and walks towards me and pulls me down into a deep kiss and says, “I’m sorry for running off.”

I sigh, “It’s okay, just next time stay in the pack borders. I’ll show you the markers to look for.”

She nods in understanding and I kiss her deeply trying to show all of my love and admiration for her in this kiss.