Rogue

Chapter 4

Aiden POV

With a final jolt the woman's body calmed down after an orgasm that pulled me after it. I went down after the well-made body and apart from a physical satisfaction I felt nothing but disgust. Both for myself and for her. She's a beautiful woman but cold and calculating. She lost her soul mate shortly after they met and it's a miracle she survived. All that's left of her sweet, sympathetic face is an attractive, empty, emotionless body. In a moment of weakness I confessed to her what I had done and she has been hunting me ever since. I'm her only chance at a better life. A supreme Alpha, a trophy for her thirst for power.

Long, sharp nails draw little circles on my bare chest and my only wish is to tell her to get the hell out of my bed. I hate her as much as I hate myself. She's a cold, mercenary b***h and I'm the biggest bastard on the face of the earth. Without any embarrassment, you growl furiously at her.

"Get out!"

Apart from fear I don't read any other feeling on her face. She gathers her things and without dressing she leaves the hotel room, not before throwing me...

"I'll see you again!"

For minutes I try to open the channel to Silver but all I find is a wall of silence. Remorse and helplessness dig a crater in my heart. After weeks of being away from her, my longing, pain and betrayal have made me make a decision and to hell with those who won't like it. She's my moon, my happiness and my life! She's my soul mate! She's my woman!

The road home is long and it seems never-ending. I want to see her and hold her in my arms, kiss her lips and tear-stained cheeks, ask for forgiveness. I know she loves me the same, not even for a moment has the sign changed color. The shiny black wolf has been my comfort in these hard weeks.

Although I trust my commanders, when it comes to Puppy, I refrain. It's their weakness! I want to surprise him, so I don't make any calls to say I'm coming. I'm realistic enough to realise I won't get a warm welcome from her. If I were to take her last words at face value, I should consider myself lucky if I don't find my end in her fangs.

My pilot tells me that we are preparing to land and through the small porthole I see the snow-covered peaks of the Stancosi Mountains. We are the largest pack in America and hold almost all of Montana plus part of the Canadian border.

My escort has arranged in advance to have our cars waiting for us at the airport so I jump in the Range Rover and step on the gas all the way. I don't care if they keep after me, all I want is to see her sooner. Even if she gives me hell I'm still going to squeeze her frail little body in my arms. I come into town like a tornado and slam on the brakes in front of my house. I jump out of the car and almost fly past a stunned Beta. Third in command, Jay slips away as I'm about to smash him down the stairs on my way to her room. The beast in me can't wait to meet his mate. He's calling her!

"Silver!"

My shout breaks between the walls of the house and echoes throughout the pack. I get no response and a cold claw pricks my heart. The two look at me and a terrible fear reads on their faces. Fear that slowly, slowly grips me too.

"Where is he? Tell me where the hell is he?"

My voice is unrecognizable. Tayler plucks up courage and finally answers me.

"He's gone!"

The scream that follows has nothing human in it. I put all my pain and anger into it. I feel the wolf get a hold of me and I turn in a second. I didn't get to feel for a moment the pain of shattered bones as I changed shape. I run into the dark forest and no one dares to follow me. I run and mourn for hours until I've exhausted my last bit of energy. I collapse in the soft, wet grass, hidden by the darkness of night. I return with difficulty to human form, my wolf is still angry, I think of her, of how she felt when I left like a bastard.

Dawn finds me calmer and with my mind made up. I will find her and bring her home.

Tayler and Jay are waiting for me in front of the house. I read a relief on their faces when they see me safe and sound. They kept insisting on making telepathic contact with me but I blocked their every attempt. I walk past them and tell them briefly.

"My office in an hour!"

I step straight into the shower and let the hot water whip my strained and tired muscles, wash away the pain and sadness. I get dressed and before I go downstairs I stop in her room. The scent of violets permeates every corner. I drop for a moment into the bed too small for my massive body and sniff the pillow that held the scent of her body. For the first time I really notice the small bedroom that bears the imprint of my beloved. Everything is simple and delicate, just as she is.

I reluctantly leave the room and go to the office where I find the two of them already.

"I'm waiting for you to explain and I want it to be a good argument, otherwise the pack will have a dead Beta and Omega!" you growl angrily at them.

"Luna!" They both reply at the same time.

I almost want to scream and angrily rub my temples suddenly seized by a migraine.

"I should have known. This woman is going to kill me!"

The suckers in front of me find it funny and giggle like fools. One look from me and they freeze. It's my turn to snicker at them.

"Out! It's time I had a private talk with my mother!" I bark at them.

"And she's away with......"

"Of course she's gone too." It's not like she leaves her daughter alone when she's been hurt by her bastard son! I scream angrily.

I pull out my phone when I'm left alone and take a deep breath to calm myself. Whatever title I wear is my mother and even if she wanted to punish me I know she loves me.

After two calls she answers short and cold.

"Aiden."

"Mom."

"What do you want?"

"I missed you too!" I say wryly.

"Son, you know I'm not impressed by your irony. So be brief and tell me what you want. I'm busy!"

Hell, I'm worried and he knows it, but he's in the mood to play games with

"I want to talk to Silver!"

"I'm sorry but she's not available and last time it seemed like Rogue."

"Mom!" I growled angrily and almost smashed the phone.

"Aiden, leave her alone! You almost killed her and if you don't believe me look in the desk drawer. Don't call me, I'll get you!"

And he hangs up on me.

I look in the drawer and find a picture, a Polaroid. The woman standing next to Tayler and Jay is not the woman I left at home. It's her shadow. If I didn't know her long, beautiful hair, her exotic eyes, I'd think it was a bad joke. A deaf shadow plays across her pale lips, but it can't hide the sadness that shows on her sickly face.

"My God, what have I done?"

I lay my head on the desk and close my eyes. I'm so tired and I feel like I'm breaking in two.

"We'll figure it out." The wolf's voice snaps me out of my numbness. Dammit, I'm the Alpha Supreme! Nothing can bring me down!

"Thank you, brother!" I reply.

Long days and nights passed, when the only thing I dreamed of, in the few hours I slept, was her face. The tension began to build up more and more. It took very little to make me snap. And that little came after two weeks of torture in the form of my mother. Alone!

"Where is she?" I screamed like crazy.

Tayler and Jay sat like a shield in front of her.

"She wouldn't come! Leave her alone! She's suffered enough!" yelled Luna.

"I want her back!"

"I'm sorry son. It's her choice."

I feel hope but also sadness in her voice. Something bad has happened. I take my mother in my arms and beg her like I did as a child, when I wanted something sweet.

"Tell me where she is so I can bring her home! She's my moon!"

She strokes my cheek and gently scolds me.

"Aiden, your adventures with all the bitches in heat have reached her. You made her suffer terribly, son."

"s**t!" I growl. She already knew!"

"True, but when your last b***h threatened her I'm afraid she went a little nuts!" she smiles.

"Silver got hurt?" I freak out.

She's laughing loudly and I'm afraid my mother has lost her mind. She wipes away her tears

"My God, she was magnificent! I thought they were gonna kill that b***h. Two men struggled to hold her!"

I feel so stupid, but I'm also proud. My darling, my warrior moon!

"Give me your phone and tell me where it is?"

"Canada, Blue Star pack! And you've got a phone!" He smiles wryly but gives it to me.

"You think I'm an i***t! I'm sure he'll answer! And anyway, mine's busted!"

I look in the menu and call Puppy. When I hear the sweet voice I've missed so much I feel my breath catch and a million electric currents run through me. I quickly control myself and growl "seductively":

"I'm coming for you, baby!"