Like Magnets

Ch 10 Her doe eyes

Chapter 10

•XOILA•

I heard the alarm go off still feeling terribly exhausted from the beating Cadmar gave me. My wounds have healed all that remains is the soreness of healing. Since I haven't had my first shift Our healing is still a little slower than the average wolf so the bruises and the cuts heal but the soreness and the pain takes a little longer to fade away. 

I swear I even didn't do anything to make him mad I was just polishing the wine glasses because that was my task for the day.

*the previous morning*

So there I was minding my business cleaning the polishing the wine glasses because they had just been cleaned for tomorrow's event. The event was just for other alphas that went to school with Cadmar those who were good enough to be his friends and allies.  As I set one down with the ones that were already polished I hear glass shatter making me flinch. 

I smelled him than before I saw him I took a silent breath and I then turned to see Cadmar smirking. His dreads now more defined and longer falling over his face. With all his newfound power he seems to have his features more enhanced his Jaw seeming more defined. His dark skin seemingly makes his amber eyes glow darker with power.

He sent a shiver down my spine and then he said: “ clean it up.”  I felt my skin prickle like something bad was about to happen. I mentally rolled my eyes there was no doubt, I mean the other omegas that were around the room seemed to have disappeared. 

Well except for Zari a petite redhead with wavy hair, melancholic green blue doe eyes, tannish skin, and cute freckles running across her face. She seemed like she was too focused on her task to notice that everyone else had left the room.

I put down the glass and moved to get the dustpan, a bag, and a small brush out to get the glass off the ground. I walked towards the utility closet in the dining room and opening the door to get what I needed. Once I had everything I turned and walked out, I shut the door behind me and went back to where I had left Cadmar. I knelt down feeling his eyes on me and began sweeping it up, once I got every shard I dumped it into the bag

As I was tying up the bag I saw the kick coming it took everything in me not to move out of the way. He kicked me and I skidded across the floor slamming into the wall knocking a painting down. I groaned and tried to get up then he kicked me again he continued to kick me hitting me wherever it landed. It was only when I whimpered slightly due to the pain that he stopped, he wiped his sweat off his brow straightening his clothes and pushing his dreads back as he walked away. “Clean this up and get out of my sight”

I gave myself a careful evaluation I'm sure he had broken about 3 ribs and I lifted up my shirt looking at my stomach and realized I probably have internal bruising and that will take a while before it heals? 

Like what maybe a whole day? I sighed a bit but groaned as I tried sitting up I tried to use the wall as support but then my arm began to sting and I realized I have a fracture due to me trying to shield my chest from getting kicked. I

 mean if he kicked me hard enough in the center of the chest he would probably stop my heart. I used my other arm to get support from the wall to push myself up.

Once I finally got up and into a sitting position Zari rushed over to me, she was the Deltas daughter but got demoted to omega around the same time we did. She looked at me crying and asked “Why didn't you try to defend yourself Xo” 

I looked at the painting and the shattered glass scattered across the floor and sighed “I just want to lay low... fighting back won't help” she cried harder and said “I'm sorry he’s like that Xo I'm sorry I couldn’t make it better” I looked at her confused “Why are you apologizing Zari” she froze a bit and realized what she said.

She let out a shaky breath and said: “Because he’s my mate” 

as she said that I let out a gasp in shock and winced in pain when I forgot my current condition. I took me a second because me being me I forgot how old Zari was. We're the same age right? 

Oh... no had turned 16 around the time the pack was attacked she was a year older. 

As I had come to my conclusion she began to speak again “He’s my mate and he knows but he hasn't formally rejected me...He just looks at me like he's disgusted at what the moon Goddess gave him...Like I was a mistake in his eyes” 

Before I could say anything to her she said “But I know... just from how he looks at me... I know he doesn’t want me and after seeing him treat you this way I'm scared to even ask him what he wants to do” 

I thought about what she said then, letting the information sink in as I began collecting the glass from the broken painting, and then I asked “What are you going to do Zari?” she wiped away stray tears with her sleeve as she began to help clean up the glass and with a shaky voice she answered 

“I'm going to give it a little more time... and if he doesn’t seem like he’s going to accept me I'll reject him and leave the pack” I looked at her up at her after dumping the glass into the bag (I had before he decided to kick me) and saw that she had made her resolve, I only nodded and continued cleaning.

Once we finished, she helped me to my room helped me shower, and dressed my wounds. Once she got me in my PJs she told me she would snatch me a new set of clothes for tomorrow. As she walked out of the room I called out to her “Zari you would make a great Luna.” 

she turned and gave me a sad smile “Thank you Xo and don’t worry I won't tell Stace she's coming back so I'll take these” she picked up my bloodied clothes and left.  

Swear I may not be the tallest person but these other girls make me feel tall as s**t. Stace is just 5'4 and Zari is like what 5'2 they make me feel so tall in comparison. But when I take all this pain it seems It gives me a sense of peace. It's like I'm protecting everyone else and I'm grateful for that and well that I could block the link I have with Stace so she wouldn’t feel the pain he was inflicting on me. 

It was like we were our own pack and could only tap into each other's feelings if the other permitted or if our guard was down. 

It seems that it's more effective now thanks to Faes gift I sighed as the aches were lulling me to sleep, I shifted a bit pulling out the old Motorola my cousin Oris gave me when he left the pack 6 years ago. I turned it on and wondered why they didn’t just stick to the mechanics of these phones so the batteries wouldn't die so quickly. 

I waited for the home screen to come up and punched in my birth date 08/27 it activated the phone and I seemed to have gotten a message minutes after 

“XO MY SWEET LIL CUZ FINALLY READY TO RUNAWAY? :)” 

my eyes widened at how fast he knew I activated it. I sighed and type 

"YEAH BUT BOY DO I HAVE SOME STUFF TO TELL YOU"

I then proceeded to tell him what happened up until now not spearing him a single detail, I sent the message and waited for a response

The screen lit up again and he replied:

“IM SORRY ABOUT AUNTIE AND UNCLE BUT YOU GOTTA LEAVE XO YOU AND LITTLE DYAD. GIVE ME A FEW HOURS AND I’LL GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER FOR YOU AND LITTLE DYAD TO COME LIVE WITH ME ILL SECURE THE TICKETS AND EVEN THE PLANE TO GET YOU 2 HERE I WILL TEXT YOU IN THE MORNING How did he know we were all dismissed from duty at 9:30 pm? 

I start to shake out of what? The relief I think after having constant headaches and stressing about our situation? This almost brings me to tears, then Stacy taps my shoulder and I jump a little in surprise and I look into her eyes and see her question. 

Hoping she gets the message without the need of a mindlink letting her know that I have the solution to our troubles, the answer to how we're getting away.