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Alexander:
I ran my finger through Scarlett’s hair as she lay asleep after the operation.
The doctors had her sleeping on her stomach to ensure that the stitches healed, and I was thankful that I found her before anything happened.
Anastasia, who has been crying nonstop, refusing to drink any milk, and simply sleeping out of exhaustion calmed down, falling asleep peacefully after a bottle of milk as she took in her mom’s scent.
Mom, who was still confused about what happened, simply came to check in on her every once and a while, and I couldn’t bring myself to put my head on a pillow no matter how hard I tried.
The fact that we found her at a last minute after smelling her blood, my wolf went mad, practically guiding me to her. It killed me inside that it was me who led her to dealing with this, and I couldn’t help but feel responsible for everything that she had to deal with.
“I’m so sorry, neonata” I whispered to her, leaning to kiss her hand. The woman had gone through so much hell because of me, and because of me simply wanting to feed my hunger, and the more I thought of it, the more I regretted breaking her heart.
I knew that last night was the last straw, and that I would need to work harder than I ever have to try and regain her trust or at least, try to get her to look at me the same way she looked at me when we were friends.
I looked at Anastasia who was peacefully sleeping in her crib before hearing footsteps approaching my father. He simply stood by the door, watching me, waiting for me to get up from the edge of the bed to come to him, and doing as requested, I walked toward him and crossed my arms over my chest, waiting for his accusations or questions.
He stayed quiet for a few seconds as he simply stared at me, studying my expression, taunting me, and it wasn’t until he saw that I was growing uncomfortable that he opened his mouth to speak_
“I know that you’re expecting me to scold you, or to throw harsh words at you; however, I believe that what you went through today is enough for you to actually understand that your actions have consequences. What I am actually disappointed about is that you had to wait until the age of twenty-three to understand it, and that an innocent girl was who suffered for it” he said, looking me in the eye. I looked down at my feet, not wanting to look at him, knowing that he was right. It was Scarlett who paid the price of my actions and that alone was something that I knew she wasn’t going to forgive or forget. Hell, the woman was willing to let her daughter go because she didn’t want to see her as weak or discriminated against.
I understand that you might not want her as your mate or might not want her around you in your life; however, do not torment the woman, we all know that she does not deserve that. She has always loved and respected you, maybe the feelings weren’t mutual, but…”
“She is an omega, dad” I said, stopping him “even if I did love her, even if…”
“Does it matter what her position is to you that much?” He asked “if she was an Alpha born, or a beta even, would it have been different? This is not how a heart chooses who it wants, and this is not how a mate is even chosen”
“How would the other packs see her? You have to understand that I have other allying packs, and then knowing that my mate is an omega…”
“Would change nothing, Alexander” he said, stopping me “unless you choose to disrespect her. You set, that is the funny game of life. Your woman could be an Alpha, not even an Alpha born, a
Alpha, and she could be disrespected by everyone if her mate, regardless of his position, disrespects her. However, a woman can be an omega, or a human even, someone with no rank or ‘position’ of pack strength, and yet, she could be respected, loved, and even cherished by everyone It all just depends on how YOU treat your mate and how YOU force everyone to treat her”
“At this point, I don’t think that Scarlett would ever bother looking at me again, let alone giving me a chance as her mate” I said, shaking my head.
“You would be surprised” he said, smiling at me “The woman has a big heart, and if you’re smart enough to earn it, I am guessing that you can get past this. I am not saying that it will be done tomorrow. The damage that happened to her is far greater than that; but with time, and patience, she might be willing to give you a chance, and you two might end up becoming lovers”
“Yeah, you are forgetting the fact that she…”
“She will forgive you if you want her to, Alexander” he said, stopping me “but if you don’t, it won’t happen. It is what it is, and that is the stupid game of life. Yes, it is sometimes odd, and maybe unfair even, but we have to play as it is, and if you want something to happen, to REALLY happen, then you have to fight and work for it; otherwise, I am telling you again, let her go and find someone who will really love her”
He put his hand on my shoulder, gently squeezing it, before taking a step back and turning toward the living room where I knew mom was waiting for him before they left my house, leaving me alone with my mate. I entered the room and stayed quiet, processing what he said, my chest aching at the thought of letting her go, but could she actually want to leave? Did she not want to stay with me?
The possibilities of the answer being yes, she really did not want me in her life anymore were high; however, I still held onto the hope that things might be different and that she might, if possibly, want to give me a chance. But why would she?
After everything that I have done to her, why would she want to spare me a second glance? Could her heart really be as big as dad just described it?
Could she even look at me without hating my guts?
All these questions ran through my mind as I entered the room. My heart ached with each step I took as I realized that these might be the last days the two of us actually spend together; however, I knew that dad was right. I couldn’t hold her back any longer, it was unfair for her, and if I was going to torment her selfishly, then I was the one in fault here, and that was not something that I wanted to do.
I sat on the edge of the bed beside her, looking at her wounded side which was shot, remembering her sight as the men stood in front of and behind her, threatening to take advantage of her after shooting her. My chest ached, and leaning in to her shoulder, I kissed it very gently.
“Losing you is the worst mistake that I have ever done, my beautiful wolf; however, if you accept giving me a chance, then f will be more than happy to fight to earn your heart and trust” I whispered before laying down beside her, looking at her, admiring her features for a few seconds “I’m so sorry for everything, neonata…”
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