Ch. 21..30
Chapter 21
Allison came out of the room. She was mad. Mad at herself.
‘Why did I even go to this room?’
She headed to the stairs furiously. She paused and touched her heart. She started to feel pain.
“What is going on with me?”
Her eyes welled up with tears. She had no idea why she was feeling this way. Did her wolf return to her?
She dashed downstairs and headed to the front door.
Boys were staring at her, and some of them winked and grinned. She became even more enraged. Why did she start changing her clothes? For whom? Was moving on related to dance, fashion style, and personality?
Those flirtatious young men reminded her of Ryan. What he said really captivated her attention.
“Argh! Tease my foot!” She mumbled and went out of the school.
“ALLISON!”
She came to a standstill and turned around.
“I was trying to reach you. Why didn’t you listen to me? What were you doing? Where are you going?” Teresa arrived puffing. When she saw Allison leave, she called her and ran after her.
Allison gave her a frown. “You. Keep your distance from Max. He has to be his best friend. How can he be a good man when his
companion is incorrect?”
Teresa was perplexed. “What’s wrong?”
“There is nothing wrong. That Max dude. You already knew he was friends with that scumbag. Teresa, how could you be friends with him?”
“Allison, relax. Listen to me.”
“No, Teresa.”
Allison cupped her cheeks. “I don’t want you to become a part of their games. You know how that boy is. What if his best friend is also the same? I don’t want you to be heart broken.”
Teresa hugged her and patted her back.
“Calm down, honey. You know. I am not that interested in relationships. So chill, okay? No one can break my heart.”
Allison sighed and nodded her head. They broke the hug.
“What happened to you? Why are you so infuriated? You look like Buffalo in anger.”
Allison chuckled when she heard that. Her best friend really knew how to make her smile.
“Teresa”
She moved close to Teresa and whispered.
“My wolf just reacted to me.”
Teresa looked at her with wide eyes. “When?”
“A few minutes ago. I am going to Doctor Linus.”
“I am also going with you, let’s go.”
“What? No. You have classes. Professor Watson gave you an
assignment. You prepared it the whole night to submit. You can’t go with me.”
“But what about you?”
“Don’t worry. Isn’t it a good thing? Everything will be OK. “I’ll let you know what Doctor Linus says.”
“All right, just call me after meeting him.”
“All right, got it.”
Allison hailed a cab to the pack hospital, hoping for good news regarding her wolf.
‘Are you listening to me?’ she inquired of her wolf. However, she received no reaction.
She sat uneasily in the back seat, trying to tie her hair. But then she touched her neck. She could still feel the peck. She immediately moved her hand and bit her lips violently.
‘How could he? My father would beat him up if I tell him about his actions. He thinks I’m one of those chicks who goes around kissing and doing disgusting things to boys.
The car began to slow down. “Madam, we are here.”
Allison got out of the car and paid the driver.
She walked into the hospital but did not go to reception.
She did not have time for an appointment. Linus had previously advised her that she did not need to make an appointment to visit him. She would absolutely take an appointment and wait if the problem was not so urgent. But it has to do with her wolf.
She went to the head doctor’s chamber.
The nurses who were passing, saw her and were about to stop but
the receptionist told them that Doctor Linus knew her. That day when she came to meet him, Doctor Linus ordered her to let her enter without an appointment. He also told that Allison was the pack’s beta’s daughter.
Allison stopped in front of the chamber. She opened the door.
“Linus, I need to talk abo-”
She paused when she saw who was sitting there in front of Doctor Linus.
Allison took a step back as the chair whirled around.
She had not looked into his eyes in a long time. She tried to move on from him in the last few days. She made every effort to ignore him. She attempted to start a fresh, carefree, life.
But after seeing this boy, she remembered everything all over again. Everything came flooding back to her mind. His attractive features reminded her of his cruel activities.
Ethan was sitting there, puzzledly looking at her.
Allison forced her gaze away from him and toward Doctor Linus.
“I-I am sorry that I disturbed you. I can wait outside.” Allison said and turned around.
“Allison.”
She heard her name from his mouth. Her steps came to a halt. She clenched her teeth and closed her eyes.
Why was she unable to forget him? Why?
Why, after everything he had done to her, why did she still stop by his voice?
“What happened to your health? What brought you here?”
Allison wanted to smack him. He asked this question after attempting to kill her and her wolf?
‘Did he realize what he had done to me? Was he thinking that because
I did not tell him about my anguish, everything was well with me?”
She grinned as she gently turned to face him.
“You don’t have to know anything about me, Alpha Ethan. My health? It is none of your concern.”
Allison mocked him and left the chamber. All the time Linus was silently watching both of them.
Allison came out of the room and started to walk back and forth,
‘You have to control yourself. You can’t appear weak in front of him after what you have decided.” She thought to herself.
But was it really so simple to forget your first love? The one you had been in love with for a long time? The one you wanted to spend th rest of your life with? The one who used to be your mate but reject you because he thought you were not good enough for him?
She heard the sound of the door.
She stood straight without looking at the door.
She could feel that someone was approaching her from behind. When she heard him again, she closed her eyes.
“Allison, let’s talk.”
Chapter 22
“Allison, let’s talk.”
She attempted to blink her tears away. She made an effort to take deep breaths.
She was able to ignore him the whole time since he was far away and did not approach her. But he was now close to her. How could she put a halt to this heinous heart?
She usually said flatly that she didn’t care about him, but was this true?
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have anything to talk about with you.” She responded without looking at him.
“But I have.”
She scowled and turned to face him.
“Do you still have the courage to talk to me after all you have done?”
Ethan was able to glimpse into her eyes. It looked glossy as if she was trying to keep herself from sobbing.
He didn’t know why, but he wanted to be lost in those lovely eyes for
the first time.
He suddenly felt her more beautiful, as if she was blooming.
“What? You don’t have anything to say anymore? Good.”
She tried to pass him but grabbed her wrist.
“I need to talk to you.”
She snatched her hand. “How dare you touch me!”
“My intention was not bad. I am just trying to talk to you.”
“Why? Why do you need to speak to me? Go to your Alpha she-wolf, who can defend herself. Go talk to her. You must be devastated by your breakup, don’t you? And why wouldn’t you? You had finally found the right, deserving woman for you. However, she discovered your real colors and abandoned you. Isn’t it?”
Allison let out a lot of words all at once. She realized she had never spoken to him so much before. Last time it was her birthday night when he rejected her.
How viciously and arrogantly he rejected her!
“She did not abandon me. In fact, I ended things with her.”
“Yes, yes. What can anybody expect from a guy like you? Maybe you met someone more deserving so you broke her heart as well.”
Ethan shook his head. “Forget about it. Tell me what happened to you? Are you okay?”
Allison stared at him coldly. “You left me to die that night. Do you know that, Alpha Ethan? It’s a blessing that I am still alive. You did not think about me at that time, what happened to you suddenly?”
“Just answer what I asked you.”
“Why? Who are you? You are no one to me. So from now on, please stay away from me.”
“Listen, Alliso-”
She stopped him by lifting her hand.
“You have already destroyed me. I didn’t tell anyone about your rejection and continued with my life as usual. So stay away if you have a bit of shame.”
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She moved from him and approached the front door. She entered by opening the door.
Ethan let out a sigh and lowered his head. He could not refute that what she stated was correct.
He felt embarrassed by what he had done to her. It would be less if she blamed him for her whole life.
From the night of rejection, He could not forget that moment. He made every effort to ignore her. He attempted to be the bad guy in front of her by standing up for Julie in front of the whole cafe. He even set up a fake relationship with Julie in order for her to move on from his rejection.
However, he was unknowingly the one who was unable to move on.
He had no idea why.
Did he start regretting his decision?
She had changed completely in only a few weeks. New appearan new attitude. He first assumed that she was doing all of this to ge his attention.
But he was completely wrong!
She was just doing these for herself. She desired a fresh life apart from him. She acted as if he did not exist for her. She was continually ignoring him. She avoided him several times in the same class while he was near her seat.
He recalled how she used to make an attempt to get his attention.
Yes, he was aware of her feelings from the start. He was a mature man. He could see how the girls, particularly Allison, were staring at
him.
She constantly came to any event just to see him in the pack house.
She wanted to join him.
He was aware of her constant efforts to approach him. Just like the day she ran into him and he grabbed her into his arms. He was aware of their mate bond at that moment.
She came to help him initially when he and Ryan had a fight over their family problem. When she caressed his cheeks and asked if he was alright, he could see the worry in her eyes. He was frightened that she would have developed hopes for him. As a result, he shoved her hands.
He understood her feelings for him, therefore he did not provide her with any hope.
Because he was an Alpha. He was not an ordinary Alpha, but he was the head Alpha. He was raised to believe that his life was for his people.
He was not Ryan, who could think first for himself, then for others. H could not possibly be desirous. He had no life of his own.
After his parents’ death, the way Alpha Neil and Luna Ella accepted him, they let him call them ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’ so he would not feel like an orphan.
He had promised himself from that day that he would give his life for them. He always did what Alpha Neil said. He lived the way he instructed him to live. He transformed himself into a flawless guy so that Alpha Neil would never regret adopting him as his son.
In such a situation, how could he accept an Omega? What about his pack? He was unable to listen to his heart, but only just his brain.
He smiled sadly and mumbled,
“I wish I could be careless like Ryan and live my life as I wanted to live.
He looked at the chamber and thought,
‘I wish I had not rejected you and had some courage to accept you,
my Omega.’
Chapter 23
“So you mean my wolf is back?”
Allison asked with a bright smile. She could not believe what Doctor Linus had just said.
After entering his chamber, she explained to him everything about her wolf’s howling. He told that her wolf was coming out again.
“Yes, you don’t need to worry about anything.”
Allison nodded but she was confused.
How did it happen?
“How?” She muttered.
“Well, Allison. The potion I gave you was created by one of the
powerful witches of our pack. So maybe it helped you.”
“Yeah. You are right.” She remembered that she drank the potion. So it really worked?
“I am so happy. When can I talk to her again?”
“Relax, Allison. It will still take time. Let her be healthy first. The rejection made her so weak that she could not recover yet. So give her some time. She will be back soon. She is just caged in pain. Her pain will be healed with time.”
Allison obeyed him and made herself convinced that her wolf would be back soon.
“I sometimes feel pain in my heart.”
“That’s when your wolf tries to respond to you. You have to bear her pain since she took care of every pain and let you live happily.”
Allison got emotional. Her wolf had to endure all the pain. She was startled when she stopped to react to her.
She did not want to live a wolfless life. However, it was a relief that her wolf would come back to her.
After talking about her, Doctor Linus cleared his throat.
“Do you want to say something?” Allison asked him as he avoided her gaze.
“Well…”
“You can say whatever you want to say.”
He looked at her. “Should I tell Ethan about your wolf?”
“NO.”
Doctor Linus was silent. Allison calmed herself and then said,
“I don’t want him to know anything about me. We are not mates anymore. So it’s not needed.”
“He is going to be our head Alpha. You know that we are already prepared to serve him as our Alpha, If he asks me, I can’t lie to him.”
Allison pushed herself up from her chair.
The room was quiet. Her nose was drawn to the smell of chemicals. She shook her head once more.
“You don’t need to say anything to him. It is a pack hospital and I believe you always secure pack member’s privacy.”
“He is our head Alp-”
“I don’t care. I don’t want to give him pleasure by knowing that I am
not doing well. I don’t need his sympathy. Thank you.”
Allison did not wait for Linus’s reply and left his chamber.
When she came out of the room, she saw no one.
Did she hope that Ethan would be outside waiting for her?
‘Stop thinking about that ruthless man.’ She scolded herself.
She went home after leaving the pack hospital. Her mother was making lunch, she did not say much and went straight to her room.
She called Teresa and informed her what Doctor Linus had said.
Teresa was overjoyed to hear her.
“I told you not to worry. See? Everything is okay.”
I just hope so, Teresa.”
She wanted to tell Teresa about Ethan but she thought there was nothing to raise his topic again.
When she went downstairs to have lunch, her mother was telling he
how busy she would be tonight.
“Luna Ella asked me to go early.”
“Why, Mom?”
“What, why, Allison? They are like our family. And it’s our future.
Alpha’s birthday. The whole pack is going to celebrate tomorrow. So we should stay with them at this happy moment.”
Allison rolled her eyes. She did not want to talk about him again.
When she was done, she went to wash dishes.
“Allison, get ready at 9 pm.”
She turned to her mother. “Why, Mom?”
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“What’s wrong with you today? Why are you asking this type of question? It was you who was excited for Ethan’s birthday every year. Now you are asking why you will get ready? Don’t you want to go to his party?”
“No, mom. I don’t want to.”
Her mother was startled by her answer. She then chuckled and patted her head.
“Did you two argue with each other? Why are you behaving so strangely nowadays? Did something happen in school?”
Allison lowered her head. ‘I wish I could tell you what happened, Mom. I don’t want you and Dad to be worried for me. In fact, it would break the two close families. No, I can’t do this.’
“What happened, my child? I am your mother. You can tell me.”
Allison looked at her and smiled. “Nothing, Mom. I will get ready in time. No worries.”
Her mother looked at her carefully and then nodded her head.
Allison went back to her room. She was confused if she should go or not. She did not want to face him again.
When it was evening time, she got ready. She wore a simple black long sleeve dress with a pair of black high heels.
She did the normal make up which was needed to match this dress. She took a black purse and did not forget to take her phone.
When she looked for her mother, her mother was ready already.
“My daughter is so beautiful.” She kissed her forehead and said.
“Thanks, Mom. You look pretty too.”
She chuckled. “I am getting old.”
“No, my parents can’t get old. You and Dad, both are still young.”
Her mother laughed at her words and shook her head.
“Now let’s go.”
They got in their car and headed to the pack house. She had never taken her father’s car to go to the school. First, she did not know how. to drive and secondly, her father needed it more than her. As a result, she did not use it for herself.
They arrived at the pack house. Their driver opened the doors for them..
Allison could see how beautifully decorated the pack house was. It appeared to be a massive party.
She took a deep breath and entered the house with her mother.
She could see a few guests were here and there. The party had just begun. It would continue till late at night.
She was just about to look for Alpha Neil and Luna Ella when her eye fell on the stairs which were close to where she was standing.
She saw Ryan coming down. She looked away immediately.
But her fate was not on her side. Because her mother summoned the devil herself.
“Ryan.”
Chapter 24
“Ryan”
Ryan looked at Joey and smiled at her.
“Oh my beautiful Aunt! Still looking so beautiful, even more than my mother.” He came and hugged her.
Allison frowned at him. ‘Is he flirting with my mother? At least let my mother leave!!! Now I know why my father dislikes this boy so much.” She thought.
Joey hit his arm lightly and chuckled. “You and your cheeky lines. When did you become like this?”
Ryan shook his head. “I just say what’s true. But people don’t believe me.” He said and glanced at Allison.
Allison rolled her eyes. “Mom, I am going to meet Alpha and Luna. She said as she walked to the right side.
Ryan looked at her dress and then at her.
“Don’t mind her, Ryan.” Joey said as she thought Ryan took it in mind about Allison not greeting him.
“Not at all. What do you think about her new looks?” He asked her, still looking at Allison.
“It is good. But she does not look happy. She always stays in her room. Sometimes I really feel worried about it.”
Ryan nodded. “Stop worrying. She will be fine soon.”
“Ryan, frankly you were not here so you could not get along with. Ethan and Allison well. That’s why the situation is awkward between you three right now.” She tried to make him understand that it was
not his fault.
Ryan turned to her and smirked,
“Don’t bother. I will get along really well.”
“Okay, now I go and meet your parents.”
“Sure.”
Meanwhile, Allison talked to Alpha Neil and Luna Ella.
“Allison, my daughter!” Alpha Neil said and stroked her head.
“Alpha, how are you?”
“I am fine, tell me about you. How are you now?”
“I am totally now, Alpha.”
“I am glad you arrived early. “Where has your mother gone?”
“She is talking…” Allison glanced around and saw her mother approaching them. “Here she is.”
Her mother greeted them. Her father eventually joined them. He arrived late since he had some outside duties to do.
Allison felt lonely at the party. Because she only had one friend, and that was Teresa. She did not attend this party since it was just for royals and pack officials. The Alpha and his officials’ families were the only ones invited.
Allison sat on a sofa and gazed around the corridor. The birthday boy had not come to his celebration yet.
Allison reminded herself that she did not care.
She returned to the pack house after two years. She was last here for
a get-together. The pack house had not changed in the least.
“Feeling bored alone?”
Allison turned her head and saw the person she did not want to see. Ryan was that person.
He was dressed all in black. In suits, he seemed more mature than in casual attire. He even back- brushed his hair, revealing his deep brow.
Allison did not respond. She kept her gaze fixed on the opposite side.
He sat next to her. “Are you mad at me?”
When she heard his whisper, her eyes stopped moving.
She turned to him and glared at him,
“Stay away from me.”
“Tsk. So we came back to the first stage when we met in the club?” He asked with a grin.
“This is all fun for you, right?”
Ryan shook his head. “Can you just relax?”
“No, I can’t. Just go. Why are you here? Don’t you dislike Ethan? Ju leave his party.”
“Sure. But in one condition.”
“What?”
“If you come with me.” He smirked.
“Don’t talk to me again.”
She stood up and went to another side. She was pissed off by him.
Her father saw everything and came to her.
“Is Ryan disturbing you?”
“No, Dad. Why did you think so?”
“I saw him talking to you.”
“He was just talking about school things.”
“Be careful of him.”
“Yes, Dad.”
The party went well as Allison started to chat with Teresa on her phone.
Suddenly Allison’s eyes fell outside. She saw Ethsn entering the pack house. He was also in a black suit and white shirt. Look like a
dashing man.
Allison looked away. She should avoid him. He destroyed her birthday night totally, now she came to his birthday. How funny was it!
Everyone met him. They looked straight at him and tried to introduse their daughters to him.
Some of them tried to meet with Ryan too. But how silly they were They did not even know that their daughters already had done everything with him.
When it was 12 am, everyone gathered around Ethan. A cake was arranged for the birthday boy which was decorated with black food color. White pearls were scattered over the cake.
He cut the cake and others clapped. He fed the pieces of cake to Alpha Neil and Luna Ella.
Then he shocked everyone including Allison.
He came to her with a piece and reached it close to her mouth.
Allison was stunned. Everyone was looking at them. If she did not eat the cake, they would think of something else. She ate the cake and
mumbled,
“Happy Birthday.”
To her surprise, he smiled at her and nodded.
He said something to her father and her father said,
“Allison, Ethan has something to talk to you about. Go with him.”
“What?”
“Just go and listen to him.”
Allison did not know why his father ordered her to go with him.
She went to the garden with Ethan.
They were walking in the garden side by side.
“What did you tell my father?”
have discussed something with him so I just confirmed it.”
“What confirmation?” She asked and walked ahead, Ethan was following her behind.
“You will begin training here tomorrow. You must practice to become a strong wolf.”
“I don’t need it.” You don’t have to worry about my safety any more.”
Ethan stopped walking and looked at her back.
He was silent for some time. Then he did not know what came to his mind.
He rushed to her with a speed that an Alpha had, grabbed her arm, and turned her to him.
She was taken aback by the sudden closeness. He looked into her eyes and said,
“Allison, forgive me.”
Chapter 25
“Allison, forgive me.”
She was stunned. His eyes made her feel off guard. His dark eyes which she tried to forget all these weeks turned soft.
Forgive him? What did he mean?
“Forgive me.” He whispered again.
She was staring at him without replying to him anything.
“I am sorry.” He admitted that he was sorry to her for what he did.
‘Sorry for what Alpha Ethan?” She asked him, looking directly into his
eyes.
She disagreed to show him any of her emotions through her eyes. She looked coldly into his eyes.
Ethan gulped when he saw her beautiful face turn grim. This face was asking so many things on her birthday night, those eyes which always tried to look for him everywhere became cold for him now.
“For everything.” He uttered.
Allison felt her life was a joke. He rejected her mercilessly and now came to ask for forgiveness. Why?
“Why are you saying sorry to a low ranked wolf? Your high rank doesn’t deserve this.”
Her mocking tone pierced his heart. He did not know why he was feeling like that.
He had never thought about his heart before. He thought he had to use his brain every time, not his heart.
“Don’t say that.”
Allison did not take that anymore. She snatched her hand from his hold. He looked shocked. She smiled at him.
“Today is a good day for you. I am not like you who was ready to destroy others’ birthdays without thinking twice. So I think you should stop talking like this and stay away like you always do.”
Ethan shook his head. “I want to apologize to yo-”
“No, I don’t want your apology. I am okay with how you left me. I have moved on from you. So it’s better for us if you would not pull out the past things.”
“No, I can’t live peacefully if you can’t forgive me.”
She scoffed at him. “Are you kidding me?”
They were in the garden alone. The fresh air was surpassing them and the smell of blooming flowers touched their noses.
The night was shining under moonlight.
He looked away from her and thought about how to convince her.
“I know what I did was unforgivable but still I want your forgiveness.”
She frowned at him. “Do you think this is funny? How can Alpha Neil think that you can be a perfect Alpha when you can’t even stay with your mate and reject her? You broke the law of nature. It should be you who got punished, not me.” She said angrily.
He was bewildered. “Punished?”
He wanted to know from her. Did something happen to her after the rejection? Though she did not come to school for one week, he inquired about her from her father, he told her that she looked upset. So he thought she might be heart broken. Not more than that. Was
there something he did not know?
“You don’t have to know.” She said and turned on the way to leave. He grabbed her wrist. “You can’t leave without answering me.”
“I am not answerable to you, Alpha Ethan.”
The more she was calling him by his rank, the more his blood was boiling. He was mad at himself only. What he did was a sin.
“Forget what happened. I don’t want any bitter memories with anyone.
She tried to break the hold and chuckled. “Yeah, sure. Bitter memories, but not for you but for me. It was my lesson to love someone blindly. I have learned my lesson very well.”
He came close behind her without letting go of her wrist.
“I am feeling guilty for what I did. I will die in this remorse.”
She turned to him and pushed him. She pointed her finger at him. you die, then die. I don’t care. Your death has nothing to do with me. If you have done something then you must have the gut to accept it. How cowardly you rejected me and now you want my forgiveness to lessen your guilt! Wow, Ethan Iversen, great!”
“Allison-”
“No, don’t talk to me.”
“Today is my birthday. I will take it as my present if you say you forgave me.”
“You must be joking.”
She started to walk and this time he did not stop her.
She heard him from behind.
“I will earn your forgiveness, I promise you.”
She tightened her jaw and left the garden. She was furious at herself that she could not convince her mother to let her stay at home tonight.
‘Why did I come here? I should feel ashamed.’ She thought and entered the hall.
She looked around for her parents. They were laughing with Alpha and Luna. They looked busy talking with each other.
Allison wanted to go there to ask them to leave. But then she paused. She did not want to ruin their mood.
So she turned to the door and decided to leave the pack house alone.
She went out of the party hall and headed to the main door.
She was controlling herself. She wanted to cry, alone. She wanted to shout in anger.
How dare he ask for her forgiveness?
Did he think everything was very easy?
She wanted to go home as soon as possible. She would message her mother about her going.
She came out and looked at her phone. It was half an hour past midnight.
How could she go alone now? The greatest fact was that she was an omega. Male wolves felt hungry in lust whenever they saw an omega.
Now she started to feel sore again.
‘Yes, I am an omega.’ She thought and laughed at herself.
She started to walk outside without thinking about anything. Her mind
was so blank that she could not think of anything.
She came out of the area of the pack house. She walked to the parking area where many cars were parked.
She was lost in Ethan’s thoughts that she did not realize that she had
walked past a man.
“Done talking with your lover?”
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“Done talking with your lover?”
Her steps halted when she heard the voice. She slowly turned around and saw Ryan.
He was leaning back against his car while smoking.
The smoke made a foggy atmosphere around him. His in-depth eyes were digging into hers.
She looked away and turned around. She started to walk again. She did not reply to him.
She felt him walking behind her. She ignored him and went to her father’s car.
The car was locked. Where was the driver? He might go inside the party to have dinner. It was late so it was possible. Alpha Neil arranged a feast for the servants at every party. And it was the to be Alpha’s birthday, every pack would get something as a pres on behalf of Alpha Neil.
“Where are you going?” Ryan asked her.
“In hell.” She replied while thinking about getting a cab as she thought to get before.
“Okay, let’s go then.”
Hearing his reply, she turned to him. “I am not in the mood. So please just stay away.”
Ryan nodded and puffed on his cigarette.
Allison frowned and headed to the road.
“Wait.”
He threw the cigarette butt and smashed it with his shoe and then came in front of her.
She did not want to stop but he just came in front of her and said that she had to stop.
“You were good some time ago, what happened to you suddenly?”
“Nothing happened.” She said and looked another way.
“Now where are you going?”
She felt annoyed by his questions. “What is it to you? Why do I need to answer you?”
He was quiet for some seconds then said,
“It’s okay. Don’t answer me. Just calm down first.”
“NO, I CAN’T.”
“WHY?”
She shouted so he shouted back.
Allison bit her lips to stop her tears from rolling down.
“H-He asked for f-forgiveness.”
Ryan raised his brows when he heard her.
“It’s too early to ask forgiveness.” He reacted.
Allison raised her head and looked up at him.
“Do you think this is a game? Is my life a game that anyone can play anytime?”
“No, I didn’t mean to say that.”
“I don’t care what you meant. I need to go now.”
“Okay, I will drive you home.”
“No need.” She replied and began to walk.
“Then go back to the party and show him that you are not weak for him anymore.”
She stopped. “What do you mean?”
“He asked for forgiveness. But what he did is unforgivable. He thinks you are still affected by him. Do you want him to think that?”
Allison was perplexed by Ryan’s words. She could not deny that she was still affected by Ethan. But Ryan was right. She could not show Ethan that.
“I don’t know what to do.”
“Come with me. Go back to the party. Just relax and enjoy the part like normal girls do. Show him that you don’t care anymore.”
Allison looked at him. She could not believe Ryan either. She did not forget what he tried to do with her.
“Your brother is heartless. Don’t be like him with your mate in the future. The way you are playing with girls, it would affect your mate too.”
Ryan did not reply to her. He was looking at her indifferently. As if he was unbothered thinking about his mate.
Allison decided to go back to the party. Ryan did not follow her inside. He stayed outside thinking about what she had just told him.
Allison proceeded to the party hall She saw her parents looking at her.
She went to them.
“Why
did you leave the pack house this time?” Beta Glen asked.
“Nothing Dad. Just wanted to feel the fresh air.”
“Have you talked to Ethan? About the training?”
“Dad, I don’t want to.”
“No. You have to. Ethan is a well-wisher. He put forward the topic
today and asked me to send you here. He said you are afraid of the fight so he will train you by himself.”
“What???”
Allison immediately looked at Ethan who was in the bar side. He raised his drink and smiled at her as if telling her that even if she did not want him, he had a way to get what he wanted.
‘How dare he!’
“Dad, I don’t want to join any kind of training. I don’t need any mar train me.”
“He is your head Alpha. He is your protector. I can only trust him. know he will take care of you. Your mother also agreed with me.”
Allison looked at her mother. Her mother nodded her head. “He is right. No matter what your rank is, you need to be strong. You should work hard for it. In any danger, it would help you to defend yourself. I am also an omega but a trained wolf.”
Allison lowered her head and nodded. How could she deny them without any reason?
She went to the bar side. She just stood beside Ethan and ordered a drink.
Ethan made eye contact with the waiter. He nodded at him and gave her an apple juice.
“We can’t give you any alcohol. It’s our Alpha’s order.”
Allison thought the waiter was talking about Alpha Neil. So she just nodded her head.
She turned her head to Ethan. She was fuming.
“Why are you doing this?”
He looked relaxed which she did not like.
Wasn’t he begging her for forgiveness some time ago? What was the sudden confidence?
Ethan sipped on his drink and looked at the guests.
“I told you. I will earn it.”
She frowned at him. “Stop doing all of this. I don’t even want to see your face. How did you think that I would come to you for training? I just despise you.”
A smile shuffled on his lips. He really was affected by the rejectio mentally. He had been cursing himself for that decision too. But now it was time to compensate. He decided to fix his mistake from now
оп.
“I know something happened to you and you are hiding it from me. But I will figure it out soon.”
“Do wherever you want, you can’t gain what you wish for. Because I will never forgive a heartless man like you.”
Hearing that, he turned his head and came close to her face.
Suddenly she felt someone else’s gaze on her. But she ignored it and glared at Ethan, showing how angry she was.
He chuckled,
“Okay, let’s see how long you can resist me
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Allison stepped back from Ethan when she heard Alpha Neil’s voice approaching them.
“You two seem to be quite close. “I’m glad my kids are together.”
She smiled as she turned to face Alpha Neil. She kept her rage hidden.
Her gaze went behind Alpha Neil. She noticed Ryan leaving the pack house.
‘When did he come in? He was outside,’ she reasoned.
Luna Ella stopped him from going and spoke to him. He initially disputed it, but she grabbed his arm and pulled him to their side.
“We are not friends yet, but we will be soon.” Allison looked away from where she was looking and turned to face Ethan.
‘Friends my foot.’ She said in her head.
“Ha ha ha. Such a straightforward person you are, young man!” Alpha Neil said to Ethan.
Ethan stood up when he saw Luna Ella coming with Ryan.
“Ryan came to wish his brother.” Luna Ella said and smiled.
Ryan was looking everywhere except at Ethan. His eyes met Allison’s eyes. She felt there was something in his eyes that she could not
read.
Then he turned to Ethan and said,
“Happy Birthday, big brother.”
He sounded sarcastic. Ethan was three months older than Ryan.
Alpha Neil shook his head. “It’s his birthday; why not treat him nicely on this occasion?”
Ryan sighed and turned to face his father.
“What do you want more from me than this, Alpha Neil?”
When she heard Ryan’s icy tone, Allison almost sniffed. This was his second conversation with his father in front of her. He addressed his father by rank and not as ‘Dad,’ like Ethan did.
Before Alpha Neil could say anything, Ethan spoke out,
“Thank you”
It eased the situation. He controlled the atmosphere before anything went wrong between the father and son.
Allison thought it was their family time so she should leave from there and let them talk privately.
But Luna Ella stopped her. “Where are you going?”
“I am going to Mom.”
“Your Mom and Dad are coming. We will go to have dinner together.”
Allison nodded and stood there quietly.
Alpha Neil concentrated on Ethan. He grinned like a proud Dad.
“I want to say something to you, my son.”
“Yes, Dad.”
Allison saw how quickly Ethan responded to him. He was eager to hear all Alpha Neil had to say as if he was not only his father but also
his mentor.
She cast a glance at Ryan, who had come to her side to get a drink for
himself.
Looking at the conversation in front of him, he rolled his eyes.
‘Why does he act so oddly in front of his parents? As if he is not their son or Ethan’s younger brother.’ She pondered.
“I am so proud of you, my son. I realized you are really capable of anything the first time you shifted and started running with me. I did not tell you because I wanted to see how competent you were in training. I wanted to see your wolf fight like a king. I decided to give you my pack in the future when you were ten years old. You have never let me down, son. You got into this position by yourself. You are both elegant and strong. Only you are worthy of the Moonlight Crown pack.”
Luna Ella agreed with her husband. She nodded and smiled at Ethan. She did not just call Ethan her son; she accepted him totally, just as Alpha Neil did.
Allison became emotional when she witnessed this conversation. She considered that moment to be priceless. Ethan worked really hard as an Alpha and earned his position. He did not even care about his mate.
It sounded silly, but Ethan had not yet left her heart. Despite her best efforts to despise him, he remained a stronghold in her heart.
Ethan stayed silent. He nodded and looked away from Alpha Neil and Luna Ella. He waited for every opportunity to make them proud. He wanted to repay them for everything they had done to him by working hard.
“Thanks, Dad.”
Allison was shocked by his tone. It was soft as honey. He might become emotional by Alpha Neil’s words too.
Alpha Neil hugged Ethan and patted his back.
“Dad always loves you.”
Allison diverted her eye from them. It was a great moment for the family. For father and son.
She moved to her side, nearly forgetting Ryan was there next to her.
He was staring at Alpha Neila and Ethan. His gaze was blank. She could not find any emotion in them.
He blinked and turned away from them. He placed his drink on the counter and cleared his throat.
“I’m going for dinner in the dining room.”
He turned around and headed to the door.
Allison was befuddled. She could not understand why she did that, but she followed behind him. She attempted to talk to him.
“Hey! Why are you leaving your family right now? Are you not happy for your brother?”
He came to a halt and did not turn to face her. He just nodded his head.
“I’m happy for him…” He stopped, then whispered,
“Not everyone is lucky enough to get a hug from his father.”
Allison grew even more perplexed. She saw him exiting the party hall.
She turned her head to Ethan. He seemed overjoyed. Alpha and Luna were still laughing with him.
She then moved her gaze to the door. Ryan had already left the party hall.
She was unable to understand the two brothers’ personalities since they were so diametrically opposite.
One she loved but rejected her and then begged pardon.
The other one wished to help her to move on but saw her as just
another girl. However, when she became enraged, he began to push her to move on once again.
Why were they so distant?
Their relationships with their father were different too.
They did not talk to each other either as if they were not brothers.
Allison sighed and thought,
‘What happened to them that they started to behave like enemies?’
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The party ended after everyone had their dinner. Guests went back to their homes as well as Allison and her family.
Allison was in her room, laying on her bed, looking at the ceiling. She was thinking about what happened today.
Why did Ethan say those things? What was going on in his mind?
Her mind unexpectedly ran back to the moment when Ryan was leaving the party hall.
He told his parents that he would be in the dining room. But when they went there, they did not see him.
Allison felt strange about him. He did not come with a girl to ruin his father’s mood or his brother’s party. Still, why did his father not like him?
‘No. Dislike is not the correct word to determine it. A father can’t dislike his son. He must be angry at him for his wrong doings.’ She thought.
But Ryan’s words caught her.
“Everyone is not lucky enough to get a hug from their fathers.”
Allison sat up and tilted her head.
“Why did he say that? It is not possible that Alpha Neil had never hugged him.”
After thinking for some time, she shook her head and fell on the bed. again.
“Why am I thinking about him? I should not. It’s not my problem. So I should stay away. It is better for me.”
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She tried to sleep while thinking about how she would cancel the plan of training.
The next morning,
She was woken up by an alarm. She did her morning routine and got ready for school.
She reached the school. Everyone glanced at her frequently. It was normal for her now but her legs stopped when she heard a few gossips.
They were talking about her. Why did she become the hot topic of the day?
She called Teresa to know where she was. Teresa said she would not come today.
“Why?” Allison asked Teresa.
“I have a fever.”
“Oh no! How did this happen? How did you catch a cold?”
“How would I know, Allison?” She asked her in a raspy voice.
“You should have told me. I would have come to your home to accompany you instead of coming to school.”
“I will be fine. Don’t worry.”
“Are you taking medicine properly?”
“Yes.”
“Okay, then take care of your health. I will come….”
Allison paused. She was about to say that he would go to Teresa’s house in the afternoon. But she realized that she had to go to the pack house.
‘Wait, this is the perfect excuse.’ She thought.
“I will come to your house after classes.”
“You don’t have to. I will be-”
“Shut up. Who comes to my home every time I feel sad or ill? I will come for sure.”
Teresa chuckled. “Sure, bestie. I will wait.”
“Hmm, till then take a rest.”
“Okay, as you say.”
Allison hung up and smiled. Teresa was precious to her. She always wanted her best friend healthy.
She put her phone inside her bag and looked around but frowned.
Everyone in the hall was looking at her.
“What’s wrong?” She asked a girl.
“What’s wrong? After what you did to Julie, you still think you have a
face to show us?” The girl asked.
Allison was taken aback. What did she do to Julie?
“What happened?” She asked.
Another girl came to her and showed her phone to Allison.
Allison took the phone and watched carefully.
Many pictures of her with Ethan got viral.
Those were taken when she and Ethan were talking in the bar side last night. They looked really close.
It was the moment when Ethan suddenly came close to her face to
tell her that he would see how long she would resist him.
People were commenting on their photos, only cursing Allison. They were talking about Julie. They commented that she was the reason behind the breakup of Ethan and Julie.
Allison felt miserable when she scrolled down more comments.
“How dare this girl chase another woman’s man? She is such a bitch.”
“She was the reason, everyone. She changed herself to get noticed by our Alpha and then Alpha had to break up with Julie. What can I say? He is also a man after all.”
“She should get punished.”
“How can a normal girl go to the royal party? Not a normal person but it was our Alpha’s birthday party?”
“Such a shameless omega, don’t even know her ability and status. But she went to the pack house secretly.”
“Alpha Neil should take action. How can she join the party with the royals?”
Allison blinked a few times to control herself after reading those
comments.
The girl snatched the phone from her.
“What did you think? You can capture our Alpha’s heart? He doesn’t even know you well. How can you get so close to him?”
Allison took a deep breath and started walking. She did not want to reply to anyone.
People were looking at her when she was passing them. She could hear their whispers.
‘How can they think I broke them up when I was the one who had to
feel heartbroken? I was the mate who had to sacrifice.
Will they still say the same if they get to know about the truth? Will they still agree to accept a rejection by their mates as well?’
“Who knows what her parents taught her? They must be very happy that their daughter trapped the soon to be head Alpha. Because with. their low status, they can’t even have this life.”
“Yeah, so right.” Then they laugh at her.
Allison stopped and turned to those girls who had just spoken.
She walked to them. “What did you just say? How can you talk about my parents?”
The girl rolled her eyes. “What more can we say? What people can join the party? Only royals and officials. The party ran almost the whole night. How careless they are to let you stay out all night?”
Allison was hurt, very hurt. How could they talk nonsense about her parents like that? They did not even know them.
“How dare you talk to her like that?”
Everyone heard a cold voice. They turned around and gasped. “A-Alpha E-Ethan?”
Chapter 29
Ethan was glaring at those girls. Allison looked away from him. It was all his fault. Everything was his fault
She turned around and headed another way angrily.
Ethan glanced at her back then turned to everyone.
“If any of you talk about her again, I will cut your tongue.”
Everyone lowered their head when they saw how furious he was.
“And you girls.” He pointed his finger at the girls who had talked about Allison’s parents just now. He heard everything.
“W-We are so sorry, A-Alpha.” They apologized.
“Come to the pack house with your parents. Our Beta will handle you.” Ethan said.
Their eyes widened. Beta? Beta Glen? They knew about him. He was a very tough man in the war. He was very strict when it came to
protection and punishment.
“N-No-”
“Stop your nonsense and do what my Alpha ordered.” Wade spoke out. He was standing behind Ethan, He was the soon to be beta. So he had some authority too in the pack.
Allison, on the other hand, did not attend any classes. She dashed to the rooftop. She shut the door. She took a step to the edge and gripped the railing tightly. Then she sobbed.
What was going on with her? Why did she have to go through so much suffering while also being humiliated? She had not done anything. So, why? Why was everyone after her?
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“I can’t take it any longer. My life began to unravel the moment I turned eighteen. I don’t want to be a part of this pack. This pack’s members are extremely judgemental.” She muttered and looked up at the sky.
She was interrupted by another voice.
“So, do you want to go somewhere else?” a
She slowly turned around to see Ryan seated with his back against the wall near the door.
What exactly was he doing here? How could she have missed him? Did he hear what she was saying?
“W-What are you doing here?”
He did not even look at her. His eyes were closed as if he was sleeping.
“I was just having some alone time when you disturbed me.”
Allison took a close look at him. His face shone brightly in the sunlight.
What was he up to? Sunbathing?
“This is not just your school. I can come here as well.” She said,
turning back to the railing. Students could be seen from the rooftop. Some of them were entering the school, and some of them were leaving.
“You look irritated.” He stated.
“You are right. I’m getting annoyed.”
“Would you like to share?”
“No.”
“Okay.” He merely answered.
She eventually turned to face him. “Do you know what? I am telling you because it’s all because of your brother. He ruined my life. It’s like meeting him is a curse.”
He did not respond to her. She approached him and knelt slightly.
“Have you fallen asleep?”
Still no response.
She sat next to him, her legs pressed against her chest. She leaned back against the wall.
She closed her eyes as tears streamed down her cheeks. She swiftly brushed her tears away and sobbed.
“Tsk! Stop sobbing. Just because I told you that crying is not bad that does not mean you will become a crybaby.”
He was audible to her. Her eyelids opened and she turned to face him
He still did not open his eyes. He pressed his arms on his chest.
“What brings you here?” She asked.
“I answered you a few minutes ago.”
“No, I mean. Are you sad like me?”
Allison had no idea, but she was surprised to feel at ease. She was feeling comfortable with him.
“I don’t get sad.”
“Never?”
“Never.”
She sat appropriately, with her knees bent. “How is that possible? Everyone can not be happy all of the time.”
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Suddenly she touched her chest and felt her wolf’s response.
All things just happened to her peeled off from her mind as she smiled at her wolf’s reaction. She could feel her inside. She did not feel wolfless.
‘You are back???’ She asked in her mind.
She could feel her but she could not connect the link with her wolf.
“I don’t believe in these types of things. I only believe in myself.” He let out.
She almost forgot that she was sitting with him. She was too happy to get her wolf’s response that she forgot him.
Her eyes fell on his white shirt. The tattoo on his chest was visible.
“Can I ask you something?”
“No.”
“What is the meaning of your tattoo?”
She asked though he said no. She knew he would reply to her.
“I said no. Why did you ask?”
“Because I know you will answer.”
“Why? Do you trust me that much?’
‘Did I just show trust in him? How can I trust him after what he did to me in the classroom?’ She asked herself but did not get any answer. But she had to answer something. So she replied,
“No, I don’t.”
“Really?”
“Of course. Why would I trust you? I don’t.”
He turned his head and looked into her eyes. Her pupils dilated.
His eyes were very red as if he had hot fallen asleep the whole night.
She unknowingly went near his face to look into his eyes.
“Did you not get enough sleep? Why are your eyes puffy? You lied about coming to the dining hall to eat with everyone. Where have you been all the time?”
His gaze was traveling across her face. When he got a little closer, she gulped.
“Why do you care?” His warm breath and deep voice brushed her cheek.
He stared her in the eyes. He seemed to be able to see into her soul. His gaze was drawn to her lips. Their lips were inches apart, almost touching.
She closed her eyes tightly since she did not know what she v feeling at the time.
She failed to feel anything on her lip for a few seconds. She hea
cy voice instead of a kiss.
“Don’t trust me, Allison.”
Chapter 30
“Don’t trust me, Allison.”
Allison opened her immediately. She was shocked, mostly horrified.
What happened to her?? Did she just almost let him kiss her? If he did not back away, they might have kissed already.
‘What is wrong with me?’ She thought.
She looked at Ryan. He was looking at her. His eyes were cold.
‘He must be thinking of me as a shameless girl.’
Her eyes became teary. She turned her head to another side. She wiped the corner of her eyes.
“Why are you crying?” He asked.
She was speechless. Should she reply to him? She stood up.
“Nothing.” Then she stood beside the door.
She glanced at him. He was staring at her.
“Go and take a rest. You should sleep.”
She opened the door wide and left the rooftop.
She was mad at herself. Every time she met Ryan, something happened.
She could blame him for the classroom, but what about today? How could she let go of her self- respect like that?
She was going downstairs when her eyes fell on Ethan.
She tightened her fists. She wanted to give him a punch.
‘All of this is happening because of him.’
“Allison”
Ethan called her.
She walked past him. Ethan followed her behind.
“Allison, listen to me.”
“Stay. Away.” She muttered angrily.
“Where are you going?”
“You don’t have to know.”
Everyone was staring at them. They were surprised that their Alpha who never behaved so desperately to any girl was running over a girl.
Allison emerged from the entrance. She began to walk in the direction of the bus stop.
Ethan grabbed her hand. “Stop.
“How dare you touch me?” She roared and snatched her hand.
Ethan took a deep breath. “Okay, calm down. I am not touching you.”
“Shut up. And don’t follow me.”
She continued to walk again. She felt he no longer followed her.
She went to the bus stop and sat down on a bench, waiting for a bus.
She was moving her legs while sitting. She was very nervous. She did not know why.
“I have to stay away from Ryan. I can’t go around him. Whenever he comes in front of me, I feel strange.”
She bit her lips. She rested her chin on her palms.
A bus came and people started to fill the bus. She stood up and went inside the bus.
She sat beside a window. A middle aged woman sat beside her. She observed Allison’s expression.
“Are you upset?”
“Huh?”
Allison turned her head to her. The woman smiled at her. “Is something bothering you, kid?”
The woman’s green eyes were very attractive. Allison understood that she was a witch.
“I am just confused.” She said and turned back to the window to see
outside.
“Why?”
“I am not feeling good.”
“Is it about your wolf?”
Allison turned to her and asked, “How do you know?”
“We can see many things.” The woman replied. Green eyes turned dark, she let out,
“Your wolf does not look good to me. She is in anguish. She felt some pain that broke her totally.”
Allison lowered her head when she heard that.
“But she will recover soon.”
Allison heard her again. It was true because she took Doctor Linus’s potion.
“Yeah, i have a potion for omegas.”
The woman looked perplexed. “A potion?”
“Yeah, my doctor told me that would help me.”
She shook her head. “There is no potion in the world that can give you back your wolf but your mate.”
“Mate?”
The woman nodded. “Yeah. Only a mate can save her mate’s wolf. I can see, she is recovering well. Though she is weak, she will be fine soon. All you have to do is, stay beside him.”
Allison stared at her blankly. She whispered,
“But my mate rejected me.”
The woman was stunned. “How can this be possible?”
Allison did not reply to her. She had nothing to say.
“I think the mate bond has not broken yet. Because I can see you have a mate.”
Allison’s eyes widened. She could not be more shocked.
The woman patted her back. “Kid, don’t worry too much. Your wolf needs her mate as well as you. So try to stay close to him. It will give your wolf strength. It will help her to recover fastly.”
At that time the bus stopped. It was Allison’s house area. She stood up slowly. But her mind was full of confusion.
She smiled at the woman. “Bye Aunt”
“Stay blessed.”
“Thanks.”
She got down from the bus and started to walk. She was confused about what the woman said to her.
She tried to remember when she first felt her wolf response after the rejection.
But that morning she did not meet Ethan or did she? Was he there somewhere?
She met him when she went to Doctor Linus. She felt pain in her heart. Was it also a response?
Today she felt it again. Today Ethan was there in the hall too,
Allison closed her eyes and shook her head.
“No, no. This is nonsense. Mate bonds haven’t broken yet? How can it be possible?”
She headed to Teresa’s house as she was guessing about everythin
“But if it’s not true then how did my wolf react?”
She tried to shove her all thoughts and reached Teresa’s house.
“Allison, Dear. How are you?” Teresa’s mother asked.
“Fine, Aunt. How about you?”
“All good. But your best friend suddenly got sick.”
“Yeah, I came to see her.”
Teresa’s mother nodded and told her to go to Teresa’s room to meet her.
Teresa was using her phone when Allison went to her room.
Teresa was stunned that she came so early. Allison hugged her and asked about her condition.
They talked about Teresa’s health. Teresa asked her what happened to her.
Allison could not restrain herself to tell her everything.
“You mean your mate is helping your wolf to recover?”
“The witch woman said so.”
“How can we believe her?”
“She told me about my wolf without me telling her anything. She is a witch so obviously she was trying to help me.”
Teresa nodded her head. She thought for a moment and advised her,
“That means you will have to spend some time with Ethan from now on if you want to recover your wolf.”