by Eli Lowe
“Mom!!!!! Dad!!!!!!!” I could not help but scream at last. Tears never stopped to fall from my already swollen eyes but little did I bother to wipe them away. I kept screaming like insane but it seemed that nothing could bring them back to me ever.
“You shouldn't have gone out like that, Summer. Look what your irresponsibility did to all of us.
How could you even think that your mom and dad will never know what you were up to?
Yes, just when they got to know that you went to fight a rogue, they tried to stop you and went after you. But it seems that even before they could find you they became the prey of the very same rogue or maybe there was more of them.
And when they realised that they were not going to survive, your dad linked me to protect you in their absence for the rest of the life and I knew in an instant what game fate had already played this time.
Even though I rushed to your mom and dad but I was late and found them only in this condition.” Uncle Benjamin informed, announcing his presence which I had failed to notice before, as I was in no condition to even look who was there and who was not.
“I am sorry, dad!!! I am sorry, mom!!! I will never do that ever again. Please, come back to me. Don't leave me like this mom. Don't make me all alone Dad. Please!!!” I kept begging for just one miracle which was not at all intended to happen no matter how much I wished for.
Their still and lifeless body kept lying on the cold ground.
“Summer, you need to be strong from now on. Not only physically but mentally as well.” Uncle Benjamin came to me at last to comfort me a bit but nothing was enough to free me out of such guilt, nothing was enough at all to bring them back from wherever they had gone, leaving me behind all alone, only to lead a life as an orphan.
And that was when everything else started to mess up for me with the pack and the members of the Lunar High, when everyone did not even bother to wait before accusing me of their Alpha and Luna's death. I kept hearing all those hateful words from the crowd when I was still engulfed with the misery of such a great loss.
“You do not deserve to be an Alpha.”
“Yes, it is you who killed our Alpha and Luna.”
“You are such a curse for our pack.”
“None of us want you here anymore.”
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The same dream of that cursed night again woke me up from the sleep as I opened my eyes wide while I even struggled to breathe properly for quite some time.
I was reminded once again why I should never let anyone stay close to me. Cause whoever was the dearest to my heart, ended up dying miserably because of me.
A few years had totally made me believe that I am indeed a cursed one.
And I must stay away from everyone as much as possible.
But now, how do I stay away from Kazan after all these? Even when I force myself to do so, how could I make Kazan listen to me to do the same? I know, he will never agree.
I looked out of the window, entangling my mind with a lot of thoughts.
It was still dark outside.
Yes, we slept through the evening only to stay awake the whole night.
I sat up on the bed slowly, grabbing the only piece of cover on me carefully with one hand which was saving me from being completely naked.
I turned around to see that the bedside lamp somehow stayed on the whole night and the bright light was directly falling on Kazan's face and disturbing him in his peaceful sleep.
Yes, he stayed.
Even though I was never intended to bind my mate together with my unfortunate fate, the stupid heat did not let me flee and I was compelled to do all those things with Kazan which I was always afraid of.
We completed the mating. And he was a beast indeed. Cause my whole body was still aching, but the deadly pain due to the heat was gone for sure.
I recalled once again all those words which Kazan had said to me today. Even though I still could not believe whatever I had heard but as I can see I had no reason not to believe.
He loves me.
And I saw his eyes which kept telling me the whole time, how true his each and every word was.
Once again I turned to see my mate who was still sleeping beside me. I wanted to run my fingers through his dark brown hair, badly. His perfect nose bridge, his sharp jawline and the seductive lips were like compelling me to touch him again. And I loved his dusky skin the most which were now seeming just like gold under the light from the lamp. And... And his eyes are the best...the blue was just like some ocean...deep and deadly. I wanted to see his eyes too but felt a bit sad thinking that he was sleeping right now, so I could not see.
But no.
I was wrong.
Just when I stretched my hand to turn off the light, I was trapped in those seductive blue eyes once again.
Yes, Kazan was awake.
“Did you like what you saw?” His deep but a bit hoarse voice appeared totally seductive to my ears as I nodded my head like a dumb, without realising what I was relaying.
His most precious smirk confirmed that he was more than pleased with my answer, as he went further to entangle me with his arms and pulled me close to his chest, asking,
“So, do you like me now?” He asked again and buried his head on the crook of my neck without bothering to wait for my answer.
Even though I nodded a 'yes' as an answer, I doubted if he even noticed or not, as he went busy to quench his thirst once again.
The room warmed up once more, even though the night was dark and cold outside the window.
But even if everything seemed okay till now, it was my destiny what I was talking about, which was never meant to go right, never ever.
So, not even this time, of course.
Episode 34
Summer's P.O.V
The morning started differently today, unlike all those days which I had become quite used to deal with, for the past few years now. Before, I used to wake up alone in the morning, but it seemed that I could do the same no more.
Cause a strong hand kept pulling me back only to stay close to a warm yet rock hard body early in the morning while something kept grinding on my back causing me to wake up faster than ever due to a lot and lots of tingles which were spreading all over me for no reason at all.
Or maybe there was.
I opened my eyes only to see that the day was already shining brightly outside the window. Which means I was sleeping for long...really long.
Yes, I slept through the entire day and night yesterday, like never before.
I tried to move on my side but could not as the tight grip of my mate around me did not loosen even for a bit, even though he was still sleeping. His soft snoring just behind my ears was telling me so...that he was asleep indeed, but something else was informing me otherwise.
How could he be so hard when he is still asleep?
How could he even move like this without being all awake?
What the hell is he thinking?
This pervert.
“Kazan!” I tried to shove him away a little bit, so that I could get up, but it seemed that I was just trying to move the mountain with my fingers which were meant to turn out all futile.
But, to my surprise, his low voice came in the next moment,
“Hmm?” And with that, he buried his head again on the crook of my neck while pulling me towards him even closer than before, as if that was even possible.
“Let me go. It is already morning Kazan.” I tried to free myself again, but I failed, just like the previous attempt.
“No.” Kazan's voice appeared a bit grumpy this time. It sounded as if someone tried to snatch away the most favourite toy from a little boy.
“We have to go to school. So, you get up and let me go now.” I was becoming more and more impatient with this stubborn guy which was so unlikely of me, but I just could not help it.
“We will definitely go to school but only when I am done.” Kazan replied, scaring the hell out o
f me early in the morning.
“What do you mean?” I had to ask to prove myself that whatever I was assuming was completely bizarre. But little did I know that it was not.
“I mean, I am not done with you yet.” He declared just before Kazan flip me in a swift move only to face him this time. And he was hell serious.
I freaked out.
No, I got scared, actually, seeing my beast mate before my eyes.
“No no no. You brute!!.. Let me go. I am done with you. I can not do this anymore. You savage guy!!! Let me go. I am telling you for the last time.” I kept yelling at him while I did not stop throwing my fists towards his inescapable body to rescue myself in such a circumstance.
“Okay.” Kazan agreed at last while he still did not bother to loosen his grip on me even for a bit.
“Okay?” I enquired as it seemed so suspicious of him. If not his word but his smirk was saying out loud that Kazan was planning something else, which I did not know yet.
“Yes. But on one condition.” He blurted out the very words, exactly which I was afraid of. Now, what was he going to ask me to do?
“And what is that?” I asked with my wide eyes as I just could not believe that the very same Kazan who was always way beyond playing tricks was now playing with me, quite surprisingly.
“Well, I will let you go for now only if you agree to come to live together with me at my pack from today and forever.” Whatever Kazan just said made me completely stupefied. I kept looking at his eyes which were still sparkling the blue in them. I tried to find whether he was kidding with me or not. But I forgot that it was Kazan who doesn't even bother to do such things, not with others and obviously not with his mate. He just kept waiting for my answer with no intention to let me go unless his demands are fulfilled.
But how could I agree?
How could I leave my pack like this?
Even when I am unwanted for all the members of my pack, still I just can not leave the place which was my dad's once. It is the only place where all the memories of me with my mom and dad are, when we were happy once.
And most of all, how could I go with him to drag him down to the dark pit together with me?
I must not forget that I am the unfortunate one.
“No... I can not do that. And you need to understand. “ I replied after thinking a lot of things which were concluded to only one answer. A 'no'.
“No, problem. I am not letting you go then. I was hungry to have you anyway.” With that, he hovered over me, pulling away the only cover on us in an instant only to be left entangled with each other, naked.
“No, no... Stop. Let go. It hurts.” It took just one word to calm the beast down. Yes, Kazan stopped after listening that I was still in pain, which was not true though, but it did save me from him this time.
“Did I hurt you last night?” He even dared to ask as if he did not know what he did to me exactly.
“It is okay now. But it won't be if you behave like this.” I said just before he got down from me and hugged warmly after pulling the cover up again to save me from dying out of shyness.
“I will take you to school today. Rest a bit more.” Kazan declared without bothering to listen to my opinion on that.
And just when I was about to reply to his sudden declaration, my phone started ringing loudly.
“Let me pick up the call at least.” I had to ask him as he showed no sign at all to lose his hold on me even when he knew that I must pick up the phone.
And only after the great Kazan allowed me to move a bit, I received the call, at last, seeing that it was Kaith. And I had some unfinished business with him for no doubt.
“What?” I had no intention to greet him a good morning cause I already knew that it would not be and I would make sure of that. A lot of beatings he was yet to receive.
“Alpha Benjamin wants to see you. He asked me to inform you that.” Kaith said from the other end of the call, and he sounded very serious. Whatever he just informed, I had never expected to hear, not even for once.
And that was why it started to bother me even more.
I just could not figure out what did I do this time to be called by my uncle, Alpha Benjamin, like this way after so long. Yes, probably after years.
“Why suddenly?” That was all I could ask Kaith for the time being as my mind had already started to entangle with various kind of thoughts and possibilities.
“I do not know either. He just asked me this morning out of the blue.” Kaith sounded quite worried too. But I knew very well that nothing could lessen our anxieties until I got to see uncle Benjamin as he asked me to.
“Okay. I will go to him then.” And with that, I hung up the call as I had a lot of things to deal with now.
“What is it?” Kazan asked, seeing me all worried especially after the call.
And I had no reason to lie.
“Alpha wants to see me.” I said.
But I did not know what happened next or what wrong did I say, as Kazan get out of the bed in an instant hurriedly.
“Summer! I need to go now. But listen to me carefully. Either you come to live with me at my pack or I am coming to yours. Do you get that? We are staying together no matter what.” He said while he went on with dressing himself back with all those clothes which he took off yesterday carelessly.
“Where are you going?” I asked, seeing him in such a rush for no reason at all, while it should be me who must hurry cause I needed to talk to uncle Benjamin before going to school and also without being late.
“Back to my pack. I've some business to do.” With that, Kazan came to me and kissed my lips just before he went out of the room, rushing.
I sighed, seeing my unfortunate past life starting to get messed up already from now on.
I got out of the bed and went straight to the bathroom to get ready to start the day. But little did I know that everything was going to change from today, letting me either fall deeper or get free from my cursed fate at last.
Why?
Well, when I went to see my uncle at his office at the packhouse, the first thing he said, was,
“Reject him.”
I was completely stunned as it was the last thing I had expected my uncle to be worried about.
“What?” I enquired as I wanted to ensure if he had asked the very same thing what I was assuming.
“You found your mate, didn't you?” Uncle asked me, without bothering to look up as I kept standing in front of his desk without a single clue about what was happening here and why.
“Yes. But how did you know?” I asked him again and this time he stopped whatever he was doing till now and looked at me at last. Uncle's face was still the same as before. Unreadable.
“Do you know that I could get each and every detailed information about whoever is coming and staying at our pack who does not even belong from our Lunar High Pack? And especially when that person is an Alpha of some other pack which is not at all our friend but a rival could it be.” Whatever uncle said, shook me completely.
I was forced to rethink if it was me or uncle Benjamin who was doing some kind of mistakes at somewhere about all this information.
I knew very well that as an Alpha, uncle was definitely able to know which outsider was passing through our pack or not. But except that whatever he just said, kept bothering me for no reason.
“What Alpha?” I could not help but ask with all my curiosity to find out what was uncle talking about.
“Who could it be? I meant Alpha Kazan from Blood Bay pack. And he is your mate. Isn't he?” Uncle replied but I just could not believe.
“No. It is not true. I mean, how could it be. Kazan is not an Alpha yet.” I said out loud, but it was more like I was telling it to myself than to uncle.
“And why do you think so? Just because he studies in the same class as you? Just because he is so young to be an Alpha?” Uncle asked but except nodding, I just could not say any other words.
“Even though it seems impossible to yo
u but it is what it is. Why don't you ask him yourself or are you afraid that he won't say the truth?” Uncle asked but it seemed that he just did not care to get an answer. I just stood there still while uncle proceeded further, saying,
“Do whatever you want to do, Summer. But get one thing very clear that Kazan is not at all someone to be trusted. So it is better if you reject him.”
Episode 35
Summer's P.O.V
“How could you be so sure about the fact that Kazan is not someone to be trusted that easily?
And what do you mean that Blood Bay pack is not a friendly neighbouring pack but one of our rivals instead?” I had to ask cause this time I just did not want to assume things on my own. I did not want to be manipulated to take some irresponsible decision without knowing the truth completely. Because this time my mate's honesty was questioned and that too by my own uncle, the alpha of my pack. But my heart kept saying that uncle Benjamin might have got some wrong information about his pack.
So what, Kazan is an alpha? He was always meant to be one, if not now then later for sure. And there is nothing wrong with that.
Still, I just could not get why our packs are rivals to each other?
“Do I even need to tell? It seems that you know nothing, do you?” Uncle asked without bothering to answer my question straight away.
“What is there to know?” I enquired as I could not remember any reason at all for uncle's such statement about some other pack.
“Well, tell me first, what do you know about Blood Bay pack?” He got up from his chair and came to stand in front of me while leaning back on his desk for a bit.
“Nothing.” I replied after realising that, indeed, I know not a single thing about Kazan's pack.
“Then, what do you know about your mate, alpha Kazan? I am sure you can tell this one at least? Can't you?” Uncle Benjamin's each and every word was like unveiling the very reality about all my insensibility and ignorance till now.
If I think clearly, except knowing Kazan from the same school as me, I knew nothing about him at all, neither had I ever wanted to know anything about him.
I could not say anything to answer my uncle's question, and kept standing there quietly, just like a dumb.