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The tears continued on with me sobbing my heart out as I stood.
transfixed to a spot. No matter how I tried to take my mind off it
and console myself, I just couldn’t. It only got more worse.
The pain and regret suddenly morphed into anger and I sniffled,
realizing that I had been so stupid to think that man I had called
my father, actually loved me! To think I had considered staying
at one time and was ready and willing to forgive him and put the
past behind me.
My stomach churned and I fought back the bile that rose in my
throat, stomaching the nausea that followed behind. I brushed
the tears off my face when the voices down the hall had drew
closer and I turned on my feet, knowing that I had to leave
before they found me.
I turned on my heels, running as fast as I could, needing and
wanting Theo. All I craved was to fall into his arms and have a
good cry. As I turned the corner leading to our hallway, I almost
comidediinto Mia and Daniel.
“How rude!” she snapped but I ignored her snarky remarks,
pushing my way between them.
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The last thing I needed was a confrontation with the two of
them. Did I dream about telling them off before moving on with
my life, sure. In the grand scheme of things, I didn’t think it.
would make a difference. I hurried along, eager to tell Theo l
was ready to leave.
“Hey, you. Stop!” Mia yelled.
I came to a halt, wondering why I had listened to her when I
should have just ignored her tantrums. I willed my legs to move
but they seemed unwilling to oblige me on this one. I turned to
face them, instantly annoyed by the smirk she had on her face.
“I have a few questions for you, now that your bodyguard isn’t
here to stop me. Let’s start with who you are,” my half–sister
hissed while slowly walking toward me.
“She’s the Beta of the Crescent Pack,” Daniel said quietly. “At
least that’s what their doctor told me. I don’t know if I buy it,
though. She doesn’t give off Beta vibes and I can’t say I’ve ever
heard her speak.”
She nodded in agreement, glowering at me as she did. “That’s
true. I’ve seen her whispering to her companions, but I can’t say
I’ve heard her talk either. Suspicious. And, these masks you all
wear, what’s that about ” taking a few strides to cover the spsce
in between us, she came to a stop right in front of me.
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I was already on edge and clenching my fists tight until my
knuckles turned white was all I could do to calmed the rage
brimming inside of me. I was beyond livid at this point and hoped they would just leave me alone when it clearly was none
of their business why I was there.
Suddenly, and without warning, Vanessa reached out for me and grabbed the side of my mask. I panicked and my heart
skipped a beat when I tried to pry her hands off but it was
already too late.
The mask came loose and I steeled myself for what was to
come next now that my face was almost out in the open as I
took shaky breaths. Before she could manage to remove my
disguise, someone reached out and grabbed her by the arm.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” Alex said coldly.
Alex! I let out sigh as relief flooded my countenance, thankful to
whatever it was tat brought him right on time when I realized
that he had found us in the hallway and decided to intervene. I
Mia gasped and pulled her arm away.
“Give me one good reason why hiding your identities is
necessary and I’ll stop demanding you remove your masks,” she replied, sounding incredibly annoyed.
Alex glanced at me before this gaze flitted to the couple
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standing before us and he spoke with a frigid voice, “The Crescent Pack is known for many things, our beauty being one
of them. If we remove our masks everyone who gaze upon us will immediately die. They will be so jealous of how good–looking we actually are that their brains won’t be able to process it, and
they will lose their will to live,”
Mia grunted in annoyance at his words, her face contorting into an expression that nearly made me laugh. As much as she couldn’t believe the sham of an explanation Alex had made up,
the frightened look on her face were signs that it was too great.
of a risk to call his bluff when it could in fact, be true. As she
stormed off with Daniel in tow, Alex turned to me and flashed a
smile.
“Hopefully that will keep her from trying to poke her nose in
where it doesn’t belong,” he huffed. “Theo is anxiously awaiting
your return. I have an errand to run,” he added before turning
around to continue on his way.
I was so relieved to hear Theo was waiting for me. I needed him
more than ever, I wanted the peace he offered me whenever we
were close together and I was in his arms. I rushed through the
door to his room and it creaked shut when I tugged it, clicking
on the lock before turning to face him.
Theo jumped out of the chair and hurried across the room.
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towards me with a panicked look on his face and his hair ruffled
and disheveled as he ran his fingers through it for the
umpteenth time.
The Theo standing right in front of me now was a stark
difference from the man I had left before going to meet up with
my father.
“What happened, Samantha ” he demanded, a nervous quiver in
his voice when he leaned forward.
I removed my mask and he groaned when he recognized that I
had been crying. He pulled me in close to him while I buried my
face into his chest. Theo’s scent flooded my senses and I felt
my heartbeat slowing down and my muscles relax under this
touch.
Theo held me for a while, not budging or asking me any
questions. But it was more than enough, it was all I needed to lift the burden that wedged itself on my heart. I cried my eyes out, allowing myself to grieve, to let out the pain for the first time since returning to this forsaken place.
He whispered softly into my ears, muttering sweet nothing’s to me as I bawled my eyes out. I sniffed when the tears fizzled into little pants and smsll whimpers.
I told Alpha Theo everything, finishing with Alex coming to my
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rescue in the hallway but it was difficult to read him, as his expression had stayed stone since I started talking.
“Are you okay now ” he asked, showing me that his concern for my well–being outweighed everything else I had just told him.
I nodded, not wanting him to worry about me any more than necessary. “I’m ready to go home now. I want to go back to the Crescent Pack and forget what happened here. I have enough trama from the Dark Moon pack to last me a lifetime, and I’ve
come to the conclusion that there is no closure here.”
“Samantha, I’m so sorry you had to go through this. I wish there was something I could do to make this easier on you,” Theo replied, pulling me in for a hug.
She he held me, my stomach growled out its frustration loudly
as he held me. Theo smiled brightly, his gesture infectious as I
returned his grin.
“Maybe we should go down and get some food,” he suggested,
to which I agreed.
We went down to the kitchen and filled a couple of plates. The
ceremony would go forward as soon as Alpha Eric was well
enough, so the kitchen had become a buffet for all the guests. Once our hunger was well satiated, Theo asked if I could show
him around the grounds. I agreed and filled him in on all the
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historical facts surrounding the Dark Moon pack.
By the time we returned to the room, it had gotten late. I couldn’t
help the sadness that overcame me at the thought this would be
my last time wandering these grounds. I had grown up here, and
I had some fond memories of exploring the Red Pack’s territory.
Alex was waiting for us, like a frustrated parent confronting their
teenager who came home after curfew. With a scowl plastered
on his face and his lips curled back in a frown.
“Where have you been ” he questioned, tapping his foot while
awaiting an answer.
“We were hungry, so we grabbed some food. Then I took Theo
around the grounds so we could walk off our meal.”
“You ate without me Had it not occurred to you I might be
hungry as well ” Alex replied and I could catch the hurt in his
voice.
“Stop whining, Alex. We were hungry and you were running that
errand for me, so no, we didn’t wait to hunt you down before
going to go eat,” Theo chafed.
His chest heaved and he shrugged, pushing the annoyance he felt off his face.. “I was asked to relay a message. Alpha Eric is waiting for us.”
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“For what “I rasped out hurriedly.
Their heads napped on my direction as both men stared at me
with concern on their faces.
“He’s ready to detoxify Theo,” Alex replied.
Hearing his response brought me a rush of joy, but I also
couldn’t push bsck the anxiety rising inside of me at the ssme
time. Something didn’t feel right. The last time I saw my father
he had told me never to return and that he wished I hadn’t been
his daughter to begin with. I wasn’t sure I could face him again.
