Chapter 34: In Deep Sh!t.

Bella’s pov.

John gripped my hand tightly as he pulled me to my feet, dragging me out of the arena fast.

The sounds of yelling and fighting broke out behind me, elder Elian’s voice ringing in my head as he tried to calm the Twilight Moon pack down.

I looked back over my shoulder, watching as Garrett barked orders to men, getting Ethan out of there to get help.

His eyes met mine, a furious glint flickering as he looked at me.

He tore his head away, yelling at more people before leaving with Ethan, Rose and their son behind him.

My head snapped back forward as John pushed me up against a wall outside of the arena.

“What the hell was that, Bell!?” He whispered harshly in front of my face, his eyes searching for something.

“I-I’m sorry… Tundra lost control…” I said quietly, looking down at the ground in shame.

He pinched the bridge of his nose while closing his eyes, trying to calm the raging storm he felt inside.

“Bell…” he whispered, his voice breaking around the edges, “he wanted to kill you! We made him know that wasn’t going to happen! The laws have changed over the years… I can’t believe you lost control.”

He looked so disappointed, so unhappy with me.

“John-,” I tried to say but he lifted his hand, cutting me off.

“No, don’t say anything else. We got to keep moving, to the pack house. Ethan’s pack is not happy, you almost killed him. I don’t know what’s going to happen now.”

He gripped my wrist as he began to drag me away again.

I kicked myself for being so stupid, so pathetic.

Tundra whined in my head before she disappeared, feeling how upset I am at the both of us, because it’s not just her fault, I also let it happen.

“Oh for fuck sakes,” John cursed under his breath, my head snapping up at his voice.

I saw a small, furious looking woman sprinting towards us, her eyes wild in anger, hands shaking with every step she took.

“You little freak!” She screeched at the top of her lungs, her voice echoing across the field as she neared us, “you almost killed my mate!”

My heartbeat picked up at her words.

I almost killed her mate.

“I’m-,” I tried to say but John beat me to talking.

“We’re sorry, Gemma. It was never supposed to happen that way, elder Elian is dealing with everything right now, I need to get Bella inside,” he said while looking at her face, the angry lines on her face slowly turning into a sad smile.

“It's… it’s okay, John. I believe you… I’ll try to keep a war from happening, you’ve got my word,” she muttered before taking off, back towards the arena where her pack members are.

“Who the hell was that?!? What the hell was that?” I asked quickly, turning John’s body to look at me.

He sighed before looking away, “she’s my cousin,” he mumbled, pulling me towards the pack house again.

“Your cousin?!” I asked shocked, not believing that he wouldn’t have told me that when Ethan challenged me.

“Yes,” he grumbled, pulling me through the front door of the pack house, gripping my wrist harder than necessary.

“John!” I gasped, “you- you’re hurting me!”

He turned towards me, dropping my hand fast.

“I’m sorry,” he mumbled, looking at me apologetically, “I didn’t mean to…”

I rubbed my wrist where he was holding onto, wincing from the pain.

“It’s… fine. John… what am I supposed to do?” I asked unsure, feeling helpless from the situation I placed us in.

“For now, you don’t do anything. You’ll stay here and wait for elder Elian to come back and speak with you,” he said while looking behind me, towards the front door, “the Twilight Moon pack isn’t happy, Bell. Not at all happy… the safest place for you right now is here, in your suite with Megan and the three warriors, okay?”

He brushed his thumb along my cheek, pulling away as fast as his touch came.

“What about you…?” I whispered, wondering why he’s not going with me, “aren’t you coming with me?”

He shook his head while smiling at me softly, “no, Bell. I’m not coming with you… I’m going back to help Elder Elian with the riot going on. He needs me… I’ll be back for you.”

I sighed while nodding my head, knowing if it wasn’t for him I’d be getting teared about out there.

“Go,” I said quietly, “go help.”

He nodded his head once, brushing his hand against mine before walking past me.

“John!” I called out quickly, stopping him in his tracks.

His body stiffened as he paused, not turning around to face me.

I cleared my throat before walking in front of him, looking up into his green eyes.

His lips parted slightly, waiting for me to say something, anything.

But instead, I grabbed him.

Pulling his lips down onto mine, kissing him hard before pulling away.

“Thank you,” I mumbled, walking past him towards the stairs.

I smiled to myself as I climbed up the stairs slowly, thinking about how John makes me feel.

Just as I got to the top I felt a searing pain along my lips, as if I was being burned.

I hissed to myself, knowing it was Garrett.

But feeling bad slightly knowing he must’ve felt it too, when I kissed John.

I sighed to myself as I continued walking towards my suite, knowing until Garrett and I reject each other and completely dissolve our bond, I shouldn’t be doing things with John like that.

“Alpha!” Warrior Dante said loudly from down the hall, jogging towards me, “wow is all I can say! You kicked Alpha Ethan’s ass!”

I groaned, running a hand down my face.

“Not you, Dante!” I said while chuckling slightly, “I cannot get into that right now! I’m actually in so much shit.”

He opened the door to my suite as we got in front of it, the other two warriors seated on the couch, Megan nowhere in sight.

“Where the hell is she?” I asked quickly, scanning the living room and kitchen, about to run towards her room.

Dante grabbed my arm just as my foot lifted off of the ground, making me whip my head in his direction.

“She’s sleeping! She cried for a while before she passed out…” he mumbled the last part, making my heart clench in my chest, “now, please. Sit back, and tell us everything that happened!”

I smirked, my body relaxing as I sat down and leaned back against the couch, getting right into the story of the challenge.