Chapter 11: Tormented

Marcus POV

Three days…

Three fucking long days I had been in agony.

Worst of all was she managed to simply run away, and now I knew for sure that she wasn’t going to school because she was avoiding me.

Ok, one day, two days I am fine with, but three this was too damn much.

If she wouldn’t come and face me, then fuck it, I’d find her and we would have the talk.

The only pleasure I had now is that our practices are joined, so I got to kick that asshole’s ass even if it was only on the field. Hell… better something than nothing at all.

Ugh… the image that was now burned in my memory of his lips close to Olivia’s ear.

But again, I was no better myself.

I asked Logan to help me find my mate, and I have no idea how he got the information, but now I could go and see her, even if it was from afar.

Shadow was, putting it lightly, pissed off at me. So silent treatment with occasional growling was what I was getting lately.

What a party…

I had so much pent-up energy it was driving me crazy, so I thought I would go for a run.

I got off the bench that I was using to work out on and took my phone, earphones, and an arms case for the phone so I could do my work out while I ran.

Heading to the front door, I heard my dad’s voice.

“Where are you off to, son?” my dad asked as he came into the hallway from his home office that my mom insisted he get because he spent more time at work than with his family.

“Just heading out to do some running.”

Placing one earpiece in my ear and preparing to do the same with the other, my dad replied, “Ok, but don’t be too late and keep your mind-link open. I mean it, Marcus.”

“Yes, dad, will do.”

I said bye and sprinted off. I passed by a few of my pack mates as I made my way down the street. I saw in the distance that Samantha noticed me and was waving me over.

Fucking great! Can’t a guy get a break?!

I jogged over to where she was with a few of her friends who were openly ogling me, making Samantha snarl at them.

She turned towards me the moment they all pulled back from her warning and pouted her lips as she batted her eyes at me.

I knew what was coming. She probably wanted something or wanted to complain about something again.

“What?”

I knew I might have sounded rude, but I was annoyed honestly, and not seeing Olivia for so long was taking a toll on me.

God… since when was I a pathetic loser whipped over by some girl… ok, yes, she is my mate, but still.

“I missed you, baby.”

I rolled my eyes at her and was about to start my run again when her hand grabbed my wrist to stop me.

I looked at her again, feeling annoyed.

“What is it, Samantha?”

She huffed before she spoke. “You haven’t called me for days. And we haven’t been together since the weekend. What is wrong, baby?”

Great, just what I fucking needed. Add more to the pile and make me drown with it.

Exhaling deeply and keeping my face void of emotions, I said, “Samantha, we aren’t dating. We agreed to hook up. Did that, done that, and now leave me alone.”

I turned around, freeing my wrist from her grip, and started my much-needed run. I saw how her face fell as anger consumed her. I wasn’t stupid; I knew what she wanted. She was a power-hungry she-wolf. Yeah, we dated a little before, but when I saw how she was, I broke it off.

Occasional hookups are fine, but no girlfriends. Except now I can’t seem to get one specific girl out of my head, and Shadow is not helping with that either.

As I ran through the forest, now and then greeting a fellow packman on patrol, I sprinted towards the open side where the lake was.

Thinking about Olivia and how to approach her and what to say, I decided if she didn’t come to school tomorrow, I would go to her house.

While running, my music was blasting in my ears and I was pushing myself more and more. Coming closer to the end of a forest line, I thought I had imagined her scent in the air and my tormented mind was playing a trick on me. But when I was nearly out of the tree line, the wind smacked me in my face, carrying two scents on its way.

I smelled it, feeling drawn to it.

Lilies and dew…

My heart started racing. I knew that scent. It was Olivia.

But what was she doing here? It didn’t matter. At least now I would finally get to see her and speak with her—with no interruptions.

I felt happy all of a sudden and couldn’t contain the smile that spread across my face.

Yes, I was excited to see her again.

As I approached her, I thought about what I wanted to say and how I wanted the conversation to play out. But the next thing I knew, the wind blew again and I stopped my steps from advancing.

This time, I could smell another scent as well as Olivia’s. I took a deep whiff off it and a growl I couldn’t contain ran past my lips.

As my eyes started to scan the area in search of my mate and that asshole, my fist was itching to break his jaw, rip his throat out… any possible scenario there was available that ended with that asshole not breathing.

Finally, I saw her, but she was wrapped in that asshole Tyson’s arms. My blood started to boil as Shadow was fighting me to take control so he could fucking kill that son of a bitch. I growled, not willing myself to contain it inside of me. All I saw was red. My eyes zeroed in on him as the taste for his blood flooded my mouth.

I made a move towards them, growling again, feeling the earth beneath my feet tremble with every step I took, my muscles bulging out due to my fury.

Tyson saw me approaching in my crazy-ass, angry state, and I saw him pull Olivia behind him to hide her from me.

Me! I’m her fucking mate!

Who does he think he is?! How dare he touch her?!

I heard his warning growl and smirked at him. Does he think he scares me?! Think again, asshole!

We stared each other down, feeling each other’s power and strength as our inner animals were awoken and calling each other for a fight.

As Alphas, we don’t back down.

I narrowed my eyes at him as I spoke. “Get away from her.”

The asshole bared his teeth at me. “You have no right to tell me what to do and what not to do, so turn around and go back the way you came as you are not welcome here.”

Fury consumed me some more as I wanted to rip his fucking throat out. He can’t keep me away from my mate.

I felt her eyes prickling on my skin as her gaze traveled over my body. If this situation was different, I would have maybe teased her. But not now… now I just need to get rid of this annoying mosquito.

I looked at her eyes and felt the pull towards her. But then the mosquito fish-man again pushed my mate behind him. Again… he purposefully touched my mate, knowing he has no right to.

Anger rose inside of me and the air was tense and filled with our thirst for each other’s blood. We both took a stance and crouched down, ready to pounce at each other.

The moment I was about to jump, I was stopped by Olivia jumping in between us.

I felt her hand on my naked chest, feeling sparks from her touch bringing my anger down as pleasure slowly consumed me.

But then I saw she had her palm on his chest too, and that didn’t help subdue the bloodthirsty hunger I felt towards him.

When she noticed the look on my face, she took her hand off of his chest, and what she did next made me want to be a jerk and flip that asshole the bird and say she is mine.

“Marcus, what are you doing here?”

Hearing her voice after so long made me need her close to me even more. I wanted to have my hands on her, to kiss those plump lips I tasted just a few days ago and could still feel.

I know the law and rules and all. I’m the Alpha. But looking at her here, I just couldn’t.

“I came to see you…”