~Celine~
“No! No!” I yelled.
His words rang so loud like a church bell in my ears, and instantly, I felt a sharp pain in my chest, as if my heart was being split into two.
“Don’t… do this… to me,” I muttered in tears, grabbing my chest in agony.
“Say it back!” He yelled. His eyes were bloodshot from anger, and this time, he started approaching me.
“No. Kilhan, listen to me. You’ve got it all wrong. Please, I don’t want to reject you.” I wept bitterly, moving backward in fear.
He wasn’t the sweet and loving Alpha Kilhan I used to know. The expression he had on was one I had never seen before in my entire time with him.
It was like the same furious expression he had when he attacked Xavier, but this time, it was worse.
“You promised you’d never lose control when I’m around you! You promised me you’d keep your wolf in check and never hurt me! Kilhan!” I yelled as he didn’t relent in storming towards me.
I started running backward and before I knew it, my back hit the wall. And before I could run, he caught up with me and grabbed me by the neck.
His heavy hands around my neck caused death to flash across my eyes. My heart raced like it was about to stop, and my tears mixed with the sweat that oozed out of my pores.
I could feel my neck squeeze in his large hand. I grabbed onto his wrist and began to struggle.
“Ki…Kilhan! Control your wolf!” I groaned in pain. “Alpha Kilhan, you’re hurting me!” I broke into more tears as I started to lose hope of surviving his grip.
“I… I love you.” I muttered with my lips shivering like I was in the cold.
My eyeballs slowly rolled up in surrender when I felt his grip slipping off my neck. I blocked twice and opened my eyes again to see that his eyes had become normal.
“He heard you say you love him!” Kiara uttered in terror.
Falling to the ground, I began to cough profusely, trying to clear my almost ruined airways.
“Yes, Alpha Kilhan. I love you. I love you more than my life. Please, hear me out. I hate my father too!” I yelled as I watched him stagger back to his office table.
“Argh!” He roared, throwing his hands over his desk as he threw off everything on the table, sweeping it completely clean.
He grabbed his head and began to murmur things to himself. I was glued to where I was because, at this point, I was so scared of him.
I knew it was my fault and I deserved every reaction, but all I wanted was for him to listen to me.
“Alpha Kilhan?” I called, rubbing my hands on my thighs anxiously.
He turned his head to the side and looked at me above his shoulders. He was all sweaty and teary too.
“I didn’t mean to. I… Khan…” He stammered, and I nodded, cleaning my teary face with the back of my hand.
“I know you’d never hurt me, Kilhan. And I’m sorry I lied.” I uttered, moving away from where I was and drawing closer to him.
His response gave me the courage I needed. I knew he was now the Alpha Kilhan I knew.
As I got closer to him, he turned fully to look at me, and our gazes locked. His eyes shimmered with tears that refused to drop.
“I’ll tell you everything.” I slowly raised my hand to his face, my hands shivering the doubt of him yanking it off, but he didn’t. My hand melted against his cheek and I felt his jaws tighten underneath my palm.
“I ran away from my father’s house a long time ago. I was on a run when I came to New York City and we first met. This was why I refused to tell you anything about me because I feared all Alphas would be connected one way or the other, and I didn’t want my father to find me.
“This was the same reason I ran away the next morning after our first night. It’s all because I wanted to stay away from my father because I hate him. I hate him more than anyone can ever imagine!
“One of the reasons why I left and never looked back was because he was going to marry me off to his friend who is his age mate and I’ve never liked.
“This is why I was so reluctant to leave Beacon City and come back home with you because I feared my father would get to me. This is why I found it so hard to trust you because I was scared you had some connections with my father.
“But I love you now, Alpha Kilhan. I love you and don’t want to lose you! I don’t want to be anyone’s mate except yours. I’m sorry.” I wrapped my arms around him and broke into tears again.
All I wanted to hear from him was that he understood and he was going to take me back, but his awkward silence made my skin crawl. I had no idea what was going on in his mind.
After a while, I felt him move. His hands held my arms and slowly moved me away from him. After I disengaged, I looked into his eyes and I saw the tears in his eyes had disappeared, and he was without any emotion.
“You lied. Your father killed my father. Your father is my greatest enemy. I swore to the Moon Goddess, my mother, my late father, and myself that I would destroy the one who killed my father, and his family.”
“I know… I know. And that is why I was so scared to say anything. But I swear I’m innocent. I had no idea what was going on with him and your father. I swear on my life, Kilhan.”
“Jessica, run as fast as your legs can carry you, because after you leave this house and I start getting my revenge, I don’t know what Khan would do, and trust me, I won’t stop him.” He answered coldly and walked past me.
“Wait, Alpha Kilhan! Wait!” I ran after him.
He got to the door and opened it, revealing almost the whole pack staring at the door in bewilderment. They must have heard the noises.
“Leave and make sure we don’t meet again, Jessica.” He said, pointing out of the door.
Just then, his mother came into sight, looking extremely confused.
“What is going on here, Kilhan?” She asked, her gaze moving simultaneously from my face to Kilhan’s.
“Jessica, why are you crying?” She asked in terror, moving closer to me.
“Get out, Jessica!” He roared, causing me to jolt. I ran out of his office and broke into tears. Holding my mouth in my hand, I ran as fast as my legs could handle.
“It’s over, Kiara. He’s never going to forgive me or love me anymore. I should have told him the truth a long time ago! I should have trusted him.”
“He already warned you not to stay somewhere close. You should protect yourself first and give him time to calm down and reflect. At least you haven’t completed the rejection ritual, there’s hope.”
“Hope, you think? There’s nothing like hope! Did you see how he looked at me?? There was nothing behind those eyes. He was colder than ice.”
“Just get the hell out first! You should be glad he didn’t grab you, tie you down, and use you as bait to get to your father.”
More tears gathered in my eyes making it almost impossible for me to see. I dashed into my room, opened the closet, and began to pick a few things I’d be needing.
I packed some clothes, underwear, nightgowns, and shoes into a medium-sized box. And in haste, I hit the door and headed out of my room.
Walking down the hallway, I bumped into Betty.
“Watch where you’re going, Liar!” She uttered angrily, causing me to gulp hard.
I was too weak, sad, and in a haste to protect myself, so I said nothing and just continued walking.
“I knew you were no good since the first day you stepped your feet into this house! At least now Kilhan will do the necessary thing and finally see that I am the best woman for him.”
I tightened my fists as I heard her say these words, but I ignored her and kept going. I got out of the house and ran out of the compound.
Luckily for me, a taxi was passing by and I hastily waved it down.
“Where to, Ma’am?” He asked as I hurriedly got into the back seat.
“Anywhere far from here, please,” I answered, shutting the door. I stared at the house, deep in thought as the driver drove off.
‘Will I ever be able to come back here?’ I thought sadly, my eyes heating up with tears again.
While I reminisced, my phone vibrated in my bag and I shifted my gaze to the bag. I picked up my phone and saw a picture message from an unknown number.
Out of curiosity, I clicked on it and it happened to be a live picture of me entering the taxi.
‘Alpha Marcus.’ I clenched my jaws. I wasn’t done with one problem, and now he’s back!
A message popped in which read;
“Looks like you are now on your own. Do you think you can run from me? I’m always watching you, Celine. You’re mine!”
Shivers ran down my spine as I read his message. I turned back to look out of the back glass to see if we were being followed, but it was all clear.
‘I am not ready to deal with Alpha Marcus now!’
“Leave me alone!” I texted back and angrily switched off my phone. I grabbed my head in my hands and began to pant severely.
“You need help, Celine. You can’t be alone, right now.” Kiara uttered.
“Who else do I have, hun? I don’t have anyone!”
“You still have Ethan.”
“Ethan?! Hell No!”