Chapter 14
“There is no fear now, let go and just be free, I will love you unconditionally.”
- Unconditionally by Katy Perry
I felt his rage that was coursing through my veins so hard that it hurt. I gasped and clutched my chest in pain. It was normal for an Alpha male's mate to feel the rage he feels, and it would hurt because he was stronger; his rage would also be stronger. I couldn't let him explode. I couldn't let him kill everyone downstairs, especially the one who slapped me. He or she would definitely die, but judging by the pressure, it was a girl. I got up by leaning against the door and tried to steady myself. Once I could stand up properly, I opened the door and stumbled down the stairs like I was drunk. I reached the bottom to see Caleb so angry that he was almost spouting fire. Lindsay was 'trying' to calm him down, while a tall tan girl stood in front of him, cowering from him.
"Please, Caleb. Don't kill her for that slut. She's my best friend. You can't kill her." Lindsay was saying while trying to stroke his arm. I felt my wolf stir at that, and I felt the need to push her hand away, but I ignored the feeling. I walked up nearer to them with everyone's eyes on me. I stood next to the girl and stared at Caleb's eyes, which were brown. "Don't kill her because of me," I whispered to him. His eyes snapped to me for the first time and he growled. He stepped forward and lifted his hand. I flinched as he put his hand on my cheek, softly rubbing my cheekbone as I winced.
"You're bleeding." He said and showed me his finger that had a small drop of blood. I grimaced at the blood. He looked away from me to the tall tan girl. "Everyone get out of here. Except for Diamond, Lindsay, and my dad." He said and everyone scampered out of the room instantly. Caleb wrapped his arm around me and sighed as he leaned in and kissed my scratch. The scratch tingled a little, and then it became ticklish. I giggled, causing Caleb to look at me. His eyes widened and he smiled. "Your scratch is gone." He said, and I raised a hand to touch it. It was smooth skin; there wasn't any bleeding, or anything. Caleb focused back to the people around us and growled at them.
"All of you have no respect for your Luna. If you have no respect for her, you have no respect for me. I will not tolerate disrespectful pack members. Do not ever disrespect me or your Luna ever again. If you do, you will either be punished, executed, or banished from our pack. I do not want to repeat myself. If this ever happens again, you will know to leave immediately. There will be no need for us to talk." He said with authority in his voice. I felt proud of him. Diamond, Lindsay, and Alpha Asher nodded and when I looked at Alpha Asher, he looked so vulnerable. It was like he no longer had any authority.
'He doesn't have any more authority, Scar.' I felt my wolf say.
'But he was still the ex-Alpha. Doesn't he at least have a small tad of authority left?'
'In front of Caleb? No. In front of his pack members? Only a little.'
"Diamond, you will be punished for hitting your Luna. The punishment will be—" but I stopped him before he could finish.
"No!" I shouted. I cleared my throat as Caleb tightened his arm around my waist. "I mean, no. Don't punish her. It's not her fault. It never was. I'm used to it anyways."
"That's it! You can't get used to it. You can't get used to getting hit by pack members, especially if you're gonna be a Luna." He said, letting go of my waist and turning me to him, grabbing my shoulders.
"You say that to me after I’ve been getting hit for most of my life? 'You can’t get used to being hit by pack members?' It’s all I knew growing up.” I said to him, trying to shake his hands off my shoulders. His eyes looked pained for a second then it was gone. “You’re a Luna for God’s sake Scarlett, act like one. Make them respect you, you’re not an Omega anymore.” He said back, annoyed.
“I was always an Omega, and I will never stop being an Omega. I never wanted to be a Luna in the first place, remember? I’m just an Omega and a slut.” I said back, feeling anger bubbling inside me. Caleb was forcing a responsibility onto me without my consent, I wasn’t going to fall for it.
"You’re also a bitch.” Lindsay snarled and both me and Caleb turned and glared at her.
"Don't get involved Lindsay, it's dangerous." Diamond whisper-yelled at Lindsay. I turned back to Caleb and glared at him, crossing my arms across my abdomen. I took one more glance at Caleb and turned around, running out of the room.
"Is she really your mate?" I heard Alpha Asher say as I exited the room. I didn't stop to wait for Caleb to answer as I kept on walking upstairs, reaching my attic room and closing the door behind me. I laid down on the bed and rolled around, tangling myself in the blanket. I felt tired but I couldn’t sleep, especially with the constant nightmares that bugged me, so I laid there staring at the ceiling. I was staring into nothingness for about 10 minutes when the door to my room opened. I didn't need to look up to tell it was Caleb, because when he entered the room, my heart started beating overload and my wolf was restless. I felt him walk near to the bed and sit down next to me.
"I'm sorry." He said and lifted his hand to stroke my hair. "I've never had an outburst like that. I guess after so many years, the confusion and frustration gets to me." I sighed and turned towards him. He laid down beside me and pulled me towards him, wrapping his arms around my waist. I buried my face in his chest and breathed in slowly. "Stop sniffing me." He joked and I playfully growled at him. We laid there in a comfortable silence as I closed my eyes. Something kept telling me that every time we have arguments, I always forgive him, even if he doesn't deserve it.
I wonder if it's a bad thing.