Chapter 10 CHAPTER TEN
MAEVA
The next morning I am awakened by banging on my door. "Maeva, wake up!" Taron shouts frantically.
I jump off the bed and pick my clothes off the floor and put them on before I pull open the door.
"What the fuck happened?" I ask.
"Alpha Mage and Alpha Luca are at the black forest with some of their pack warriors"
"What the fuck? Why are they there? How did they get that far without notice?"
How is it that in the darkest time we've seen so far, pack security is letting people get that close without notice?
I run outside to the jeep parked in front. Some warriors are here already, Taron must hast rounded them up before coming here. On the way to the forest, my mind spins, wondering that my neighbours are planning once again. They're like a cancer that keeps growing. Once in a while, they gather and make plans to irritate me.
I'm the first one out of the car and I start running into the black forest where I can hear the Alpha's talking. They hear me coming and they stop talking. When we enter, they look at Taron first and nod before before their gazes shifts to me. They’re doing it on purpose to annoy me.
"Alpha Mage, what is going on here?" I ask.
Alpha Mage shrugs. "The Alphas around here had a meeting, and we were selected to come and check this place out."
Right, of course they did. "There was a meeting and I wasn’t invited? A meeting concerning a forest behind my pack?"
"You weren’t invited?" Alpha Luca asks, in a fake syrupy voice. "We didn’t notice."
"Yeah, we assumed you’d be busy cooking for the pack or taking care of sick pups.” Alpha Mage says.
"Really? Well I'm here to shut whatever this is down."
Their face changes and the anger and disdain is clear for all to see.
"You want to shut what down? The black forest is no ones Land. We can be here if we want to.”
"I don't give a fuck. It’s closest to my land and you had to sneak your way here through my lands. Get out and tell the other Alpha's that if they want to enter the black forest through my lands, they come to me or they go through the other end in Alpha James’s territory.”
"Who do you think you are? Because a freak accident of nature made you an Alpha, you think you can talk when I talk?" Alpha Mage asks.
“You have five minutes get out Alphas, or it'll get bloody here.”
"You want to go against all the Alphas?" Alpha Luca asks.
"You decided to have a meeting without extending an invite to me. You went against me first."
He tries to say something but the air shifts, becomes charged. Everyone is alert but I know what it is. Caius is here. He appears and the shocks on the faces of the Alphas reduces my anger a little. A little voice whispers to me that it's not the shock, but his presence.
"Alpha Caius. It’s a surprise to see you here.” Alpha Luca says getting ready to grovel.
Caius stands two feet behind me like an annoying black cloud. He doesn't say anything to them. Instead, he keeps his eyes locked at the back of my head.
"Get out, now!” I roar at them.
“Alpha Caius, can you hear how she speaks to us? We came to offer help and she is making threats." Alpha Mage says.
"I'm going to count to ten and then we’re going to start pointlessly killing each other." I say, ignoring everything they’re saying. They look incredulously from me to Caius then back at me.
"We’re not going anywhere" Alpha Luca says, scoffing.
Caius shifts and his power is felt by everyone. It’s a threat and they know it. He’s not on their side.
"On a second thought, we will regroup and return later.” Alpha Mage says and pulls Alpha Luca back.
"We'll send a message about the next meeting, Alpha Maeva." Alpha Mage says. "Please let us pass through your lands to get home.”
The hate in my heart for them grows. My claws extend and Alpha Mages’ eyes go from my claws to above my head at Caius. He then starts walking toward the exit and Alpha Luca follows behind him. Alpha Luca bumps into me as he's leaving. The bump doesn’t move me. He's nothing compared to the annoying Alpha behind me who I still haven't turned to see.
"Get everyone out now." I say to Taron through the mind link.
"You really want to be two wolves in a forest full of dangerous rogues?" He replies.
"Get everyone out." I respond.
I hear him tell the men to start going while I stand stiffly, looking at the forest in front of me. Once everyone has cleared, I turn to Caius. His smile hits me and for a few seconds I forget why I’m angry at him but then a glint of pride appears in his eyes and I'm reminded why.
“Why are you here?" I ask.
"I came to see you, I didn't know you had company."
"And then when you found out, you decided to take charge and undermine me."
He frowns in confusion. “I didn't say or do anything.”
"You didn't know standing there was enough to show your dominance? You just made those idiots think that I’m not as strong as I think I am.”
He laughs but not at me. It sounds liked he’s laughing at himself.
"Do you know how much I wanted to break that bastard for looking at you like that, for bumping into you? I didn't because I knew you'd hate it. Because I knew you didn’t want anyone knowing we’re mates.”
"You didn't have to say a word. You standing there behind me was enough.”
"Maeva, it is out of respect for you that I have been going this slow. Do you know how much I crave to be around you? How much I want to touch you? Don't push me, I'm doing my fucking best."
"I don't care, stay away from me. Accept that I don’t want this. Since it's impossible for you to do that, don’t approach me when other people are around!”
He stretches his hand and before I can move back, he pulls me into his arms. He locks his arms around my waist and bends his head so he is inhaling my hair.
Against my wishes, my body starts to relax in his arms.
"I'm trying Maeva. I won’t try for long. Meet me half way or I’ll take what I want by force."
I stiffen at his words and he sighs.
"Not that, never that."