I will do what I have to do
Brid
“Come to me, mate.” Those words echoed in the confines of my mind, over and over again. In the distance, I could only see the blurred silhouette of Kael. I knew it was him because I followed his voice while Mary kept crying. I was able to feel when Christopher took her from my side, ripping her away from me, and leaving my hands empty.
Why are they here? I did what they ordered and walked away, to never return or be near any of them, much less cross their territory. Maybe they are here to kill me. The council changed their minds and sent for me. And the cruelest thing about this is that Kyle will be the one delivering the final blow.
But Mary is in their hands, what do I do? What do I do? And Han? “Han, Han,” I stretched my arms again trying to go to him because he was already on his feet.
“Mate, come to me.” Again, Kael repeated the same thing. And to hear it again, my skin filled with goosebumps. I was so shocked. His authoritative tone grew harder and harder, but I didn't want to go to him. All I wanted was for my pack to be safe, and with him, that won't happen.
He had never raised his voice at me, never treated me this way. However, from the moment we saw in the forest that day, he destroyed my memory of him. I'll do what he asked, as long as Mary and Han are OK.
Then, in a slow voice, I said, “Han, we're going to do what they say, the important thing is that Mary is safe. Maybe they'll let us go soon.” Han just made a HUM! However, that was enough. Swallowing, I started to move towards where Kael was. Without the stick, I wasn't confident. But I didn't have time to find one. Staggering a bit, I managed to get closer. I stopped about six feet away. An angry Alpha was not a good sign. I had to be cautious now. But at the same time, my hands were itching to touch him. To smell his skin. I thought I would never see him again in my life, and I was ready to bury his memory.
I focused on the silhouettes next to Kael. Mary was trying to escape from Christopher's grasp. In her crying, I could hear the desperation she felt.
I extended my arms to her and said, “Mary.” But Kael took me by the arm and pulled me towards him abruptly.
“Don't, the girl will go with Christopher, and you with me. Matthew will take care of the human.”
I shook my arm, trying to get away from him. However, Kael's grip was such that I felt my bones being crushed. Making me wince in pain. My face contorted, but nothing came out of my mouth.
The Alpha must have seen this, as he released his squeeze, but he kept holding me lightly, placing me in front of him.
“Why don't you look at me, Brid? I need your attention on me. I need you to look at me.” I couldn't speak, I would rather not talk to him. This is the man fate gave me, but now I don't recognize him. At what point did his love die and give way to this? I can't even name it. He's not my Alpha, no one is. I was banished, and I don't belong to anyone. Neither does anyone belong to me. Except for Han and Mary, and for them, I will do whatever.
Many nights I fell asleep crying because I would not see him any more. Or because I would not feel his hands touching me. But now that he is in front of me, my knees buckle. Of all the emotions that are circulating in my heart, only two prevail, betrayal and pain.
I needed him so much, that sometimes I felt like I was going to die, sick with need. The air sometimes hardly reached my lungs, but I survived.
“Why are you here? Did you come to finish what Simon didn't do?” I asked him in a weak and unsure voice. He pressed his fingers harder on my arm, but this time it didn't hurt at all. Unable to contain myself, tears began to stream from my eyes. I had no strength now, Kael was everything I wanted and desired in life.
“Mate, I came here to take you home.”
Home? A soft and weak smile formed on my face. “What you are saying makes no sense. I am nobody in that pack. It was obvious to me the place that I have always occupied among them.”
My heart broke at the memory of their hatred toward me, their words, and their insults. Kael took me in his arms and hugged me tightly. I hid my face in his chest and cried. It was impossible to stop. All this time without him, without my mate, it was killing me. Every single day, I remembered the brutal rejection I was subjected to.
“Look at me, Brid, look at me.” After a few seconds of silence, I felt Kael's fingers on my chin, holding it. He moved my face from one side to the other and suddenly stopped. I heard him inhale air.
“What happened to you, baby?” With a choppy voice, he said.
I gently removed his hand from my face, and took a step back, making space between the two of us. At that moment, all came back to my head. The moment they found me in the forest when they escorted me through the town to the cells, the mistreatment that I suffered at the hands of his wolves. Nobody does anything without the orders of the Alpha.
I did not answer him, what was the case? What did he want me to say? I felt broken, desperate, hurt, and alone. I wasn't sure what to do.
“What happened to me is no longer important. Please, Kael, let us go. I have nothing to do with you and your pack any longer. I found a new family, and I want to leave all in the past, especially you.” But he didn't listen, my words fell on deaf ears. He took me by the hand and walked over to where Han was standing.
I was immediately nervous and afraid for them.
“Human, answer the question, what happened to my mate Why can't she see?”
