Lexi’s p. o. v
I was upset over his disrespect and seeing him on his knees made me happy.
An arm around my waist made me look up.
Evan stood next to me with a sad expression on his face.
“That’s enough, violence is never the answer.” He whispered softly.
I took in a deep breath, released it then moved my hand on top of Ryan’s head.
His screams stopped and his trembling body relaxed. His forehead was covered in sweat and his breathing was loud and labored.
Evan turned and faced everyone.
“I’m so sorry for all this. I ask for your forgiveness and pardon. If I hadn’t said all that, I couldn’t have angered my brother. As much as I would love for us to talk about this till the end, I can’t let my brother continue kneeling on the floor in that state. So if you will excuse me, I’ll take him to his tent.” He said then turned back to look at Ryan.
He was about to lean in and grab his hand when I quickly grabbed his arm.
“Don’t help him. He is a bad person.” I whispered.
He smiled then moved his hand to mine and carefully pushed it away.
“He is still my twin brother.” He answered then leaned in and helped him up.
I watched with an aching heart as he walked with him out of the room.
“I guess there is no need for us to discuss anything further. It’s clear that Lexi is interested in Evan, so I ask each and everyone of you in this room to respect that. Let them embrace their moments together because she will be leaving this pack soon.” Alpha Ian said then helped Amelia to her feet.
“No matter how hard you protect her from the twins, her heart will always be with them.” He said then went out of the room with her.
“Mother, let’s go.” A man who I recalled was Neo said, then helped an elderly woman to her feet too.
“Whitney let her decide.” He whispered softly then walked out of the room with her.
The ones who were now remaining in the room were Whitney and Leomord who were looking at me in disappointment.
“Are you in love with them?” Leomord asked seriously.
“No.” I quickly answered then pressed my hands together.
“I hate Ryan.” I murmured under my breath.
“What of Evan?” He asked.
I looked at him sadly then bit my lower lip.
“I.., I like him.” I answered honestly.
“You like him enough to stay back in this pack without us?” Whitney asked as tears filled my eyes.
“What?” I asked on top of my voice.
How could she say that when she knew how much I loved them. To me they were more like my father and mother. They looked after me well and cared so much about me.
“No. I said this before Whitney, I am not going to remain at a place you guys won’t be there. That’s why I asked Alpha Ian to permit me to be wherever you. You guys are my family, there is no way I am going to stay behind.” I said in a cracked voice.
She smiled happily then linked her hand to his.
“I’m glad you are in your right senses.” She said then stood up with him.
“Because of that, we are going to allow you to spend as much time as you need with him. Just keep in mind that we will be leaving soon. You don’t have to tell him anything about this and also don’t tell him about your real age.” She said then walked to where I was.
“I’ll go and check what’s for lunch with Leo while you go around and tour the place.” She whispered then walked out of the room as a tear rolled on my cheek.
I felt bad and horrible thinking over how I was about to leave Evan behind without goodbye.
I quickly wiped it off and walked out of the room.
I went out of the pack house and began walking without knowing where I was going. A few people were staring at me while some gave me cold glares that I paid no attention to.
Soon I found myself near a lot of tents where a lot of men were. I wanted to go but for some reason my body continued to move forward on its own.
A few men were looking at me while some paid no attention because they were fighting each other.
The more intense the stare’s got, the more uncomfortable I felt. I was about to give up and just go back when I heard Ryan’s loud voice.
“Did you have to make me look so bad in front of everyone and have my mate hate me?” He asked in a cracked voice.
I frowned and moved closer to the tent where his voice was coming from.
I touched my neck then moved my hand to my chest rubbing there a few times while chanting a silent spell to get rid of my scent.
I remembered their words from back then and how they said my scent was intoxicating. That meant whenever I was near them my scent gave me out.
I didn’t want that because I wanted to hear their conversation.
“It wasn’t my intention to do that brother, I was just speaking from the heart.” Evan responded.
“Yeah right!. My mate thinks I’m a fucking monster and she hates me a lot. It fucking burns Evan, my heart hurts so bad.” He said in a low tone then sniffed.
My heart broke at his sad confession.
“Then why did you do all that to her when you know how much we need her?” He asked softly.
“Because I was scared over the whole situation. Yes she was disrespectful to me but I didn’t want to hit her, I only wanted to scare her a bit but sadly I overstepped my boundaries.” He answered then sniffed again.
A lump was burning in my throat and my vision was clouded by tears.
“It’s not too late to apologize to her.” Evan whispered softly.
And that was enough to make me walk in.
Evan quickly stood up from a chair while Ryan sat upright on his bed and wiped off his tears.
I swallowed hard then blinked my tears back.
“Ryan, are you crying because of me?” I asked in a low tone.
He pressed his hand under his nose then shifted his gaze from me.
“Do you have anything to say to me?” I asked softly.
When a minute went by in silence I sighed softly.
“I guess you have nothing to tell me.” I said sadly then turned to walk away.
“I’m sorry.” He whispered in a low tone.
I turned back and faced him. He was looking at me with eyes filled with tears.
“I’m broken and bad for you. I don’t know how to treat you with respect and I don’t know how it feels to love someone. What I know is that I don’t want to lose you.” He said softly as I felt a burning lump form in my throat again.
“So please, don’t hate me.” He said as I quickly went to him and hugged him with tears.
I hated him so much yesterday and a few minutes ago. But now my heart was ready to start all over with him and give him another chance.