Of course it was the truth. With Aiden’s image in my head, how do I even think straight?
“You have to know. We can’t ignore them forever. They can control and take over you whenever they want. You can’t sit idle and let yourself go scot free with your name on their bodies.”
“My name on their bodies? What are you talking about, grandpa?”
“That Alpha, his name is Grimm. His eyes, your name, were in them.”
“What!” I yelled. Was that why he raised his bangs up and broadened his eyes to my grandfather when he invited Sihwa to the Valley of the wolves?
“Yes.” He uttered. “Only sensitive eyes can see it. He must have seen it and located you at the hospital.”
Grimm tracked me down because he saw my name in his eyes.
“What is the valley of the wolves? What is it about?”
“It’s a valley for alphas who are the leader of a pack to come to an agreement. If any of the alpha who comes to an agreement at the valley of the wolves doesn’t meet up to its requirement, he would meet his doom. If we both came to an agreement, he can’t do anything to you if he vows at the valley of the wolves. Any werewolf who isn’t a leader of the pack can’t step into the valley of the wolves. The forest’s fog will make them lose their way and they will rot and die inside the valley of the wolves. I said that to them and wanted him to come meet me there so I can keep you safe. He can’t go against the valley of the wolves. No matter how powerful he is.”
“So that’s why you invited him there.”
“Yes, and if they refuse to come to the valley of the wolves, it means they have no intention of keeping you safe or letting you go if you don’t reject them. I wanted to know their intentions by inviting him there too.”
“I see. But how can I reject them?” I was curious. “If I wanted to. They are too much for me. They just keep appearing out of nowhere and-”
“You can reject them, but you will end up losing your life if the pain is too much to bear.”
“Can’t I do it one by one?”
“No.” He responded. “No matter how long you take to reject each of them, you wouldn’t be able to handle it. A pain left by you rejecting an alpha would take years to heal. If you accept one of them by chance, it might heal your wounds from the first alpha you rejected. That’s why once an Omega rejects an alpha, she immediately gets a second mate to make up for the bond and the pain. But the problem here is, you can’t get a second mate to heal your wounds once you reject them. You either accept one of them who would stay beside you or stay with all of them…”
“And what happens if I don’t want any of them?”
“Or run away, but you can’t run away forever. They would track you down and claim you. If their ego gets so bruised, they will kill you.”
“They would kill me?”
“They are dangerous, and staying with them would drain you and mess up with your mind. You might turn out as one of them and become a whore.”
“I can’t believe my life would be like this.”
“They are risky to hang around with.”
“But why did Aiden die? Why do you think they killed him? Why did Sihwa wipe out the pack? I’ve tried asking, but no one is giving me an answer. It’s been almost two weeks since the pack got destroyed and Sihwa was in the hospital. Why did he kill his father and my mother? What did they ever do to him? I know my mother and my stepfather are no good because they watched my stepbrothers dealing with me and made no attempt to stop them. Why should I mourn them and feel sorry for them? Of course, I don’t feel a tiny feeling of sympathy for them because of how they watched my step brothers abuse me and do nothing about me. My mother only cares about herself and her marriage. I was just baggage to her. That’s what I’ve always been to her. I don’t care about them, but I need answers because of Aiden and why they hate me so much? Couldn’t we just settle this in peace? I don’t know. They’ve always hated me ever since I moved in with my mother. I just wanted a pleasant life. It seems fate wants me to suffer and slam my head on the wall. What did I ever do to them? I don’t know. I wish I had a clue. They just love tormenting me.” I vented with a long sigh. “I’m sorry for babbling, papa. I don’t know what to do. Why did Sihwa wipe out his entire pack and kill some of his siblings, too? Why did he spare some of his siblings? Just why did he do it, and who is that alpha? Who is Grimm? How many alphas does my stepfather have? How many children of his are out there? Why is he such a promiscuous alpha to have so many children? Does protection not exist in his regime? I don’t get it on why he would have so many children who all turned out to be my mates? Except for his younger daughters. Grandpa, I’m so confused and I don’t know what to do anymore. I didn’t plan my life to turn out this way.”
“No one plans his life on how to turn out the way it is. You can walk on the path, but you can’t control where it leads you to.” He explained. “What do you want to do? Let’s start from there and I will answer your questions.”
“I don’t know, grandpa. If I try to reject them, I might not survive. If I don’t, they will fight to claim me or kill me. Wouldn’t it be best if I run away for the meantime? Maybe, with time, I would have figured out what to do.”
“Then I would prepare your papers and take you abroad. You will stay in a place. No one will find you.”
“Really?”
“Yes. It is possible to do it. No one would find you or know where you are.”
“Hmmm.” I agreed with him. “I’m going abroad Papa.”
“Good. Is your passport with you?”
“No. I lost it.”
He nodded. “When is your heat starting up?”
“Since I encountered my mates, I think I will experience my heat for the first time. I don’t know how it feels, though. Aiden has been injecting me with doses to lock in my heat until I meet my mate. I guess he did it to keep the alphas in check.”
“That means your heat would be painful for you to endure since you’ve met your mates and perceived their pheromones, too.”
“It would truly be painful?”