Snow’s POV
“Move,” I ordered Paul, who was laying on the ground shivering. Our tears had run dry, and our eyes were swollen. Our voices were nearly gone, and we had headaches.
He felt like shit, but so did I. We both cared for her and wanted her, but unlike him, what broke me the most was stepping away from the pack I loved and belonged to.
I had convinced myself that if my human was okay and happy, then I too was going to be. Seeing how Leah had confessed her love for him, I was determined to have them be together. That’s why I kept my mouth shut when we were banished. Had I known what was ahead of us, I would have spoken up and begged dearly to Alpha Ridge. He wouldn’t have let us go unpunished, but that could have stopped him from kicking us out of the pack.
“I said, get up, damn it. You have been lying on this cold ground since yesterday,” I growled loudly at him.
“Snow, it hurts,” he whispered in a cracked, pained voice.
I kept quiet and decided to give him the needed space when she left us, but then he couldn’t stop crying for hours. Night turned into morning and morning turned into afternoon. Now I was getting upset over every action of his.
“Get up, or we will die. You won’t last long in the wild because you have never been in such an area. If we encounter some rogues or vampires, we won’t be able to defend ourselves in this state we are in,” I said.
“Snow, I want to die so bad right now. Is this a nightmare? Please tell me. If it is, then wake me up because I can’t handle the pain,” he said in a low tone as tears began to roll down his cheeks.
“You are so stupid. Are you going to kill us for not having her?” I growled furiously.
“I want to be dead,” he murmured.
“Have you forgotten that we have friends who care about us? We have a life and goals to achieve,” I reminded him.
“I want to die,” he whispered.
“Then should I throw us off the damn cliff?” I asked furiously.
“I just want to fucking die,” he sobbed bitterly.
“You need to let go, Paul. Did you not hear her words? We mean nothing to her,” I said softly.
He stopped sobbing and sat upright, surprising me.
“You are right,” he said, and I felt happy that he was finally seeing the light.
“She said I was nothing like Jace. That’s because she wanted to let me know what I was lacking. Snow, she still loves and wants me. I mean if I was to be extremely rich and start dressing nicely, she would take me back. No one is ugly in this world, we are all just born broke. Money can change not only faces but also one’s fate,” he exclaimed as I sighed heavily.
It was useless reasoning with him in such a state. He felt anger, shock, fear, hurt, but mostly denial. His whole world was shattered, that not even I could do a thing to help him.
He was in such a strong state of denial that he needed a few weeks to let it all sink in, in order for him to fully grieve and begin the healing process of letting go.
“Paul, I apologize for what I am about to do,” I said softly.
“What are you about to do?” He asked.
“This,” I answered and then pulled through, taking over while I pushed him into our subconscious.
I hated doing such a thing to him, but sadly, that was the only thing I could think of. Leaving him in control would have killed us in a matter of time.
I stood up from the ground, ignoring the soreness of our body, and then shifted.
What I needed to do was to get to human territory as he had planned. That way we could talk to either Glen or Dominic to help us.
I ran through the wild, doing everything in my power to lay low. I didn’t want any attention from rogues or other supernatural beings who could cause us harm or stand in our way.
By the time I had reached human territory, it was very dark. Luckily, Glen’s mansion wasn’t very far.
I reverted back to human form and began walking towards the shadows, heading to his mansion. The streets were quiet, and the few people I could hear were far away. I ignored the pain in my feet and continued to walk until I reached his place.
I stood at the big gate, looking at it and wondering how I could get in.
Was I supposed to knock? I had no idea if such gates had a bell or something to alert those on the inside that I was outside.
“Screw this, I’m knocking,” I said and then raised my hand to knock when the gate opened on its own, startling me.
My heart raced, and I quickly looked around to see if there was someone close by.
Was someone watching me? It was possible since there were cameras everywhere.
I slowly walked in and got startled again when the gate closed on its own.
I walked ahead while observing the beautiful environment. Lights were lit throughout the way, and on each side were trees and flowers.
“Riches sure do give you the best of things,” I whispered as I continued to walk.
I frowned when a few minutes went by without me finding the mansion, although I knew it was somehow close.
After walking a few more minutes, it came into view. I smiled and then picked up my pace.
My smile grew wider when I saw someone approaching me with a coat in his hands.
“Hi, may I speak to…,”
“Our Alpha has been expecting you. Before I lead the way, I was ordered to give you this coat to put on,” he said, then gave a bow when he stood in front of me.
“Oh, thank you,” I answered and then took the coat, putting it on. Although he came off as rude when he cut me off from speaking, his bow showed respect.
“Please do lead the way,” I said as he nodded and then turned and began to walk back.
I followed behind while thinking about what he meant when he said his Alpha was expecting me. Was it because he had seen me outside his gate a few minutes ago? Or did Ridge call him way before I even made my way here?
Those thoughts made me feel uneasy, but then again, it wasn’t a clear confirmation.
We walked into the mansion as I focused on the way, refusing to look at the beautiful art on the walls. I had a feeling that if I began to look at them, I was going to do it for hours.
“Right this way,” he said when we reached an elevator and pressed it.
When it opened, he stepped in, and I did the same.
When the door closed, I sighed softly.
I had a feeling that something wasn’t right, yet I couldn’t pinpoint what it was.