Cleo's Heart Decisions.

Danger And Anger!

"So many strong women began like a broken girl and he... Has begun breaking her little by little!"

~night, deep in the forest~

Cleo’s pov

I shift instinctually once the howls get louder, sign that the rogues are dangerously close and give Clea full control but before it…

I open my link in order to inform not Thor, not my dad or mom but William and I call him!

“Cleo?” He replies after some seconds worried and I perk my ears as I start listening to fast steps approaching.

Shit!

“William, rogues at my grandma’s house! There are about six or seven!” I say in hurry while looking around me.

They are not coming only from one direction…

Fuck my life!

“Cleo, run! Come closer and we…” he starts but I don’t listen to the rest as I close the link in hurry.

He won’t let me concentrate and I need to clear my mind if I want to make it.

Clea takes the lead the next second and perks her ears focusing on the noises and she turns on our right. The house is now on our left so nobody can attack us from there but I am almost certain that the rogues are three teams, one on my right, one behind and the last one in front of me and this leaves me no choice but to…

Attack the group that is closer in order to earn some time! I won’t make it if I wait here and leave them come to me all together!

Clea starts running in the woods again, it’s the direction from which we came before and it doesn’t take us long to distinguish a small movement and two pairs of eyes shining slightly even if it’s quite dark. Clea speeds up more already knowing the ground quite well and she locks our eyes on them with our ears still perked in order to listen to the others at the same time.

Some seconds later we close our distance so much that I can see them clearly and for a second I sigh relieved that they are not so big but I know I mustn’t underestimate them because they could be faster and the fact that there are trees all around us is an advantage for them because I am much bigger and I need more space.

“Don’t worry Cleo! I need just one good hit and they won’t wake up until tomorrow!” Clea states through her teeth and jumps on the first wolf that seems surprised as our distance is still very long.

This happens when you don’t know your opponent!

Clea’s jumps are the best, she doesn’t need the opponent to be close to reach him in less than a second!

She lands on top of him and pins him on the ground with her teeth already input in his neck as she is larger and longer and he can’t protest or threat us in essence and she quickly pulls back as the other rogue is almost here.

She turns to him that is coming from our left now and gets ready again while showing him her red full of the other rogue’s blood and he freezes for a second probably because he is alone and the others haven’t come to help him yet.

“Coward!” Clea screams as she runs to him and he gets ready to turn and run away but she takes a deep breath, jumps again and grabs him from the back of his neck.

He starts howling in pain struggling to get free from our hold but Clea is keeping him tightly and he can’t turn his head to bite us. She has somehow immobilized him because she is on top of him and her size is almost twice as his and he howls again but this time warning the others.

I feel Clea’s anger rising and she quickly snaps his neck abruptly leaving him dead and then stands up and turns around. She lifts her head up and takes some long, deep breaths trying to smell which of the other teams is closer and after a while she sighs heavily and runs to our right. These rogues are those that were supposed to attack us from in front, they didn’t change their direction at all, the others left them to circle us.

“Clea, mask our scent! It will be useful!” I state realizing that this is going to give us a small advantage and she nods.

We had totally forgotten about it till now…

And now you will ask me if there is any brain left on me and you will be right!

NO!

Today it was a living hell, I have never cried that much in my entire life and it has detuned me for good!

Clea masks our scent and keeps on running but she is heading somewhere I hadn’t thought before… She wants to do the same thing with them, she wants to appear behind them and attack without being noticed.

Well, well, my wolf was always devilish but now… She has ended it for sure!

A small breeze brings their scents to us as we continue and Clea groans when are very close. She does her best to run the slightest she can and make the less noise and continues following them. They seem that haven’t noticed us yet and they have to be two so we are very well and after some more meters we can see them clearly.

They have the same size with the previous rogues, they are too close to my grandma’s house and they are slowing down realizing that something has to be wrong.

“Now Clea! Don’t waste time!” I say through my teeth and she growls annoyed.

“Yeah Cleo! Tell me what to do like I don’t know…” she growls and speeds up more.

We are about thirty meters away from them and they have stopped looking around them and trying to decide where to go. I am sure they have almost no experience from battles or else they wouldn’t have made so terrible mistakes till now. I mean… Too stupid, they haven’t noticed me till now and the other rogue tried to warm them!

We are less than twenty meters away now and the one of them turns his head slowly to us and opens his eyes widely making me smirk. This is ridiculous!

The other rogue with him does the same thing and howls with his tail behind his leg showing submission to me but the other one growls suddenly and turns to attack us. We run straight to each other with our gazes locked and we jump at the same time but one hit from our long paw is enough to send him down on the ground without leaving him opportunity to touch us.

We land on our feet again and the rogue loses his consciousness so we snap our head to the other rogue that is now laying on the ground in full submission and I can’t deny that this is surprising not only me but Clea as well.

What is happening?

I take some steps to its direction and stop about two meters away. It is a she actually, it’s not a male and she has to be young. I doubt that she has any experience from fights and this is probably the reason she is so scared, the hell, she is even shaking!

Clea and I keep on staring at her for some seconds and she groans in frustration. She doesn’t know what to do…

“Don’t kill her, she is not even a threat!” I state before Clea reacts and she curses.

“She came here to kill us!” she replies in a wild tone trembling not knowing what to do.

She wants to kill her, I know her thoughts but I don’t agree, I mean…

“But what if she was forced to come? Look at her!” I say preventing her from moving closer to the female rogue that is almost crying petrified.

Clea doesn’t reply for a while, or moves. I feel her fighting inside her, her heart is breaking in two pieces, the one tells her that I am right and we are not monsters but the other says otherwise. It says that this is our pack and we have to protect our land because this is our duty but it doesn’t stop here… It continues, we are someone’s target, she knows or she is member of our secret enemy’s pack and she could easily be a distraction…

She exhales heavily shaking her head in desperation, she is losing her patience and I wait for her response in agony. I can do nothing else because she is so angry that one more word from me can push her to her limits and kill the rogue.

I know she has a point but I don’t feel right with it, my heart tells me that she is innocent and I feel sorry for her…

“Thor is going to kill her anyway, you know it, don’t you?” she asks me harshly and I lower my head.

I know and this is what hurts the most… He is ruthless and very stubborn in some things and the rogues were always his biggest hatred. Even when we were kids he had been telling all the time that he wanted to kill all the rogues of the world, back then it was quite funny to listen to a five years old boy saying it but when we grew up his opinion didn’t change, he just stopped saying it in this way.

“I am going to lie, I will tell him that she helped us! I will fight him if I have to!” I say determinate after a while and she rolls her eyes.

“Damn your kind heart Cleo!” she murmurs defeated and I sigh relieved.

“Thank you…”

“Don’t thank me yet… Now we have to protect her!” she replies shortly and takes two more steps to the rogue with a softer expression letting her know that we won’t harm her.

The she wolf bows her head in respect and Clea signs for her to stand up so she slowly gets on the feet again and we try to open our link with her. She willingly accepts it while taking a step back and looking behind her panicked and I growl listening to the other rogues getting closer.

“What are you doing here? I want a quick answer!” Clea orders her shortly and she stiffens.

“Our Alpha ordered us to kill you… You are Beta Taylors’ daughter, Cleo, aren’t you?” she replies quickly and both Clea and I groan in union.

“Why?” she asks her losing no time.

“Our Alpha’s daughter wants to…” she starts but loud howls cut her off and she starts shaking like a leaf horrified.

SHIT!

“They came! They are going to kill us, they…”

“ENOUGH!” Clea roars interrupting her.

“Go behind that big tree and don’t come out! Do not try anything funny either!” she warns her and she runs to a big oak tree some meters behind us after she gives Clea one worried yet thankful look.

Clea takes some steps forward and stops right in front of my grandma’s house just in time when the other rogues appear from the woods opposite of us and I scream outraged losing my patience.

There are three, not two!

Alright, we can make it but this is going to be difficult because these three are bigger and especially the one in the middle… It’s a male and he has to be in a high rank and definitely not so young which means…

More experience!

He growls threatening us and the other two next to him take some steps to us as he stops and Clea takes her alert position getting ready for any move from them that comes too soon as both of them attack us in union from different directions.

Clea turns first to the bigger one because he is possibly stronger and could cause us more damage and attacks him back but the other wolf from behind us grabs our right shoulder while we are busy and gets his teeth in our flesh.

The sudden, strong wave of pain isn’t affecting Clea very much and she keeps on fighting trying to push back the first wolf and then get rid of the one that is holding us but then we see the third wolf getting ready to give us the last shot and Clea lets out a loud growl putting amends to gain every power we have.

If he grabs us from another side we are done and she puts all our strength in our back feet, stands up and quickly raises our left paw and hits the first rogue’s jaw. He takes some steps back dizzy and Clea turns her interest on the one that is still biting us with more mania than before and the third wolf jumps on us but…

He is some inches away when he gets attacked from…

The white wolf!

HE CAME!

We observe him biting the rogue’s entire neck like a flash, that’s how big and fast he is and kneels him down so easily like the rogue is a feather that shows no sign of resistance and Clea wakes up. She gets the chance and bites the wolf that is holding us at the top of his head and he immediately leaves us in order to defend himself but in vain!

She holds him like this for some seconds unwilling to let him free and with the corner of our eye we see the white wolf finishing the other one but the first wolf that attacked us is gone and then it hits me…

“THE SHE WOLF CLEA!” I scream but it’s too late.

We listen to loud, short howls and Clea leaves the wolf we are holding getting ready to run and help the she wolf but suddenly everything goes silent.

I feel a strong pain striking my heart in disappointment and pain for her death and Clea sighs nervously and steps back giving me full control now she is sure that everything is over even though she wants to know the white wolf in person.

I take my place and I turn to my savior that didn’t let me die like every other time and he is already staring at me with wary and sympathy. I guess he understands why I am so sad suddenly and he seems to feel the same.

None of us moves. We are just staring at each other and I lose myself in his big beautiful eyes again.

I don’t know how he is doing it, how he knew and came back to me but I am sure that there is something happening here and I am dying to know what exactly.

He is… My savior!

His eyes travel on my bleeding arm after a while and he doesn’t seem so worried or scared but frustrated. He is mad and he gives an angry look at the almost dead rogue that hurt me. I am sure he would like to kill him on his own but he is soon going to die from bleeding on his head anyway…

I decide to take one timid step to him but for once more he has other plans and avoids me by stepping back.

I don’t understand him at all, I mean, he allowed me touch him some time ago in my human form and now he does the same thing while I am in my wolf form.

What kind of sense does this make?

I sigh frustrated quite hurt and angry and he bows his head letting me know he is leaving, again!

I am about to block his way and stop him, I want to try and open a link with him even if I am certain that he is going to block it when I listen to the strong familiar howls and I snap my head on the left.

It’s them…

My parents, William, Gabriel, Finn, Richard and some fighters…

Great…

I turn again to the white wolf that is staring at me serious with his imposing gaze and sign for him to leave from the opposite side and behind my grandma’s house. My dad is surely going to chase the other rogue that managed to get away with Gabriel and some fighters so I don’t want them to fall on him accidentally.

He nods quickly, bows his head for once more and before I close and open my eyes he has already disappeared like the wind and I stand frozen for a while looking all around me and forcing myself not to cry from frustration.

I wait ‘patiently’ for some more seconds for my parents and the others to appear and the first one I see is my father that rushes to me panicked and gasps when he notices my hurt arm. Soon, my mom, Will, Richard and Gabriel join us and circle me while Finn and the fighters are looking around them the rogues’ dead bodies.

“Baby what happened? You are bleeding, why didn’t you come back?” my mom starts asking me worried in hurry and Will locks his eyes on me with meaning.

I can see his anger… It is for Thor, I am sure he understood that our ‘talk’ didn’t go so well and under different circumstances this wouldn’t have happened to me.

“Cleo!” my dad exclaims bringing me back to reality and I shake my head.

“I am fine, it’s just a small bite!” I mutter annoyed.

“You had to come back, you are fast enough, facing them on your own was reckless!” Gabriel says with concern and a dose of mood for scolding.

“I am not a child! This is my pack’s territory and I allow nobody to come and leave without being punished!” I growl and Richard’s wolf takes one step closer to me and rubs his nose at the top of my head purring.

He is proud of me, I know my Alpha and I feel bad for not saying the whole truth but I can’t! My heart tells me to keep the white wolf’s existence as a secret and this is what I am going to do!

I won’t lose him!

“I am very proud of you my child! I was expecting nothing else!” he whispers and I sigh emotional.

I wish Thor had the same opinion with him but let’s forget about him, he belongs to my past already with the choice he made!

“Thank you Alpha! One rogue managed to get away and another one managed to tell me something but they killed her… I would like to talk to you about it!” I say and he nods in understanding.

“Tomorrow Cleo! I need you to go with your mom back to the house and rest, if you want go and tell the pack doctors to check on your shoulder. We will deal with everything here!” he replies and I shake my head in agreement.

I really need to stay alone, take a bath, lay on my bed and sleep in order to stop thinking for today! I can’t stand it anymore…

I walk to my grandma’s house to take my jacket and on purpose I leave some of my blood fall on it to cover the scent of Thor’s blood and after I get sure that it’s enough and I turn to my mom that is staring at me with adoration.

I give the others one last look and after my dad licks the top of my head I turn and get in the forest with my mother on my side with one thing never leaving from in front of me.

The white wolf’s eyes…

~some time later, Diamond Heart pack house~

Thor’s pov

The pack house starts getting visible as I drive back from the city and I exhale heavily.

Today I am freaking out, this is worse than I had thought and I don’t know how I am doing it!

She is back and I want her more than ever, if she was making me lose my mind one time some years ago then now she is making it ten times more and I am getting crazy!

Cleo was always the one I wanted! When we were kids I thought that it was just a strong friendship and nothing else but when I turned 16, I got my wolf and I found out that we are mates everything made sense! We were always having a very strong bond and now it is unbearable!

How am I going to stay away from her when I want her so much?

“You know what you have to do then…” Tucker, my wolf says running out of patience and I hit my fist on the steering wheel angry.

“You know I can’t do this! This would be a shame for the pack and us!” I scream and he growls appearing in front of me with his teeth out.

He keeps on disagreeing with me but until yesterday he wasn’t so persistent or mad at me! He also seemed to understand me and I was relieved but from the moment I saw Cleo today he has turned his back on me and he is constantly telling me to accept her and stop this madness before things get out of control.

“You know that she is innocent and she is the one for us! Stop denying it and end this parody!” he replies through his teeth.

“I know she is innocent and it wasn’t her fault but the embarrassment won’t go away no matter what! She can’t be our Luna, she…”

“She is our mate and she is perfect for the pack’s Luna! She adores this pack, she loves them even more than you do! She has no damn idea and she is in pain just like us! Stop doing this!” he cuts me off and I shake my head quickly in desperation.

No, I can’t accept her no matter how much I want to!

I have taken my decision, Lillian is going to be my Luna, she is with me almost two years now, she…

“SHE IS A SLUT!” Tucker roars losing the last sign of patience he had and giving me a strong headache to deal with.

This was the last thing I needed, my head was a mess and now it’s in the worst condition it could be!

“Tucker, stop it because I am going to block you, I promise! You had no problem with Lillian till today so cut the crap, you are the biggest hypocrite there is! And did you see Cleo today? Did you? She got over it way too easily, she doesn’t really care! Who tells me that she didn’t have someone these two years she was away?” I speak back one step away from losing my less patience.

“And now you are trying to accuse her in order to get rid of the guilt, don’t you?” he asks me one step away from screaming and I block him immediately.

I don’t know what else to tell him and I am too tired to continue this mini fight! If I didn’t have hurt my hand then I wouldn’t have to go at the city, take a shower and put on a new shirt. Fortunately, I have a suite booked in my name all the time at a friend’s hotel and I have clothes there or else I would have to go back home and in that condition everyone would have noticed that something is wrong with Cleo and me.

I also had left my phone in my bedroom so they couldn’t find me all this time and I had my car’s keys with me and I left immediately after I mind linked Elliot that I had something to take from our companies’ offices at the city and he told me nothing.

I am thinking of Cleo all the time from the moment she run away from me at the forest and I am cursing myself because I have f****d up everything! I got jealous, I lost my mind in front of the others when Etan asked her if she is pregnant and the second I listened for that Kevin I saw red! I couldn’t control myself and my stupid brother made sure to make me pay!

Alright, I know how William feels for Cleo, he adores her just like me but now it’s different! Drinking never helped me and now I am paying it because I was drunk when I told him and he is not a fool! I denied it the next day but he knew I was lying and he has taken Cleo’s side from the first moment and I understand it, he doesn’t know but I need him to stop interfering!

This is my life and pack and I do whatever I want and Cleo’s presence and behavior is not going to help me from now on! I can’t be logical and self collected with her so close to me and our parents know nothing! I have to find a way to tell them to stop pushing me and Cleo to be so close except from work but I don’t know how and if they find out the truth then my father is going to kill even if I tell him my reasons for not wanting Cleo!

You see, I am the only one that knows and I promised to myself not to tell anyone else about it, I can’t, I mustn’t!

I sigh heavily as I slow down reaching too close to the parking lot passing by the pack house and I narrow my eyes surprised yet curious.

Elliot and my mom are right in front of the house’s entrance with some men that seem to listen to Elliot and I think I see Adelaine walking from the woods on my left with a frustrated expression.

What on earth now?

I get in the parking lot quickly and then park my car in my personal place and get out in hurry after I turn it off.

This is not good, I know that something happened and my mind goes to someone specific to freak out immediately.

Cleo!

She was alone and what if she hasn’t come back till now?

My dad, Etan, Adira, William, Gabriel and Finn are not here and they are always the first to leave in a rogues’ attack or anything else that is a threat for the pack.

“Thor!” my mom exclaims as the men turn to me bow and leave heading to the woods.

“What happened?” I ask worried and look at Elliot that has turned pale.

“Why didn’t you take your phone with you?” my mom asks trembling and I approach her while Adelaine is joining my side breathless with her eyes filled with wary.

She is trembling and I turn to her instinctually as my mother doesn’t seem willing to answer my question and I know for sure what a chicken Elliot can be when there is a possibility of me getting mad.

“What happened?” I ask Adelaine but this time more demandingly than before and she stiffens.

“Calm down… No one got hurt, at least too much! Some rogues attacked Cleo and she…”

FUCK!

“WHAT?” I roar exploding and she steps back scared with my mom getting in the middle.

I don’t want to hurt Adelaine, I could never do such a thing but she is pregnant and my mom doesn’t want her to get overwhelmed or at least more than she already is so I understand I have to calm down and I take one step back raising my hands.

“I am sorry… I lost it!” I mutter awkwardly and the three of them shake their heads in understanding.

“I want to know exactly what happened or do you know what? I am going!” I state outraged yet terrified about her but my mom grabs my hand and stops me.

“She is already here! Adelaine took her and Adira something to put on! There were seven rogues, she killed them all except from one of them that run away. Your father and the others are dealing with it and Adira brought her back, there is no need for you to go! Some more trackers just left to help and track down the rogue!” she explains before I ask her and I blink my eyes shocked.

Seven?

Like seven rogues against one and…

I growl ready to tear down the entire pack house and kill everyone in front of me as I am trying to make image of it and start trembling so much with my jaw clenching that even my mom freezes and gets scared and I growl again but everything stop when her scent hits my nose mixed with her blood and my heart breaks.

She got hurt!

MY MATE… GOT HURT!

“CLEO!” I roar passing by my mom and Adelaine heading to the direction from which I saw Adenaile appearing before with Elliot behind me and I stop mechanically some seconds later when she steps out and my eyes meet hers.

I lose the ground under my feet for a while and the time faints, everything and everyone around us seem too far away and I gasp watching her robe red from her blood above her right shoulder.

I think I am dying at this point, I don’t know what is happening to me but I can feel only pain with…

Fear!

She could have been killed and where was I?

“Are you alright?” I murmur breathless and rush to her ignoring her mother, mine and the others.

“I am fine, don’t touch me!” she orders harshly with purr anger and before I manage to touch her she snaps my hands away and continues walking to the pack house leaving everyone confused and surprised.

SHIT!

Why does she have to be so… Difficult and feisty?

I am worried and look at her! She didn’t even try to act casually in front of the others and now they are going to ask me and her if there is anything wrong and…

They mustn’t know about us, this is going to destroy me, it will be my end!

“Cleo, you are bleeding! Maybe you should go to the pack doctor!” My mom says worried following her and Elliot gives me a confused look as I am still standing like a statue staring at her walking away.

“I am fine, it is healing! Thank you Luna!” she replies and with this she gets in the house with my mom and hers behind her and I stay with Elliot and Adenaile walks to me troubled.

“What happened with you two? Did you have a fight? Is she mad at you for the way you reacted before?” she asks me narrowing her eyes and I nod instinctually not knowing what else to say.

This is a good idea for now, this is something they all can believe so…

“Yes, she is still mad at me!”

~about one hour later~

I sigh nervously and take a deep breath.

I am dying here, one hour now I am locked in my office drinking but I can’t calm down! I recall all this day’s incidents and I want to do two things!

First scream and break everything around me and then go in her room and kill her!

I was right before, she doesn’t want me, she has surely someone else or she had someone and I am sure that it’s that bastard, that Kevin and I thought she would be more logical and mature but one hour ago she proved me that she is not!

She wants to burn me with her behavior! She won’t be able to keep her mouth shut and I have to do something…

She chose it, she doesn’t love me or even care about me, she is not hurt, she is just acting so should I care and be gentle or show understanding?

FUCK YOU CLEO!

I stand up and throw my glass of jean on the wall opposite of me and storm out of my office like someone is chasing me! I walk the corridor quickly and after I get sure that nobody is at the top floor and we are alone I break into her room and bang the door making her jump up.

The next moment I freeze, open my eyes widely and she takes one step back shocked.

She is wearing a pair of dark blue pajamas extremely revealing with the base of it being so short that it could be an underwear and the top with thin braces leaving her hands out and the cut it has on her stern being too deep.

My anger disappears like a cloud and a new fire starts building up inside me. The more I observe her the more I feel my lust for her growing bigger and I take one step forward while she is still staring at me speechless.

I guess she wasn’t expecting me…

She is gorgeous, she has taken a bath, her long bronze long hair is dry and brushed, her pale skin is so smooth and shines with her shoulder completely healed, her neck is long and beautiful like a swan’s, her legs and breasts are giving me a hard time to keep myself from making her mine and her eyes are drowning me but her scent…

This is the worst thing for me because it is irresistible…

It’s white chocolate with strawberries!

“What on earth is wrong with you? Get the hell out of here!” she says through her teeth breaking the silence and I walk to her near the balcony door where she had been standing.

Alright…

She is asking for it!

“This is my house and I am doing anything I want!” I state huskily and trap her between me and the cold wall.

She doesn’t look surprised or scared this time, in fact she looks angry and her cheeks are turning red, she was always adorable and now… She is fire like hell!

“And this is my room so turn around and get out!” she growls with her eyes darkening and I smirk leaning closer to her.

“You are driving me crazy… In both ways…” I whisper with meaning and she pushes me back before I touch her.

“And you disgust me! Asshole!”

“SHUT. UP!” I order worried of anyone listen to her shouting and grab her jaw.

She grabs my hand and before I wrap my other hand around her waist she slaps me and I growl feeling my temper passing every previous limit.

Her ‘rejection’ hurts like hell and she is confirming that she has someone else and…

I AM NOT GOING TO ACCEPT IT!

“Listen to me and don’t make me repeat myself!” I whisper tightening my hold around her jaw even more and she places the hand that she had slapped me with on my chest to prevent me from getting closer to her or pin her on the wall.

“Act casually in front of everyone, stop challenging me, stay away from other males and do as I say because I…”

“You what? Huh? What are you going to do?” she cuts me off although I am holding her jaw so tightly and I sigh forcing myself to do nothing and harm her.

“You will see another Thor! And you don’t want this to happen…”

“I have already seen him but I am not afraid, you are with someone else so I will do whatever the f**k I want with whomever I want to and you are drunk so get the hell out and stay away from me!” she replies interrupting me again and with a sudden move I pin her on the wall.

She lets out a low cry because I did it with power and I have possibly hurt her but there is no way I am stopping now, I can’t, she is so close and so hot and I want her and…

I crash my lips on hers, I feel these damn sparks all over my body and I find myself lost in her but she hits me with both of her hands, struggles to her free from my hold and for once more she ruins everything.

I try to make her open her mouth and accept me but she places both of her hands on the chest and pushes me away. The truth is that in this way she makes my desire for her even bigger and more intense and I am not willing to step back but a knock at her door destroys everything.

Fuck!

Cleo’s pov

I catch him off guard as he has frozen from someone knocking my door and push him away sighing heavily ready to start screaming. My heart hurts, my legs are shaking and my jaw is burning while my stomach is a mess and I want to vomit!

He is insane, he has nothing to do with the man I thought he was and he just…

Kissed me?

And he has been kissing that w***e for at least one and half year and he doesn’t want me and he is a f*****g shameless bastard!

“He is dangerous Cleo! Don’t you see it?” Clea asks me outraged but I manage to keep her calm because I don’t want to create a scene.

“Cleo? Thor? Why aren’t you opening the door?” my mom asks from outside and I gasp trembling with him in a worse condition than me.

He starts getting panicked, I can see how lost he is, he is not even moving and he is staring at me breathless like a statue!

“I am coming mom, we are just… Talking!” I yell and rush to the bathroom to look at myself.

Fuck Thor! My jaw is going to get red!

I open the cold water and lean on the first washbasin to throw as much cool water as I can and prevent my skin from getting red and then take some deep breaths.

I am sure that my mom is going to understand that we had a fight and I think I know what excuse I am going to give but I can’t stop being worried and what he just did, I mean the whole thing and not the kiss, isn’t allowing me to calm down.

I close the water some seconds later, dry my face and neck with a towel and walk to the bathroom’s door when Thor gets ready to come inside and I push him pack running to my room’s door.

There is no way I am talking to him, I will send him to hell immediately after I open the door and pull my mom in.

I take one deep breath, force a smile and open the door slowly.

She appears with a worried look and a cup of levanter tea in her hands and I smile emotional doing my best not to cry now.

“Come mom, we were done talking anyway…” I mutter and open the door widely while Thor stiffens and smiles awkwardly.

“I thought you would be frustrated and I brought you some tea! It is going to help you sleep after such a long day!” she explains and leaves it on the bedside table turning to Thor.

“Is there anything wrong with you two?” she asks both of us troubled and I clear my throat preventing Thor from replying.

I can’t believe that the asshole is trembling now like a wet cat!

“No, Thor came to make sure that my shoulder is healed and he was leaving!” I state while looking at him firmly and fortunately he nods.

“Of course he was worried… You love each other very much!” my mom says and I try hardly to hold back a scream wanting to throw up more than before and I start tapping my foot on the wooden floor impatiently.

“Yes, yes… Anyway! Thor, weren’t you leaving?” I ask through my teeth with a discreet meaningful look and he nods blankly.

“Um… I was… Goodnight!” he whispers and walks out of the room slowly.

I bang the door on his face before he turns to close it and sigh trembling from tension. I feel my mom’s eyes on me and my skin shudders but I convince myself that I can make it and after some seconds I turn to her and she opens her arms for me with a warm smile.

I bury myself in her embrace without losing time and she kisses the top of my head while pulls me to sit on the bed with her. I try to avoid looking at her and thankfully she doesn’t cap my face but instead she caresses my back and leans on my right shoulder to kiss it sometimes gently.

I feel the need to cry more necessary than ever and the first tears fall from my eyes with me unable to control them! Her move just killed me…

“Would you like to tell your mom what is happening baby?” she asks me softly and I sniffle.

She wipes my tears and I kiss her hands pressuring myself to stay strong and I find the courage to look at her in the eyes. She is one step from crying as well and this is breaking my heart, she is in pain because she feels mine…

“Mom… Can I tell you something but with no questions from you please?” I ask her timidly and she nods smiling in sympathy.

Alright… At least this small ‘lie’ can help me and I won’t have to act in front of her. It is not a complete lie, I am just not going to tell her that Thor and I are mates.

“Thor and I are not friends anymore and we will never be again. We changed a lot, he stopped talking to me some months after we lost grandma and today I realized that we have nothing in common. I know it is a bit sudden and difficult to believe but it’s the truth and our only relationship from now on will be for the pack and only! I want the typical…” I say and she shakes her head in understanding.

“I see…” she murmurs and I stiffen nervously.

“Aren’t you mad?”

“Why should I be mad at you baby? This is your decision and I trust you! If you can’t be friends anymore then don’t be! Not to mention that he is turning to a lazy man like Finn and Elliot and this is driving me crazy… You are right at some point!” she replies and whispers the last two sentences with meaning making me chuckle.

At least she took it very good and she agrees with me!

“I am by your side no matter what Cleo! I am never going to doubt or leave you alone! Whatever makes you happy is finding me positive, I know my child, I know the way she thinks and what an amazing heart she has! So… Don’t worry about my opinion or reaction about anything!” she continues and I nod.

“And…” she starts and squeezes my hands.

“Tonight you did something remarkably brave! Well done but next time please try to avoid facing so many rogues on your own because no matter how strong I know you are I died!”

“Yes, mom! I will, you are right!” I reply quickly and hug her again purring.

She is a true angel, isn’t she great?

She was always something but now she has more understanding and proves me her trust…

That’s all I want but now that I am thinking of it there is one more thing I have missed and need to do…

“Mom?” I whisper with nozzle and she laughs already knowing what I mean.

“Just say it, your dad is going to come late in the morning!” she murmurs and I smile in her neck.

“Can we sleep together like when I was little?” I ask excited and she taps my back laughing.

“Of course! I wished you to ask it, I didn’t want to pressure you, I didn’t know if you wanted it as well!”

“I want it like crazy!”

“Good baby, come on… Let’s put you to bed!” she says softly, we stand up, take my blanket and after I lay down she lays next to me and covers both of us.

I move closer to her, she turns off the lights and then turns to hug me.

I sigh relieved with my face buried in her neck and Clea purrs.

This day is over and I have made it or this is what I think!

“I love you mom, I missed you!” I whisper and she kisses my hair.

“I love you more than anything sweetheart and I am here for you!”

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Hello everyone!

This is the 5th chapter and what did just happen?!

Welcome all and thanks for reading this long chapter full of tension, anger and danger!

I am really curious to know your opinions about it and your thoughts about what is going to happen next so please let me know!

What do you think about Cleo's behavior? Who were these wolves, what did the she wolf mean? What abou the white wolf? And now that we read Thor's pov, what do you think of him? Are you mad at him? And how do you feel about Cleo? I guess she is quite tough and Thor hadn't thought of it!

Also there is a new story that is going to start! The book's name is Thorns Of The Past. If you interested then you can tell me to publish it so you can check it out! The cover, the description and the first author's note have more details and information!

Thank you very much from now for everything and I hope you liked the chapter and you want to know what is coming next!

Please if you want to help me from now that it is still the beginning commend and let me know your opinion and thoughts, or even share the story.

This is for now, I will see you in the next chapter (unless you are reading my other books). Until then stay safe, smile and have fun!

Love you all very, very much,

                                                                                               Marie...