Drystan:
My eyes were fixed on Selene who for some reason has been acting weird since morning. She's been avoiding me, barely said a few words to me and even tho we were left alone in Derrick's office, anxiously waiting for him, she hasn't even said a word to me.
"Selene, are you okay?" I asked after a while. I couldn't stand the silence and awkwardness anymore, she turned to me and smiled, but even a blind person could see the force behind the smile, and how fake it was.
"I'm fine! Anything wrong?" She asked in a high-pitched voice, and that only confirmed my suspicions that something was definitely wrong but before I could ask her what was wrong, Derrick walked into the office.
We both stood up when we heard him come in and the moment he stood in front of us, we bared our necks, "Annha Selene, Beta Drystan" he said with an unusual coldness in his voice, and I sighed inwardly, "please take a seat" he offered and he took a seat.
We waited till he was seated before we both sat down as well, "I believe you both know the reason for this meeting" he started, going straight to the point, "Drystan you have kept a secret that is detrimental to not just you but to this pack as well, and you're liable to severe punishment" he said and I lowered my head in shame without uttering any word to defend myself.
"And you, Annha Selene, you exhibited an unusual strength and power, which I believe you have known about for a while and still kept it a secret, despite knowing it could cause harm to those around you," he said, but Selene didn't show any sign of remorse, she instead looked like she wasn't even listening to him and had already zoned out.
Derrick noticed that and clenched his fists tightly, "are you listening to me at all, Annha Selene?" He growled out and she nodded her head.
"I am listening to you, Alpha Derrick," she said in a monotone voice and met his eyes with fierceness, and soon enough they both were engaged in a staring contest.
They both stared at each other for a few seconds, one stared with anger and the other with indifference. The tension and awkwardness in the room rose each second they did nothing but stare at each other, so I cleared my throat and broke off their contest.
Derrick sighed and looked away from her, he took a deep breath before he began speaking again, "Back to what I was saying, both of you have defaulted greatly and it simply wouldn't be fair if I let you off without any proper punishment, so as your Alpha..." He started but was rudely interrupted by Selene,
"You are not my Alpha" she snapped and we both turned to her in shock, "I am willing to accept your punishment, but do not refer to yourself as my Alpha. I'm not married into your pack yet"
Derrick was clearly taken aback by her words, but he immediately recovered from it and cleared his throat, "if you say so, Annha, but please do not interrupt me" he stated and glared at her, they both stared at each other for a while before Selene stiffly nodded her head.
"Back to what I was saying..." Derrick started, and I gave him my undivided attention to him, "you both are important members of this pack, therefore I can't give any severe punishment, but I just can't let you off the hook, so I've decided that all your movements and activities will be closely monitored. For the time being, you both are only allowed to be at your home, here in the packhouse due to the wedding preparations, and the training ground; where you'll be closely monitored. Any decision or plan by either of you to go anywhere else other than these places I've mentioned will need a clear and formal permission from me"
By the time he was finished, I was clouded with anger, "How dare he do that to us?" Favian sneered in my head.
"We aren't a bunch of traitors, we haven't hurt anyone!" Erasmus quickly added.
"So much for being family, eh?" Agner said.
I kept clenching and unclenching my fists as my wolves flooded my mind with their angry outbursts, they were snarling and growling in my head, "that's enough" I growled out in my head and they instantly mellowed down, "that's enough, I know you all are angry but do not let your anger get the best of us and prove to him that we are the beast he thinks of us" I snapped and as if it was planned, they all blocked me out together.
I signed and looked at Derrick, who had an air of indifference, "Very well, Alpha, your orders have been well received" I said and turned to Selene, "I believe you've accepted them as well" I said to her, and she glanced at me with small smile.
"I could care less," she said with a slight shrug and turned away from me. Her attitude shocked me to the core, but I immediately brushed it off and turned to Derrick.
"It's been settled then"
He nodded and stood up from his chair, we followed suit, "in that case then, you both can go home. Today's training is already being handled by one of the pack trainers, but if you wish you can go and supervise how the training is coming up" he informed us and I nodded my head.
"Till next time, Alpha," I said but before I could complete my sentence, Selene was already out the door. I bared my neck to Derrick and immediately ran after her.
"Hold on!" I exclaimed as I caught up with Selene, I grabbed her arm and stopped her "what's wrong with you, Selene? Are you okay? You've been acting off since morning" I said softly and walked over till I stood in front of her, and she chuckled nervously.
"Why won't I be fine? I'm okay, I just don't like Derrick anymore and didn't want to be in his presence" she explained with a smile, but I knew she was lying.
"That's not the entire story, Selene." I insisted, "please tell me the truth"
She sighed when I said that and grabbed my face softly, "listen," she started and I curtly nodded, "I want to tell you, I honestly want to, but for now, I can't. There's just a lot to figure out and a lot to determine its accuracy so just give me a little time, and I promise the moment I figure it all out, you'll be the first to know" she whispered.
For a moment I wanted to insist on knowing the truth, but I saw the sincerity and plea in her eyes, and I exhaled loudly in resignation, "I trust you" I mumbled and for the first time since this morning, a sincere smile appeared on her face and she pulled my face closer to hers and placed a lingering kiss on my lips before she slowly pulled away, "Well, I'll head to the training ground. Are you coming with me?" I asked with a smile, and she shook her head.
"I'd love to but I have things to do at home, so just go ahead"
I stared at her for a while, then placed a kiss on her lips as well, "alright, I'll drop you off" I volunteered, but she once again shook her head
"No need for that, you can go ahead first. I want to meet Clarissa first before I head home," she said and I beamed.
"Alright love, but because I won't see you for a while, there's something I have to do," I said and before she could utter a word, I covered her lips with mine.
A moan of ecstasy left my lips the moment our lips made contact, her lips were always so soft and so full, it was so easy to nibble on, and just like fine wine, it always went straight to my head and made me dizzy with happiness.
She moaned into the kiss and I held her waist tighter as I deepened the kiss, "one day, it just won't be your lips I'm sucking on" I mumbled into her ears as I pulled away from the kiss, and she shivered.
"See you later, sweetheart" I whispered to her and kissed her cheek.
"See you later" she mumbled with a shy smile, and I turned on my heels and walked out of the packhouse.
I was whistling and humming to myself in happiness as I got into the car, but the moment I was seated in my car, I felt an unusual quietness in my head and before I could call out to any of my wolves, a dreadful chill ran up my spine as I heard a voice I never thought I'd hear again.
"Hello, Drystan" Kazmer's taunting voice whispered, and I froze.