Raphael was always blunt. He doesn't care whom his words hurt. He says what needs to be said at that moment. He doesn't believe to make one feel good after all the bad things they've done. He stared at her and saw that look ladies always give when they are hurt.
She looks hurt and at the same time innocent. He felt like hugging her and consoling her but wanted her to feel grave about why she has done it. She needs to learn a lesson, he thought to himself.
" Can I have a stroll, ...please?"
He didn't want to agree to that but then changed his mind" Ok, you are free to go"
She nodded and made her way out of the room without saying anything to him. She was feeling a little better. The wound healed up already.
She hugged herself when the cold wind hit her skin. She didn't realize that it was cold out there and that was because Raphael made a bonfire inside the house. He was kind enough to do that for her.
She walk a little farther from the hut, she didn't want to be far away just in case of any unexpected attack. She wasn't ready for a fight right this moment. The only person she want to fight right now was Ronald. Who must be looking for her?
Melissa groaned a little thinking about her parents. She wonder what Ronald was up to at the moment. The kind of pain he must be inflicting on them at the moment. She needs to get them out there today. She can't wait a little longer again. What if he had done something to her sick father? He isn't strong enough to take all this in.
She let out a deep sigh. She also needs to prepare herself since Raphael insisted that she must go with him to the pack. She knew they all hate her at the moment, after what she did to the Alpha.
Also, people that helped ber escaped. Jemima has been of great help to her. Even though they had a misunderstanding, she still helped her out a lot during her escape.
She let out a loud sigh. All this is confusing her. She was a victim and people need to understand that too. She didn't mean to do all that she did. In fact, instead of helping Ronald out with his plans, she helped stop all the wicked plans. She only wanted the best for Raphael and nothing else. He is a good alpha and people love him a lot. His pack members love him a lot. They don't joke with him at all.
" I need to make it up to them and him also," she said to herself.
" You need to make up to who?" She heard a voice say from nowhere. Melissa got frightened. She was breathing heavily
" You scared me," she said loudly with her hand on her chest. Raphael chuckled. He enjoys singing to her this way.
" I did nothing bad. I was only asking who you were trying to make it up to and that was it " he said like it was nothing bad.
" The fact that you came out from nowhere is not right. You scared the shit out of me. I thought it was some rogues or something " she said.
He chuckled " I apologized "
" It's nothing " she blushed.
" Anyway, I came to inform you that we need to leave. My car is packed somewhere from this place. We'll need to walk a few meters to the car"
" Where are we going from there?" She knew where they were going but still felt the need to ask him again.
" to the pack"
" Your pack?" She asked
" Yes you heard right and don't even think of escaping," he said with a warning tone. Melissa knew better than to argue with him. She storm to her feet and then made her way to the house. Nothing she says will make him change his mind so there was no need to try.
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They were fully ready to start their journey. He gave her a coat to put on because the weather was cold. She didn't know he had it with him not until he brought it out of the house with him as they made their way to where the car was.
It was far just as he had said. She didn't know it will take them some miles before they reach where they were headed to. She got tired on the way but had to keep moving no matter what. This wasn't the time to cry or argue. This was the time to fight harder.
Raphael stole a look her way. He smiled when he saw the determination in her eyes. This attitude of hers is what made him love her. He realized what he just thought and that made him realize that he loves her. It might be hard for him to agree with himself but that was the truth.
He likes her a lot. Since the day he set his eyes on her, he knew there was something so special about her. She makes him feel so alive. She is the only woman that made him feel this kind of way. Most of his previous relationship wasn't at all how he wanted them. With Melissa, everything feels like it was meant to happen. This whole thing was meant to happen. He loves for a fact that she was all-natural, with no pretense whatsoever.
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They got into the car. It was now covered with snow. It was snowing badly down here. Melissa got into her side after she was instructed by Raphael who got into the driver's side.
He looks prepared for whatever was to happen. What he failed to tell Melissa was, that Ronald escaped his house together with her parent. The Warriors didn't find him in his pack.
He was informed before hands that they were on their way to arrest him. But hope hasn't been lost yet. They are looking for him. Rose revealed the truth about working with Ronald. She said the whole truth about Bryan who is her mate. She confessed because she knew she has no choice.