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“Stay here,” he says, grabbing a shirt and tugging it on as he follows Tobias to the door. They leave, and I look at Lycus, who starts to shift back before moving off the bed toward the closet. Sitting up, I see Aleera is still asleep, but her eyelids are moving rapidly when all of a sudden, she shoots upright, scaring the crap out of me.
“It was you all along,” Aleera whispers. Tears glisten in her eyes before spilling over and running down her cheeks.
“I never ran from you, Kalen. I was trying to find you, find my internet friend,” she tells me, and I suck in a breath.
“You're not mad that I didn't tell you?” I ask her.
“No, I am mad I ran,” she says, tears rolling down her face before she throws herself in my arms.
I wrap my arms around her, squeezing her tight. She doesn’t hate me, and I have never felt more relieved. Feeling the bed dip, I watch Lycus climb toward us. He kisses my cheek before running his fingers through her hair, and Aleera turns her head on my shoulder to look at me.
I kiss her nose, hugging her tighter when Lycus runs a hand down her sides before pinching her chin and pulling her head off my shoulder. Her lips part, and he kisses her gently at first before his tongue invades her mouth, making my cock twitch beneath her.
"Thank you," Lycus whispers, pulling his lips from hers, and she looks at him oddly, clearly confused by his words.
"For what?" she asks, confused. Lycus pecks her lips before laying down, pulling us with him.
ChapterThirteen
Darius Wraith
I stay awake all night, unable to sleep. I had completely forgotten about the true meaning of keeper. She would know our darkest secrets, even the ones not even my mates knew, and some I kept were unforgivable. I was too ashamed to tell them, too afraid they would run from me if they knew the sort of monster I truly was. I could feel her so easily through the bond, feel her fear as she lived through what Kalen endured.
Feel her burning anger at what they did to him. I wonder what she would think of my past, how much she would turn against me once the truth was out. We all had secrets, but none of them kept the secrets I did. None of them had done what I have done.
They all think they were monsters. I am the biggest monster of all. Hearing the door push open, I see Lycus walk in. His wolf sniffs the air before coming over to the bed. He climbs up, lying across Kalen and me. I stroke his fur, and he purrs, resting his head on Kalen's lower back, his tail swishing back and forth in the air happily. Tobias flicks his wrist toward the door, and closes it, turning his attention back to me.
Tobias studies me curiously. I can feel his eyes on me, feel his burning curiosity. I know he’s also worried about Aleera knowing his past, knowing about his brother. At the same time, he wants answers and closure, like Kalen. Some part of him wants her to know what she took from him. He may act as if he has forgiven her, but I know he hasn't. I can feel it festering inside him, yet the bond is irresistible, and he is done fighting it, so accepts her and loves her despite the pain she caused him.
We all had lost something because of her, maybe not directly because of her, but what would happen when they learned everything started with what I did? All of it was my fault. Everything that happened was my fault. I should never have gone looking for her. If I had known whose daughter she was, I would have waited until she came of age before seeking her out. It all started because of me, and I could very well be the one that ends us all. All their lives were irrevocably destroyed by my hand.
I was not expecting her father to answer that door. What were the chances that I would be bonded to my father's greatest enemy's daughter? Aleera was his best-kept secret, but knowing what I know now. Hearing a commotion downstairs, Kalen jumped, sitting upright.
I grip Lycus' fur as he growls and stands, glaring at the door. Tobias gets up. “For crying out loud. What now?” Tobias growls, stalking toward the closet. Shaking my head, I push Lycus back so I can get up before kissing Kalen when he rolls off me. Getting up, I walk to the dresser.
“Wait here,” I tell Lycus and Kalen. I grab a tank top, pulling it on before walking out of the room and down the corridor. Tobias curses as the racket grows louder. It sounds like there’s a commotion downstairs with the recruits.
"What time is it?" I ask Tobias. He pulls his phone out of his pocket. “5 am,” he growls, shaking his head. We walk down the stairs to the next level. The recruits are definitely freaking out about something, and I can see them all looking out the windows. Some have even rushed back up the stairs to their rooms.
“What the fuck is going on?” I boom, leaning over the banister and looking at the ground floor. They all freeze, looking up at us, and Tobias curses while a few point out the windows. All of them are too stunned to speak.
"Back to your rooms!" Tobias snaps, his voice echoing like a thunderclap, and they take off.
Waiting for the stampede of men to scatter, we descend down to the next level. Grabbing one of the stragglers, I yank him toward me.
“What is going on?” I snarl at him, and his mouth opens and closes like a fish as he shakes. I shove him away, looking up to see haunted peering faces staring back at us.
"You call yourselves an army?" I bellow angrily.
Tobias turns toward the double doors. Some run. Others shrieked when someone on the top level spoke up. “I wouldn’t go out there,” he says. Tobias freezes, and we exchange glances. He looks out the windows, and I move to the wide double doors and glance out but see nothing.
“Fucking bunch of pussies,” Tobias snarls. He shoves the doors open and stalks outside, and so do I.
“I swear if this is a fucking prank, I am opening veins,” Tobias snaps as we step outside.
Looking around, we see nothing. Shaking my head, we start walking toward the huge obstacle course to find what they were scared of.
“You have been quiet tonight,” Tobias states, nudging me.
