A Pure Hearted Mate

Chapter 32: Back

[ Third Person P.O.V ]

But a part of Andrews still thought he could love her for the person he saw in that pack. The woman who was kindhearted and happy. The woman he held a small bit of hope that she could be there in his pack. This act of helping patch him up didn't help that. Possibly being with him fueled his despair and pain. He kept his eyes on Autumn as Leo was laying on the ground trying to breath and let his body adjust with his wounds.

He asked almost sadly to Autumn who was a couple feet away " Can you say that you could love me? The real me, with all my ugliness? can you still look over everything I've done to you and say that you could love me? " He searched her eyes, hoping to find even a shred of love or feeling left in them. But just as he expected, there was none for he destroyed it all with his own hands. Only slight pity that even he couldn't understand. He had rendered her like this and yet she had pity for him. You'd think all this time that's what he was doing when he tried to get her out of this sorry state He closed his eyes and sighed when she at first didn't know what he was talking about all of a sudden. Then she realized what it was he was saying and didn't answer. She asked wanting to know what comes now for him and wondering if he was going to be a problem later on because of this.

" And now what? " she asked quietly with her eyes lowered empty.

" Now, it is goodbye...", He said as they both stood off the ground, " Go back to your life, the one you had before me. Go on and live your life, " Taking a few steps away, she watched him carefully, afraid it might be but another trap, seeing he didn't make any moves towards her on the ride there, she turned around, ready to leave but she felt his iron grip back on her arm before she was pulled into a desperate, bittersweet kiss. He wanted to feel anything and at least wanted to say good bye even if it was a last kiss.

But then in that moment. Autumn had her right hand which was free, and swung it slapping him across the face stunning him and Leo slightly. His head hung to the side, his grip dropping her arm. The strange sensation of numbing faint stings on her skin danced as it made both it and Alpha Andrews face start to gain a slight pinkness to them. She had felt so much he had taken from her. Yet right in that moment, she wasn't going to let him have the last thing he does is take yet another thing from her. For once, even if it doesn't amount to what he's done even a fraction of it. She took this encounter and their last moments, and she took it back for herself. His head remained to his right side as he grit his teeth is eyes clenched along with his hands at having his loss all the more clear as she stepped back away from him.

Autumn was already completely done with him now. She backed away from him cautiously looking at him as he remained still. Autumn looked at Leo who was sitting up from laying on the grass and saw him kiss Autumn. He had enough and started to snarl and growl at Andrews his eyes were black and wanted to put Andrews in his place for pulling something like that in front of him. But he had stopped after she practically bitched slapped him and his current state seemed more impactful than anything he could say.

[ Autumn P.O.V ]

My eyes started to form tears in the corners of my eyes as I saw Leo moving hastily a little out of breath moving closer to my direction since he was a few feet away. I desperately ran stumbling a little to get over to him. I remembered he got hurt too and got the aid kit with me. Once I finally got close enough I stumbled in front of him. I started to feel everything from the fight fade away as I exclaimed wrapping my arms around his neck trying to hug him.

" Leo!! " I felt desperately happy and relieved as I held onto him. The feeling of his skin touching mine left me more energized and relieved. I was so worried at how I could see and feel his cuts and wounds. I worried as I climbed up him and held the sides of his face and kissed his lips passionately. Tears of joy and relief streamed down my face as they spilled out as I held my eyes shut feeling him starting to hold me as he kissed back just as desperately. I felt guilty for going for a run that day. If I hadn't none of this would have happened because of me. I said in-between breaths as we kissed