Playful Mind (boyxboy)

Chapter Eleven- Wheel of Fortune

I wanted to apologize for my lack if updating. Life was hectic and then I had spring break and just wanted to relax. I wanted to get this out yesterday but I ended up failing at that. But since I'm in the hospital right now, I decided why not get working on these chapters, eh?

Thank you for sticking around still and keep an eye out for The Lions Den if you're reading that also. I'm hoping to get at least a chapter of it out this week ❤

Pic of Jean-Paul

"B-Bryce?" I called out, wincing at how his name stuttered off my tounge. Waiting, I suddenly heard him stumbling around before he appeared before me. I had no time to think or speak before he was pulling me into a bone crushing hug.

I felt the wetness if his tears on shoulder and that in turn made me tear up. I heard the door close, and tried to calm myself. I didn't come here to cry, I came here for answers.

Pulling away, I looked up into his big brown eyes and sighed. "I came here to talk." I told him and he quickly pulled himself together. I curled my nose at the sudden stench I got from the room and sighed.

"Go take a shower first." I told him softly and he hesitated before hurrying into the bathroom. As he cleaned, I looked for the box of matches I left to light some candles. After having the candles lit and some clothes picked up, I opened the windows a little and began making the bed.

Just when I was finished, I heard the bathroom door opened and turned to see Bryce walking out...with nothing on. My cheeks heated instantly and I felt myself growing hard. Turning my back, I tried to calm myself as he got dressed.

I was not having sex with him until I got answers. And even if I did decide to stay, I think it was going to be a while before I allowed him to do anything. I heard him walking towards me and turned around to offer him a small smile. He returned it and we sat down on the bed, a good distance between us.

"I'm so glad you're alive," He finally whispered after some amount of silence. His words shocked me.

"What do you mean?"

"The rogues..." He paused and I could see him clenching his fist. A sign of his growing anger, but the fact that he looked to be trying to control it warmed my heart. "The rogues we talked about in the meeting...we found out who their target was." I waited for him to tell me, but he remained silent.

"Are you going to tell me?" I asked softly, but the words came our hard and thick. He was pissing me off with not telling me. This is why I left to begin with! Had he learned nothing in the time period I was gone?

"It's you," He finally said and I narrowed my eyes.

"This isn't a time to be joking around," I sighed and that set him off.

"Why would I joke about something like this!? I found out those...those...those things that killed so many people, pack members, children! I find out the reason they did it was because they wanted you and I wanted to die. The thought of losing my mate again...the one person I care for most in this world...it shattered me. It's why Kit and Drake were with me this whole time, why I looked the way I did. When I lost the connection with you...I thought they had killed you and I tired to take my own life." My eyes widened at his declaration and I couldn't stop myself from wrapping my arms around his neck.

"I'm so sorry. I cut the connection thinking it would do us both good and it didn't." I whispered into his ear. He wrapped his arms around my waist and we just held each other for a good while.

Getting the strength to pull away again, I sat back on my heels and looked him in the eyes. "Listen, the reason I came back was to get answers. I want to know why you treated me how you did. You had a mate, so why would you treat me with such disdain? And then I started thinking about how angry you got when my parents came to take me.

Bryce, I love you. I don't know why and my mind keeps telling me I shouldn't, but I do. Even of your were to throw me in a dungeon and lock me up, that wouldn't stop my feelings. It's because of this love that I need to understand and realize why you acted how you did. I know you don't love me back, at I'm starting to think you won't ever, but at least I could get some closure."

Bryce stared at me for a long time before sighing. "You're right, I don't love you. But I know I will in time. Ever since my last mate died, I locked and sealed my heart. I was afraid of giving it to someone only to have them leave me. The feelings began to grow for you and...I got scared. I thought if I shut you out and treated you differently then you would grow to hate me."

"I could never hate you," I whispered to him and he smiled while shaking his head.

"I know that and that's why I got so angry. I realized my mistake after you left and after talking to Drake and my Dad, they quite literally smacked some sense in to me and I realized I did everything wrong. I want to start over with you. I want to take the time to listen to you and understand you. I want to grow to love you like you do me and I want to never give it up or take it for granted."

I was in tears by the time he finished and I started laughing as I leaned forward and kissed him gently.

"I think that little monologue made my decision final." I chuckled and he smiled. I closed my eyes and leaned into his hands as he cupped my face.

We put our foreheads together and just sat like that, enjoying the solutions we found. I took that chance to unblock the link we had and I heard. Bryce gasp, meaning he heard me do it.

I love you. I said through the link. I didn't care if he didn't love me now, but I was never going to stop telling him.

I will love you. One day I promise. He answered back and I smiled.

"Okay now that we've reconnected and all, I think we should head over to my parents house. If what you said is true about the rogues wanting me, they need to know also. So I want us all to find out together." I told Bryce as I pulled away from our position.

"Understandable. I will get Kit and Marcus to join us." He spoke, that authority back in his voice and I shivered.

Did I say I wasn't going to let him do anything even after we made up?

Well that's a damn lie.

We got up and headed out of the bedroom and into the hallway. I smiled as Bryce grabbed my hand and looked up at him as he smiled down at me. Once down the stairs, he moved us in the direction of the family room.

"K-Kit sto-- ah!" My eyes widened at the sound of my cousin moaning. Just as we turned the corner, we were met with the cause of the sound. Charlie had his back against the wall, Kit pining him to it with his hand down my cousins pants.

"We need to leave Kit," Bryce snapped and Charlie's watery eyes met mine. Kit hesitated, but eventually pulled back. Charlie quickly fixed himself and then delivered a hard slap on Kits cheek.

"Mate or not, when I say stop that means fucking stop you asswipe." He growled and stomped past us. Bryce and I stood there awkwardly as Kit clutched his injured cheek. Shaking my head, I pulled Bryce away from the scene and headed to the front door. I let go of his hand as I saw Charlie sitting in the car with his head on the steering wheel.

"I'm gonna drive with Charlie, alright? Just follow behind us." I was happy when Bryce made no arguments and kissed me tenderly before leaving me to go get his car. Walking over to mine, I opened the door and climbed in. Charlie wasted no time in staring the engine and speeding away.

I wanted to help him and ask questions, but we we're different when it came to problems. Whereas Charlie could just ask and I would talk, I couldn't do that for him. He would stay silent, get angry and then let everything out. I could see the first stage was ending by how white his knuckles were from clenching the wheel.

Which meant whatever Kit did was really bad.

With rogues targeting me for an unknown reason and a cousin with a potential cheating mate, I'd like to think my life was never going to be boring again.