Forever Mine

Chapter 26.

(Rascal's Point of View)
I'm very glad to have Esther back with me, but that little bitch ass got it in her head that I don't deserve her.

I don't know if she believes me. But all I can do is love her and do everything in my power to have her feeling accepted.

I know she feels the bond in her mark, that's why it's the first step, it  intensifies everything.
I know she feels my love for her. I really think she's second guessing everything because of him.

I know she feels sadness for her fathers death.

Who wouldn't.

But I'm glad I killed him.

He won't hurt her anymore.

I also addressed his pack and had them notified that I disbanded his pack and they were considered rogues. I also put in the database under all of their names excluding their beta that they were stripped of pack status due to torturing and abusing a fellow pack member.

I told Esther and she just nodded, she's in shock. I knew she would be.

After all, I did rip her fathers throat out in front of her. She didn't even want me to fight, but I had to, for her.

He was going to kill her if he lived.

Esther has been silent for days.
She's able to link again, I know the wolfsbane is out of her system. I just hug her when I can and if I feel like she needs some breathing room, I give it to her.

She hasn't left my sight. I can't let her. I'm so scared of her getting taken again. Each time I turn around and she's not where she was the moment prior, my heart drops and it's like I can't breathe until my eyes find her again.

(Esther's Point of View)

I don't know how to talk to Ras. 

I understand why he killed my father. But at the same time. He was the last bit of family I had. I know I can consider Rascal as my family, but I just have mixed emotions on it. 

I haven't spoken to him in days and I feel the hurt. But I also feel the intense love that he has in his heart. 

We were just sitting in the living room, watching a movie. It was raining really hard today, so almost no one is outside. 

"Esther, honey. I'm gonna make a sandwich, would you like one?" I didn't say anything. I didn't move. He sighed and kissed my cheek. "I'm making you a sandwich as well honey. " He got up and went into the kitchen. 

I just looked over at the window, enjoying the pitter patter sound. 

I found myself walking to the window, then I found myself walking outside. I stopped and stood there, in the rain. Just feeling everything. I didn't even notice that Ras was calling for me. As I stood there, I heard the sound of a puddle being jumped in, but I didn't look. 

I dazed out and Ras brought me back. 

He was centimeters from my face. He was saying something, but I didn't hear him. 

He shook me violently and I felt the desperation in his heart. He needed me to respond.

He was crying. I could barely tell because of the rain, but he was. 

I knew what I had to do. I had turned off my emotions, not wanting to feel anything. But I turned them back on, and I felt everything. 

I finally heard Rascal. He was telling me that he needed to hear me say something or at least respond. 

His heart was being crushed. 

I took his hand in mine and he gasped. "Esther?"

I nodded and he crashed his lips into mine. 

When his lips parted from mine, he whispered softly. 

"Let's get you inside. I don't want you getting a cold."