Psychopathic (BoyxBoy)

Chapter 67

Alec stood in front of the house they kept Ari in, but he didn't make any move to walk in. He just stood there like he did many times ever since they brought Ari there, but today was different.

Today he had to.

He heard about everything; he heard about the last three nights.

And so he finally opened the door to walk in, and was greeted by the pack members who were keeping watch over who used to be his friend. Now he wasn't sure what they were anymore, but that didn't mean that he didn't have any regrets he wanted to rectify.

No matter how hard everything was.

"You may leave now until tonight. Alpha's orders." He told them watching them nod their heads obediently before they gathered their things and headed out. It was a lie to buy him some time alone.

Alec found himself facing another challenge as he looked at the door to Ari's room, but he knew he couldn't chicken out now.

He walked over and knocked softly.

A little part of him hoped that his knock wouldn't be heard, that he could just walk away and pretend he didn't come here at all, but his father's words were repeating themselves in his head and he couldn't just walk away.

The door opened and Alec never got used to how beautiful Ari was, and it hurt because it reminded him of Eli whenever he went to pick him up. To Alec, Eli was more beautiful even if that opinion wasn't shared by everyone. No matter how breathtakingly beautiful Ari was, it has always been Eli who managed to take his breath away.

Knowing that this was taken from him because of Ari didn't make him feel anger anymore, it just made him feel sad.

"There's no point keeping you locked up. You can go out for a bit."

Ari looked at him in bemusement. "Am I allowed to leave here? Leave town?"

"I wish I could let you, but..."

"But what?" Ari urged making Alec sigh.

"You can't be seen by anyone. Nobody knows you're here."

The look on Ari's face was one that was justified in its frustration and anger. Honestly Alec had expected to find a shell of the person he once knew, someone so broken from all the injustice that he faced. The fact that Ari seemed somewhat okay and was still talking was nothing short of impressive. It almost made him push down the guilt. Ari seemed fine, so everything was okay!

But those were just empty excuses people use to make themselves feel better. Alec was upset, he was angry at Ari, but he was just a man who tried his best.

And sometimes men are helpless.

"Ari," He started not sure how he'll follow up with his words. There was nothing that prepared him for a situation like this. "I know how I- how I was when I brought you here. I was angry and upset-"

"And I mentioned Eli." Ari cut him off knowing what he did, and it made Alec's jaw clench.

"He broke up with me."

Ari should have laughed at that. All what Alec did was drive him away from a friend he wanted acting so jealous and afraid that his precious mate would be taken away, and even after all that he was – with no real effort on Ari's part.

It all just happened because some things just happen without reason, that's how maddening life is.

While it was okay to be angry at the world whenever such things occur, it was still no excuse to blame others for them. Alec had no right to be angry at Ari, not until Ari took advantage of Eli's feelings for him to hurt them both. That's when Alec had all the right.