Love Thy Shadow, Satan (LTSS) [#Wattys2018]

Chapter 15 - Justified

Faith's POV

His masculine scent was packing a lot of pheromones at this point... he must have just returned from a run and, judging from the slight discomfort of my female escorts, he must still be shirtless.

None of this disturbed me in the least however, since neither did his smell arouse me nor did his unseen physique.

There he is... the son of the man who ruined my life.

I wasn't able to gather much information on him during my... time away. All leads on his background and personal life came out blank - although he seems to don the general persona expected, of the Devil's Son.

I can feel his hatred from here, burning holes into my exterior. Whether it was from his evident hatred, or slight curiosity is yet to be known - but I could feel his eyes roam every curve of my body, stopping at my eyes. A smirk forms on my lips as I brood on this new-found fact.

He's very accomplished in hiding his feelings, isn't he?

Sarcasm was rolling off my Gamma in waves... which only made my smirk widen with amusement.

I know I hit a soft spot when I accentuated the fact that this pack is still mine... I know he must have grown quite a strong attachment to his position during my time away. It's only natural, to want what you have worked for. But I worked for this pack in my own way, and it's time to show these people just how much I've done for them while I was gone.

*FLASHBACK*

That's it... I murdered... I'm a murderer... I killed him... The Rogue is dead... I did it...

Nothing was fully processing in my mind, apart from this one fact... I had done something I never intended to do. I never meant to kill him. It was an accident I swear!

But we enjoyed it, didn't we? ...Admit it! ...We loved the satisfaction that came with tearing the Rogue limb from limb, it was so easy! ...We didn't even have to put as much effort as we did, and he would have died in a heartbeat. But we made sure he suffered for killing her... we made sure he felt the pain he wrongfully inflicted on our pack member.

... You felt useless, didn't you?? As she died in your arms...?

"There was nothing I could have possibly done to save her!" I screamed.

Tears were relentlessly seeking release as they successfully paved their way over the contours of my face - I tried my best to keep balanced. Both bloodied hands were clasped into fists over the knots of dyed curls that covered my spinning head. All I could feel was the stickiness of the warm substance that now coated me from head to toe. I could smell it as it slowly sank into skin ... I could feel it drying on my face...

We both know that's not true. You were too busy drowning in your own self-pity at the time, you didn't even try... You could have guarded them all but you didn't even try... You just let them get attacked by these mongrels... You should have let me take control sooner... It's your fault she's dead!

"Alpha, are you ok?" I heard Anna ask in the distance, but paid no heed to her as I tried to put a stop to Maya's onslaughts.

"No. Don't say that!" I couldn't help but physically voice the words that I was finding so hard to release.

You don't know how I felt Maya, you have no clue! And don't pin this solely on me! Speak for yourself...

"YOU enjoyed the killing" I whispered, as the tears now left in endless waves. "YOU! ...How could you?!"

I smelt remnants, of what was once the rogue, coating the ground beneath us... and covering the nearby trees.

Did you think killing him would bring our dead members back?! Did you think killing him would bring our parents back?! Did you think venting your anger on him would help you feel better, Maya?! Say something!