Bullied Once, Loved Twice

Chapter 35 - More than you think

Matheo sighed as he looked at the beautiful sky that was in front of him, the sun just barely out, shooting colors of which he had never seen before, perhaps it was of good omen.

He wondered who could have threatened Devan with Matheo's life, it made much more sense now that he thought about it, the way he looked so worried and scared when he yelled at him.

His eyes glanced at his hands, remembering the burning feeling that had travelled through his palm when he had slapped Devan, regret filling his chest like a fire, he shouldn't have done that.

"I can't believe Narcia's dad is dead... What will happen now? I know Narcia has to become the next alpha... but whats the process and all?" Liam asked as Matheo frowned, this whole situation was so unneeded at the moment, he wished it hadn't happened.

"Well, they need to recover the Alpha's body for proper burial, that way we can close the link for good. After that, everyone will pledge loyalty to Narcia, forming the new alpha link. Technically, we would also perform the mating ritual between her and her mate the following days, but that's out of the question as you two aren't even bonding." Matheo said as Liam sighed, looking at the panick in the distance, he knew he needed to stand his ground and take his time, but something inside of him wanted to stand with Narcia.

"I used to have a crush on Narcia, back when I was little. We were very close when I first met her, if she could just be a little more patient with me..." Liam said as Matheo put his hand on Liam's shoulder, smiling to him softly, knowing how hard it can be with Narcia sometimes.

"I'm sure things will get better in due time man, this is a pretty big shock for the whole pack. I know she will be irritated a lot, so don't take it personally." Matheo said as he squeezed Liam's shoulder, receiving a soft smile from Liam before the boy stood up, determination brightly displayed on his features.

"Since we currently aren't welcomed here and that a certain man needs our help, why don't we go and look for your boyfriend?" Liam said as Matheo blushed, giving a quick jab into the boy's side, hearing a chuckle from the now slightly wounded guy.

They both made their way to Matheo's house, sneaking into the kitchen, they needed to get some water bottles and some food for their little trip.

After making their way towards the woods, Matheo grabbed Liam's sleeve, causing both boys to stop in their tracks, Liam frowned as Matheo quickly stripped.

"Yo! What are you doing!?" Liam said as he took a step back, making Matheo laugh as he finished stripping.

"I'll shift so it's a quicker and easier ride." Matheo said before Liam facepalmed and chuckled, having forgotten that Matheo could simply turn into a wolf.

The boy did as he said, shifting into the marine blue wolf that he was, Liam was always so amazed at how pretty these creatures were, he smiled softly before hopping on the back of the wolf, claws digging into the soil before dashing through the woods with Liam holding on to the fur for dear life.

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Matheo huffed as he slowed down to a trot, his nose sniffing the air to try and catch a scent of Devan, it was like the cannibal had not been around for a long time with how faint the scent was.

"It's pretty quiet, are you able to smell if he is around?" Liam whispered as the wolf shook his head, hearing a click of Liam's tongue, annoyance marrying his features.

Matheo felt just as annoyed as Liam did, he needed to go to Devan and make things right, if someone was threatening him with his own life, there would be hell to pay for it.

They slowly made their way to the door, Liam hopping off, his hand reaching out and grasping the doorknob before slowly opening it, not even bothering to knock, the house was dark and smelled damp, it was clearly abandoned.