The Alphas Beta

//7 - Damien//

His whimpering filled my ears as he pushed himself down onto the soft grass. Cassandra had decided that she was going to go and look for my mother to see if she could help Oliver and I let her go knowing why Oliver was partially acting this way. It was the rejection and the effect of his wolf wanting to be near his mate. I knew that I should just walk away, that it would help the both of us if I left because both of us were going to need to learn to be without each other. Both of us should be fine in a matter of a day or two, the effect wouldn't be as strong as the other rejection stories we would hear as kids since both of us were from powerful family's and held high ranks in the pact.

Slowly I made my way over to Oliver not being able to stand his whimpering for much longer. His eyes opened to reveal to eyes that held unshed tears. Cautiously I placed my hand over his fur and started to run my hands down his body. Oliver's whimpering came to a complete stop and for a moment everything was peaceful. My heart was racing and held a strange feeling as my fingers brushed through his warm and silk like fur. Just as my eyes were slowly, as if they had a mind of their own, started to close Oliver got up and quickly started to move back away from my touch. I looked at him strangely as to why he was backing away.

"What are you doing Oliver I was trying to help you." My mind started to beat faster as he only looked at me no longer with tears in his eyes.

Shaking his head he only moved further and further away from me.

"Just uh, stay away from me please." His voice sounded small, nothing like the person I grew up with who held no worry in his voice know sounded unsure of his own voice.

I made my way to get up and brushing off any grass that had stuck to my jeans. "I was just trying to help you Oliver." I stated.

"NO." He yelled his eyes held a look of fear one that made my hear clench at the sight.

I stopped were I was. Quickly my mind was racing and before I could even process what I was saying my hands were curled at my sides, nails digging into the palm of my hands.

"Fine then next time I won't help you. You seemed very admin in me having helped you out from what I could tell but I guess next time I could just you to your own devices." Before I could say anything else that I would most likely regret later I spun on the balls of my heals and started to try and get as far away as I possibly could.

With every step I took my hear would clutch at the thought that I was not only hurting myself with this messed up mating but that I was also hurting someone I knew that I could never hurt. This was something that had to happen. I didn't love Oliver like I know Oliver could come to love me. Ever since we were kids Oliver was the more loving one. He would be able to forgive anyone and it was one of the many reasons he was one of my best friends.

He could keep a smile on my face for days on end and if I was ever feeling down he made sure I came first before anyone and even over himself. We would often joke around that Oliver was softer than what a Beta should be but that was just his personality. Oliver was the caring one out of the both of us. Once when we were kids someone had thought that Oliver was actually a girl from behind since he had a pretty big arse for a male.

Oliver was so upset because he thought he was turning into a girl from his arse and because someone else said he was small for being a Beta and that he had a slight feminine figure. Only after did he stop crying when he was seated in my lap outside the school grounds underneath our favorite peach tree as I told him that he looked perfectly fine to me and that it was okay the way he looked.

'So you like the fact that Oliver has a nice arse and the he has a bit of a feminine body?' a smirk evident on his face from the way Ryan voiced his thoughts.