**BOOK FOUR**
Reuben is running. Running from a life he never wanted; one he never fit into.
Eli is chasing. Chasing a future he is desperate to call reality.
After Reuben's rejection, Eli thought he'd never see his mate again. However, when repo...
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There was always a bittersweet feeling that accompanied me whenever it was time to move. It followed me during my time in foster care when I switched packs, and now that I was leaving Oakwood. Well, I'd technically already left Oakwood and though I didn't stay there for an insanely long period, I still was going to miss the strange town.
Memories from my first day replayed in my mind. It was funny to think that at first, I didn't even know the way to my house. Now, I knew the path like the back of my hand.
As I followed it, I thought back to Callie showing me the way. A small smile broke out on my face when the familiar building came into view.
I walked toward it and pushed open the door, however, rather than head up to my apartment, I decided to make a pit stop. I hit the button for Reuben's floor. This would be the first time since I left that we saw each other and honestly, I was a little nervous. It was one thing to talk over the phone, but it was another to do it in person.
The elevator door opened and I stepped out of it and walked down the hall. When I reached his room, I paused and took a deep breath. It was just Reuben.
I raised my hand, knocked on the door, and waited. There was a long pause which made me question if he was home or not. I was about to turn away, but the door was pulled open at the last second. Reuben stood in front of me with a messy head of hair and a confused expression on his face.
"Eli?"
"Hi, Reub—what in the goddess happened to your apartment?!"
The sudden rise in my tone made him wince. My eyes drifted behind him to where a large hole in the wall was.
"Calm down," he told me.
"What happened?" I repeated the question.
"There was an...incident," he vaguely replied.
"Incident? Are you okay?!"
"Eli, breathe. I'm fine," he said with a soft expression.
"What kind of 'incident' caused all this?" I couldn't help but ask as I entered the house and looked around.
Reuben shrugged which was enough to make me pause. Something was wrong.
"Reuben?"
"It's nothing, Eli. It's already been dealt with."
"It's not nothing! Your apartment looks like a demolition site!" I argued and his eyes turned away from me. "What aren't you telling me?"
Reuben frowned. "You aren't going to drop this, are you?" I shook my head and he sighed. "I had an...unexpected visitor a while back. A very angry visitor here to see Fen."
I let the words sink in for a moment. A visitor here to see Fen?
"They did all of this?" I questioned and he nodded.
