Power or Death [editing]

Chapter 22.

Anges' P.O.V.

I want to be angry because of how they made me feel. I want to be pissed because of what they did. But looking at them, I just want to love them.

Briggs and I, as well as, Riley and I are in very new relationships with each other. We are going to hurt each other and fight, I know that. Xave and I have our fair share of fights.

I just didn't expect this to be how our mateships started. I guess I wanted a fairytale beginning to our amazing life together and that is not only unrealistic but completely unfair to these wonderful men.

'Darlin, I am so fucking sorry for hurting you. I should have waited, you are sooo worth the wait. To be honest, I only ever messed around because I didn't want to be a complete inexperienced loser.

I was so wrong. I immediately regretted everything I had done the moment I touched your skin for the first time. I was intimidated by the fact that you have so much more experience than me. But I want all my experience to be with you. And well, now these guys.

You are everything to me. I love you more than I ever thought was possible. There is no way I deserve you but I will work everyday to try and be what you need me to be.

Will you please forgive me, Agnes? And let me make it up to you?' Briggs speaks quietly with a voice full of as many emotions as his eyes.

Fuck. I want him.

'Briggs, I will always forgive you for anything that may go wrong. We are not perfect and we never will be. I apologize to you for how I treated you while we were mating, that was unfair.

I let stupid things get in the way of enjoying my mating with you but I do not regret this pup.

This is going to be really hard. I just need to know that you are willing to work as hard as I am in everything that we do. Being parents is going to change our world, again and again.

I love you, irrevocably, Alpha King Briggs Martin Hampton-Sinclair.' I tell him and kiss him tenderly on the lips.

This is 100% not how I thought this would go. I thought I was going to tie them up and take turns beating and fucking them.

I'm surprised.

'Baby girl.' I hear a sweet and soft Riley voice off to the side. I break my kiss with Briggs and look at Riley.

'Oh baby.' I say as I pull him into my chest. His eyes and the bond tell me that he is completely torn up and miserable that he hurt me.

'I'm so fucking sorry. For everything. I promise I will do so much better. You were so beyond worth the wait, I am just a fucking idiot.' He sobs into my chest as I hold him and rub his head.

'Riley, calm down.' I tell him. 'I apologize for believing what I heard from someone else and not from you. You didn't deserve that, I was just so hurt because I never thought of the possibility of you or Briggs being involved with someone else. Like seriously involved to the point of being challenged so they could be with you.

I have only ever wanted my mate. I craved the mate bond for as long as I can remember. I knew my mate or mates were going to be what my entire existence revolves around.

I was hurt when I didn't immediately feel the same thing from your sides when we arrived at your pack. I know you have a past, as do I. I just didn't think that it was going to hurt. I hope I have never hurt you with Xave or anything from my past.' I say quietly.

Riley lifts his head and looks at me.

'No, baby girl. I have only hurt because of the hurt I caused you. I love you more than everything.' He says and then looks nervous.