No Ordinary Boss

Worlds come crashing down

I watch as the light goes out in his eyes and my heart starts to crack. Peter opens his grip and allows Rome to drop to the floor. I run over dropping to my knees. My hands hover over him not knowing what to do. I hunch over holding my stomach. My burning tears blur my eyes making it impossible to see anything but red at the moment.  I can't hear anything from before,  A gut wrenching scream is the only thing that reaches my ears. When I take in a deep breath I realize the scream is coming from me. I continue to curl in on myself in pain as I hear Peter laugh at my misery from behind me. His slow steps taunt me as he slow claps his hands thinking he won this battle.

The hurt, anger and betrayal I've held back for years; they start to make their way to surface.  I feel my fangs start to cut through my gums. Looking down at my hands I watch as my nails grow long like claws. As Peter steps right behind me I can smell his scent and my throat starts to burn with thirst. I lift my head taking in a deep breath, smelling the air.

"Come on now my Luna." His voice is filled with sarcasm. My body starts to shake, and hum. The second his hand touches the bare skin of my shoulder I growl and he releases it as if he's been burned. I spin around crouching on one knee. He puts his hands out in front of himself taking a few steps back. "Calm down Ava. You don't want to do anything you'll regret. You can't kill an alpha." I smile, giving him a flash of my fangs. His eyes widen and the color drains from his face.

"Oh yes I can." I move slowly getting to both feet. "I heard you.  You said I was stronger than even you. I could wipe out your whole pack. Those were your words." I take steps forward and he takes steps back. The council, and his pack members just watch frozen in place.

"Ava, you'll be hunted." I stop. Arching an eye brow as my head tilts.

"Who Peter? Who's going to hunt me? Better yet who's been hunting me?" He turns to run, but I don't give him the chance. I tackle him to the ground one hand on his throat the other sinking my claws in this shoulder. Time for answers. "Who was the vampire that hit our car and tried to take me?" When he shakes his head I dig them in deeper. He lets out a howl before he whimpers.

"Romans ex girlfriend, the red head. She wanted him back, and I wanted you. I caught her one night lurking around your yard. The plan was to take you, spread rumors of your death."

"Where is she?" He goes quiet again. Getting impatient I take my hand from his throat and dig my claws into his side just under his ribs.

"Fuck! I don't know!! When I told her Roman turned you she took off. Left me in the lurch." Roman. My mind starts to clear, anger subsiding. My eyes go to Romes body and the pain in my heart worsens.

"And you came up with the story that you and I were mates. Why? What happened your mate?" His eye fill with tears and his jaw clenches tight.

"One of Romes buddies killed her. So I killed his buddies." My eyes widen and lock with his. He did this. He is the reason Rome killed my parents. He's the reason I grew up all alone. I curl my fingers in his side and he screams like a baby.

"You made him think it was my parents. You are the reason he killed them. The reason I grew up all alone. And now that I was finally happy I'm going to be alone again!   He and I had nothing to do with any of it! I am all alone again!! Because of you! I'll always be alone!!" Not being able to control myself or my anger any long in one swift motion my teeth are in his throat.

"Ava no!" Peter fights and pleads for his life. Why should I stop? Did he stop when my parents plead for their lives? Did he stop when I plead for Romans? No, he didn't! I clamp down tasting his blood pooling in my mouth. I won't bleed him dry. No I want him to bleed out. I bite down hard, feeling my teeth rip through  his artery and tendons. I clamp down until my top and bottom teeth touch.  When I pull away, a chunk of his throat is torn out. Pulling my hand from his side and shoulder, I stand up.  His hands go to his throat as I spit out his flesh.

He gasps as blood pours out around his hands. Nobody makes a move to help him. I don't know if  it's out of fear, or if its because they all heard every word. They know he brought this upon himself.

Taking one last look at him I wipe my mouth with the back of my hand. I rush over to Rome. Sinking to my knees I lift his head and shoulders placing him on my lap. I hug and caress his head. "Please Rome, please don't leave me.  I can't live without you."  I rock him in my arms and rest my head on his.  "You promised.  You said we had forever.  I can't do this alone.  Please open your eyes Rome."  My arm brush's his mouth when an idea comes to my mind. I lay him flat and bite down on my own wrist making it bleed. I pry his jaw open and let my blood drip down into the back of his throat. "Please let this work. Please let this work." After a few minutes my wrist  heals closed on its own and I have to pray it was enough. Tilting my face to the ceiling I close my eyes, and hold Romes' hand. "Please God. You can't do this to me. Not again. I can't lose him. He's all I have left." I break down sobbing. I lay down next to him and rest my head on his chest and wrap my arms around his waist. Tears pour from my burning, tired eye's. Closing them I just keep repeating my prayer in my head.

I can't lose him, I just found him. I can't lose him, I need him.

Lost in my misery I faintly hear my name being called but pay it no mind until I feel a hand on my head brushing my hair from my face.

"Ava, baby." My eyes shoot open like Bella's at the end of the twilight movie.

ROME? I scramble to get up. Confused out of mind. I turn my head and see his beautiful face smiling from ear to ear and I can't believe this is real. His eyes are hooded like he's been woken from the best dream. Tears stream down my face as I climb on top of him burying my face in his neck.

"Little one, are you alright?" He asks as he raps his arms around me. I shake my head. "Babygirl sit up so I can see you." I sit back on my knees straddling his legs so he can sit up.

"Y-You were dead, and the pain" my voice fades. "I thought I lost you forever."  He pulls me forward and rubs my back. For the first time since we arrived I'm able to relax.

"Oh my little one. I have so much to teach you. It takes more than a broken neck to kill me. But your blood definitely sped up the waking process." I feel his head movement and sit back to see what he's looking for.  When I look around we are alone. Everyone is gone. All except for Peter, whose body is still lying lifeless on the floor in a puddle of his own blood. "How did that happen?" I turn back and his eyes look past me to Peter.   I sit up a little taller expecting him to reprimand me for killing an alpha. But I have no regrets.

"I killed him."  He jerks his head back and his eyes lock on mine.

"How? I know you're stronger then he was, but nobody tried to stop you?" His head shakes back and forth with disbelief.

"After the information I got out of him, I don't think anyone wanted to." His eyes dart between mine. "It was him." His brows pinch together.

"What was?" I pull away getting to my feet a walking over to Peter. Rome follows and stands beside me looking down at Peter.

"Everything Rome." I proceed to tell Rome everything. From his friend's death to Peter and his ex's plans.

"Where is she now?"  Rome looks to me and I shrug.

"He said she left him in the lurches when you turned me." Looking down at Peter I close my eyes. "I was alone my entire life because of him. No parents to care for me and love me. And then he was going to kill you too. All that hurt and anger; I couldn't control it anymore. Before I knew it I was spitting out his flesh watching him bleed to death. And everyone watched."  He brings me into his arms, pressing my head to his chest. I wrap my arms around his waist and squeeze for a second.

"Because they know he was wrong for what he did.  He started a war that didn't need to happen." He bends back a bit, his hand gently pushes my chin up so he can see my face. "You my love, will never be alone again."