Alpha's Runaway Mate

Supernatural Healer's Puppet

13

Mirabel

Today's incident continued to play and replay in my mind like a curse. Kevin's agony and Vanessa's glare, I couldn't stop feeling guilty for the things that had hit them, for they happened to them because of me. Maximus had been on a rampage. Lately, he never bothered to think before hitting someone. It was just so embarrassing that every person who tried to be kind to me faced his wrath. I wanted to stay a thousand miles away from him. I was considering talking to him about his anger issues but after this act of violence, I could only think of staying as million miles away as possible.

My eyes started hurting due to continuously staring at the sky and weeping. I couldn't sleep for a blinking second. Every pore of my body was aching and I could do nothing but endure it with shame. The cold breeze of December froze me to my spot. How long had I been sitting on the balcony's floor? Maybe long enough to see the sunrise bidding me good morning.

I closed my eyes and rested my head on my knees when suddenly the door of my room was knocked. Darting my head up, I looked in the door's direction. "Yes?"

Without hearing a word, the door opened and revealed Vanessa. My back erected and a gush of intense guilt washed all over me again. Her eyes resembled a cracked vase leaking liquid and her dropped shoulders reflected her tiredness. I jumped to my feet and stepped inside my room. "Vanessa, hey I'm sorry, I know how much hurt you must have been and I never..." I blurted out of shame but she silenced me by raising her finger and a sigh. The ache in my chest expanded.

"You don't have to be sorry for something you didn't do, I just came to see if you are doing fine," She mumbled tiredly. So humble of her. I could see her limping movement. Even in such an arduous state, she thought of me. It was as if she would fall any time. I strode to her and guided her to sit on the couch, bringing her glass, I let her drink water from my hands.

"I am okay, just worried about you," I said as I put the glass aside. She sighed and leaned back on the coach.

"Yesterday was a nightmare. You have no idea what it did to me. Watching your mate getting thrashed by your Alpha wasn't a pleasing sight. It takes your life away, kills a part of your existence," She rolled it off in a daze before closing her eyes. The effect it brought upon my heart was excruciating. It least helped me feel at ease. Even though she didn't mean to hold me responsible for the mishap, I still felt shamefaced on an insane level.

Momentarily, she opened her eyes and stared into my eyes. I gulped. "How would you know, you don't even have a mate," There was a tinge of contempt in her tone that didn't go unnoticed.

"Even if I don't have a mate, I can still empathise with you. I completely understand your pain. Look I am sorry you went through this and I hope things get better for you both," I replied to her with all honesty. Ever since the episode happened, all I could think about was her pain.

"I don't need your empathy, Mirabel. If you want to help, why don't you think about Alpha? How long will he keep hurting people just because they try to be nice to you? If my mate had died yesterday, who would I blame his death for? Obviously it would have been you." A trail of tears dropped out of her eye, making me bury deeper under the rubble of my guilt-mountain. "It hurt, Mira. You would never know the pain of seeing your loved one in distress, you have no one here," She didn't realise her words were needling my heart. I had left my people in a place that was worse than a jail. And I die every day thinking of them. I saw my loved ones disappearing forever and it was just so easy for her to say I would never know. Her words were cruel.

"I...I know how it feels," That's all I said in my defence.

The silence stretched between us until she sniffed and turned to look at me. "You really wanna help us? Then you gotta help our Alpha, I know a solution." My eyes sparkled in hope. I was willing to do anything to make her believe that I cared about people's safety more than his possessiveness.