Don't Touch the Alpha's Sister!

Chapter Twenty-One: Once Upon a Time

Chapter Twenty-One: Once Upon a Time

I woke up with a splitting headache. I was lying down on a soft, comfy bed. I tried to open my eyes, but they wouldn't budge. With every effort I made, the headache grew stronger. I couldn't take the pain, it quickly became too much for me.

"Derrek-" a voice I recognized to be Leo's started, but another was quick to cut him short.

"That is ALPHA Derrek to you," Derrek snapped back.

"I'm sorry, Alpha. Please though, let me help Roxie. I'm not afraid of her; she won't cause any harm to me."

"Won't cause any harm? Leo, have you seen her lately?! That is not my sister lying in that bed over there- that's a monster! I promised my parents I wouldn't let her become this... this animal! I need to fix what's been broken."

"Derrek, don't! Let me at least try to help her," Leo pleaded in broken tone.

"Leo, I love her. Roxie is my pride and joy. I love Roxie more like a daughter than a sister, because I've always been the one to care for her. Everything I have ever done is in her best interest, but my best wasn't enough. Do you know how much pain I'm in to see her this way? We need to fix this, before you-know-what happens."

"Derrek, this doesn't have to be this way. I can help he-"

"BUT SHE'S GOING TO KILL YOU! Don't you see it?! Her wolf has attached itself to you, whether she harms you physically or not; she's going to be the death of you! So run along and go back to your pack, I don't have time for this," Derrek shouted, slamming the door shut behind him as he exited the room.

Leo let out a ragged sigh. I could feel his eyes boring into where I laid on the bed, "You would never hurt a fly. I see your pain, I've felt it for myself. They can blame your wolf, but the grief of losing a mate is much more terrifying. I know what's troubling you, Roxie. You're not a monster, you're just in pain."

Hearing his words struck something inside of me. Although I couldn't open my eyes, a sob began to break through me. I couldn't stop the tears from falling from my closed lids. My breath became short as I struggled to calm my body down.

"Roxie, are you awake?" Leo asked as I heard him inching closer to the bed.

"D-D-Don't," I sobbed, still unable to move anything on my body, but apparently my lips.

"Roxie, I'm so sorry this had to happen."

"Tell me. Tell me what I am. I need to know, Leo," I cried out.

"Rox-"

"TELL ME WHAT I AM!" My tears fell faster and my body seemed to quiver in response to my weakness. "Please... I need to know."

"You're not a monster, but you're something... close..." He paused, choosing his words very carefully, "Your wolf is special, but whether that's good or not is debatable."

"So it's true, I'm... gone? My wolf is who I am now, isn't it?"

"Why would you ask that?"

"I could feel it. She's no longer that voice inside my head, she is me. Before I could feel her anger, her rage... her thirst for blood. And the thing that scares me most, is the fact I share those feelings with her now," I whispered, my tears beginning to slow down slightly.

I felt Leo reach out and wipe away a stray tear from my cheek, "Roxie, you are nothing like your wolf. I know you think you both are the same, but that statement couldn't be more wrong. You're gentle, kind, caring and most of all, not a monster."