Battle of the Roses [Book 2]

Chapter 37

I know I'm supposed to be following a specific order but I have so much planned for Elsa and Spencer that I can't wait! Enjoy!

Chapter Quote:
"Be with me. Tell me it's what you want."
~Ren Laroche
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Chapter 37

Dom

I followed Spencer to the kitchen. I trusted the guy, but he seemed to be in a particularly volatile mood with his clenched fists and resting bitch face so I chose not to say anything to him. However, once we got into the kitchen, Spencer broke the silence. "Ask me what you want to. I can tell you have questions."

"Why choose me? Of all people in that room, why did you ask me to accompany you?" I queried.

"Because I figured you had experience in an upset Laroche and I could use your help."

"And none of the other Laroches could help with that?"

"I meant romantically. The only ones I could ask are Riley, Caleb, Thea, Arya, and Ren. Riley isn't serious enough to give me solid advice, Caleb doesn't want me dating his sister, Arya and Ren don't want me dating their daughter, and Thea isn't close enough to Elsa to give me advice on it. You dated Anna who is practically Elsa. I know you two went through a rough patch. How did you get past that?"

"To be honest, the Laroches know how to hold grudges. I was accused of cheating by Anna because she caught me in a very bad position. I'd been training with another Hunter, and she swiped my feet from under me. She pinned me to the ground and kissed me right when Anna walked in. She never forgave me no matter how many times I told her what happened. I don't really have a chance of getting with Anna again because of what happened, but you and Elsa are in a precarious position. You're in a limbo between being friends and being significant others. She's hurt. I don't know if you saw it but I don't think it had dawned on Elsa just how serious you and Callie were about each other before the accident until she saw Callie's reaction to you. Give her some space. I'm sure she doesn't want to be around you just yet. She'll come to you when she's ready. Now, I think Callie is going to have her fill of crackers if you don't stop taking them off the shelf. Focus, Spencer."

"Sorry..." he grumbled, putting eight of the ten boxes of crackers back on the shelf. The two of us went back to the hospital wing where Callie was currently getting blood from Lily. Caleb sat next to his girlfriend.

"-and then the last thing I remember is jumping out a window into the water and swimming to shore. I somehow ended up here. I think I was drawn here because once I remembered my pack, I knew- Spencer!" Callie exclaimed.

"Hey Cal," he greeted, walking over to her. "Dom and I brought some snacks for you."

"Thank you!"

"How are you feeling?"

"Much better thanks to Lily and Caleb and now that you're here."

"Hey, I'm going to leave the three of you alone. Callie, I look forward to seeing you again. Get some rest," I said. I left and headed to the training room. It was the one place in the academy that I actually felt like I belonged because I knew everything about everything in that room. Usually at eleven at night, no one was in there. This time I was wrong. Elsa and Anna were there sparring. I'd forgotten just how good my ex was at fighting, whether it was as a wolf or as a human. She had a ferocity unparalleled by many, but Elsa was one of those who matched Anna completely. They were perfectly synchronized, as if they knew exactly what the other was about to do. I stood in the doorway, mesmerized, until Elsa halted the session.