You Say Reject, I Say Goodbye

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Oliver's POV

"Tell me what's wrong with him."

He looked very troubled that it made me anxious. Was it a deadly sickness? Was he going to die?

I didn't bother to hide my obvious concern toward this man who followed me like a lovesick puppy. He was just like a child, or if it was acting then he was great at it- he even cried when he fell from his bed for god's sakes!

"Say something-" a whimper cut my scream. We turned to Erick who was standing behind me, clutching my shirt so tightly.

"Well, Luna- I mean-" I gave him 'I don't care what you call me just say it' look. "Alpha is perfectly healthy.. physically."

Relief surged through me yet another worries added on. "Physically?"

"It's his psychology. Something triggered his mind that now he's back to his childhood time. This might be temporary but we don't know when-"

"Erick!!" a shout stopped him and this time we turned to find former alpha and luna running toward us.

He looked at them blankly then turned to me, sniffing my hair. "Cut it off-"

"What did you do, you murderer?!" his mother screamed. "Isn't it enough to trample on our feelings? Must you continue to torture him in your revenge?!"

"Dear, please calm do-"

"No! He's our pup.. I raised him with all my love yet right now he doesn't even see me!" that's because he is busy bothering me. "I've been holding back myself!" she pointed at me rudely. "I never said anything back then since he told me not to.. I could only sit back and watch how much he was suffering!"

"Why?" I asked.

"Are you deaf?! Because he loves you so much and told me not to do anything-"

"And you let him torture himself like that?"

They went silent as my words sunk into their heads. "You know that he was going to his own death. He didn't let you hurt me but you let me hurt him and now you blamed that it's all my own fault?" I raised my hand and patted Erick's head buried in the crook of my neck. Tears were richly soaked into my shirt and skin.

He was crying. And I was angry for unknown reason.

"I'm not innocent. I never was and never have been. I know sex since I was eight because I've been constantly being raped everyday." I let people fuck me to remind me how to forget all that.

"This man forced drugs on me to take more customers. I nearly died but I didn't. I became an addict, I still am." and to buy drugs I used what I had. I sold my body. "I'm friends with 'suffer'."

Do you know why I pushed all of you away? Why I tried to run away? Why I screamed to those who got near me?

"I know I'll drag them to this kind of unhappy life. I know something like this were to happen. That's why I'd rather be alone."

I didn't want to hurt them as I didn't want them to hurt me.

"You think I'll believe you after all of this?!"

"Why not?" I raised my brows in wonder. "You were there after all."

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Caroline's POV

"Why not? You were there after all."

His expression was nonchalant, like it was something normal. Like it was what he always did everyday.

For a moment my heart was drowned in such grieve, watching what such an innocent child had become. My eyes followed his hand that was on my son's head and the anger came back.

"So you're trying to make me feel guilty, huh? I-"

"Give our son back." I turned to my husband. He was staring at both of them, drilling into his soul. "If you want to be alone, fine. Give Erick to us. We will heal him."

That's right, why bother with this kind of conversation? Better end this soon and send him far, far away.

My pup had suffered enough. It's his time to move on.

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Vuestozo's POV

There were no movement. He just stared back at me, his hand still calming Erick down. Caroline finally lost her patience and shouted, startling my son. "What took you so long?! Give me my son dammit!!"

Fuck she was hot when she cursed- cough. Anyway, still frozen in his place. I made my way toward them, stopping a meter away.

"Erick, come here." I demanded but he shook his head and just sniffed his mate's hair. "I'm not saying it twice."

"NOW!!" they flinched but didn't move. I grabbed his arm and separated them forcefully.. with everything I had. This boy still had enormous power even if he was sick.

"Baby, don't- you'll hurt yourself!" Caroline tried to coo him.

He resisted in my grip so I kept my arm around his neck whilst he kept punching here and there.

"Oliver!!" he wailed among his mother's words. "Oliver! No- Oliver! Oliver!!"

While this all happened he just stood there, trying to remain blank but in Moon Goddess' name, I saw tears in his eyes.

"Goodbye."

Oliver's gone? Is this the end?