Lilianna (NEW VERSION)

Part II: Chapter 13

Lilianna stared at her brother in shock, "What?"

"You bullied him for a whole year, you had a year of wanting to be popular. Seth was crushed when you started bullying him, you aimed for personal insults." Darien explained. "The one that hurt the most was probably when he brought you flowers and you made fun of him for it."

"What made me stop?"

"When he tried..." Darien trailed off, unable to finish.

Lilianna understood though, tears pooled into her eyes as she thought over what she had done. "How old were we?" she whispered.

"He was ten, you were eight." 

"Only ten...he almost killed himself at ten years old." she murmured. "Why wouldn't he tell me about this?"

Darien shrugged, "That's for Seth to tell you."

"Now I can see why he thought I did actually kill his parents. I hurt him once, why wouldn't I do it again?" She fumed. "I can't believe I...I hurt him like that."

"I think you two seriously need to talk, we can all see how tense it is between you two. It's time to put an end to all of this drama, you two need to start making your relationship stronger. Especially when you have a baby on the way." he told her, he patted her on the shoulder before getting up and walking away.

She sat there for a few more minutes until she decided he was right, her and Seth had to clear the air, so to speak. She knew they haven't been the strong couple they could be, he had something on his chest that he needed to tell her and she needed to listen to him. She got up and walked to his office, trying to think of ways to start this conversation. Once she had it figured out, she swung his office door open to see him staring at the ground. She closed the door and walked over to him, she didn't say anything as she straddled him. She gently cupped his face, causing him to look at her.

"We need to talk." she stated.

He swallowed, "About what?"

"Everything. Darien told me about the year I bullied you, I still don't remember, but I am so sorry. I can't believe I bullied you." she whispered.

He stared at her for a few seconds before releasing a breath. "It's okay."

"No, it's not okay! I hurt you, Seth. I made you feel like shit until you tried killing yourself, at the age of fucking ten years old! How is any of that okay?" she snapped, tears rolling down her cheeks. "God, I love you, it kills me to know that I caused all of that pain."

He just stared at her, his eyes were swirling with thousands of emotions, but he didn't give a voice to any of them. She frowned, she could tell he wanted to say something, but he was fighting with himself. An internal battle that she was finally seeing. 

"Stop being quiet, say something damn it!" she snapped, trying to get him to say something. "What is bothering you? Please, just tell me." 

He swallowed, "Everything." 

"What?"

"Everything, alright? I tortured you, I blamed you for something that no ten year old would be able to pull off. I didn't even bother to help you remember, instead, I made you scream and cry. I acted like an ass, but...but you still stayed with me. You supported me, you loved me, you did everything you could to make me happy. And I am, I'm so fucking happy that you're my mate, my Luna, my future wife, and the mother of my baby. I'm excited to start a family with you, but I'm a fucked up guy." he said, tears running down his face. 

"My mother was a lunatic, my father was...I don't even know and there's just so much drama. This whole pack is filled with problems that I don't even know about. I don't understand any of this, I just want it to stop. I just want to be in peace, is that too much to ask for?" 

Lilianna watched as he broke in front of her, tears streamed down his face as his body shook. She remained silent as she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close. He sobbed into her shirt, finally, letting go of all of his pain. She tightened her grip on him after a while before crying with him. 

"I love you." she whispered. "I love you." 

She continued repeating this until he relaxed against her, she calmly ran her fingers through his hair, calming him down. She buried her face in his neck, breathing in his scent and kissing him softly. She felt him relax further and his breathing even out, she smiled to herself. 

"Darien, can you help me carry Seth to bed? He fell asleep on me. Literally." she mind-linked her brother. 

In less than one minute, Darien and Avery were carrying a sleeping Seth through the halls. Lilianna had tried helping, but the two refused, claiming a pregnant she-wolf shouldn't carry her heavy mate. 

"He's just a thing of muscles!" she whined.

Avery laughed, "A thing of muscles? I am so telling him that."

"Whatever." 

Once he was under the covers and sleeping comfortably, she decided to take a quick shower. She sighed as the warm water washed over her skin, helping her to relax as well. Now that she knew everything, she felt as if the air was literally cleared. She didn't feel tense being in the same room as him, she didn't feel as if he was going to either snap or just break down in front of her. She smiled, she could finally connect with her stubborn mate. 

She threw on some clothes and sighed, she kissed Seth on the forehead before turning to leave. However, he quickly grabbed her wrist, she didn't need to look at him, she knew what he wanted. She climbed into the bed and curled up beside him, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the lips. The kiss was filled to the brim with love and passion, they didn't stop until they needed some air. When they parted, she stared at him in shock. She then smiled and crushed her lips to his once more.