The Pack Slut

twenty two

"Absolutely not," Kal growled lowly. "What he needs is to stop searching for the woman he used to have sex with and actually focus on his own mate."

The tension was so thick in this room, anyone could feel it. And as much as I felt uncomfortable knowing Ryder wanted me back, a part of me was curious.

Jax scratched his head uncomfortably. "You see...that's the thing...."

"What?" Kal gritted through his teeth as he stood up to his full, tall height. I could see Kal becoming angry quickly, and my instincts told me to go help him calm down, but I was angry with him as well. When was I not?

"He doesn't want to kill her anymore...he actually needs her."Jax said, his eyes too becoming dark. "Or at least that what he says..."

"I don't believe it for a second." Kal grumbled quickly. "I hate that bastard."

"He does?" I didn't mean for it to come out hopeful, but it did.

Both pairs of eyes snapped towards me as I finished my inquiry. Kal looked at me with eyes of a mix of confusion, anger and jealousy.

"Why do you sound so happy about it?" He asked with something underlying in his tone.

"I'm not..." I trailed not even knowing how to explain myself. "I guess I'm just curious..."

"You shouldn't be," he scolded. "No part of you is for him."

"Then to whom am I for?" I retaliated, looking up at him through my long eyelashes.

"Me."

I scoffed. "I certainly don't think so after-"

"Look, I'm just gonna go," Jax cut in. "You two seem like you have some business to finish and I have to be on patrol again."

"Very well then, Jax. Thank you for telling me. We'll properly discuss this in about an hour. Please add 2 more people for patrol on each wing."

Jax only nodded his head as he closed the office room with a light thud.

It was quiet for a moment after Jax left. Just the sound of Kal's now calm breath and my analytical thoughts weighing on the room heavily.

"I want you to know that there's nothing else," Kal said abruptly, disrupting my thoughts. "No more secrets."

"Hard to believe."

"No, Eve. I mean it," he neared me so he could look me properly in my brown eyes. "I'm not lying to you anymore."

I looked away from him and out the window that showed the sun high in the sky and some pack members outside.

"Anymore," I rolled the word on my tongue like I would a lollipop. "Why was there even lying to me to begin with?"

"Eve..."

"Stop avoiding my questions. I'm telling you right now you're walking on a very thin line, and at this point I'm very close to planning my escape and finding some place and perhaps someone better than you. Trust me," I breathed lowly and quickly, "someone out there will be able to love me more than you have, and believe me when I say that I do know my god damn worth...and this is not it."

The words just kinda spilled out of my mouth quickly, and without proper thought. I was irritated, and angry...and tired of it all. To be honest, I didn't know if the things I was saying were even true. I did not know my worth, and if I had to take an educated guess, it would be very low.

Kal didn't seem angry at my outburst. He listened patiently, as I told him everything I felt with not so much as a scoff, or even any emotion in his features.

I let out a quiet sickening laugh. "You know what the funny part of all this is? After all the weeks I've known you, even Ryder has shown me more respect than you. Even Ryder, can you believe, the man who is your rival, has some fucking decency." I wasn't yelling. Contrary to popular belief, I actually didn't like yelling. Instead, each word I spoke was like venom, low, poisoning and harsh.

"You're right," he said, not bothering to argue, though I saw his eyes flicker with anger as I mentioned Ryder.

The more so thought of everything Kalthius had done to me, the angrier I became. I shook with anger, as I could feel my eyes darkening.

Him being so cold when we first met.

Him calling me a whore and telling me he wanted someone else.

Him locking me in the cellar to go through my heat alone.

Him lying to me about being a virgin.

Him not telling me about knowing me.

Him continuing to sleep with others, even when he knew me.

Kal immediately looked concerned as he went to put his arms around me. "Eve...you need to calm down."

"And you need to get your hands off of me before I shift right here and now and tear this room to shreds."

"Eve," he said attempting to coe me into relaxation. "I know you're not crazy."

"Oh, Kalthius," I said feeling my eyes turn black. "You don't know 'crazy' like I do."

"What are you talking about...."

It had been a while since I had gotten this angry. The last time I was this angry was when Jax assumed I slept with Alpha Sebastian.

I always had a slight anger problem, which at some points morphed into slight psychotic tendencies...like when I pissed off Kali...

Kal wrapped his strong arms around my figure tighter, enclosing me and shielding me from the outside world. His scent surrounded me, immediately calming me, against my will.

"Just relax, okay?" He said. "Take some deep breaths." He became quiet for a while. "I'm not going to lie to you anymore."

"I don't know that, Kal," I said, my body no longer shaking but the anger still floating over me like a cloud. "I can't trust you."

"I know," he said lowly, his embrace around me loosening, but not leaving. "And I'm sorry for that."

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