pandora box | On hold

Chapter Three

Cassy

Trevor was staring like he was waiting for me to jump on them. I forgot I was supposed to be weak because of the venom, so my posture changed showing them my strength. Don't get me wrong; I was hurt. My hands were burning, and my legs were heavy under me, but not enough for me to tremble. Alpha put me through worse, I am not invincible, but I can handle more than many others. At least, that's what he trained me to be. Wolfsbane only made my limps weakly on a fight, didn't make me actually fragile.

They didn't know what I've been through, and they didn't know my story, but Trevor's eyes were making me feel exposed. He feared me and the boy in front of me didn't. That bothered me, how come he wasn't watching me the same way Trevor was?

The Alpha boy couldn't be too old, maybe one or two years older than me. Alphas were usually young, but he seemed to be in this position for a long time. He was strong, and my wolf liked that. Typically she would be mad, trying to prove she was better, but she loved it. That made no sense to me. 

"So you'd kill him? Just like that." He asked not trusting me full enough.

I get that. No one goes against Alpha. He was our leader and father, he took care of those who were full wild, not humanity whatsoever, sometimes taking care for good or for bad, but he did. He was above all of us, but me. I didn't let him use me; instead, I pretended he did. If he knew or not, he didn't show he cared. I did the job, and that was all he genuinely cared.

"If that's what needs to be done, then yes" I was never emotionally connected to him, just had consideration since he let my sister off the pack duties.

The boy in front of me didn't seem to believe me. Maybe because what was left of the connection I had for Alpha was still in me and he could hear it in my voice.

"I will kill anyone you want if that brings what I lost back to me," I said looking at his eyes, and in response, his eyes sparkled back.

I normally don't pay attention to another wolfs if it doesn't involve analyzing them for a fight, or ranking them. But this man was different; he had something else that was calling me, something besides his strength. He was tall, and his hair was dark with shadows of red. I remember watching the twilight once, and it reminded me of him. His eyes a tone of green that made my impetuous capacity to focus a bit... unusual. He had a little, almost unrecognized scar on the small corner of his mouth, and as he smirks at me right now, I have never thought people had more than their muscles to fight and imperfections to defeat.

I closed my eyes. What was that?

"I will trust you right now, but after what you did to my family... I can't show mercy, you do understand, right?" He asked, and I bit my lips.

I wanted to say that this matter wasn't a big deal. I didn't kill anyone; I made sure of that. They were just a little bit hurt, just let me go, sniff around and be gone. I promised him I'd help, but if I can't find a trace of my sister here, I won't stay... I have no reason to.

"So you want my help, but I will be a prisoner?" I raise my eyebrow. "I think that's a bit... unfair" Trevor was next to him now, they were side by side. Two broad shoulders were showing me their power. I bet they wanted me to shut up. Well, too bad. "You want to defeat Alpha by keeping me here? That's not an option" I straighten my body again, the venom pushing through my hands threatening to numb my whole arms, but I ignore that. "I will not be used, not by you, not by any other Alpha."

Trevor put his hands on my bare shoulders to push me back, and I snarl in response. What's with the touching?

"Listen, we've just met you, you manage to harm our pack in less than minutes, and you were from Alpha's pack," He said with his browns touching by the end of his nose. "I am certain you would do whatever to get your thing back, but right now... you are not liked."