"The Beast Within" (g.d)

43.

I walked and walked as my legs led me to the beautiful waterfall Grayson brought me my first week here. It's when I realized I liked him, we had such a great day out here just the two of us, getting to know each other.

The water fell making a loud splash sound echoing through the trees. The wind was blowing making different scents fill my nose.

The sun was setting and the day was about to be over, sunsets were my favorite. The way the sky turns into so many beautiful colors, like someone hand painted it.

It was breath taking.

"I figured I would find you here"

My head snatched towards him meeting his beautiful Hazel eyes. I wasn't mad at him, I loved him and I loved being this close with him.

I just didn't know him, I didn't know nothing, but his name and the way he felt about it.

I didn't answer, I just stood there watching the water fall. I could hear him getting closer to me, and I could sense the way he was feeling, as if I felt it to.

"I'm not mad Grayson, I just-" I couldn't say much because he cut me off, it's like he knew exactly what in was thinking.

"Yeah I know, I haven't really been an open book towards you roman, we kinda just jumped right into things" his head was hanging low as he picked at the skin around his nails.

Apart of him was nervous, like he had so much to say, and I was ready to listen.

"When I was 10 I found out about my abilities and who I was, I was scared and had several questions of course but I had a really good father to help me with a lot. You see I was the closest to my dad, Ethan was and has always been closer to my mom, and when I found out I had to fight the one person I trusted and looked up to for the Alpha spot I couldn't, there's no way I would have hurt him, but he pushed me and pushed me until one day I snapped and I killed him. After that I became stronger, more powerful than I could imagine, but I didn't really have a good head on my shoulders and I rebelled and did some things I'm not proud of. When I turned 19 my mom threatened me to come here or she would tell the hunters where I was and they would kill me, so I had no choice, she's a powerful witch and I didn't doubt her one bit. I fought it for a while until one night I was attacted by the hunters and they killed everyone around me, except me. They called it my "warning".

I watched him as he explained his life like he had wrote it down several times, his own person book. I nodded for him to carry on as I layed my hand on his thigh to comfort him.

"I was in a pack, the wrong pack actually, I killed and hurt people who didn't deserve it, I stole and just did unbelievable things that I regret to this day, but after my pack was killed I had no where to go but here, so I came here and I bettered myself everyday and became the person I am, the one who loves you, who cares for others, and will do anything to protect my people" he finished.

I was shocked at how broken he was, and just to see how much he's changed and turned into the leader he is today just blows my mind.

Just by him telling me about his struggles made me feel even more closer to him. We had such a strong bond.

And I'd be damned if anyone broke it.

Also, idk if I said this or not, but Grayson is 20, and Roman is 18.