Alpha Max

Chapter 8

Max's POV

I groaned loudly. Fluttering my eyes open I looked around noticing that I was in a hospital room.

I went to move and sucked in a sharp breath feeling a pain in my side.

Collins ran over and pushed me back down. "Don't move Max." He said softly.

I looked at him scared then around the room. No one else was in here. Not even Avery.

"W...where is everyone? What happened?" I whispered my voice barely there.

Collins sighed heavily and sat down next to me in a chair.

"When those men came in and said those things about Avery, you and your wolf lost it. But your wolf went even more beyond. He took control of you and attacked those men. You killed them all." He said looking at his hands then me.

"Where is Avery is she ok?" I asked worried for her.

Collins frowned at me, making my heart sink. "She's ok but....but you hurt Charles too. Your father pulled you off him before you could kill him. He's in critical condition right now." He said and took my hand.

I teared up and pulled my hand away from him. She left me. She left me because I hurt her father. Even though he hurt her she still loved him. I almost took him away from her.

"Get out!" I screamed wanting to me alone. I can't handle this anymore. I just want to be alone.

Collins jumped and frowned getting up and opening the door. "I...if you need me just push the green button." He said and closed the door.

I cried into my hands for who knows how long. I looked at the IV that was in my arm. I growled and ripped it out and then took the monitors off me.

Weakly I got myself out of bed holding my side. I looked over at the window and pushed it open seeing I was on the first floor of the hospital.

Taking a deep breath and slipped out of the window wincing as I landed on my feet.

Glancing around the perimeter. I took off as fast as I could towards the trees.

I'm leaving. Shelby will become Alpha now when she's eighteen. Avery can find a new mate. She can reject me. If it kills me it kills me.

I have nothing else to live for. My pack fears me. My parents hate me. Hell even my own mate hates me for what I have done.

I looked around the woods seeing that I have entered somewhere dark. The forbidden part of the forest. No one is allowed here. Too many of us have died here from being lost and confused. Even the rouges don't come near this place.

Good. I don't want to be found. No one wants me. I'm just a failure at everything.

I found a dark cold cave. I whimpered and crawled inside it trying to ignore the agonizing pain in my chest. I've heard people talking that if you are too far from your mate you feel this horrible pain in your chest.

I just needed to push that pain away. I needed to forget. I love her so much I'm not sure if I can forget her.

Laying down on the cold damp rock I started crying again. I don't understand what I did to have people dislike me so much.

All my life I've tried to please everyone I met. I thought it was working. But everyone was just faking it. How do I know Avery wasn't faking it when she said she loved me?

I whined and closed my eyes trying to get these thoughts to go away. Soon I fell into a restless sleep. My dreams filling with darkness. Never ending darkness.

Avery's POV

I frowned watching the machine help my father breath. The tube that Collins put into his mouth was the only thing I felt was keeping him alive.

I squeezed his hand softly. "Daddy. It's me. Avery, I know you are upset with me. And I'm sorry for keeping it from you but daddy I'm happy. Can't you see that? Please come back to us. Wake up please. We all need you." I whispered tears rolling down my cheeks.

I pulled back once Collins came into the room. I moved out of the way so he can check up on my father. I wiped my face trying to get all the tears off.

"Max woke up. I told him what happened." He said as he checked my father's fluids.

I grunted in response.

"He screamed at me. He yelled at me to leave. He seemed, confused on why he did those things. Why he killed those men. Attacked your father." He said and looked at me.

I looked at him angry. "He's confused?!" I yelled.

Collins jumped. "Luna please calm down. I know you are angry. But hear me out. Max hasn't been himself since he started training for Alpha. You and I both know that." He said and set his hands on my shoulders.

I sighed. He was right. The Max I love sometimes shows up. Like when we marked each other. That was the Max I knew. But, the Max I saw yesterday....that wasn't him. That wasn't him at all.

"Come let's talk in my office." Collins said and led me down the hall to his office.

I walked in and looked around the room his doctorate hanging on the wall along with a few paintings and family pictures.

"Sit please." He said and got me tea.

I sat down on the couch and took my tea from him taking a sip.

"Now, I'm sure you've heard stories about his grandfather? On his mother's side?" Collins asked sitting down next to with his own cup of coffee.

I frowned. "Yes I have. He was a genuine monster." I said growling softly.

Collins nodded. "Yes. Now he had a condition that I like to call a battle between reality and darkness. He would go in and out of mood swings you see. He would have good days where people know that's the real him. But the darkness would take over and make him the monster." He explain

I looked at him concerned and nodded. "And the darkness could be his wolf?" I asked.

Collins nodded and frowned. "I think Max is suffering from the same thing. And if so. We can get him into therapy and on medication. Both will help turn his wolf back to the reality part. Make him the Max we all know." He said

"Is this genetic?" I asked worried. Collins smiled at me. "No it is not honey. Anyone can develop this condition if they have something dramatic happen to them. For his grandfather it was his mate giving two children and them not being what he wanted. And Max, it was the stress building up of becoming Alpha." He explain.

I nodded and sighed in relief. Good. I was hoping it wasn't genetic.

There was a knock on the door making me jump. "Come in!" Collins called.

Lucas opened the door and looked at us worried.

"What happened?" I asked standing up holding my mug tightly.

"Max is missing." Lucas said.

My heart stopped. That's when I felt it. The sharp pain in my chest. I let go of the mug, it falling to the floor and shattering.

Collins stood and quickly caught me before I fell. He set me on the couch. "Avery! Avery honey wake up!" He yelled

I gasped and looked at him pressing my hand to my chest. "It hurts!" I gasped

Collins whined. "I know honey I know. But we will make it go away! Lucas round up warriors and Cody and find Max before something serious happens!" He yelled.

Lucas nodded and quickly left the room.

I looked at Collins scared. "Find him please. Find my mate. Find our Alpha. F...find my baby's father." I sobbed.