Only a Label

Change 》 Chapter 11

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" . . . you turn right back to the beast I know you are . . ."

      That one statement echoes through my head over and over again. Even when she shifts and runs away I don't follow. Why? Because she was right. Completely and utterly correct.

      "Alpha Xenos, she's heading for the mountains," Rover says quietly, "- I think she's aiming for the Forbidden Clan." I don't answer, just stay there on my knees.

      My anger had gotten so bad I insulted her . . . again. I called her an omega repeatedly, and bringing it up again was not my best moment. She's not even an omega anymore, she's an alpha, even more of one than I'll ever be.

      "Well bud, you fucked up," Finn curses. "She's going to the Forbidden Clan, our worst enemy other than the humans."

       "I know Finn," I whimper. "Why can't I control myself? You know as well as I that I didn't mean that."

      Finn snorts, "Do you really not believe it? It sounds to me like you pretty damn well believe she is underneath you. For Goddess' sake Xenos, stop underestimating her! She is stronger than you! You're just to prideful to admit it. Well to shit with your pride Xenos! For once in your life think about someone else.

      "This is the exact reason why your father wouldn't pass the title down to you as alpha. He rejected you out of the South Dakota pack because of this exact reason! Now go fix you mistake, I don't care if it kills you to do so." He then blocks me off and tucks himself into the back of my head.

      My face scrunches in anger. I grasp the boulder besides me and chuck it at the waterfall. It does nothing but create a huge splash. But I couldn't help but admit that Finn was right. Yeah, I lie to people. My father banished me from the South Dakota pack because he thought I'd be a selfish alpha. You don't even need to kill the alpha and beta of the pack before you take over, I only did that to Alpha Viktor and his beta because they hurt Zelda and it angered me. Before I killed them I could see and hear their fear and anguish. They thought they would grow old at the Misty Pack, become part of the elders. No, I extinguished that dream by welcoming Death at their front doors.

      Anger. Rage. Fury.

      Those are all of the emotions I've known for a long time before I met my Zelda. But still those emotions came back and I hurt her deeper than I ever have before. Now she's heading towards the vampires of the Forbidden Clan doing who knows what.

       I stand up, eyebrows still furrowed in sadness and guilt.

       I look at Houston, "Go back and take care of the pack." Houston nods, shifts, and runs for the Misty Pack. I look over at Beta Rover.

      Rover frowns, "I'm sorry alpha, but you do realize that Zelda really hurt from that. You need to contain your anger." I let out a sigh. I'm not even mad that a lower ranked wolf is telling me that, for it was the truth.

      I nod, "Yeah, I know. I just don't know how if I'll be able to make it up this time."

      "You probably won't be able to," he answers, "- and you'll just have to except it this time. But knowing Zelda, I think she'll forgive you after a couple hundred thousand years of breakfast in bed and massages." I chuckle lightly and look at him, I'm glad Zelda had a friend when she came here.