The Prophecy Mate

Chapter 12: Meet The Trigger

Kiara's POV

I stood behind Brandon whilst he washed his hands over our bathroom sink, the blood flowing down the drain. He hadn't said a word to me since we left the dungeon. Brandon, Jacob and Aiden, the Gamma, were to meet up and come up with a plan because it would be impossible to have all the Crystal pack members and me in the same compound. Of course, I had offered to leave the pack and return to my home which was shot down as fast as it came, refused due to the danger it'll bring to both my relationship with Brandon and my safety.

"Brandon, say something." I whispered, placing my hand on his tensed back.

"I don't know a way out of this." He hunched over the white sink, his hands still dripping diluted blood.

"I know all this sucks, but we'll figure something out."

"This is much worse than sucks now, we cannot house the Crystal packs members nor can we ship you off to some other place."

"Brandon, look at me." I turned him around to face me, but he still didn't meet my eyes.

"I'm sorry the pack has to face all this because of me." My heart fell a little, knowing that as a Beta that was probably one of his main concerns. Obviously, I took no joy in any of the current happenings yet I was at the centre of it all, the ticking time bomb.

"Kiara," He muttered, embracing me  into a hug, burying his face in the crook of my neck and relaxing a little. His tall figure bent to accommodate mine, "I love you, and neither me nor the pack are blaming you for what has happened in the recent times. I can't put it in words how terrified I am. I can't even fathom the thought of you getting hurt," His voice was muffled in my neck but I felt all his emotions. He unwrapped his arms from around me and looked at me, "I just got you and people are already trying to take you away from me. I want to cover you up and hide from the entire world. I just got you." His voice was hardly a faint mumbling by the end.

After all he said, I found myself speechless, I never realised the magnitude of his worry for me, his love for me. I didn't say anything but only pulled him into a kiss. Sharing all that I could through the only way I saw.

It was a slow, passionate kiss, he held me in his arms like he'd never let go. Every time we kissed I felt a power surging through my being, perhaps one scared of the separation. We parted, my eyes opening slowly to stare into his, he looked at me with so much love I felt my knees grow weaker but a golden reflection behind him caught my attention. Two bright golden orbs, how was Brandon not phased by them? I knew they changed during our kiss yet when he saw me, his expression remained unaffected.

He turned my face back to his with a finger hooked at my chin. He lightly shook his head, placing his lips over mine once again, a feather light touch. He kissed me like he understood, like he loves every part of me.

"It's you and me." I nodded in slow movements, sensing my return to normal.

"I should get back to practising, you know. Get the whole thing sorted."

"How about I finish the meeting and we go together?" Brandon held my hands in his and I felt myself breathing easy, suddenly it didn't seem like it was all on me. I knew he would be on my side on every step of the way.

Brandon left for the meeting and even though I am the Beta Female, I was restricted to join. I didn't refute this time round, both of us knew the way the pack deals with things, usually the Luna accompanies the Alpha on these sort of discussions but her recent condition stopped her from doing so.

I gathered the things I needed to apparently practice my strengths, but as I sat there in our room alone, I figured I might as well go over a few things in the book. I read the same line I had a day back,