Rejected

Chapter 12 - Make Or Break

Picture above: A picture of what I imagine Kyle's house is going to be. 

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When she was sure that Xander can no longer see or hear her, she finally gave it all in. Letting her tears fall once again and this time no longer holding back her sobs.

She  never felt an overwhelming pain as this before. It's not like it was the first time she had her heart broken, it's not like it was her first time to have all her hopes gone.

She could feel her heart squeezing tight beneath her rib cage, she needs to get out of there. Not just away from Xander but out of his territory, somewhere far away.

She has to run, before her knees buckle and her lungs ran out of air. And so, she did.

Not looking at where she's going she bumped into someone, when she looked up and see a familiar face, she has never been thankful, for him to be there when she needed him the most.

"Belle!" Kyle said and when Belle looked up at him with tears flowing from her eyes he grab her shoulders and pulled her away.

"Why are you crying?" he asked worry deeply etched in his eyes.

Belle however did not answer. Instead she shoved Kyle's hands from her shoulders and hugged him instead.

"Take me away from here Kyle. Please!" Sobbing into his chest, Kyle could feel the desperation in her voice. He was about to speak again when Xander suddenly appeared from the corner where Belle has been and on that instant he knew something must have happened between the two of them.

He glared at Xander and for a moment forgot that he is speaking to his Alpha.

"What the hell did you do?"

"This doesn't concern you Kyle." Xander said feeling anger starting to rise again within him as Belle clings to Kyle.

Kyle was about to talk back when he suddenly felt Belle's arms loosen and she started falling.

"Belle" He exclaimed.

Xander almost ran towards them worried but he stopped himself and just watched from where he stood.

Belle has fallen unconscious, Kyle looked at her face and could see tears still streaming out her closed eyes. He picked her up and looked at Xander as he stood with Belle curled up in his arms.

"I'm taking her with me." Kyle said and started to turn away but he stopped when Xander spoke.

"What makes you think I'd allow that."

"What makes you think you could stop me?" Kyle said looking back at Xander. "This is as far as I would let you hurt her. You are too much of a coward to reject her yourself because you know it would hurt you and kill Windom. She couldn't do it herself because she's scared of hurting you and the wolf she will never meet. So she stayed and waited patiently. She chose to suffer the consequences of your actions. And just as she was about to accept the fact that you will never take her as your mate, you came and hurt her again. You are my Alpha Xander and I respect you for that. But you are no longer the best friend and werewolf I once knew you to be. I'll take her back when the council arrives. And I'm not going to let anyone stop you from severing your bond, if it means freeing Belle from the person you have become. She doesn't deserve you."

Xander couldn't do anything but watch as his friend take Belle away. And as they disappear from his sight all he could feel was anger, anger for so many things, for so many people, for his past. And most of all for himself.

He could feel his wolf whimpering in pain and anguish inside of him. Everything is crashing down on him all at once and he needed to let it all out. Clenching his fist, Xander screamed and punched the wall nearest him with all his might he completely destroying it.

"I'm sorry!" he whispered directing the apology to the retreating figure of Belle that is now etched deeply on his mind and heart.

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Belle woke up into a different room but before a face she often sees whenever she doesn't feel good.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" Maia asked with a worried look in her eyes.

"Wondering if I'll ever wake up seeing you smiling at me instead of worrying." Belle said smiling.

Maia smiled back but she could see how Belle is forcing it. Belle tried to sit up and Maia helped her.

"Do you...uhm...remember what happened?" Maia asked hesitantly.

"For once Maia, I remember everything very clearly." Belle said. "Is this Kyle's house?"

"Yes." She answered. "Aoi and I actually drove here with you guys."

Belle sighed. "I'm sorry if all I ever caused you is trouble."

"It's not you." Maia quickly argued. "It's never been you. Sometimes we become the unfortunate victim in someone elses inner battles."

"You know" Belle smiled sadly and started saying hugging her feet and looking down. "Sometimes I wonder If I have done something cruel in my past life and I'm paying for it now."

"Don't be silly Belle. The past is the past." Maia said. "Xander has also been through a lot. He's broken and you are not the only person who has suffered because of that. Although, you were the one taking the worst of it. But Belle, I know it's too much to ask, please don't give up on Xander."

"I don't know Maia." Belle said hugging her leg tightly. "I never told you, but one of the reasons I stayed is part of me still hopes that he will change his mind. But I'm tired...so so tired. Have you ever felt your heart breaking beneath your bones? It's...unbearable. I want it to stop. I don't want this anymore."

Feeling overwhelmed by the pain Belle buried her face in her arms and cried her heart out.

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"Are you sure this is going to work?" Kyle asked Aoi. They stood at the Veranda of Kyle's house just in case Maia and Belle decided to come downstairs and avoid them overhearing.

"It has to Kyle." Aoi answered. "This is our last resort."

"Xander has changed Aoi. I'm no longer sure if anything can touch his heart. He's been hurting his own mate over and over."

He still cannot believed that the Xander he knew can stand unbotherred by the tears of his own mate. He used to be so gentle, unable to hurt someone's feelings. He missed his old friend, and even though he can never understand what Xander has been thru, he was not the only one who lost someone he loved.

"Come on Kyle." Aoi said interrupting Kyle's thought.  "This is Xander we're talking about. If anyone knew him better, it's us. He's not entirely indifferent to Belle's feelings. He's maybe good at pretending but he can never fool me."

"You have always been the one that is most loyal to him. That's why you are the Beta and I live here."

Kyle looked at the thing Aoi has given him and shoved it in his pocket.

"If this doesn't work, the downside of it all will fall on Belle it will break her." He said.

"She's never whole to begin with." Aoi argued. "You have read some of it too. She's a broken soul. Just like Xander is. That's why this has got to work, because if it does, they will heal each other."

"And if it doesn't?"

Aoi sighed and looked away. "Then Goddess help us all."