Runaway

twenty nine

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twenty nine 

"Okay Belle, I know since you've been here I've been giving you answers in small doses. So now I'm giving you the chance to ask anything and I promise I will tell you the truth to the best of my knowledge." Xavier says watching my eyes widen.

This is what I've been waiting for. For someone to finally answer my questions, not dance around them, or feed me tiny pieces of information. I shut my eyes, where do I begin?

"Why did everyone know I was a true Luna before I even knew what that was?" I ask, starting off small. Jake, Michael, Theo and Xavier, every Alpha I've encountered has told me, I'm born to lead, and I need to know why.

"We're Alphas' Belle." I raise my eyebrows, is that really the answer? Xavier sighs, "remember how I told you about the importance of a true Luna to lead a pack."

I nod my head. "Since werewolves have walked this earth Alphas' have had the ability to sense Lunas, she-wolves who were born to lead. It's like a fifth sense."

"O-oh." I say dodging Xavier's eyes, somehow I thought the answer would be more fulfilling than that.

"Um, why did Theo leave so abruptly?"

Xavier gives me a stern look, "My position means that what I say goes. There are few people in this world who would challenge me."

I look at Xavier, studying his face, "what's the real reason?" He's hiding something and I'm done putting up with being kept in the dark.

"Theo is an incredibly feared Alpha, you don't get that way by following all the rules unfortunately. His own actions and those of his family have brought him before the Weresile on many occasions."

The actions of his family? I bite my lip, how can I be a true Luna when I don't even know what the hell is going on? Brought before the Weresile, what does that entail? With every answer Xavier gives me ten more questions are form.

"Usually, Theodore and his family have got off pretty lightly on technicalities, but in recent years they've become far more v-." Xavier hesitates his eyes searching mine, "vindictive and inexcusable. One more encounter with the Weresile and Theo would be stripped of his title and his ability to shift."

I gasp, they can do that? "The day in the forest, was the first time I have personally met Theodore, he knew who I was and that was enough for him." Xavier continues ignoring my obvious shock at the idea of being stripped of ones ability to shift.

"So Theo left me with a complete stranger because he was afraid?" I ask a ball of anger swirling in my stomach, "you could've killed me!" I cry out what kind of mate is he?

Xavier raises his eyebrows, "were you ever afraid of me?"

"Y-y-. Wait, no?" I shut my eyes, was I ever scared? The past few months have begun to blur together in my mind.

"You are my mate Isabelle, I can say that without a shadow of a doubt. Ever since I laid eyes on you I've known. Theodore made the right choice because there was never a scenario where I left his pack without you." Xavier's tone changes whenever he says Theo's name, I can see anger bubbling in eyes.

"Then why is Theo my mate?" I say in a whisper not wanting to make Xavier mad, I picked the wrong question.

I watch him rise from his seat, walking towards me until we are only a few centimetres apart. "He's not Belle."

"H-h-how can y-y-you be sure?" I stutter out my heart beating in my ears.

"I just know." He murmurs taking a step back, the warmth that once surrounded me disappears, my heart rate returning to normal.