You're The Only Hope For Me

Chapter 20

Frank winced at the tone Gerard used and it sent a shiver down his spine.

"I-I wouldn't s-say I let him" Frank stuttered before squeaking in surprise as Gerard roughly grabbed his wrist and brought it up to his nose, a low growl rumbling in his chest as his thoughts were confirmed. This was another alphas scent there, alright.

"Who" Gerard growled as he tightened his grip on Frank's wrist.

"I-I was working and B-Bert he came in and-" Frank's stuttering was cut off my Gerard practically throwing Frank's arm back to the table as he sprinted out of the room. After a moment or two of shock, Frank stood up and ran after Gerard.

"Gerard, where are you going?" Frank called as he found him near the door aggressively pulling his leather jacket on.

"I'm going to fucking kill him! He knows better than to touch another alphas mate" Gerard barked. Frank positioned himself between a furious Gerard and the front door, holding his hands up and trying to calm him down.

"Now you cant do that Gerard, you'll start a war that your family is not ready for" Frank spoke calmly as Gerard began pacing back and forth in the entryway. "Let's just calm down and go back and eat some food before Sweet Pea decides its all hers". Frank reached out to touch Gerard's shoulder, but the unsuspecting touch sent Gerard into fight mode. Before either man could blink, Gerard had picked Frank up and threw him against the door, causing several picture frames down the hall to fall. Gerard kept him pinned there, growing until a strong scent wafted through his nose. Fear. His eyes softened a bit as he internally pulled the wolf away from his mind. Frank looked terrified and was shaking as Gerard kept him pinned to the door.

"Gerard" Frank whispered. "This isn't you. This is the wolf. Please. Please gain control again before something bad happens". Gerard blinked a few times as his grip loosened enough to slowly lower Frank back to the ground. He took a step back from Frank as he slowly realized what he had done.

"Frank... I-I'm" Gerard was stunned into silence as Frank turned without a word and walked down the hallway to begin picking up what was knocked off the wall. His little body was shaking in fear. Frank sighed in defeat when he saw the wedding picture of his grandparents on the floor. The glass had cracked and the frame was broken.

"I'll buy you a new frame" Gerard said quietly as he began helping Frank pick up the pieces.

"That's not the point" Frank groaned as he stood back up and walked back into the dining room, placing broken frame pieces onto the table.

"But you're upset" Gerard noted as he followed behind Frank.

"I'm upset because you just threw my fucking body against my front door" Frank yelled louder than he intended but his fear was steadily turning towards anger. "My ex Bob started getting violent towards the end of our relationship. That's why he isn't around anymore." Gerard visibly flinched at the mention of not only an ex but a violent ex. "I know I'm worth more than that" Frank's voice grew quieter with each word. Gerard hung his head, ashamed. He didn't understand, he was always able to keep the wolf under control but the thought of Bert touching Frank sent a white hot rage through his system.

"Just-Just please don't. Never again. No matter how much I love you, I love me more. And I won't put up with that" Frank spoke up. Gerard could only nod a little and sat down as Frank gingerly pulled photos from the broken frames.

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"What are we going to do about your son?" Donald sighed as he slumped into the chair in his office. Donna sat across from him on a couch in the room, flipping through some pack files.

"You mean our son" she corrected without looking up.

"Look at Michael. We couldn't have imagined him imprinting on a more perfect mate. We know him, know his family."

"Don" Donna sighed. Out of the entire pack, she was the only one who could challenge the pack alphas thoughts and ideas. It was a perk of being the pack Luna. "This isn't a perfect situation but our boys are both happy and with mates. And this Frank seems like he could be a nice boy."

"What will happen to the Way name? Neither of our sons mates are capable of producing a pack heir" Donald whined.

"You know there are ways around that. In fact I believe your great grandfathers used a surrogate to continue the Way bloodline" Donna replied with her eyebrows raised.

"Do you think Frank is willing to be changed? Trying to protect a human is a lot of work".

"He seemed receptive to the idea, and that's a start." Donald groaned as he began massaging his temples to offset the tension headache that was starting.

"If we push Gerard away he will disappear. He will give up his alpha crown and run away with this human and we'll never see him again. I won't let that happen. We all just need time" Donna said gently as she got up and walked around the large desk to rest her hand on her husbands shoulder.

"Why are you always right?" Donald sighed as he looked up at his wife and rested his hands gently on her hips.

"It's my job" she smiled as she bent down and left a soft kiss on his lips.