Chapter 15

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“Why hasn’t he shifted back yet!?” Patton questioned it had been three days since the full moon. Virgil’s body had recovered from the shift, but it was still very much a wolf. 

“I don’t know.” Roman said tired from all of this stress. 

Virgil’s wolf was pacing the cell back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. They had all started calling him Anx, because it was clear that Virgil wasn’t in control. Anx was large and aggressive. He growled when anyone came near the cell and would only let Roman bring him food. His hackles were always raised and if he ever slept it was far back in a corner so no one could touch him from the outside. He eventually got bored and laid himself down and watched attentively as the other two talked.

Well Roman was talking Patton was freaking out, “What do we do!” 

“I don’t know.” 

“You’re the Alpha! You should know how to fix this!” Patton screeched.

“Patton..” Roman warned. 

“What good are you if you can’t even help your mate!” 

“ENOUGH!” Roman thundered. “LEAVE NOW!”

Patton immediately shrunk back and showed his neck submissively. “Yes, Alpha.” Patton darted out of the room quickly. 

Roman huffed as he slid down the wall facing the cell his mate was currently occupying. Anx looked unimpressed. “Well you’re not exactly helping are you?” Roman said angrily. Anx gave him what he could only assume was a wolfish smirk. Before laying his head down on his paws. Roman then realized this was the first time he had ever seen Anx relax since he first came to the forefront. 

“Why won’t you shift back? Virgil must want answers, he must want to come back.” Roman looked at the wolf who looked back with almost sad eyes. 

“He doesn’t want to come back does he?” Roman said in understanding. Anx just stared at Roman unblinking. Roman sighed.

‘Logan come here.’ He said through the mind link.

‘Roman I am not available right now.’ Logan said back as he had his arms wrapped around his crying mate. 

Roman growled lowly he needed his Beta fore this, but then grumbled in defeat assuming the only reason would say no is to take care of his mate. ‘Come as soon as you can.’ 

‘Yes Alpha.’ 

It was about 20 minutes later before Logan finally came down the stairs. Roman had not moved since he had sat down, but when Logan came in he stood up quickly. This startled Anx who growled in response to the quick movement. His hackles went up at the sight of Logan and his lips curled back into a snarl. 

“Logan I am about to do something really stupid and you can’t talk me out of it.” Roman stated as he started pacing the room. He took off his jacket and shirt too. 

Logan pinched the bridge of his nose. “Roman think rationally here. What do you even plan on doing?”

“First of all, my rationality went out the window when I first saw him in English class and you know it.” Roman said pointing his thumb over his shoulder at Anx. “Secondly, I am going to shift and you are going to let me in with him.” 

“That isn’t a good idea Roman. Virgil isn’t even present. He is all animal unpredictableness. He could attack you. He could injure himself. He… And you already shifted.” Logan said now looking at the red wolf in front of him.  “This is a bad idea Roman.” 
Roman ignored him and trotted over in front of the cell. Anx was growling lowely, but had pushed himself to the other side of the cell far from Where Roman was now sat. Roman looked up at Logan impatiently.

“You are going to get hurt.”

‘He can’t hurt me he is my mate.’ Roman said as he stared intently at the lock. Like if he stared at it long enough it would turn itself.

Logan rolled his eyes. He finally walked over and opened the door and Letting Roman enter quickly shutting the door behind him. 

Roman walked in and Anx gave a warning bark telling him not to come any closer. Roman tilted his head. Then he hunched himself down like he was ready to play. Wagging his tail back and forth like a puppy. He darted around the cell like an excited fluff ball of energy. Anx just stared in confusion. Then out of nowhere Roman ran up to him and licked his face. His ears down his body lowered. As soon as he did he darted back and gave a playful bark. Anx was so confused. He even looked over to Logan, who was watching outside the cell. Logan almost laughed at how dumbfounded Anx looked. 

“Don’t look at me. I have no clue what he is doing.” Logan said with a shrug. 

Roman then pranced up and wapped Anx on the nose with his paw. This caused Anx to growl angrily. Before he got licked on the face again. His eyes flashed with amusement. He then crouched in a similar fashion to how Roman had before. His tail wagging slightly. 

Romman yapped happily, and then the fun really began. Anx jumped at Roman for Roman only to dodge. They growled playfully at each other. The two continuing this was for several minutes. Eventually the two wore each other out and stood looking at each other panting heavily. Roman then trotted over and nuzzled his face into Anx’s fur.

Anx stiffened before he relaxed and returned the gesture. Eventually the two ended up laying down together. Roman gnawing gently on Anx’s ear before they drifted off to sleep. 

Logan decided to have the other packmates and himself keep a watch on the two to make sure nothing happened. They all took shifts. 

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Virgil had been floating so peacefully now that he could barely remember anything. His name was even a hard concept for him to grasp at anymore. He just felt content which seemed like a foreighn concept for him. He liked the safety of where he was. He just drifted aimlessly.

“....”

That’s strange. Virgil thought he had heard something but he couldn’t make it out.
“....”

He definitely heard it that time. He opened his eyes only to still see black around him. 

“Virgil…” That’s his name wasn’t it.

“Virgil please….” The voice was getting clearer now. It sounded so sad. It almost sounded broken. “Virgil please come back.” 

Back? Back where? Where had he gone? 

“Don’t be the one to leave this time.” That was a different voice, but he had heard it before.

“Come on kiddo, we all miss you.” That one also sounded just as familiar.

“I would like to get to know my brothers mate.” He heard someone else's state.

“Babes seriously I think you have had enough beautyrest.” 

“It would be beneficial for everyone if you were able to come back.” 

Virgil could feel his senses being flooded with things again. He could hear, he could smell, He wanted it to stop. He wanted to go back to nothing, but the more he tried the harder he was being dragged away.

Suddenly Virgil opened his eyes to find himself in Roman’s bed again. The bed surrounded by people with varying faces of relief. He was so confused, then suddenly memories that weren’t his own came flooding into his head. He was in shock when he came to the realization he had hoped he never would. “I am a werewolf.”

He was quickly smothered in the arms of Roman who was hugging him like his life depended on it. Roman pulled back to look his mate in the eyes. Virgil gasped. He felt like he was staring into pools of carmel that were trying to drown him. His body leaned into the touch that Roman was providing and his breath felt like it had been stolen from his lungs. At the same being replaced with the intoxicating smell of cinnamon and roses. One word screamed at full blast in his head. It was a word he had only recently learned the definition of. 

“Mate.”

I know this chapter is really paced weird but it had to happen before I could continue with the rest of the story.

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