Alana novel Chapter 11

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

My wolf was restless, angry even and I know it has something to do with Alana.

Racing towards the cafeteria, it was unusually quiet only sobs that I could determine was Alana's. The Tybant pack stood over her while gripping her neck her eyes were closed and she was crying silent tears now.

Why wasn't she fighting back?

I listened to the hurtful things there were saying and at that moment I couldn't take it anymore as I growled loudly. They dropped her harshly and turned to me, eyes wide with fear.

Alana begins sobbing again and grabs her bag running away.

"Leo? What do you want man?" Reid asks and I glare fiercely, barely containing my wolf.

"That's my mate you had there," I inform him and watch with pleasure as their faces drain and my boys join me.

"Take them to our land and lock them up. I'll be there shortly."

"Wait! Leo, we're cool man, I'm sorry, I'll apologize to Ala-" My fist connects with his jaw and he falls to the ground yelping.

"You don't deserve to be near her again. Don't you dare even speak her name or I will end you right here."

I find Alana running, I don't know where but I was faster so.

"Alana!" I yelled and she looked back in fear before picking up speed through the woods.

She was quick, dropping her bag and making me stumble slightly.

"Alana!" I yell once again and my wolf whined, growling as she continued running.

She suddenly stops near a cliff and my eyes widen at what she was about to do.

"Hey hey hey! Alana wait." I yell at her walking slowly and she turns around tears streaming, her eyes were slightly black and blue and her neck had a huge handprint around it. I grit my teeth at how much pain she looked to be in.

"No Leo, don't come closer. I need to do this. I need to go. What purpose do I have here?" She sobs and I can't help that my heart breaks as she grips her chest as if she feels only pain there. "I can't do this. They're right. I'm revolting, look at my color. Nobody likes me. You didn't even want me. I have no one."

She continues sobbing and I shake my head at her.

"Alana, you know you're amazing. You're beautiful. You're skin? It's beautiful. I'm immature and I'm just plain stupid for trying to reject you. Don't take your life because of them Alana. Cmon you're stronger than that, I'm here with you."

"I'm not strong Leo." She whispers. "What you see every day, what I say, how I act. That's just what it is an act and some days the façade is gone. I can't hide anymore. I feel like each minute spent around people who don't like me is suffocating. Lord Leo, I want to breathe."

Wiping her eyes with her arm she takes a step backward and I launch forward slightly.

"Leo stop!" She yells taking another step and I freeze.

"Alana. Don't do this. I'm here." I plead with her and she looks around, tears in her eyes threatening to fall.

"Leo..." She takes another step back and my wolf is full-on panicking.

"Alana look at me. Here. "I try to get her eyes on mine. "Look at me, Alana!"

Her head snaps towards me suddenly alert.

"Do you remember, when you said you didn't want to see me in pain? You said you didn't want to see me suffer. When you kill yourself, all I'm going to know is pain. Pain in the morning, afternoon, and night, I won't make it without you Alana. Please."

At this time tears were coming out of my eyes as she looked at me debating whether she should come towards me or jump.

"Please?"

Thankfully she slowly walks towards me her head down as I pull her quickly into my arms.

"Please don't ever do that again."

You never realize how much you truly care about someone until they're gone.

Well in this case, almost gone.

Alana was fast asleep as she laid under me. Her head buried in my chest and I feel the calm rising and falling.

As for school, that's over. Home school it is!

"So... About yesterday..."He drawls.

I sigh and push away the plate.

"Can you guarantee that there will not be another one of that?"

"Okay." I sigh again and he raises an eyebrow. "I promise."

He nods but doesn't push anymore. He's giving me time.

I smile at him and he doesn't return it.

"What's wrong?" I ask him walking around the counter to him and he grabs my hands and stares at me.

"You terrified me yesterday Alana. And I'm not even sure where it's coming from."

"It won't happen again I promise and I'll tell you in all due time." He looks at me for a moment before nodding. We continue to just stare at each other as he leans down to my height.

His neck probably hurts. I'm so short.

My breath hitches as his hands make contact with my waist and put me onto the counter. He continues staring at me, almost teasingly before he grabs my chin tightly and pulls my mouth towards his, we were about to make contact when-

Crash!

I jump away from him and he turns towards the source startled.

"Chad what are you doing?!" He yells and I realize that Chad was the cook.

"What am I doing?! What are you doing?! This is a kitchen! Why you infecting it with your teenage germs!" He yells with a funny accent... maybe Italian?

"You're a teenager too," Leo argues and Chad glares so fiercely that he had no choice but to pick me up and place me down before grabbing my hand.

"We're finishing this later," Leo whispers into my ear and I roll my eyes at him.

"Maybe."