**Ethan POV
Staring down at Rosalie, I spent the entire rest of the night admiring her beauty. Never had we made love in such a way, but now, with her back to my chest and my body wrapped around hers, I was indulged in love and passion that I thought I would never be able to obtain.
She was exhausted and had been sleeping for a few hours. Her breathing was smooth, and her scent was incredibly delicious. My wolf was already whimpering for her again, but I knew she would be too tired for that.
So many thoughts were running through my mind. She tried to kill , but she didn’t. Did that an that perhaps I weighed more in her heart than I thought?
I was hopeful. Perhaps if I worked hard enough, she could still find the possibility of accepting back into her life? And perhaps my dream to start all over again with her was sothing that was actually possible?
She was everything to . Everything I always wanted, and I couldn’t believe that I was so stupid long ago to even consider ending her life.
I also couldn’t believe I was so clueless that she could have been my mate.
The wound at my chest had healed more rapidly than anything I had ever witnessed before, and it made wonder if the rumors about Rosalie were true.
Did she really have healing powers?
Was her blood a cure that would change the outco of the war?
Many questions ran through my mind, but at the end of the day, deep down, I knew the truth. I knew that one way or another, Rosalie was far more special that we realized.
Her sweet body wiggled, which pulled out of my own thoughts. I noticed that her breathing had changed. She must be awake.
“Rosalie...” I whispered softly in her ear as my fingers brushed strands of hair from her sleeping face.
However, I heard no response.
I used one arm to support my body so that I could see her face, “Talk to Rosalie,” I whispered again. “Tell what you want...”
Then I saw her eyes staring off into the distance, and her gaze contained no emotion at all again.
My heart sank.
So desperately did I want to see the love and affection in her eyes that I had once seen, but it was more than obvious that that version of Rosalie was gone.
I couldn’t tell what she was thinking at the mont, but it certainly was not adoration.
She unwrapped herself from my arms, sat up slowly, and pulled away from . My brows furrowed in confusion as I watched her naked form walk towards a chair and grab the silk robe, slipping it on around her body.
Her cold attitude extinguished the love and passion in the tent instantly, and I felt disappointnt, and resentnt started to replace the tenderness and joy in my heart. At that mont I was so upset that I raised my voice. “So is that it?” I asked with sarcasm. “Are you just going to ignore ?”
She turned and stared at and finally asked back, “What do you want to say, Ethan?”
I didn’t know how to answer.
She shook her head and sat down on a chair in the far corner of the tent. It was silent again.
The indifference in her tone and gaze caused anger to surge through . “Rosalie, I just want you to be the woman I know you can be.” I pressed down my irritation and tried to make myself sound leveled.
Her response was again cold and distant. “The old Rosalie is long gone, Ethan. This is the person you get from now on.”
I stood up and walked over to her, gripping her arm. “Don’t do this to ...”
Her eyes stayed on for a mont as if she was searching the depths of my soul, but in the end, only a small smirk crossed her lips, and she looked away. She didn’t bother to argue with any more.
My eyes widened with shock as a roar escaped my lips in anger. “Then what was last night about?!”
“Last night was a mistake. That was all,” she calmly declared.
It took a while to take in what she had said, and she had no idea how much her words hurt.
No longer able to withstand her indifferences, I grabbed my shorts, slid them on, and stord out of her tent.
I told myself that she played a good ga of pretending that she didn’t care, but deep down, I knew she did. There was no way that she would sleep with and not have so type of feelings.
It just wasn’t possible. I refused to believe it.
“Alpha?” Talon’s voice rang behind , and turning, I found concern etched on his face. Sothing was wrong, and whatever it was, Talon was worried.
“What the f*ck do you need for?!” I was already in a terrible mood and had no interest in dealing with Talon’s sh*t.
Talon frowned and looked into my eyes, even more worried. He hesitated but went on with his reporting after a short pause.
“We’ve been working on clearing up the area surrounding the camp and pushing our border further. So scouts ca back last night. They ran into so other rogues and didn’t get as far as we hoped, but they still made so progress.”
“Who went?”
“Single Eye’s group along with another four groups.”
“How many did we lose?”
Talon’s tone was lighter, and he said in a more cheerful tone, “Fortunately, none.”
“None died, aning they didn’t fight hard enough. They made no progress, and you’re happy? Talon, what the f*ck is wrong with you!”
Talon’s brow furrowed. “Alpha, I don’t understand...”
I turned to him and gave him my order. “Kill all the guys who led the operation.”
Talon was stunned, and he looked in the eye. “Ethan... what’s going on! Are you serious?”
“Are you f*cking questioning ?” I roared. Why must everyone fight with ? Why couldn’t they just do what I asked? Rosalie first, then Georgia fought with asking to let the baby stay with Rosalie, and now Talon...?
“Ethan, do you understand what you’re talking about? You’re not yourself!” Talon rarely raised his voice at , but he obviously wanted his opinion heard this ti.
“If you don’t want to do it, I will!”
What the h*ck was wrong with everyone?!
My anger rose rapidly, and the only thing that could calm my fury was blood.
I needed to feel my enemies’ blood drip from my mouth as I snapped their necks and ripped out their throats. I needed it, and I needed it now.
Quickly I shifted, and as I did, a roar escaped my throat, letting out the battle cry that other wolves should be fearful of, regardless of whether they were from my ranks or from the enemies’.
“Sh*t!” I heard Talon curse and chase after .
I let the madness and bloodlust fill my mind as I let my wolf take control. By the ti I got to the other side of the camp, I saw Vicky and Paul. They were helping those who were wounded from the operation that Talon had just reported about.
“Alpha!” the couple greeted , but I could see terror in their eyes when they t my eyes.
‘Move!” My red eyes gazed forward. ‘Those savages fought like sh*t. They deserve to die without honor!’ I roared at them through the mindlink.
Their eyes widened in fear as they stared at , mouths opened wide. Were they afraid of ? Good, they should be!
“Alpha!” Vicky pressed down her voice so that those wounded not far away wouldn’t hear our conversation. “They joined our cause and fought for us. Please, spare their lives!”
I narrowed my eyes, and Talon arrived, inserting himself between and his sister.
‘You will watch how you speak to , Vicky!’ I snapped at her in the mindlink. The rage coursed inside , and I was so consud with the anger that rationality wasn’t in my forefront.
Vicky whispered, “My apologies, Alpha.” Her eyes cast low, and I could tell Paul was wary of .
Talon had shifted back to his human form as he grabbed two capes. He wrapped one around himself and tossed the other to my wolf. He knew that I wouldn’t attack his human form. “Alpha, just take a mont for yourself. Please!”
I hated when they called Alpha.
What kind of Alpha was I really becoming... one without a title.. Without a soul... and without a mate. I pressed down my anger as much as I could and shifted back as well.
“Do none of you understand my order? They are weak, and I don’t have ti for weakness! Kill them!”
A voice rang behind . “I can’t shift, and according to you, I’m weak too. Why don’t you just f*cking kill as well?” It was Georgia. Great, just great. They were all teaming up against !
“Georgia, what the f*ck are you doing here?”
She ignored and greeted the rest of the group, “Oh, hi, guys! Um, do you mind if I have a word with my brother? I don’t want to make this ugly.”
I clenched my fists. Talon looked at her with disapproval, but she winked back at him. He sighed and pulled both Vicky and Paul away.
After the three of them left the scene, Georgia snapped at , “You need to f*cking wake up, Ethan! It wasn’t your choice to beco a rogue, but what the f*ck are you doing right now?!”
“I’m doing what’s best for everyone!” I retorted.
“No, you’re not. You’re just lashing out at everyone for no reason. Talon and Vicky gave up everything for you, and look what you’re doing to them now!”
Glaring at her, I bared my teeth in anger. “Watch how you speak to .”
“Stop it, Ethan! Stop telling us what we should or should not do. We’re all adults, and we know how to f*cking take care of ourselves!”
I took a deep breath. “So you’re here to question how I run my ranks, Georgia?”
“No, that’s your f*cking business. I’m here for Rosalie. I want to see her, and she needs to see her son.”
“No,” I replied, still thinking about how Rosalie acted earlier. “She needs to rest.”
“That is literally your f*cking explanation for everything! That’s all you ever say to anyone. That Rosalie needs to rest. Stop being a f*cking *sshole and let her go back to her people, and let her be the queen she is, Ethan!”
I stared at her. “I know what you’re thinking, Georgia! You want to help her run away from . You want to go back to her pack and act like a hero. But this is real war we’re fighting, Georgia, not so f*cking kids’ ga!”
“What the f*ck are you talking about?!”
Georgia’s eyes looked up to once more. “Like I said, I’m just wasting my ti trying to reason with you. I’ll say this once. You need to trust us, and you need to trust Rosalie. If you’re going to keep her here, at least let her have company! If you don’t trust , fine. At least let Talon or Vicky go. You know they won’t betray you!”
My eyes widened with fury burning in their depths as a roar escaped my lips. “Shut up, Georgia!”
Georgia wasn’t afraid of at all, and she sneered, “I will after I’m done. She deserves so much better than what you are right now, and so does your son. You are not the man you used to be, and I can see why she doesn’t want you any more, you *sshole!”
After she finished, he turned around and left standing there by myself.
I could feel the pull towards Rosalie again and I caught a glimpse of her tent. It seed that her tent flap was open for a second.
The red haze in my eye seed to fade a little. I stood there for a few minutes and then walked to my own tent. However, Georgia’s words kept coming back to my mind.
I sat on my bed and tried to press my frustration down without avail.
Finally, I mindlinked Vicky.
‘Yes, Alpha?’ she responded instantly. I could tell she had found her calm self again.
‘Alpha...?’ she asked tentatively.
After a long pause, I said, ‘Go check on Rosalie.’
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